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4. The Batten Institute
http://www.darden.virginia.edu/BattenInstitute/BattenInstitute.aspx?menu_id=494
Located at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, the Batten Institute is "dedicated to the creation of knowledge about the transformative power of entrepreneurship and innovation and to the cultivation of principled, entrepreneurial leaders." They support this mission through sponsoring conferences and other events, along with crafting publications, briefs, and other such works. First-time visitors to the site can click on the "Initiatives" overview section to learn about their key thematic areas, which including health care, sustainability, and emerging markets. Moving on, the "Publications" area includes information about articles and books produced by Batten affiliates, and the "Batten Briefings"
offer interesting insights from the world of business. In the "Experts"
area, visitors can learn about affiliated Darden faculty and current Batten fellows. [KMG]
scout report 6/15/09
The Encyclopedia of Earth
This online encyclopedia has the goal of providing one authoritative information source about the Earth, its environment, the creatures that live on it, and how people interact with and respond to all of the above. Articles are edited and maintained by experts in their respective fields, and they cover a diverse range of topics, usually related to ecological or environmental concerns. Maintained by the Environmental Information Coalition, a group of scientists and educators.
URL: http://www.eoearth.org/
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14. Thinkfinity Literacy Network [pdf, iTunes] http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/tln/
The Verizon Foundation's easily navigable website of literacy resources is an invaluable tool for teachers, volunteers, adult learners, tutors, parents and students. The site is divided into the tabs "Teach", "Learn", "Manage"
and "Volunteer". To access the almost 50 free online courses for "the best literacy instruction and lifelong learning habits," visitors should click on the "Free Online Courses" tab near the top of the page. The courses can be browsed, or searched by whom the course is geared to, such as parents, program managers and staff, teachers/tutors and volunteers (primary audience). Each course's description can be accessed by the link "Course Description", next to the title of the course. Enrolling in one of the free courses can be accomplished by clicking on the "Enroll Now" link, next to the "Course Description" link. Searching the whole website for such helpful information as lesson plans, interactives, worksheets and assessments is easy with the gold, cell phone-like feature on the right side of the page.
Visitors can enter a keyword, or use drop down boxes to search by subject, grade, resource type or content partner. The grade levels include the usual K-12, but vocational education, adult education, community college and higher education are also represented. [KMG]
Scout report 4/10/09
Etsy: The Storque
Blog from a forum for crafters to sell products online. Topics for entries include marketing, pricing, project ides, showcasing work, and potential purchases inspired by looks at individuals' interior decorations. Also includes process videos.
URL: http://www.etsy.com/storque/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27971 3/12/09
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event [Real Player, pdf] http://www.bt.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
This very helpful website addresses the toll disasters can have on mental health and provides healthy ways to cope. The site includes information on how parents can talk to their children, teachers can talk to their students, and how adults can talk to each other about a disaster. One good place to start is the link "Tips for Talking About Disasters", which is located under the heading titled "Information for Individuals and Families". The link
"Video: Coping with a Traumatic Event" allows visitors to watch, listen, or watch with captions, a short podcast that explains how people react differently to traumatic events. The Virginia Tech shootings is the event used to explain how people's reactions can vary widely. A series of downloadable tip sheets, called "After the Storm", are available for adults, parents of children, and parents of youth, in Spanish, English and Vietnamese, each with their own link, found in the middle of the page.
Under the heading titled "Information for Specific Groups", at the bottom of the page, are three links to information for "Responders", "Health Professionals", and "States and Planners". [KMG]
scout report 3/27/09
Medpedia
Website for a "project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body among medical professionals and the general public." Features articles about health conditions and issues. All contributors are either physicians or have Ph.D.s in a health science. Provided in association with the Harvard Medical School; Stanford School of Medicine; University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health; University of Michigan Medical School; and others.
URL: http://www.medpedia.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28175
LII 4/2/09
Julia Morgan: An Online Exhibition
This exhibition highlights the work of architect Julia Morgan, who in 1904 "became the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California. ... Her trailblazing career helped open the field of architecture to women in the United States." Exhibition sections cover Morgan's education, early work, design of William Randolph Hearst's estate in San Simeon, California, and other Morgan-designed buildings on California's Central Coast. From Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly).
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U.S. Monetary Policy: An Introduction
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/federalreserve/monetary/index.html
Understanding the activities and operations of the U.S. Federal Reserve and its monetary policies can be a bit confusing, so it's nice to know that the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has created this fine resource for the general public. The resource begins by offering a brief overview of U.S.
monetary policy, and visitors can read the five sections in their entirety here. These sections address questions like "How is the Federal Reserve structured?" and "What are the tools of U.S. monetary policy?".
Scout report 3/20/09
Urban age.net
http://www.urban-age.net/index.html
a worldwide investigation into the future of cities
Elements of Architecture
http://exhibits.slpl.org/steedman/elements.asp
Created by the St. Louis Public Library, this online exhibit draws on the George Fox Steedman Architectural Collection, which was donated to the Library in 1928.
Scout report 2/20/09
Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product
http://cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/multiple_choice/site/
RAND: Health Compare
http://www.randcompare.org/
scout report 1/30/09
Center for Aging Services Technologies [pdf]
http://www.agingtech.org
Scout report 1/30/09
O*NET Online. Internet Resource. Reviewed in 2009jan CHOICE.
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Connexions: Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities. Internet Resource. Reviewed in 2009jan CHOICE.
http://cnx.org/
Policy Archive [pdf] https://www.policyarchive.org/
the Policy Archive site brings together thousands of full text documents, reports, videos, and multimedia material generated by these various think tanks and institutions.
scout report 11/21/08
Shmoop http://www.shmoop.com/
This website provides study materials for selected literature, poetry, and U.S. history topics.
lii 12/11/08
Evidence Based Medicine [pdf]http://www.evidence-based-medicine.co.uk/default.html /
The Hayward Medical Communications group has developed this very useful set of web-based resources for medical professionals and others who might be interested in learning about the world of evidence based medicine (EBM).
First-time visitors can click on over to one of the three primary sections on the left-hand side of the homepage: "What is?", "Gavel", and "Clinical issues in HIV/AIDS". The "What is?" area is a good place to start, as it contains over two dozen documents that answer important questions like "What is critical appraisal?", "What is clinical audit?", and "What is quality of life?", to name only a few. All of these documents explain basic EBM-related questions in clear and accessible prose. Moving on, the "Clinical issues in HIV/AIDS" area contains links to this particular bulletin, which features practical, up-to-date, and cogent research by key figures working in the field. [KMG]
scout report 11/21/08
Doing What Works [Real Player, pdf] http://dww.ed.gov
The U.S. Dept. of Education sponsors this Doing What Works website, which focuses on pedagogy in order to assist this nation's teachers in finding what are likely to be effective methods of teaching. To see the areas of study that are covered on the website, look to the top left side of the page. You'll find "Early Childhood Education", "English Language Learners", "Math and Science", and "Psychology of Learning". Topics to be added to the site are also listed under "See What's Coming!" To always be up-to-date on new material the site has added, simply click on "Subscribe for Updates" on the right hand side of the page. By clicking on the "What Works Clearinghouse", found at the top right corner, visitors will be taken to the real heart of the site. By clicking on one of the topics of study, visitors can watch, listen, and read a short animated video overview of the topic that includes current research. If videos aren't your thing, you can just head straight to the other options, which are "Review the Research Base", "Understand the Essentials", "Find Recommended Practices", and "Access Planning Templates". It should be noted that the Department of Education makes sure to point out that it is not endorsing any of the commercial products that might be used in any of the teaching approaches. [KMG]
scout report 11/21/08
American Social History http://www.dlfaquifer.org/home
The Digital Library Federation's website, Aquifer American Social History Online, is a site that brings together 175 collections that catalog American social history. Some of the types of materials included on the site are photographs, maps, oral histories, data sets, sheet music, posters, books and journal articles.
scout report 11/26/08
Frances Benjamin Johnston Photograph Collection http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/collections/image/frances_benjamin_johnston.html (local virginia architecture) scout report 10/17/2008
World Architecture Community http://www.worldarchitecture.org/main/
scout report 11/14/08
Gluten free--About.com http://glutenfreecooking.about.com/
Open learning http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php
scout report 11/7/08
Amherst College: Online Resources for Writers https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/resourcesforwriters
scout report october 10, 2008
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html
[LII New This Week] September 4, 2008
Physclips
http://www.physclips.unsw.edu.au/ The Scout Report -- August 29, 2008scout report 10/31/08
Learning at the British Library
http://www.bl.uk/learning/index.html
[LII New This Week] August 28, 2008
Sites and Soundbytes
http://sites.menashalibrary.org/
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Coming of the American Revolution, 1764-1776 [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.masshist.org/revolution/
scout report 7/17/08
Muscle Atlas: Musculoskeletal Radiology
http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk/muscle-atlas/
scout report 7/17/08
Explorations in Black Leadership [Real Player]
http://www.virginia.edu/publichistory/bl/index.php
scout report 7/17/08
Michigan State University Open CourseWare [pdf]
http://www.msuglobal.com/opencourseware
scout report 7/17/08
Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative [pdf]
http://www.ecai.org/
Scout report 7/4/08
The Urban Institute: Five Questions
http://www.urban.org/toolkit/fivequestions/archives.cfm
scout report 7/11/08
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
http://www.momahomedelivery.org/
scout report 8/1/08
Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health
scout report 8/8/08
http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/againsttheodds/index.cfm
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/07/07/100-unbelievably-useful-reference-sites-youve-never-heard-of/
Tips on teaching.com
MAPLight.org
http://www.maplight.org/
scout report 8/8/08
Innovative mobility
http://www.innovativemobility.org/connections/index.shtml
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Timeline of Discovery
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/discoveries/timeline.swf LII 8/14/08
http://www.agingtech.orgMathematics Illuminated
More than 4,000 images of works by architects and designers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene
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A "New and Native" Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
http://www.gamblehouse.org/nnb/
Website companion for "the most comprehensive exhibition ever undertaken on the work of Arts and Crafts legends Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene," who "designed houses and furnishings a century ago that established a new paradigm for the art of architecture in the United States."
LII 3/9/09
“In better times the mall was the gathering spot. Now it's the library.” This quote from the Raleigh News and Observer (1/24/09) is not unique in this respect. Many recent articles and reports tell of people turning to libraries during times of economic hardship. A Harris Poll revealed 75 percent of Americans have library cards, and libraries are reporting an increase in use of services, collections, and the Internet. This year's list of best free web sites includes resources about the economy as well as sites that allow us to celebrate achievement.
CareerOneStop www.careeronestop.org
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, “your pathway to career success” assists in exploring careers, writing résumés, interviewing, and locating jobs. Though brought to the web by the State of Minnesota, the site provides links to other states and to nearly 2000 OneStopCareer Centers nationwide.
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online darwin-online.org.uk
This site, directed by John van Wyhe at the University of Cambridge, began in 2002 to assemble all of Darwin's published and unpublished writings. The result is the largest Darwin resource ever created, with 75,914 pages of searchable text and 184,561 images. With the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species in 2009, the 70 million users who already visit the site should swell drastically.
Economic Indicators www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
Economic News Releases www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm
Ever wonder where the news outlets get the monthly housing starts, or how they learn whether retail trade sales are up or down? These data are released like clockwork by the U.S. Census Bureau. The former site has info on current indicators and historic time series. The latter keeps employment and earnings data and price indexes.
MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine www.mrqe.com
MRQE is the ultimate place “where people talk about movies.” Relaunched with expanded content, it's the largest online database of movie reviews, partnering with leading movie blogs to collect and make searchable their content. From Slumdog Millionaire to Sundance, it's all here.
Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org
The publisher of Poetry magazine has developed a web site that exists to share the discovery and celebration of poetry. The full text of Poetry from 1998 is available, as is a historical index that dates to its 1912 origin. Use the Poetry Tool to search for information about poets or for poems by title, author, first line, or occasion.
UNdata data.un.org
“A world of information” is at your fingertips by browsing data series or searching by keyword more than 55 million records from the databases of the UN on employment, education, energy, environment, health, population, refugees, and much more.
Cynthia Etkin is a librarian in Washington, DC, and Brian E. Coutts is a librarian in Bowling Green, KY.
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