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trueOslo IRC2006-11-08T00:05:00+01:002006-11-07T23:08:14Z2006-11-07T23:08:14Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116294089459172464Ask.com's election day pageAsk.com's election page should just about cover it. Analysis, resources, and a dropdown that takes you directly to "voter info by state."falseOslo IRC2006-11-07T23:34:00+01:002006-11-07T22:40:05Z2006-11-07T22:40:05Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116293920528925080Presidential speeches tag cloudsChirag Mehta's "US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud" site is really neat! By comparing tag clouds from presidential speeches 1776-2006, you get a vivid picture of how the agenda has changed over the years. The tag clouds show the popularity, frequency, and trends in the usages of words within speeches, official documents, declarations, and letters written by the Presidents of the US between 1776 -falseOslo IRC2006-11-06T21:45:00+01:002006-11-06T20:48:11Z2006-11-06T20:48:11Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116284609153082015ThinkatureThinkature is a collaborative brainstorming web2.0 application. Collaboration is enabled through a shared workspace and chat. Looks very impressive...will report back once I've tried it out with some collaborateurs...falseOslo IRC2006-11-06T21:41:00+01:002006-11-06T20:45:14Z2006-11-06T20:45:14Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116284591413486490Yahoo election siteYahoo's midterm election site appears to be a very complete service, drawing on a wide range of wire, print, broadcast and web sources. Bookmark for tomorrow!falseOslo IRC2006-11-06T21:30:00+01:002006-11-06T20:36:32Z2006-11-06T20:36:32Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116284539268282242Constitution FinderConstitution Finder is a handy collection of constitutions in English...for a more thorough annotation, see Virtual Library CatfalseOslo IRC2006-11-06T10:04:00+01:002006-11-06T09:06:15Z2006-11-06T09:06:14Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116280397499418442CFR election guideCFR's election guide is "A cross section of recent Backgrounders, op-eds, meeting transcripts, and interviews from CFR.org, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Foreign Affairs."falseOslo IRC2006-11-05T20:33:00+01:002006-11-05T20:07:55Z2006-11-05T19:51:36Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116275629641243068Adding translation flagsJust below the ircworld banner you'll see that an assortment of translation flags have been added to the blog. Essentially, all this does is save the curious non-English speaking visitor the bothersome extra-step of having to cut and paste text into a translator like Babelfish. Machine-translated text is of sub-human quality, but occasionally good enough to provide some notion of what the text isfalseOslo IRC2006-11-03T11:30:00+01:002006-11-03T10:36:01Z2006-11-03T10:36:01Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116255016109407940Combined Arms Research Library (CARL)CARL is an essential resource for reseaching military and military history topics. Lots and lots of free information! In its own words...."The Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) electronic collections are largely composed of digital versions of paper documents from the CARL collections. Our intent is to improve the visibility and use of the intellectual resources at CARL by expanding thefalseOslo IRC2006-11-03T11:05:00+01:002006-11-03T10:30:26Z2006-11-03T10:30:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116254982611155479Congressional staff salariesLegistorm reports, "At long last, US congressional staff salaries are available for free on the web - and only here at LegiStorm." Disappointingly, it's only informaton about the salaries that is available, but even that might be useful. Legistorm says it has no partisan agenda and simply wants to make Congress as transparent as possible...and promises more resources to come, so it might be afalseOslo IRC2006-11-03T09:14:00+01:002006-11-03T09:54:25Z2006-11-03T08:47:55Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-1162543675789832372 interesting election sitesHere are a couple of election sites snipped from the latest issue of Neat New Stuff . Electionline focuses on the timely issue of election reform, and includes a 75 page pdf. report "Election Preview 2006" - the report is "a comprehensive report on the state of election administration around the country" and "finds cause for concern in a number of states." A nice handout for journalists coveringfalseOslo IRC2006-11-02T23:31:00+01:002006-11-02T22:54:13Z2006-11-02T22:54:13Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116250805338215140OIG reviews IIP Speaker ProgramThe Office of the Inspector General's review of the IIP Speaker Program is the subject of an article that appeared in the November 2 Philadelphia Inquirer. Senator Joe Biden requested the review following a news story last year that suggested the Department was using a "political litmus test" for vetting and weeding out speakers critical of the Bush administration. The OIG's report concludes thatfalseWarsaw IRO2006-11-01T23:21:00+01:002006-11-02T19:27:37Z2006-11-01T22:23:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116241979922823859Research Beyond GoogleHere's an article worth reading: Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources falseOslo IRC2006-11-01T07:29:00+01:002006-11-01T07:01:55Z2006-11-01T07:01:55Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116236451532960485LibraryThingAt LibraryThing you can catalog your own book collection and participate in a community of likeminded readers by sharing books and tags with others.falseOslo IRC2006-10-27T17:07:00+02:002006-10-27T15:22:10Z2006-10-27T15:22:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116196253018133389Google's Librarian CenterGoogle's Librarian Center has some useful stuff, and the newsletter is worth subscribing to. In the "your stories section" I found Laurie the Librarian's webcast/tutorial on how to set up and use Google reader, if you're having trouble getting started with RSS. Knowing how to create an online tutorial might be useful for IRCs, e.g. to walk people through the visa application process, show how tofalseOslo IRC2006-10-27T16:57:00+02:002006-10-27T15:00:57Z2006-10-27T15:00:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116196125737331059Immigration to the U.S., 1789-1930From the Harvard University Library's Open Collections program: Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
"Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930, is a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression."falseOslo IRC2006-10-24T13:00:00+02:002006-10-24T11:10:31Z2006-10-24T11:10:31Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116168823195150697Get your NYPL card now!
An ircworld post a few months ago referred to Kevin Kelly's article about the virtues of getting a New York Public Library card and - for CA residents - a SFPL card. I've since learned that anyone anywhere in the world can be the proud holder of an NYPL card - mine just arrived in the mail today! For the $100 annual fee, anyone anywhere can get full access to approximately 85 databases - this isfalseOslo IRC2006-10-20T12:45:00+02:002006-10-20T12:54:28Z2006-10-20T12:54:28Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116134886845692790Multiple-engine searchIn her interesting presentation for NOLUG at the Oslo College yesterday, Marydee Ojala mentioned that Google and Yahoo were so displeased with the wonderfully named Yagoohoogle , that its owner has obliged by renaming it Twingine (note that a similar service, Yahoogle, is still out there, whatever G and Y may feel about it) Marydee showed us some other interesting multiple engine services:falseOslo IRC2006-10-16T09:32:00+02:002006-10-16T07:40:10Z2006-10-16T07:40:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116098441082715423Library as conversationALA and the Information Institute of Syracuse University have prepared a draft paper on libraries and Web2.0 Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation . Once again, the virtues of conversation...falseWarsaw IRO2006-10-13T15:35:00+02:002006-10-13T13:35:43Z2006-10-13T13:35:43Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116074654380275038Clusty's Benjamin Franklin PortalThe people at clusty.com are now offering a Benjamin Franklin portal: "Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin web portal: a comprehensive, one-stop site that includes carefully curated educational resources, Franklin's own writings and proverbs, and tens of thousands of websites scattered throughout cyberspace. Befitting this founding father's leadership in establishing the country's first publicfalseOslo IRC2006-10-13T14:38:00+02:002006-10-13T12:43:02Z2006-10-13T12:43:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-1160743382522813315 Weeks to a Social LibrarySocial Library? Sign up for this online course if you want to learn all about it.. "Five Weeks to a Social Library, the first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries." And if you're not one of the lucky 40 participants who will be expected (or if you don't have time), know that "course content will befalseOslo IRC2006-10-12T13:34:00+02:002006-10-12T11:44:03Z2006-10-12T11:44:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116065344366879878Google launches docs.google.comGoogle takes another step in moving computing from your pc to the web with its launch of Google Docs & Spreadsheets. The document part of the service is simply Writely in bought (not borrowed) Google finery - Google bought Writely back in March. Go to www.writely.com now and you'll end just end up at the new Google site.falseOslo IRC2006-10-08T01:02:00+02:002006-10-07T23:11:52Z2006-10-07T23:11:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116026271202959341Firstgov Reference PageThe Reference Center and General Government page at Firstgov has lots of useful stuff, including maps, a locator for local, federal, and national libraries, list of online library databases, agency telephone directories, free image and photo banks, and much more.falseOslo IRC2006-10-06T11:08:00+02:002006-10-06T09:12:56Z2006-10-06T09:12:56Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116012597605139086Politics and technologyNeat New Stuff alerts us this week to an article that might be of interest to contacts with an interest in U.S. politics: "Librarian Laura Gordon-Murnane provides an excellent review, with links, of the top liberal and conservative blogs, candidate blogs, official party blogs, and local political blogs.Politics and Tech Tools - Blogs, Aggregators and Tracking Tools"falseOslo IRC2006-10-06T11:00:00+02:002006-10-06T09:07:46Z2006-10-06T09:07:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-116012566619351497Population Research BureauThis month the population of the U.S. will exceed 300 million. A wonderful reference resource for information about population, migration and demographics is the Population Reference Bureau, publishers of the 2006 World Population Data Sheet.falseIRC Tel Aviv2006-10-04T14:55:00+02:002006-10-04T14:27:20Z2006-10-04T14:26:28Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115997198879355072Another new portrait of American (youth) civic participationYet another gloomy snapshot of American attitudes towards civic participation is provided by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at the University of Maryland.
In a report released yesterday, they found that nearly two-thirds of young Americans were disengaged from political and civic life and only a quarter regularly voted.
Still, not all the results werefalseOslo IRC2006-10-04T08:35:00+02:002006-10-04T09:51:14Z2006-10-04T09:51:14Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115995547408817353Google gadgetsGoogle has rolled out a number of gadgets you can add to your webpages with a little cutting and pasting of code. Although USG websites will want to steer away from the frivolous, some of these might actually be useful: a calendar to show embassy events, a translator or dictionary widget where visitors can quickly translate or lookup words they might be uncertain about, a map which shows thefalseOslo IRC2006-09-30T12:02:00+02:002006-10-01T22:20:24Z2006-09-30T10:07:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115961087774885555Human Rights search engineHurisearch is a search engine for human rights information. In its own words.....
It gives you direct access to the content of over 3000 human rights websites. Currently over 2'300'000 pages have been indexed.It filters out the non-relevant content: only the pages from websites with a main focus on human rights are indexed.It provides fresh information. The crawler visits all sites periodically.falseOslo IRC2006-09-30T10:41:00+02:002006-09-30T09:15:03Z2006-09-30T09:15:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115960770391144306Foreign policy debateStanley Hoffman reviews books by Francis Fukuyama, Stephen M. Walt, and John Brady Kiesling in "The Foreign Policy the U.S. Needs" (New York Review of Books, Volume 53, Number 13 · August 10, 2006) John Brady Kiesling is a former Political Counselor at the embassy in Athens who resigned from the foreign service in 2003. His resignation letter held that U.S. foreign policy was no longerfalseOslo IRC2006-09-29T22:02:00+02:002006-09-29T20:13:37Z2006-09-29T20:13:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115956081753391902Treaty status on ThomasTwo features of Thomas.loc.gov not to be overlooked are the treaties page, which allows you to track treaties by word/phrase, number, Congress number, type, or date transmitted to the Senate, and the "Legislative Resources for Teachers" section, with "Classroom resources and general information for educators at all levels."falseOslo IRC2006-09-29T21:13:00+02:002006-09-29T19:31:33Z2006-09-29T19:31:33Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115955829302158706Hard or soft pd?Here's an article about a recently leaked report from the Pentagon that recommends a tougher PD approach in broadcasts to Iran. Al Snyder dicusses the article in the context of the familiar debate about hard vs. soft diplomacy, ie. whether PD's best chances lie in changing minds or in changing hearts.falseOslo IRC2006-09-27T14:36:00+02:002006-09-27T13:38:09Z2006-09-27T13:38:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115936428882372919Genealogy and Family History ResourceDespite its 1998 look, the Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory is an impressive, up to date resource: "Key worldwide educational Internet genealogical databases and resources. This is a professional genealogy and family history worldwide humanities and social sciences mega portal, connected to thousands of related sub-sets, with billions of primary or secondary database records."falseOslo IRC2006-09-23T22:20:00+02:002006-09-23T20:29:07Z2006-09-23T20:29:07Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115904334724008355WP political ads databaseThe Washington Post's political ads database "includes political advertisements funded by campaigns, parties, committees, and independent advocacy groups. Most of the ads are tied to specific U.S. House, U.S. Senate, or gubernatorial races throughout the country. Some of the ads are more general "issue" or advocacy ads not tied to a particular race or candidate." Many different search options,falseOslo IRC2006-09-21T17:06:46+02:002006-09-21T15:06:46Z2006-09-21T15:06:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115885120643526312LLRX.com - CRS ReportsLLRX.com - CRS Reports More than you ever wanted to know about CRS reports, including
Historical Introduction
CRS
CRS Products
Where to Look Online for CRS Reports
General Listings
Subject Specialist Listings
Limited Listings
Fee-based Access SourcesfalseOslo IRC2006-09-21T16:12:00+02:002006-09-21T14:15:07Z2006-09-21T14:15:07Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115884810723289387Federal Forms Catalogwww.forms.gov..."The U.S. Government's Offical Hub for Federal Forms" - provides citizens and businesses with a common access point to federal agency forms.falseIRC Tel Aviv2006-09-19T09:49:00+02:002006-09-19T08:02:45Z2006-09-19T08:00:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115865283010854474New portrait of American civic participationThe National Conference on Citizenship, a nonprofit organization created by Congress, has just released a 47-page report on American civic participation. Its findings appear to confirm a decline in the willingness of Americans, especially the poor and less educated, to be involved with their communities.
This study, following up on the work of Robert "Bowling Alone" Putnam, can be accessedfalseOslo IRC2006-09-18T14:34:38+02:002006-09-18T12:34:38Z2006-09-18T12:34:38Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115858287807798456Supreme Court oral argumentsFrom a SC press release:Press Release - September 14, 2006: "Beginning with the October 2006 Term, the Court will make the transcripts of oral arguments available free to the public on its Web site, www.supremecourtus.gov, on the same day an argument is heard by the Court."falseOslo IRC2006-09-18T14:28:00+02:002006-09-18T12:29:42Z2006-09-18T12:29:42Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115858258267536000GPO Access Core DocumentsHere's what GPO says about the Core Documents service:
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
To provide American citizens direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society, a core group of current and historical Government publications is being made available for free, permanent, public access via GPO Access. These titles contain information which isfalseOslo IRC2006-09-17T17:21:00+02:002006-09-17T19:11:49Z2006-09-17T15:21:33Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115850649350701997Another site for 09/11 conspiracy buffs...Another resource - in addition to the NIST site (posted below) - that addresses the conspiracy theories surrounding 09/11 is this Popular Mechanics article.falseOslo IRC2006-09-16T12:11:00+02:002006-09-16T10:22:45Z2006-09-16T10:22:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115840216551077106Documents in the newsJournalists aren't always meticulous about providing sufficient information about the the documents they cite (ie., "According to a new government report...") Peggy Garvin's brief guide to "documents in the news" sites is useful when tracking documents that prove to be elusive despite their newsworthiness.falseOslo IRC2006-09-14T22:39:00+02:002006-09-14T20:40:59Z2006-09-14T20:40:59Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115826645922979044Ready for elections?Marylaine Block discusses some of her favorite election sites in this short article.falseOslo IRC2006-09-14T21:45:00+02:002006-09-20T07:24:24Z2006-09-14T19:59:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115826396079003625NIST and the WTCNIST and the World Trade Center Conspiracy buffs will be troubled by this fact-filled National Institute of Standards and Technology site on factors contributing to the probable cause of the post-impact collapse of the WTC towers. The site presents detailed results of a three year building and fire safety investigation.falseOslo IRC2006-09-14T17:45:00+02:002006-09-14T15:46:50Z2006-09-14T15:46:50Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115824881053987877GovTrackThanks to Ankara for a tip about GovTrack which describes itself thus:
GovTrack.us is a nexus of information about the United States Congress, following the status of federal legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives.
GovTrack is an independent website run by a graduate student in his spare time. Data is collected from the official government websites via automatedfalseOslo IRC2006-09-13T21:16:00+02:002006-09-13T19:26:29Z2006-09-13T19:26:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115817558984653480Guide to the Federal Register and CFR...and moreThanks to Virtual Library Cat for the tip about Richard J. McKinney's useful Guide to the Federal Register and CFR While you're there, go up one directory to the Law Librarian's Society of Washington DC's legislative sourcebook for many other useful legislative sources!falseOslo IRC2006-09-10T23:15:00+02:002006-09-10T21:27:19Z2006-09-10T21:27:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115792363956168922Google's News Archive SearchGoogle's News Archive Search describes itself as "an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods." The "advanced archive search" feature lets you limit your results to items published between specified dates or years.falseOslo IRC2006-09-08T08:52:00+02:002006-09-08T06:56:56Z2006-09-08T06:56:56Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115769861658792661Inflation CalculatorNeat reference tool: the Inflation Calulator uses statistics from Historical Statistics of the United States and Statistical Abstracts of the United States to calculate inflation for given amount during the period 1880-2500.falseOslo IRC2006-09-07T16:49:00+02:002006-09-07T15:12:47Z2006-09-07T15:12:47Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115764196790544550Plain language!www.plainlanguage.gov provides tips and advice on how to utilize simple, unambiguous writing and an effective layout strategy for webbased communication. Or rather, plainlanguage.gov tells you how to express yourself clearly and effectively on the web.falseOslo IRC2006-09-04T22:37:00+02:002006-09-04T22:04:58Z2006-09-04T20:49:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115740295079714481PollPubPoll Pub is an Ajax application that allows you to create a poll, contest, or survey for placement on your blog or website. Poll Pub tallies the results and displays them for you in a handsome pie chart. Handy for getting feedback on your website, or on programming events, current issues, etc.falseOslo IRC2006-09-03T01:40:00+02:002006-09-02T23:45:55Z2006-09-02T23:45:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115724075484500529Thumbtacks and ZohoshowThumbstacks and Zohoshow are two examples of web2.0 presentation managers, like powerpoint light. Sign up, log in and create, store and share your presentations on the web.falseOslo IRC2006-09-02T23:52:00+02:002006-09-02T21:58:16Z2006-09-02T21:58:16Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115723429600180247Weekly status reports on IraqWeekly status reports on Iraq from http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rpt/iraqstatus/2006/c18335.htm, described as "comprehensive status report on Iraq provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy." Lots of detailed information (this week's issue is 37 pages) including maps, statistics, organizational charts, etc.falseOslo IRC2006-09-02T23:28:00+02:002006-09-02T21:43:59Z2006-09-02T21:43:59Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115723343914885515Google Webmaster CentralGoogle has created "Google Webmaster Central," a site with useful resources and information for webmasters. As Researchbuzz points out in its brief and to the point review, the site is not just for techies and should be of interest to just about anyone who has a web presence.falseOslo IRC2006-09-01T13:11:00+02:002006-09-01T11:29:47Z2006-09-01T11:16:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115710941871316274The September ProjectThe September Project is a good place to look for ideas on how to commemorate 09/11. It describes itself as a "grassroots effort to get people together on September 11th to talk about issues that matter. September Project events take place in libraries, where all people are welcomed, and where the exchange of information and ideas flourish. The September Project encourages individual communities —falseOslo IRC2006-08-31T12:18:00+02:002006-08-31T10:19:34Z2006-08-31T10:19:34Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115701957402123221News DumpFor a newsdump, try newsdump!falseOslo IRC2006-08-31T11:43:00+02:002006-08-31T10:12:20Z2006-08-31T10:06:27Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115701878750004796Simply Headlines
With Simply Headlines you can create a tailor-made email newspaper consisting of rss feeds of your choice. Above is an example of an html email newspaper drawing on rss feeds from usinfo.state.gov, www.state.gov, www.whitehouse.gov, and defenselink.mil. The email arrives in your emailbox at whatever hour you specify, and then you can send it on to your grateful contacts to enjoy with theirfalseOslo IRC2006-08-30T10:46:00+02:002006-08-30T08:48:49Z2006-08-30T08:48:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115692772912490346United Nations Treaty DatabaseThe United Nations Treaty Database is (presumably) the definitive source for UN treaty information. Government offices, such as IRCs, can get a userid/password for free access by contacting treaty@un.orgfalseOslo IRC2006-08-29T14:12:00+02:002006-08-29T12:14:49Z2006-08-29T12:14:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115685368917233575MyBloglogIf you have a blog and would like to know what outgoing links your visitors are clicking on, try www.mybloglog.comfalseOslo IRC2006-08-29T13:53:00+02:002006-09-02T22:32:08Z2006-08-29T11:54:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115685248537328173ButtonatorButtonator is a nifty little tool that enables you to create buttons (like the NOTIFY ME! button in the email subscription form on the upper left) quickly and easily.falseOslo IRC2006-08-28T20:20:00+02:002006-08-28T18:29:51Z2006-08-28T18:27:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115678967841058855Top Ten SourcesTop Ten Sources is worth a visit. Here's what they say about themselves...
"Yes, there are over a billion blogs, but don’t you really want to know about the best ones? Top 10 Sources publishes lists of the best ten blogs (or RSS feeds) on a variety of subjects. We show you the best blogs on sports, entertainment, science, people, finance … you name it. And our pages are dynamic, always full offalseOslo IRC2006-08-28T20:05:00+02:002006-08-28T18:08:58Z2006-08-28T18:08:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115678853847033013Virtual ChaseThe Virtual Chase website has a "database of sources" that provides, among other things, a nice overview of internet resources for researching companies and people. From the Virtual Chase blurb:
"Ballard announces the completion of the Database of Sources on The Virtual Chase. Released in beta during April of this year, the database contains abstracts and links to Web-based sources of informationfalseIRC Tel Aviv2006-08-25T09:04:00+02:002006-08-25T07:22:25Z2006-08-25T07:18:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115649032998506032New research about how the Arab world sees United States policiesHere is a link to some counter-intuitive research findings about the Arab world's perceptions of US policies.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy published at the end of July a paper entitled "
Assessing What Arabs Do, Not What They Say: A New Approach to Understanding Arab Anti-Americanism."
The authors examine protests in the Arab world against American policies over recent years and,falseOslo IRC2006-08-22T23:16:00+02:002006-08-22T21:19:27Z2006-08-22T21:19:27Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928731.post-115628156721116389Lexis/Nexis source directoryHere's an interesting tip from Virtual Library Cat:
"LexisNexis has provided a new online tool to search its directory for a source before you even sign on to their service. "Source Locator" is a "powerful new tool for retrieving targeted information about the more than 36,000 LexisNexis sources". After your search you not only get a list of all sources that meet your criteria, but detailedfalse