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********************************************************************** lii.org: Librarians' Index to the Internet NEW THIS WEEK for July 25, 2002 ********************************************************************** To read lii.org New This Week on the Web, go to: http://lii.org/ntw To see MORE resources added this week, go to: http://lii.org/mntw To see over 10,000 other great resources, go to: http://lii.org/ ********************************************************************** THIS WEEK FROM THE LIBRARIANS' INDEX TO THE INTERNET... In New This Week (the list below, also at http://lii.org/ntw ), All the basics of life. Food! Music! Travel! (And alas, taxes...) Also learn about hormone replacement therapy, National KidsDay, antique car values, history Web sites, women pilots, open source software, Seabiscuit, and holidays; then hobnob with Paul Robeson. See California sites related to Benicia, Vallejo, and the San Gabriel Mountains. In More New This Week ( http://lii.org/mntw), Blame Canada (and lii.org master indexer Tom McGibney) for a slew of fascinating sites related to history, art, and people. Also browse sites related to Plein Air painting, and find out how Consumers Union rates Web sites. Learn more about journalism, bridges, giants, little persons, and sustainable communities, then travel to Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, the Great Lakes, and the California Delta. Bon appetit! Karen G. Schneider, Coordinator, lii.org Martha Gifford, Wendy Hyman, Pat Fell, & Bill Moseley And over 130 indexers! ********************************************************************** lii.org (Librarians' Index to the Internet) is funded by the Library of California,www.library.ca.gov/loc with additional grant funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. ********************************************************************** America's Test Kitchen Companion site to the public television series. "All of the recipes from the television show plus variations that ended up on the cutting room floor." In "Equipment Corner" a tester gives advice on kitchen equipment purchases. Science Desk features a food science expert sharing "little-known facts about the foods we eat and enjoy every day." The Tasting Lab tests products such as all-purpose flour, hot dogs, red wines for cooking, and vanilla ice cream. http://www.americastestkitchen.com/ Subjects: Cookery... Created by: rs Arts Benicia The Web site for Arts Benicia, a nonprofit organization created "to stimulate, educate and nurture cultural life in Benicia," California. It presents a calendar of exhibits, events, and classes, along with artists' information and links to their Web sites. http://www.artsbenicia.org/ Subjects: Arts -- California -- Benicia... Created by: mlc Best of History Web Sites This site provides categorized links to hundreds of "history-related web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy and usefulness. Sites with engaging content and useful multimedia technologies are most likely to be included. General resources and research-oriented sites included." There are also links to information about Teaching with Technology. http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Subjects: History | Web sites -- Evaluation Created by: rv California Library Systems Cooperative Song Index An index to over 1,300 books, magazines, and other collections of popular songs compiled from seven California library systems. There are more than 135,000 entries. Searchable by title and keyword. Created and maintained by the San Joaquin Valley Information Service. http://www.sjvls.org/sjvis/songs/ Subjects: Music... Created by: nbh California Opportunities for Reference Excellence (CORE) Statewide reference training program developed for California public librarians in 1988 and adapted by the state of Minnesota in 1990. Covers various topics including the reference process, resource evaluation, answering legal and medical questions, and a broad range of reference resources ranging from almanacs to ZIP code directories. Developed and maintained by the San Joaquin Valley Information Service. http://www.sjvls.org/sjvis/corr/ Subjects: Reference services (Libraries)... Created by: nbh Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) This nonpartisan site's purpose is "research and advocacy focusing on federal, state and local tax policies to give people a greater voice in the development of tax laws." Their agenda focuses upon "fair tax burdens" distributed among the poor and the wealthy, closing corporate loopholes, adequate government funding, and federal debt reduction. Resources include relevant reports, analyses, links, and quotations. Click on specific interests under Current Tax Issues. http://www.ctj.org/ Subjects: Taxation -- United States... Created by: rv Finding Images on the Web A tutorial on the legal use of copyrighted images, image searching, downloading, and use. Includes a great collection of links to art, science, map, advertisement, photograph, and other image collections and image search engines. Created by art and art history bibliographer Ruth S. Thomas at the Mugar Memorial Library of Boston University. http://www.bu.edu/library/training/webimages.htm Subjects: Internet searching... Created by: rv freedominfo.org: The Online Network of Freedom of Information Advocates This "portal describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom-of-information advocates around the world. It contains information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how provisions have worked in practice." News, case studies, analyses, and links are provided. http://www.freedominfo.org/ Subjects: Freedom of information Created by: rv High Flyers: Canadian Women in Aviation/Les Femmes du Ciel: Les Canadiennes dans l'Aviation An overview of "Canadian women's participation in the field of aviation," including "personal photos, memorabilia and other archival documents, [and brief] biographies of approximately twenty women." Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/high_flyers/ Subjects: Women air pilots... Created by: tm International Institute of Social History (IISG) The IISG sponsors and fosters research in the history of the working class. There is a catalog of its holdings, plus exhibits, publications, special projects, and other activities. Includes tables of contents to the International Review of Social History from 1995 to the present, and the full text of its newsletter. There is an excellent collection of Web resources as well. Updated weekly. Many parts are available in Dutch; some portions are in other languages. http://www.iisg.nl/ Subjects: Working class -- History... Created by: smb MEDLINEplus: Hormone Replacement Therapy Links to news and information about post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Includes reports of clinical trials and other research into the use of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone; fact sheets on HRT; information on alternative therapy; and links to related organizations. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hormonereplacementtherapy.html Subjects: Menopause -- Hormone therapy... Created by: mg National KidsDay This site provides numerous ideas, plus links to other resources, for celebrating the annual National Kids Day, observed on the first Sunday in August. Started in 2001 by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, it designates a day to celebrate and honor children by promoting and strengthening meaningful time between adults and children and to help "kids develop a positive self-image and a sense of belonging, usefulness, and competence." http://www.kidsday.net/ Subjects: National Children's Day... Created by: jh Newsforge News and views about open source software. Newsforge Reports offers articles written by Newsforge staff, while Newsvac provides "articles from Linux and Open Source headlines from all over the Web." http://newsforge.com/ Subjects: Linux... Created by: kgs NIH Senior Health A site specially designed for seniors, with larger print and short, easy-to-read articles. A growing collection of topics includes Alzheimer's Disease and exercise for seniors. There are captioned videos, FAQs, quizzes, and links to MEDLINEplus for more information. From the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Aging. http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ Subjects: Aged -- Health and hygiene... Created by: bb Old Time Music MIDI Archive Download MIDI files for more than 200 public domain fiddle tunes, arranged by key. Learn fiddle tunes by viewing and printing sheet music nd listening to the tunes. Listen online or download a free program that lets you adjust the tempo, mute voices, and change keys of MIDI files. Not all pages display well in Netscape. http://hetzler.homestead.com/ Subjects: Fiddling... Created by: rs Paul Robeson on the Web A well-maintained directory of Web sites about Paul Robeson, browsable within major topic areas such as Biography, Music, and resources related to the 1998 Centennial. From Princeton Public Library, NJ. http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/robeson/links.html Subjects: Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976... Created by: kgs Questions and Answers: Use of Hormones After Menopause This site addresses the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by post-menopausal women. Risk factors for heart disease, cancer, and bone conditions from the use of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are discussed. Research cited includes the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, which associated combined estrogen and progestin therapy with increased cardiovascular disease risks. From the National Cancer Institute. http://newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/estrogenplus.html Subjects: Menopause -- Hormone therapy... Created by: mg Seabiscuit The story of a racehorse. Seabiscuit's life story, from unpromising beginning to Triple Crown victory to peaceful retirement, has been told in a movie and a book. This site includes two photographs and his race record. http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/commodity/1881/seabiscuit.html Subjects: Seabiscuit (Race horse)... Created by: wh Sources for California Native Plants and Seeds A listing of both wholesale and retail sellers of California native plants, seeds, grasses, and bulbs. Address and telephone numbers are provided. From the Sonoma County University of California Cooperative Extension. This is a PDF file requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/Gardener/pdf/mg27nativeplantsources.pdf Subjects: Native plants -- California Created by: dl | The Berlin Wall Tells the story of the Berlin Wall and explores how news coverage differed in East and West Berlin. Includes an essay, timeline (1945-1989), and information on censorship under Stalin. From the Newseum. http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/ Subjects: Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Created by: tm The Corporate Library: International Corporate Governance Research "The Corporate Library is intended to serve as a central repository for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation, with a special focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, their boards and shareholders. Most general content on the site is open to visitors at no cost; advanced research relating to specific companies and certain other advanced features are restricted to [paid] subscribers only." http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/ Subjects: Corporations... Created by: wh The Electronic Map Library A collection of atlases including the United States, California, and several major metropolitan areas. A project of the Department of Geography, California State University, Northridge. http://geogdata.csun.edu/library.html Subjects: Atlases... Created by: mg The Gold Book Provides the values of classic automobiles from 1886 to 1997. Prices are determined by monitoring auction results and private sales in the United States and Western Europe. Search by year, make, and model to determine values. http://www.manheimgold.com/ Subjects: Automobiles -- Prices... Created by: jp The Natural History of the San Gabriel Mountains A great site to find out about the San Gabriel mountain environment. It includes information and links on plant and animal life (mammal, reptile, amphibian, and butterfly), weather, maps, and roads. http://home.earthlink.net/~teunice/sgm/ Subjects: Natural history... Created by: tr U.S. Census Bureau: Facts for Features Find statistics for a specific holiday or observance. "The data are gleaned from demographic and economic subject areas across the Census Bureau." Some entries include "Quotes and radio sound bites" from the Bureau's Public Information Office. Browsable chronologically. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/factsheets.html Subjects: Special days... Created by: kgs U.S. Congressional Bibliographies: Comprehensive Lists of Hearings, Prints, and Publications Printed by the Senate, 1983 to the Present Searchable Senate lists and "lists of House committee meetings recorded in the Congressional Record's Daily Digest, 1985 to present," listed by congress. The Senate list contains report cards with a statistical summary for each committee, the number of hearings produced, and more. There are links to hearings available on the Web. Compiled by librarian John A. McGeachy, North Carolina State University. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/senatebibs/ Subjects: Legislative hearings -- United States... Created by: dl Underground Railroad Years: Canada in an International Arena Explores the role of Canada in Black North Americans' struggle for freedom prior to the American War of Independence through the Civil War. Includes information on slavery in early Canada, Maritime Black Loyalist settlements, "back to Africa" missions, the Haitian Revolution, Maroon Communities, Simcoe's Act, the War of 1812, and black settlements in Upper Canada (Elgin, the Buxton Mission). Includes interactive game and recommended reading. From Canada's Digital Collections. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/freedom/ Subjects: Underground railroad... Created by: tm Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum This site has brief histories of the City of Vallejo, CA and the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard. There is also information about the museum and its events. http://www.vallejomuseum.org/ Subjects: Historical museums... Created by: mlc Wild About Mushrooms: The Cookbook of the Mycological Society of San Francisco Online reprint of the 1987 book about mushrooms. It "serves not only as a reference for how to clean, cook, and preserve them, but as a culinary guide to recipes that will bring out their varied flavors to full advantage." http://www.mssf.org/cookbook/ Subjects: Cookery (Mushrooms)... Created by: mg Within These Walls... "Tells the stories of five families who lived in [an Ipswich, Massachusetts] house over 200 years." Explores "how their lives reflected the great changes and events in American history, from colonial times, the American Revolution, slavery and abolition, immigration and industrialization, to World War II." Includes information for teachers. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/ Subjects: Historic buildings -- Massachusetts... 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