From: "Karen G. Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LIIWEEK] September 19, 2002 Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 13:34:11 -0700
********************************************************************** lii.org: Librarians' Index to the Internet NEW THIS WEEK for September 19, 2002 ********************************************************************** To help build your resources for the upcoming California-wide reading program, see The Grapes of Web: http://lii.org/TGOW ********************************************************************** 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 ), Dial in to a nifty resource for locating radio and TV stations, then celebrate diversity with a suite of sites related to the Arab, Basque, Japanese, Chinese, and Asian experiences in America. Mystery writers can get a clue about research from a librarian/author. Explore sites related to anthropology, aviation, cover crops, teen health, care for the aged, pop culture in the Nuclear Age, C.S. Lewis, and those ponderable words known as heteronyms. California-specific resources include two library program guides for the upcoming statewide reading program for The Grapes of Wrath, a web site about Father Tupa's mission paintings, and a truly "wild" site nature lovers will enjoy. More New This Week ( http://lii.org/mntw ) -- Wax poetic with two sites related to poetry slams and one to Harte Crane, stroll through Canada and Australia for more educational edification, and hobnob with Hart Crane; then stretch your brain with resources related to pregnancy, probability, books, blogs, dogs, magnets, stats, arts, and that fad for raw food. 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. ********************************************************************** 100000 Watts: Radio/TV Directory Huge database, continuously updated, of radio and television stations in the United States (plus some bordering Canadian and Mexican stations). Close to twenty thousand entries. Locate a station by location or format; find out what stations have signed off or on, or changed formats or owners. Search by call letters, geographic area, channels, frequencies, affiliation, and more; browse by state or geographic region. The FAQ spells out the numerous abbreviations. http://100kwatts.tmi.net/ Subjects: Television stations... Created by: kgs | About-face The "San Francisco-based non-profit group, About-face combats negative and distorted images of women in the media." The Web site has resources and suggestions for actions that can be taken in support of this goal. It also features archived galleries of "offenders" and "winners" featuring images of how women are portrayed in magazines, on billboards, on TV, and in newspapers. http://www.about-face.org/ Subjects: Mass media and women... Created by: mg An Uncommon Mission: Father Jerome Tupa Paints the California Missions A online exhibit of paintings of California's Spanish missions by Father Jerome Tupa (1941- ), a Benetictine monk. Background information and related resources are provided about each mission and about the artist. There are also resources and activities for teachers and students. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/mission/ Subjects: Tupa, Jerome, 1941- ... Created by: dl Anthropology in the News: Breaking News A directory that features links to various anthropological events in the news. This Web site links to news articles from MSNBC, CNN, Discovery, ABC News, the Los Angeles Times, and several other news-related Web sites. http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news/ Subjects: Anthropology Created by: th Arab Culture and Civilization "This site focuses on the culture and civilization of the Arab World, as it is most commonly defined." Arranged in ten thematic modules (History, Islam, Family and Society, etc.). From The National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education. http://www.nitle.org/arabworld/ Subjects: Civilization, Arab | Arab countries | Islam and culture | New this week Created by: kgs on Sep 16, 2002 - updated Sep 18, 2002 | Basque Oral History Project Audio interviews with Basque people in the American West, accompanied by brief text biographies. Browsable by last name. Presented online by the Basque Museum of Boise, Idaho through a grant provided by the Basque government. (The audio files did not play in Netscape.) http://www.basquemuseum.com/oralhistory/ Subjects: Basques -- United States... Created by: kgs Black and Asian History Map "A gateway to websites about black and Asian history across the British Isles. You can search for sites by location (via the map), time period (via the timeline) or subject (via the search facility)." http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/B/blackhistorymap/ Subjects: Blacks -- Great Britain -- History... Created by: kgs Blood at the Source: Research Tips for Mystery Writers A thorough guide for mystery writers "on how to use libraries and the Web for research." Includes information about using libraries, Internet research, and "getting the most out of reference librarians." From librarian and mystery author Barbara Fister. http://www.barbarafister.com/BloodattheSource.html Subjects: Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship... Created by: kgs California Stories: Reading the Grapes of Wrath [South San Francisco Public Library] Exhibits and events at South San Francisco Public Library celebrating the October, 2002 statewide reading program for The Grapes of Wrath. A PDF file that requires the (free) Adobe Acrobat reader. http://www.ssflibrary.org/calendar.pdf Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath... Created by: kgs California Wild Heritage Campaign (CWHC) This coalition's goal is "to preserve California's unprotected wilderness...for future generations to enjoy." Their site includes a Take Action Center, a calendar of upcoming excursions through California's wild places, information on visiting specific places, news updates and press releases on the campaign, and links to numerous member organizations. The site also features background information on the definition of "wilderness" and the wilderness needs of many of California's wild animals, including mountain lions and salmon. http://www.californiawild.org/ Subjects: Wilderness areas... Created by: ac CarePlanner A decision support tool for seniors, caregivers, family, friends, and professionals to help seniors and caregivers understand options for "successful living and care choices" that are appropriate to a variety of circumstances. Nicely organized, clear language, easy to use. From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. http://www.careplanner.org/ Subjects: Aged... Created by: kgs Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Metadata has to do with describing data, including its context, quality, and characteristics. Born from a workshop in Dublin, Ohio in 1995, the DCMI is a collaborative venture dedicated to making it easier to find resources on the Internet. The site includes links to metadata creation tools, the DCMI registry database "designed to enable users to explore the DCMI vocabulary" (available in nearly twenty languages), and information on working groups and recommended specifications. http://dublincore.org/ Subjects: Metadata... Created by: jwa Early Arrivals Records Search (EARS) This database "covers investigations of people who tried to immigrate [to America through San Francisco or Honolulu] during the period of the Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882-1943." Searches yield case numbers that correspond with (hard copy) documents at National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) archives in San Bruno, CA. Search by first or last name, birth place, ship, port, or case number, or browse by last name. A joint project of UC Berkeley and NARA. http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/iber/casefiles/ Subjects: Chinese Americans -- History... Created by: kgs Endorphin Productions Presenting California's Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur areas, this site shows short videos and excerpts from longer videos about topics such as the "Pacific Grove Coast," "Classic Cars of Carmel," and "Big Sur the Way it Was" (with narration by Henry Miller); jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium; car racing at Laguna Seca; Grace Slick; and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Most of the videos are preceded by advertising clips. http://www.endorphin.com/ Subjects: Monterey Peninsula (Calif.)... Created by: reb Face to Face This site connects the experiences of Japanese Americans in the early 1940s with those of Arab and Muslim Americans post-September 11, 2001. A Web-only production from Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/ Subjects: Arab Americans... Created by: kgs General Aviation: It's Working for America Information about general aviation, including a list of the over 18,000 community airports in the U.S.--how it helps sick and injured children, how it supports local businesses and more than 1.3 million jobs, how it is part of medical relief efforts, and how it relates to local weather forecasting. Sections discuss the advantages, safety, and future of general aviation with links to government, business, and media. http://www.gaservingamerica.org/ Subjects: Aeronautics... Created by: jm Grapes of Wrath Programs in Contra Costa County Libraries Exhibits and events in Contra Costa County, CA celebrating the October, 2002 statewide reading program for The Grapes of Wrath. http://www.contra-costa.lib.ca.us/grapesofwrath.html Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath... Created by: kgs Heteronym Homepage "Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently. For example: Lead, pronounced LEED, means to guide. However, lead, pronounced LED, means a metallic element." This page provides a list of heteronyms; explains how heteronyms, homographs, homophones, and homonyms differ; and has a few links to other heteronym pages. http://www.csar.cfs.ac.uk/staff/pickles/heteronyms.html Subjects: English language -- Heteronyms... Created by: mg Into the Wardrobe: A Web Site Devoted to C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis was the author of the Narnia series, as well as many other books, both fiction and non-fiction. This site offers current news, biographies, articles about Lewis and his writings, links to other Web sites, and much more. Registration is required to post in the message forums. This site is considered unofficial, but does have the endorsement of Lewis's stepson. Searchable. http://cslewis.drzeus.net/ Subjects: Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963... Created by: smb MegaPenny Project A site that helps to visualize extremely large numbers, using the common penny. For each quantity, the value, width (side-by-side), height (stacked), thickness, weight, and area (laid flat) are provided. There are also a table of very big numbers, a bonus section (MegaMoon) illustrating how large 1,000,000 cows would be, and related resources. http://kokogiak.com/megapenny/ Subjects: Size judgment... Created by: dl Mixed Media: Gay Images in the Straight Media, Straight Images in the Gay Media 1938-1998 This annotated exhibit of magazine covers "examines the ongoing gay identity and how has been presented in both the gay and straight media" from 1938 through 1998. Includes bibliography. By librarians Jim Van BusKirk and Marc Webb, San Francisco Public Library. http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/glcenter/exhibit_home.htm Subjects: Magazine covers... Created by: tm New York Historical Advisory Board (NYSHAB) The board's mission is to "assist, support, coordinate and advocate for the identification, collection, preservation, management accessibility, use and accessibility of records that document all of New York's peoples, communities, organizations, businesses, and governments." Its site provides a strategic plan for strengthening historical resources as well as links to individuals and organizations that are collecting and creating materials documenting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. http://www.nyshrab.org/ Subjects: New York (State) -- History... Created by: sf Nuke Pop This site chronicles the popular culture reaction to the Nuclear Age, beginning with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and follows it through to the "Atom-age Nostalgia" of the 1990s. It is illustrated with comic book covers and sequences, movie stills, record album covers, and other material from the times. http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/nukepop/ Subjects: Popular culture -- United States... Created by: mg Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer: A WebQuest Series on Creating Non-violent Schools Designed to help users "explore issues related to school safety," this site presents information resources, activities that promote understanding, and discussions of relevant issue. It promotes problem-solving strategies in the continuing effort to understand and to mitigate school violence. Topic Hotlist presents "learners a rich set of resources to use in their investigation of a topic." http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/nonviolence/ Subjects: School violence -- United States... Created by: rv Politicalweb.info This site is tracking "the emergence and development of campaign Web sites" in the 2002 electoral season, and provides data "on the percentage of campaigns with Web sites and the kinds of features on those sites." The Research section offers "publications and Web resources on the role of the Internet in politics." From the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement, University of Washington, and the SUNY Institute of Technology. http://politicalweb.info/ Subjects: Elections -- United States... Created by: dl Sample Library Policy Statements Dozens of sample policy statements for public and school libraries on a wide variety of issues including collection development, gifts, Internet use, parking, unattended children, volunteers, and more. Samples are from small, medium, and large libraries in Ohio. Includes links to additional policy resources. http://winslo.state.oh.us/publib/policies.html Subjects: Public libraries... Created by: ml Strange Sisters: Lesbian Pulp Fiction A gallery of covers, and brief information on artists Robert McGinnis and Barye Phillips and authors Ann Bannon (Beebo Brinker), Marijane Meaker, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Patricia Highsmith, Valerie Taylor, March Hastings, Gale Wilhelm, and Barye Phillips. From the San Francisco Public Library. http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/glcenter/pulp.htm Subjects: Book covers -- Exhibitions... Created by: tm U.S. Department of State: International Information Programs (IIP) IIP is an office of the U.S. Department of State which "conducts, develops, and distributes public diplomacy materials in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives." This searchable site offers information on country, regional, and international issues (terrorism, arms control, sustainable development, etc.); a daily press service (Washington File); publications; and more. In English with some material also available in Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. http://usinfo.state.gov/ Subjects: United States. Dept. of State... Created by: jh UC SAREP Cover Crop Resource Page Cover crops are any plants grown to cover and protect the soil surface, regardless of whether they are later incorporated into the soil. This site features slide shows, articles on cover crops, and links to other resources. The searchable database describes the most common cover crops, their uses, their effects, and possible pest problems. Gardeners as well as large scale farmers may practice cover cropping. From the University of California at Davis. http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/ Subjects: Cover crops... Created by: ml Young Women's Resource Center Teenage women need accurate health information and this site from Boston Children's Hospital presents it in both English and Spanish. It covers cancer, sexuality, eating disorders and nutrition, gynecology, smoking, and scoliosis. It also offers information about mental health and a guide to lesbian health. http://www.youngwomenshealth.org Subjects: Young women -- Health and hygiene... 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