Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress)

Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress) 

The Library of Congress Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources Digital Collections Collaborative Digital Libraries Digital Collections Centers for International Research The Library's 21 reading rooms provide access to unparalleled global information About the International Collections Information about comprehensive international print and electronic resources available at the Library Featured Presentations Selected items of international, cultural or historic importance from the Library's collections International Exhibitions Many exhibits on international themes are accessible through the Library's Exhibitions Web site Portals to the World Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts Research Guides and Databases Search country studies, foreign law materials, specialized catalogs, digitized books and journals Research Opportunities Fellowships to pursue research in the collections of the Library of Congress administered by the Kluge Center International Cybercasts Videos of many public programs on international issues are available through the Cyber LC Web site

Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress)

Home | ACToR | US EPA

Home | ACToR | US EPA 

ACToR (Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource) is a collection of databases collated or developed by the US EPA National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT). More than 200 sources of publicly available data on environmental chemicals have been brought together and made searchable by chemical name and other identifiers, and by chemical structure. Data includes chemical structure, physico-chemical values, in vitro assay data and in vivo toxicology data. Chemicals include, but are not limited to, high and medium production volume industrial chemicals, pesticides (active and inert ingredients), and potential ground and drinking water contaminants.

Home | ACToR | US EPA

Wired for Books: poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults

Wired for Books: poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults 

Wired for Books: poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults.

Wired for Books: poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults

Phrasefinder

The meanings and origins of sayings and phrases | List of sayings | English sayings | Idiom definitions | Idiom examples | Idiom origins | List of idioms | Idiom dictionary | Meaning of idioms

A brief history of phrase finding...

The Phrasefinder site was founded in 1997 by Gary Martin, who writes the Meanings and Origins section of the site and the Phrase A Week posts. It grew out of an interest in computational linguistics that was developed during his post-graduate research in 1985 and later while working in an IBM-financed research project at Sheffield Hallam University. That project, headed by Prof. Asher Cashdan, investigated the use of artificial intelligence techniques to aid the teaching of writing.

The site initially hosted a searchable database of phrases and idioms. Its search algorithm also uses artificial intelligence methods to provide pertinent search results.

Note: That database, called The Phrase Thesaurus found an audience amongst professional writers like journalists and copywriters. It is now available commercially, hosted by an independent site. Details, including more information on how it works, are available at that site.

The meanings and origins of sayings and phrases | List of sayings | English sayings | Idiom definitions | Idiom examples | Idiom origins | List of idioms | Idiom dictionary | Meaning of idioms

The Education Podcast Network | A Landmark Project

The Education Podcast Network | A Landmark Project
 

The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century.

Recently Added

•Last Chance For Justice- The History Of The Supreme Court

•Suzhou,China--A Paradise on the Earth

•Dose of Motivation

•The History Faculty

•Pritzker Podcast

Most of the producers of these programs are educators, who have found an avenue through which they can share their knowledge, insights, and passions for teaching and learning and for the stories that they relish and teach. The directory will grow as more people come forward with their stories and ideas, and we hope that you will start to share your ideas with the larger education community by producing your own program.

The Education Podcast Network | A Landmark Project

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage 

Digital Research Tools (DiRT) This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage

Seeking Michigan

Seeking Michigan

Seeking Michigan is about…Michigan of course!  Our name is derived from the state motto: “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice,”  ”If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.”

Mission

To enrich quality of life by providing access to unique historical information that promotes Michigan’s cultural heritage.  We define cultural heritage as the stories of Michigan’s families, homes, businesses, communities and landscapes as told by unique source documents, maps, films, images, oral histories and artifacts.

Goal

Simple.  Seeking Michigan connects you to the stories of this great state.

Seeking Michigan

Scientific Commons | A Community for Scientific Information

Scientific Commons | A Community for Scientific Information

ScientificCommons.org aims to provide the most comprehensive and freely available access to scientific knowledge on the internet.

The major aim of the project is to develop the world’s largest communication medium for scientific knowledge products which is freely accessible to the public. A key challenge of the project is to support the rapidly growing number of movements and archives who admit the free distribution and access to scientific knowledge. These are the valuable sources for the ScientificCommons.org project. The ScientificCommons.org project makes it possible to access the largely distributed sources with their vast amount of scientific publications via just one common interface. ScientificCommons.org identifies authors from all archives and makes their social and professional relationships transparent and visible to anyone across disciplinary, institutional and technological boundaries. Currently ScientificCommons.org has indexed about 13 million scientific publications and successfully extracted 6 million authors' names out of this data (January 2007).

Scientific Commons | A Community for Scientific Information

Archival Sound Recordings

Archival Sound Recordings

Archival Sound Recordings

Archival Sound Recordings is the result of a development project to increase access to the British Library Sound Archive's extensive collections. The British Library holds one of the world’s foremost sound archives with a collection of over 3.5 million audio recordings. These come from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound from music, drama and literature, to oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds. You can search and browse information about all the sounds held in the British Library at our online catalogue.

This website delivers a selection of that rich audio heritage in the form of tens of thousands of digitised recordings and their associated documentation. If you were to listen to all the recordings on this site for eight hours each day, every day, it would take you around four years to hear them all!

The digitisation project which made this website possible ran from 2004 to 2009 and was funded by the JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) under its Digitisation Programme.

Archival Sound Recordings

::: UW Libraries Digital Collections :::

::: UW Libraries Digital Collections ::: 

This site features materials such as photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Faculty and Departments, and organizations that have participated in partner projects with the UW Libraries. The collections emphasize rare and unique materials.

::: UW Libraries Digital Collections :::

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records

Find A Grave is a resource for finding the final resting place of family, friends, and 'famous' individuals. With millions of names and photos, it is an invaluable tool for the genealogist and family history buff. Find A Grave memorials can contain rich content including photos, biographies and dates. Visitors can leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials they visit, completing the online cemetery experience.

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records

Careers and Career Information - CareerOneStop

Careers and Career Information - CareerOneStop 

CareerOneStop is: Your pathway to career success. Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

Careers and Career Information - CareerOneStop

Food Timeline: food history & historic recipes

Food Timeline: food history & historic recipes 

Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? Welcome to the Food Timeline! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some people will tell you it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods we eat are not invented; they evolve. About culinary research.

Food Timeline: food history & historic recipes

The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.

The Paley Center for Media

http://www.archives.org/

 http://www.archives.org/

Archives.org find something interesting * Music * Government Public Records * Video Footage * Download Movies * Free Images * Newspaper Archive * Archive Photos * Online Radio Stations

http://www.archives.org/

Greatest Films - The Best Movies in Cinematic History

Greatest Films - The Best Movies in Cinematic History 

Filmsite.org is an award-winning website for classic film buffs, students, moviegoers and anyone else interested in the great movies of the last century. Detailed plot synopses, review commentary and film reference material are just some of the features available on the site. The site also contains film analysis, original content, information on the top films and most memorable movie scenes, "best of&" articles, and the most popular film quotes in all genres of film. Its many resources include a comprehensive overview of film history, a complete survey of the Academy Awards (Oscars), milestones and turning points in the industry, and background and descriptions for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American and other English-language movies from the last one hundred years. In the mid-1990s when it was first launched, Filmsite.org was one of the first websites to initiate the trend to select 100 Greatest Films in the history of cinema. Film critic and columnist Roger Ebert, author of The Great Movies (2002) and The Great Movies II (2005), has made many detailed references to Filmsite.org in his Chicago Sun-Times "Answer Man" column and in his many writings about the Great Movies. He has written that the site is "an invaluable repository of movie descriptions and dialogue" and that it is an "awesome website [that] contains detailed descriptions of 300 great American films, along with many other riches.

Greatest Films - The Best Movies in Cinematic History

A Glossary of Film Terms

A Glossary of Film Terms 

A Glossary of Film Terms written and designed for the web by Joel Schlemowitz Filmmaking is an art with a very complex, and in some ways confusing, vocabulary of terms. To communicate with labs, negative cutters and with your crew it is best to know the right term to use. The terms can often be used against someone not familiar with them. An old story goes that a P.A. was asked to bring over a half-apple and returned with a sliced-up piece of fruit. Use this glossary to keep those who would try to intimidate you with the lingo from doing so, but remember too, where you started from and do not use this glossary to become one of those intimidators. This glossary is intended to be supplemental to a film production course. It is a glossary of the nomenclature of filmmaking, not an encyclopedia of filmmaking. Many of the more complex issues have not been given a full explanation: such as the how to of any of the processes defined here. This is a list of simple definitions to help you speak film and find and understand the answers to your questions rather than be the answers themselves. Please note: The Glossary and Index can be somewhat slow to load at first, but once they are in your browsers cache they do speed up a little.

A Glossary of Film Terms

Institute of Historical Research | The national centre for history

Institute of Historical Research | The national centre for history

Founded in 1921 by A. F. Pollard, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is an important resource and meeting place for researchers from all over the world. Based at the University of London, the IHR offers:

• IHR library - an outstanding open-access library
• conferences and seminars that are open to the public
• postgraduate degrees and research training
• The History Lab, a hub for postgraduate students
• resources for historical research in both digital format and print
• publications - including the Institute's journal Historical Research

Find out more in What we offer. You can also access a range of partner sites, including the websites of the IHR's three research centres:

• Centre for Contemporary British History
• Centre for Metropolitan History
• Victoria County History

Institute of Historical Research | The national centre for history

GetEducated.com | Rate, Rank & Compare Online Colleges & Degrees

GetEducated.com | Rate, Rank & Compare Online Colleges & Degrees

GetEducated.com is a consumer watchdog and advocacy group that rates, ranks, and verifies the cost, quality and credibility of online colleges and universities.

Our Mission: Educate ~ Advocate ~ Protect

Founded in 1989 by Vicky Phillips, a psychologist and educator, GetEducated.com—in partnership with America Online and the Electronic University Network—developed America’s very first online counseling center for adult distance learners.

Today, GetEducated.com remains the only consumer advocacy group in the United States dedicated exclusively to assisting online students in analyzing, comparing, rating, and ranking online colleges and universities.
GetEducated.com also serves to protect distance learners from the dark world of online education fraud through innovative free services, such as The Diploma Mill Police, a database that chronicles consumer alerts on more than 300 fake online colleges and university scams.

Unlike other ”online degree directories,” GetEducated.com is staffed by higher education experts who evaluate, screen, filter, and analyze each and every college and school that applies to our online education directory for a free listing.
In an effort to protect consumers, GetEducated is the only online degree directory that offers free basic listings to CHEA-accredited colleges and universities … and the only online college directory that bars advertising from fake Internet universities.

GetEducated.com | Rate, Rank & Compare Online Colleges & Degrees

US Government Printing Office - FDsys - Home

US Government Printing Office - FDsys - Home

GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information from all three branches of the U.S. Government.

FDsys is available as a public beta during migration of information from GPO Access. The migration of information from GPO Access into FDsys will be complete in 2009, until this time GPO Access will contain all content.

Some of the main functions of the system include:

Publishing
The U.S. Congress and Federal agencies will be able to submit files and orders electronically to GPO for printing and publishing services, electronic distribution, and inclusion in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)

Searching for information
Government information will reach a wider audience by providing authentic; published Government information to the public through an internet based system

Preserving information
The preservation function of FDsys will ensure public access to government information even as technology changes

Version control
Multiple versions of published information are common; FDsys will provide version control for government information.

US Government Printing Office - FDsys - Home

Yale Environment 360

Yale Environment 360

Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting and debate on global environmental issues. We feature original articles by scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, and business people, as well as multimedia content and a daily digest of major environmental news.

Yale Environment 360 is published by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Yale University. We are funded in part by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

The opinions and views expressed in Yale Environment 360 are those of the authors and not of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies or of Yale University.

Yale Environment 360

The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com

The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com 

The Skeptic's Dictionary is a website and a book. Each features definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, and provides a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on things supernatural, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. Dozens of topics in logic, perception, science, and philosophy are also covered to help explain the appeal and popularity of occult beliefs and to provide a guide for critical thinking.

The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com

Welcome to the British Cartoon Archive - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent

Welcome to the British Cartoon Archive - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent

The British Cartoon Archive, previously known as the Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, was established in 1973, as a research centre and picture library, based upon a unique archive of over 140,000 pieces of cartoon artwork supported by a reference library of newspaper cuttings, books, catalogues and magazines. The Archive is widely used by researchers, authors, teachers, the media and students

Mission Statement

The British Cartoon Archive, at the University of Kent at Canterbury, exists to encourage and facilitate the study of cartoons and caricatures published in the United Kingdom. This is achieved by collecting, preserving, cataloguing, exhibiting, and distributing the work of cartoonists and caricaturists, and by encouraging and publishing studies of their art.

Welcome to the British Cartoon Archive - The British Cartoon Archive - University of Kent

Wilson Center OnDemand : Home

Wilson Center OnDemand : Home 

Wilson Center OnDemand is the home for the Wilson Center's multimedia programming. Browse or search for audio and video webcasts on national and international affairs issues and their historical context.

Wilson Center OnDemand : Home

Watch Documentaries and Animated Films Online - NFB.ca

Watch Documentaries and Animated Films Online - NFB.ca

NFB.ca is a Web site where you can watch films produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). We’re still testing the site and need your feedback. Please have a look around, watch some films and tell us what you think.

Watch Documentaries and Animated Films Online - NFB.ca

Welcome to America's Career InfoNet

Welcome to America's Career InfoNet

CareerOneStop is…

• Your source for employment information and inspiration
• The place to manage your career
• Your pathway to career success
• Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses and career professionals
• Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy. It includes:

• America’s Career InfoNet helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices. The Web site features user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, self-assessment tools, career exploration assistance, and other resources that support talent development in today's fast-paced global marketplace.  (www.CareerInfoNet.org)
  
• America’s Service Locator connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local One-Stop Career Centers. The Web site provides contact information for a range of local work-related services, including unemployment benefits, career development, and educational opportunities. (www.ServiceLocator.org)

Welcome to America's Career InfoNet

Career Voyages - Good Jobs, Better Pay, Brighter Future - About Career Voyages

Career Voyages - Good Jobs, Better Pay, Brighter Future - About Career Voyages 

This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.

To learn more about how these industries and occupations were selected, click here.

If you want to keep abreast of the changes and future enhancements coming to Career Voyages, be sure to visit our What's New page.

Our Vision

• to inform you of occupations experiencing growth and for which there are an increasing number of job openings;
• to make you aware of the skills and education required for these occupations; and
• to inform you of training and education that is available to prepare for these occupations and to help you advance in a career path toward a brighter future!

Our Audience

This web site is designed to provide value to all Americans, but especially targets four groups:

• Students - If you're a young person who is either still in high school or who has graduated and is looking for a promising career with a bright future.
• Career Changers - If you're facing a career change and are looking to find a better job in a growing field.
• Parents - If you're a parent trying to help your son or daughter make good career and/or educational choices.
• Career Advisors - If you're a career counselor or educator who assists others with identifying occupational opportunities and preparing for them.

Career Voyages - Good Jobs, Better Pay, Brighter Future - About Career Voyages