- "I Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations
- ""I Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations is a collection of approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files relating to inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music. The selections are drawn from the Presidential Papers in the Manuscript Division and from the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Music Division, and the General Collections of the Library of Congress. Additional material has been included from the photography collections of the Architect of the Capitol, the White House, and the United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms. Some items, from records of early sessions of Congress to early films, that are already online in American Memory have been incorporated. An important component is the collaboration with the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School, which permits the site to offer Yale's online presentations of the inaugural addresses from Presidents Washington to Bush with associated searchable text transcriptions. A key objective of this online presentation is to make accessible to the public, many of the treasures and other important primary source materials held by the Library of Congress as well as by other institutions. The collection has been organized chronologically by presidential inauguration and an effort has been made to offer a balanced number of items for each inaugural event." (Subject(s): Presidents--United States)
 The Internet's Undersea World
- Remember those cables that were cut in the Middle East that caused millions of people and businesses to lose access to their phone service and to the Internet? How come some many users were affected? Well, it's because much of the international traffic on the Web moves on high-speed undersea circuits. Here's a map from the Guardian Unlimited website detailing the circuits that connect all the areas of the world to the "grid." (Subject(s): Internet)
- JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California
- "Thank you for visiting the JoinCalifornia archive. Since 2004, JoinCalifornia.com has grown into the largest online archive of California election results. We are continually working to update our candidate biographies with current information as elected officials and candidates leave office or are elected or appointed to new positions. Although we focus primarily on the individual candidates and politicians, rather than on issues or legislation, we have begun working to include the major legislative contributions as part of the candidate profiles. Our records currently include state legislative races since 1898, and federal and the statewide offices since 1849. This information includes 12,881 candidates running in 23,105 races in 461 elections. Our current research is focused on expanding the biographies of the more notable officials from the 1880-1930 period as well as collecting information about candidates for the 2008 General Election." (Subject(s): California--Elections--History)
- FCIC: Moving from Analog to Digital TV
- "Why is industry flipping the switch from analog to digital TV? Get the answers to the important questions you need to ask today, so you can make the best choices for yourself or your family before February, 2009." "Until fairly recently, all TV stations broadcast analog signals only, so TV sets were called "analog" televisions. But that's about to change throughout the U.S. Starting in February 2009, television stations will broadcast using digital signals only, which means your old analog set won't work. But there's good news. If you've been to the movie theater lately, you've enjoyed the sharper images and clearer sounds digital technology provides. If you haven't purchased a set with DTV capability, or bought digital conversion equipment such as a digital tuner, your television is probably still an analog set." This site will expand on the idea of these changes and help you decide how to handle the conversion. This site has been placed on the Web by folks at the Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC). (Subject(s): Television)
 Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008-09 Edition
- "For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you: * the training and education needed, * earnings, * expected job prospects, * what workers do on the job [and] * working conditions. In addition, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information about the job market in each State, and more." (Subject(s): Job Descriptions, Occupations--United States & Vocational Guidance--United States)
- Pennsylvania Hospital History
- "Since its founding in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital has been an innovator in patient care, treatment techniques and medical research." The Hospital is run by the University of Pennsylvania and this historical exhibition allows visitors access to their historical collections, exhibits and images. (Subject(s): Pennsylvania Hospital--History)
 Smithsonian Photography Initiative
- "Welcome to the Smithsonian Photography Initiative. With this website and other innovative programs to come, we hope to open new doors for you — both to the Smithsonian's extraordinary collections of photographs and to an understanding of the integral roles photographs play in our lives. Photography and the Smithsonian were born within a decade of each other in the mid — 19th century. The fledgling Smithsonian was quick to adopt the camera to advance its mission, cataloging plant and animal species and documenting the grandeur of the American landscape and its original inhabitants. Photography brought the faraway near and made visible the previously invisible. Today we have more than 13 million images in some seven hundred collections throughout our museums and research centers.... The Smithsonian Photography Initiative is devoted to the presentation and study of these photographic images, viewing photography as an art form, a record keeper, and a cross-disciplinary medium that encompasses science, history, popular culture, and more." (Subject(s): Photographs & Photography)
- NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS): Storm Prediction Center
- "This operational server maintains a current database of meteorological and hydrological data, historical data, and written information generated by the NWS or received from other official sources. In addition, this server accesses in real-time a selection of current official weather observations, forecasts, and warnings from U.S. government sources for use by the national and international community. In an effort to enhance the science, experimental products may be accessible on this server and care must be taken when using such products as they are intended for research use." Forecasts, current watches, storm reports, real-time weather maps for impending storms can all be found here. (Subject(s): Weather)
 Superman Homepage
- "Welcome! This website is devoted to DC Comics’ Superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. This website is dedicated to giving you information on Superman in all forms of media. If this is your first visit to this website, then we invite you to take our Guided Tour. If you just want a quick explanation of what’s available within each section visit the Information Page. Otherwise just dive right in and jump to the various sections of the Superman Homepage... " (Subject(s): Superman (Fictitious Character))
- Thomas Moran: American Visionary
- "American Visionaries: Thomas Moran, a World Wide Web exhibit, features works from NPS museum collections on exhibit in the first retrospective of Thomas Moran's work organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK. The exhibition opened September 28, 1997, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It is on view from February 8 through May 10, 1998, at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. The exhibition will travel to the Seattle Art Museum, where it will be on display from June 20 through August 30, 1998. American Visionaries: Thomas Moran, the NPS exhibit, features works from Yellowstone National Park’s museum collections displayed in the retrospective exhibition. These include sketches that Moran produced in the Yellowstone area, sketchbooks filled with field studies and notations, and charcoal drawings." (Subject(s): Moran, Thomas)
- Top 25 Web 2.0 Search Engines
- "Online search is now a multi-billion dollar industry, with Google alone grossing over $3.5 billion in profits last year. It's no wonder why so many newcomers are hopping on the search bandwagon, hoping to become the next Google. And those new search engines that may stand the best chance to become the next Google all share one common element — the use of Web 2.0 technology that they hope will increase search result relevance. Here are 25 such engines. Some offer functionality that's slowly making its way into traditional search engines. Others further the attempt to traverse the invisible Web and index other previously unsearchable research sources." Published by the editors at Online Educational Database (OEDB). (Subject(s): Searching--About)
- The Trial of Susan B. Anthony, 1873
- "More than any other woman of her generation, Susan B. Anthony saw that all of the legal disabilities faced by American women owed their existence to the simple fact that women lacked the vote. When Anthony, at age 32, attended her first woman's rights convention in Syracuse in 1852, she declared "that the right which woman needed above every other, the one indeed which would secure to her all the others, was the right of suffrage." Anthony spent the next fifty-plus years of her life fighting for the right to vote. She would work tirelessly: giving speeches, petitioning Congress and state legislatures, publishing a feminist newspaper--all for a cause that would not succeed until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment fourteen years after her death in 1906.
She would, however, once have the satisfaction of seeing her completed ballot drop through the opening of a ballot box. It happened in Rochester, New York on November 5, 1872, and the event--and the trial for illegal voting that followed--would create a opportunity for Anthony to spread her arguments for women suffrage to a wider audience than ever before.... " (Subject(s): Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 & Women's Rights--United States--History)
 TV Advisor: Best Flat Panel TV Buys
- "This website focuses on presenting you with all the information you need to make the best flat panel TV buy - quick and easy. By following our TV buying guides you're guaranteed quality flat panel TVs. Everything is talked about - plasma TV, lcd TVs, difference in televisions, common technical TV terms, mounting a flat panel TV, etc. We have decided not to review TVs item by item (you do have a choice to dig deeper into our site and get specific TV user feedback) but we have essentially made every TV review into a handy TV buying guide for selecting the best flat panel TV for your needs." (Subject(s): Consumers & Television)
- Incredible Internet - Understanding A Child's Virtual World
- An Article written by Dr. Linda Young: "These days, it’s not uncommon for children to be more tech-savvy than the adults in their lives. As a result, adults often find it difficult to understand or relate to what kids are doing online. Qwest believes informed parents and guardians are better equipped to create a positive online experience for their families. To help with this, Qwest has partnered with Linda R. Young, Ph.D., a family therapist with more than 20 years of counseling experience, to develop a free, downloadable handbook: Understanding A Child's Virtual World. In the handbook, parents and guardians will learn about topics such as how technology is changing relationships, communicating with teens in ways that change behavior, and more." (NOTE: You'll need to download and install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat to read or print parts or all of this guide.) (Subject(s): )
- What is Alzheimer's?
- "Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it." This site has been created by the to help friends and family understand the condition and its effect on their loved ones who may be so afflicted. (Subject(s): Alzheimers Disease)
- Wisconsin Historical Museum Online Collections
- "The Wisconsin Historical Museum presents the following comprehensive online tours of specific collections. Other individual Museum objects may be seen in Museum Object of the Week and in online exhibits.... The information in our online collections tours comes from an extensive database of more than 200,000 object records created and managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Currently, most of these records contain only basic, inventory-level information about the artifacts. New acquisitions are cataloged and described in the database, but imaging, re-cataloging, and data entry of the enormous backlog of objects received before 1999 requires funding." Other related (Subject(s): Wisconsin Historical Museum)
- WomensHealthChannel
- "Developed and monitored by board-certified physicians, womenshealthchannel provides comprehensive, trustworthy information about conditions that affect women, such as menopause, breast cancer, and osteoporosis. womenshealthchannel is a medical information website of Healthcommunities.com, Inc.." It publishes a myriad of other medical information sites including the AllergyChannel and the SeniorHealthChannel, to name a few. (Subject(s): Women--Health and Hygiene)
- World War I Color Photos
- "World War I.... who would have thought there were original color photos of WWI? This site contains hundreds of photos taken by the French in the last two years of World War One." (Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918--History--Photographs)
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