- Identity Theft Resource Center®
- "Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) is a nonprofit, nationally respected organization dedicated exclusively to the understanding and prevention of identity theft. The ITRC provides consumer and victim support as well as public education. The ITRC also advises governmental agencies, legislators, law enforcement, and businesses about the evolving and growing problem of identity theft. Identity Theft is a crime in which an impostor obtains key pieces of personal identifying information (PII) such as Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers and uses them for their own personal gain. This is called ID Theft. It can start with lost or stolen wallets, pilfered mail, a data breach, computer virus, phishing, a scam, or paper documents thrown out by you or a business (dumpster diving). This crime varies widely, and can include check fraud, credit card fraud, financial identity theft, criminal identity theft, governmental identity theft, and identity fraud. We invite you to visit our website. Some of our more popular pages are breach list, scam alerts, assistance on lost/stolen wallets, victim issues, medical identity theft, victim support, victim impact studies (statistics), and identity theft in the workplace. We hope to help you identify WHO’s in YOUR Wallet? " The Government's FTC also publishes a Website on this topic; you can find it here: Identity Theft Site. (Subject(s): Identity Theft)
- Major League Baseball
- Spring training games were played beginning last week as the Major League Baseball begins its new season. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are joined by the vastly improved Detroit Tigers as the favorites in the American League. Its a little more muddled in the National League, but to hazzard a guess, I'd say the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets might have a leg up on the competition. Of course, this is only "hot-stove" gossip, because in October it'll probably be a couple of long-shots competing in the playoffs. Now, for those of you who live in smaller cities, your favorite team might just be noted in the homepage for Minor League Baseball, where the games are good, the hot dogs are cheap and you can actually get a seat without having to open a seller's account on e-Bay. (Subject(s): Baseball)
- California Geology - Map of California
- This set of maps is from Geology.com and is augmented by maps from Google. It provides several different types of maps for the Golden State, including a Physical Map, and Elevation Map and a Cities & Roads Map. In addition, with help from Google, there's a map of the San Andreas Fault. Many other maps are available for viewing at this site and you can find all the other States at US Map Collections. (Subject(s): Maps--California)
 Murder in the Library, Part 1: A – H
- George Eberhart - March 5th, 2007: "Murder in the library, as a literary plot, holds a certain peculiar fascination for many readers (especially librarians). Some of the plots revolve around specific rare books, but most are set in mythical academic and research libraries in the United States and United Kingdom. Here are a few titles (arranged alphabetically by author) to get you started. More will come later in Part 2 next week..." For the next installment visit Murder in the Library, Part 2: J – Z. This and other interesting reports, articles and opinions can be found at Britannica Blog. (Subject(s): Libraries & Mystery Fiction)
- Online Radio Stations
- "Free online music is easier to find than ever with the multitude of Internet radio stations now available to listeners. There's no better guide to all of the free radio stations available on the Internet than OnlineRadioStations.com. In addition to free Internet radio links, our website contains a wealth of information about music and more. Many people are enjoying the benefits of web radio. Join the digital revolution today and learn how much free radio stations on the Internet have to offer." (Subject(s): Radio)
- Patriotic Melodies
- "Patriotic Melodies tells the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage. A combination of hymns, national songs, music of the theater, radio and television, military themes, and poetry, all of this music demonstrates that while over history many things have changed, this expression of pride and hope remain a constant part of the American experience." This display is part of the much larger index from the Library of Congress entitled the Performing Arts Encyclopedia, where you can "Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library." (Subject(s): )
- The Red Hot Jazz Archive
- "The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What differentiated Jazz from these earlier styles was the widespread use of improvisation, often by more than one player at a time. Jazz represented a break from Western musical traditions, where the composer wrote a piece of music on paper and the musicians then tried their best to play exactly what was in the score. In a Jazz piece, the song is often just a starting point or frame of reference for the musicians to improvise around.... The Red Hot Archive is a place to study and enjoy the music of these early "Jazzmen". Due to recent advances in technology it is now possible to broadcast text, music and pictures around the world via the Internet. This site is an experiment in using this new multimedia technology. We hope it will combine the best of books and audio recordings, into valuable and enjoyable tools for appreciating this music and the men and women who produced it. This site is a work in progress and will continue to grow as more recordings and writings are added to the archive. Submissions, suggestions and corrections are welcome." (Subject(s): Jazz--History--1930-1939)
- Selections from The Curriculum Library's Historical Collection
- Selections is published by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Copyright © 2006: "This digital collection consists of 20 full-text, digitized children's books. The books were selected using the following criteria: publication date, rarity, uniqueness, size, and location of publication. All of the items in the digital collection were published before 1923, and are in the public domain. The oldest book in the digital collection, Dolly's ABC was published in 1854. Many of the items in the digital collection are quite rare, with only a few other holdings available. Each of the books selected represent a particular part of the Historical Collection. The digital collection consists of very short picture books, as well as longer instructional teacher's manuals, such as Teaching Boys and Girls How to Study, by Peter Jeremiah Zimmers. Some of the books included in the collection were published within Wisconsin. Come and Sing: A Book of Songs, was published around 1910 by the Milwaukee State Teacher's College." (Subject(s): Juvenile Literature)
 Stateline.org
- "Funded entirely by The Pew Charitable Trusts as a public service, Stateline.org has published online every weekday except holidays since Jan. 25, 1999. This Web site, staffed entirely by professional journalists, was originally envisioned primarily as a resource for newsmen and newswomen who cover state government. Using computer technology as a delivery vehicle, we proposed to arm these news-gatherers with timely tips and research material on state policy innovations and trends, enabling them to make their reporting more informative and useful to consumers. This, we believed, would help nourish public debate of important state-level issues such as healthcare, tax and budget policy, the environment, welfare reform and other issues that in recent years have not gotten the media attention they deserve. But our readership has grown far beyond our original target audience and now includes thousands of state officials, students of state government and ordinary citizens who want to keep track of what's going on in their state capitol and in other states throughout the country." (Subject(s): State Governments--News)
 The 2008 Statistical Abstract of the United States
- "The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations." Statistical information in collected and collated from data in such areas as: Employment, Education, Transportation, Population, Prices, Construction and Housing and Wholesale and Retail Trade, just to name a few. (Subject(s): United States--Statistics)
- Suharto: A Declassified Documentary Obit
- (National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 242) - Edited by Brad Simpson (Posted - January 28, 2008): "As Indonesia buries the ex-dictator Suharto, who died Sunday at the age of 86, the National Security Archive today posted a selection of declassified U.S. documents detailing his record of repression and corruption, and the long-standing U.S. support for his regime. The documents include transcripts of meetings with Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, as well as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Vice-President Walter Mondale, then Vice-President George H. W. Bush, and former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke. Additional documents detail U.S. perceptions of Suharto from the earliest years of his violent rule, including the 1969 annexation of West Papua, the 1975 invasion of East Timor, and the so-called “Mysterious Killings” of 1983-1984.... Most of the documents posted today have been declassified as a result of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by the Archive, in addition to documents unearthed in the National Archives (NARA) and Presidential libraries." This Briefing Book is reprinted here as part of George Washington University's The National Security Archive. (Subject(s): Indonesia--Politics and Government--20th Century, Presidents--Indonesia & Suharto, 1921-)
- Independant Lens | An Unreasonable Man
- This is the companion Website for a program produced by the PBS series Independent Lens: "In 1966, General Motors, then the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure 32-year-old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader. The reason: Nader had written a book that criticized the Corvair, a General Motors car. But the company’s attempt to discredit Nader and sully his character backfired. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Nader into national prominence and established him as the leader of the modern American consumer movement. AN UNREASONABLE MAN traces the life and career of this unique and controversial political figure." (Subject(s): Nader, Ralph)
 The Virtual Body
- "Unless one is a medical resident, it can be quite difficult to get a close-up look at a skeleton, a brain, or even the inner workings of the digestive tract. Students of the medical sciences and others need worry no more, as this very fine interactive exhibit offers up dynamic images and cross-sections of these parts of the anatomy and many more to boot. The site contains four sections, including "Brain", "Skeleton", "Heart", and "Digestive Tract"." -- KMG of The Scout Report (2/29/2008) (Subject(s): Anatomy)
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