- The American Revolution - The Making of America and Her Independence
- "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. The struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. The "shot heard round the world" fired at Lexington on April 19, 1775 began the war for American Independence. It ended eight and a half years later September 3, 1783 with the Treaty of Paris." This site tells all! (Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783)
 NYPL Digital Library | "America's National Game:" The Albert G. Spalding Collection of Early Baseball Photographs
- "The personal collection of materials related to baseball and other sports gathered by the early baseball player and sporting-goods tycoon A.G. Spalding came to the Library in 1921 as a gift from his widow. During his lifetime, Spalding acquired the libraries of early Cincinnati Red Stockings center fielder Harry Wright and the early baseball journalist and inventor of the box score Henry Chadwick, two other notable figures in the history of baseball, and incorporated their materials with his own. The entire collection consists of more than 3,000 books and pamphlets; over 100 periodicals; numerous scrapbooks, scorebooks, and diaries; and other manuscript items that document the development of the sport from the mid-19th century to about 1914. The Spalding Collection's visual materials (which make up this digital collection) consist mostly of photographs, primarily 19th-century studio portraits of players and teams of the day, plus Spalding himself and his associates, as well as several outdoor and action shots. The collection also includes rare images of "Town Ball" and "Old Cat," two types of stick and ball games that were Americanized variants of the English game of "Rounders," and are considered to be earlier versions of the game that eventually evolved into baseball. In addition to photographs, the visual materials in this digital collection include 30 original drawings (17 by the cartoonist and caricaturist Homer D. Davenport)." For even more fascinating and interesting exhibits, visit the Library's index and homepage at NYPL Digital Library. (Subject(s): Baseball--History--Photographs)
- The Ancient Americas
- This is the companion Website for an exhibition developed in 2007 by the Field Museum in Chicago: "Step into the windswept world of Ice Age mammoth hunters. Walk through a replica of an 800-year-old pueblo dwelling and imagine your entire family cooking, eating, and sleeping in one small room. Explore the Aztec empire and its island capital, Tenochtitlan, a city of more than 200,000 people and an extraordinary feat of engineering for any era. The Field Museum's ground-breaking new exhibition, The Ancient Americas, takes you on a journey through 13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievement in the western hemisphere, where hundreds of diverse societies thrived long before the arrival of Europeans. You'll discover what Field Museum scientists and others have learned about the people who lived in the Americas before us, and how it's changing nearly everything we thought we knew!" (Subject(s): Americas--History)
- Books: NPR
- This is the section on the NPR Website that is devoted to books. From it, you can listen to interviews, reviews and discussions about and with the authors who have written the works discussed here. You can also download the segments to our iPod or subscribe to the various RSS feeds here, and of course, download to and listen to the broadcast pieces from your computer. (Subject(s): Books--Reviews)
 CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
- "The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world. My contribution, besides pulling all these sites together, is to compile book awards lists from a variety of print sources, and from Internet "sources" who generously post news of recent winners to discussion groups, or e-mail me directly (I don't actually decide who wins the book awards. Sorry!). I usually find out about the sites I list when their creators tell me about them, or when I see a notice about them on a newsgroup, or one of the major Web Indexes or "What's New" lists. I take quite a thorough look at each site before I list it, so that I can try to describe it in a sentence or two. Judging from the e-mail I receive, my audience is made up of teachers, librarians, parents, book professionals (writers, editors, booksellers and storytellers), and a few actual kids." -- David K. Brown, Director, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources. (Subject(s): Children's Literature & Searching--Other Search Engines and Indexes)
- The Documentary Blog
- "Welcome to The Documentary Blog, a website created by and for documentary fans and filmmakers. Our goal is to become your quintessential source for news and reviews pertaining specifically to documentary films. Our regular ‘features’ will focus on filmmakers, style, and hopefully provide insight into the process of documentary filmmaking. For other movie news and reviews, visit FilmJunk.com." (Subject(s): Documentary Films)
- FirstSounds.org
- "First Sounds is an informal collaborative of audio historians, recording engineers, sound archivists, scientists, other individuals, and organizations who aim to make mankind's earliest sound recordings available to all people for all time." (Subject(s): Sound)
 The Handbook of Texas Online
- "The New Handbook of Texas is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories. The scope is broad and inclusive, designed to provide readers with concise, authoritative, and accessible articles that provide factual, nonpartisan accounts on virtually every aspect of Texas history and culture.... Its articles represent the efforts of more than 3,000 authors from many walks of life. They include professional scholars, amateur historians and genealogists, college and university students, and numerous other individuals with special knowledge and a willingness to write about it." The Handbook is sponsored, developed and placed online by TSHA Online, which is the homepage for the Texas State Historical Association. (Subject(s): Texas--History)
- Hidden Art Could Be Revealed by New Terahertz Device
- "ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Like X-rays let doctors see the bones beneath our skin, "T-rays" could let art historians see murals hidden beneath coats of plaster or paint in centuries-old buildings, University of Michigan engineering researchers say. T-rays, pulses of terahertz radiation, could also illuminate penciled sketches under paintings on canvas without harming the artwork, the researchers say. Current methods of imaging underdrawings can't detect certain art materials such as graphite or sanguine, a red chalk that some of the masters are believed to have used." This article has been published by the University of Michigan News Service and is dated Jan. 30, 2008. (Subject(s): T-Rays)
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Historic Circus Posters
- "The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has an internationally recognized collection of more than 10,000 objects, dating from ancient to contemporary times. These include the 1936 bequest of John Ringling, which is comprised of Ca d'Zan, the winter residence of John and Mable Ringling, and the Museum of Art. Later additions to the estate, from the time of the Museum's first director, Chick Austin, include the Asolo Theater and the Ringling Circus Museum. The Ringling Museum's online collection currently includes highlights from the collection. More objects will be made available as the Museum's digitization project proceeds" (Subject(s): Circus--History--Posters)
 History of Sound Recoding
- This Web index has been produced by the folks at About.com and allows visitors to learn about the "Innovations related to sound technology from wax cylinder records and antique phonographs to digital recording and MP3s." It is part of their series on Inventors. (Subject(s): Inventions--History & Sound Recordings--History)
- How to Draw Cartoons Online
- "It's true! You can learn how to draw cartoons right here, right now. With these simple step by step drawing lessons you'll be improving your drawing technique in record time - and this goes regardless of your previous experience. If there's one thing I love it's drawing cartoons... and being able to share this passion with you, by showing you how to create tons of really cool cartoons, right here on this web site, is a pretty amazing thing! First time learning how to draw? If so, don't sweat it! It's actually a lot easier than you think. Like with anything in life, practice makes perfect. Be persistent! Be determined! Practice the ever-so-simple drawing lessons here and you will get better! And hey, if you ever find yourself needing some motivation, I'll be here to help you out." -- Jeff, the cartoonist. (Subject(s): Cartoons and Comics--Instructional Aids)
- Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators
- "Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center's index to author and illustrator Internet sites. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. Please visit the ISLMC Home Page." The site is produced as part of James Madison University. (Subject(s): Children's Literature & Searching--Other Search Engines and Indexes)
- LIBERTY! - The American Revolution | PBS
- "LIBERTY! Online is the official online companion to the PBS series LIBERTY! The American Revolution. It features a wealth of interactive information on the American Revolution, a game challenging your Revolution knowledge, video clips from the series and much more." "LIBERTY! The American Revolution is a dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation. The George Foster Peabody award-winning series brings the people, events and ideas of the revolution to life through military reenactments and dramatic recreations performed by a distinguished cast." (Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783)
- The Library of Congress - Webcasts
- This is the index for all the Web- and Podcasts broadcast the The Library. You can use RSS technology to subscribe to future broadcasts and have them automatically downloaded to your machine. In addition to finding a listing for the "10 most popular" programs on the front page of the index, you can also follow a link to the National Book Festival 2007 Webcasts, where you can hear over 72 broadcasts featuring Ken Burns, David Baldacci and Deborah Crombie to name a few. (Subject(s): Library of Congress & Webcasts)
 MedlinePlus: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- (Also called: PTSD) "Have you lived through a scary or dangerous event? Do you have some of the following problems? * Feeling like the event is happening again * Trouble sleeping or nightmares * Not feeling close to people * Becoming easily angered * Feeling guilty because others died when you lived. If so, you might have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Events that might cause PTSD include rape, physical abuse, an airplane or car crash, war or others. For most people, PTSD starts about three months after the event. However, sometimes signs of PTSD show up years later. PTSD can happen to anyone, even children. Medicines can help you feel less afraid and tense. It might take a few weeks for them to work. Talking to a specially trained doctor or counselor also helps many people with PTSD. This is called talk therapy." -- National Institute of Mental Health. (Subject(s): Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- My Word's Worth: America in 9 Innings
- This is a re-publication of an article from the column of Marylaine Block and is dated April 1996. In concerns her thoughts on the books written by America's favorite past time (to quote a scribe). Now the MLB season has begun, you might want to expand your reading habits to include a sport's story or two and here are a few suggestions from a librarian. (Subject(s): Books--Reviews)
 Obituaries - New York Times
- The Times is noted for the length and breadth of its articles published upon the death of a notable person. This database contains data from, at least, 1945 and contains both text and photos for each article. BE AWARE, some of the information published here requires registration prior to viewing said report. The good news is that registration is FREE! (Subject(s): Obituaries)
- National Archives - Pictures of the Revolutionary War
- "The selected pictures listed below are among the audiovisual holdings of the National Archives that relate to the American Revolution. They are photographic copies of works of art. The dates and mediums of the originals and the names of the artists are given wherever it has been possible to determine them. At the end of this leaflet, there are instructions for ordering complete sets of slides for all photographs listed in the Select Audiovisual Records leaflets. To order individual prints, negatives. or slides, write to the Still Picture Branch (NNSP) for current price lists. Many pictures related to the American Revolution are not listed in this leaflet. Separate inquiries about them should be as specific as possible listing names, dates, places, events, and other details. Charlotte A. Palmer researched, selected, and arranged the material for this publication." (Subject(s): United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictures)
- Recalls.gov
- ""Americans demand top-quality service from the private sector. They should get the same top-quality service from their government." -- President George W. Bush.
President Bush has asked all federal agencies to streamline communications with the public and improve interagency information sharing in order to enhance public security. Therefore, to provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls." (Subject(s): Consumers)
- Red Gold Rush: The Copper Theft Epidemic
- "Copper has never been more valuable, or more stolen. Inside the metal theft epidemic and CSOs' struggle to contain the problem." This is the subtitle to an in-depth report published (2/1/2008) by CSO Online and written by Scott Berinato. It discusses the very real problem (Subject(s): Copper & Crime)
 SelecTree: a Tree Selection Guide
- "SelecTree, maintained by the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, is an interactive program designed to match specific tree species to particular sites based on compatible characteristics. SelecTree presently searches a database of 1,481 trees and provides 49 selection criteria to choose from. Lists of trees generated by SelecTree should be viewed as a guide, not as the final authority in a tree search." (Subject(s): Trees)
- Student Resources: Financial Aid
- This index has been created by the Saint Ambrose University Library as part of their Best Information on the Net Web Directory. Their index contains links to most of the most important site on the Net containing information on getting scholarship money in the hands of prospective students. (Subject(s): Student Aid)
- Terahertz Telescope Unveils a New Molecular Universe
- "Terahertz astronomy is the science of receiving and analyzing waves of radiation from space emitted by molecules at frequencies of more than 1 trillion hertz. Such signals have frequencies roughly 10,000 times faster than signals broadcast by an FM radio station. The universe is filled with clouds of gas composed of different types of molecules, each of which radiates energy at a different frequency. By measuring the strength of terahertz signals coming from a cosmic cloud at the known frequency for, say, carbon monoxide, terahertz astronomers can determine the amount of carbon monoxide in the cloud. They can also measure where inside the cloud these molecules are congregating and how fast they are moving. Terahertz astronomy holds great potential for new discoveries in interstellar chemistry and star formation." Although originally written 3 years ago by Christine Pulliam, this article as published by the Inside Smithsonian Research newsletter helps a neophyte understand the exiting possibilities of this newest form of viewing device. For more info on T-Rays, read this article as published in 2006 by LiveScience which provides help understanding the medical possibilities of the rays: Shadowy T-rays: Hunting Tumors and Exploring the Universe. (Subject(s): T-Rays)
- U.S. Treasury - Blueprint for a Modernized Regulatory Structure
- This is the Executive Branch's (specifically the U.S. Department of the Treasury's) response to the recent failure of various investment banks and the collapse of many securities' firms. "The Administration is committed to maintaining America’s leading role in the global capital markets through the Treasury Department’s capital markets competitiveness action plan. As part of this plan, Treasury is working to prepare a blueprint that seeks a rationalized regulatory structure that can adapt to the dynamic U.S. marketplace while improving oversight. Treasury believes it is important to continue to evaluate our regulatory structure to consider ways to improve efficiency, reduce overlap, strengthen consumer and investor protection, and ensure that financial institutions have the ability to keep pace with evolving markets. The Department's review of the financial regulatory structure will focus on all types of financial institutions: commercial banks and other insured depository institutions, insurance companies, securities firms, futures firms, and other types of financial intermediaries." (Subject(s): Banks--Regulations)
 Online NewsHour: Water Recycling
- This Website reports on the efforts in California and elsewhere to find a way to regenerate water tables and recycle waste water: "Californians Take Lead in Turning Wastewater Into Tap Water (March 24, 2008). In Orange County, Calif., a new water treatment plant sends highly-treated wastewater back into the groundwater supply to serve as drinking water. In the city of San Diego, however, a similar plan has faced public opposition. Jeffrey Kaye reports on the ongoing debate over "toilet-to-tap" wastewater reuse." You can listen and view the entire broadcast of the report and listen to a forum with experts answering questions about water recycling and see a slideshow on a California Water Reuse Plant. (Subject(s): Recycling (Water)--California)
- You Shall Tell Your Children: the Passover Haggadah in the Yale University Library Collections
- "A handwritten illuminated Passover Haggadah from 18th century Germany, a beautiful facsimile of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah (originally from 13th century Spain), and the facsimile of one of the most ornate and intricate modern illuminated manuscript Haggadot--calligraphy and decorations by David Moss--are just some of the items that are on display in this on-line exhibit of the Passover Haggadah from the Yale University collections. The exhibit includes Haggadot from both the Sterling Memorial Library and Beinecke Library collections. Among them are facsimiles of some of the most famous illustrated Haggadot from the middle ages and a selection of modern Haggadot reflecting current Jewish events and perspectives. The Haggadah--a compilation of biblical passages, prayers, hymns, and rabbinic literature--was probably assembled sometime during the Second Temple period in Palestine and was meant to be read during the Passover Seder, a ceremony held in Jewish homes to commemorate the Israelite redemption from Egypt in biblical times. The earliest extant version, however, appeared in a 10th century prayerbook in Babylonia." (Subject(s): Passover Haggadah)
- Zalophus Californianus (California Sea Lion)
- "Zalophus californianus are found along the shore from California to Mexico including Baja and Tres Marias Islands, in the Galapagos Islands and in the southern Sea of Japan (Scheffer, 1958). The populations in each area do not interact with other populations (Scheffer, 1958) and therefore are considered subspecies. California sea lions tend to seasonally migrate long distances (Riedman, 1990). Males usually migrate north to British Columbia after the breeding season (Mate, 1978)." This site provides text and pictures for one of California's noisiest seaside and harbor creatures. The description of the Sea Lion here is but one of many Animalia residing in the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web online database. "Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan." (Subject(s): Sea Lions)
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