El Dorado County Library's What's New on the Internet for the Week of April 20th, 2009

What's Hot on the Internet This Week
Week of April 20th, 2009
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Public Knows Basic Facts About Financial Crisis

"The latest Pew Research Center News IQ survey [dated 4/2/2009] finds the American public reasonably well-informed about a number of basic facts pertaining to the current economic situation. Fully 83% know that the government assistance to banks and other financial institutions is aimed at getting them to lend more money, not less money. Roughly seven-in-ten (71%) correctly identify China as the foreign country holding the most U.S. government debt... Notably, more Americans know the current unemployment rate than the current level of the Dow Jones Industrial Average: 53% correctly estimated the unemployment rate at about 8% (the rate was 8.1% in February, but is projected to rise to 8.5% in March)... These are the principal findings of the latest News IQ survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted March 26-29, in which 1,003 adults were asked a series of 12 multiple choice questions about events and people in the news. Respondents answered an average of 7.4 questions correctly. Seven of the survey questions were related to the economy, and respondents answered an average of four of these seven questions correctly." Read the complete report on that survey here. (Subject(s): Public Opinion)

Al Capone Museum: "The Al Capone Museum is the most comprehensive, historical journey on Al Capone and Chicago during the nineteen 20's and 30's. The Al Capone Museum will take you back to Chicago during the Roaring Twenties, a pictorial journey back in time, including information on the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the Southside Gang, the Northside Gang, the Lexington Hotel, Al Capone, Johnny Torrio, Frankie Yale, Frank Nitti, Jim Colosimo, Hymie Weiss, Dean O'Banion, Bugs Moran, Jack Zuta, Joe E. Lewis, Alcatraz, and much more." (Subject(s): Capone, Al, 1899-1947)
Albumen Photographs: History, Science, and Preservation: "Presenting the art and science of albumen printing, this site brings together 19th Century technical instruction, contemporary research, an online forum for conservation treatment and a wealth of images. This unique resource is dedicated to those who value the application of technology to the creative process of image making." (Subject(s): Photography, Albumen--History)
The Ancient Library: This site bills itself as "The complete classics bookshelf on the web." It contains online text for several important dictionaries for Greek and Roman history and myths, including the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, a scanned version of a "three-volume, 3,700-page ocean of Greek and Roman historical, literary and mythological figures." (Subject(s): Mythology)
Art Movements: This is an alphabetical index to the various art movements that occurred over the centuries. It lists such trends as Abstract Expressionism, Impressionism and Symbolism. For each entry in the list a brief description of the movements' aims is presented. This site also provides information about many of the artists listed as part of each of those movements. (Subject(s): Art--History)
Art Renewal Center: "WELCOME. You have just entered the largest on-line Museum on the internet. A work in progress, steadily expanding with thousands of high quality images of the greatest paintings and sculpture in history, the Art Renewal Center is building an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field." (Subject(s): Art)
NOVA | The Big Energy Gamble | PBS: "As he takes office on January 20, 2009, President Obama must deliver on an ambitious campaign pledge to fight global warming. He need look no farther than California, where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is already leading the way with a dramatic and controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency. In this program, NOVA explores the pros and cons of California's bold approach, which could be adopted nationwide during the Obama administration. To examine the California initiative, NOVA conducts in-depth interviews with Governor Schwarzenegger, skeptics and supporters of the plan, and ordinary citizens and businesspeople whose lives will change significantly when the new regulations take effect. (Hear more of the interviews with Governor Schwarzenegger, policy critic Marlo Lewis, journalist Vijay Vaitheeswaran, and the presumptive future U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.)" (Subject(s): Energy Conservation & Green Movement)
FRONTLINE | Black Money | PBS: This is a companion Website for a program that appeared on the PBS program FRONTLINE: "Correspondent Lowell Bergman investigates international bribery. It’s a trillion dollars a year, with corporations on one side, heads of state on the other. And it thrives in an invisible world." (Subject(s): Criminal Law)
California Missions Resource Center: "The California Mission Resource Center is your comprehensive guide to discovering the history behind the missions and the people who founded and shaped the character of California." It includes a gallery of pictures and drawings of various California Missions as well as "a collection of interesting and historical stories from early California and the California Missions." (Subject(s): Missions--California--History)
The Changing Face of Southern California: a History in Postcards: "Werner von Boltenstern was born in Berlin, Germany in 1904. He emigrated (sic) to the United States in 1947 and settled in Los Angeles where he pursued a career as a free-lance photographer. His profession apparently sparked his interest in postcards and postcard collecting. Von Boltenstern amassed a huge personal collection which he donated to Loyola University in 1967. He continued to add to this collection until his death in 1978. Since then LMU's holdings have continued to grow through donations and currently contain an estimated one million cards. The Werner von Boltenstern postcard collection is one of the largest publicly-accessible collections in the United States." This Website presents "Selections from the Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection and other postcard collections of the Department of Archives and Special Collections." This is "an online exhibit from the Department of Archives & Special Collections at Loyola Marymount University." (Subject(s): California, Southern--History--Photographs)
Deena Stryker Photographs, 1963-1964 and Undated: "The Deena Stryker Photographs collection dates from July 1963 to July 1964 and contains photographs and related materials from Stryker's two working trips to Cuba. It was during her second trip to the island from December 1963 to July 1964 that she interviewed and photographed Fidel and Raúl Castro as well as other major figures in the Cuban Revolution, including Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Celia Sánchez, and René Vallejo. In addition to images of key members of the Castro government at work and relaxing, the collection documents everyday life in Havana and in rural Cuba, focusing on farms, development projects, and schools. Alberto Korda processed all of Stryker's original 35mm negatives in Cuba creating contact sheets and a few small prints. However only the 35mm negatives have been digitized to date." (Subject(s): Cuba--History--Photographs & Stryker, Deena)
eHow | How to Do Just About Everything!: "What would you like to do? Tie a tie? Kiss on a date? Lose weight? Negotiate a raise? Win Every Time in Monopoly? The eHow™ database of over 500,000 articles and videos can help you. It's the world's most popular place to find clear instructions on how to do just about everything. Every month, over 26 million people visit our site. We have more than 300,000 articles that are professionally written with clear and concise directions on how to do things. We also have a rapidly growing library of articles created by eHow's members. We love sharing our knowledge with the world and have created a platform for you to share your knowledge with others. We invite you to become an eHow member, where you'll be able to comment on articles and interact with other members through a robust set of social networking tools. You can even write your own How To articles with our easy-to-use publishing tools that let you express your knowledge through text, images, and video." (Subject(s): Instructional Aids & Instructional Films)
EServer.org: Accessible Writing: "The EServer is an arts and humanities e-publishing co-op based at Iowa State University where hundreds of writers, editors and scholars gather to publish over 35,000 works free of charge." "The EServer (founded in 1990 at Carnegie Mellon as the English Server), attempts to provide an alternative niche for quality work, particularly writings in the arts and humanities. Now based at Iowa State University, we offer fifty collections on such diverse topics as art, architecture, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, and current social issues." (Subject(s): Electronic Books)
FinancialStability.gov: "Today, our nation faces a severe financial crisis. It is a crisis of confidence, of capital, of credit and of consumer and business demand. Rather than providing the credit that allows new ideas to flourish into new jobs, or families to afford homes and autos, we have seen banks and other sources of credit freeze up – contributing to and potentially accelerating what already threatens to be a serious recession. Our Financial Stability Plan will help ensure that businesses with good ideas have the credit to grow and expand, and working families can get the affordable loans they need to meet their economic needs and power an economic recovery. To address the financial crisis, the Financial Stability plan is designed to attack our credit crisis on all fronts with our full arsenal of financial tools and the resources commensurate to the depth of the problem. To be successful, we must address the uncertainty, troubled assets and capital constraints of our financial institutions as well as the frozen secondary markets that have been the source of a significant portion of our lending for everything from small business loans to auto loans." (Subject(s): Economics--United States)
Sunset Magazine | Garden: "Sunset is the authority on gardening, recognized by nurseries and expert gardeners everywhere. From design to planting to maintenance, we show 1.5 million readers every month how to do it right." Their site includes a Plant Finder section, special areas for Flowers and Plants and Vegetables and Fruits, plus basic information on Landscaping and Design. Additionally, you can use their Plant Finder and their Climate Zone map to zero-in on the correct plant for your particular area. Climate Zones are available from their map for the breadth of the U.S. (Subject(s): Gardening)
Get2Human: "The GetHuman™ movement was created from the voices of millions of consumers who want to be treated with dignity when they contact an enterprise for customer support. Our goal is to convince enterprises that providing high quality customer service and having satisfied customers costs much less than providing low quality customer service and having unsatisfied customers." This particular page provides consumers with 800 numbers and instructions for more that 400 major vendors allowing you to get to a human, rather than an automated answering service. (Subject(s): Phone Books)
Getting Through Tough Economic Times: "This guide provides practical advice on how to deal with the effects financial difficulties can have on your physical and mental health -- it covers: * Possible health risks * Warning signs * Managing stress * Getting help * Suicide warning signs [and] * Other steps you can take." This guide has been prepared by the professionals at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (Subject(s): Health)
UNL Digital Collections | Government Comics Collection: Who knew? To make some of their programs more easily understood, especially by kids, the U.S. Government created a whole series of comic books detailing various programs and projects the Feds were involved in. Thus, you had a book on the "Adventures on Santa Maria" and the "Adventures of the Garbage Gremlin." Now you can read these famous books online. All are available in the Portable Document Format (.pdf) and are made available as part of their larger collection from the UNL Digital Collections (Note that access to many of documents in this Digital Collection are limited to the Campus network.) (NOTE: The comic books available here are saved in the Portable Document format (.pdf) and requires that you download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader to view the pictures and text.) (Subject(s): Cartoons and Comics--History)
ALA |Great Web Sites for Kids: This Web index has been prepared by Librarians and teachers for the American Library Association to try to help parents and kids find reliable and trustworthy Internet information. Each site listed here has been vetted by a rigorous set of rules. You can find their evaluation rules and methods for the links listed here at Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria. (Subject(s): Searching--Best Web Indexes)
Guardian.com | Books: This is the online book review section of the famous British newspaper where you can find ""News, reviews, features, author interviews, images, podcasts, audio and video on the Books site of guardian.co.uk." (Subject(s): Books--Reviews)
Historic Pictures of the Smithsonian Institution: "Welcome to the Smithsonian of yesterday. This site will take you on a visual tour of the Smithsonian Institution from its founding to today, from the museums on the Mall in Washington, D.C., to museums in New York City, astrophysical observatories in Massachusetts and Arizona, a tropical biology station in Panama, a marine biology station in Florida, to an environmental research center on the Chesapeake Bay. These images will give you a look "behind the scenes" at the Institution and a look back at its past... All of these images come from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The SIA contains all of the records of the history of the Institution from its founding." On a lighter note, the history of the famous Institution is also recorded in a series of postcards and you can find the site which features these notes here: Greetings from the Smithsonian - A Postcard History of the Smithsonian Institution (Subject(s): Smithsonian Institution--History--Photographs)
Horn of Africa Piracy: This informational site has been placed on the Web by the U.S. Maritime Administration: "As an industry facilitator to meet security challenges, one of the roles of the Maritime Administration is to provide useful information to both the private and public sectors in the event of a transportation crisis. Piracy off the coast of Somalia escalated in 2008 causing a significant disruption to the Marine Transportation System (MTS), as well as endangering the life of merchant mariners. As part of the Maritime Administration action plan for addressing piracy off the Horn of Africa, pertinent information is consolidated on this site for easy access to current status and advice to counter-piracy and armed robbery. The information is intended to assist ship owners, operators, and other maritime industry representatives to be prepared to prevent seajackings." (Subject(s): Pirates--Africa)

How to Defrag Your Hard Drive

This page is part of the How Stuff Works Website. It was written by Peter May: "A computer has very few moving parts to wear down, break down or slow down. The obvious exception is the hard drive. It has many moving parts that must operate at near perfection to fetch and store data efficiently. This fact makes the hard drive the prime suspect when processes seem to be lagging. If the hard drive takes too long to provide the data a program needs, processing speed can quickly change from instant to "hurry up and wait" status. So what do you do about it? Disk defragmentation has long been the go-to cure for a sluggish computer... In this article, we'll explore the defragmentation process to learn what it is, how it works and the potential benefits. We'll also explore advances in hard drive and operating system technologies and how they affect the defragmentation process." Of course, with all this talk about hard drives (why aren't they soft?") and how they operate, it might be good to know exactly How Hard Disks Work (Subject(s): Computers)

HGTV | Landscaping Ideas: "Need expert landscaping and gardening advice? Visit HGTV.com for tips and how-to information about gardening, landscape design, lawn care and more." There are articles, advice and how-to videos here to help you with all your backyard problems. (Subject(s): Gardening & Landscaping)
National Geographic Kids: This special Website from National Geographic and focuses on kids. It "Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links." It combines videos with activities, games and stories. (Subject(s): Kids--Fun)
NetLingo The Internet Dictionary: "This site contains thousands of definitions about computers, the Internet, and the online world of business, technology & communication :-) A popular online dictionary it includes one of the largest collections of text messaging, acronyms and smileys!" "Research now proves that technology continues to proliferate... there's new software, new hardware, new technologies, new websites, new online services, and new lingo created literally every day. If you're a professional who feels like you're on information overload or a parent who wants to keep up with what your kids are talking about, NetLingo can help you!" (Subject(s): Computers--Dictionaries & Internet--Dictionaries)
BBC | News| North Korea: Secretive State: Background information, news, analysis and detailed descriptions about North Korea can be found at this site for the British Broadcasting System (BBC). In addition, there are feature stories, commentaries and views, pictures and video for and about the country available here. (Subject(s): North Korea--News)
The Organic Center: This organization has been formed "To generate credible, peer reviewed scientific information and communicate the verifiable benefits of organic farming and products to society." One of their most recent publications (March 2009) details their commitment: "That First Step -- Organic Food and a Healthier Future," A Critical Issue Report . (NOTE: This and other reports available here are saved in the Portable Document format (.pdf) and requires that you download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader to view the pictures and text.) (Subject(s): Organic Farming)
Postcards of Motels and Roadside Attractions, 1930-1960: "This collection contains nearly 130 postcards of various roadside attractions. Although the "Golden Age" of the American postcard craze was in the early twentieth century, the era of 1930s through the 1950s, with its brightly colored "linen" cards, is a rich one for images of roadside America. Whether they were businessmen, travelers passing through, or vacationers, Americans bought postcards of the motels and restaurants they patronized as souvenirs, or mailed them to kin to demonstrate their location, talk about their travels, or inform them of an impending arrival. Postcards listed amenities such as private baths, electric fans, and even particular mattress brands, and noted American Automobile Association (AAA) affiliation." This collection has been digitized and placed online by the Hagley Digital Archives, which contains many other collections on display, including postcards, photographs, trade catalogs and programs and pamphlets. (Subject(s): United States--History)
PPIC: Map Room: "The map room houses both interactive and static California maps, generated by PPIC researchers. Topics range from demography to housing to the environment and beyond. Interactive maps are presented in Flash 9 – you can download Flash player here." PPIC stands for the Public Policy Institute of California and they also supply various surveys on a variety of topics (such as Housing, Political Participation and Public Finance) and these reports are available at their Data Depot. (Subject(s): Public Opinion)
Roadside Architecture: This site is a one-woman show but with an incredible number of photos that belie single authorship. The photos are of buildings, theaters, carousels, highways and landmarks, spanning the whole of the U.S. Check out the section with commercial signs from all parts of the country and the ones with photos of various buildings built in the Art-Deco style. The photos are clean, clear and, at least for the signs and buildings I'm familiar with (, color-true. (Subject(s): United States--Architecture--Photographs)
Shakespeare High: "Greetings Students! Welcome to the Shakespeare High Classroom! The classroom is dedicated to helping you learn about and enjoy Shakespeare's works. It is my hope that this area will help you find the resources you need to further your understanding of the plays and Elizabethan England. Although this site is NOT about finding quick fixes to homework problems, it will help guide you on your own journey to understanding." (Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616)
Smart Conversion: "We are happy to announce the 3rd. version of SmartConversion. Now with more than 160,000 units (around 900 base units and more than 150,000 corresponding derived units)." "SmartConversion offers free online conversion of various units of measurement, such as Area, Color, Data, Density, Energy, Force, Length, Mass, Power, Pressure, Speed, Temperature, Time, Volume, prefix." (Subject(s): Conversion Tables)
Song of the Vine: A History of Wine: "Cornell University Library celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Eastern Wine and Grape Archive (EWGA) with an exhibition devoted to the story of wine making. Formed in 1998 as a cooperative venture between Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, and the Frank A. Lee Library at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York, the archive was established to preserve the records of grape growers, wine makers, and associated industry participants... “Song of the Vine: A History of Wine” offers an overview of the art and science of wine making through rare books, photographs, documents, and artifacts. Archival materials document the history of wine in the Finger Lakes region, the development of the wine industry on the East Coast, and the role of Cornell University’s Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. as a world leader in the fields of viticulture and enology. Cornell University is currently the only institution with an ongoing defined program to document the history of the production and consumption of wine in the United States." (Subject(s): Wine and Wine Making)
A Special Report on the Sea: Troubled Waters: (Dec 30th 2008, from The Economist print edition: "HUMAN beings no longer thrive under the water from which their ancestors emerged, but their relationship with the sea remains close. Over half the world’s people live within 100 kilometres (62 miles) of the coast; a tenth are within 10km... On land at least, the sea delights the senses and excites the imagination. The sight and smell of the sea inspire courage and adventure, fear and romance. Though the waves may be rippling or mountainous, the waters angry or calm, the ocean itself is eternal. Its moods pass. Its tides keep to a rhythm. It is unchanging... Or so it has long seemed. Appearances deceive, though. Large parts of the sea may indeed remain unchanged, but in others, especially in the surface and coastal waters where 90% of marine life is to be found, the impact of man’s activities is increasingly plain." This report details the wholesale changes taking place in the oceans and our seas. (Subject(s): Ocean)
Stage Costume: The Art and Science of Designing and Making Stage Costumes: This is a Web exhibit from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A): "Among the Theatre Collection’s treasures are over 3,500 stage costumes and accessories - ranging from complete outfits to individual headdresses. All are a tribute to the creativity and skills of designers and costume makers from the mid 18th century to today, in every kind of live performance - drama, opera, dance, musicals, pantomime, rock and pop, music hall, cabaret, circus. This feature celebrates the imagination, knowledge, skill and ingenuity of the designers, and the makers who translate their two-dimensional designs into three-dimensional forms... In this resource we look at how stage costumes are created, constructed and performed in, with details and examples of items from our collections." (Subject(s): Costume--History)
Stateline.org: "Daily online publication of The Pew Center on the States features news and features about politics and social policy, focusing on state government." "Stateline.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan online news site that practices journalism in the public interest by reporting on emerging trends and issues in state policy and politics. Each weekday, Stateline.org’s staff of professional journalists chronicles the top developments in all 50 states. We then connect the dots through our original reporting and graphics to spot and analyze developments of national significance taking shape in the states. Our goal is to enlighten public debate on topics of importance at the state level, including health care, taxes, immigration, social policy, education, energy, environment, criminal justice, transportation and elections." (Subject(s): State Governments--United States)
Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art: "Welcome to the Theoi Project, a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion... The site now contains more than 1,500 pages profiling the Greek gods and other characters from Greek mythology and 1,200 full sized pictures." (Subject(s): Mythology, Greek)
The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860–1989: This is the companion Website for an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from January 30 to April 19, 2009: "This exhibition traces how Asian art, literature, and philosophy were transmitted and transformed within American cultural and intellectual currents, influencing the articulation of new visual and conceptual languages. It explores how American art evolved through a process of appropriation and integration of Asian sources that developed from the 1860s through the 1980s, when globalization came to eclipse earlier, more deliberate modes of cultural transmission and reception. While Europe has long been recognized as the font of mainstream American art movements, the exhibition explores an alternative lineage of creative culture that is aligned with America's Pacific vista—Asia." (Subject(s): Art--United States)
Tokens and Treasures: Gifts to Twelve Presidents: "As the highest representative of the people and government, the President accepts gifts on behalf of the United States of America. The phenomenon, as old as the Presidency itself, grows with each administration: Today a President may receive 15,000 gifts a year. They come from every state in the nation and every country in the world. Gifts from foreign leaders continue a rich diplomatic tradition of exchange between heads of state; those from citizens, both Americans and others, symbolize an inherently democratic exercise - ordinary people freely addressing, in every manner and form, the President of the United States." The exhibition "Tokens and Treasures, Gifts to Twelve Presidents" was displayed in the Circular Gallery of the National Archives, March 22, 1996 through February 2, 1997. This is the remaining companion Website for that exhibit. (Subject(s): Presidents--United States)
U.S. PIRG: Tax and Budget: "U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. With a strong network of researchers, advocates, organizers and students in state capitols across the country, we take on the special interests on issues, such as product safety, political corruption, prescription drugs and voting rights, where these interests stand in the way of reform and progress." This Webpage is devoted to their discussion of the current tax structure and current budget. They also have sections of their Website devoted to Money and Politics, Voting & Democracy and Media Reform and Internet Freedom... amongst other interests. (Subject(s): Taxation--United States & United States. Budget)
van Gogh's Letters - Unabridged: This searchable database of van Gogh's letters has been produced by the folks at WebExhibits: "The letters' authors are all noted; most are written by Vincent van Gogh and Theo van Gogh. Most translations into English by Vincent's sister Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. Additional translations by Robert Harrison, and others." They are easily browsed using a set of topics listed on this page and they are searchable using the entry box and buttons on this homepage. WebExhibits has several exhibitions available online and you may visit those by using the links on their homepage. (Subject(s): Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890)
With Malice Towards None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition: This is the companion Website for an exhibition at the myLOC Website (Library of Congress) from February 12–May 10, 2009: "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition commemorates the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation’s revered sixteenth president. More than a chronological account of the life of Abraham Lincoln, the exhibition reveals Lincoln the man, whose thoughts, words, and actions were deeply affected by personal experiences and pivotal historic events." (Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865)
World Digital Library: "The World Digital Library will launch on April 21, 2009. The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The objectives of the World Digital Library are to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research." "At the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on October 17, 2007 the Library of Congress, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the National Library of Brazil, the National Library and Archives of Egypt, the National Library of Russia, and the Russian State Library presented a prototype of the future World Digital Library. The prototype features books, manuscripts, maps, films, prints and photographs, and sound recordings contributed by the partner institutions. It functions in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, and includes content in additional languages. Other features include search and browse by place, time, topic, type of item, and contributing institution; a “Memory of” section devoted to in-depth exploration of the culture and history of individual countries; and videos by curators that explain why particular primary source documents are important and what they tell us about a culture." (Subject(s): Digital Libraries)

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies

"In June 2008, the RAND Corporation convened three workshops on policies for mitigating climate change. These workshops brought together representatives of government, industry, advocacy groups, and the research community, who hold different perspectives on what the goals of climate change mitigation policy should be and which strategies should be implemented to achieve them. The workshop series was made possible by a generous grant from the McCormick Foundation. Addressing the interconnection of climate change mitigation policy with the key sectors of energy and transportation will be a major challenge for the United States in the coming years. The competing interests of these groups sometimes hamper progress on this front. Bringing them together enabled them to share different perspectives and to identify some common points of view on such issues as technological innovation; federal, state, and local roles; potential legislative and regulatory solutions; international cooperation; and public engagement. These RAND conference proceedings summarize key issues and discussion topics of the three workshops. This document is not intended to be a transcript of the discussions, and, in deference to our observation of the Chatham House rule,1 it does not quote any participants by name or affiliation. Rather, it organizes the key themes of the workshops by topic—in particular, pointing out areas of agreement as well as disagreement." (NOTE: This report has been saved in the Portable Document format (.pdf) and requires that you download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader to view and print the text.) (Subject(s): Climate Change, Global Warming & United States--Politics and Government)


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