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3. DATABASE RELEASES.

Subjects
*DATABASE evaluation, *BOOKS, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article evaluates various databases and online products released in 2016, including "American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990," from Gale, "The Criminal Justice & Criminology Video Collection," from SAGE Knowledge and "Cancer Biology," from Annual Review.

Published
2016

4. WEBWATCH.

Author

Aycock, Anthony

Subjects
ARCHIVES, ARCHIVISTS, ARCHIVIST associations, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews a number of Web sites relating to archives as of April 1, 2002. Discussion of the mission of archives, including how to find them and operate them; Site of the Society of American Archivists, which is the leading professional organization for archivists in the U.S.; Web site of the National Archives and Records Administration, which features information for and about archivists.

Published
2002

5. WebWatch.

Author

Collins, Boyd R.

Subjects
FINANCE, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews sites on the World Wide Web. The most innovative, authoritative, and professional financial news sites on the as of May 1, 1996; The Wall Street Journal Money & Investing Update; CNNFN: Money Personal Finance Center; USA Today Money Page; Website watchwords including content, authority, organization. search engine, and accessibility.

Published
1996

6. TECHNOLOGY FOR DUMMIES.

Author

Summers, Nick

Subjects
*TECHNOLOGY, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

This article reviews the website CommonCraft.com, which offers a series of short videos featuring paper-cutout animations that explain various technologies, including wikis, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, and phishing.

Published
2009

7. Best Databases.

Author

Cheryl LaGuardia, Bonnie J.M. Swoger

Subjects
*DATABASE evaluation, *SILENT films, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews several academic databases including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Papers from Proquest, Silent Film Online from Alexander Street Press, and Britannica Library from Britannica Digital Learning.

Published
2015

9. Massachusetts Historical Society.

Author

Lupkin, Joshua

Subjects
*PRESIDENTS of the United States, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the web site "Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS)," located at http://www.masshist.org/, which offers the study of personal papers of several U.S. President including Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy, and John Adams.

Published
2017

10. CoinWorld.

Author

Mandell, Phyllis Levy and Minkel, Walter

Subjects
WEBSITES, MONEY, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the CoinWorld Web site of the `Coin World' periodical, which offers a searchable archive of the online version of published articles about coins and paper money.

Published
2001

11. Web Watch.

Author

Bruton, Ben

Subjects
WORLD Wide Web, WEBSITES, ACADEMIC libraries, COMPUTER network resources, HISTORY
Abstract

Reviews several Web sites which provide access to documents relating to United States history. Making of America developed by University of Michigan Libraries and Cornell University Library; Documenting the American South developed by Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Virtual Jamestown developed by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Virginia and the Virginia Center for Digital.

Published
2003

12. WEB WATCH.

Author

DURANT, DAVID M.

Subjects
COLD War, 1945-1991, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews four web sites offering information on the Cold War. CNN Cold War; Cold War Connection; Cold War International History Project; National Security Archive.

Published
2000

13. Screen Refresh.

Subjects
*APPLICATION software, *INTERIOR decoration, *INTERIOR decoration equipment, *MOBILE apps, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article evaluates the application software (apps) used for interior design and home improvement, including the apps known as Roomy, Housepad developed by business founder Michael Bruno and Paper by Fiftythree available for the iPhone.

Published
2015

14. Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) and Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) with Artemis Primary Sources.

Author

SMITH, JORDEN

Subjects
*EIGHTEENTH century, *NINETEENTH century, *HISTORICAL source material, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the two online databases of primary source materials from Gale Cengage Learning entitled "Eighteenth Century Collections Online" (ECCO) and "Nineteenth Century Collections Online" (NCCO), both with Artemis Primary Sources, available at http://gdc.gale.com.

Published
2014

15. IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Subjects
*DATA libraries, *ADVERTISING, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Advertisement: With two great options designed to meet the needs - and budget - of every member, the IEEE Member Digital Library provides full-text access to any IEEE journal article or conference paper in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Simply choose the subscription that's right for you. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2014
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16. Collections released individually in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Author

SMITH, JORDEN

Subjects
*HISTORY, *COMPUTER network resources, *POPULAR culture, *HISTORY of popular culture
Abstract

The article reviews the online database entitled "Victorian Popular Culture" produced by Adam Matthew Digital, available at http://www.amdigital.co.uk/m-collections/collection/victorian-popular-culture/.

Published
2013

17. Scitopia.org.

Subjects
*DIGITAL resources for science, *TECHNOLOGY, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the web site Scitopia.org related to science and technology research papers, founded by several organizations including Acoustical Society of America, America Geophysical Union, and American Institute of Physics.

Published
2012
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18. PROQUEST® CIVIL WAR ERA.

Author

LaGuardia, Cheryl

Subjects
WEBSITES, CIVIL war, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the Proquest® Civil War Era website.

Published
2007

19. Theatre Sources Dot Com (Book).

Author

Ewald, Laura A.

Subjects
PERFORMING arts, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Theatre Sources Dot Com: A Complete Guide to Online Theatre and Dance Resources,' by Louis E. Catron.

Published
2001

20. Tools for Tackling Plagiarism.

Author

BYRNE, RICHARD

Subjects
*PLAGIARISM, *COMPOSITION (Language arts), *SCHOOL reports, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews a number of websites that could help teachers to detect plagiarism in their students' work, including the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), located at owl.english.purdue.edu/owl, Paper Rater, at www.paperrater.com, and PlagiarismChecker.com.

Published
2011

21. Josh Charles.

Author

Kwak, Sarah

Subjects
*SPORTS, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the web site for the Baltimore, Maryland sports paper PressBox, located at pressboxonline.com.

Published
2009

22. Online Ordering: Making Its Mark.

Author

Heller, Anne and Lorenzen, Elizabeth

Subjects
LIBRARY acquisitions, BOOKSELLERS & bookselling, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews several Internet library vendors. How librarians are purchasing books for libraries online; Ingram's iPage; Baker & Taylor's TitleSource II; Brodart's Bibz.com; Blackwell's Collection Manager; Yankee Book Peddler's GOBI; Features of each; Searching capabilities; Ordering. INSET: Wholesalers Have Their Say.

Published
1999

23. The National Museum of American Art.

Author

Collins, Boyd R.

Subjects
ART, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the website, The National Museum of American Art. Why this site is refreshing and demonstrates the potential of the web for art; Its weakness.

Published
1996

24. On the Web.

Subjects
WEBSITES, EDUCATION, HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews several web sites about the Holocaust including "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: For Teachers", "A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust", and "Holocaust Denial: An Online Guide to Exposing and Combating Anti-Semitic Propaganda".

Published
2007

25. Magazines, Travel and Middlebrow Culture in Canada, 1925-1960.

Author

IMES, ROBERT

Subjects
*CANADIAN history, *CANADIAN periodicals, *TWENTIETH century, *COMPUTER network resources, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article reviews the website entitled "Magazines, Travel and Middlebrow Culture in Canada, 1925–1960," jointly created by the University of Strathclyde and The Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory/ Le Collaboratoire scientifique des écrits du Canada, available at http://www.middlebrowcanada.org/.

Published
2013
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26. Indiana University Digital Library Program.

Author

HART, CEILIDH

Subjects
*WOMEN authors, *19TH century English literature, *19TH century American literature, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the web site entitled "Victorian Women Writers Project" from the Indiana University Digital Library Program available at www.dlib.indianan.edu/collections/vwwp/.

Published
2013
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27. WEBWATCH.

Author

Badger, Terri Ellen

Subjects
TERRORISM, BIOTERRORISM, SCIENTISTS, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources, SOCIETIES
Abstract

Reviews a number of Web sites with information about terrorism. Response to Terrorism page of the United States Department of State's International Information Programs Web site; Web site from the St. Louis University School of Public Health's Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections; Site of the Federation of American Scientists; More.

Published
2001

28. DATABASE & DISC REVIEWS.

Author

Tallent, Ed, Macfarlane, Carrie, LaGuardia, Cheryl, Connolly, Bruce, Kautzman, Amy M., Larsgaard, Mary Lynette, and Voogd, Jan

Subjects
CD-ROMs, COMPUTER network resources, NONBOOK materials
Abstract

Reviews Web-based databases and CD-ROMS. Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive; ESL Instant Immersion English; Eurock: The Golden Age; The Map; Maptech Terrain Navigator; United Nations Treaty Collection Online.

Published
2001

29. WEBWATCH.

Author

Barnes, Laura L.

Subjects
WASTE management, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews three web sites concerned with environmental issues. Site of the Natural Resources Defense Council which provides waste information; The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste page; Global perspective on waste problems at the World Resources Institute site.

Published
2001

31. Origami Sites Show How to Fold Them.

Author

Cohen, Joyce

Subjects
*ORIGAMI, *WEBSITES, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews Joseph Wu's Origami Page, an online source of information on origami, the art of paper folding. Features of the site; Factors to which the Web site's prominence is attributed; Other origami sites.

Published
1999

32. Web Site Review: AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.

Author

Husted, Susie

Subjects
WEBSITES, AFRICAN American history, SLAVERY in the United States, COMPUTER network resources, HISTORY
Abstract

Reviews several Web sites on African-American history. `Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery,' produced by WGBH Interactive; `Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web'; `National Geographic Online Presents: The Underground Railroad.'

Published
2000

33. Billboard Launches Biz Site.

Subjects
WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources, WORLD Wide Web
Abstract

Reviews the Web site billboard.biz by the Billboard Information Group.

Published
2004

34. The Galileo Project.

Author

Mandell, Phyllis Levy, Minkel, Walter, and Williams, Bina

Subjects
WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources, ACADEMIC libraries, LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Abstract

Reviews the Web site The Galileo Project, a collaboration between the library and the history and science departments at Rice University in Ho uston, Texas.

Published
2004

35. Secrets of Making Money.

Author

Williams, Bina, Mandell, Phyllis Levy, and Minkel, Walter

Subjects
WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources, SAVINGS, PERSONAL finance
Abstract

Reviews the Web site Public Broadcasting System.

Published
2003

36. Introducing IEEE Collabratec.

Subjects
*ENGINEERS, *VIRTUAL communities, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article offers information on the IEEE Collabratec, a networking and collaboration site introduced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to allow its members, researchers, and technology professionals to network and collaborate on their fields of interest.

Published
2017
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37. Grades 9-12.

Subjects
BOOKS -- Reviews, NONFICTION, FILM reviewing, EDUCATIONAL films, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews several books, multimedia products and websites including "Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural and Economic History," edited by James Ciment, "Franklin Roosevelt and World War II," a film with narration by Morgan Freeman and the history of eating utensils web site, from the California Academy of Science. INSETS: VIRTUAL JAMESTOWN;THE DEBATE HEATS UP;SUSTAINING OUR PLANET FOR GENERATIONS TO COME;BEHIND THE WHEEL

Published
2007

38. Kindergarten-Grade 3.

Subjects
BOOKS -- Reviews, NONFICTION, FILM reviewing, EDUCATIONAL films, WEBSITES, MONEY, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews several books, multimedia products and web sites including "Night Boat to Freedom," written by Margot Theis Raven and illustrated by E. B. Lewis, "Kid Cam: Important People in My Community," on video or DVD produced by Mythic Productions and McIntyre Media and a website about the history and use of money found at arcytech.org/java/money/. INSETS: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE;LOOK LISTEN AND IMAGINE;A PICTURE IS WORHT A THOUSAND WORDS.

Published
2007

39. Introducing IEEE Collabratec.

Subjects
*TECHNOLOGY, *ONLINE social networks, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

The article reviews the web site of global association of engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Collabratec, located at ieeecollabratec.org which is an online networking and collaboration site for technology professionals across the globe.

Published
2016
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40. Web Site Review: PREHISTORIC HUMANS.

Author

Mandell, Phyllis Levy, Minkel, Walter, and Husted, Susie

Subjects
STONE Age, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the Web site In the Stone Ages: Back to Prehistoric Roots.

Published
2002

41. Web Site Review: MICROSCOPES & MICROBES.

Author

Partch, Jackie, Mandell, Phyllis Levy, and Minkel, Walter

Subjects
WEBSITES, SCIENCE, SCANNING electron microscopy, SCIENCE museums, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the Scanning Electron Microscope Web site of the Museum of Science, Boston. Features of the site, which offers information on the operation of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and classroom experiments.

Published
2002

42. Web Site Review: POLAR REGIONS.

Author

Husted, Susie, Mandell, Phyllis Levy, and Minkel, Walter

Subjects
GLACIERS, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews a Web site on glaciers from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Information on the site which can be used by students; Features which include information on Antarctica and glaciers; Use of photographs, graphics, and maps on the site.

Published
2002

43. Authors4Teens.com.

Author

Grabarek, Daryl, Minkel, Walter, and Marshall, Carol

Subjects
YOUNG adult literature, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the Web site Authors4Teens.com which is about young adult literature.

Published
2001

45. Government Information Online: Tools for Democracy.

Author

Golderman, Gail and Connolly, Bruce

Subjects
POLITICAL science, UNITED States politics & government, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews several online resources on U.S. politics and government. CQ Electronic Library from the CQ Press unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc.; Government Periodicals Universe from LexisNexis company; SIRS Government Reporter and Interactive Citizenship from SIRS Publishing Inc. INSET: Other sources.

Published
2002

46. WEBWATCH.

Author

Durant, David

Subjects
ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993-, WEBSITES, COMPUTER network resources, INFORMATION resources
Abstract

Reviews web sites that offer information on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Britannica.com--Primer on the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Palestine Ministry of Information; Middle East Network Information Center; More.

Published
2001

47. Brains on call.

Author

Holmes, Todd C.

Subjects
ELECTRONIC publishing, NEUROSCIENCES, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Reviews the electronic scientific journal `Neuroscience-Net,' edited by John E. Johnson.

Published
1998
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48. Taking In the Sites.

Subjects
OCEANOGRAPHY, INTERNET, MARINE biology, SCIENCE, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

Presents several Internet sites related to marine biology and oceanography. OceanLink, based in British Columbia; Marine Biology Learning Center; Marine and Environmental Education and Research, Inc.

Published
1999

49. Introducing IEEE Collabratec.

Subjects
*ELECTRONICS engineers, *ELECTRICAL engineering, *COMPUTER network resources
Abstract

IEEE Collabratec is a new, integrated online community where IEEE members, researchers, authors, and technology professionals with similar fields of interest can network and collaborate, as well as create and manage content. Featuring a suite of powerful online networking and collaboration tools, IEEE Collabratec allows you to connect according to geographic location, technical interests, or career pursuits. You can also create and share a professional identity that showcases key accomplishments and participate in groups focused around mutual interests, actively learning from and contributing to knowledgeable communities. All in one place! Learn about IEEE Collabratec at ieeecollabratec.org. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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50. Web Watch.

Author

Durant, David M.

Subjects
ONLINE information services, INFORMATION services, INFORMATION resources, COMPUTER network resources, WEBSITES
Abstract

Reviews four Web sites that are useful as sources of general information, plus alternate sites from official agencies and the news media. Washington Post.com: Balkans Report; FAS Military Analysis Network--Target Kosovo; Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign Affairs; U.S. Information Agency: Balkan Issues; Caution that the topics engender partisan perspectives; Developer of each site; Internet address.

Published
1999