Internet Happenings, Events and Sources
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006  JobVolume - Vertical Job Search Engine http://www.JobVolume.com/ Jobvolume.com is a vertical job search engine. They index job boards, classifieds, and companies job postings. Their aim is to offer the most comprehensive job listing on the web in order to make job search as easier as possible. With one of the largest databases, updated regularly, Jobvolume will guide you on finding the right career opportunity for you. They expand their database with new sites every day. This has been added to Employment Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Agriculture Commodity Market News http://www.statpub.com/ The website was founded in 1995 and has been offering a daily news serivce since that time. It is a subscriber based website, but offers considerable amounts of information for free to visitors. While covering all aspects of agriculture, they are best known for their coverage of the specialty crop industry -- commodities such as field peas, lentils, chickpeas, dry edible beans and ingredients used by birdseed manufacturers. This has been added to Agriculture Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Science Daily Magazine http://www.ScienceDaily.com/ ScienceDaily Magazine is your Source for the latest research news in science, health & medicine, the environment, space, technology, and computers. Created by Canadian-American science writer/editor Dan Hogan and his wife Michele Hogan in December 1995, ScienceDaily has grown from a two-person operation to a full-fledged news business with worldwide contributors, partnerships with major content providers, and technical support services. The web site is produced out of ScienceDaily's main office in Chevy Chase, Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., and is hosted on dedicated servers provided by The Planet in Dallas, Texas. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM Open Standards and Software for Bibliographies and Cataloging http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/bib/openbib.html With the proliferation of robust and powerful open source software, the Internet, and standardization on XML data formats, there are unprecedented opportunities for the collection and management of information. Given the greatly increased access to information in the Internet era, metadata — in essence, information about information — becomes all the more essential. For scholars and researchers, among the most essential metadata is bibliographic. Being able to reliably store, find, use and communicate bibliographic data is a basic need of academic research. And yet the state of bibliographic software is largely stuck in the 1980s. This list provides a quick overview of the landscape of open-source bibliographic software; both where is has been, but more importantly, where it may yet go. Currently, the emphasis is on the needs of individuals and small groups rather than libraries, but given the growing overlap in the interests of these groups, the list is likely to expand to some extent to cover more library software. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Monday, January 30, 2006  Irrlicht Engine http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/ The Irrlicht Engine is an open source high performance realtime 3D engine written and usable in C++ and also available for .NET languages. It is completely cross-platform, using D3D, OpenGL and its own software renderer, and has all of the state-of-the-art features which can be found in commercial 3d engines. They have a huge active community, and there are lots of projects in development that use the engine. You can find enhancements for Irrlicht all over the web, like alternative terrain renderers, portal renderers, exporters, world layers, tutorials, editors, language bindings for java, perl, ruby, basic, python, lua, and so on. And best of all ... It's completely free. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=108992 The Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms (JMMA) focuses on applicable, discrete mathematics where the research reported also contains a significant algorithmic component. Published papers have a strong mathematical foundation and are concerned with the development of mathematical models and solution techniques. Particularly welcome are papers exploiting recent advances in computing and applied to problems of a practical nature. Many of the accepted papers have described exact techniques but some develop heuristic and metaheuristic methods and these are welcome provided the mathematical modelling content is substantial. Topics covered include: * algorithmics, * artificial intelligence, * bioinformatics, * combinatorial optimisation, * complexity, * computational geometry, * data structures, * graph theory and algorithms, * mathematical modelling, * signal processing, * mathematical programming, * metaheuristics, * parallel and distributed systems. This list is not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather an indication of the areas of concern of JMMA. Common to all accepted papers is a considerable amount of sophisticated mathematics. This has been added to Bot Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Education World http://www.educationworld.com/index.shtml Education World, the Educator's Best Friend, a resource that includes: a) a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; b) original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts; c) site reviews; d) daily features and columns; d) teacher and principal profiles; e) Wire Side Chats with the important names in education; and f) employment listings. Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom. With 98 percent of the nation's public schools connected to the Internet, the need for a complete online educational guide is evident. Education World is designed to be that resource for educators. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Interactive Health Tutorials from MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/ The tutorials listed are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Tutorial Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Saturday, January 28, 2006  Biomedical LIterature and Text Mining Publications (BLIMP) Biomedical LIterature (and text)Mining Publications (BLIMP) http://blimp.cs.queensu.ca/ BLIMP covers all publications related to the fast-growing field of biomedical literature and text mining. It is a one-stop resource, letting researchers find out who-does-what in the area and where it is published, bridging across the many discipline-specific venues in which biomedical text-mining papers are published. BLIMP is committed to both coverage and relevance. It started with a large collection of publications, and constantly relies on authors to notify BLIMP through the submission form about their newly accepted papers. Relevance of submission is determined by the editorial board and each relevant paper is promptly added to the website. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Data Mining Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/112094293 The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery provides a cross-disciplinary platform for presenting the latest developments in robotics and related technologies for medical applications. In the past few years robots have begun to be used in surgery on a regular basis, and advances in visualisation and operative planning tools are set to revolutionise the way in which medical interventions are performed. The journal aims to foster a community that encompasses medical practitioners, researchers and commercial manufacturers, with the intention that this will assist in the promotion and further development of these exciting areas of technology. Although primarily aimed at medical practitioners the coverage is of a highly practical nature and presented in a form that makes it accessible to all subscribers. The journal has been founded by individuals with many years experience in both general surgery, medical robotics, virtual reality and a wide range of sensor technologies. The quality and relevance of the content is assured by an international Editorial Advisory Board of leading experts covering the full scope of the journal. The journal is available in both hard copy and on-line. The website also includes a large and continuously updated database of research activities and commercial products, with links to the source organisations. The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery operates an online submission and peer review system that allows authors to submit articles online and track their process via a web interface. This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  RGE Monitor - Monitoring Global Economic and Geostrategic Issues http://www.rgemonitor.com/ RGE Monitor is the leading aggregator of ahead-of-the-curve information on global economic and geostrategic issues. Our service delivers unbiased editorial perspective and state-of-the-art presentation of global economic information to the workflow process of business strategists, investors, researchers, academics, policy makers and regulators. With ever-expanding coverage of the most relevant news, commentary, research, analysis, blogs and data, RGE Monitor has become the leading economic information hub on the Web. RGE Monitor: Exclusively the world's leading aggregator of crucial macroeconomic and geostrategic information. This will be added to Business Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This will be added to International Trade Resources 2006 Internet MiniGHuide. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer&trade' Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  EdTechNOT.com http://www.edtechnot.com/ edtechNOT.com has been created by Forde Multimedia Consulting to encourage debate on the merits and pit falls of using educational technology in real schools. They hope that this site will be a refreshing change from the corporate "rah-rah" associated with each new product launch. It is also hoped that it will encourage those who are feeling battered by the increasingly trendy "techno-phobic" side of the issue. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Friday, January 27, 2006  Awareness Watch™ Newsletter V4N2 February 2006 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter V4N2 February 2006 http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Awareness Watch V4N2.pdf Awareness Watch™ Newsletter Blog and Archives http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/ The February 2006 V4N2 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter is a freely available 40 page .pdf document (644KB) from the above URL. This month’s featured report is a special report and I will not have the normal Awareness Watch™ Spotters, Awareness Watch™ Book/Paper/Article Review or related Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs. This special report will be on my latest research and the associated report/article that has just been placed on line through LLRX.com . The title of my report is Deep Web Research 2006. This comprehensive report comprises hundreds of reliable sources to assist you in identifying best practices, strategies, websites and new technology applications which can be leveraged to mine the vast content of the deep web.   ©2006 Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. posted by Marcus | 4:20 AM  Virtual Technical Reports Center Virtual Technical Reports Center http://www.lib.umd.edu/ENGIN/TechReports/Virtual-TechReports.html The Virtual Technical Reports Center - EPrints, Preprints, & Technical Reports on the Web. The Institutions listed on this site provide either full-text reports, or searchable extended abstracts of their technical reports on the World Wide Web. This site contains links to technical reports, preprints, reprints, dissertations, theses, and research reports of all kinds. Some metasites are listed by subject categories, as well as by institution. This site is updated monthly. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Academic Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This will be added to Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources White Paper. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Fill-InDocs - Convert Any Form Into Fillable Fill-InDocs: Convert Any Form Into Fillable http://www.fillindocs.com/ An excellent resource for giving you the latest information and new methods to fill-in and save forms. A definite keeper and tool ..... This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  LookSmart Science http://www.looksmartscience.com/ LookSmart Science offers a more useful web experience by customizing search results, therefore only providing information which is relevant to your needs. They provide you with the essential, not exhaustive, search results and relevant content -- which means they keep it simple and make it easy. Articles and information found on the site are extracted from thousands of published journals and magazines, with an extensive archive, as well as other sources only available online. When you're searching for information and want to cut through the clutter fast, LookSmart is where to look for what you need. Here you can find and save what's important, and then share it with the world for free. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Old World Traditional Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project Old World Traditional Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project http://www.ciolek.com/owtrad.html Old World Traditional Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project by Dr T. Matthew Ciolek, supports online research in the field of dromography and provides a public-access electronic archive of geo/chrono-referenced data on land, river and maritime trade routes of Eurasia and Africa during the period 10,000 BCE - circa 1820 CE. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Thursday, January 26, 2006  Lexxe Search Engine http://www.Lexxe.com/ Founded in 2005, Lexxe Pty Ltd (ACN: 117 090 454) has been developing a third generation Internet search engine with advanced Natural Language Processing technologies. Their initial research and development of the search engine dated back in October 2004, with the help of Kangasoft Pty Ltd and a number of supportive individuals. Lexxe is based in Sydney, Australia. "Lexxe", their company name, is derived from a linguistic term "Lexical", which means "related to words". It emphasises the processing of language from the level of words and the meanings associated with them, which is a core issue for Lexxe. Lexxe has been exploring more intelligent ways to find information for users in a more meaningful way. They believe this method will eventually bring far more accurate and relevant search results than the current search techonology. Their technology is built upon the foundation of advanced Natural Language Processing technology. This has been added to the search engine section of all the 2006 Internet MiniGuides. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Computational Biology and Chemistry http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14769271 Computational Biology and Chemistry publishes original research papers and review articles in all areas of computational life sciences. High quality research contributions in the areas of nucleic acid and protein sequence research, molecular evolution, molecular genetics (functional genomics and proteomics), theory and practice of either biology-specific or chemical-biology-specific modeling, and structural biology of nucleic acids and proteins are particularly welcome. Exceptionally high quality research work in bioinformatics, systems biology, cybernetics, ecology, environmental sciences, computational pharmacology, metabolism, biomedical engineering, epidemiology, and statistical genetics will also be considered. Review articles, software notes, and book review articles will generally be commissioned by the editors and should not be submitted to the journal without explicit invitation. However prospective authors are welcome to send a brief (one to three pages) synopsis which will be evaluated by the editors. This will be added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  LookInMyPC http://www.lookinmypc.com/ LookInMyPC generates a complete, comprehensive system profile that includes information on all installed hardware and software. Additionally it provides system diagnostic information such as details on running processes, installed services, startup programs, Windows updates and hot fixes, active network and Internet connections, TCP/IP port usage, event log detail, and much more. All this is provided in an easy to read, formatted report that you can view and print using your web browser. We have also hyperlinked many items so you can quickly and easily "Google" them to find out what they are or if some programs might be spyware or viruses. It is also completely non-invasive and makes no changes to your computers settings whatsoever. We have even included a handy function that allows you to create a full system profile and diagnostic report and automatically send it as an email ZIP file attachment to a tech support or help desk person. Best of all, it's completely FREE for personal and commercial use. There is no adware, no spyware, no system drivers, no hidden malware of any kind, nothing. No information is ever transmitted to anyone (unless you want it to). Whether you are a computer novice or a seasoned professional, LookInMyPC is an invaluable tool for troubleshooting problems and seeing what is actually going on inside your computer. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Security Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  National Center for Text Mining (NaCTeM) National Centre for Text Mining http://www.nactem.ac.uk/ The National Centre for Text Mining is the first publicly-funded text mining centre in the world. We provide text mining services in response to the requirements of the UK academic community. Our initial focus is on applications in the biological and medical domains, where the major successes in the mining of scientific texts have so far occurred. We also make significant contributions to the text mining research community, both nationally and internationally. This has been added to Data Mining Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Wednesday, January 25, 2006  Perspectives on Psychological Science posted by Marcus | 8:05 AM  OpinMind Blogger Opinion Search Engine http://www.opinmind.com/ Find people that are interested in the things that interest you. Opinmind collects the opinions of bloggers all over the world on every subject imaginable. To get started, click on one of our popular searches or type in your own topic and click the search button. Currently tracking 15,000,000+ opinions of 1,700,000+ bloggers. Have fun! This has been added to my presentation resources for Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  LiveScience LiveScience http://www.livescience.com/ Newly launched, LiveScience is an original content site focusing on the innovative and intriguing in Science and Technology. Aimed at the intellectually curious, it covers news, views and scientific inquiry with an original, provocative point of view. With articles by respected science journalists and contributors, LiveScience looks at new discoveries, intellectual adventures and the idiosyncrasies of the world that surrounds us. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Journal of International Relations and Development http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jird/index.html JIRD is a high quality, independent and internationally peer-reviewed journal in international relations and international political economy. It publishes articles on contemporary world politics and the global political economy from a variety of methodologies and approaches. JIRD publishes original, peer-reviewed manuscripts that provide theoretically informed empirical analyses of issues in international relations and international political economy, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. JIRD is the official journal of the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA). This will be added to International Trade Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  OSSIM - Open Source Security Information Management http://www.ossim.net/ OSSIM aims to unify network monitoring, security, correlation and qualification in one single tool. Using Snort, Acid, Mrtg, NTOP, OpenNMS, nmap, nessus and rrdtool they want the user to have full control over every network or security aspect. This will be added to Security Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Tuesday, January 24, 2006  Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property http://www.law.northwestern.edu/njtip/ The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property (the "Journal") addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks. The format of this online Journal permits these rapidly developing issues to be addressed in a timely manner by combining scholarly analyses with an examination of the current news in intellectual property law. The Journal is dedicated to the analysis of the burgeoning body of academic, business, newsworthy and legal issues regarding the rapidly increasing and shifting field of intellectual property and technology law. Because intellectual property and technology law is an interdisciplinary field, this Journal addresses law at the intersection of domestic and international economics, ethics, and medicine, to name but a few, including but not limited to law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks. The format of this Journal, which combines the traditional scholarship of law Journals with timely news features, best serves the Journal's mission to provide timely news and multidisciplinary legal scholarship by academics, policymakers and attorneys on a variety of emerging and/or important intellectual property and technology topics. The Journal does this by uniting the conventional Journal elements of articles, working papers, comments, and book reviews with the advantages of an online Journal, including news articles, interviews, columns, a connection to intellectual property and technology events at Northwestern Law, and more. The Journal provides insightful and timely perspectives on intellectual property and technology law, an important area in the academic, legal and business communities. Students involved with the Journal gain specialized knowledge of intellectual property and technology law, work with practitioners who provide valuable professional connections, gain leadership experience and Web site skills, and improve their legal research, writing and editing abilities. The Board of Advisors is an important resource for ideas about articles and news pieces, and provides connections to experts and leaders in those areas. The Editors of the Journal seek submissions in the area of intellectual property law - particularly copyrights, entertainment law, Internet law, patents, comments on pending legislation or recent IP case decisions, telecommunications, trademarks, and trade secrets . This has been added to Legal Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Technology Updates - eCommerce Technology Updates - eCommerce http://www.technology-updates.com/ Updates on Technology, Wireless technology, Telecommunication Technology, VOIP, Voice over IP, Telecomm glossary, Computer Technology..... This has been added to eCommerce Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Citation Database of Scientific and Medical Literature Now Available Free http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/newsearch.asp Press release, January 5, 2006 – "Infotrieve, Inc. today announced that it had converted ArticleFinder, its online scientific, technical, and medical (STM) database with more than 26 million citations and eight million abstracts from over 54,000 journals, to a free access model. The move provides scientists and researchers, who work for corporations and are subject to different copyright regulations than their academic counterparts, with an end-to-end solution for conducting STM searches across literature from multiple providers. The solution seamlessly retrieves full-text scholarly journal articles that they need on a pay-per-view basis." [BeSpacific LLC. 01-09-05] This will be added to Academic Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This will be added to Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources White Paper. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Open Education Resources Open Educational Resources Archive http://www.archive.org/details/education The Open Educational Resources Archive is a collection of educational content including coursework, study guides, exercises, and recorded lectures. It is meant for students, teachers, and self-learners at all levels. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Monday, January 23, 2006  February 2006 Zillman Column - Social Informatics Resources February 2006 Zillman Column - Social Informatics Resources http://VirtualPrivateLibrary.BlogSpot.com/Social Informatics Feb06 Column.pdf http://www.zillmancolumns.com/ The February 2006 Zillman Column is now available and is titled Social Informatics Resources. This February 2006 column is a comprehensive list of social informatics resources and sites on the Internet. The subject area of social informatics is rapidly taking off on the Internet with the advent of more and more social related web services from dating to business contacts and more. Download this excellent 19 page free .pdf (539KB) column today and discover the amazing field of social informatics! © 2006 Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. posted by Marcus | 9:00 AM  OpenCourseWare Finder OpenCourseWare Finder http://opencontent.org/ocwfinder/ The OpenCourseWare Finder is a search engine designed to search out and find the latest offering in OpenCourseWare located at various colleges and universities throughout the Internet. The OCW Finder currently shows results from: * MIT OCW * Utah State University OCW * Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW * Tufts University OCW * Foothill De-Anza SOFIA * Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative This will be added to Academic Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This will be added to Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources White Paper. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Complementary Health Practice Review http://chp.sagepub.com/ Complementary Health Practice Review is one of the few resources that offers the cultural, social, demographic, political, economic, and legal implications of the use of alternative and complementary therapies as well as original basic and applied research from a wide range of health and social science disciplines. In every issue, Complementary Health Practice Review examines significant topics and trends that are shaping alternative and complementary health practice. Original and peer-reviewed articles address theoretical aspects of holistic health and discuss educational, legal, legislative, and policy developments influencing evidence-based complementary and alternative health practice. Historical, socio-cultural, and humanistic research helps provide a broad contextual basis for the clinically oriented content, which includes original clinical research, case reports, and expert reviews of clinical issues. The multidisciplinary nature of the journal illuminates relationships not often found in more specialized journals and fosters information exchange across disciplines and dialogue among health professional in new and effective ways. Some of the vital topics seen in recent issues include: * Traditional Healing in Alaskan Native Societies * Teaching Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to Medical, Nursing, Public Health, and Pharmacy Students * Botanical Treatments for Prostatic Disease * Transforming Hospitals into Healing Environments: Planetree Patient-Centered Care * The Research Agenda at the NIH * Consumers¹ Personal Theories of Health * Surgery and Herbal Healing * Naturopathic Medical Education * Cultural Diversity in Health Care * Credentialing and Professional Standards. The journal features several departments including: At the NIH, Book and Video Reviews, Conference Comments, Editorials, Educational Programs, News and Views, Research Abstracts, and Resources and Research. This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) http://www.eliterature.org/ The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1999 to promote and facilitate the writing, publishing, and reading of electronic literature. Since its formation, the Electronic Literature Organization has worked to assist writers and publishers in bringing their literary works to a wider, global readership and to provide them with the infrastructure necessary to reach one another. This will be added to Academic Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  PeopleFeeds http://www.peoplefeeds.com/ Every day, millions of people consume valuable information through the Web. And every day, hundreds of thousands of people generate their own content, content which they contribute to this same Web. Some of this content is delivered in the form of Blog entries, but it doesn't stop there. People bookmark web sites they like (and make their bookmarks available to the general public). They take pictures (and make their pictures available to the general public). They produce radio shows (and sometimes make them available to the general public). Some even produce short videos (and, yes, make them available to the general public). The increasing popularity of user-generated content is no accident. If you know a local computer whiz, chances are you're going to trust that computer whiz when it comes to reviewing the latest gizmo. Chances are you're going to care about what he or she has to say about the hottest and latest technology trends. After all, it's your relationships with people that most shape your ability to learn and discover new things. They believe that there is real value in aggregating and associating user-generated content with the person who generated it, if done properly and responsibly of course. Their mission is to do this properly and responsibly and expose the value of doing so to our community. This has been added to the resources of Bots Blogs and News Aggregators presentation. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Saturday, January 21, 2006  Literacy Portal Literacy Portal http://snipurl.com/ldv4 The Literacy Portal aims to provide a platform for information-sharing on literacy projects and activities undertaken around the world and enhance UNESCO’s capacity in coordinating the United Nation Literacy Decade (UNLD) in building partnership at all level. This portal will be developed progressively through the contribution of all literacy actors; including UNESCO Field Offices, UN Agencies, bilateral and multilateral Organizations, Member States, Institutions, Non-governmental Organizations and Literacy workers. It will be a working tool to provide them more visibility and networking possibilities. Literacy is an indispensable means for effective social and economic participation, contributing to human development and poverty reduction. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  RSSor Social RSS Online Subscription and Reader http://rssor.utblog.com/ RSSor is social RSS/Atom/Xml online manager and reader. It allows you easily collect RSS, read and share others with the content syndicated by RSS you subscribed to. Once you've registered for RSSor service, you can 'post' a RSS/Atom/Xml to your list directly. Or you can import a batch of RSS from an OPML file. If you have add a simple bookmarklet to your browser, you can simply select the RSSor bookmarklet to discover RSS contained in web page being browsed by you and 'post' it. What makes RSSor a social system is its ability to let you see the RSS that others have collected, as well as showing you who else has subscribed to a specific RSS. You can also view the RSS collected by others, and subscribe to the RSS of people whose lists you find interesting. This has been added to Social Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  GameFAQs GameFAQs http://www.gamefaqs.com/ If you're new here and not quite sure what to do first (after you've gotten the latest FAQs, cheats, and codes), don't forget to register if you haven't yet (it's free), read through the Help Files, and feel free to jump in and start contributing! This has been added to Games Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  EDGE - The World Question Center 2006 http://www.edge.org/ Edge Foundation, Inc., was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world. The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society. Edge Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributors to Edge own the copyright to their original writing posted on this site and their posting is in effect a license permitting Edge Foundation, Inc. the electronic use of this work. In the event Edge Foundation, Inc. wishes to use the work in a print medium it will not do so before asking and securing the written permission of the author. Edge Foundation, Inc. owns the cumulative copyright to the site. This will be added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Friday, January 20, 2006  LLRX January 2006 Issue Deep Web Research Featured Article http://www.llrx.com/features/deepweb2006.htm The January 2006 Issue of LLRX has a feature article written by Marcus P. Zillman titled Deep Web Research 2006. The guide extensively documents resources that include articles, books, websites, presentations, search engines, and technology applications that facilitate the challenging task of accessing information, published in many formats, that encompass the hundreds of millions of pages comprising the "deep web." [Published LLRX January 15, 2006]. Other white papers and subject tracers by Marcus P. Zillman are available by clicking here. posted by Marcus | 8:31 AM  American Business Law Journal http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0002-7766&site=1 The American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) is a quarterly law review published on behalf of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). The journal explores the whole range of topics related to business law and is an essential resource for both students and professors. This will be added to Legal Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) Dictionary Of Occupational Titles Index http://www.theodora.com/dot_index.html Alphabetical index to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) revised fourth edition, as supplied electronically by the US Dept. of Labor, provided, as a public service, by ITA, makers of DOT and ONET software. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  dohop - Travel Search Engine http://www.dohop.com/ dohop ltd is a privately held Icelandic company founded in 2004. Its goal is to develop dedicated travel search engines. By early 2005 the first version of www.dohop.com was launched. It was the first flight search engine able to find flight connections with low-cost airlines in Europe. In November 2005 dohop announced another first; a flight search engine that was able to search both low-cost and traditional airlines together and suggest flight combinations where needed. dohop.com is free. It does not sell flights or take bookings. Search results include links to airlines and travel agent websites where the user can book the flights directly. This will be added to Business Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamsa/index.html The Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis publishes significant research papers on the theory and applications of STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS, NONLINEAR ANALYSIS and STOCHASTIC MODELS. The journal is concerned with concepts and techniques (such as measure theory and integration, functional analysis, and differential and integral equations) pertinent to applied mathematics and stochastics. Among various applications, the journal welcomes stochastic processes, stochastic finance, boundary value problems, stochastic game theory, random fixed point theory, and theoretical aspects of stochastic models. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Thursday, January 19, 2006  WannaLearn http://www.wannalearn.com/ WannaLearn has been designed to provide a wide range of users with an effective and efficient means of accessing the best learning opportunities available on the Web, in books, DVDs and other instructional media. Over 350 categories of free, first-rate, family-safe online tutorials, guides and instructionally oriented Websites!Before incorporated into the WannaLearn database individual free instructional sites must meet the following criteria at high levels of achievement: * sites must be instructional in nature, and not merely dispense information. To us, instructional sites are those that present material in a logical and sequential manner, and/or make an effort to "teach" * page must be exclusively or predominantly comprised of free instruction * instruction must be instantly accessible via the Web, i.e. subscription sites, email courses or the like are not permitted * instruction must be substantive, unique, and/or of exceptional quality * instruction must contain predominantly or exclusively original content (i.e. not directories of external sites) * pages with excessive or aggressive advertising are not permitted * only a small number of individual instructional pages from any one site are permitted (usually just one) * sites promoting themes of hate, adult topics, those that use vulgar language or anything deemed by us to be offensive are not permitted Their philosophy is simple: there is more to learning than just finding information. For meaningful learning to take place that information must be structured and sequenced in such a way that a learner can move systematically from basic ideas and skills to more sophisticated ones. The strategies that work best in this process vary with the particular areas of interest concerned. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Tech Buzz Game Tech Buzz Game http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/index.html The Tech Buzz Game is a fantasy prediction market for high-tech products, concepts, and trends. Predict the technologies people will be searching the web for in the future. Put your (fantasy) money where your mouth is by buying stock in the technologies you believe will be popular and selling stock in the technologies you think will flop. Markets in the Tech Buzz Game reflect a mix of companies, products, and technologies on O'Reilly's radar. Follow the Tech Buzz Game for a view into community sentiment about the future of technology. This has been added to Information Futures Markets Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Prediction Markets Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Information Technologist: An International Journal of Information Communication Technology (ICT) http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=217&ab=ict The Information Technologist: An International Journal of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a refereed journal by Nigerians and foreign renowned Scholars who have distinguished themselves in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Essentially the journal concerns itself with the pervasive impact and the changes in the basic character of library operations and services occasioned by the use of technology. The journal deals mainly with the publication of the results of empirical research in the field of library information science, communication and information technology as they affect developing countries. The journal is also devoted to articles of high quality on the theoretical aspects of its area of concern. Book reviews, letters to the Editor, news items and other brief communications are also welcome. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Religion-Online.org Religion-Online.org http://www.religion-online.org/ Full texts by recognized religious scholars with more than 5,700 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education. This has been added to Theology Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Wednesday, January 18, 2006  Haystack Project Haystack Project http://haystack.lcs.mit.edu/ The Haystack Project is investigating approaches designed to let people manage their information in ways that make the most sense to them. By removing arbitrary application-created barriers, which handle only certain information “types” and relationships as defined by the developer, we aim to let users define their most effective arrangements and connections between views of information. Such personalization of information management will dramatically improve everyone’s ability to find what they need when they need it. This has been added to the resource section of my Managing Information Overload Presentation and White Paper. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  IETF Journal http://ietfjournal.isoc.org/ Thier aim is to provide an easily understandable overview of what's happening in the world of Internet standards with a particular focus on the activities of the IETF Working Groups (WG). Each issue of the "IETF Journal" will highlight some of the hot issues being discussed in IETF meetings and in the IETF mailing lists. THeir first issue takes a look back at the recent 63rd meeting of the IETF in Paris. They hope that this publication will give anyone with an interest in Internet standards an opportunity to keep abreast of many of the topics being debated by the IETF, and also facilitate participation in IETF activities for newcomers. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM Mobile Web Best Practices Updated http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-mobile-bp-20051220/ http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/NOTE-mobile-bp-scope-20051220/ http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of "Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0." The draft describes how to produce Web content and Web sites intended for delivery to mobile and small-screen devices. "Scope of Mobile Web Best Practices" was published as a Working Group Note. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort by authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Score - History/Social Science http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ Schools of California Online Resources for Education, History/Social Science (SCORE H/SS) evaluates, aligns, and annotates quality resources from the World Wide Web to the California History-Social Science Content Standards and curriculum. The project was begun in 1995 as a program of the Curriculum and Instructional Steering Committee of the California County Superintendent's Education Services Association (CCSESA) and is now funded and managed through the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS). Leadership is provided by Dr. Margaret 'Peg' Hill, History/Social Science Coordinator, SBCSS . The SCORE H/SS content Resources have been selected and evaluated by a team of educators from across California. SCORE H/SS features over 3500 primary and secondary web resources annotated and indexed to California's curriculum. These sites may be accessed through a search by grade level topic, content standard, or keyword on the SCORE H/SS database. After a continuous review of thousands of sites, these particular resources were chosen for their alignment to content standards, accuracy, grade appropriateness, and richness. There are over 1200 Lessons and activities on SCORE H/SS that address the California standards through active learning. Some require Internet access in the classroom, but others may be printed off for use in the connectivity-challenged school. In addition to the criteria listed above, lessons/activities were selected to meet the needs of California's diverse student population, meet the needs of classrooms with different levels of internet connectivity, and provide memorable learning experiences for students. Visually rich Virtual Projects & Field Trips were also selected to support English learners and challenged readers. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Tuesday, January 17, 2006  Best Free Reference Web Sites http://snipurl.com/6bj1 This is an annual series initiated under the auspices of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web. View selection criteria. "Since the Web is a changing world, readers should note that these Web sites were as annotated on the date the member reviewed the site. Reviewing previous lists is not part of the charge of the Committee (formerly the Task Force on the Best of Free Reference Web Sites). However, we will make note of updated links, or other very substantial changes (such as a conversion from free to fee-based), if they are brought to their attention." RUSA Quarterly Fall 2001. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Journal of Authentic Learning http://www.oswego.edu/jal/index.htm The Journal of Authentic Learning is a peer-reviewed, online journal, published by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the State University of New York at Oswego, which provides a forum for dissemination of original ideas in research, practice, or theory of authentic learning and teaching. Relevant article topics include, but are not limited to the following: * classroom tested techniques that relate learning to real world experience; * hands-on learning materials that present difficult concepts in a concrete way; * classroom simulations of authentic situations; and * problem-based learning and inquiry focusing on real-world problems with authentic products. Articles may address community, pre-K-12 or higher education learning and teaching. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  THOMAS - Congressional Information Web Site THOMAS - Congressional Information Web Site http://www.loc.gov/thomas The THOMAS congressional information Web site available free from the Library of Congress, has a new look, with features that improve site navigation and make it easier for users to quickly find the information they are looking for.“The success of the Library of Congress’ THOMAS Web site owes much to the vision of its founders – the leadership of the U.S. Congress,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “We look forward to continuing to make this Web site a vital resource for all Americans who want the latest information on the workings of the national legislature.” The new THOMAS features include: * A revised home page to increase visual appeal. This new interface has the look and feel of several others that have recently been upgraded, such as the overall library of Congress Web site home page at www.loc.gov and American Memory, the multimedia Web site that presents more than 10 million items of American history and culture. The revised look incorporates such persistent features as consistent headers and footers, as well as “breadcrumbs” that help users easily determine the path that leads from the home page to a page they are viewing. * A left-side menu for quick access to major sections of the site. This menu provides direct links to “Bills, Resolutions,” “Congressional Record,” “Government Resources” and information “For Teachers,” among others. The new “For Teachers” link takes educators to lesson plans, classroom activities and primary sources that have been designed and chosen by Library of Congress educational specialists. These resources are age-appropriate and have been tested and used by teachers across the country. * The ability to “browse” legislation by sponsor from the THOMAS home page. * Links in presidential nomination records to Senate hearings. * Links to related Library of Congress resources, such as the Law Library and Webcasts of public-affairs lectures and other events held at the Library. * Links to the full text of treaties from treaty records. It is also possible to search multiple Congresses simultaneously by clicking on a link from the main home page. This popular feature, available in the previous version of THOMAS, is now much easier to find on the THOMAS home page. In addition, THOMAS offers historical information on previous congressional sessions. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Education Podcast Network http://epnweb.org/ The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. Most of the producers of these programs are educators, who have found an avenue through which they can share their knowledge, insights, and passions for teaching and learning and for the stories that they relish and teach. The directory will grow as more people come forward with their stories and ideas, and they hope that you will start to share your ideas with the larger education community by producing your own program. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Monday, January 16, 2006  Miniclip.com - Free Online Games, Multiplayer Games and More http://www.MiniClip.com/ Miniclip.com is the world's largest website dedicated to playing online games. Miniclip produces great online games that can be played anywhere, anytime. Miniclip.com's community of 24 million game players are offered the full range of single player to hard-core massive multiplayers games. Miniclip.com games are extremely popular because they are fun, free, easy to use and involve the Internet's largest community of online game players. Miniclip.com designs and delivers massive buzz advergame campaigns through the Miniclip Interactive Advertising Agency and Miniclip Game Studios. Advertisers such as Coca Cola, Gillette, and Starburst are running advergames with Miniclip.com and are taking advantage of the incredible opportunities for game players to interact directly with their brands. Miniclip.com users have responded by racking up 54 million game plays for Gillette's 'Jet Ski' game making it the most successful advergame ever released on the Internet. This has been added to Games Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics http://www.princeton.edu/~pswpc/ The Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics is a collaborative project of the Classics Department of Princeton University and the Classics Department of Stanford University. Its purpose is to make the results of current research undertaken by members of Princeton and Stanford Universities in the field of classics available in advance of final publication. Working Papers are pre-publication versions of academic articles, bookk chapters, or reviews. Papers posted on this site are in progress, under submission, or in press and forthcoming elsewhere. Although, as far as we know, this is the first Working Papers series in the field of Classics, such series are very common in other academic disciplines. Working Papers are offered on this site by the author, in the interests of scholarship. Working Papers are not refereed. Papers in this series may be in various stages of completion – this is why the “Version number” is indicated on the cover of each paper. The form and content of papers are the responsibility of individual authors. The format (other than the cover sheet) is not standardized. The quality of these Working Papers is not guaranteed by the Departments of Classics at Princeton or Stanford, or by the organizers of this site, or by its local coordinators. Papers may be downloaded in .pdf format from this site by individuals, for their own use, subject to the ordinary rules governing fair use of professional scholarship (see further, Copyright statement). Comments on papers or questions about their content should be sent directly to the author, at his or her email address. Papers must be submitted through the local coodinator, at either Stanford or Princeton. The Stanford coordinator is Walter Scheidel (scheidel@stanford.edu). The Princeton coordinator is Josh Ober (jober@princeton.edu). Currently 28 papers are available in the fields of Greek, Roman, Mediterranean, and comparative history; Greek and Latin literature; archaeology; and historical linguistics. We anticipate regularly posting new papers in these fields and in the fields of ancient science, ancient religions, classical philosophy, and ancient/modern studies. Content freely accessible in PDF format. This will be added to Academic Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  2005 Year-End Google Zeitgeist http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2005.html It turns out that looking at the aggregation of billions of search queries people type into Google reveals something about their curiosity, their thirst for news, and perhaps even their desires. Considering all that has occurred in 2005, Google thought it would be interesting to study just a few of the significant events, and names that make this a memorable year. (They will leave it to the historians to determine which ones are lasting and which ephemeral.) They hope you enjoy this selective view of their collective year. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  From Libraries To ‘Libratories’ by Leo Waaijers http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_12/waaijers/index.html Abstract While the eighties of the last century were a time of local automation for libraries and the nineties the decade in which libraries embraced the Internet and the Web, now is the age in which the big search engines and institutional repositories are gaining a firm footing. This heralds a new era in both the evolution of scholarly communication and its agencies themselves, i.e. the libraries. Until now libraries and publishers have developed a digital variant of existing processes and products, i.e. catalogues posted on the Web, scanned copies of articles, e–mail notification about acquisitions or expired lending periods, or traditional journals in a digital jacket. However, the new OAI repositories and services based upon them have given rise to entirely new processes and products, libraries transforming themselves into partners in setting up virtual learning environments, building an institution’s digital showcase, maintaining academics’ personal Web sites, designing refereed portals and — further into the future — taking part in organising virtual research environments or collaboratories. Libraries are set to metamorphose into ‘libratories’, an imaginary word to express their combined functions of library, repository and collaboratory. In such environments scholarly communication will be liberated from its current copyright bridle while its coverage will be both broader — including primary data, audiovisuals and dynamic models — and deeper, with cross–disciplinary analyses of methodologies and applications of instruments. Universities will make it compulsory to store in their institutional repositories the results of research conducted within their walls for purposes of academic reporting, review committees, and other modes of clarification and explanation. Big search engines will provide access to this profusion of information and organise its mass customization. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Saturday, January 14, 2006  Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods (EJBRM) Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods (EJBRM) http://www.ejbrm.com/ The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods is intended to provide perspectives on topics relevant to research in the field of business and management. Through its publication the journal aims to contribute to the development of theory and practice. The journal will accept academically robust papers that contribute to the area of research in business and management. It is currently published bi-annually with a general issue and a special issue. The general issue contains papers submitted in response to a call for papers. The special issue contains papers selected from the European Conference on Business Research Methods. This will be added to Business Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Software QA Testing and Test Tool Resources Software QA Testing and Test Tool Resources http://www.aptest.com/resources.html This page lists over 500 software testing and software test tools sites we hope you will find helpful. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  BudgetTracker http://www.BudgetTracker.com/ BudgetTracker was founded in 2003. They provide a way to track your budget easily from any internet connection or any cellular phone, so that you can enter in your transactions as they happen. Their first goal was to provide a complete, easy, and customizable budgeting solution. After several e-mails of suggestions to be added to the site, BudgetTracker has grown into much more than just a Budgeting Tool. You can save your Bills, Income, Transactions, Budget, and tie all these together in a Calendar that can either send reminders to your email address or your cellular phone. The best part of our site is that all of these ideas came from you! This has been added to Financial Sources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics (IJEES) http://www.geocities.com/ceser_info/ijees.html The main aim of the International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics (IJEES) is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in ecological economics and ecological statistics. IJEES is an interdisciplinary research journal in the area of environmental economics environmental statistics. It covers the many potential applications and connections to other areas of Science and technology such as the use and development of mathematical/ statistical modeling. IJEES is published in Winter, Spring and Fall i.e. thrice in a year by CESER. This will be added to Business Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Friday, January 13, 2006  Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (JTAER) http://www.jtaer.com/ The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research provides international coverage of advances in the application of computer hardware, software and electronic instrumentation and control systems to agriculture, forestry and related industries. The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (JTAER)has been created to allow researchers, academicians and other professionals an agile and flexible channel of communication to share and debate new ideas and technologies concerning this rapidly evolving field. Business practices, social, cultural and legal concerns, personal privacy and security, communications technologies, mobile connectivity are among the important elements of electronic commerce and are becoming ever more relevant in everyday life. JTAER will assist in extending and improving the use of electronic commerce for the benefit of our society. The journal publishes original papers, reviews, applications notes and book reviews. This has been added to eCommerce Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM Foreign and Transnational Legal Forms By Mary Rumsey http://www.llrx.com/features/foreignlegalforms.htm Lawyers like to draft documents by using models, such as blank templates or examples of similar documents. While finding these forms can be difficult for US transactions and litigation, the search becomes even harder if the forms are foreign or transnational. This guide identifies various sources of foreign and transnational forms. Its emphasis is on transactional forms (instruments), rather than litigation forms, but some litigation forms (also called pleadings or court forms) are included. To locate other sources for forms in library catalogs, try adding terms such as forms, annotated, sample, or model to your search. To locate useful Westlaw or LexisNexis databases, start with reference attorneys or customer service representatives. On Westlaw, most databases that include foreign or transnational forms are listed individually under the directory heading "Forms" (under "Treatises, CLEs, Practice Guides"). Lexis includes its foreign or transnational forms sources under International - Treatises & Analytical Materials. Finding international forms on the web can be extremely difficult; you will often find numerous references to the kind of form you need, but not the actual text. Try including language that appears in typical legal documents. For example, "hereby agree as follows," or "agree as follows" helps retrieve agreements. "In witness whereof" and "subscribed and sworn" help retrieve many types of legal forms. This will be added to Legal Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  CORDRA (Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture) http://cordra.lsal.cmu.edu/cordra/ CORDRA (Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture): An open, standards-based model for how to design and implement software systems for the purposes of discovery, sharing and reuse of learning content through the establishment of interoperable federations of learning content repositories. CORDRA is designed to be an enabling model to bridge the worlds of learning content management and delivery, and content repositories and digital libraries. CORDRA aims to identify and specify (not develop) appropriate technologies and existing interoperability standards that can be combined into a reference model used to enable a learning content infrastructure. CORDRA is: a) A formal model that can be used to design federations of repositories (the CORDRA reference model), b) A collection of operational systems built from the CORDRA model, including: 1) a prototype implementation of a repository federation; and 2) an operational federation of federations used to combined different CORDRA federations, and c) The activities and projects surrounding the definition of the CORDRA model and creation of the operational systems. The CORDRA activities are being coordinated by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, (ADL) the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, (CNRI) and the Learning Systems Architecture Lab (LSAL). This has been added to Knowledge Discovery Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Statistical Abstract of the United States 2001 - 2006 Statistical Abstract of the United States 2001-2006 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html A complete table of contents of 2001 thru 2006 Statistical Abstract of the United States. Contents are then complete accessible and are .pdf files. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Statistical Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Thursday, January 12, 2006  Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/106562739 With the advent of very powerful PCs and high-end graphics cards, there has been an incredible development in Virtual Worlds, real-time computer animation and simulation, games. But at the same time, new and cheaper Virtual Reality devices have appeared allowing an interaction with these real-time Virtual Worlds and even with real worlds through Augmented Reality. Three-dimensional characters, especially Virtual Humans are now of an exceptional quality, which allows to use them in the movie industry. But this is only a beginning, as with the development of Artificial Intelligence and Agent technology, these characters will become more and more autonomous and even intelligent. They will inhabit the Virtual Worlds in a Virtual Life together with animals and plants. Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds is the first journal to address this global thematic of the Virtual Worlds. This thematic has been subdivided into 6 areas: * Computer animation * Embodied agents * Virtual Environments * Augmented Reality * Virtual Life * Visualization Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds seeks papers in all fields of Virtual Worlds. Contributions are solicited describing original research results, applications, and experience in the following topics: Computer Animation * 2D animation * Keyframe animation * Inverse kinematics * Biomechanics models * Motion capture and motion retargeting * Physical-based animation * Facial and body animation * Path planning * Cloth and hair animation * LOD and impostors * Real-time rendering Augmented Reality * Tracking * Mobile AR systems * Virtual Heritage Embodied Agents * Perceptual models * Virtual Sensors * Interagent communication * Modelling of groups and crowds * Conversational agents * Goal driven behavior * Interaction with Virtual Humans * Intelligent virtual actors * Social behavior * Emotions and personality * Autonomous Virtual Human architectures * Simulation involving Virtual Humans * Autonomous Virtual Humans in games Virtual Environments * Gesture and action recognition * Haptic interfaces * Audiospace * Simulators (flight, car drive etcŠ) * VR for emergency * VR for psychiatry * VR for rehabilitation * Virtual surgery Virtual Life * Plant development and growing * L-systems * Artificial animals and animats * Population generation * Virtual cities * Persistent worlds Visualization * Medical imaging and reconstruction * Molecular graphics * Fluid visualization * Visualization of physical phenomena * Volume rendering posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Online Chess Games Database http://www.chessgames.com/index.html Chessgames.com is a database of historical chess games combined with discussion forums. You are encouraged to participate and learn from players stronger than yourself, while guiding those who are weaker. To search their chess database, fill out one or more fields on their form, and click Find Chess Games! This has been added to Games Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Plant Products Research Journal https://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=254&ab=pprj Plant Products Research Journal publishes papers of merit on all aspects of plant biology, particularly Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Ethnobiology, Plant micro-organism interaction, Biotechnology, Development and conservation. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM   Federal Business Opportunities http://fedbizopps.gov/ FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. This will be added to Business Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Wednesday, January 11, 2006  Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society http://bst.sagepub.com/ The goal of the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society is to provide a means of communication within as wide of a spectrum of the STS community as possible. This includes faculty and students from sciences, engineering, the humanities, and social science in the newly emerging groups on university and college campuses, and in the high school systems, all of which teach integrative STS subject matters. It also includes professionals in government, industry and universities, ranging from philosophers and historians of science to social scientists concerned with the effects of science and technology, scientists and engineers involved with the study and policy-making of their own craft, and the concerned general leader. A third category of readers represents "society": all journalists dealing with the impacts of science and technology in their respected fields, the public interest groups and the attentive public. The scope of the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society is that which is of value in STS pedagogy at either the university or K-12 level. Such material can include original articles describing research or reflection on STS topics. The journal emphasizes articles of general interest in the STS field, which can be used in teaching undergraduate or K-12 students. Educational modules are suitable for instruction in STS courses at the college level or K-12 level. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Slawesome: Voice over Email http://www.slawesome.com/ Slawesome lets you send emails with your voice. Emailing with text is really good. Adding voice makes it better. Try it. It's often faster and easier to say it than write it. You can convey emotion with your voice. Who knows ... this could be the next "big thing" for eMail ... interesting .... It is in Alpha ..... This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences http://arbs.biblioteca.unesp.br/ ARBS was first edited as "Revista de Ciências Biomédicas" (RCBm) in 1980. In 1999, it was changed to Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences. This Journal is supported by São Paulo State University (Unesp) and publishes invited or submitted reviews from all over the world. The ARBS Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences publishes original review articles surveying recent developments in areas of human, veterinary & animal sciences (basic, clinical or epidemiological approach). They should highlight unresolved questions and future directions and also provide an up-to-date synopsis for research workers in the chosen field. Reviews with bold proposals showing original conclusions or approaches are preferable. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Planzo - Online Community of Planners and Calendars http://www.planzo.com/ Planzo is a community of online planners and calendars. Create a personal calendar of events for yourself and share it with your friends. Record meeting times, share party info with your friends, or notify your family about an upcoming gathering, Planzo lets you stay on top of your life while having fun at the same time. Planning and remembering events has never been easier! Planzo is for everyone: a) Anyone who uses a planner, b) Anyone who's ever wanted to use a planner, c) Friends and family who want to share and coordinate events, d) Groups and clubs that want to stay connected and share events, e) People looking to meet new friends with similar interests, and f) People who want to keep in touch and people-surf friends. Planzo's calendar has an easy-to-use layout with features and options that many companies charge for. Unlike conventional planners, Planzo also lets you check your friends' calendars and share events and information with them. Easily portable, users can check their schedule anywhere they have access to an Internet browser. While the site is aimed towards sharing and recording events among users in the community, the site can easily be adapted for personal use. Don't want people to see your events? Planzo gives users the option to hide their events and make them private. Planzo is also one of the Internet's first social calendar sites, allowing friends to stay connected through its network of users. Add users to your Favorites list to begin sharing events with them and easily surf to their calendar. Leave comments on your friends' events and mark up their personal wall. On Planzo, there's always someone to meet, catch up, or plan an event with! This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Social Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Tuesday, January 10, 2006  Eraser Eraser - Remove Sensitive Data from Your Hard Drive http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS. Eraser is Free software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License. The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive. This will be added to Security Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Programmers Heaven Programmers Heaven http://www.programmersheaven.com/ This site is dedicated to programmers all over the world. Thie main goal is to provide a complete start-off for programming related web surfing and file downloading. When this site opened they had gathered more than 29,000 resources to explore. They have tried to collect all kinds of programming related files and links, and new ones are added every week. The site is owned by 128K communications Ltd and its developed and maintained by Synchron Data, a Internet Consultant company located in southern Sweden. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Computer Science http://library.albany.edu/subject/csci.htm "This site, from the SUNY Albany University Library, is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in computer science. It offers an extensive list of links to search engines and starting-point resources concerning computer science, as well as resources addressing algorthm collections, biographies, book reviews, microsoft development, programing languages, and software." This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. I am also very pleased that it lists a number of my Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs as reference resources. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Age of Information Overload http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/26/information.everywhere.ap/ Books are being scanned to make them searchable on the Internet. Television broadcasts are being recorded and archived for online posterity. Radio shows, too, are getting their digital conversion -- to podcasts. With a few keystrokes, we'll soon be able to tap much of the world's knowledge. And we'll do it from nearly anywhere -- already, newer iPods can carry all your music, digital photos and such TV classics as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" along with more contemporary prime-time fare. Will all this instantly accessible information make us much smarter, or simply more stressed? When can we break to think, absorb and ponder all this data? This has been added to my resource section of Manage Information Overload Presentation and White Paper Resource. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Monday, January 09, 2006  ScoopGO! - Create Search Engines That Search Feeds You Use http://www.ScoopGO.com/ Many people often search for news when they search the internet. But most search engines do not update their database every day. So they bring you old news. There is a solution: you can use Google News, or use search engines that search RSS feeds. But: there are currenly over 21 million weblogs, and over 10 million websites publishing rss feeds and news. No wonder you don't always get the results you want. ScoopGO! lets you search through the feeds of websites you choose by creating personal search engines: 'Scoops'. You only get realtime results from sources you believe are worth following. No more spam, no more old news. Create your own personal search engine that searches feeds of your choice. This will be added to the Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM   ISBN.nu - Search for Books and Compare Prices http://isbn.nu/ This site is a proof of concept of several ideas about information management, organization, and linkage. It's also an attempt to show how smarter systems combined with cleaner URLs can create shortcuts around roadblocks. Originally, it linked ISBNs to individual book pages. With the addition of a database of book information, you can search quickly - and without any promotional material or publisher-funded results - through nearly three million in-print and just out-of-print books available in the U.S., and occasionally elsewhere. The results link you directly, again without fuss or intermediate steps, to the page at the bookstore from which you want to place the order. The results show shipping if you choose, and can be sorted from fastest to slowest availability (from order placed through arrival at your doorstep), or lowest to highest price. For customers outside the U.S., you can choose a variety of shipping methods and enter your current exchange rate to see the results in local currency with the full price of the order (for a single book). Prices are stored for up to a day, reducing load on online bookstores for popular titles. This system redirects using affiliate links in many cases, generating revenue via commissions from sales that result from the end of a journey that starts here. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  YubNub - A Social Command Line for the Web http://yubnub.org/ YubNub is a command-line for the web. After setting it up on your browser, you simply type "gim porsche 911" to do a Google Image Search for pictures of Porsche 911 sports cars. Type "random 49" to return random numbers between 1 and 49, courtesy of random.org. And best of all, you can make a new command by giving YubNub an appropriate URL. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  AnonyMouse.org http://anonymouse.org/ Here is what their homepage states: Many mice surf the web under the illusion that their actions are private and anonymous. Unfortunately, it isn't so. Every time you visit a site for a piece of cheese, you leave a calling card that reveals where you're coming from, what kind of computer you have, and other details. And many cats keep logs of all your visits, so that they can catch you! This service allows you to surf the web without revealing any personal information. It is fast, it is easy, and it is free! This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Saturday, January 07, 2006  ExpertBee - Questions and Answers with Rated Experts http://www.expertbee.com/ ExpertBee is a place for people with questions to interact with people with answers. Sure you can browse with your favorite search engine, but ExpertBee is a place where you can get an Expert to answer your question. Search is great for web-based information, but information is not the same as knowledge. Knowledge is the sum of information and experience. ExpertBee provides more than just an auction format for questions and answers because you can instantly view how an Expert has performed in the past and see feedback from people that have already dealt with that Expert. Also, unlike a complicated online information search service, asking questions on ExpertBee is a snap! ExpertBee is also more than just a question & answer site. When a query is answered on ExpertBee, that answer belongs only to the person answering the question and the person asking it -- Why not, you paid for it! This allows Experts to privately research and answer an unlimited number of queries and get paid for each time for all of that hard work. This has been added to Internet Experts Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  OneWorld South Asia (OWSA) Open Archive Initiative http://open.ekduniya.net/ OneWorld South Asia (OWSA) launches open archive initiative to promote sharing of development thoughts for peer review using open archiving software customised to suit the need. This initiative archives research work, working papers, articles and presentations on aspects of information and communication technologies for development. We encourage all authors to publish their respective work with due credit of authorship for the common benefit. There is no membership fee for either publishing or accessing any material from this site; therefore it is available for all. Thia will be added to Academic Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. This will be added to Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources White Paper. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Jookster - Search Find Share http://www.jookster.com/ Jookster is a powerful search engine that ranks results based on sites you and your network finds of value. With Jookster, you are able to search the web and find relevant results based on jooked sites by you and your network of friends. In return when you see a great site, you can jook and instantly share it with your network. This will be added to the search tools section of all the 2005 Internet MiniGuides. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  SearchForVideo http://www.searchforvideo.com/ Search for Videos - Access thousands of video clips. Discover, watch and share online video. This will be added to the search tools section of all the 2005 Internet MiniGuides. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Friday, January 06, 2006  Recalls.gov - Your Online Resource For Recalls http://www.ReCalls.gov/ 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. Follow the tabs to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips. This has been added to Internet Alerts Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Journal of Statistical Physics http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=102588 Journal of Statistical Physics publishes original and review papers in the fields of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of equilibrium and nonequilibrium processes. Papers on plasma physics, nonlinear dynamics, biology, stochastic processes, fluid dynamics, and chemical physics are also accepted provided they are of general interest in relating macroscopic behavior to microscopic interactions. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  OntoWare Group http://ontoware.org/ The OntoWare Group provides organizational and legal support for a broad range of Semantic Web related software projects. Through a collaborative and meritocratic development process, OntoWare projects deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large communities of users. This has been added to the semantic web research section of Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Chemistry & Biodiversity http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/106056929 Biodiversity has become a blockbuster paradigm of modern civilization, and very rightly so. How can chemistry possibly contribute to the understanding of biodiversity? The raison d¹etre of this journal is to reveal what links chemistry and biodiversity and to demonstrate how chemistry can contribute to our understanding of biodiversity with the ultimate goal to benefit from nature and to preserve it. Chemistry & Biodiversity publihes articles on all aspects of biodiversity studied at the molecular and macromolecular levels. Papers include full-length original research articles, short communications, invited reviews, and commentaries. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Thursday, January 05, 2006  Semantic Web Services Challenge 2006 http://www.sws-challenge.org/ Challenge on Automating Web Services Mediation, Choreography and Discovery organized by DERI Stanford - Stanford University. The goal of the SWS Challenge is to develop a common understanding of various technologies intended to facilitate the automation of mediation, choreography and discovery for Web Services using semantic annotations. The intent of this challenge is to explore the trade-offs among existing approaches. Additionally they would like to figure out which parts of problem space may not yet be covered. The workshop aims to provide a forum for discussion based on a common application. This Challenge workshop seeks participation from industry and academic researchers developing software components and/or intelligent agents that have the ability to automate mediation, choreography and discovery processes between Web services. This has been added to the semantic web research section of Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Berkeley Technology Law Journal Online Berkeley Technology Law Journal http://www.btlj.boalt.org/ The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is a student-run publication of the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley. They were founded in March 1985, published their first issue in Spring 1986, and have since become the preeminent technology journal covering emerging issues of law in the areas of intellectual property, high-tech, and biotech. BTLJ strives to keep judges, policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community abreast of this dynamic field. The Journal's membership, typically over 100 students, publishes four issues of scholarly work each year, including the Annual Review of Law and Technology. The Annual Review is a distinctive issue of the Journal published in collaboration with the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and is dedicated to student-written case notes and comments discussing the most important recent developments in IP, antitrust, cyberlaw, telecom, biotech, and business law. In addition, the Journal co-sponsors an annual symposium on an emerging area of technology law. This will be added to Legal Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Code Style Code Style http://www.codestyle.org/codestyle/index.shtml Code Style is a collection of articles, test pages, samples and examples of Cascading Style Sheets, XHTML, Java servlets and other Web technologies. The name Code Style suggests an approach to coding, Web design and development that adopts a robust, standards-oriented style with an eye for optimum compatibility and accessibility. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Justice Quarterly http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/07418825.asp Justice Quarterly (JQ) is the official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). JQ a refereed, multi-disciplinary journal featuring articles on criminal justice and related issues. Providing articles on qualitative and quantitative research in the area of criminal justice and book review essays, JQ is indexed in Criminology and Penology Abstracts, Police Science Abstracts, Criminal Justice Periodical Index, and Criminal Justice Abstracts. In the past decade, JQ has become a premier journal and it continues to be a major forum for crime-related scholarship, making it an essential part of any library's holdings. This will be added to Legal Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Wednesday, January 04, 2006  International Journal of Intelligent Technology (IJIT) International Journal of Intelligent Technology (IJIT) http://www.enformatika.org/journals/1305-6417/ International Journal of Intelligent Technology (IJIT), is a scholarly peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, quarterly, international scientific journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in intelligent technology. All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical, and will be peer-reviewed. Articles submitted to the journal should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should follow the style of the journal and are subject to both review and editing. IJIT covers all areas of intelligent technology / intelligent systems, publishing refereed research articles, survey articles, and technical notes. IJIT reviews papers within approximately one month of submission and publishes accepted articles on the internet immediately upon receiving the final versions. This has been added to Artificial Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  List of User-Agents List of User-Agents (Spiders, Robots, Crawler, Browser) http://www.psychedelix.com/agents/index.shtml A nice and very comprehensive list of user-agents (Spiders, Robots, Crawler, Browser) for checking on what is happening in the bot and intelligent agent scene on the Internet. Excellent for webmasters checking their logs to see what bot or agent is visiting their site(s). This has been added to Bot Research Subject Tracer*trade; Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Local.com - Search for Local Businesses, Products and Services http://www.local.com/ Local.com is a next generation local-search engine. Local.com provides over 16 million business listings as well as a broad selection of content from websites that are geographically local to your search. For example, search for 'porcelain veneers Irvine' and you'll not only get a relevant list of local dentists nearby, you'll also see direct links into the appropriate sections of their websites. Local.com is more than just business listings. A search for 'romantic restaurants Menlo Park' yields reviews of local restaurants by local websites, as well as the contact information for the restaurants so you can easily make a reservation for that special night out. Local.com uses a combination of their proprietary Keyword DNA™ and geographic web indexing technologies (learn more about Local.com's web crawler, LocalcomBot). By combining these technologies in unique ways they provide you with relevant search results for local business, products and services, plus the extra dimension of data that appears on the local web. This can include anything from links to reviews, environmental reports, PTA meetings and much more. This has been added to the search engine section of all the 2005 Internet MiniGuides. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  International Journal for Educational Integrity International Journal for Educational Integrity http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/journals/index.php/IJES The journal provides a platform for educators across all sectors to research issues in the multi-disciplinary field of educational integrity. In addition, IJEI provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to take a leadership role in the relatively new field of educational integrity. The IJEI is an international refereed journal where research on educational integrity is disseminated in an accessible and cost-effective format. The journal challenges readers to consider the changing nature of education in a globalised environment, and the impact that conceptions of educational integrity have on issues of pedagogy, academic standards, intercultural understanding and equity. Articles of interest to the IJEI readership may include but are not limited to the following areas as they relate to educational integrity: plagiarism, cheating, academic integrity, honour codes, teaching and learning, university governance and student motivation. Submissions may include original research (including practitioner research), theoretical discussions and review papers. This journal provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and citation levels. The journal uses open source software, developed by the Public Knowledge Project, to help make open access economically viable, as well as to improve the scholarly and public quality of research. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Tuesday, January 03, 2006  Virtual Private Library Bruce Curley, a senior technical writer, wrote some very kind words about the Virtual Private Library in his blog last weekend which creates additional magnification to my passion for creating quality and competent internet resources. The link to his blog posting is here: http://poetslife.blogspot.com/2005/12/zillman-virtual-private-library.html posted by Marcus | 8:00 AM  Google Librarian Newsletter http://www.google.com/newsletter/librarian/librarian_2005_12/newsletter.html This newsletter was conceived at the 2005 ALA conference in Chicago , where Google hosted a booth in the exhibit hall. They spent three days chatting with librarians about Google: what you liked, what you didn't like, and where you saw opportunities to work together to help people find useful, relevant information. In an effort to keep those conversations going, we're launching this newsletter. Consider it a first step toward what they hope will be a long and mutually beneficial relationship. They anticipate sending it out quarterly, with the occasional special feature as appropriate. This introductory issue features an article written to address one of the most frequent questions we've heard from librarians: How does Google index the web, and, more important, how does it rank the results? Matt Cutts, an engineer in our Quality group, explains the basics of indexing and sheds some light on some of the algorithms we use to determine where a site should appear on results pages. He also suggests exercises school librarians can do to help students better understand how Google works. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Planning Theory http://plt.sagepub.com/ Planning Theory is an international peer-reviewed forum for the critical exploration of planning theory. The journal publishes the very best research covering the latest debates and developments within the field. A core publication for planning theorists, the journal will also be of considerable interest to scholars of human geography, public administration, administrative science, sociology and anthropology. Topics discussed include planning methods, planning and equity, aesthetics, utopias and planning, and the boundaries of planning theory. Each Volume Includes: * Peer-reviewed articles * Essays * Commentaries * Book reviews and review essays. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Open Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) http://obo.sourceforge.net/ Open Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) is an umbrella web address for well-structured controlled vocabularies for shared use across different biological and medical domains. This site contains ontologies and points to some other efforts within the community. Ideally we see a range of ontologies being designed for biomedical domains. Some of these will be generic and apply across all organisms and others will be more restricted in scope, for example to specific taxonomic groups. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  OpenClinical - Knowledge Management for Healthcare http://www.openclinical.org/ OppenClinical is an international organisation that has been created to promote awareness and use of decision support, clinical workflow and other advanced knowledge management technologies for patient care and clinical research. Openclinical.org provides a substantial and growing set of resources for technologists, clinicians, healthcare providers and suppliers who wish to find out more about this field. OpenClinical aims to build a community of users, researchers and suppliers, and to disseminate development tools and techniques for building healthcare applications that comply with the highest possible quality, safety and ethical standards. This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2006 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Knowledge Discovery Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:00 AM Monday, January 02, 2006  Talk Digger - Find, Follow , Join Discussiuon Evolving On the Internet http://www.talkdigger.com/ It is simple. You have in hand the URL of a piece of news of the BBC, a blog post, a product page, or any other web page, and you want to know who is talking about it, you want to know what people have to say about it. You copy that URL, paste it in the Talk Digger search box and press Dig it! Talk Digger will then return results from various search engines. All the results returned contain a link to the URL. This is what we call a conversation: a multitude of people, all over the Internet, linking to a specific URL. This has been added to Business Intelligence Subject Tracer&trade. Information Blog. This has been added to the tools sec tion of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:15 AM  Torrent Reactor http://www1.torrentreactor.net/ Their purpose is to find and catalog all the nice torrents from other web sites out there. They are trying to be a reliable directory and a news source for all the torrent users out there. Also remember: no files are actually hosted on their server; they are available from peers of the BitTorrent network. The one and only thing they host is the hash (fingerprint) of these files. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:10 AM  Business Plan Archive http://www.businessplanarchive.org/ Documenting the recent past can present a number of challenges for academics and archivists for any number of reasons, and documenting business history can have some unique challenges. This recent partnership between the Library of Congress, the Center for History and New Media, and the University of Maryland Libraries brings together business plans and related planning documents from the early days of the “dot com” boom and subsequent bust. The homepage contains information about recent additions to the site and the “research corner” provides guidelines and recommendations for studying companies. Visitors will need to register (at no charge) to use the archive and they can search the materials through a fine online search engine provided here. Finally, users will want to definitely take a look at video coverage from 2004 where thirteen dot com “survivors” provided some insights into their business operations during this heady period. This will be added to Business Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM  Article from D-Lib Magazine Parallel Worlds: Online Games and Digital Information Services by John Kirriemuir http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december05/kirriemuir/12kirriemuir.html Online games possess a number of characteristics similar to those in digital library and other online services. Awareness of these characteristics can provide: * clues as to how people can and do use online systems. * inspiration for new or improved methods of providing access to digital information holdings. * examples of what is technically possible for complex online services with many simultaneous users. Online games represent the leading technological edge of the entertainment sector. Such games now attract many thousands of players, often collaborating or competing in a lag-free and visually rich environment while simultaneously using an array of data manipulation and online communication tools. The past five years have seen a rapid growth in academic interest in computer and video games, especially online games. Conferences, peer-reviewed journals, bodies and academic organisations such as DiGRA have sprung up and matured. This interest crosses many academic fields, including psychology, economics, sociology, computer science, geography, history, media and cultural studies, and education. This has been added to Games Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus | 4:05 AM |
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