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A site for chemistry teachers with activities, worksheets, guides and quizzes.
News, information, and cooking with cognac.
ECOLEX - A gateway to Environmental Law
Database of information on environmental law, including treaties, national legislation, court decisions, and literature.
Information on dinosaurs with sections on anatomy, maps, images and a database on dinosaurs in museums in Europe.
Wired 12.01: 101 Ways to Save the Internet
Things to make you say hmmm. Lots of great ideas to make the Internet more useful, safer, and less cumbersome.
By 2007 or 2008, CDs will be obsolete. The theory is that downloading music directly will replace them and that people will use iPods or similar devices to store and listen to music.
And just when our library was starting to build a better collection of music CDs...
This new site offers information about diabetes, including nutrition, weight loss, exercise, prevention, research, advocacy, and events.
American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute
Information on the syndrome, including information on incidence, research, and reducing the risk
playdatabase.com- Find the Script that Fits.
Database of plays and monologues that can be searched by a wide range of criteria, including title, author, cast size, and length. Information also includes cost of performance, publisher and where it can be purchased online.
A large anthology of English literature from medieval times to the Renaissance to the 17th century. Complete with specific authors, articles and additional resources.
Meningitis Research Foundation
Symptoms, information about the diseases, news, and support.
Hepatitis Foundation International
News, research, resources, and help with living with hepatitis.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Information, resources, news and articles.
Encephalitis Information Resource
Diagnosis, treatment, types, advice, assessment, and more.
Common symptoms, treatments, prevention, recovery and rehabilitation.
CDC - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Information on the disorder with sections on treatment, continuing education, support groups, and publications.
Wow, check out the gorgeous set of covers
for the new editions of the Harry Potter series.
Via Canuck Librarian.
A resource on world history with over 400 articles organized by region and category. The site also has an online history game where people can test their historical knowledge against other competitors.
A collection of sites for librarians, including materials, career, current events, free resources, history, journals, libraries, publishers, services, reference, and standards.
What a great idea! Google search with a date, so you can search for items added to Google either today, yesterday, last seven days, or the last thirty days.
The Visual Thesaurus, a Dictionary of the English Language
This site was mentioned on one of my mailing lists. It is a fascinating site where results of thesaurus searches are displayed visually with related words. Anyone interested in words will find this an interesting site to visit.
Cerebral Palsy - Ask the Doctor
Complete resource for parents and families with sections on types of cerebral palsy, glossary, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
Source of information on cerebral palsy and a resource for people with any disability. The site contains information on education, housing, employment, families, transportation, health, and travel.
Historical site on wars with archives of primary documents, articles on campaigns, and a portal to related links.
Birth Defects Research for Children
Fact sheets on various birth defects, plus parent matching opportunities and online resources.
Pendulum Resources: Your Gateway to Bipolar Disorders on the Web.
Online resources for those suffering from manic depression with sections on articles, writings, humor, medications, links and related disorders.
Official site for this mystery author.
Official site for this popular fiction author with an online forum, newsletter, schedule, links, and more.
Official site for this bestselling author, complete with news, biography, bibliography, and calendar.
PCWorld.com - Crusade for a Cleaner Keyboard
Look for keyboards and mice that have Microban injected in the plastic to be on the market in May. They significantly reduce the amount of bacteria on computer peripherals. Looks like the perfect thing for public access and shared staff computers. The items only cost $10 more than normal peripherals.
Via Librarian in Black.
Yahoo, Google primed for search war
Google currently handles 80% of the searching done on the Web through distribution deals like the one with Yahoo. When Yahoo changes to its own algorithm-based Inktomi search engine, Google's share is expected to drop to 54%.
This new service is growing in popularity, getting mentioned all over the blogging world. It is a way to upload your aggregator's list of feeds to share and compare them with other people. It's a great way to find new feeds to subscribe to. There have been suggestions made to add more lists of blogs, like obscure ones or rising stars.
While browsing WebJunction, I found a conversation on library zines. One librarian recommended CrimsonZine. This would be an easy way to add news about programming, new books, and other lengthy information to a site. I am considering adding one to follow the Sirsi conversion.
Sirsi Forms Two New Partnerships
Excitement around here is building as we look forward to a conversion from DRA to Sirsi in March. So new partnerships with Brodart and Northern Lights are great to see.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Straight from NASA, this site offers information on technology, science, the mission, events and multimedia.
Links to related sites as well as a discussion list.
The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The old link I had for a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle site has stopped being updated, so here is a new one I found. It has quotes, biographical information, a section on Sherlock Holmes, links to related sites, and a lot more.
After digging through a handful of prominent site dedicated to Conrad, I found this one to be the most complete with its own content and its links to the other sites. It is also the most recently updated.
A collection of links to sites dedicated to Chaucer, Chaucer's works online, bibliographical information, and Chaucer's life and times.
The Official Website of Andrew Vachss : The Zero 5.Olaf
Homepage for this author of mystery and graphic novels.
This site offers lots of information on Turtledove and his work, including upcoming books, FAQ, biography, and bibliographies.
The Salt Lake Tribune -- Outdoor titles a new frontier in book awards
This article has information on a book award that I had never heard of, the Pocatello, National Outdoor Book Awards.
"In 2003, Jam & Jelly by Holly & Nellie, written by Gloria Whelan and illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, took the prize for the children's book category."
"Jam & Jelly is a journey though the northern woods as a mother and daughter pick various berries through the seasons."
Homepage for this author of fantasy books.
The Official Douglas Preston - Lincoln Child Web SIte
Shared site for the authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child who often collaborate.
David Pelzer: Author, Samaritan, Activist
Homepage for the author of A Child Called It.
News, books, films, games, and an active online forum.
Official site for this popular author of suspense.
Doris Lessing: A Retrospective
Site about Lessing with her books, her biography, a bibliography, essays, articles, upcoming appearances and an audio section.
Tanith Lee, fantasy author, offers a cleverly done site as a series of letters to visitors.
Louis (Dearborn) L'amour (1908-1988)
Tribute site for this beloved author of westerns. The site offers biography, bibliography, philosophies, movie adaptations, and an active discussion forum.
Homepage for this author of fantasy and romance.
This site aims to be the hub for people interested in Kafka. It collects translations of Kafka's work, as well as opinions and essays by scholars.
Merentha - The Official C.S. Friedman Fan Site
Homepage for this science fiction and fantasy author.
Homepage for this author of the Benni Harper mysteries.
Homepage for this author of the Nightrunner series.
Homepage for this author of crime novels.
Official site for this author.
The new way to access AskERIC's thousands of lesson plans and links to sites, with a search engine for the ERIC database, containing over a million bibliographic records on education.
Homepage for this romance author.
Homepage for the author of the popular Discworld series.
Homepage for this author of Wicked, now a Broadway musical, and the new Mirror, Mirror.
Official site for this bestselling author.
Louise Erdrich Official Web Page
Harper Collins site for this author that offers biographical information, a book list, reading guides, feature articles and news.
Bernard Cornwell - The Author's Official Site
Author of the Sharpe series, Arthur books, and the Starbuck Chronicles.