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Another new free aggregator to try out. This one is not web-based, so you have to download the software. But it is ad-free and seems to offer a lot of flexibility with a lot of choices in how you view blog entries.
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Another new free aggregator to try out. This one is not web-based, so you have to download the software. But it is ad-free and seems to offer a lot of flexibility with a lot of choices in how you view blog entries.
Information on board games, including rules, software and links.
Over 2000 electronic texts in twenty languages. The collection can be searched or browsed by author, language or title.
"By far the largest and more comprehensive poetry site on the Internet." The site offers poetry contests, a place to post your poetry, a collection of the top poems ever written, information on poetic techniques, and much more.
FreePint Newsletter 161 - Sarbanes-Oxley and RSS
In June, FreePint offered a nice feature article on RSS that I have finally gotten around to looking at. And with perfect timing for the RSS section of my presentation at WLA!
6 Time Management Tips for Bloggers
About Weblogs has this nice piece about how bloggers can better manage their blogging time. It also offers links to related articles on subjects like creating content for your blog and decided what to blog about.
PEM | Nathaniel Hawthorne Bicentennial Exhibition
This is another great example of the power of digitization for specific collections. Celebrate Nathaniel Hawthorne's words and wit by accessing this site driven by Flash. The interactive section offers a glimpse into the early years of the author.
This visually attractive site offers information on plant care, garden plans, garden design, forums, photo and video tours, and more.
Gallery of plants, plant profiles, mailing lists on a variety of gardening subjects, top new stories, and recommended links.
Sci-Tech Library Newsletter by Stephanie Bianchi
A newsletter from Stanford containing articles and web links of interest to those in science and technology.
NewsGator is now offering its web service free of charge! This is definitely a feed reader that should be added to the list I hand out when I speak on blogs.
I can see it rivaling Bloglines, since it is web based, but allows you to delete individual posts and keep others. Having just returned to Bloglines from using Pluck for awhile, I'm not sure I'm up to seriously trying out another new aggregator. But if I was, this would be it! I especially like the Latest Buzz list which is the list of the top linked blog items currently. Very sweet.
50% of Americans with income under $30000 have no Internet access
This is an important fact for public librarians to understand. It sometimes can seem that everyone has Internet access at home, but they certainly don't. Some people in our communities would not be part of the Internet age without public libraries.
Photoblogs.org - The Photoblog Resource
A listing of over 6,000 photoblogs (blogs that feature images) broken into categories like Top 100, Top Newcomers, and Hot Photoblogs.
washingtonpost.com - Best political blog contest
Washingtonpost.com lists the winners in several interesting categories like Best Rant and Best Campaign Dirt.
I needed to check the links on my list and found this sweet application. It opens up another window and checks your links giving symbols showing whether it is fine, gone or moved. It was the fastest one I tried, and the symbols are easily distinguishable from one another. Highly recommended!
Drink ideas for the season, plus a database of 3000 drinks, entertaining information, mixology, wine, beer, and food.
Computer news, IT management, technology and career information.
Libraries and museums from across Alaska have provided historical photographs, oral histories, moving images, documents and more for this online collection. The collection can be either searched or browsed.
Columbia University presents this site offers subjects and classroom materials about Asia. The information can be viewed by time period, file type or subject area.
A news site for pop culture plus see their list of web sites on celebrities as well as chat and comments. Has RSS feed for news.
The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson
I always like official pages for celebs and bands.
Reviews and listings of hundreds of free and for-fee email services.
Website for Health Magazine with sections on body, beauty, mind, fitness, and food.
The American Chemical Society's magazine has a website that offers news, job listings, government and policy information and a business section.
The Social Science Information Gateway offers a guide to the best websites on social science that can be searched or browsed by specific category.
Anthropology Resources on the Internet
A collection of recommended sites.
A collection of materials on sociology with sections on politics, globality, postmodernism, news, and quotes.
This site offers a huge collection of online texts of folklore and mythology.
Information on CD and DVD copying with sections on news, guides, and software plus active forums.
A collection of online resources in economics that is searchable or browsable by category.
Institute for International Economics
The Institute offers information on hot topics, research areas, and publications.
Library of Economics and Liberty
This site offers articles on economics, an Econlog, data, recommended links, and featured books.
PEN American Center Campaign for Core Freedoms
A liberal and soaring short piece on the power of reading to counteract the lies we are being told by the government. The last part is the most cheering for librarians opposing the Patriot Act:
"We need to stay exquisitely attuned to the chasm between our own observations of reality and the lies we are being told. And as lovers of literature, we cannot forget what literature continues to teach us: that each of us is a unique entity with something — that mystery called human nature — in common that should be, for us, a bottomless well of empathy and compassion."
Treehugger is a blog that offers information on living green. Has RSS feed.
This popular site offers chat, advice and prayers. It includes subjects like family, fashion, beauty, food, health, relationships, money, sex, and self-esteem.
One of the top communities for women online, this site offers channels with specific topics that women can join and chat on.
A collection of the top Flash games online.
This site offers a list of spyware, an explanation of the various categories of spyware, a place to report new spyware and information on detecting spyware.
Uchronia: The Alternate History List
An annotated bibliography of the alternate history genre with over 2500 works included.
View the inaugural issue of the new international peer-reviewed open-access medical journal from the Public Library of Science.
"The Line of Beauty" wins Man Booker Prize
The book was not considered the favorite for the prize, but the Booker award is consistent only in being unpredictable.
This site encourages tourism in Romania through journals, stories, and photographs.
View comics online or get them delivered to your email. The site offers Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury, and many more.
Almost daily science news. Also available by email subscription.
The top science and technology news service online, this site offers news, opinions, and web site recommendations.
Deja Vu: (re-)creating web history
This site really brought a smile to my face. It offers browser emulations from some of the earliest browsers, including the first one I ever tried NCSA Mosaic. I vividly remember sitting in a college computer lab, trying out Mosaic and saying to my husband that this changed everything. Thanks for the memories.
Information for consumers on products, home improvement, new homes, and businesses. Plus this site offers seasonal articles and news on how you can conserve energy.
TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits
A great site for nonprofits to be aware of with articles on technology, active discussion boards, products, services, and news.
This site is here to get single women voting in the upcoming election. 22 million single women did not vote in the last presidential election. This means that if these women voted, they would decide the election. They would decide the platforms. The site offers polling data, factual information, plus sections for organizers and activists.
Digital library of British history from medieval times to the present. Offers an RSS feed.
Myth, Legend, Folklore, & Ghosts
A collection of links to sites that either offer a comprehensive look at mythology or focus on a specialized field.
The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2004 National Book Award. The award is given in four categories: young people's literature, nonfiction, poetry, and fiction.
This online encyclopedia focuses on mythology, folklore and legend. It is both searchable and browsable. Best of all, they offer RSS feeds for new articles as they are added.
The Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access
The Art Institute of Chicago offers this site that gives people access to items in their permanent collection. This includes African American art, American art to 1900, American Indian Art, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, India, modern art and Renaissance and Baroque.
SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes has moved to this site. It is searchable, or can be browsed by region or category.
Coolstop offers a daily pick of the artistic side of the Internet with picks made on the basis of creativity, expression, web design and original content.
Electronic Arts offers a collection of free online games.
The United States Geological Survey offers this site on astrogeology with customizable images of planets and satellites.
A nonpartisan site offering the results of recent polls, including both national and individual states.
Entertainment: People Article | Reuters.com
Austria's Elfriede Jelinek has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She becomes the first woman to win the prize since 1996.
Psychology news and press releases.
This site offers information on Korean arts and culture with sections on events, news, essays, and food.
Small Town Library Takes On The Feds
Way to go Deming! The tiny library in Deming, Washington refused to fall in line when the FBI wanted to know every patron who had ever checkd out a book on Osama bin Laden. I just love it when I hear of tiny libraries making a stand. It shows that we librarians who work in small towns have the same principles and standards that our larger siblings do, and that we are willing to stand and defend them.
Slow food is a new movement in cooking. This site will give you information on how to start slow cooking and also offers active forums where there is news and discussion.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A great science site from the Berkeley Lab that features science news, a science magazine, and a wonderful discovery page called Did You Ever Wonder?
This article covers how important writing skills are today in many jobs where they were never necessary before. Somewhere libraries should be plugging in to the problem. Maybe basic writing classes for people in the trades?
The New York Times: A Look at 1000 Who Died
This interactive site from the New York Times offers a look at the 1000 American soldiers who have been killed in Iraq.
Hennen's American Public Library Ratings have been released. I continue to be amazed at the high rankings that some libraries get compared to others. On the other hand, some of the top libraries in the state of Wisconsin scored at the top of the rankings. It is still a mixed bag and certainly nothing to be taken to heart.
Yahoo! launches it's latest addition to their search engine. This local search allows you to find businesses and services in a specific location.
KQED: Jacques Pepin: Fast Food My Way
A gorgeous site for Jacques Pepin's new TV show. Rest your mouse on many areas of the screen to find recipes and information on the show.
Free online diary service.
American Lung Association Flushot Locator
Enter your zipcode,how far you want to travel and the dates you are looking for. The site also offers links to information on influenza.
Wisconsin Book Festival • October 6-10, 2004
Next week brings the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison filled with public programs that celebrate reading and writing.
I don't usually link to merchandising sites, but often we get questions about this at the library. This site offers vintage and collectible cookbooks and appliance guides for sale.
This site offers economics lesson plans and materials for K-12 teachers. It includes complete lessons, using the Internet to teach economics, current events, macroeconomic data, and links to related websites.
Free travel guides for specific highways in the U.S. and Canada. The guides include information on interesting stops along the way.