New Resources From ERIC (4 Items)
ERIC Digest–Library Funding (EDO-IR-2001-01)
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Resources for Statistics and Data Related to Adult English Language Learners
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ERIC Gets A New Logo
See For Yourself. From the site, “The ERIC system has officially adopted a new logo which symbolizes the modernization and global accessibility of ERIC and incorporates the full name of the program as well as the acronym.”

Full-Text Document Shelf (4 Items)
Criminal Justice–Wiretaps
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
2000 Wiretap Report
Summary and News Release also available.
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Federal Aid to Universities–Science & Engineering–United States
Federal Aid to Non-Profits–Science & Engineering–United States
Source: NSF
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 1999
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Earthquakes–United States
Source: USGS
“Earthquakes in and Near The Northeastern U.S., 1638-1998″ (Map)
Related Fact Sheet ||| Related News Release
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Highway Safety
Source: NHTSA
“New NHTSA Study Confirms Reflective Tape On Big Trucks Reduces Crashes, Fatalities”
Full-Text ||| News Release

Lists and Rankings (2 entries)
Lawyers–United States
Source: Forbes
Highest Paid Lawyers (U.S.) (Free Registration Required)
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CEOs–United States
Source: Forbes
Top CEO’s: Corporate America’s Most Powerful People (2001)
See also:
278 CEOs Ranked by Value

Virtual Reference–Canada
Collaborative Digital Reference Service
Source: Ottawa Citizen
“Canada Joins Global Online Answer Service”
“What’s more, millions of books and documents aren’t available on the Internet at all. The goal of the project, known as the Collaborative Digital Reference Service (CDRS), is to network the organizations that have the best knowledge of their databases into one seamless system…So far, 76 partners, including the U.S. Library of Congress, Harvard University the Smithsonian and national libraries in Hong Kong and Australia are involved in a pilot test of the program, which started in November. If all goes as planned, a CDRS Web site, where the public can begin information searches, should roll out sometime next year in a greatly expanded form, with at least 600 participating organizations.”

Virtual Reference–Bibliographies
Digital Reference Resources Bibliography Updated
Word that Joann Wasik has updated her useful bibliography.

Holidays–Mother’s Day–United States
Fast Facts: Mothers Day 2001
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Tons O’ Facts About Moms in the U.S.A.

Maps–United States
Maps–USGS
The National Map: Final Report
From the site, “Earlier this year, the U.S. Geological Survey�s (USGS) Associate Director for Geography chartered a study to determine how to �… put truly current information into the hands of our customers … in a cost effective way�. Our vision is that by the year 2010, working with partners, we will provide the Nation with current, accurate, and nationally consistent basic spatial data, including digital data and derived topographic maps. The report from the study, The National Map, sketches an approach for achieving this vision.”

Health/Health Related Documents and Resources
A Few New Health Documents and Resources to Take a Look At
* A New Page on Household Poisons from MEDLINEplus
* New Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans
* 1999 National Hospital Discharge Survey ||| Summary/News Release

Search Engine News
Greg Notess Posts New Search Size Studies
Some essential reading from Greg. In terms of relative size Google ranks number one. Fast (AlltheWeb) places second and MSN Search (powered by Inktomi) in third.

U.K. Resource Shelf (4 Items)
A selection of new docs and resources from various departments and organizations in the U.K. Government
Enviroment
Digest of Environmental Statistics
The Environment in your Pocket 2000
Employment
Employment Rates 1959 to 2000/1 (Available in Excel Format)
Transportation
London Underground: Comparison with New York Subway

Canada Resource Shelf (1 Item)
Canadian Government
Senate Calendar 2001, 2002

Web Search–Google
Usenet Archives
Google Restores Usenet Archives Back to 1995
Tara Calishain’s newsletter ResearchBuzz has the full story.
Direct to Advanced Google Groups Interface

Calendars
U.S. Census
U.S. Census Revises “Census 2000″ Release Calendar

Web Searching–Invisible Web
Future Search
“Second sight”
Source: The Guardian
A brief overview of hidden web data. This article addresses only a few of the reasons why material is not accessible via general search tools.

The List and Rankings Drawer
Broadcasting Industry–Television–United States
Digital Television Stations In Operation
Source: National Association of Broadcasters
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Broadcasting Industry–Television–United States
Top 25 Television Groups
Source: Broadcasting and Cable
Thanks R.H.
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Chief Executive Officers–Rankings
Business–Investing
The 50 Best CEO’s: 2001
Source: Worth
From the article, “Our third annual selection of the business leaders with the foresight, judgement and competitive juice to make their investors happy.” A profile of each person is provided. Also available, access to 2000 and 1999 lists.

Info Industry–Dialog
Plenty o’ news from Dialog on Thursday. Here is a quick review.
Dialog Announces Strategies for 2001 — Introduces New Products, Enhances Current Offerings
From the release, Dialog is also launching its new theme — “Information to Change the World”
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Dialog Establishes New Team Focusing on Information Professional Market Development
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Dialog Offers Full Collection of Investext Reports in pdf Format — Largest Database of Company and Industry Research Now Available with Imagery
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Dialog1 Released - New Product Facilitates User-Friendly Interaction
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Dialog Launches New Version of Profound
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Dialog Offers Tailored News Collection and Delivery Through Intranews
Thanks to GK for the news tip.

Full-Text Document Shelf (Two Items)
Health–Developing Countries
HIV–Developing Countries
Trends and Patterns of HIV Infection in Selected Developing Countries
Source: U.S. Census
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Electricity–United States
Electricity Fact Sheets
Source: EIA

Consumer Fraud–International
New Web Site: Econsumer.Gov
From an IDG Article, “A new Web site was launched Tuesday to aid in the battle against online fraud. Called Econsumer.gov, the site unifies the efforts of thirteen countries, including the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Mexico, and will work to combat cross-border Internet fraud, according to a statement by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the organization leading the charge.”
Direct To the Econsumer.Gov Site

Interesting Read, Listen
Internet History
Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf Keynotes NAB Luncheon
NOTE: If you would like to view this speech or other keynotes at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference they are available on-demand . The Cerf speech took place at the Technology Luncheon, Apr 25 12:00p - 1:45p

Academic Publishing
“Scientists threaten journal protest”
Source: BBC Online
From the story, “Scientists around the world are preparing to boycott scientific journals unless they make old research papers available for free.”

Web Search–iLOR
Sullivan Gives Kudos to the iLOR Search Tool, “Makes Google Even Better”
From Danny’s article, “iLOR is a new search service that takes the power and relevancy of Google’s results and adds on some nifty features that many searchers may find useful.”