New, Updated, & Newly Discovered Resources (5 Items)
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Bibliographic Databases
Invisible Web
Index Translationum on the Web, Over 1.3 Millions Citations Now Searchable
UNESCO is providing free web access to this cumulative index over 1.3 million citations of books translated and published in about 100 UNESCO member states. Coverage for this database begins in 1979. From the site, “Librarians, documentalists, researchers, publishers, journalists, translators, students, book shops, all consult the Index Translationum to find out if an author has been translated, into what language and by whom. Furthermore, the Index is the best reference work for establishing statistics concerning translations, allowing specialists to analyse international readership and publishing markets according to their needs. It is a huge storehouse of information from which we can determine trends such as: changes in the tastes of the international reading public, the most frequently translated authors, the influence of certain languages over others, reciprocal influences or subject preferences at regional or international levels.”
Direct to the Index Translationum Search Interface
Learn More About the Index
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Professional Reading
Libraries–Australia
Library Users
Full-Text
“Changing Expectations: Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Users in the National Library of Australia”
Written and presented at a recent conference by two NLA staff members. From the abstract, “Growth in Internet usage, a continuing increase and availability of electronic resources and changes to the delivery of information continue to have a huge impact on libraries and the expectations of our users. There are both similarities and diffferences in the provision of reference and the delivery of information to onsite and offsite users. The National Library has recently undertaken three focus groups of onsite users and in 2001 will undertake a survey of our remote users in an effort to identify the changing needs and expectations of library users in the digital age. A change from mediated reference involving personal interaction between librarian and user is being supplemented and in some cases replaced by unmediated reference through the provision of guides, subject gateways and online catalogues. It would seem that one thing is certain – users are becoming ever more demanding of libraries to provide electronic resources, in full text, at no cost and with no wait.” Make sure to take a look at the excellent bibliography.

United States Census
Demographics–United States
Full-Text
Source: U.S. Census
Several New Full-Text Documents Now Available Online
Here are the links to eight new documents. All are .pdf files.
Census Brief, American Indian and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses: 1997
Census 2000, The American Indian Population: 2000
Census 2000, The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000
Census 2000: The Black Population
Census 2000, The Asian Population: 2000
Census 2000, The White Population: 2000
Census 2000, The Hispanic Population: 2000
Finding Census Data Locally, State Data Center Program
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Genealogy–Canada
Full-Text
Source: National Archives of Canada
Tracing Your Ancestors in Canada (2001 ed.)
30 pages .pdf
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History–Canada
Online Exhibits
New From National Archives of Canada: The Canadian West
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United States History
President John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Library Releases More White House Recordings
From the 10/24/01 news release, “On what marks the 39th anniversary of the imposition of a U.S. naval quarantine of Cuba in response to the Soviet Union�s introduction of nuclear missiles on the island, the John F. Kennedy Library today released a White House tape recording of the deliberations surrounding President Kennedy�s decision to lift that quarantine.” This page contains a 13 minute excerpt of the tape which can be heard using RealAudio.
See Also: Listen To A 58 second excerpt from a 1961 speech, JFK defines terrorism
See Also: Listen to more JFK and RFK speeches

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