Web Resources of the Week
Three choices this week.
1) National Geographic Society Publications Database
This is a bibliographic database. It contains indexing (title, author, subject, date) for major National Geographic Society publications including National Geographic magazine back to 1888.
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2) Ready for Printing, Country and Region Maps From National Geographic
Black and white maps are delivered in either gif or pdf formats. You can select the level of details. The price is right, free! One more thing. NG also provides a page where you’re able to download (free) updates to the National Geographic Atlas of the World (seventh edition).
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and now for something completely different…
3) Using the Internet Movie Database for DVD Information
Not only has the IMDB become a respected source for movie and tv info but it’s also a great resource for DVD info. Of course you could first search for the movie and then find the link for DVD info. However, a “DVD only” interface is available for searching and browsing. Browse categories include, picture formats, subtitles, disc formats. Keyword searching and limiting (several options) is also available. Each entry contains complete technical info along with listing any additional features that the DVD offers. Of course, you can also use the IMDB’s wonderful “Power Search” interface to find DVD’s and all other material in the database.

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