Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Population–United States–Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Just Released, Foreign-Born Population Tops 34 Million, Census Bureau Estimates
“The nation’s foreign-born population numbered 34.2 million in 2004, accounting for 12 percent of the total U.S. population, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. The number of foreign-born is 2.3 percent higher than it was in 2003.”
See Also: Detailed Tables
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Labor–United States–Databases
Source: National Labor Relations Board
NLRB Improves Legal Research Capability Of Its Web Site
The National Labor Relations Board has enhanced the way in which the public can search for documents posted on its Web site, particularly Advice Memoranda issued by the Office of the General Counsel. Advice Memos are now arranged on the Web site by date of issuance with a year-to-year breakdown going back to the 1960s. Previously, these memos were sorted by the date of their release to the public. Another improvement is a new tool that links a user to the most recent publicly available Advice Memos.” Thanks to S.B. for the news tip.
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Health Research
Source: National Library of Medicine
+ MedlinePlus Adds New Features
+ Updated Training Manuals Available for PubMed, NLM Gateway, and ClinicalTrials.gov Available
+ New Shorter URL for the NLM Catalog
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Philanthropy–United States–Statistics
Source: Foundation Center
Just Released, Foundation Giving Trends: An Update on Funding Priorities
Summary ||| Report Highlights
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Journalism–Awards
Source: Long Island University
2004 George Polk Awards
“The George Polk Awards memorialize the CBS correspondent slain covering a civil war in Greece in 1948. They rank among America’s most coveted journalism honors. A committee of jurors who are faculty members or alumni of Long Island University select the winners from entries submitted by journalists and news organizations as well as nominations made by a panel of journalists and editors, including a number of former winners.” Includes links to award-winning pieces.
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Aquariums–Videos
Source: Monterey Bay Aqurium (via URLWire)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Video Library
“The Monterey Bay Aquarium web site video library offers a selection of videos about animals, exhibits and conservation research programs at the aquarium.”

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