Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Hurricane Katrina–Imagery
Three Sources for Hurricane Katrina Imagery
+ FEMA Photo Library
FEMA has started to add images from their work in the Hurricane Katrina zone to their photo library. Direct links to download images are provided.
+ Satellite Images from NASA
Direct links to download are provided. ||| More Images from NASA
+ Collection of Images from NOAA #1 ||| #2
UPDATE 8/31: Aerial Images of Katrina’s Devastation Are Now Being Released by NOAA
See Also: Interactive Mapping Tool (via Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality)
Includes aerial and satellite imagery.
See Also: MARIS (Mississippi Automated Resource Information System)
This site is not reachable at the moment.
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Journalism–History
Source: Professor Chris Roush, Univ. of North Carolina
New Web Resource, History of Business Journalism
“Business journalism is one of the most fascinating aspects of media in recent years as it has documented such well-known corporate scandals as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia Communications, HealthSouth and Tyco. Browse through this timeline of important events in business journalist history and learn more about the significance of the field.”
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Elections–Australia
Source: Parlimantary Library
New Research Brief, Timetable for the next Australian elections
PDF.
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Charities–Missouri–Databases
Source: Government Technology
Missouri Launches Online “Check a Charity” to Better Inform Charitable Givers
“Missourians who give to charity have a new resource to be better-informed donors. Attorney General Jay Nixon recently launched “Check a Charity,” an online database where consumers can look up financial information about hundreds of charitable organizations that solicit donations in Missouri.”
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College Entrance Exams–United States
Source: College Board
New, College Entrance Test Scores, 2005
“The College Board announced SAT scores today for students in the class of 2005, the last to take the former version of the SAT featuring math and verbal sections. The College Board also previewed results from the first three administrations of the new SAT. The new SAT features higher-level math, additional reading passages, and a new writing section with an essay.”

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