New Web Resource: Gateway to the UN System’s Work on Climate Change
Includes:
+ Background
+ News
+ UN Leadership Comments
+ Webcasts
+ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reports
+ Materials for Children
+ Climate Change Events (Calendar)
Source: United Nations
Fast Facts: August—History of the Month’s Origin
by Borgna Brunner
From the article:
After Julius’s grandnephew Augustus defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and became emperor of Rome, the Roman Senate decided that he too should have a month named after him. The month Sextillus (sex = six) was chosen for Augustus…
Source: Infoplease.com
Calendars: 2008 Presidential Primary Calendar
Stay tuned to this calendar from the National Conference of State Legislatures for updates. We’ve also added this calendar to the ResourceShelf mega-compilation of calendars.
The July 2007 Issue of The World Almanac E-Newsletter Now Online
A must for the reference desk and/or fact “geek.” The newsletter contains a list of July events, “This Day in History,” a chronology of June, 2006 events and much more.
See Also: Back issues and subscription info (free)
See Also: The World Almanac Blog
Let the Music Play: Oodle Launches BandTracker
The well-known online classified site has launched (beta) a new specialty database (beta) that offers concert information for over 213,000 bands. Tools to track where a band will be playing live are also available. Each entry also contains a link to search for tickets on Oodle.
See Also: The Pollstar Database has info for more than 10,000 artists.
Fast Facts About Moms in the United States!
A number of facts about mothers and things related to moms in the U.S.A. Including:
+ 80.5 million
Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2001.+ 28,772
Number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2004 — the place to go to purchase necklaces, earrings and other timeless pieces for mom.+ 5.6 million
Number of stay-at-home moms in 2006.+ 61% and 81%
Percentages of children younger than 6 living with married parents who eat breakfast and dinner, respectively, with their mother every day. The corresponding percentages who eat with their father were 30 percent and 64 percent.
Source: U.S. Census
+ Earth Day Overview (via Infoplease.com)
+++ Environment Resources (via USA.gov)
+++ Earth Day Resource (U.S. Government)
+++Earth Day 2007 (EPA)
+++ Envirolink Resources
+++ Earth Day Events
+++ A History of Earth Day
+++ Earth Day TV
+++ Earth Day Resources (via Ask.com Smart Answer)
+++ Environmental Health News (Uses Siderean Technology)
+++ Environmental Health Topic Guide (via MedlinePlus)
Databases and Other Reference Tools:
+ Envirofacts Data Warehouse (via EPA)
+ Tox Town (National Library of Medicine)
+ AirNow (EPA)
+ Right-to-Know Network
+ EarthTrends (via WRI)
++ Terms of Environment (Environmental Protection Agency)
+ Climate Change Resource Guide
Source: Winspear Business Reference Library, University of Alberta
A Selection of Free Resources from State Net
+ State Legislative Session Summary
Updated weekly.
+ 2007 State Legislative Sessions
1 page; PDF
+ 2007 State Election Calendar
+ 2007 State Partisanship Chart
+ State Net Capitol Journal (Free, Registration Required)
Latest political news from all 50 states via e-mail.
Source: State Net
See Also: A ResourceShelf Compilation of Calendars/Planning Lists & Databases
We’ve been collecting planning calendars for some time. Today, we’re adding two new calendars to our collection that’s available here.
+ Calendar of Scientific Meetings (via Newswise)
+ Medical Meetings Calendar (via Newswise)
Source: Newswise
Calendars: Scholarly Publishing Events
Search or browse this frequently updated calendar of events about or relating to scholarly publishing. The database currently has events listed through January, 2008.
Source: Society of Scholarly Publishers
See Also: Marian Dworaczek’s Massive and Frequently Updated: Library Related Conferences
Marian’s compilation also provides a list of past conferences. Very useful.
From this point forward Valentines Day in Australia will also be known as Library Lovers Day. Today, February 14, 2007, will be the inaugural celebration.
For more info and ideas go to LibraryLovers.org.au
Source: Australian Library and Information Association
NASS 2008 Presidential Primaries/Caucuses Calendar (PDF; 30 KB)
This calendar is a working draft based upon state election office reporting. Dates are subject to frequent changes. State dates that are under consideration but not yet finalized list the state in italics. States with an asterisk (*) beside their name have indicated that their contest could move to another date, but have not provided alternative dates.
Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (via Al’s Morning Meeting)
See Also: We’ve Added this Calendar to Our Recently Updated Collection of Calendars
United Nations Conferences and Observances 2007
Source: United Nations, Department of Public Information/ News and Media Division/ New York (via U.N. Pulse)
See Also: We’ve added this calendar and several others to our recent compilation: Time to Plan! Calendars, Calendars, and More Calendars
We wish a wonderful day to our many reader’s in Australia. Here are a few resources to celebrate online:
+ Stats: Just Released: Yearbook Australia 2007
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
+ PictureAustralia
Thousands of images from many databases. Don’t forget those picture trails!
+ Search and/or Browse E-Resources from the National Library of Australia
A few selections from the E-Resources Database:
++ Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845
++ Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library
++ CAN: Collections Australia Network
++ Australian Literary and Historical Texts
++ Australian Dictionary of Biography
++ PANDORA: Australia’s Web Archive
See Also: Special Australia Day Logo from Google Australia
See Also: Special Australia Day Logo from Yahoo!7 Australia
Black History Month begins on February 1st. Gale offers a number of resources that will be of special interest to educators. They include:
+ Events in African American History Timeline
+ Activities (Organized by Grade Level)
+ Synopsis of Selected Literary Works
Source: Gale Publishing
+ Portrait of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the National Archives and Records Administration.
+ Resources from The King Center, Atlanta, Georgia
++ The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday by Coretta Scott King
++ Martin Luther King, Jr.Speaks About Service (Audio and Video of a 1968 sermon)
++ Complete Transcript of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Conspiracy Trial
++ Chronology
++ Biographical Outline of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
++ Biographical Info of Coretta Scott King
+ Martin Luther King Encyclopedia (via Stanford University)
+ Digitized: Official March on Washington Program (via NARA)
This program listed the events scheduled at the Lincoln Memorial during the August 28, 1963.
+ Listen and Read the Text Transcript: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” Address (via History and Politics Out Loud, Michigan State University)
++ Additional Audio from HPOL
+ The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
++ Search papers
++ Bibliography
++ Chronologies
Includes and interactive chronology.
++ Frequently Requested Documents and Audio Clips
++ NEW: Volume of King’s Papers Forthcoming (Vol. 6)
+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Newspaper Archive
Over 50,000 full text and full image newspaper articles about the life and work of Dr. King. Access to the database and its contents is free. Registration or subscription are not required to access the material.
+ MLK Day Resources (via Infoplease.com)
Includes:
+ History of the Holiday
+ Biography of Martin Luther King
+ Civil Disobedience
+ King Assassination Conspiracy Theories
+ The March on Washington
+ Excerpt from the “I Have a Dream” Speech
+ Martin Luther King Speeches
+ Quotes from Martin Luther King
+ Timelines: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights Movement (via Infoplease.com)
+ Biographies: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King (via Gale)
+ Voices of Civil Rights Online Exhibition (via Library of Congress)
The exhibition Voices of Civil Rights documents events during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. This exhibition draws
from the thousands of personal stories, oral histories, and photographs collected by the “Voices of Civil Rights” project, a collaborative effort of AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress, and marks the arrival of these materials in the Library’s collection.
+ We Shall Overcome, Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement (via National Park Service
Online exhibition.
+ Full Image: National Day of Mourning for Martin Luther King, Jr. (via NARA)
Presidential Proclamation 3839 of April 5, 1968, by President Lyndon B. Johnson designating Sunday, April 7, 1968, as a day of national mourning for Martin Luther King, Jr., 04/05/1968 (Page 1 of 2); ARC Identifier: 299993; General Records of the United States Government, 1778 – 1992; Record Group 11; National Archives.
+ Nobel Peace Prize Materials (via NobelPrize.org)
++ Presentation Speech Gunnar Jahn*, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, 1964
++ MLK’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
December 10, 1964
++ Transcript of MLK’s Nobel Lecture
December 11, 1964
+ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Selected Bibliography (via Chicago Public Library)
+ Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Resources (The Seattle Times)
+ Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (via National Park Service)
Colorado’s state quarter is featured in this year’s Fritzler corn maze near Greeley, Colorado
This image was taken on September 29, 2006 by GeoEye’s IKONOS satellite.
More cool imagery here.
See Also: The 2004 Maze
Source: GeoEye
United Nations: 2007 is the Year of the Dolphin
Resources and news. Includes a species reference guide and interactive map
Source: United Nations (via U.N. Pulse)
+ NEW: 2008 Presidential Primary Calendar (U.S.)
+ Global: Global: BBC Monitoring Week Ahead Calendar (via BBC)
+ Global: Global: Planned Coverage Calendar, Associated Press Television News
See Also: Global: NewsAhead World News Forecast Preview
Preview listings are free. Full access to the database is fee-based.
+ Global: Election Calendar (via IFES)
Database of elections to 2011.
+ Global: International Events Calendar (U.S. Department of State)
See Also: Secretary of State Daily Appointment Schedule
+ Global: Terrorism Incident Database (Terrorism Knowledge Base)
Search by date, location, etc.
+ Global: International Sports Calendar (via IOC)
+ Global: Medical Meetings Calendar (via Newswise)
+ Global: Global: MInd: The Meetings Index
“Free access to locate future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia.”
+ Global Scientific Meetings Calendar (via Newswise)
+Global: NASA Space Calendar (via Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
+ Global: Trade Show Calendar
Searchable.
+ Global: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
+ Global: Festivals.com
“Festivals.com today is the largest resource on the Internet for information about community festivals, fairs and special events. With more than 40,000 community events worldwide behind the pages of Festivals.com, we are the most popular and widely used web site devoted exclusively to the global festival industry.”
+ Global: United Nations Conferences and Observances 2007
+ Global: WhatsOnWhen.com
Searchable database containing thousands of events. WOW!!!
Make sure to check out the bizarre category (-:.
+ Global: World Events Calendar (via CFR)
+ U.S.: Federal Holidays (via OPM)
+ U.S.: State Elections
+ U.S.: State Legislative Sessions
+ U.S.: Supreme Court Calendar of Oral Arguments
+ U.S.: NASS 2008 Presidential Primaries/Caucuses Calendar (PDF; 30 KB)
+ U.S.: 2007 State Legislative Session Calendar (via BNA)
+ U.S.: 2008 National Health Observances (via DHHS)
+ U.S.: Upcoming Earnings Announcements and Conference Calls/Webcasts (Powered by Thomson)
In many cases, direct links to listen to webcasts.
+ U.S.: Comprehensive Calendar of Upcoming Economic Data Releases (Powered by Briefing.com)
+ U.S.: U.S.: Schedule of Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases for 2007
+ U.S.: Upcoming Motion Picture Release Calendar (via Variety)
+ Motion Picture Production Calendar (via Variety)
+ U.S.: Upcoming Video Releases
Sort by title, genre, studio, release date. Over 2700 titles currently on the lists.
+ U.S.: Upcoming CD Releases (via AllMusic.com)
+ U.S.: Upcoming Book Releases (via Publishers’ Weekly)
See Also: Prepub Alerts (via LJ)
+ U.S.: CRP 2008 Presidential Primary Calendar
+ U.S.: Federal Election Commission Calendar
+ U.S.: Washington D.C. Daybook (via Washington Times)
+ Key Dates and Upcoming Events (via Ascribe)
U.S. focus.
+ Observances and Commemorations Calendar (via Ascribe)
U.S. focus.
+ U.S.: The Note Futures Calendar (via ABCNews.com)
Various events, updated regularly.
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