http://www.resourceshelf.com A daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:07:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The April 2008 Issue of the World Almanac Newsletter is Now Available Online A must for the reference desk librarian and/or fact “geek.” The newsletter contains a list of March events, “This Day in History,” a chronology of March, 2008 events and much more. See Also: Back issues and subscription info (free) See ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/04/09/the-april-2008-issue-of-the-world-almanac-newsletter-is-now-available-online/ A Collection of Materials About Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. + Portrait of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the National Archives and Records Administration. + MLK Biography (Biography Channel) + Resources from The King Center, Atlanta, Georgia ++ The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday by Coretta Scott King ++ ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/21/a-collection-of-materials-about-rev-martin-luther-king-jr/ Fast Facts: Thanksgiving 2007 Another wonderful "Fact for Features" compilation from the U.S. Census. Facts include: + 272 million The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the United States in 2007. That’s up 4 percent from 2006. The turkeys produced in 2005 together weighed 7.2 billion pounds and were valued at $3.2 billion. + ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/22/fast-facts-thanksgiving-day-2007-facts-and-stats/ To review the entire collection to this point, click here. + "On this Day" (via the NY Times) Some entries include direct links to full text NY Times articles. + The Day in Canadian Military History WarMuseum.ca + On this Day in Canadian History + A Collection of NASA Timelines ++ This Month in Space History ++ ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/11/the-latest-additions-to-the-resourceshelf-this-day-in-history-collection/ Today, we're adding the: + Today's Document in History from the National Archives (U.S.) Images of primary docs and analysis + This Day in History from Encyclopaedia Britannica You can review the collection to this point by visiting this URL. Many more entries to come. http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/10/22/resourceshelfs-today-in-history-collections-continues-adding-resources/ Our "This Day in History" collection continues to grow. Click here to see our selections so far. Today, a couple of new entries: + On this Day (via BBC) Today in Disaster History (via FEMA for Kids Web Site) + This Day in Movie History (via IMDB) Birthdays, box office grosses, browse by year. + ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/10/14/fast-facts-new-additions-to-the-resourceshelf-%e2%80%9cthis-day-in-history%e2%80%9d-collection/ Fast Facts: New Addition to the ResourceShelf "This Day in History" Collection We recently started a compilation of "This Day in History" resources on RS. Our latest addition comes from the United States Geological Survey. + This Day in Earthquake History You'll also find: "Today's Earthquake Fact." It's possible to quickly move ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/10/05/fast-facts-new-addition-to-the-resourceshelf-this-day-in-history-collection/ Last week we began a new RS collection that we hope to add to at least once a week. It will feature "this day in history" calendars, dbases, and lists. Our first entry was this calendar from Smithsonian.com and another from the NFL. Today, we're adding the "Today in History" ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/09/26/fast-facts-today-in-history-2/ Today in History: From Smithsonian.com/Smithsonian Magazine Browse by date (month and date) for events occurring on the date selected. We found unique "historic entries" for each day back to June 1, 2006. Source: Smithsonian Magazine See Also: National Football League Day-by-Day "This Date in NFL History" http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/09/16/fast-facts-today-in-history-1-from-smithsoniancom/ Today in Earthquake History Select a date from the pull-down and get info about earthquakes on that date. Look for links to additional info in each blurb. See Also: Earthquake Search Global in scope. Includes access to one database with info dating back to 2150 B.C. See Also: Earthquake Fast Facts See Also: Earthquake ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/07/05/specialty-database-today-in-earthquake-history/