Lists and Rankings: Best Cities For Young Professionals (Top 40, U.S.)
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Direct to article and slideshow (Top 40).
Top 5:
1) San Francisco
2) Boston
3) Houston
4) New York
5) Minneapolis
Source: Forbes
Direct to article and slideshow (Top 40).
Top 5:
1) San Francisco
2) Boston
3) Houston
4) New York
5) Minneapolis
Source: Forbes
Iranian Nuclear Science: An Open Source Bibliography (PDF: 294 KB)
From Secrecy News (Federation of American Scientists):
A newly updated bibliography of published Iranian nuclear science and engineering research documents that country’s substantial commitment to the field.
“The Iranian nuclear program appears to be entering a more mature stage of research and development,” said Mark Gorwitz, an independent researcher who compiled the bibliography.
In addition to previously cited research on nuclear reactor safety, isotope separation and related topics, the new bibliography also covers Iranian publications on nuclear waste treatment, shock waves, carbon fibers and carbon composites.
+ New LC Science Tracer Bullet: Infrastructure and Public Works
This guide, an update of TB 91-2, furnishes a review of the literature in the collections of the Library of Congress about the public infrastructure, its history and development, and proposals for its maintenance and improvement.
Source: LC, Science Reference Services
Making the Switch from Print to Online: Why, When and How?
by Ho, Adrian K. and Toth, Joe (2008)
This bibliography was created for an ALCTS Collection Management & Development Section program at the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference. It annotates selected articles published from Jan. 2006 through April 2008.
Source: DLIST
A guide to web resources compiled by ResourceShelf contributor, Stuart Basefsky.
Source: Cornell University
This collection of web resource about terrorism was compiled by Kay Collins, a U.S. government information librarian at the University of California-Irvine.
Source: C&RL News
+ Version 72, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Now Available
+ IST Researcher Examines Search Engine Branding
This research is being funded by Google.
The Library has updated its resource guide on Child Labour. This easy-to-use guide will help you find key online and print sources of information from around the world and links to the texts of key ILO publications. It also provides links to ILO Conventions and Recommendations relating to child labour, statistics, and to the IPEC website for more in depth information.
Source: ILO (via Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service)
The Library has updated its resource guide on Child Labour. This easy-to-use guide will help you find key online and print sources of information from around the world and links to the texts of key ILO publications. It also provides links to ILO Conventions and Recommendations relating to child labour, statistics, and to the IPEC website for more in depth information.
Source: ILO (via Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service)
Cooking with the sun’s power is a fun way to use a renewable resource, and with excellent results. This guide lists books on solar oven design, solar cookbooks and Internet resources for the solar chef.
Source: Science Reference Division, Library of Congress
How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author
James K. Polk: A Resource Guide
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with James K. Polk. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Polk such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site.
Compiled by: Angela McMillian, Digital Reference Specialist
Source: Digital Reference Team, Library of Congress
A new version (Version 2) of the excellent Google Book Search Bibliography is now online.
This bibliography presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical.
Source: Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Digital Scholarship
New: Poetry Audio Recordings: A Guide to Online Resources
This is a guide to selected online resources for audio recordings of poets reading and discussing their work.
Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist
Source: Digital Reference Team, Library of Congress
From the Digital Reference Team at LC.
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Illinois, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to Illinois that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on Illinois and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers.
Direct to Guide to Illinois Materials
Source: LC
See Also: Guide to Washington D.C. Materials