Archive for the ‘Bibliographies, Webliographies’ Category

Lists and Rankings: Best Cities For Young Professionals (Top 40, U.S.)

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

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

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

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

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

+ 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

Bibliography: Making the Switch from Print to Online: Why, When and How?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

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

New Web Resource Guide: World Trade and Labor Issues

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

A guide to web resources compiled by ResourceShelf contributor, Stuart Basefsky.

Direct to Guide

Source: Cornell University

Internet Resource Collection: Terrorism

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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

Briefs: Version 72, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

+ Version 72, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Now Available

+ IST Researcher Examines Search Engine Branding
This research is being funded by Google.

+ A First Taxonomy of Search Log Junk (via SearchTools.com)

+ Hakia Beta Update

International Labour Organization: Resource Guide on Child Labour

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Updated Guide

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)

Updated: Child Labour Resource Guide

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Updated Guide

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)

New Science Reference Guide: Solar Ovens and Solar Cooking

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Direct to Full Text Guide

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

New Web Guide: How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author

A new Web Guide from the Library of Congress

Source: Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Team, LC

James K. Polk: A Resource Guide

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

New Version Now Available: Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 2

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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 Reference Guide: Poetry Audio Recordings: A Guide to Online Resources

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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

New from LC: Webliography: State Web Guide: Illinois

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

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

See Also: Polk, James K., President, Resource Guide (New)