http://www.resourceshelf.com A daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Consumers Warned to Avoid Fake E-mails Tied to Bank Mergers Online scammers are taking advantage of tough economic times. While e-mails phishing for sensitive data are nothing new, scammers are taking advantage of upheavals in the financial marketplace to confuse consumers into parting with valuable personal information. The Federal Trade Commission urges ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/11/ftc-consumers-warned-to-avoid-fake-e-mails-tied-to-bank-mergers/ A new searchable database is available on the askSam Web site: * 2008 Vice Presidential Debate - Search the full text of the 2008 vice presidential debate transcript between Republican candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and Democratic candidate Sen. Joe Biden online or download and search on your own PC. Also available on ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/10/vice-presidential-debate-ebook-released/ From the report: Reinforcing its place in the scientific community, the arXiv repository at Cornell University Library reached a new milestone in October 2008: Half a million e-print postings -- research articles published online -- now reside in arXiv, which is free and available to the public. Source: PhysOrg http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/10/arxiv-online-scientific-repository-hits-milestone/ From the article: Out now from Microsoft Research is U Rank, an experiment that allows people to move results around, as well as share them with friends and add comments to listings. Source: Search Engine Land http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/10/u-rank-microsoft%e2%80%99s-social-search-experimental-site/ Direct to Guide This guide provides an extensive collection of annotated print and online information resources on Russia's business and economy. Source: Business and Economic Research Advisor (Library of Congress) http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/10/bera-guide-to-russian-business-information-resources/ Posted 9 October 2008 on DocuTicker: + Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009 (World Economic Forum) + Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage Estimates by County (U.S. Census Bureau) + Preserving a Critical National Asset: America’s Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis in Faith-based Urban Schools (White House Domestic Policy Council) http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/10/global-competitiveness-report-2008-2009and-other-full-text-reports-on-docuticker/ Spinoff 2008 Highlights NASA Innovations In Everyday Life The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary and highlights 50 new examples of how NASA technology is being put to use in everyday life. This anniversary edition features a 50-year timeline of NASA-derived technologies from historical programs ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/09/spinoff-2008-highlights-nasa-innovations-in-everyday-life/ All Counterterrorism Programs That Collect and Mine Data Should Be Evaluated for Effectiveness, Privacy Impacts; Congress Should Consider New Privacy Safeguards All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data -- such as phone, medical, and travel records or Web sites visited -- should be required to systematically ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/09/all-counterterrorism-programs-that-collect-and-mine-data-should-be-evaluated-for-effectiveness-privacy-impacts-congress-should-consider-new-privacy-safeguards/ Direct to Online Resources On February 26, 1986, Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin announced the appointment of Robert Penn Warren as the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. This guide compiles links to resources on Robert Penn Warren throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/09/robert-penn-warren-online-resources/ Posted 8 October 2008 on DocuTicker: + The Effects of Recent Turmoil in Financial Markets on Retirement Security (Congressional Budget Office) + HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) + 2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/09/the-effects-of-recent-turmoil-in-financial-markets-on-retirement-securityand-other-full-text-reports-on-docuticker/ NCES Announces DataLab From e-mail: DataLab, a new website from the Institute of Education Sciences' National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), puts a wide range of survey data collected by NCES at your fingertips. Whether you want a quick number or an in-depth look at education data, the tools in the DataLab ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/08/nces-announces-datalab/ 2008 Great Places in America APA's flagship program celebrates places of exemplary character, quality, and planning. Places are selected annually and represent the gold standard in terms of having a true sense of place, cultural and historical interest, community involvement, and a vision for tomorrow. APA Great Places offer better choices for ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/08/lists-rankings-2008-great-places-in-america/ Vintage Cigarette Ad Exhibit Opens at NYPL After his mother died from cancer, Dr. Robert Jackler of Stanford University worked through his grief by searching out print tobacco ads from the '20s through the '50s. Appearing in publications like Life and the Saturday Evening Post, the ads featured such cigarette-smoking luminaries ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/08/vintage-cigarette-ad-exhibit-opens-at-nypl/ Posted 7 October 2008 on DocuTicker: + 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index (Tax Foundation) + Subcommittee Report Finds CDC Has Failed to Protect the Public Health (U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight) + Nation’s Housing Stock Reaches 128 Million (U.S. Census Bureau) http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/08/2009-state-business-tax-climate-indexand-other-full-text-reports-on-docuticker/ From the announcement: On Sept. 23, the Library of Congress added 38,810 newspaper pages to the Chronicling America Web site, expanding coverage into the 1880's and including content published in Minnesota. The site now provides access to over 680,000 newspaper pages from 9 states and the District of Columbia. Chronicling America ... http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/10/07/digitization-projects-content-updated-38800-newspaper-pages-added-now-includes-papers-published-1880-1910-and-a-new-state-minnesota/