Here is Gary's posting to today with some specific resources of interest to you:
Greetings from DC.
The past 10 days have been an exceptional time for new and free
web-based resources to go live online.
Here are links to info from our ResourceShelf.com.
1. Just WOW!
A Must See: (New) The Google Art Project: Super High-Resolution
Images, Virtual Tours, and More
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
2. A new version of the essential Wayback Machine from the Internet
Archive is Now Available
Archived web pages back to 1996.
http://web.resourceshem/go/
3. State Library of Kansas Releases State History Database, Powered by Gale
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
4. This is not a research resource but might be of interest.
Egypt: The Director of the Library of Alexandria, Ismail Serageldin,
Has Posted a Statement on the IFLA Web Site
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
5. Again, not a research resource but a lot of fun.
Cool! Movie: "Do You Want to Be a Librarian?" (1946)
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
6. Global: Historic Weather Conditions & Real Time Weather Conditions
(Interactive Map)
The real time map is very cool!
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
7. New from National Geographic: Interactive Map of Surnames in the
United States
http://web.resourceshelf.com/
Feel free to drop by our site at
http://www.resourceshelf.com
whenever you have a few moments. We post material
seven days a week.
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Finally, don't hesitate to share a link to ResourceShelf with your colleagues.
We're also free to access and use.
cheers,
gary
I encourage everyone to take a look at Resource Shelf. It provides excellent insights that help me keep pace with important changes that are occurring in user trends and technologies.
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