Philanthropy Research Databases--GuideStar GuideStar Secures 11.5 Million Dollars in Funding
A key web resource that provides data on non-profits has just been given 11.5 million dollars in funding. From the news release, "The Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Surdna Foundation have committed grants totaling $11.5 million to GuideStar over the next 5 years...The GuideStar database currently comprises information on more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations. Basic program and financial data about these organizations is available for free on the GuideStar Web site. The database also includes more than 730,000 digitized Forms 990 and 990-EZ, offering three years� worth of returns for those organizations required to file the financial reporting forms with the Internal Revenue Service." Direct to the GuideStar Database
Online Industry--Dialog The "Article" Economy Dialog, BioSpace Alliance Provides Pay-Per-Document Searching of Several Files
You can search several Dialog files using the BioSpace public site. Then, purchase individual documents via credit card. From the announcement, "The initial Dialog content available to BioSpace users includes clinical databases, worldwide patents and related intellectual property documentation, world news focused on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and an extensive array of scientific literature." You can find a complete list of sources here. See Also: Direct to the BioSpace/Dialog Search Interface
Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items)
- Documents in the News Airline Industry--United States
Source: UNO Aviation Institute Full-Text Report, Airline Quality Rating 2002 Highlights/News Release ||| Full-Text Report ||| Archive of Previous Reports
- Electronic Publishing
Source: SPARC Full-Text Document, Gaining Independence: A Manual for Planning the Launch of a Nonprofit Electronic Publishing Venture
From the announcement, "This new publication, available on the Web free of charge at www.arl.org/sparc/GI, is a detailed, step-by-step guide leading readers through the creation of a business plan for start-up and early-stage electronic publishing ventures, including digital repositories and journals." See Also: "An Economic Model for Web Enhancements to a Print Journal" (from The Journal of Electronic Publishing 4/02)
- Library Buildings--Higher Education--Bibliography
Source: National Clearinghouse for Education Facilities (NCEF) Libraries--Higher Education Resource List
From the site, "NCEF's resource list of documents, reports, links, books, and journal articles exploring the planning, design, construction, and operation of libraries in higher education institutions."
Online Exhibits U.S. History--Images
Source: National Archives Panorama
From the exhibit homepage, "This exhibit of panoramic photographs is but a small sample of the wide variety of panoramic images in NARA`s still picture holdings located at the National Archives Building at College Park, Maryland. The exhibit photographs date from approximately 1864 until 1937. The vast majority of the collection, however, dates from the World War I era."
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