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Wednesday, 30th January 2002

9194956

Information Retrieval--Vivisimo
"Vivisimo Awarded National Science Foundation Grant"
The National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase II grant to commercialize its breakthrough document clustering technology is for $500,000, with additional funds available going forward. From the article, "This second grant from the NSF affirms the commercial potential of our document clustering invention," said Raul Valdes-Perez, President of Vivisimo. "Leading industry experts recognize that we provide a solution to two difficult problems facing effective information management and retrieval, which, until now, end users and enterprises have generally had to tolerate."
See Also: Direct to Vivisimo Web Search Demo #1 and Vivisimo Demos #2

Book Reviews--Children's Literature--Fee-Based Databases
Online Information--Greenwood Electronic Media
Database of Horn Book Reviews Premieres Online
The searchable "Horn Book Guide" contains 35,000 reviews published between 1990 and 2001. A free 30 day trial is available.

Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items)
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Intelligence--United States--Searchable Database
Freedom of Information Act--CIA
Source: CIA
CIA Places "Electronic Reading Room" Online
This new Reading Room replaces the clunky Electronic Document Release Center (FOIA). The site is fully searchable and has an advanced interface which allows limiting by date. A browsable list of Frequently Requested Records is also available. From the site, "The CIA has established this site to provide the public with an overview of access to CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents. Because of CIA's need to comply with the national security laws of the United States, some documents or parts of documents cannot be released to the public."
See Also: USA Patriot Act Raises Questions (via Library Journal)
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Court Information--State of Iowa--Databases
New Court Info Database Online From the Iowa Judicial Branch
"With the courts� new electronic public access service, the public will have free access via the Internet to basic court information such as child support payment histories, criminal and traffic records, and case dispositions, from all 99 counties and the appellate courts. The service will include a search tool that will allow users to search for information by case number, case title, litigant names and attorney names...Later this year, the Judicial Branch will provide access to more detailed court information for a $25 monthly subscription fee. Subscribers will be able to check trial and hearing dates, judgment liens, and other information."
See Also: Direct to the New Online Database
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Electronic Information--United States
Information Law--United States
Source: Association of Research Libraries
"The Search & Seizure of Electronic Information: The Law Before and After The USA Patriot Act"
This matrix is available as a .pdf file.
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Canada--History
Source: National Library of Canada
Updated/Revised Site: Canadian Confederation Resource Redesigned
From the announcement, "While the original site focussed to a great extent on the influence of the American Civil War on Canadian Confederation, the new site provides a more historically Canadian background. The story of each province or territory�s entry into Confederation is supplemented with the biographies of individuals, both supporters and detractors, who had an impact on Confederation. A new graphical layout allows researchers to navigate the site with greater ease. Dozens of historical photos of Canadian cities, newspaper articles, various caricatures, and the full texts of documents and legislation add a multimedia dimension to the telling of this story."
See Also: Direct to Canadian Confederation

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