Digitization in Libraries and Museums--United States
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services Survey Results Released: The Status of Technology and Digitization in the Nation's Museums and Libraries
From the news release, "A federal report quantifies, for the first time, how computers, software, and information sharing technologies are changing the work of museums and libraries. The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services surveyed more than 700 professionals in libraries and museums of all types and sizes about their technology use and digitization activities." Announcement/Summary of Key Findings ||| Direct to Full-Text ||| Full-Text in PDF (74 pages)
Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (2 Items) Human Rights--Amnesty International New Edition Available, Full-Text: Amnesty International Report 2002
The report contains summary information for 5 regions of the world and country reports for 152 nations. The report also contains a pdf chart with human rights treaty ratification information. See Also: The report is also available in Spanish, French, and Arabic.
-- Parliament--Canada
Source: Parliament Library New Web Site, Speakers of the Senate
The site contains brief profiles of each Speaker. The profiles are also available as as 76 page .pdf file.
Public Libraries
Source: Editor & Publisher "Libraries Threaten Paid Online News Archives" Barbara Quint and I are quoted as Steve Outing alerts the newspaper community about public library database services. If nothing else, this will hopefully encourage a journalists or two to write a story about what public libraries offer patrons these days. Thanks to S.C. for alerting me to the fact that the story hit the E&P web site.
Meta Search--Kartoo Kartoo: A Graphical Search Engine
Much has been written this week about Kartoo since it was mentioned on Slashdot earlier this week. Although I'm not a fan of most meta search engines, including this one, it's still worth knowing about for it's graphical display ability. However, be aware of it's limitations (slow response, slow interface load time, poor documentation, not querying the complete Google database?). One meta engine that I've mentioned in the VAS&ND before is Vivisimo. This "document clustering" tool organizes results into folders "on the fly". The advanced interface is clear and easy to use and WELL documented. You can also use Vivisimo's clustering abilities "on top" of other engines like the LII and Yahoo News. Finally, those of you interested in graphical search tools/displays should also take a look at Antarti.Ca. The visual interface (demo) to PubMed is worth a look.
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