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Friday, 25th February 2005

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
E-Commerce--United States--Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Just Released, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 4th Quarter 2004
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Linus Pauling--Online Exhibition
Source: Oregon State University Libraries
Linus Pauling and the Nature of the Chemical Bond: A Documentary History
"Utilizing over 800 scanned documents, photographs, audio clips and video excerpts, this website narrates the incredible achievement of Linus Pauling and others in the discovery of the nature of the chemical bond. Scattered throughout the project are images of a number of very important and extremely rare items, most of which are held within The Valley Library's Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, and many of which have not been previously displayed. It is expected that this website will serve as a primary reference point for individuals interested in the history of chemical bond."
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Astronomy--Thesaurus
Source: Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University
The Astronomy Thesaurus
"The main aim in producing this reference work is to try to standardise the terminology in the field of astronomy for the purposes of aiding unambiguous library cataloguing and more precise recall of data from computer databases. The thesaurus is intended for use by astronomy librarians and scientists." Available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Extensive help available.
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United States Budget--2005
Source: askSam
askSam Makes Searchable Version of 2005 U.S. Budget Available
Yet another useful tool from askSam. The database along with the askSam reader are free downloads. Search, browse, and analyze the text. Several other databases are also available (free).

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