http://www.maynardije.org/

Established in 1977, the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education has been committed to training new cohorts of minority journalists across the country. The Institute is named after the late Robert C. Maynard who was a well-respected African-American journalist and co-founder of the Institute for Journalism Education. The Maynard website is full of resources for minority journalists and those generally interested in increasing the diversity in America’s newsrooms. A good place to start is by looking over some of the columns by Richard Prince such as “Diversity’s Greatest Hits” and taking a look at some of the updates from Maynard Institute alumni. The “Resources” section is exemplary and visitors will find online diversity guides, information about career opportunities, and an interactive timeline titled “Minorities in the Media: 1900-Present.” [KMG]

http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=2

With much of the United States becoming interested in the world of organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and related pursuits, it is nice to know that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a very nice online presence dedicated to alternative farming systems here at the Alternate Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC). The site has been recently redesigned, and visitors can jump right in by looking over the “I Want To” area, where they can locate funding resources, explore the world of aquaculture, and even explore alternative farming methods. After taking a look there, visitors can also browse the site’s contents by subject area, including organic production, ecological pest management, and farm energy options. One fine gem on the site is the “Community Supported Agriculture” area. Here, visitors can find a farmer’s market or local community supported farm in their corner of the United States. [KMG]

http://psych.hanover.edu/APS/teaching.html

Teachers of psychology looking for high-quality resources to augment their students’ classroom experience need look no further than this collection of online materials. Compiled by the American Psychological Society, the links are divided into topical sections that include health psychology, statistics, clinical psychology, research methods, and a dozen other topics. Visitors to the site will find links that lead to course materials for an introductory class on physiological psychology and a set of materials on educational psychology from Miami University. Finally, the site is rounded out by a very extensive section on statistics, including links to several online statistics glossaries and calculators. [KMG]

http://www.philosophytalk.org/

Under the banner of “The program that questions everything….except your intelligence,” this one-hour radio program promises “philosophy in action.” It certainly delivers on that promise, and for anyone who thought philosophy was lifeless and without any real-world application, they will be proved wrong after just a few minutes of listening to this program. Hosted by Stanford philosophy professors Ken Taylor and John Perry, recent editions of the program have covered terrorism, love, intelligent design, justice, and of course, baseball. Visitors can dig into the archives, learn about upcoming shows, and they will not want to pass over their blog either. Overall, this program is intellectually rousing and one that could be used as supplementary resource for any number of philosophy courses. [KMG]

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html

Not everyone has the ability to journey over to the British Library in London, but anyone with a good Internet connection can journey through the pages of this august institution’s most prized volumes. The Turning the Page site brings together digitized version of over a dozen sumptuous tomes for the web-browsing public and curious scholars. Visitors can page through the first atlas of Europe (compiled by none other than Mercator), view William Blake’s famed notebook, and take in the genius of Mozart’s Thematic Catalogue, complete with musical examples. Additionally, visitors have the ability to take a look through newly added materials, such as a 15th century Lisbon Hebrew Bible and an Ethiopian bible from 1700. [KMG]

http://www.igbp.net/

Based in Stockholm, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) studies a wide range of interactions between both biological and physical processes and interactions with human systems. Their research agenda is impressive, and visitors to their homepage can dive right into their materials by reading one of their recent newsletters or by looking at the news updates. In the “Resources” area, visitors can download some of the IGBP’s research reports and browse some of their recent conference presentations. Scientists and policy analysts alike will want to look at the “Earth System Science Partnership” area in order to learn more about their very ambitious work towards an “integrated study of the Earth System.” This is being done in partnership with three additional international global change research institutions, and it is well worth a look. [KMG]

http://aad.uoregon.edu/index.cfm?mode=culturework

The University of Oregon’s arts and administration program is highly regarded, and they also happen to put out a visually compelling broadside for arts and culture workers called “CultureWork.” As its mission statement notes, the primary goal of the publication is “to provide timely workplace-oriented information on culture, the arts, education, policy, and community.” The first issue appeared back in May 1997, and visitors are invited to view all of the back issues (along with the current one) here at this site. Some of the recent broadsides have included “Canaries in the Coal Mine: Art, Freedom, and Community,” “Boomers, XY’s and the Making of a Generational Shift in Arts Management,” and “Recognizing Artists as Public Intellectuals: A Pedagogical Imperative.” [KMG]

http://woodyplants.nres.uiuc.edu/

The University of Illinois has created this fine database for use by students, avid gardeners, and just about anyone with an interest in woody plants. The database contains copious amounts of information about woody plants found in the northern portion of eastern North America, and visitors are welcome to select plants from the database by their scientific name or by their common name. After making these selections, visitors can look over a number of illustrative photographs and also learn about each plant’s habitat, size, color, hardiness, and texture. From abies cilicica to the zelkova serrata (or “Japanese zelkova”), this online database is a most welcome find. Additionally, visitors can send along some feedback on the site via a webform. [KMG]