Science, Technology and the CIA
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB54/index.html
This latest release on George Washington University's (GWU) National Security Archive site includes documents related to CIA projects in science and technology. The 44 documents are wide ranging, covering the years 1951-2000 and a broad span of projects from satellite reconnaissance systems to the failed "Acoustic Kitty" project, in which a cat was surgically altered to "become a mobile, eavesdropping platform" (the cat was run over by a taxi while on its first mission). [TK]
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HTP Prints, the History & Theory of Psychology Eprint Archive
http://htpprints.yorku.ca/
This new eprint server is "offered as a free service to the community of scholarly historians and theoreticians of psychology with the goal of promoting the rapid dissemination of new work in the field." Christopher D. Green of the History & Theory of Psychology Program at York University (Toronto, Canada), maintains HTP Prints with support from York's Arts Technology Support Group, and the papers here are both preprints and final versions. Users can browse or search the archive and also sign up to receive updates when new papers are added. While there are a large number of subjects (in the browseable tree) that have no papers at this time, HTP Prints is only a few months old, and over time it will undoubtedly grow. [TK]
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Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/
This site from Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of religion at the University of Georgia, gives scholarly resources on Islam and related subjects. Perhaps not surprisingly, the page opens with a short list of pieces related to terrorism, including Yusuf Islam's (nee Cat Stevens) "Terrorism has nothing to do with Islam" and statements from scholars of Islam speaking out against terrorism. The main body of the site, however, is given over to twelve sections of annotated links, which span maps, art, women's rights, the Qur'an, history, and much more. Godlas aims to provide "a non-polemical view of Islam (including Sunni Islam, Shi'ism, and Sufism) and to a lesser extent of Judaism and Christianity," and this is a wonderful collection of resources. Both scholars and the general public should profit from this site. [TK]
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Immunobiology Animations
http://www.blink.uk.com/immunoanimations/
This flashy site from Garland Publishing is intended as a companion to their textbook Immunobiology 5th edition, but should be useful to all students of molecular biology. The site presents a color cartoon animation with accompanying captions on each immunological action -- antigen recognition, NF-ATc activation, and cytokine signaling, to name a few . Users can control the animation speed and look up topics using a text index or a side bar of thumbnail images. Another sidebar gives the key to what symbols in the animations represent (t-cells, MAP proteins, transcription factors, etc.). These nifty visuals provide a great study aid for college-level students. [HCS]
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The Historical New York Times Project: Chapter 2, The Civil War Years 1860-1866
http://www.nyt.ulib.org/index.cgi
The Historical New York Times Project recently debuted the first in a series of Web offerings undertaken by the Universal Library at Carnegie Mellon University and sponsored by Seagate Technology. This chapter of the project is divided into Overview (by year), Topics (Battles, Military, Politics, Relations Among the States, and Social Issues), and Articles of Note. Each section contains selected articles drawn from the pages of the New York Times. As the site exists, it offers easy access to contemporary Civil War journalism albeit from a Northern, Union perspective. Perhaps the remaining project chapters (no information on the timeline or exact scope of the project is offered) will expand this view of American history as recorded by one of America's foremost newspapers. Future enhancements are noted to include higher-fidelity access with more detailed topic search, class-oriented access, and licenses to exploit the enhanced digital data for modest subscriptions (although the archive will provide this free-to-read access). [DJS]
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Forestry Images
http://www.forestryimages.org/
Looking for a nice close-up of a bark beetle to show your forestry class? Need a shot of bamboo or acacia for your educational Webpage? Look no further than this handy resource for people teaching forestry, ecology, or similar topics. A joint venture by the US Forest Service and the University of Georgia, Forestry Images holds nearly 4,500 color .jpeg images of forest plants, insects, silvicultural practices, invasive organisms, and general natural scenes. Each image page includes a catalog number, Latin and vernacular nomenclature, and photographer's name. Images can be viewed and downloaded in a variety of sizes, but only registered members can access images with a resolution of 1536x1024 pixels or above (registration is free). All images are copyrighted by The University of Georgia, may only be used for nonprofit, educational purposes, and must bear appropriate citations. [HCS]
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The Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum [.pdf, QuickTime, RealPlayer]
http://www.library.gatech.edu/inta/forum
Georgia Tech Library and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs have just unveiled this new Website offering presentations from the annual Sam Nunn Policy Forum. The forum, jointly sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia, and Emory University, features experts from the academy, government, and the private sector discussing a selected public policy topic. Thus far, the site offers material from the 1997 forum, "Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and U.S. Security," and the 1998 forum, "Information Security: Risks, Opportunities and the Bottom Line." The former includes videos and transcripts from key speakers; the latter currently contains videos of presentations by keynote speakers. Georgia Tech Library promises to soon have the 2001 forum online. That forum focused on partnerships and investments in Russia, and as such, participants included high-ranking Russian government officials and scientists as well as US government, business and academic leaders. Note that the RealVideo files were not accessible when we reviewed the site; however, Georgia Tech promises to have them restored soon. [TK]
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"Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics" -- US Census Bureau [.pdf, Excel]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0053.html
Released last month by the US Census Bureau, this working paper uses the October 1994 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 1996 and 1999 National Household Education Survey to estimate how many children are home-schooled in the United States and predict future growth. The report gives demographic characteristics of those who home school, and while it determines that the numbers of home schoolled students are smaller than earlier studies estimated, the trend is still significant. Six tables, provided in Excel, .pdf, and ASCII formats, cover topics including Estimates of the Number of U.S. Children Schooled at Home (a figure that has more than doubled in five years), Reasons Given by Parents for Choosing Home Schooling, and Logistic Regression of Home-school Status on Background and Family Characteristics. [TK]
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