NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology
The first issue of the MET Report is now available. The Topic in Depth section offers sites and annotations on nanotechnology.
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The Shifting Pattern of Black Migration From and Into the Nonmetropolitan South, 1965-95 [.pdf]
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/rdrr93/
Recently published by the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture, this report focuses on the migration of African Americans between the nonmetropolitan South and the rest of the Nation, along with education and poverty trends from 1965-1970 through 1990-1995. According to the report, since 1970, there has been a reversal of the lasting trend of Black migration loss from the South. Black migration to Northern or Western states has dramatically declined, while a simultaneous increase in the rate of movement of southern metro African Americans into the nonmetro South has occurred, particularly during the 1990's. Created by Glenn Fuguitt, John Fulton, and Calvin Beale, this 21-page report can be viewed chapter-by-chapter or in its entirety using Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf). [MG]
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US Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection, 1905-1971
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/steel/
Presented by the Indiana University Library Program and the Calumet Regional Archives, the US Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection provides access to more than 2,200 digital images documenting the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution. While the tour takes Internet users through the building of the U.S. Steel Gary Works, it also depicts the life of the city during this period. Not only is this site a valuable resource for scholars and historians of American history and the Industrial Revolution, it also meets the needs of school teachers and students. The site includes a teacher's guide equipped with lesson plans, learning objectives, and online activities for classroom use for fourth grade, middle school, and high school teachers. In addition, viewers can either perform a basic, advanced, or ID search, or browse this easily navigable site by subject, date, or box. [MG]
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Sigmund Freud: Conflict & Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/
Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture was organized by the Library of Congress in cooperation with the Sigmund Freud-Museum, Vienna and the Freud Museum, London. The exhibit features vintage photographs, prints, and original manuscripts. In addition, selected film and television clips, along with materials from newspapers, magazines, and comic books, are interwoven throughout the exhibition to highlight the influence of psychoanalysis on popular culture. The physical exhibition is composed of three major sections. Section one, Formative Years, highlights the milieu of Freud's early professional development in late nineteenth-century Vienna. Section two, The Individual: Therapy and Theory, examines key psychoanalytic concepts and how Freud used them in some of his most famous cases. Lastly, section three, From the Individual to Society, focuses on the diffusion of psychoanalytic ideas and Freud's speculations about the origins of society, the social functions of religion and art, and how crises reveal fundamental aspects of human nature. On the whole, the exhibition offers a moderate examination of Freud's life and his key ideas, as well as their effect upon the twentieth century. [MG]
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Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/
This small online selection from a Library of Congress (LC) exhibition celebrates Margaret Mead's birthday (December 16, 1901) for its 100th anniversary. As a popular but controversial anthropologist, Mead preserved extensive field notes and other documentation for later researchers to consult and interpret, and her collection at LC contains over 500,000 items. The exhibition is organized into three major areas: Mead's childhood and education, her field work in Samoa and other areas in the South Pacific, and her later work on American culture after 1940. The online exhibition begins with a pastel self-portrait Mead did at age 13 and concludes with a 1958 photograph of Mead and French anthropologist Rhoda Metraux looking at children's drawings that were inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik. In between are pictures of Mead with Samoan adolescent girls, children's drawings Mead collected, and a photo by Ken Heyman, the photographer Mead collaborated with to produce the popular 1960's picture book, Family.[DS]
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The Economic Report of the President, 2002 [.pdf]
http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/index.html
Once again, the United States Government Printing Office has released its annual electronic version of the Economic Report of the President (last mentioned in the February 12, 1999 Scout Report). This Web page contains the entire 2002 report as well as economic reports from previous years, dating back as far as 1995. Statistical tables in spreadsheet format are also accessible and can be downloaded individually (.pdf) or in their entirety (.zip). In addition, the site offers links to related budget documents and the chart book entitled Changing America: indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin.Changing America, prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the President's Initiative on Race, documents current differences in well-being by race and Hispanic origin and describes how such differences have evolved over the past several decades. All documents are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or ASCII text format. [MG]
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The Challenge of Helping Low-Income Fathers Support Their Children [.pdf]
http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2001/PFS/PFSHelpingFathersOverview.htm
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation's (MDRC) recent report, "The Challenge of Helping Low-Income Fathers Support Their Children" on the Parents' Fair Share program (PFS) is extraordinarily well presented and informative. An ongoing national project, PFS attempts to connect noncustodial fathers with their children by helping them locate and acquire vocational training and/or work and by providing various opportunities for them to establish positive, proactive roles as parents. Targeting those most likely to go unserved by existing support networks, PFS was specifically designed to aid those most in need, given that state and local agencies tend to work with employed and employable fathers first and all others second. Particularly worthy of note and consideration are the report's recommendations for future programs, which emphasize programs of longer duration and more federal, state, and local government involvement in providing work options and alternatives for fathers with minimal skills. [WH]
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Pacific Institute Releases New Economy of Water [.pdf]
http://pacinst.org/reports/new_economy.htm
Riveting reading, the Pacific Institute's report on The Economy of Water puts it all up front when it comes to the status and power of water as an issue of looming national and international significance. Looking at water from multiple perspectives, the report clearly details the impact and potential harm of current and pending zoning and privatization efforts on the part of utilities and other interested agencies, both public and private. In particular, the study focuses on the social and financial costs of water privatization efforts and their long term implications for specific countries and societies. Perhaps most compelling is the policy brief's emphasis on the competing forces of globalization and privatization and how they tend to play out and off of one another. [WH]
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Mill Hill Essays 2001
http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/2001/
The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) has published its seventh edition of the Mill Hill Essays. This annual publication (last mentioned in the April 6, 2001 Scout Report) is designed for anyone "with an interest in science and the natural world." Topics covered in this year's publication include Dimitris Kioussis's review of the novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Robin Lovell-Badge's explanation on the production and therapeutic possibilities of stem cells, Roger Buxton's report on the importance of conserving antibiotics, Tom Kirkwood's essay on the reasons of "ageing" and how scientists are beginning to understand the "ageing" process, and Don Williamson's fascinating story of endosymbiosis and the surprising implications that discoveries in this field have for human health. Essays are presented in HTML format and are generally equivalent to several printed pages. [MG]
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Time.com: Celebrating Black History
http://www.time.com/time/reports/blackhistory/
Time.com celebrates Black History Month with this notable Web page that takes viewers on a journey into the lives of noteworthy African American news makers of the mid to late twentieth century. The site contains a moderate profile of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as a reading room equipped with articles from Time Magazine's cover stories on black culture and extraordinary achievers in education, business, sports, and entertainment. Viewers may also read transcripts of Time.com's exclusive online conversations with people such as Toni Morrison, Angela Davis, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Although the site appears to have been recently updated, it is not without its flaws. Viewers must scroll to the bottom of the Web page to access the various links because the side icons lead to dead and unavailable pages. Nevertheless, this collection of information gathered on African Americans in the media provides for an informative and interesting read. [MG]
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Two African American Resource Sites
Javanoir: Guide to African American Resources on the Internet
http://www.javanoir.net/guide/index.html
African American Newspapers
http://www.aasm.com/pubs.html
Both of the above listed Web sites offer useful information concerning African American news and culture. Javanoir is a newly invented site offering hundreds of links to various subject categories, spanning from Arts & Entertainment, to Books & Literature, to Education & Research, and much more. Viewers have the option of accessing the predefined subject headings or searching topics by keyword. The second site, African American Newspapers, provides a connection to over 200 listings of African American US newspapers and publications sorted by State. On the whole, both sites provide valuable resource links for those looking to delve into African American history and culture. [MG]
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Extending the Cooperative: OCLC Annual report 2000-2001
http://www.oclc.org/about/annualreport/2001.pdf
Smartly entitled "Extending the Cooperative," OCLC's annual report and fiscal disclosure statement for 2000-2001 again presents the dynamic efforts and impressive accomplishments of one of the world's premiere online content and service providers to libraries and other information networks. In particular, OCLC has spent a great deal of the past year extending its user base, in large part through the implementation of a new Oracle-based platform, which allows for increased access in Web environments. Currently available through more than 40,000 member libraries in 82 countries, OCLC's services enrich the lives of millions of patrons, users, and librarians daily. Just one figure alone well serves to illustrate the reach and wealth of OCLC's resources, as the report discloses that in 2001 the 45 millionth unique item, or cataloging, record was added to WorldCat, a service that provides users with electronic access to the Library of Congress Union Catalogue. Working with libraries both large and small, public and private, OCLC has greatly improved upon an already admirable ability to provide bibliograhic information while broadening its services to include other content as well, including online documents and other full text electronic resources. Clearly, 2000-2001 saw great changes for OCLC and its world of users. [WH]
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Highway Statistics Series [.pdf, .xls]
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm
This publication, prepared by the Office of Highway Policy Information, Federal Highway Administration, is the 56th edition of an annual series that brings together a collection of selected statistical tabulations, relating to highway transportation in three major areas: highway use --the ownership and operation of motor vehicles; highway finance -- the receipts and expenditures of highways by public agencies; and highway plant -- the extent, characteristics, and performance of public highways, roads, and streets throughout the nation. In addition, the report reveals the 2000 analyzed statistics of general interest on motor fuel, motor vehicles, driver licensing, highway-user taxation, state highway finance, highway mileage, and federal aid for highways. This document can be viewed in html, pdf., or excel format. [MG]
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Women in Military Service
http://www.womensmemorial.org/index.html
American women have participated in and made significant contributions to the defense of this nation during both war and peace times. Their contributions, however, have gone largely unacknowledged and unrewarded. The history of women serving in defense of our nation began more than 220 years ago with women who served in the American Revolution and continues with those who serve today. The Women's Memorial Web site is dedicated to recognizing the achievements of women who have served in the military and also honors other women who have served in direct support of the US armed forces, particularly during times of war or conflict. The site offers historical data on valiant women who served in America's military as well as educational resources for teachers and students. It also provides information on how to plan a trip to the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, where the women who have served in this country's armed forces are individually and collectively honored. [MG]
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ERS: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, 2002 [.pdf]
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/waobr/view.asp?f=wasde-bb
This full-text monthly report by the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture provides the most current USDA forecasts of US and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans, cotton, and US supply and use of sugar and livestock products. Reports are available as far back as 1995 and are accessible in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. [MG]
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ClassBrain: State Reports
http://classbrain.com/cb_sr/cb_srhm.htm
This amazingly impressive site by ClassBrain, Inc. provides valuable educational resources for students, parents, and teachers. The site is equipped with various learning activities and games for students ranging from grade levels Pre-K to 12. In addition, this site contains information on world countries and US states. Both the country and state reports are arranged in alphabetical order and provide data on history, statistics, maps, geographical information, government, economy, and much more. This site is a breath of fresh air for those parents and teachers discouraged by the plethora of untactful Internet sites currently accessible to children. [MG]
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AbiWord 0.9.6
http://www.abisource.com/
Similar to Microsoft Word, AbiWord is a free word processing program that allows users to type papers, letters, reports, memos, etc. AbiWord is unique among word processors because of "its drive to become a fully cross-platform word processor." It can run on virtually any operating system with a minimum amount of porting time and is accessible in several languages. AbiWord has just been awarded LinuxJournal's Editors' Choice Award for the Office Suite category and can be downloaded at the above address. [MG]
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WebPosition Gold Search Engine and Web Promotion Software
http://www.webposition.com/cgi-local/d.pl?DS1=e-dsdec01
A product of FirstPlace Software, WebPosition Gold provides a way to increase traffic to your Web site without spending advertising dollars. WebPosition Gold generates HTML pages designed to rank near the top of search results, analyzes existing Web pages, gives advice on how to improve upon pages, assists in uploading new and changed pages, automatically submits pages to major search engines, and reports positions on each search engine for each keyword targeted. It also tracks the number of visitors to your site, where they came from, and what keywords they used to access the site. Before trying the working free trial version of WebPosition Gold, users must register (name and e-mail address) for notification of any product announcements or new updates. However, users may unsubscribe at any time. [MG]
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The Figure Skating Controversy of the 2002 Winter Games
IOC awards gold to Canada skaters
http://www.msnbc.com/news/705743.asp
Judging Scandal Mars 2002 Olympic Pairs Event
http://inlineskating.about.com/library/weekly/aa020212.htm?iam=dpile&terms=Pelletie
New Canadian Team Rises
http://figureskating.about.com/library/weekly/aa012300a.htm?iam=dpile&terms=Pelletier
Sale and Pelletier Profile and Competition History
http://inlineskating.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.pairsonice.com/profileview.asp%3Fpid=52
Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze Profile and Competition History
http://inlineskating.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.pairsonice.com/profileview.asp%3Fpid=7
Olympic Medals by Date
http://www.msnbc.com/d/oly2002/medaldate_02.asp
The International Olympic Committee awarded Canada's figure skating pair, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, a gold medal Friday in an attempt to resolve a judging controversy that has dominated the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The highly unusual decision by top Olympic and figure skating officials also allows the Russian pair, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, to keep their gold medal, which was narrowly won during Monday night's free skate program. Also during the Friday news conference, the International Skating Union suspended French figure skating judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne for false voting during Monday's figure skating competition after reports that she was pressured into casting her vote for the Russians.
This highly controversial situation began Monday when Canadian skaters Sale and Pelletier were beaten by Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze of Russia after a 5-4 vote that astonished the commentators as well as many observers. The Canadians skated a flawless program after a technically flawed performance by the Russians. Consequently, the gold medal decision allowed the Russians to prolong their streak of winning gold in the pairs division of every Olympics since 1964. For more information regarding this Olympic controversy, viewers can click on the first two sites listed above. Sites three and four provide history and background information on the Canadian skating pair, while the fifth site provides background information on the Russian pair. Finally, the last site provides access to MSNBC's Olympic Medal Page, which lists medals won by sporting events. [MG]
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