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RESEARCHERS WIKI: ALL NEW, REVISED CONSTANTLY for 2009
LAST UPDATED ON July 5, 2009 at 0915 (WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME)
RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR YOU: RESEARCH MADE EASIER WITH THE BEST NEWEST RESOURCES
NOTE: In the past week, there have been numerous recent updates to many of these bibliographies
Outside Resources:
Consult the American Literature Blog created by the CAIRO IRC and Essam Fares at: http://cairoamlit.blogspot.com
Also consult the Blog for Black History Month created by the CAIRO IRC and Essam Fares at: www.cairoircbhm.blogspot.com
Blog for Women's History Month created by the CAIRO IRC and Essam Fares at: http://cairoircwhm.blogspot.com/
HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN BLOG AND POST YOUR LIBRARY CATALOG ON THE 'NET USING "LIBRARYTHING" (by Mr. ESSAM FARES OF THE CAIRO, Egypt IRC):  BLOGS INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO START POSTING.doc
WHAT'S NEW: NEW FEATURE! NEW WEB SITES OF THE MONTH! ALL NEW FOR JULY/ AUGUST 2009:
LIBRARIES TO THE RESCUE [iTunes]
The Institute for Museum and Library Services website has a great multimedia
resources section that currently has a podcast series entitled "Libraries to
the Rescue". There are five episodes, each featuring a different state
librarian and a different topic. They discuss how libraries have helped
their communities, and provide steps libraries can take to help their own
communities. The podcasts can be listened to online or downloaded.
Visitors may also read a transcript of the program from a PDF file. The
multimedia center can be browsed or searched in a few different ways.
Using the links on the left side of the page, visitors can browse dozens of
publications via the following categories: "Publications A-Z", "Publications
by Year", and "Publications by Type". A link to "Online Resources", also on
the left side of the page, has more than half dozen websites, magazines,
courses and programs, including "Digital Corner", "Project Profiles" and
"Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action Initiative Website".
FREE DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES FOR LIBRARY EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT A DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE:
These are FREE courses in library science for non-MLS Library Employees.
These courses are also wonderful resources for library interns
or new employees at libraries around the world:
and
(GREAT TOOL FOR RESEARCHERS, OR THOSE STARTING RESEARCH!)
TEACHER RESOURCES FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: The Library of Congress has a new home for teacher resources: loc.gov/teachers
For more than ten years, the Library has provided teachers with access to millions of digitized primary sources and the tools educators need to use them in the classroom. As of today, these tools are moving to a new, easy-to-find center for teachers just one click away from the Library’s home page. Includes free lesson plans and curriculum planning guides for teachers.
Project Look Sharp, created as part of an initiative sponsored by Ithaca College, is a collection of ten comprehensive curriculum units for teaching media literacy. Eight of the units are geared toward to middle school and high school use. Two of the units are designed for elementary school use. With in each unit there are three to five comprehensive lesson plans. The lessons include videos, slideshows, worksheets, and teacher guides. To work through each lesson plan will take at least two days. Some of the topics that this curriculum units address include Presidential campaigns, use of media in the former Soviet Union, and endangered species. www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/
100 NEW BEST BLOGS FOR JOURNALISM STUDENTS 2009:
50 FREE RESOURCES THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR WRITING SKILLS:
HISTORICAL THINKING MATTERS [pdf, Quick Time]
The Historical Thinking Matters website is an excellent resource for teachers and students of American Studies who hope to learn about the importance of the historical perspective. Created by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and their colleagues at Stanford University, the site will help students learn "to interrogate historical sources and use them to form reasoned conclusions about the past." New users may wish to start with the "Why Historical Thinking Matters" section, which offers a short film about the Battle of Lexington in 1775. The "Student Investigations" area contains four investigations of topics from post-Civil War history, including the Scopes Trial, the creation of Social Security, and Rosa Parks. The site is rounded out by a solid set of resources for instructors, complete with examples of teacher and student work.
CONVENIENT ACCESS TO ALL PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED WEB SITES OF THE MONTH SINCE JANUARY 2008 CAN BE FOUND HERE:
WEBLIOGRAPHIES BY DISCIPLINE:
FREE RESOURCES TO TAP INTO FROM ANYWHERE:
NEW!!! FREE QUALITY RESOURCES: A POWERPOINT
NEW! Free Book Review Sources Online 2009: FREE BOOK REVIEW SOURCES ONLINE 2009.pdf (How to find book reviews of books already published.)
NEW!!! FREE ONLINE VIDEO SITES AND SEARCH ENGINES FOR LOCATING VIDEOS:
FREE VIDEO SITES JUNE 29 2009rev.pdf (updated JUNE 29, 2009) NEW!!! NOTE: These are educational and documentary videos only, for strictly educational and academic purposes.
IMPORTANT RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR ANY TOPIC:
(updated October 5, 2008)
ARABIC SITES ON THE INTERNET05 28 09revnow.pdf ARABIC LANGUAGE RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET (BY THE CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT) IRCs, with my profound thanks for their great work. They were a true pleasure to work with, and were greatly respected throughout Egypt and the Middle East.)
May 29, 2009 revisions.
COUNTRY PROFILES AND STATISTICS: WHERE TO FIND
HOW TO EVALUATE WEB SITES AND WEB CONTENT (IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH):  Evaluating Web Content Arabic trans ppt.ppt (Ms. Rania Azmi, Translator, U. of Alexandria, Egypt)
NEW SEARCH ENGINES, NEW ONLINE RESEARCH TOOLS, IMPORTANT NEW FREE TEXT RESOURCES (Updated May 29, 2009): NEW SEARCH ENGINES MAY 29 2009rev.pdf (with the help and inspiration from the CAIRO [EGYPT] IRC; I thank them for their inspiring work.)
LAW AND LEGAL RESOURCES:
NEW! INTERNATIONAL LAW RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET: International Law May 29 2009rev.pdf (thoroughly updated May 29, 2009)
BEST NEW LEGAL RESOURCES (for both U.S. Law and International Law):
RESOURCES ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THE 2008 U.S. ELECTIONS and the ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:
The MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; COURTESY OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM : http://www.uspolicy.be/making/makingintro.htm (Click on link to retrieve website)
MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 2009.pdf (from the U.S. Consulate, Barcelona, courtesy of the BARCELONA Information Resource Center) HOW U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IS MADE 2009 version
HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF US FOREIGN POLICY, Courtesy of the IRC [Information Resource Center] in Barcelona, Spain: History of U.S. Foreign Policy 2009 IRC BARCELONA INFOPACK.pdf (Thank you IRC Barcelona!)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRIMER: A CRS REPORT
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS: COURTESY OF THE CAIRO (EGYPT) IRC (PUBLISHED AS PART OF THEIR FOCUS SERIES):
 U.S. ELECTIONS and the US PRESIDENCY FEB 1 2009.pdf THE U.S. ELECTIONS AND THE U.S. PRESIDENCY (updated February 1, 2009) NEW! NOW INCLUDES INFORMATION ON PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS AND INAUGURATIONS and the Obama Administration.
Includes the latest web sites and resources, blogs and alerts, how the election and nominating process works, Presidential Succession and Transition, Biographies of the Candidates, Presidential Debates, Electoral College resources, Vice Presidents and their role, and materials for educators, among many other items. Appendices include the Electoral College, The Powers of the Presidency, Political Conventions, the Enhanced Role of the Vice President, the Role of the First Lady, How a President is Impeached, and Presidential Transitions and Inaugurations and information on the new Obama Administration.)
THE U.S. CONGRESS MAY 21 2009rev.pdf (thoroughly updated May 21, 2009) Includes major websites on the U.S. Congress, the work of Congressional Committees, Recent Studies on the U.S. Congress, and a Glossary of Legislative Terms.
THINK TANKS A LISTING MARCH 23 2009.pdf U.S. THINK TANKS A BIBLIOGRAPHY March 23, 2009 (thoroughly updated) WHAT DO U.S. THINK TANKS SAY ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST? THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OFFERS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT U.S. THINK TANKS
HOW DOES ONE START RESEARCHING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT?: CLICK HERE FOR USEFUL RESOURCES: USG RESOURCES WHERE TO STARTJUNE 27 2009rev.pdf (updated June 27, 2009) (Includes how to find Statistics and the major resources of and about the U.S. Government.)
RESOURCES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES:
(with the help of the CAIRO IRC)
AMERICAN STUDIES BIB Jan 28 2009rev.pdf (updated and thoroughly revised January 28, 2009) Major American Studies Sites, including digitized collections and research sites, where one can access free online materials, including archival collections.
AMERICAN STUDIES RESEARCH SITES SHOWN on TDYrev.pdf (Presented to American Studies students in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority, December 2007) (updated with new resources, May 16, 2008)
CAIRO UNIVERSITY TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS MAY 2009rev.pdf (demonstrated to the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, December 12, 2007, with the IRC in CAIRO, and again in April 2008 at CAIRO UNIVERSITY)
(Newly updated May 26, 2009 with new resources.)
OUTLINE FOR TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS: THE COURSE OUTLINE: TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ACTUAL EXAMPLES USED May 26 2009rev.pdf(updated May 26, 2009 with new resources) (with the help and the inspiration of the CAIRO IRC and the Department of English at Cairo University.)
ECONOMIC RESEARCH RESOURCES ALL FREE:
ECON MAY 19 2009 rev.pdf (thoroughly updated May 19, 2009) NOW INCLUDES BLOGS This webliography was compiled with the assistance and advice of the Department of Economics of the American University in Cairo, and the Economics Department of Cairo University; my profound thanks and recognition go to the Graduate students and Professors at both Universities who contributed to the development of this bibliography and teaching resource.)
See also the related International Economics and Trade Links (2008) above
RESOURCES IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AND HEALTH:
MEDICAL AND NURSING RESOURCES MAY 21 2009rev.pdf (thoroughly updated May 21, 2009) (Originally presented to the Medical Faculties in Alexandria, Egypt, Tanta, Egypt and Mansoura, Egypt, all at the Alexandria IRC, Alexandria, Egypt in February 2008, by IRO Stephen Perry, now updated with many new sources, including new Medical and Health Search Engines, and the best Medical / Health Blogs for 2009!)
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY WEBLIOGRAPHY MAY 9 2009rev.pdf (NEW! Thoroughly updated May 9, 2009 with new FREE SCIENCE VIDEOS and NEW materials from the Library of Congress and the Congressional Research Service)
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES: HOW TO SEE WHAT COURSES ARE AVAILABLE IN YOUR SUBJECT DISCIPLINE FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND DEPTH:
Specific courses in all subject disciplines available freely online for the best e-learning experience, as well as excellent resources for the field of Education and Distance Education. This bibliography will help students prepare academically and understand a chosen topic more thoroughly. Especially useful for International Students hoping to study in the U.S.
(Presented at the NEA REAC CONFERENCE IN CAIRO, EGYPT)
EDUCATION RESOURCES:
(PRESENTATION ORIGINALLY SHOWN TO AMIDEAST IN JERUSALEM, DECEMBER 2007)
NEW! FREE LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND QUALITY TEACHING MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN ALL FIELDS: FREE LESSON PLANS June 14 2009rev.pdf (updated June 14, 2009, with new updates and resources)
ISSUE - SPECIFIC RESOURCES:
NEW! CLIMATE CHANGE JUNE 17 2009 revlatest.pdf (thoroughly updated June 17, 2009) This bibliography includes many of the latest significant articles and scientific analyses, many other analytical studies, select Think Tank reports, select U.S. Government Hearings, and select U.S. Policy positions; it does include varying points of view from many different institutions, and also includes the latest research studies.
ALSO SEE THE RELATED WATER RESOURCES AND WATER ISSUES:
WR RESOURCES MAY 29 2009rev.pdf This Bibliography deals with important international issues of Water Security and Water Security (updated May 29, 2009) PLEASE NOTE: Water Resources was originally published as an issue of FOCUS by the CAIRO (EGYPT) IRC, however, ALL 2009 updates were done by me.
An extremely useful resource for students of Library Science and those interested in Libraries.
HUMAN RIGHTS WEBLIOGRAPHY Jan 24 2009rev.pdf (updated January 24, 2009) Includes new resources on Immigration and Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and a new IIP Electronic Journal on Human Rights.
LIBRARIANS AND LIBARY SCIENCE MAY 9th 2009 rev.pdf (updated May 9, 2009) My thanks to my wonderful colleagues in the Cairo [Egypt] IRC, the University of Cairo Library Sciences Department, and the 6th of October Library and Information Sciences School, all in CAIRO, EGYPT, for the wonderful resources they have shared with me. I acknowledge them all with enormous gratitude. See also the Library Science Quick Links bibliography below and the Digital Libraries bibliography, also found in this WIKI.
LIBRARY SCIENCE QUICK LINKS: Library Science QUICK LINKS MAY 4 2009rev.pdf (updated May 4, 2009; includes extensive links on Copyright, as well as the Library of Congress, and their research services and virtual collections, among many other topics, incl. the WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY.)
NGOs: PRACTICAL NGO WORKSHOP NGO BIBLIOGRAPHY MAY 4 2009rev.pdf (updated May 4, 2009) (Field-tested with numerous NGOs in CAIRO, EGYPT and Upper Egypt (Assiut and Minya.)
SLAVE NARRATIVES JULY 2008 rev.pdf (Thanks to the CAIRO IRC for their vision and hard work!) (thoroughly updated July 25, 2008)
(Substantial contributions by the CAIRO (EGYPT) IRC who initially began this bibliography; many thanks to them for their vision and hard work. They were a true pleasure to work with.)
NEW! Latest Edition of the Researchers Toolkit (revised June 11, 2009): Researchers Toolkit June 11, 2009rev.pdf (by IRO Stephen Perry) (Designed for students and researchers everywhere, and in extensive use at U.S. Embassies in Africa.)
HINT: For the latest breaking research news and new Internet sites in all areas, consult http://knowbodies.blogspot.com/
AND, NOW, JUST FOR FUN! DO YOU LOVE TO TRAVEL?
See the related IRC LUSAKA ZAMBIA PBWIKI SITE at: http://irclusakazam.pbworks.com/ Created by my wonderful colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, and filled with great resources!
WIKI LAST UPDATED: ALL NEW AND REVISED July 5, 2009 at 0915 (WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME)
This WIKI is maintained and updated on a weekly basis by IRO Stephen Perry, U.S. State Department.
(IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in the articles, reports, or web sites cited in any of these webliographies are those of the author(s) or institution(s) and do not represent necessarily those of the U.S. Government or U.S. Policy. Links to other internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.)
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IRO STEVE PERRY said
at 12:21 pm on Jan 30, 2009
great job!
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