A web site for RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS: ALL NEW FOR MAY 2012
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this web site is to present the best, free resources in those subject areas that are the focus of programming and outreach by U.S Embassies, Consulates, or American Spaces overseas.
We also hope that students and academic researchers everywhere will also find these resources to be useful.
The website The website was designed by Stephen Perry, a State Department Public Diplomacy Officer for fifteen years, now with a U.S. Embassy in W. Africa. The complete biography for Stephen is below, at the bottom of this page.
NEW! A FEBRUARY 2012 POWERPOINT (IN THE POWERPOINT SECTION BELOW) ON "HOW TO CUSTOMIZE GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINES: A STEP - BY- STEP GUIDE" as well as a simplified step-by-step word document: this was given to AC ACCRA PARTICIPANTS as we built an ECONOMICS CUSTOMIZED SEARCH ENGINE together (Part of the IRC ACCRA's unique INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMS.)
** Find a new May 14, 2012 Powerpoint** as well in this section (under POWERPOINTS > TECHNOLOGY.)
A New Powerpoint on How to Find Authoritative Statistics on Ghana: An outreach tool for Government Ministries, Academics, Faculties and Mission Inreach. (In the Powerpoint section, below)
NOTE: Many new, free tutorials and training materials are now listed on a free Tumblr site I now maintain: feel free to access these at: http://irocaf.tumblr.com
A new PowerPoint on "How to Evaluate Web Sites" (part of the IRC Accra's Information Literacy campaign) is now available under the PP category, below.
For Web Research Tips and Tricks (useful in Internet Workshops IRCs or ACs might offer)
as well as the latest in Google Search Engine advances and listings of other search engines, please check out my other web site: http://googleshortcuts.pbworks.com (2012 updates)
A useful tool for Public Affairs Sections everywhere, including IRCs and American Spaces
is a product designed by the Seoul [Korea] IRC. It is called Digital Window on America (eWOA) and lists the most important IIP Publications by Topic: GREAT WORK, IRC SEOUL!!! http://seoul.usembassy.gov/pub_ewoa.html
NEW!!! and especially helpful for ALUMNI PROGRAMMING or for University outreach:
HOW TO ACCESS =FREE OF CHARGE= THESES, DISSERTATIONS and SPECIALIZED RESEARCH STUDIES from AMERICA's TOP UNIVERSITES Theses and Dissertation Research 2012.pdf -revised and updated April 17, 2012 (I have also created a Customized Google Search Engine that covers all these resources; Alumni in Accra found this search engine to be a real time saver.) The specialized Search Engine may be found here: www.tinyurl.com/6q6vzto
LAST UPDATED MAY 2012 at 0200 (ACCRA, GHANA TIME)
THE INTERNET RESOURCES IN THESE BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE. MANY REFER TO FULL TEXT BOOKS or ARTICLES or FREE NEW DATABASES -- ALL ACCESSIBLE AND ALL FREE OF CHARGE.
All resources listed have been evaluated by outside experts.
Outside Resources:
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):
BLOG INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO START POSTING and Using Library Thing 2010rev.pdf
Access all free Powerpoints here: PowerPoints (NEWLY UPDATED FOR 2012)
ACCESS TO ALL PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED WEB SITES OF THE MONTH MAY BE FOUND HERE: FROM JANUARY 2008 TO THE PRESENT (through MARCH 2012) MAY BE FOUND HERE: ARCHIVE OF PAST WEB SITES OF THE WEEK 2012.pdf (Updated April 26, 2012)
WEBLIOGRAPHIES BY DISCIPLINE:
Includes Free E-Books, Search Engines for E-Books, and Free Educational and Documentary Videos, as well as Free Video Lectures from top U.S. Universities, all new for 2012!
ACCESS IMPORTANT RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR ANY TOPIC HERE
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AND HEALTH (AND HIV AIDS)
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES FREE ONLINE COURSES OR TUTORIALS
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION RESOURCES (INCLUDES SOURCES FOR FREE LESSON PLANS IN ALL DISCIPLINES)
AND, NOW, JUST FOR FUN! DO YOU LOVE TO TRAVEL?
Consult WIKI TRAVEL at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page
ALSO CONSULT:
20 Best Travel Writing Blogs: http://www.onlinedegree.net/20-best-travel-writing-blogs
and consult TRIPFILMS at www.tripfilms.com Tripfilms hosts more than 8,900 user-submitted videos from destinations all over the globe! (See the Films on Bhutan for fantastic scenery!)
And, check out www.googlesightseeing.com to view all the amazing sites available in Google Maps: an amazing new blog, updated every day.
If you really love to travel, and wish to do so frugally, please check out this Blog from the New York Times, the FRUGAL TRAVELER: http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com It is one of my favorites! This Blog has lovely travel photos and words of wisdom for travelers who wish to make the most out of their experience.
This site was LAST UPDATED: MAY 2012 (W. AFRICA TIME ZONE, GMT +0)
This WIKI is maintained and updated on a weekly basis by Stephen Perry, of the U.S. State Department. It is reviewed for both quality and accuracy by others in Public Diplomacy.
Comments or Suggestions or Additions or Corrections are very welcome: please email me at: iro@sent.com
Biography:
Stephen Perry serves as Regional IRO with the U.S. Department of State, having served in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Washington, D.C., North Africa, and the Middle East; he joined the State Department in August 1998. He speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese, has studied Arabic, and is conversant in other European languages. Before joining the State Department, he was a University Professor at a research, land grant University in the U.S. from April, 1975 to August, 1998. He studied both Latin American History and Culture, and Linguistics, and specifically Romance Linguistics, in Graduate School, with a specialty in word borrowing in the Romanian language. Besides Graduate degrees in Latin American Studies and Romance Linguistics, he also has a Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Write him c/o iro@sent.com with any suggestions or corrections.
(IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in the articles, reports, or web sites cited in any of these webliographies are those of the author(s) or institution(s) involved and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Government, nor do they necessarily represent U.S. Policy. Links to other Internet sites, or articles, or books should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.)
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Comments (2)
STEVE PERRY said
at 12:21 pm on Jan 30, 2009
great job!
STEVE PERRY said
at 2:18 pm on Mar 31, 2012
Thanks to my many friends in the W AFRICAN COUNTRY of TOGO for their fantastic support! YOU ALL ARE GREAT!!!
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