Information on Illegal Immigrants

"This March 2006 report (based on a March 2005 population survey) evaluates the number and origin of the illegal immigrant population in the U.S. Topics include gender and family composition, families with children, workforce gender, occupations, and industries. Also include data on topics such as trends for 1980-2005 and legal status of foreign-born individuals, and links to related reports. From the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. "

HT Librarians Internet Index

International Economic Statistics

"The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research Library's IES Database simplifies the search for world-wide economic indicators. Individual indicators (such as GDP and CPI) are linked, and each link has a description of the data. Included in each record is the title, corporate author, publisher, years covered in the data series, type of publication (text, table, chart), frequency with which the data is published, country of origin, a URL, available languages, subject headings, format (.pdf, .xls, etc.), a summary (where available), and any notes needed to clarify the data. The database is title, country, subject and keyword searchable. The links will be checked regularly to maintain accuracy. Indicators are continually being added. "

Newspaper Archives Available Online

From the Resourceshelf . A company which is part of Heritage Microfilm based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has been making available a steady stream of FREE, full text, full image, searchable/browsable newspaper archives focused on a specific topic at NewspaperARCHIVES.com. This week the company has released two new archives each containing tens of thousands of newspaper articles from various newspapers. Each article is delivered as a pdf file ready for printing or saving. Some of the archives avialable include:

+ FBI Newspaper Archive
More than 50,000 full text articles about the FBI, criminals, etc.
--
+ September 11th Archive
More than 15,000 articles. Advanced interfaces are available for both databases.
--
+ MartinLutherKingJrArchive
+ Pro Baseball Archive
+ College Basketball Archive
+ Abraham Lincoln Archive
+ AsbestosArchive.com (Asbestos and Asbestos Related Lawsuits)
+ HMS Titanic Archive
+ Winter Games Archive

Interesting Products from 37 Signals

37 Signals is a company the offers web based applications the "get things done in a simple way". Their products include Ta-da Lists which is an online space where you can create multiple to do lists that can be accessed from anywhere. They can also be shared with others. Also Writeboard which is an online wordprocessor that allows you to "access, read, edit, and save a document from any connected computer; keep track of edits over time and discuss the document through blog style comments" If you are interested in web based applications check out 37 Signals

HT Libary Journal netconnect

Interesting Information on How Things are Made

"Detailed explanations for "the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery." Includes an illustrated overview of the assembly and the manufacturing process, a description of how the item works, a list of raw materials used, and related information. Products include air bags, artificial snow, popcorn, television, and much more. From Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation."

Reading a Key to College Success

According to a new study the ability of students to handle complex reading. Unfortunately most states don't have reading standards for high school.

Information Literacy Classroom

Elmhurst College has created in their library an information literacy classroom where librarians and faculty show students how to find and critique the many resources the Web offers on specific topics.

Blackboard Unveils Blackboard Beyond Initiative

From an article in Yahoo biz Blackboard exeutive Michael Chasen describes a new initiative for the blackboard company and product "The Blackboard Beyond Initiative calls for the creation of a series of Web properties that connect the institutions, faculty, and students who use Blackboard worldwide across education segments and disciplines. The sites will be shaped and run by Blackboard's client community of practice and developed by Blackboard."