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• 08 Nov 2009 06:15

  Prasugrel for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes with percutaneous coronary intervention

  http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA182

  This technology appraisal contains a series of documents on guidance to the NHS on the use of prasugrel as an option for preventing blockages in the arteries of people with acute coronary syndromes who are having a treatment called percutaneous coronary intervention. It is produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Technology appraisals produced by NICE have been developed by a team of experts aiming to produce guidance for both the NHS and patients on medicines, medical equipment and clinical procedures based on evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness. Made available in October 2008, this appraisal includes practice guidelines, a patient-oriented information leaflet,and background information. Added: 2009-11-07

  Topotecan for the treatment of recurrent carcinoma of the cervix

  http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA183

  This technology appraisal contains a series of documents on guidance to the NHS on the use of topotecan as a possible treatment for women with recurrent or stage IVB cervical cancer, and is produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Technology appraisals produced by NICE have been developed by a team of experts aiming to produce guidance for both the NHS and patients on medicines, medical equipment and clinical procedures based on evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness. Made available in October 2008, this appraisal includes practice guidelines, and background information. Added: 2009-11-07

  Depression with a chronic physical health problem

  http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG91

  This clinical guideline is for the NHS on the dentification, treatment and management of depression in adults aged 18 years and older, in primary and secondary care. Access is provided to key documents for this guideline including full guidelines and a quick reference guide. Published in October 2008 by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Added: 2009-11-07

  Promoting mental wellbeing at work

  http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH22

  This public health intervention guidance provides information for NHS and non-NHS professionals and employers who have responsibility for, promoting mental wellbeing at work. Published in November 2009 by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Added: 2009-11-07

  Access to healthcare abroad

  http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolic

  This patient information leaflet provides information on how to access healthcare in other countries in the European Economic Area (EEA). It covers leisure and business trips, planned treatment, living, working and studying abroad. Published by the Department of Health in October 2009. Added: 2009-11-07

  MEDLINEplus : hair loss

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hairloss.html

  This site provides access to a collection of resources, aimed at consumers, about hair loss. Links are provided to a wide range of resources from government and other sources, covering: latest news, overviews, multimedia tools, journal articles, organisations, and law and policy. This is one of a series of Health Topic listings, made available on the Web by MEDLINEPlus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Added: 2009-11-07

  MEDLINEplus : amyloidosis

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/amyloidosis.html

  This site provides access to a collection of resources, aimed at consumers, about amyloidosis. Links are provided to a wide range of resources from US government and other sources, including overview, specific conditions, financial issues, clinical trials, journal articles, directories and organisations. MedlinePlus is provided by the US National Library of Medicine. Added: 2009-11-07

  Treatment of traumatically intruded permanent incisor teeth in children

  http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/clinical_guidelines/documents/Treatment%20Of%20Traum

  These clinical guidelines have been produced under the auspices of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, Faculty of Dental Surgery's Clinical Effectiveness Committee. The guidelines consider the traumatic intrusion of children's incisor teeth. They cover the initial management; treatment including passive or active repositioning; and follow-up management. Published in AUgust 2009. Added: 2009-11-07

  Pulp therapy for primary molars

  http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/clinical_guidelines/documents/pulptherapy.pdf

  This clinical guideline has been produced under the auspices of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Faculty of Dental Surgery's Clinical Effectiveness Committee whose role is to promote clinical effectiveness across all clinical specialties. The guidelines are designed to outline the use of pulp therapy for primary molars. They cover treatment planning, and treatment options including indirect pulp treatment, direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, desensitising pulp therapy, and pulpectomy. The recommendations have been graded according to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) classification system in order to indicate whether they are based on proven scientific evidence or currently accepted good clinical practice with limited scientific evidence. Published in 2006. Added: 2009-11-07

  Guideline for the use of general anaesthesia (GA) in paediatric dentistry

  http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/clinical_guidelines/documents/Guideline%20for%20the%

  This clinical guideline has been produced under the auspices of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Faculty of Dental Surgery's Clinical Effectiveness Committee whose role is to promote clinical effectiveness across all clinical specialties. The guidelines are designed to outline the most appropriate use of general anaesthesia in children and adolescents. They cover indications for the use of GA, circumstances and conditions that are and are not suitable for GA, children with medical problems, risks, treatment planning, consent, pre-operative assessment, team work, clinical records, and discharge. Published in 2008. Added: 2009-11-07

  International Society for Clinical Densitometry

  http://www.iscd.org/

  The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) is a nonprofit multidisciplinary professional society which provides a central resource for scientific disciplines interested in the assessment of skeletal health. The site offers information about the society, its structure, activities, membership requirements and benefits, meetings, events, official position documents, courses, reports, densitometry and osteoporosis links, and official ISDC publications which include the Journal of Clinical Densitometry and the SCAN newsletter. The section aimed at patients provides an overview of bone densitometry, details of bone density tests, vertebral fracture assessment and information on osteoporosis. Further information is available on paediatric bone density. Some sections of the site are only available to ISCD members. Added: 2009-11-07

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• 06 Nov 2009 20:58

  Liste des conseils régionaux présent sur Twitter

  http://tweepml.org/Liste-des-regions-presentes-sur-Twitter/

  This directory is maintained by French IT consultant and new media specialist Hervé Pargue. It provides a useful list of official Twitter accounts owned by French regional government departments. It is therefore a good starting point for tracing their existence and accessing the latest French local and regional government news. All information is offered in French only. Added: 2009-11-07

  Ancient Greek philosophy

  http://www.philosophy.gr/

  The Ancient Greek Philosophy website provides an overview of a number of key figures in classical philosophy. Although the site gives basic information about ancient Greek philosophy as a whole, only the presocratic philosophers are covered in detail (unfortunately, it appears that work on the site was abandoned before it was completed). The thinkers covered are the Ionians; the Pythagorean School; the Eleatic School; and the Pluralists and Atomists. A brief outline of the life and work of each philosopher is given, along with extracts from extant works. This resource may be helpful for those seeking an introduction to this area of ancient philosophy. Added: 2009-11-06

  Arts for COP15

  http://www.arts4cop15.org/

  Arts for COP15 is an initiative of the RSA Arts and Ecology Centre which was set up by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2005. The Centre’s role is to “catalyse, publicise, challenge and support artists” who are seeking to “create a positive discussion about the causes and the human impact of climate change through commissioning, debate, interdisciplinary discourse and a high-profile website”. The aim of the website is to network and advertise events being organised by artists with COP15 in mind. Membership of the website is required for events to be added. The website provides background information on the Centre with a list of current COP15 events and members. Access is also provided to a blog and a members-only discussion forum as well as a map showing the locations of artists involved in productions, exhibitions and events. Added: 2009-11-06

  Teach philosophy 101

  http://teachphilosophy101.org/

  The Teach Philosophy 101 website is a guide for those engaged in teaching this subject in higher education. It offers a collection of suggestions for planning courses and student assignments, classroom techniques, and assessment, along with some ideas regarding non-traditional teaching materials. The information is chiefly targeted at those teaching within the American college system, but much of the material will also be useful to those based elsewhere (and indeed, while the focus of the site is philosophy, many teaching techniques mentioned are applicable across a wide range of disciplines). This site is likely to be particularly helpful to those just embarking on a teaching career, but also has much to offer to more experienced educators. Added: 2009-11-06

  Demography of Sri Lanka, 1900-1954

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=3454

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the "Demography of Sri Lanka, 1900-1954 : Trends in Fertility and Mortality in Pre-Demographic Transition Sri Lanka" dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited texts and DBF databases. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The aims of this study were: to examine trends in fertility, nuptiality and mortality in Sri Lanka (Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972) in the period prior to demographic transition, i.e. prior to the 1950s; and to search for the reasons for changes which occurred, by examining how these varied across the approximately 20 administrative districts of the island and considering whether this variation was associated with district characteristics such as literacy, availability of health services, etc. There is a tendency to suppose that, prior to transition, developing world countries had more or less constant fertility and mortality - at high levels - albeit with the fluctuations in both caused by famines and epidemics. There may have been more complex movements in Sri Lanka. Added: 2009-11-06

  Electoral and demographic data, 1848-1876 : Massachusetts

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=3493

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the "Electoral and Demographic Data, 1848-1876 : Massachusetts" dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited texts and DBF databases. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. This collection contains electoral and demographic data for Massachusetts counties and cities during 1848-1876. The data for this collection were compiled for a study of electoral changes in Massachusetts politics during the Civil war period and to link these to socio-economic determinants of support for the Republic and Democratic parties. Added: 2009-11-06

  Database of Irish historical statistics : occupations, 1831-1911

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=3495

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the "Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Occupations, 1831-1911" dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited texts and DBF databases. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The purpose of the project was to provide machine-readable economic and social history statistics relating to the whole of Ireland for the period 1821-1971. Added: 2009-11-06

  Origins and characteristics of Scottish business leaders, 1850-1960s

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=3496

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the "Origins and Characteristics of Scottish Business Leaders, 1850-1960s" dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited texts and DBF databases. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The primary aim was to identify the economic and social characteristics of Scotland's business leaders circa 1850-1960, on the basis of the sample of men surveyed in the two volumes of the Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography. This aim guided the structure of the computer database, which was designed to meet four main objectives: to determine the origins of the business leaders by sector, time period, firm size, and by patterns appropriate to Founders, Inheritors, and Professional Managers; to establish patterns of education, business training and career path; to delineate non-business interests and roles in society; and to analyse the scale and pattern of business wealth. Added: 2009-11-06

  Antologiia samizdata

  http://antology.igrunov.ru/

  Antologiia samizdata is an impressive, easy to navigate resource which describes and makes available online Soviet samizdat and tamizdat (texts self-published or smuggled abroad to be published). Published by a democratic politician and former dissident, Viacheslav Igrunov, the anthology offers a selection of literary, political and academic texts which circulated in samizdat between 1950 and 1989, but may have been written earlier (e.g. poetry by Fr Pavel Florensky). The anthology may be browsed by period (and then by text type: periodicals and collections; political essays and memoirs; poetry; literary prose) or by author, and the print version of the anthology may be downloaded as PDF files. Entries are cross-referenced. Author entries provide biographical sketches (some illustrated) and links to selected writings. Entries for periodicals (e.g. Vestnik Russkogo Khristianskogo dvizheniia) describe the publication and its significance, but offer limited access to contents. There are several introductory essays; a 'what's new' page offers news about the project and related topics; under 'tales of participants and theoretical aspects' there are links to interviews with project participants and articles about samizdat in Soviet society and culture. This site will be of significant interest to researchers and teachers of Soviet literature, history and culture. Added: 2009-11-06

  Metropolitan London in the 1690s : four shillings in the pound aid, 1693-1694 : for the City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=3497

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the "Metropolitan London in the 1690s : Four Shillings in the Pound Aid, 1693-1694 : For the City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex" dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited texts and DBF databases. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. In the 1690s, after more than a century of rapid growth, London emerged as the largest city of Christian Europe. The Crown's heavy demands for war finance created an innovative tax regime, the local records of which provide for the first time a comprehensive picture of the social and economic geography of the English capital. Earlier taxation records omit a substantial proportion of the total number of households in London or provide only a crude indication of their relative wealth. The aim of the project was to construct a 'snapshot' of London based on the surviving returns of the 'aids' levied in 1693-1694, which record rental values for houses and other properties, and the value of the stock in trade of many householders for the entire metropolitan area north of the Thames. The method was to construct a series of databases from the manuscript returns and to provide a series of computer-based analytical tools, including a cartographic framework for spatial analysis, thus creating a directory and gazetteer of lasting value as a research tool. A further aim was to undertake extensive analysis of the material and to publish the results, principally in the form of a social atlas of the metropolis. Added: 2009-11-06

  European journal of dental education

  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117991785/home

  The European Journal of Dental Education is the official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe. Published by Wiley-Blackwell this journal publishes review articles in the field of dental education, for the dental undergraduate and postgraduate education and dental auxiliary personnel audience. Tables of contents and abstracts are freely available from Volume 4 (1) 2000 to the present. Full-text articles are only available to subscribers or on a pay per view option. Information is provided on subscription fees, instructions for authors, editorial contacts, and how to sign up for email alerts and RSS feed. Added: 2009-11-06

  Microbial art

  http://www.microbialart.com/

  ‘Microbial Art’ presents a collection of artworks created by scientists and artists using living bacteria, fungi, and protists. Launched in October 2009 this site was created by Dr. T. Ryan Gregory as an “example of the exciting interface between art and science.” The artwork can be viewed by artist gallery and there are profiles of all the artists, links to additional microbial artworks, videos and audio files, and details of the species that have been used in the art featured in this exhibition. Dr Gregory is an assistant professor at the University of Guelph. Added: 2009-11-06

  Infection prevention and control best practices for small animal veterinary clinics

  http://www.ccar-ccra.com/english/pdfs/GuidelinesFINALDec2008.pdf

  This 71 page document ‘Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices for Small Animal Veterinary Clinics’ was published by the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (CCAR) in August 2008. The document provides guidance for small animal veterinary clinics on infection prevention and control best practices. Topics covered include the importance of infection control programmes, routine practices including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cleaning and disinfection, laundry, waste management, surgery, patient care and handling, safety of clinic personnel, vector control, clinic design, clinic pets, client visitation, and client education. Appendices are included. Added: 2009-11-06

  Agilent : seminar materials

  http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/facet.jspx?t=80111.k.3&cc=US&lc=eng&sm=g

  This site includes a large number of full text supporting documents in pdf format from seminars run by Agilent covering their instrumentation and measuring products.

  The items can be browsed by application or by product category. Added: 2009-11-06

  Agilent : training materials

  http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/facet.jspx?t=80114.k.3&cc=US&lc=eng&sm=g

  This site includes a large number of full text tutorials in pdf, html or doc format covering measuring instrumentation produced by the Agilent company.

  The site can be browsed by type of equipment or by application. Added: 2009-11-06

  Theatricalia

  http://www.theatricalia.com/

  This is the website of Theatricalia, a database of past and future theatre productions. The website was launched in October 2009 and is currently on the beta testing phase but this database would be useful to theatre students. The website contains some useful features. Anyone can add a production or fix mistakes. Each place, person and play has an RSS feed so one can keep up to date with their particular interest. One can also search for a person, play, place or part as well as location. Alternatively one can browse the database alphabetically. The database already contains data for all the RSC productions since 1871, all Birmingham Repertory Theatre productions up to 1971, producions held by the University of Bristol Theatre Archive and the complete archive of the Royal National Theatre. Theatricalia is hoping to become “the repository of theatre productions on the internet”. Added: 2009-11-06

  Mill Hill essays 2008 : laboratory robotics and high-throughput research

  http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/2008/laboratory_robotics/

  An article on laboratory robotics and high throughput research methods, published as part of the Mill Hill Essays 2008 by the National Institute for Medical Research. Authored by Oliver de Peyer, the article discusses how robotic techniques are being used for high throughput work, such drug discovery and drug development, in modern laboratories, and the possible development of microfluidic devices in the future. The Mill Hill essays cover topical subjects and are aimed at increasing the understanding of science amongst the general public. Added: 2009-11-06

  AHRC workshop series : processes of devising composed theatre

  http://www.spa.exeter.ac.uk/drama/staffsite/roesner/projects/workshop/welcome.sh

  This website forms part of David Roesner’s Exeter University page. David Roesner is a senior lecturer in drama with a research interest in experimental music-theatre and the musicality of theatrical performance. The website records the research programme workshops 'Processes of Devising Composed Theatre', and gives insight into the proceedings and outcomes of two workshop meetings of practitioners and scholars, who create and analyse Composed Theatre - Theatre, which is created on the basis of musical principles and concepts. The main leaders of the project are David Roesner (University of Exeter) and Matthias Rebstock (Hildesheim University in Germany). The workshops took place in April and May 2009. The website contains the following sections: the research context, the workshop series, research questions, aims and objectives, organisation, participants, dissemination and exploitation and timetable. Added: 2009-11-06

  PathoGenetics

  http://www.pathogeneticsjournal.com/

  'PathoGenetics ’ is an open access, electronic-only journal publishing original, peer reviewed research articles on the biological mechanisms underlying genetic diseases, phenotypes and traits. It includes studies at the molecular, biochemical, cellular and physiological levels as well as those using genome-wide approaches. Full-text articles are available freely to individuals, and information is provided on the journal editorial board, instructions for authors, the peer review process and how to sign up for article alerts. Searchable archives are available from Volume 1(1) 2008. Published by BioMed Central Ltd. Added: 2009-11-06

  A-Z HIV/Aids reporting practical guide

  http://www.scidev.net/en/practical-guides/the-a-z-of-hiv-aids-reporting-.html

  Published by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this practical guide which is intended for journalists provides information on HIV/Aids reporting for the media. The guide covers the basics of HIV/Aids reporting; tips on how to pitch stories to editors, and gives advice on ethical reporting. Lists are provided on additional resources with a glossary, a timeline of the history of HIV, FAQ, explanations utilised and details on treatments used for HIV/Aids. The last two chapters concentrate on TB and malaria, and their connection with HIV/Aids. Added: 2009-11-06

  Roman concrete

  http://www.romanconcrete.com/

  This site includes a series of full text articles in either pdf or html format covering the composition and structural use of ancient Roman concrete.

  Information on modern concrete is provided for comparison. A gallery section includes photographs of Roman concrete structures. There is a FAQ with questions about Roman concrete structures. Information on a related book is available. Links to related sites are provided. Added: 2009-11-06

  Macro-economic time series for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France : construction 1785-1968 : datasets 02a, 02b, 02c

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1901

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Macro-Economic Time Series for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France : Construction, 1785-1968, Datasets 02a, 02b, 02c' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. This collection consists of a massive array of economic time series data pertaining to the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France, measuring production, construction, prices, income, employment, inventories, sales, interest rates, money supply, and a variety of other factors. These data were collected by the National Bureau of Economic Research and constitute a research resource of major importance to economists as well as political scientists, sociologists, historians and other scholars. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The data consists of: The NBER collection - now containing an estimated 1.6 million entries - is divided into 16 major categories (Production of Commodities; Construction; Transportation and Public Utilities; Prices; Stocks of Commodities; Distribution of Commodities; Foreign Trade; Income and Employment; Financial Status of Business; Savings and Investment; Security Markets; Volume of Transactions; Interest Rates; Money and Banking; Government Finance; Indexes of Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators). Data from all categories are currently available from ICPSR as twenty-four OSIRIS datasets. (Data are also available in card-image format). The economic variables of the datasets are usually observations on the entire nation or large subsets of the nation. Frequently, however, and especially in the United States, separate regional and metropolitan data are included in other variables. This makes cross-sectional analysis possible in many cases. The time span of variables in these files may be as short as one year or as long as 160 years. Chronologically, most data fall within the first half of the twentieth century. The oldest series, covering brick production in England and Wales, begins in 1785, and the most recent United States data extend to 1968. Added: 2009-11-06

  MRSA for vets

  http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/uploads/file/M3%20MRSA%20-%20DVM.pdf

  This peer-reviewed information sheet on methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is aimed at veterinarians and published on the Web by the Worms & Germs Blog, which is a joint venture of the Ontario Veterinary College's Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses and the City of Hamilton Public Health Department. Last updated in 2008, this illustrated document covers the strains of MRSA, prevalence and risk factors for both humans and animals, transmission and environmental survival of MRSA, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, available treatment, infection control for pets carrying MRSA, pet owners diagnosed with MRSA, MRSA exposure as an occupational risk in veterinary medicine, and zoonotic disease risk. References are provided. Added: 2009-11-06

  Julia Morgan : an online exhibition

  http://lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/architecture/juliamorgan/

  This online exhibition highlights the work of American architect Julia Morgan, who in 1904 became the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California. Taken from the archive papers at the Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), the website provides scope notes for the collection and related collections. The online exhibition covers Morgan's biography; education; early work; Morgan's design of William Randolph Hearst's estate in San Simeon, California and other Morgan-designed buildings on California's Central Coast; and Morgan's legacy. Added: 2009-11-06

  ENVision : environmental maps at your fingertips

  http://maps.epa.ie/InternetMapViewer/MapViewer.aspx

  The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides this resource which enables the user to create and view environmental maps of Ireland. Users can view the whole country or focus in on specific townlands and can add layers to the map to show environmental features such as air quality, water quality, Water Framework Directive status, water and land features, etc. Users must read the usage conditions. Added: 2009-11-06

  Women philosophers

  http://www.women-philosophers.com/

  The Women Philosophers website is an online project which aims to draw attention to female philosophers from ancient times through to the 20th century. The site is arranged in chronological sections, each of which provides a list of key figures. For each philosopher listed, a brief biography is given; where appropriate, this is accompanied by information about her historical context. Links are provided to relevant material elsewhere online, including electronic versions of philosophers' works, where these are available. The site provides a useful overview of the history of philosophy by women. Added: 2009-11-06

  Ice Core Gateway

  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/current.html

  This website provides a massive range of ice and temperate core data from a world wide network collated by the USA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service's Climate Data Online (CDO) System. Listed by either site, project, data type or region, the data available is that used by climatologists to predict climatic changes of the past and future. Each site link includes a detailed description of the site itself, the data collected and intended uses, as well as links to further resources and sources of information relevant to each specific core (i.e. publications based on the findings of research from the data available on the site.) Added: 2009-11-06

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• 05 Nov 2009 22:28

  Social Care TV

  http://www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv/

  Social Care TV is an online television channel maintained by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). It was launched in 2009 with the aim of highlighting the daily lives and work of individuals involved in the social care sector (with the main emphasis on the UK). It comprises short films with associated fact sheets, advice and learning materials suitable for social workers, students, researchers and members of the public. All aspects of social care are covered including: personalisation, dementia and old age; safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, nutrition, children of prisoners and social care for vulnerable groups. Material is being continuously added. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-05

  Open Images

  http://openimages.eu/

  Open Images is an open access collection which is being created by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and Knowledgeland. It aims to provide free online access to historic audiovisual and film materials from Dutch archives. These include many news reel clips. from the 20th Century onwards. It is possible to search or browse the site. All subject areas are covered with a particular emphasis on the social and political history of the Netherlands. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Some information is offered in Dutch only. Added: 2009-11-05

  Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT)

  http://pcat.qdap.net/

  The Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT) has been created by researchers in the Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the University of Pittsburgh. It is a free software designed to allow government departments to create websites where citizens can engage and communicate with officials. It therefore aims to increase political openness and, accountability and transparency. The website provides information about the software and its possible uses and a registration form. Added: 2009-11-05

  Council of Food Policy Advisers. Report 2009

  http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/food/policy/council/pdf/cfpa-rpt-090914.pdf

  The Council of Food Policy Advisers was established in 2008 to advise the government on a wide range of food policy and production issues in the UK. In its first report, the council outlines areas for priority action : further promotion of the 5-a-day message for fruit and vegetables to increase healty eating; encouraging increased local fruit and vegetable production and consumption through a UK fruit and vegetable strategy. The report also highlights the need to increase the profile of food production as part of the climate change debate. Added: 2009-11-05

  Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009): l’Académie Française

  http://www.academie-francaise.fr/immortels/base/academiciens/fiche.asp?param=647

  This site is maintained by l’Académie Française. It provides free access to information about leading former member French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss. This includes a brief biography, bibliography of his books and the transcript of some of its speeches to the Academie. All information is offered in French only. Added: 2009-11-05

  Science blog : science news straight from the source

  http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/index.php

  This blog, which commenced publication in 2002, mainly comprises postings from scientific press releases supplemented with reader posts and comments. It covers all areas of the sciences and its archive can be searched Added: 2009-11-05

  TheoFantastique : a meeting place for myth, imagination and mystery on pop culture

  http://www.theofantastique.com/

  This website, entitled Theo Fantastique, is in a blog format and is written and maintained by John Morehead. The website explores the academic side of the fantastic in pop culture by looking at science fiction, fantasy and horror films, television programmes and other pop culture artefacts. Posts included range from observations, events, film releases, book reviews to interviews. One can search for posts or browse the archive which goes as far back as January 2007. There is also a links section with relevant links to other websites both commercial and academic. Added: 2009-11-05

  A stage kindly

  http://www.astagekindly.com/

  This is the website of A Stage Kindly, a new musical theatre initiative. The organisation was founded in 2008 to encourage and develop the present and future of new musicals. Their main aim is to offer a platform to bring independent works to audiences. The website contains further information about the organisation and its projects. There is a section on productions with a list of past, present and future performances. Under ‘opportunities’ one can keep up to date with auditions, read more about services to writers and performers such as workshops. ‘Multimedia’ enables users to download or stream recordings, view images and videos from productions. Added: 2009-11-05

  South African Government Information: documents

  http://www.info.gov.za/view/DynamicAction?pageid=528

  This part of the South African Government Information website provides access to government publications including legislation, policy documents and documentation provided on provincial government websites. The site offers full text legislation including a copy of the Constitution. There are government notices, documents open for public comment, annual reports of government departments and agencies and downloadable forms. Links are given to other websites providing access to official statistics, to parliamentary publications (including Hansard), to provincial documents and international reports containing information on South Africa. Documents on the site can be browsed by year or subject or searched by keyword, date and document type. All materials are provided in full text. Added: 2009-11-05

  Human rights in the 21st Century- Noam Chomsky lecture October 2009

  http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20091029_1830_humanRightsInTh

  This site provides free access to a recording of a public lecture by Professor Noam Chomsky which took place at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on 20th October 2009. In the 94 minute lecture Chomsky discusses the current state of human rights and future challenges in the 21st Century. It is possible to download a podcast and view a recoding of the event. In order to see the webcast users must (from the LSE podcast channel url) scroll down the list of events and click on the correct date. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-05

  NYS-OMRDD : dentistry training material

  http://www.omr.state.ny.us/hp_dentistry_training.jsp

  This series of eight evidence-based dental training PowerPoint presentations focus on dental treatment for people with special needs and are published on the Web by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities (NYS OMRDD). Each special care dentistry presentation is accompanied by teacher's notes which are visible in each slide presentation. Topics covered include seizures, autism, an introduction to special care dentistry, legal/ethical issues, treatment planning, neuromuscular disorders, Down's Syndrome, and oral manifestations of genetic & congenital disorders. Added: 2009-11-05

  Higher ambitions: the future for universities in a global economy

  http://www.bis.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/publications/Higher-Ambitions.pdf

  This site provides free access to the major strategy paper published in November 2009 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The 120 page report sets out proposals for how British universities can remain high quality and competitive in the 21st Century global economy. Topics covered include widening access to universities, the role of universities in the economy, research and improving the student experience of higher education. Added: 2009-11-05

  Astronomy LookUP

  http://www.jodcast.net/lookUP/

  Astronomy LookUP provides an interface to a variety of astronomical name services that enable the user to retrieve information about a specified astronomical object, e.g. planets, moons, comets. Spacecraft are not included. Astronomy LookUP was created by Stuart Lowe of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, The University of Manchester. Twitter, iPhone and other mobile phone applications are also available. A widget is available to embed Astronomy LookUP on a remote website. Added: 2009-11-05

  Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

  http://www.chfca.ca/

  The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) was formed in January 2009 as a result of a merger between the Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA) and Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Canada (H2FCC). CHFCA is a national, non-profit association providing services and support to Canadian corporations, governments and educational institutions promoting, developing, demonstrating and deploying hydrogen and fuel cell products and services in Canada. The Association's website provides details of its membership and activities, information on fuel cell science and technology, details of the Canadian fuel cell industry sector, news and events listings, publications and links to related sites. The website is also available in French. Added: 2009-11-05

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  International Institute of Space Law

  http://www.iislweb.org/

  Website of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) a membership organisation founded in 1960 and based in France. The purpose of the IISL is cooperation with national and international space law organisations and the development of space law. The site provides organisational details on the IISL and information on the Institute’s activities which include annual colloquia and joint symposia with the European Centre for Space. Standing committee reports, an online newsletter and conference and workshop proceedings can be downloaded from the site. Recent topics covered include capacity building in space law and the legal implications of space applications for climate change. Details and videos of the winners of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition can be viewed online and a bibliography of space law, providing a cumulative index of the IISL annual colloquia from 1958 to 1994, are also offered. Added: 2009-11-04

  Energy and Mineral Law Foundation

  http://www.emlf.org/

  Website of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) an educational organisation “which fosters the study of the laws and regulations related to natural resource development and energy use”. EMLF membership is drawn from law firms, law schools, mineral companies and trade and professional associations supporting the mineral industry. The site provides a directory of members, details of educational events and a page of related web links. Extracts from EMLF white papers covering topics such as water, timber, synthetic fuel, oil and gas operations, mineral valuation, electric power and coal supply contracts, can be downloaded from the site. These papers are chapters from proceedings of the Annual Institutes of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation and full text versions can be purchased online. Parts of the site are restricted to members only. Added: 2009-11-04

  Piracy SMCM Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor

  http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=136&Itemid

  This site provides news on maritime security. It is published by ECOTERRA international and summarises news stories of hijackings, acts involving pirates and piracy off the coast of Somalia. Materials are taken from major news agencies. Most stories are from 2009. Added: 2009-11-04

  Future for politics: ways to reform our political system

  http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=713

  This site provides free access to a book edited by Tim Finch and Carey Oppenheim which was published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in November 2009. The 67 page pamphlet, contains a collection of essays from major U.K think tanks (including the Fabian Society; Policy Exchange, CentreForum, Demos and Reform). These present suggestions, from a variety of political perspectives, on how the British political system can be reformed in the aftermath of the scandal involving MPs expenses in order to reduce political corruption and restore public confidence in politics. Added: 2009-11-04

  Public service paradox: the final report of the Commission on Public Sector Reform in the North East

  http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=711

  The Commission on Public Service Reform in the North East was established by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) to investigate the particular needs of North East England in relation to public services and consider whether and how these might be met. Its final 45 page report, published in October 2009, can be read online. Topics covered include health services, education services, social welfare and the operation of welfare to work services. Added: 2009-11-04

  Bibliography of Community Currency Research

  http://www.cc-literature.org/

  This is a useful bibliography of international academic articles on community currencies, available in a searchable database. Examples are LETS, Time Banks and Tauschringe. It is maintained by Rolf F. H. Schroeder, an independent researcher in Bremen, Germany. He writes "The development of these systems in different parts of the world has been accompanied by theoretical and empirical work of social scientists who analysed these social innovations from a variety of different angles. This bibliography is a contribution to the academic infrastructure of community currency research. It is specifically designed for those pursuing an academic interest in this field.." As well as articles, there is a list of links to relevant websites. Materials are in various languages, including English. The main website is all in English. Added: 2009-11-04

  States of conflict: a case study on statebuilding in Kosovo

  http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=710

  This site provides free access to the full text of a 15 page pamphlet by Dominik Zaum which was published by the Institute for Public Policy Research in October 2009. It provides a case study of efforts to build a democratic state in Kosovo since its independence, highlighting potential challenges. |These include the impact of the international presence in the region. Added: 2009-11-04

  Safer streets

  http://saferstreets.direct.gov.uk/

  The Safer streets website is an interesting example of the use of web 2.0 technology by British government departments to encourage citizens to participate in community government. Launched in 2009, it enables local residents to use the website to tell their local authority and police service where they feel unsafe to go out. The website provides background information on the project and access to the mappings. These show contributions from citizens and safety agencies. The types of information include comments on anti-social behaviour, crime levels and street lighting. There are links to official crime prevention and reporting agency websites. Added: 2009-11-04

  War 2.0: Political violence and new media symposium

  http://www.anu.edu.au/discoveranu/content/podcasts/war_20_political_violence_and

  This site provides free access to some podcasts from an event hosted by the ANU (Australian National University) with the support of the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland. It is possible to listen to 3 sessions recorded in October 2009. Topics covered include: How are war, conflict, terrorism and violence represented in the new media (e.g. blogs, social networking sites). In what ways has new media technology empowered marginalised voices in war, conflict, and terrorism? And how has the transformation of the media landscape impacted on the way states conduct their foreign policy? Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-04

  Political posters: LSE Library Flickr photostream

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary/collections/72157613664358337/

  LSE Library (also known as the British Library of Political & Economic Science) is the working Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. Its flickr photostream provides free access to digital images of some of the political posters from its archives. These include a small collection of Soviet political posters from the 1920s, as well as collections of British political posters, London County council election posters. The British political party posters include materials from the early 20th Century (1905-1910) from a range of parties including Liberal and socialist. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-04

  Virtual New York

  http://www.vny.cuny.edu/

  This website, Virtual New York City (VNY), from the City University of New York, aims to provide free online access to a multitude of sources on the history of New York. Although still in development as of October 2009, the site provides information on all aspects of New York's history, from the political and economical to the social and environmental. There are currently four exhibitions on the site which are all under the broad heading of 'Disaster'. They focus on: storms; riots; fires; and epidemics. Information is presented under each of these headings and includes detailed and interesting discussion on some major events. There is, moreover, the ability to search the VNY archives by keyword, and a number of links to other sources detailing New York's history. This website will be of significant value to those interested in New York's history, or the history of America or urban studies in general. Added: 2009-11-04

  Centre for Tropical Tourism Studies

  http://www.jcu.edu.au/ctth/

  Established in 2007 at James Cook University, Australia, "in a unique tropical location adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Ancient Rainforests", the activities of the Centre for Tropical Tourism Studies include education; tailored business-oriented courses; development programs; consultancy; tourism and hospitality research; and the "facilitation and distribution of tourism and hospitality information through this site, conferences, symposia, seminars and workshops".

  Its website gives details of areas of priority research, current projects and downloadable summaries of completed research on backpacking, wildlife tourism and volunteer tourism. Copies of the full reports are available for purchase. The website also contains information about the centre's partners, business activities, courses, and forthcoming and past conferences. The latter feature downloadable presentations from 2007 and 2008 on the conference topics of small to medium-sized firms (SMEs) and synergies between tourism and hospitality. There is also an archived newsletter called 'Tourism bites', which is freely downloadable. Added: 2009-11-04

  Organic HACCP

  http://www.organichaccp.org/OrganicHACCP.asp

  This website applies the HACCP (Hazard Analysis by Critical Control Points) system to organic food production. It brings together project studies and responses on consumer concerns and preferences about organic production systems, and information about typical production chains for seven representative commodities in regions across Europe; the commodities studied are milk, wheat bread, cabbage, tomatoes, eggs, apples and wine. The project objectives include describing procedures of the organic production chain for the selected products, identifying main areas of consumer concern in regard to the quality and safety of certified organic food products, and formulating the results of the studies to produce safety criteria for the certified organic market. The website provides a series of summaries on production safety aimed at consumers and producers; a database of critical control points for each commodity, and reports of consumer surveys conducted throughout Europe. Added: 2009-11-04

  Refractory concrete tutorial

  http://www.traditionaloven.com/tutorials/concrete.html

  This site is a tutorial, illustrated by photographs, explaining how to make refractory concrete. Other areas of the site describe how to build a traditional oven and how to maintain it as well as use it safely. Added: 2009-11-04

  West Texas geology

  http://ceed.utpb.edu/geology-resources/west-texas-geology/

  The Centre for Energy and Economic Diversification, at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin provides this collection of brief, illustrated notes on the geology of Texas covering geological features and the geology of specific locations. Added: 2009-11-04

  Learn Java programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_java_programming.html

  This website provides a tutorial on Java programming and covers variables and constants, decisions, loops, data input and type conversions, arrays, and object-oriented programming (OOP). Added: 2009-11-04

  Danish politicians : members of the Landsting 1849-1953

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1973

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Danish Politicians : Members of the Landsting, 1849-1953' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). An investigation of the composition of the Landsting, and the recruitment of Landsting members, in the period 1849-1953. The data is available to order from the HDS. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Added: 2009-11-04

  Danish politicians : Ministers 1848-1968

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1974

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Danish Politicians : Ministers, 1848-1968' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). To analyse the recruitment of Danish ministers in the period 1848-1868. The data is available to order from the HDS. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Added: 2009-11-04

  Learn Pascal programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_pascal_programming.html

  This tutorial provides an introduction to Pascal. Topics covered include variables and constants, string handling and conversions, decisions, loops, arrays, procedures and functions, pointers, and text and data files. Added: 2009-11-04

  Learn VB/VB.NET programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_vb_programming.html

  This website provides a tutorial on how to get started with VB.NET programming, writing your first programs, and learning about variables and string handling. Added: 2009-11-04

  Centre for Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA)

  http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/applied-research/centica.html

  Based at the University of Kent, the Centre for Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA) "has been set up as an explicitly multi-disciplinary research centre to generate policy-relevant analysis for governments, agencies, the private sector and other funders", combining "a focus on the dynamic sector of tourism with a specialisation in the common challenges facing islands and coastal areas". The centre offers research and consultancy services in tourism management, plus short courses and executive training in a range of areas. Added: 2009-11-04

  Introduction to geology

  http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-001Sprin

  This website for this course (12.001 Introduction to Geology, Spring 2008) is made available as part of the MIT OpenCourseWare project. It includes a syllabus, readings, lecture notes, laboratory practicals, assignments and handouts. The course introduces "major minerals and rock types, rock-forming processes, and time scales; temperatures, pressures, compositions, structure of the Earth, and measurement techniques; geologic structures and relationships observable in the field; sediment movement and landform development by moving water, wind, and ice; crustal processes and planetary evolution in terms of global plate tectonics with an emphasis on ductile and brittle processes." The notes are available as PDF files. Added: 2009-11-04

  ADA Center for Evidence-based Dentistry

  http://ebd.ada.org/

  The American Dental Association (ADA) Center for Evidence-based Dentistry was established in 2007 as a practical resource to assist dentists integrate clinically relevant scientific evidence at the point of care. Features of this site include a database of systematic reviews (categorised by clinical topic and currently containing more than 1200 reviews), and ADA clinical recommendations on topics such as fluoride, sealants, tobacco, and infective endocarditis. Detailed information is provided on evidence-based dentistry (EBD) and links are provided to other authoritative Web resources. Added: 2009-11-04

  Human rights impact research: a preliminary practice-oriented bibliography

  http://hrcolumbia.org/impact/

  This annotated bibliography of research on the study of human rights impact is made freely available on the website of the Center for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) at Columbia University in New York. The bibliography includes references and links to the online version of materials where available. The first half of the bibliography has references to methods and tools relating to human rights impact. These references are subdivided by subject area including civil and political rights, health, children’s rights, sex and gender, monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment. The second half of the bibliography refers to reports, papers and other materials relating to human rights impact. Topics covered include development, humanitarian issues and peace and conflict impact assessment. Added: 2009-11-04

  International journal of river basin management (JRBM)

  http://www.jrbm.net/pages/

  The International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) is co-published quarterly by the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) with the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and the International network of Basin Organizations (INBO). Launched at the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, March 2003, the journal aims to promote a cross-sectoral approach encompassing all aspects of river and floodplain management. Papers are accepted in all areas of river and floodplain management including catchments, wetlands and estuarine systems. The journal's website provides subscription details, contents lists and abstracts. Access to full text is available to subscribers. Students should check whether their university/institution is a subscriber. Full text papers from volume 1 are available for free download as PDF files. Added: 2009-11-04

  Learn Web development

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_web_development.html

  This tutorial provides an introduction to Web development. It shows you how to create a webpage, covering HTML basics such as font styles, images, links, tables and frames. It then moves on to cover CSS, JavaScript, setting up Apache in Windows, Server Side Includes, and ASP. Added: 2009-11-04

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  RSPB: the state of the UK's birds

  http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/science/sotukb/index.asp

  This page of the RSPB website offers access to a series of annual reports entitled The State of the UK's Birds. Each report, from 2002 to the present, is available to download as a PDF document. The series aims to summarise the fortunes of bird populations in the UK over a particular year. Added: 2009-11-03

  Danish politicians : the MP archive 1849-1968

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1972

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Danish Politicians : the MP Archive, 1849-1968' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). Analysis of the recruitment process and of the social and cultural background of the Danish legislative elite from 1849 to 1968. The data is available to order from the HDS. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Added: 2009-11-03

  LSE Library photostream: Flickr

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary

  LSE Library (also known as the British Library of Political & Economic Science) is the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. This is its free access photostream which is made available on the Internet via Flickr. It offers free access to 100s of photographs from the LSE archives. These include images of the LSE founders, famous LSE staff, students and guest visitors. The latter include many heads of state and famous guest lecturers at the LSE from the 1930s onwards. Special collections include political posters and a fascinating collection of images from the history of the Library collection. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03

  GetSETWomen blog

  http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/women-and-girls/getsetwomen-blog/

  The GetSETWomen Blog is comprised of one-off posts from members of the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology GetSETWomen network discussing their work and their career paths into science, engineering and technology. Added: 2009-11-03

  Fürer-Haimendorf collection

  http://digital.info.soas.ac.uk/cgi/c/Furer-Haimendorf/Fürer-Haimendorf%20Collect

  This site forms part of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) digital archive collection. It provides free access to an online library of more than 10,000 images relating to the work of a professor of anthropology at SOAS, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995), who studied tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas from the 1930’s to the 1980’s. They include rare photographs of the textiles and jewellery of the Nagas, Sherpas and the shamans and rituals of the Apatani tribe. The site also includes biographical information about professor Fürer-Haimendorf, background information on the region, plus bibliographies to guide further research. It is possible to search the site by keyword or to browse by ethnic group. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03

  Cosmic Log

  http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/

  Cosmic log is a blog of "Quantum fluctuations in space, science, exploration and other cosmic fields... served up regularly by MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle since 2002." Posts focus on space sciences, together with collections of links to recent science news stories. Added: 2009-11-03

  CESRAN

  http://cesran.org/

  The Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis (CESRAN) is an independent Internet think tank founded by doctoral research students. It aims to bridge the gap between students of international relations and practitioners of international politics. Topics covered are wide ranging including geopolitics, international relations, regional security, security studies. The site includes news stories, conference information and country profiles. It also offers information about the Journal of Global Analysis, ISSN 2041-1944 which is published biannually and contains research articles and reviews. However, access to the full text is for subscribers only. Added: 2009-11-03

  DAMOCLES : Understanding climate change in the Arctic

  http://www.damocles-eu.org/

  DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) is an integrated ice-atmosphere-ocean monitoring and forecasting system designed for observing, understanding and quantifying climate changes in the Arctic which is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework programme. The DAMOCLES consortium comprises 48 institutions from 13 countries. DAMOCLES is specifically concerned with the potential for a significantly reduced sea ice cover, and the impacts this might have on the environment and on human activities, both regionally and globally. This website provides details about the project, including project news, research work packages, a list of publications, links to educational websites relating to the Polar regions, links to Internet news items relating to climate issues in the Arctic, and DAMOCLES data. Added: 2009-11-03

  Suffragettes: BBC Archive

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/suffragettes/index.shtml

  This site provides free access to a collection of online archive films and recordings relating to the history of women's struggle to achieve the vote in the UK. They include radio broadcasts and interviews with suffragettes containing personal accounts and oral histories of events leading to the 1918 Representation of the People Act and the election of the first woman MP. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03

  Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)

  http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPsmos.html

  This is the technical website for the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, launched on 2 November 2009 with a minimum three year duration. SMOS is using an interferometric radiometer to measure microwave radiation emitted from Earth's surface within the L-band (1.4 GHz) in order to determine soil moisture over the Earth's landmasses and salinity over the oceans. This mission website includes a science overview, scientific objectives, details of the mission and of the data products that will be provided, publications and links to related websites. Added: 2009-11-03

  Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)

  http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/smos/

  The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission will be ESA's second Earth Explorer in orbit. Launched on 2 November 2009, with a minimum three year duration, SMOS will make global observations of soil moisture over land and of sea-surface salinity over the oceans to improve our understanding of the water cycle. Data from SMOS will be important for weather and climate modelling, water resource management, and agriculture, and will also contribute to the forecasting of hazardous events such as floods. This website from the European Space Agency (ESA) provides information about the mission, the satellite and the launch, together with a brief description of the underlying science. An image gallery, videos, animations and online resources are also provided. Added: 2009-11-03

  International Election Observation Mission, Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Afghanistan 2009

  http://democracyinternational.com/afghanistan/

  This site is maintained by Democracy International to provide coverage of its monitoring of elections in Afghanistan in 2009. This mission was part funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The website provides information on the aims, methodology and findings of the mission. It includes press releases, election observation materials, and other full text reports assessing the sate of democracy in the region. It includes coverage of the disputed results. Added: 2009-11-03

  Elections: RFI reports from Afghanistan

  http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/pages/001/page_54.asp

  This site was created by Radio France International to provide coverage of the 2009 presidential elections in Afghanistan. It provides free access to news stories, analysis and programmes from RFI. These include interviews with candidates and discussion of the controversy concerning the results. Some materials are offered in French only. Technical and copyright information is on the website. Added: 2009-11-03

  Social Security Appeals Tribunal

  http://www.ssat.gov.au/iNet/ssat.nsf/start/pub

  Official website of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) of Australia the statutory body which reviews decisions made by Centrelink (social and health related services) and the Child Support Agency. The site provides background information on the history and role of the Tribunal and explains the jurisdiction and powers of the SSAT. There is guidance on how to appeal and relevant forms can be downloaded from the site. SSAT annual reports and a page of related web links are also made available. Added: 2009-11-03

  Agronomic crops network

  http://agcrops.osu.edu/

  The Agronomic Crops Network based at Ohio State University provides a wide range of learning and practical information resources on soil science, agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, agricultural engineering and weed science. Whilst these are primarily aimed at Ohio's agronomic crop industry, the fact sheets, research publications and reviews have a wider potential use, and are validated by the university's academic and research personnel. The website gives access to full text of publications, including crop performance trials, pesticide and fungicide treatment trials and organic crop performance. The site also contains a large library of images of crop pests and diseases, and the latest issues of the Crop Observation and Recommendation Newsletter (CORN). Added: 2009-11-03

  National Legal Aid

  http://www.nla.aust.net.au/

  Website of National Legal Aid (NLA) the organisation representing the state Legal Aid Commissions in Australia. The stated aim of the NLA is to “promote leadership and management of a national system of legal aid through the coordinated efforts of Commissions by sharing resources, knowledge and systems which enhance best practice and value for money in the delivery of legal aid to clients across eight States and Territories”. The independent Legal Aid Commissions provide access to legal information, advice and representation for people in their states or territories who are unable to afford the services of a private lawyer. The NLA site gives access to contact details and websites of each of the Legal Aid Commissions. There are policy papers, best practice guidelines and NLA submissions to government on legal aid issues along with a copy of the strategic plan. Added: 2009-11-03

  Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's campaign website

  http://www.drabdullah.af/

  This is the official website for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the opposition candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections. It includes access to a biography, the full text of his manifesto and press releases from the election campaigns. Also available are audio and video films of key speeches during the campaigns. These include his reactions to the disputed 2009 presidential election results and his withdrawal from the campaign, plus comments on the state of democracy in Afghanistan. Added: 2009-11-03

  Australian Human Rights Centre (on AustLII)

  http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/ahric/

  This section of the AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) website provides information about the Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRCentre) an inter-disciplinary research and teaching institute based in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The Centre is engaged in research and teaching on Australian and international human rights law and publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights and the Human Rights Defender. Full text online copies of the Australian Journal of Human Rights can be downloaded in HTML back to 1994 (the first issue) and selected issues from 1994 to 2003 of the Human Rights Defender are also made freely available on this site. Further information on the Australian Human Rights Centre can be found on the official website hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Added: 2009-11-03

  How the Afghan election Was rigged

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1929210,00.html

  This site provides free access to a short article by Peter Galbraith which was published in TIME on October 19th, 2009. It provides some discussion of the controversy surrounding the disputed 2009 Afghan elections. It includes photographs. Added: 2009-11-03

  National Offender Management Information System

  http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubacc/510/510.pdf

  This site provides free access to the full text of the report by the Public Accounts committee which was published as HC 501 session 2008-9 in November 2009. The report discusses issued relating to the implementation of an IT system NOMIS National Offender Management Information System by UK government departments. It highlights issues relating to poor project management of IT implementation. Added: 2009-11-03

  GAMMA

  http://gamma.cs.unc.edu/

  The website of the GAMMA research group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) provides detailed information about its research interests, including (as at November 2009) collision detection and proximity queries, motion and path planning, crowd and multi-agent simulations, sound synthesis and propagation, haptics and interactive applications, interactive ray tracing, physically-based modelling and animation, general-purpose computations using graphics processors (GPGP), geometric and solid modelling, and walkthrough of massive models. Project descriptions are accompanied by papers, videos and software. Added: 2009-11-03

  Computational methods in applied mathematics (CMAM)

  http://www.cmam.info/

  The journal "Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics" (CMAM) publishes original research articles on numerical methods and their applications to science and engineering. Subject areas include initial and boundary value problems for ordinary and partial differential equations, and integral equations appearing in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. The journal includes theoretical contributions, numerical algorithms and computer simulations. This website provides contents lists, and full text papers available as zipped PDF or Postscript files. Print subscriptions are available. Added: 2009-11-03

  WHO podcast

  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/podcasts/en/

  The World Health Organization (WHO) podcast provides public health information and related news from around the world. Episodes are archived from 2007 and information is provided on how to listen and subscribe to the WHO podcast. There are currently (November 2009) more than 80 podcasts available. Added: 2009-11-03

  World Health Organization : oral health

  http://www.who.int/oral_health/en/

  This is the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health programme and project page. This comprehensive resource provides information on priority action areas, documents and publications, conference products and meeting reports, strategies for oral disease prevention and health promotion, and WHO policy on oral health. Video clips are available and there are links to websites of some of the main partners of the WHO Oral Health Programme. Added: 2009-11-03

  Rio : 2016

  http://www.rio2016.org.br/en/Default.aspx

  This is the official website for the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. The site contains the latest news and will be updated on a regular basis. Information is included about the city of Rio, there is a separate section for the press and there is a gallery of photographs. It is also possible to register for email alerts. Added: 2009-11-03

  RasMol and OpenRasMol

  http://rasmol.org/

  RasMol is a program for molecular graphics visualisation originally developed by Roger Sayle. Maintenance of RasMol, much of the development, and integration of modifications provided by the community is undertaken at the ARCiB laboratory at Dowling College. This website is provided courtesy of Bernstein + Sons for the convenience of users of RasMol and developers of open source versions of RasMol. It provides the software and manuals, a Windows installer, frequently asked questions and a version history. Added: 2009-11-03

  Cheat sheets for developers

  http://devcheatsheet.com/

  This website provides a directory of cheat sheets and quick reference cards for developers. They provide a reference to help students remember the syntax for a new programming language or the shortcuts for a new application related to software development.

  Areas covered include programming and scripting languages, markup languages, operating systems, databases, text editors, and servers. Added: 2009-11-03

  Stephen King

  www.stephenking.com

  The online resource 'Stephen King' is a comprehensive fan site dedicated to the life and work of this popular American writer, author of horror, science fiction and fantasy books. Among King's best known titles are Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), Misery (1987), Dolores Clairborne (1993) and The Green Mile series (1996). Apart from numerous nominations, the author is the recipient of many international literary awards, such as, to name just a few, the Canadian Booksellers Association Award for Lifetime Achievement (2007), British Fantasy Society Award For Outstanding Contribution to the Genre (1981), Horror Writers Association Best Novel Award for 'Misery' (1987). This website provides biographical information (The Author), an extensive bibliography of King's works, literary and other (The Library), and news about publications and promotional events (News) as well as the author's public appearances (The Author). There is also an interesting section 'The Dark Tower', dedicated to this particular book series. 'Dark Tower' pages provide synopses, illustrations, and a glossary of words used in the stories. Another section, 'The Office', takes King's fans on a tour around a virtual office which reproduces the writer's actual work place. This page is still under construction (November 2009). The resource 'Stephen King' also includes links to online resources for artists, such as the website for the Haven Foundation that supports free lance artists. As a source of bibliographic material, 'Stephen King' website will be of use to students of contemporary and horror or science fiction literature. Broadly informative and abundant in trivia, it will be also interesting to all enthusiasts of King's literary worlds. Added: 2009-11-03

  Intellectual muscle

  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/intellectual-muscle/the-talks/article1312702/

  Vancouver 2010, The Globe and Mail, and the University of British Columbia in collaboration with universities across Canada, are partners on this project, which invites the public to comment on podcasts by that have been submitted to the site by some of Canada's leading academics on topics related to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Topics include politics, sustainability, ethics and leadership. Added: 2009-11-03

  Ireland's National Development Plan (NDP), 2007-2013 : Transforming Ireland

  http://www.ndp.ie/docs/NDP_Homepage/1131.htm

  The National Development Plan (NDP) sets out a roadmap for Ireland's future. It "represents another major milestone in building a prosperous Ireland for all the people, characterised by sustainable economic growth, greater social inclusion and balanced regional development." The Plan's website hosts a wealth of detail, including a complete version of the Plan itself (in PDF format), an executive summary, links to a range of related documents and details of projects approved under the NDP. Added: 2009-11-03

  Complexity and Artificial Life Research Concept for Self-Organizing Systems (CALResCo)

  http://www.calresco.org/

  CALResCo is a "non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the wider aspects of the Complex System sciences by education, synthesis and by the integration of the theories into the mainstream viewpoints of arts, philosophy and science." The CALResCo website provides a portal to complex systems including basic concepts, an introduction to complex systems, a glossary, a gallery of fractals and other images, full text papers, frequently asked questions, tutorials, software, applications of complexity methods to academic and business fields, and links to related websites. Added: 2009-11-03

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  Position statement on sharks, skates and rays in Northern Ireland waters

  http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/position_statement_sharks_skates_rays.pdf

  This report, Research and Development Series 09/03, was commissioned by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and published in 2009. The study collated and analysed a comprehensive range of data in order to develop a position statement on the status of elasmobranchs in Northern Ireland waters. It highlighted the importance of a number of areas off the coast as nursery grounds for some species and concluded that anthropogenic activities such as wind farms, tidal turbines, cable laying and aggregate extraction all have the potential to affect elasmobranch species. Added: 2009-11-02

  Northern Ireland Irish Hare Survey 2009

  http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/ni_irish_hare_survey_2009.pdf

  This report, Research and Development Series 09/04, was commissioned by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. It describes a Northern Ireland Irish hare survey undertaken during early 2009 and compared to a similar one undertaken in 2008. The report describes the methodology used and results obtained and makes recommendations for action. Added: 2009-11-02

  Afghanistan elections 2009: Washington Post

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/afghanistan-election/index.ht

  This site was created by the Washington Post to provide coverage of the 2009 disputed Afghan presidential elections. In addition to news stories, comment and analysis from Washington Post journalists. It also offers background information on the political system, maps of Afghanistan, biographies of the main candidates and interactive film and multimedia shows covering events. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-02

  War in Afghanistan: CNN

  http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/afghanistan.war/index.html

  This site is maintained by broadcasting service CNN. It provides free access to news headlines, stories, photographs and films from CNN reporters. Topics covered include issues relating to international security; Afghanistan, the Taliban and links to Al-Qaeda and terrorism. Also covered is American policy towards the region and issues arising from the disputed presidential elections in 2009. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-02

  Pirates, ports and partners: maritime security in the 21st Century

  http://www.acus.org/event/pirates-ports-and-partners-maritime-security-21st-cent

  This site provides free access to audiofiles and transcripts from a conference on maritime security jointly sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the U.S. Naval War College which took place in October 2009. Topics covered include; current causes of maritime insecurity, shared cooperation in preventing and lessening the impact. Topics covered include incidents involving pirates off the coast of Somalia. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-02

  Piracy in Somalia: threatening global trade, feeding local wars

  http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/files/12203_1008piracysomalia.pdf

  This site provides free access to a paper by Roger Middleton which was published by Think tank Chatham House in Ocotber 2008. The 12 page briefing provides background on the nature and impact of acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia in 2008 and its possible impact on international maritime security. Added: 2009-11-02

  Somalia: building stability and peace

  http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1340/

  Somalia: Building Stability and Peace was a public lecture hosted by Chatham House, Wednesday 28 October 2009 13:30 to 14:30. HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia spoke about the security challenges facing Somalia. Topics covered included terrorism and incidents involving pirates off the coast of Somalia. The website provides free access to a webcast, audiofile and transcript of the event. Copyright and technical information is provided. Added: 2009-11-02

  Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa)

  http://www.mschoa.eu/

  The Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa) (MSCHOA) is a service coordinated by the EU NAVFOR navy military operation to help protect shipping from pirates off the coast of Somalia. Its website offers information on the aims and services provided. It includes press releases on naval security operations in the region. News, advice and security alerts for ships captains. Access to some materials requires registration. Added: 2009-11-02

  EU NAVFOR

  http://www.eunavfor.eu/

  EU NAVFOR, the European Union Naval Force Somalia, is an EU naval conducted under the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). Its mission is to deter and protect against acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia. The website provides information on the aims, deployment and activities of the mission which was launched in 2008/9. It includes press releases, and reports issued by the mission. These cover individual cases of piracy as well as high level diplomatic negotiations on the issue. Added: 2009-11-02

  Early Irish maps

  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/irishmaps.asp?WT.ac=hp-discov

  This resource forms part of the National Archives. It provides free access to over 60 Irish maps from State Papers c.1558 - c.1610 (the main record of British government business in Ireland during this period). They include items important for tracing the political history of boundaries, plantations, fortifications and townships in Ireland during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. They include the famous map of Hibernia drawn by John Goghe in 1567. The site offers guidance on using the maps as well as links to further materials for researchers on other resources relating to the political history of Ireland and Northern ireland. Added: 2009-11-02

  Access for disabled people : aviation and shipping

  http://www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/aviationshipping/

  As part of the Department for Transport's website "Transport for you", the section for disabled people provides advice and guidance on travelling by sea and air. The document "Access to air travel for disabled people" (available as a PDF download requiring Adobe Acrobat software) describes the provisions of the code of practice by which airports and airlines are expected to provide appropriate facilities and services from the airport terminal to boarding procedures and on-board seating arrangements. The effectiveness of this voluntary code of practice is examined in a 2005 research study by Jo Sentinella of TRL Limited, also available on this website as PDF file. Links to other online government publications relating to the rights of disabled passengers, as well as regulations and standards for aircraft and ship design for the disabled, are also provided. Added: 2009-11-02

  Fencing Museum

  http://www.fencingmuseum.com/

  This is the website of a fencing museum and hall of fame located in Worcestershire. It provides a history of the sport from the 16th century, accessions for the past few years and hall of fame which it claims depicts every senior British champion since the championships started in 1898. The museum houses a library of over 300 books, 250 paintings and prints, 200 weapons, numerous masks, kit, trophies, posters, programmes, medals, stamps, postcards and other ephemera. Added: 2009-11-02

  Greenbird

  http://www.greenbird.co.uk/

  Following on from the Windjet Project, which is described separately in Intute, the Greenbird project was developed, in partnership with Ecotricity, with the aim of breaking both land and ice world speed records using wind powered crafts. The project website provides background, information and pictures of the Greenbird crafts, as well as details of how each one works, the team of people behind the project and the differences between the two different speed record attempts. The multimedia section of the site provides images, podcasts and video clips, which require Adobe Flash Player to view. There is also a frequently asked questions section, a blog, news and press releases. Added: 2009-11-02

  Chronology of US historical documents

  http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/

  This excellent website, from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, presents free online access to the text from documents of central importance to American constitutional and legal history. The website is split chronologically, the covering pre-Colonial to 1600 period all the way through to the Inaugural Address of Barack Obama in January 2009. Notable documents include the American Declaration of Independence, the Monroe Doctrine, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Atlantic Charter, the Truman Doctrine, and George W. Bush's address to the nation after the attacks of 11 September 2001. This website will prove to be a highly useful resource for those interested not only in the legal history of the United States, but in all aspects of American history. Added: 2009-11-02

  Making of America

  http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?xc=1&page=simple&g=moagrp

  This website, the Making of America Project (MOA) from Cornell University and the University of Michigan, aims to make available online primary sources documents relating to the early infrastructure of the United States. To that end, the website provides free access to a number of sources - including, as of October 2009 - 907,750 pages, or 267 serial volumes monograph, available in 955 volumes - detailing American history from the antebellum period through to reconstruction. There are a number of resources available, and they can be either browsed through or searched by keyword. A fantastic resource which will be of great value to those interested in the foundations of the American state and nation, and American history during the long nineteenth century. Added: 2009-11-02

  Mississippi digital library

  http://www.msdiglib.net/

  This website, from the Mississippi Digital Library Collection, provides free online access to a number of sources from various Mississippi archives relating to the history of the state and surrounding area. It aims to 'provide access to primary source materials covering a wide range of subject areas from Mississippi museums, archives, libraries, and historical societies'. Users can either browse the collections available online (browsing can be done by institution, by format (e.g. documents, image, maps, oral history and so on), or by time period. It is also possible to conduct keyword search - the options available with this feature are quite advanced, which will allow users to narrow focus quite dramatically if necessary. This website is an easy to use, simply designed and well made resource and will be of significant value to those interested in Mississippi in particular or the United States in general. Added: 2009-11-02

  Nurse-Family Partnership Programme

  http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?proje

  This is the second year report of a four year evaluation study of the feasibility of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Programme in England, focusing on the infancy phase of the programme. It found that FNP is helping young, first time mothers to improve the life chances of their babies and that fathers are more involved in the early years of their children’s lives. The report was published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families in September 2009. Added: 2009-11-02

  Tired of hanging around

  http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nationalstudies/localgov/hangingaround/Pages/

  This is a summary webpage for the 'Tired of Hanging Around' report into using sport and leisure activities to prevent anti-social behaviour by young people produced by the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales. The 104 page document, dated 28 January 2009 is summarised and can be downloaded in full as a PDF file from the site. Presentations made at a conference surrounding the report in September 2009 are also available for downloading. The study focuses on young people aged 8 to 19 years. It is suggested that these activities are 'part of the actions that councils and their partners can use to tackle and prevent anti-social behaviour'. Added: 2009-11-02

  University of Iowa, Department of Physical Education for Women digital archive

  http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/wpe

  This website provides a finding aid for the University of Iowa Digital Library Services and the Iowa Women’s Archives Department of Physical Education for Women archives. The Department was a pioneer in the development of graduate study and professional training as well as athletic opportunities for women. The records of the department span more than 100 years and include pamphlets, correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and film. Included also are over 1000 digitized photographs from the collection from 1906 to 2004. Added: 2009-11-02

  Cardiovascular disease prevention in Europe : the unfinished agenda

  http://www.ehnheart.org/content/ItemPublication.asp?docid=7390&level0=1456&level

  This report, from the European Heart Network (EHN) is part of a project running from April 2007 to March 2010, mapping policies, services and needs and mobilising support for treatment of cardiovascular disease. The report, published in September 2009, provides an overview of existing national strategies and actions in the fields of cardiovascular health promotion and/or disease prevention in 16 countries in Europe, suggesting essential elements in a national strategy, policy initiatives and advocating pan-European data collection and service comparisons.There are also links to country specific reports. Added: 2009-11-02

  Santa Pod Raceway

  http://www.santapod.co.uk/

  Santa Pod Raceway in the UK is the home of European Drag Racing and host to the televised FIA European Drag Racing Championships. Its website provides details of all the major and forthcoming events held at the venue, with reports, results and photographs. There is a section on drag racing itself, covering the history, background and technical aspects of the sport, as well as links to its official governing bodies and standings from 2005 onwards. There is also information on prices, venue and track hire, hospitality and facilities, including a seating plan of the grandstand. Added: 2009-11-02

  Delivery of the Northern Ireland BiodiversityStrategy

  http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/ni_biodiversity_strategy.pdf

  Delivery of the Northern Ireland Biodiversity Strategy - The second report of the Northern Ireland Biodiversity Group 2005-2009. This report attempts to assess how each of the original Strategy recommendations has progressed and provides commentary, followed by an appraisal of the actual outcomes for biodiversity in Northern Ireland. The report also examines the issue of climate change and makes recommendations with the aim of improving progress towards Northern Ireland's target of halting biodiversity loss by 2016. Added: 2009-11-02

  Recording Leisure Lives : Sports, Games and Pastimes

  http://www.bolton.ac.uk/Conferences/LeisureLives/March2008Report.aspx

  This is a report of a conference held in April 2008 at the University of Bolton to coincide with the launch of a permanent gallery at Bolton Museum of photographs taken by Humphrey Spender in Bolton in the late nineteen-thirties. He was responsible for recording ordinary people at leisure for the Mass Observation project; the report includes a link to a website containing digital images of his original photographs. A separate Intute record details the Mass Observation project, the archives of which are based at the University of Sussex. Added: 2009-11-02

  World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO)

  http://wcbo.org

  Chessboxing is a discipline that involves two opponents playing alternating rounds of chess and boxing. The website of the international body for this relatively new sport provides news, pictures and details of events and competitions. There are a number of video clips from and about the sport, as well as media video footage, photographs, press releases and media reviews. The site also includes a frequently asked questions section and links to other organisations and related professional bodies, which can be found on the site's homepage, including the Great Britain Chessboxing Organisation. Added: 2009-11-02

  Coracle Society

  http://www.coraclesociety.org.uk/

  This is the official website of the Coracle Society. It provides details of the Society's aims, membership and events, as well as a brief history of coracles and links to other websites with content related to coracles, curraghs and allied craft. There is also a safety section, which includes the Society's safety guidelines and a link to the British Canoe Union website which has additional health and safety information; the guidelines are freely available to download as PDF files. Added: 2009-11-02

  Sickly taper, The

  http://www.thesicklytaper.com

  'The Sickly Taper: A Bibliography of Gothic Scholarship' is a website created by Fred Frank, Professor Emeritus of English at the Allegheny College, Pennsylvania. The resource features a comprehensive selection of scholarly articles on various aspects of Gothic literature and art. This selection can be found in the section 'Bibliographies' which organises the material into five main categories: A-Z by Author; Anthologies of Gothic Literature (selected); American Gothic; Canadian Gothic; English/Irish/Scottish Gothic; Female Gothic (forthcoming; Gothic Film Criticism; Research and Reference Guides; Special Subject Areas. Works included in each category appear as a straightforward alphabetical listing of authors. Although the database is not searchable by key words or titles, the search in two of its categories can be narrowed down. 'English/Irish/Scottish Gothic' is sub-divided into 'Classic Era', 'Victorian' and 'Twentieth Century'. 'Special Subject Areas' can be browsed by 'The Double and the Doppelgaenger', 'Miscellaneous Subject Areas', 'National Gothics', 'Special Gothic Collections', 'Vampirism' and 'Werewolfery'. Relevant sections list publications on a large number of authors, covering a time frame from Ann Radcliffe to Angela Carter. These may be available in hard copy or online. For print publications, full bibliographic details are provided. The site also provides information about its editors, including contact details, and a page of links to related online resources, such as the International Gothic Association (IGA) or Gothic Materials for Study at the University of Virginia. This website will be of interest to students and researchers of Gothic fiction across the genre, from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Added: 2009-11-02

  Diabetes food pyramid

  http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-food-pyram

  This section of the American Diabetes Association provides information on the Diabetes Food Pyramid, which is another meal planning option that some people use. The Diabetes Food Pyramid divides food into six groups: Grains and starches; Vegetables; Fruit; Milk and dairy; Meat and meat substitutes; and Fats,sweets and alcohol. Information is provided on the food groupings and servings. The website is also available in Spanish. Added: 2009-11-02

  British Society for the History of Philosophy (BSHP)

  http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/phil/bshp/

  The British Society for the History of Philosophy was launched in 1984 with the aim of promoting and fostering all aspects of the study and teaching of the history of philosophy. The society's home page describes in further detail its aims, and provides information on forthcoming and previous conferences and events. It also includes: a list of current members and their research interests; membership subscription rates; edited versions of newsletters that members receive by email; and information about the society's official journal, the British Journal for the History of Philosophy (BJHP). A list of links to societies with similar aims is also available. Added: 2009-11-02

  George Eliot

  http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Eliot.html

  The online resource 'George Eliot' is maintained by Mitsuhuru Matsuoka, University of Nagoya, Japan. The site is dedicated to the work of the 19th-century English novelist George Eliot. Amongst Matsuoka's other pages users can find resources for the study of Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, and other British as well as American authors. With very little criticism included, the main asset of the Eliot page is the access it provides to online versions of the writer's works. The resource is structured around three main categories: George Eliot Web Sites; Mailing Lists; Works and E-texts. 'George Eliot Web Sites' links to the online journal 'George Eliot - George Henry Lewes Studies' and a page of information on the writer's burial place. Unfortunately, the rest of the links does not work. Sadly, this is also true for a great number of links to electronic versions of Eliot's works (Works and E-texts), except for the Princeton editions and Matsuoka's 'Daniel Deronda'. These make the visit worthwhile, particularly to students in search of full texts of Eliot's novels. The resource also contains information about the George Eliot Fellowship and the George Eliot Fellowship of Japan. Added: 2009-11-02

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  Pinner census, 1901

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5323

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Pinner Census, 1901' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited text file. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. In order to facilitate the study of local history the Pinner Local History Society have transcribed the enumerators' books for Pinner for the census year 1901 in addition to their previous transcriptions of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891. The data comprise one record for each individual with information as follows: year and schedule; address; surname; forename/s; relationship to head code; marital status; sex; age; code for occupation (Booth-Armstrong); occupation name; birthplace; birth county. Added: 2009-11-02

  Views of hosts : reporting the alien commodity trade, 1440-1445

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5297

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Views of Hosts: Reporting the Alien Commodity Trade, 1440-1445' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files or MS Access 2002 files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The project aimed to make widely accessible the data gathered on the alien commodity trade as a result of an act of parliament in 1439, which required the formal pairing of alien merchants with English hosts who kept registers of alien business activities. Copies of these registers (or views) were ordered to be returned to the exchequer. The original documents, in Anglo-Norman French and Latin written up in 15th century hands, are available to the public at The National Archives, but the linguistic and palaeographical skills necessary to read them have proven a considerable obstacle to their use, except by a handful of professional scholars who have used the source to provide occasional illustrations of particular points. The project was designed to make the source readily and easily available to a broader readership in the form of a full transcript, as well as an English translation, and a database. The project further examined the antecedents and context of the 1439 legislation, and sought to identify the social, political and economic forces driving this early effort to isolate and control alien communities. It explored the data in terms of the contemporary good and bad alien stereotypes. It also assessed the mechanics of the administrative system employed for data collection, its adequacy to the task, and the methods used by aliens to evade it. The database contains 6 related tables which record the names and commodity descriptions from some 2,300 individual business transactions which took place between alien and English merchants during the early 1440s. It includes exact dates of the transaction, where given in the original; the forename and surname of the alien in a standardised spelling, together with his role as supplier or client, and the description of his status as given in the preamble to the original document. The forename and surname of the merchant with whom he dealt is also entered in a standardised spelling, together with his or her role as supplier or client, and a note of his or her trade affiliation or social status where it is known. A description of the commodity is entered, including any specification as to its colour or quality, the commodity then being assigned to an appropriate category of goods (spice, fabric, food, drink household, manufacture, personal, military, construction, fur). The weight, measurement or number of the commodity as given in the original is entered, with the price paid in sterling (sd) and an automatically generated equivalent price in pence (d) to facilitate calculation. Additionally, an indication is given as to whether the price applies only to one particular commodity, or represents an overall price for a transaction covering several listed commodities. Added: 2009-11-02

  Colonial possession : personal property and social identity in British India, 1780-1848

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5254

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Colonial Possession: Personal Property and Social Identity in British India, 1780-1848' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The research assesses the acquisition, use, meaning and circulation of personal possessions by propertied Britons in India, c. 1780-1850. Quantitative data from wills and a unique collection of inventories was collected to underpin qualitative analysis of changing consumer preferences within the Anglo-Indian community, and the social and familial functions of British consumer behaviour in a cross-cultural and colonial context. The research addressed key historiographical debates such as the impact of the colonial encounter upon consumption and the development of a consumer culture; the interaction of race, class and legitimacy in the formation of British identities in India; and the shift from Orientalism to Anglicisation among the Anglo-Indian community. Wills were studied to establish the typical patterns of bequests among the European population on the subcontinent, focussing especially upon the treatment of illegitimacy and concubinage, and the treatment of servants and slaves. Inventories yielded information about the rich material culture of British India, with a range of consumer goods, from enemas to telescopes, being recorded; where possible, information was also taken upon the purchasers of these items. Particularly valuable is the database’s information on book ownership and exchange, an area of historical enquiry bedevilled by limited source information. The resource consists of a database, made up of 17 tables, recording information taken from the wills and inventories: decedent details; possession of a variety of items (including books, hygiene items, and clothing); details of purchasers for these items; bequest details from wills, including both detailed information on the recipients of individual bequests and a more general coding of the bequest-pattern adopted by the decedent, and information on the treatment of slaves and servants within the wills. A user guide giving information as to the structure of the database and the decisions made about recording information in the database is also provided. Added: 2009-11-02

  Railway timetables on selected important and minor routes, 1850, 1870, 1887 and 1910

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5234

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Railway Timetables on Selected Important and Minor Routes, 1850, 1870, 1887 and 1910' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files or MS Excel 2002 files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. These data were created as part of the project 'Understanding the effects of different generations of large-scale technological change' which used modern economic theory to measure more accurately the effects of major technological changes. It did this by comparing current major new technology - computing- with two previous generations of large-scale technological change, railways and electricity, thereby creating a yardstick by which to judge what constitutes a large effect. It then moved away from the commonly held assumption that new technology simply reduces the price of existing goods and instead examined the notion that major new technologies create new goods and that consumers value some of those new goods very highly. It also considered the extent to which these technologies deserve the term general purpose, by looking at how evenly the effects of each technology are spread across the different sectors of the economy. These particular data were used to more accurately assess the average speeds of English and Welsh railways in the period. These data give the times of all weekday train journeys on 50 important routes in England and Wales and of 1 train journey on each of 222 minor routes, for each four benchmark years: 1850, 1870, 1887 and 1910. Added: 2009-11-02

  Forgotten migrants : a cultural history of post-war British migrants who

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5230

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Forgotten Migrants: A Cultural History of Post-war British Migrants Who Returned 'Home' from Australia, 1920-2000' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a NUD*IST database, or RTF, PDF files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Migration histories often neglect return migration. More than a million Britons migrated to Australia in the peak years of migration between 1945 and 1971, the majority using the assisted passage migration scheme. A significant proportion returned to Britain. This research involved the collection and analysis of written and oral life stories by these return migrants. It complemented La Trobe University (Melbourne) research involving the life stories of postwar British migrants still resident in Australia. The research aimed to enrich our understanding of the post war movements of people between Britain and Australia, of the experiences of British migrants in Australia, and of the motivations, processes and meanings of return migration. The research also aimed to develop more general theoretical understandings of the ways in which migrants deal with disjuncture and displacement and construct life stories which make sense of the turbulent interconnections between memory and identity, and between migration, place and nationality. Added: 2009-11-02

  Property rights in seventeenth century France

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5224

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Property Rights in Seventeenth Century France' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as Idealist Natural data and exported TXT files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. A comparative analysis of concepts of property and property rights in Languedoc, Normandy and Burgundy in the late seventeenth century based on investigation of customs, legal commentaries, test cases, court cases, together with a selection of marriage contracts, wills, property transactions, government edicts and other decisions. The aims were to (a) clarify an area of considerable confusion by elucidating the character and basis of French property rights (b) demonstrate that modern property rights and a sense of absolute property rights were less developed than is often suggested and that contemporaries (c) show that, despite differences in the customs of different regions and in their legal procedures, particularly between the customary north and the 'Roman' south, property relations and the strategies pursued within them were similar. A further, longer term objective is to use the material to illuminate the differing evolution and formation of English and French society by comparing the emergence of modern concepts of property rights in the two countries. Added: 2009-11-02

  Database of Australasian government loans offered by public sale in London, 1857-1914

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5222

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Database of Australasian Government Loans Offered by Public Sale in London, 1857-1914' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The database contains a record of every Australasian government loan offered in London by public advertisement between the first such issue in 1857 and 1914. The governments concerned are those of the seven British colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, and the four New Zealand provincial administrations of Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington which also attempted to raise capital by this means. There are no records of loans floated by the Commonwealth of Australia (the federal government created in 1901) because its first issue in London did not occur until 1916. Purely conversion operations in which holders were offered the exchange of new securities for old have been excluded. The dataset provides information about the activities of a significant group of borrowers in the London capital market during its rise and prime as the dominant international financial centre in the world economy. It contains details about the characteristics of all publicly advertised loan issues; their marketing arrangements; and their results. It therefore can be used to examine the way in which Australasian borrowers approached the London market, the success with which they did this, and the ways in which both changed over time. It can be used for comparison with the activity of other borrowers. More broadly, it contributes to our understanding of development of the London capital market during the period. Added: 2009-11-02

  Cornwall online census project, 1841

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5221

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Cornwall Online Census Project, 1841' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files and PNG image files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The aim of Free Census is to transcribe all the UK 19th century census returns. It is part of Free UKGEN and is a sister project to FreeBMD and Free REG. The intention is that all three of the UK primary sources for the family historian will be online and “free to view.” This data is a transcription of all census enumerators books of the Cornwall registration districts. Variables include: address of household, forename and surname, age at last birthday (rounded down to nearest 5-year point for people over 15), occupation, and whether born in Cornwall or another English county or in Scotland, Ireland or Foreign Parts and additional notes. Added: 2009-11-02

  Catalogue of the published papers of the national association for the promotion of social science, 1857-1886

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5209

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Catalogue of the Published Papers of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, 1857-1886' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a series of tab delimited text files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (or Social Science Association as it was known in short) provided a highly influential forum for the discussion of social, political, economic, educational, sanitary, legal and cultural issues between the 1850s and 1880s. Its debates featured leading Victorians, among them prime ministers and other politicians; intellectuals; social reformers; the first British feminists; trade unionists; and civil servants. Approximately 4,500 papers, published in more than 50 volumes, were delivered to the Association by more than 2,000 speakers but they have been little used by scholars because their contents are largely unknown. The aim of the project has been to produce a searchable catalogue, freely accessible over the World Wide Web, to assist researchers in finding some of the most important social commentary of the Victorian era. The resource is a relational database containing the titles of all papers in the serials published by the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, as well as those in the Association's Report on Trades Societies (1860), the report of the Congrés International de Bienfaisance de Londres (1862) and Lectures on Economical Science (1870). For each paper, the database holds its author, citation, where a full text of it may be found if the paper is only a summary or no more than a listed title, any notes about the content of the paper made by the original editor of the catalogue. The database also contains a classificatory scheme, devised by the original editor, in which every paper is allocated a place. The database also contains any biographical information about authors given in the publications. Added: 2009-11-02

  Scottish Emigration Database (Images), 1923

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5193

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Scottish Emigration Database (Images), 1923' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a series of still image files (PNG) and text files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Since the 1980s scholarly research into emigration from the British Isles has led to the publication of a substantial body of monographs, articles and collections of essays, which have addressed the subject from a variety of thematic, chronological, regional and international perspectives. The Scottish Emigration Database is the product of an Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) funded project based at the University of Aberdeen’s AHRB Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies from January 2003 to March 2005. The Data Compilation and Analysis Project: Diaspora Studies was one of seven projects funded through the Centre’s Diaspora Programme. The research for the project had a two-year timeframe. The first eighteen months were spent in digitising the source documents and compiling the relational database, with the final six months being devoted to analysis. In view of the huge volume of archival material, it was decided to select records at ten-year intervals, rather than attempt comprehensive coverage. These snapshots were to include the first year that full records become available (1890), the upsurge in external migration just before the First World War (1910), the resurgence of the movement after the war (1920), the nadir of the depression (1930) and the period after World War II when air travel was beginning to take over from ocean passage (1960). It was subsequently decided to add 1923 to the sample, owing to its particular significance for Scottish emigration. The physical process of digitisation took place at The National Archives in Kew (London). The source documents were passenger lists (sometimes referred to as passenger manifests) completed by the pursers of shipping companies that conveyed passengers to ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean between 1890 and 1960. Using a Finepix S602 camera, each page was photographed twice, generating over 6,000 digital images, which were subsequently stored on DVD. Only one picture of each of these manifests is available in this study. This study features the collection of digital images that were generated in this project. This collection of images comprises in particular emigration records for the ports of Dundee, Glasgow, Leith, Lochboisdale and Stornoway for the year of 1923. In these records, entries about various aspects of passengers such as city of origin, age, occupation, and of the ships that were used such as ship's name, steamship line to which they belonged, and registration can be viewed. Added: 2009-11-02

  National data on new interwar manufacturing plants and extensions, 1919-1938

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5192

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'National Data on New Interwar Manufacturing Plants and Extensions, 1919-1938' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. This project examined patterns of industrial location and clustering for new manufacturing plants in interwar Britain. The dataset provides plant-level data on new manufacturing plants (together with some non-manufacturing plants, such as repair and servicing facilities) established throughout Britain from 1932-38, and in the London region (together with some adjacent localities) for the whole of the interwar period. These were assembled from two contemporary sources: the Board of Trade’s annual 1932-38 Surveys of Industrial Development, and a register compiled by the Greater London Regional Development Committee. The data are limited to plants with an initial employment of at least 25 people. They include each plant’s location, a description of its output, its sector (coded by three digit 1980 Standard Industrial Classification), and its initial employment (mainly within bands of 100). For plants established between 1932 and 1938, information is also available regarding whether the plant was a branch plant of the firm in question, or was opened as a result of a transfer of production from another locality. The national 1932-38 data also include information on extensions of production for existing plants (where these involve the employment of at least 25 people). The data are entered into two Excel files, one covering the national 1932-38 data and the other providing 1919-38 data for the London region and some adjacent areas. Added: 2009-11-02

  Growth of British industrial estates, 1900-1939

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5191

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Growth of British Industrial Estates, 1900-1939' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited text file. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. During the last two decades research on industrial districts, flexible specialisation, and high-tech regions has highlighted the importance of the local business environment to successful industrial development. Nineteenth century Britain developed a series of specialised industrial districts, providing pools of skilled labour, highly developed ancillary trades and services, networks of cooperative subcontracting relationships, and (in some cases) rented factory accommodation including power and utilities. However, the 'new' industries of the 'second industrial revolution', tended to locate outside such districts, in new 'green field' industrial areas. These often involved a new, more formally constituted, form of industrial agglomeration - the industrial or 'trading' estate. Closely associated with the rise of electric power and the internal combustion engine, and highly concentrated in the South East, industrial estates rapidly expanded to accommodate plants employing around 285,000 people by 1939, including some of Britain's best known companies such as Ford, HMV, Hoover, Lever Brothers, Mars, and Metropolitan Vickers. Despite considerable contemporary interest in their development, there has been little academic analysis of the general growth of pre-1939 industrial estates. This may be due, at least in part, to the paucity of quantitative and other evidence regarding their early development. This dataset provides estimates of the number of industrial estates established in Britain, their locations, the companies or other institutions that developed them, and the number of employees working in them at several 'benchmark' dates. Evidence is drawn from contemporary published and unpublished studies, company, government, and local archives and other sources. Added: 2009-11-02

  Crop returns for England, 1801

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5156

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Crop Returns for England, 1801' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as a tab delimited text file. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The resource arises from a full transcript of the 1801 Crop Returns. The originals are contained in the National Archives, Home Office Papers, under the reference PRO, HO67. The 1801 Crop Returns were collected by the Home Office in a period of concern about two issues: the recurrence of poor harvest in the second half of the 1790s; and the suspected impending invasion by the French at the time of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The 1801 returns took the form of a census or audit of standing crop resources. The Secretary of State for Home Affairs devolved the enquiry to the bishops of the 26 dioceses of England and Wales that existed at the time. The bishops in turn organised their parish clergy to list the acreages of growing crops. The printed pro-forma employed for the purpose listed eight crops: wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, peas, beans, turnips or rape, and rye. Sometimes the clergy also volunteered the details of other crops and of other agricultural matters. The published collation of these details on a county by county basis, and within counties on a parish by parish basis, formed the printed version of the returns in 1982-3 and now also the digital version. Not all parish clergy were able to collect the required details, and some of the original pro-forma must have gone astray. However, something like 47 per cent by area of the parishes of England are covered ranging from over 80 per cent of Worcestershire, the Lindsey Division of Lincolnshire, and the Isle of Wight, to less than one per cent of Suffolk and zero per cent for Nottinghamshire. The omission of Nottinghamshire is a mystery since at the time it was mainly in the Diocese of York, and other counties associated with that diocese have on or over 70 per cent by parish area accounted for. Added: 2009-11-02

  Institución Fernando el Católico

  http://ifc.dpz.es/

  The 'Institución Fernando el Católico' is a public body financed by the government of Aragon (Spain) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Its main goal is the dissemination of studies related to the Spanish region of Aragon, although its editorial and publishing activities often exceed this by covering all aspects of the humanities (in Spanish only). In addition to the catalogue of its numerous publications, the site hosts a virtual library containing full electronic versions of some of the monographs and journals published by this institution. Some of the titles available include: 'The Uses of History'; 'Nationalism and History'; and 'The Quotidian in Medieval Times'. Some of the journals available full-text are: 'Archivo de Filología Aragonesa'; 'Poesía en el Campus'; and 'Revista de Historia Jerónimo Zurita'. However, even though all publications are not available on the virtual library, users may buy some of these in the online shop. Information about events and conferences taking place in Aragon are also available on the site. Added: 2009-11-01

  Republic and republicanism

  http://republica-republicanisme.uab.es/index.php?lang=eng&view=cover

  'Republic and Republicanism' is a website by the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona devoted to the Spanish Second Republic (1931-9). It offers historical texts, electronic books and scholarly articles on various facets of this period of Spanish history. The site is available in English; Spanish; and Catalan. However, all texts are in the latter two languages only. The site is divided in thematic sections which cover all main aspects of the social, cultural, and political history of the Second Republic. Some examples are: social bases (workers and artisans; bourgeoisies; peasants); organisation models and political projects; and culture (press; literature; education...). There is also a small section on the Spanish Civil War, and users may alternatively browse the site by resource type (images; articles; books and documents). For those wanting to do some further research, there is a short list of useful links, and a bibliographical section with details about a selection of publications. Added: 2009-11-01

  Website de Gabriel Bernat

  http://www.gabrielbernat.es/

  The personal webpage of Gabriel Bernat provides overviews of a wide range of topics of Early Modern Spanish and Latin-American History. Each topic is divided in further sections, thus making the website an invaluable resource for undergraduate students. Relevant bibliographies are also provided, hence facilitating further research students wish to do on the subject. Users should bear in mind, nonetheless, that the website is available in Spanish only, and references are very often in this language too. Some of the topics covered include: the Spanish Inquisition; Repression of Religious Heresy; Institutions for the Government of the Indies; the 'Conquistador' and the Conquest of America; and Black Slavery in Spanish America. Further resources on the site are a list of useful links, and a blog. Added: 2009-11-01

  Centro de investigación y estudios republicanos (CIERE)

  http://www.ciere.org/

  The 'Centre of Republican Studies and Research' is an independent research institute established in 1985 in Madrid (Spain) to promote studies grounded in humanist and democratic values. The main intellectual background of the centre is the values and cultural heritage of the Spanish Second Republic (1931-9), and it promotes events and studies which focus on any area of political thought and history, although they tend to be mainly about Spain. In addition to the catalogue of resources physically available in the centre's library, the site offers news and information about publications, including the journal 'Cuadernos Republicanos'. The full contents of current and past issues since 2002 can be accessed online for free (lists of contents are provided for issues published between 1993 and 2002). Some examples of articles published here include: 'María Zambrano and the Second Republic'; 'History of the Spanish Republicanism and Federalism of the 19th century'; and 'The peril of Spanish militarism and the need of its death'. Users may also become members of the centre by filling in an online form, although this requires a membership fee. The site will be of interest to any researcher of Spanish political history and/or intellectual history. Added: 2009-11-01

  Base documental d'Història Contemporània de Catalunya

  http://www.xtec.es/~jrovira6/

  The secondary school teacher Pep Rovira has made available an useful collection of approximately 200 historical texts about Catalonia produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although they are aimed at secondary students, university tutors may find a very good selection of texts suitable for seminars, and undergraduate students of Catalan Studies may find it useful to have a collection of primary historical sources online. Texts are classified by periods, including: the French War (1808-1914); Fernando VII (1814-1833); Isabel II (1833-1868); 'Sexenio Revolucionario' (1868-1974); Restoration (1874-1931); Second Republic (1931-6); Civil War (1936-9); Francoism (1939-1975); Juan Carlos I (1975-). All texts are accompanied by a short commentary to the text. Additionally, the site offers extra materials such as: statistics; biographies; and a list of the Spanish governments during the 19th and 20th centuries. Added: 2009-11-01

  Archivo y memoria

  http://www.archivoymemoria.com/index_en.htm

  'Archivo y memoria' is a historiographical portal developed by the Spanish Railway History Archive and the Spanish national research council (CSIC). Its main goal is to facilitate interaction between researchers of cultural and historical memory. The portal acts as a means to disseminate information about the activities promoted by 'Archivo y Memoria'. Among these, the most important are the annual conferences which this research institute organises since 2005. Available on the site are the list of papers given in each of the conferences; and in some cases the abstracts, and even electronic versions of the whole paper and/or images used in presentations. Users should note that even though the entire site has been translated into English, most papers are in Spanish only. Some topics covered in the conferences include: Memory, Identity and Audiovisual Sources; The CSIC Archive Collections: Places of Memory; and Memory of the Ephemeral. The website also has a 'Proyects' section, but at the time of cataloguing it was still under construction. Added: 2009-11-01

  International Association for Literary Journalism Studies

  http://www.ialjs.org/

  The website of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies gives access to information about the association and its work, as well as useful related resources. The association promotes the "study of literary journalism/literary reportage more so than its practices and is devoted to the teaching and researching of literary journalism and literary journalists throughout the world". The society's aims are forwarded in part by: annual conferences; a peer-reviewed journal "Literary Journalism Studies"; and a newsletter. The site provides details of these conferences, as well as the full text of the association's newsletter (in PDF format), and of Literary Journalism Studies (at the time of writing only the first issue, Spring 2009 is available). As well as the usual details on the association's membership and byelaws, the site also gives a list of related links and a promises a blog in the future. Those working and studying in the fields English and Media Studies would find this resource of interest. Added: 2009-11-01

  Galactic central

  http://www.philsp.com/

  Galactic Central is a website devoted to listing science fiction author bibliographies and fiction magazines. The site, compiled by Phil Stephensen-Payne, is divided into three sections: bibliographies of science fiction, fantasy and horror authors; a comprehensive list of more than 7000 fiction magazines (at the time of writing); and oddments regarding bibliographies of other fiction authors. The bibliographies are not available online, generally consisting of descriptions of published books, but would be useful to those researching science fiction. The magazine lists cover a wider range of subjects, including: pulp; adventure; love story; crime; mens and little magazines and would appeal to anyone studying these topics, or researching magazine publication more generally. Images of magazine covers are often included in the magazine lists, together with: publication dates; price; and publisher information. The contents of the site can be browsed by author or title, as appropriate, but there is no dedicated search facility. The lists on the site are still in progress, and the site's creator is keen to hear from anyone with similar interests or who can contribute to information provided. Added: 2009-11-01

  Children's Literature Association

  http://www.childlitassn.org/

  The website of the Children's Literature Association (ChLA) provides information on the association and its aims, as well as information relating to the teaching and study of children's literature. The association, based in the USA, aims to "encourage high standards of criticism, scholarship, research, and teaching in children’s literature". The site provides a brief history of the association and details of its work and membership, as well as information on: conferences; career opportunities for writers and lecturers working in the field; lists of calls for papers; and awards given out by the association. The site also provides details of the ChLA's various publications, including: 'Children's Literature Association Quarterly'; 'ChLA Index'; and the ChLA newsletter, as well as an extensive set of related links and scholarly resources. The ChLA site would be of interest to those researching or teaching various aspects of children's literature, whether from a: literary; sociological; or historical standpoint. Added: 2009-11-01

  Francis Lodwick: a working bibliography

  http://www.cems.ox.ac.uk/bib_lodwick.shtml

  'Francis Lodwick: a working bibliography' is a website created by the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the University of Oxford. The site's aim is to provide more detail about the seventeenth-century linguist and philosopher Francis Lodwick and to enable further study of his works in the absence of other detailed bibliographies. The site gives: a brief biography of Lodwick; a short explanation of the rationale behind the bibliography; and the bibliography itself. This resource sheds some light on a relatively neglected but important figure in English philosophical and linguistic thought, and would interest students and researchers working in: philosophy; English; and linguistics. Added: 2009-11-01

  North American conference of British studies

  http://www.nacbs.org

  The online resource 'North American Conference on British Studies' is the website for this 'scholarly society dedicated to all aspects of the study of British civilization'. Founded in 1950, the society has six regional affiliates and maintains formal relationships with other related institutions and organisations, such as the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and H-Albion, the H-Net Discussion Network for British and Irish History. NACBS sponsors 'The Journal of British Studies', a scholarly publication that aims to explore issues pertinent to the study of British culture 'from the Middle Ages through the present'. Areas of interest include 'society, politics, law, economics, and the arts'. In 2005, the Journal merged with the NACBS publication 'Albion', creating one official journal for the society members. The resource provides free access to tables of contents for volumes dated 2007 and later; full content is available online by subscription. There is also a link to the 'Albion' archive stored at the Appalachian State University website. NACBS pages also provide information on an annual conference organised by the society and details of other online publications, events, academic prizes, contests and fellowships sponsored by NACBS. In addition, the section 'Affiliates' provides an impressive number of links to websites for related organisations and conferences. Although targeted at the academic audience from North American universities and colleges, comprehensive in scope, up-to-date and informative, this is a valuable resource for all scholars of British culture. Added: 2009-11-01

  SCRIBE : spoken corpus of British English

  http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/resource/scribe

  The online resource 'SCRIBE - Spoken Corpus of British English' provides information on a pilot project that 'investigated the construction of a corpus of spoken British English'. The project ran in the academic year 1989/90 and was funded by the UK Department of Trade and Industry and the UK Science and Engineering Research Council. Research was facilitated by the partnership between the University College London, Cambridge University, Edinburgh University, the Speech Research Unit, and the National Physical Laboratory. This resource is part of the UCL website. Despite the project's short duration, resulting from the shortage of funding, a substantial prototype corpus was collected and partially annotated. The resource describes the current status of the project as well as provides its existing documentation in 'The SCRIBE Manual' that can be viewed online (HTML format). There are also samples of annotated audio recordings which can be downloaded. These have been grouped into two categories: 'Sample of many talker recordings' and 'Sample of few talker recordings'. Both categories provide recordings of male and female speakers, representing four 'dialect areas': South East, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham. 'This resource will be of interest, and use, to researchers of spoken English and corpus linguistics. Added: 2009-11-01

  Sounds Familiar? Accents and dialects of the UK

  http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds

  The website 'Sounds Familiar? Accents and Dialects of the UK' is one of the British Library online learning resources. It is dedicated to the study of British accents and vocabularies, from a contemporary and historical perspective. Users can investigate recent trends in pronunciation, such as 'upspeak' or 'T-glottaling', or discover how the English of British Asians is influenced by their bilingual status. The resource includes a selection of over seventy audio recordings and more than 600 short audio clips from the British Library Sound Archive. Some of the materials were recorded in the 1950s and others almost half a century later, between 1998 and1999. The resource consists of five main sections: Regional Voices; Changing Voices; Your Voices; Case Studies; and Activities. The first two of these sections focus, respectively, on the regional and historical variations of English. 'Case Studies' looks into three specific English varieties: Received Pronunciation, Geordie Dialect, and the language of ethnic minorities in the UK. Suggested 'Activities' encourage users to investigate the use of English in their own communities, and 'Your Voices' provides them with an opportunity to publish their results on the site. With its interactive character and comprehensive set of audio data and their interpretations, this site is commendable to general audience interested in the subject, as well as students and researchers of linguistics, particularly phonetics and sociolinguistics. Added: 2009-11-01

  Thomas and Jane Carlyle's Craigenputtock

  http://www.thomascarlyle.eu/

  Thomas and Jane Carlyle's Craigenputtock is a website devoted to the life and estate of Scottish nineteenth-century satirist and historian Thomas Carlyle and his wife. The site is the work of the Carlyle Craigenputtock Circle (CCC), a non-profit organisation devoted to the study and promotion of the Carlyle's lives at Craigenputtock and the preservation of the estate. The site provides: a brief biography of Thomas Carlyle; images and description of the Craigenputtock house and estate; information on the CCC and its work; and a number of links relating to Carlyle and his works. This resource would interest anyone studying nineteenth-century English or Scottish literature. Added: 2009-11-01

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  Elektronnyi muzei otechestvennogo plakata

  http://www.plakaty.ru/

  Plakaty.ru is an extensive online museum of Soviet and post-Soviet posters, which can be browsed by poster author or by poster type (e.g. agitprop, film, military). Some authors have substantial biographical entries, others brief chronologies, some are not even accompanied by dates. Not all of the thousands of posters are dated either, but clicking on poster categories offers a selection of posters sorted by year, or by author name, with or without thumbnails. A 'notes' page (only available in Russian) links to related articles (e.g. on Soviet war propaganda; on the erotic image in poster art); 'exhibitions' shows photographs from past exhibitions and advertises future events; and details are also given of the 'comradeship of poster artists'. This attractive and easy to use site offers images which are of good enough quality to use in powerpoint presentations, and should be of particular use to teachers of Soviet culture and history. Added: 2009-10-31

  Soviet Jewish culture: recovering Jewish daily life in the Soviet Union before the Holocaust

  http://sovietjewishculture.org/

  Soviet Jewish culture is a wonderful resource based on an oral history project led by historians Zvi Gitelman and Anna Shternshis. The project interviewed over 500 Jews born in Russia, Ukraine or Belorussia before 1928 about their daily lives in the Soviet Union. From the main menu the user may link to ten of these interviewees or to a section called 'in their own words', which makes available PDF texts in Russian by the author Shmuel Shapiro. The ten edited interview transcripts in which interviewees discuss their pre-war lives may be downloaded as PDFs, with detailed explanatory footnotes, accompanying photos, maps or videos illustrating songs or places mentioned by the interviewee. Other sections include: a description of the project; a PDF glossary of names and terms; a substantial bibliography; useful links. This attractive and easy to navigate site will be of most use to teachers and students of Soviet Jewish culture and identity, but also of interest to researchers and teachers of Soviet history. Added: 2009-10-31

  Sefer

  http://www.sefer.ru/

  Sefer is the website of the Sefer Centre, a non-profit organization founded in 1994 with the support of the International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to promote the development of Jewish Studies in higher education institutions in Russia. The site gives details about: Sefer's structure and aims; programmes for students and young researchers; conferences; programmes [lectures and mentoring programme]; Sefer's publications. Much of this material is also available in English, but the Russian version provides a useful additional links page and a news page. The publications and conferences pages will be particularly useful to researchers and teachers of Russian-Jewish culture and history or Judaism in Russia, and those in Jewish Studies wishing to keep abreast of Russian contributions to the field. Added: 2009-10-31

  Russian mosques

  http://www.russian-mosques.com/

  Russian mosques is a well-designed, bilingual resource which catalogues over 200 mosques in the Russian Federation. Illustrated entries give information about the building, and to a lesser extent the community, with location indicated via Google maps. Contact details and URLs are provided for some mosques, and some entries include photos of both interior and exterior. Brief demographic and historical information about towns where mosques are located is also available. The project is supported by the Council of Muftis of Russia, but incorporates material from site users and open sources such as Wikipedia. Users may browse mosques in: Moscow; Kazan; Ufa; Astrakhan; Makhachkala; select via drop-down lists of region and city or click on a map. This site will be of most use to researchers of Islamic architecture and Islam in post-Soviet Russia. Added: 2009-10-31

  Soviet Muftiev Rossii

  http://muslim.ru/

  Soviet Muftiev Rossii is the website of a national Muslim organisation created in Russia in 1996 and headed by Ravil Gaynutdin. The Russian version is structured around the following sections, arranged in a side bar: Council of Muftis of Russia [links to official documents, news and details about the organisation]; Moscow Islamic University [opens a new website]; Islam and Muslims [international news]; inter-faith dialogue; the mass media on Islam [both international and Russian]; books and publishing; photo gallery. The English language version is structured differently, but contains much of the same material. This easy-to-navigate site will be of most use to researchers of Islamic religion and culture in the Russian Federation. Added: 2009-10-31

  American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians

  http://www.aawv.net/

  This is the homepage of the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV), whose aim is to enhance the contribution of veterinary medicine to the welfare of wildlife. The site gives information on membership details, meetings and news and events. A number of AAWV position statements are available, including: climate change, wildlife diseases and wildlife health, feral cats and use of foot- hold traps. Links to other useful websites are available and there is a members only section. Added: 2009-10-31

  Major Ageing and Gender Issues In Europe

  http://www.maggie-project.org/

  Major Ageing and Gender Issues In Europe is a European Union project that aims to identify and analyse "indicators of quality of life among the population aged 65+ to reveal gender gaps and their factors". Recent key events like retirement, widowhood, health deterioration or entry into old-age institutions are examined together with the influence of the life course of individuals. Focus is placed on the role that national and European union policies play. Information on the contributors and the research objectives are available. There are also links to related projects Added: 2009-10-31

  European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

  http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/about/partners/reitox-network

  The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction coordinates a network of National focal points set up in the 27 EU Member States, Norway, the European Commission and in the candidate countries. Every year an evaluation exercise is conducted. Individual feedback is sent to countries for quality improvement of the report. The report "Quality of information in the drugs field, data quality and networking in the Reitox national focal points" can be downloaded from the site. It is in pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat software to access. The site also provides access to further EMCDDA publications and there are links to related sites. Added: 2009-10-31

  Innovative strategies to prevent re-offending

  http://www.stop-reoffending.org/

  Innovative strategies to prevent re-offending is a European Union project which address the problem of finding prevention policies which will allow European countries to better target the group of people who persistently offend, to monitor them and to prevent them from re-offending. Site resources include links to national and international legislation, information on workshops and the pilot project and links to related projects. Added: 2009-10-31

  Survey Research and Services, Research Triangle Institute

  http://www.rti.org/page.cfm/Survey_Research_and_Services

  Survey Research and Services at the Research Triangle Institute was established in the 1960's and designs and conducts social surveys for both public and private sector studies. Focus areas include child and family services, public health and clinical research, disease control and registries, education, health security, substance abuse and mental health, health services and military health. The centre has introduced innovations in research methodology, "from understanding cognitive processes underlying respondent reactions to surveys, to systematic approaches for reviewing survey questions for possible problems". The site provides further information on data collection, methodology and data security issues. Added: 2009-10-31

  Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory

  http://www.serl.vcu.edu/

  The Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University conducts personal interviews, focus groups, statistical analysis and data management program evaluation providing research services for state, local, and federal government, university departments, faculty and students, organizations in the non-profit and private sectors, and the mass media. It supports university initiatives, and community-based capacity development programs. The website provides information on the laboratory's services. Added: 2009-10-31

  Center for Urban and Public Affairs Survey Research Lab

  http://wright.edu/cupa/srl/

  The Center for Urban and Public Affairs Survey Research Lab at Wright State University conducts "telephone surveys for local and state government, non-profits, and other community organizations". These surveys are designed to aid in the development of public policy and other issues that benefit constituents of the Southwest Ohio region where the Center for Urban and Public Affairs focuses research on social, economic, environmental, governance, and spatial issues. There is information on projects conducted by the Survey Research Lab. Added: 2009-10-31

  University of Pittsburgh Survey Research Program

  http://www.ucsur.pitt.edu/

  The University of Pittsburgh Survey Research Program conducts general population surveys, medical /clinical follow-up studies, institutional surveys and special population surveys. There is information on completed projects and a list of publications and presentations, some of which can be accessed online. They are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat software to access. Added: 2009-10-31

  Institute for Public Opinion Research Survey Research Center

  http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/ipor/

  The Institute for Public Opinion Research Survey Research Center conducts survey research projects at its telephone interviewing facility on the campus of Florida International University. There is information on telephone survey procedures and capabilities and reports on recent projects. These are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat software to access. Added: 2009-10-31

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  Alexander Kerensky Museum

  http://www.kerensky.org.uk/

  Alexander Kerensky Museum is dedicated to the last prime minister of Russia's Provisional Government, and is a simple if unattractive resource which may be of use to students and teachers of Russian history. The English language home page offers a brief chronology of 1917, and links to: a substantial photo archive (without dates and with almost no commentary); an eclectic selection of video material (drama, documentary, original footage, all on external sites); 'records' [lists of government ministers showing the composition of the Provisional Government March-October 1917]. The Russian language option links to an illustrated biography of Kerensky. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : miscellaneous collections, 1846-1901

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5135

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : miscellaneous collections, 1828-1844

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5134

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Yorkshire, 1887-1913

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5133

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Yorkshire, 1887-1913', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Yorkshire, 1787-1885

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5132

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Yorkshire, 1787-1885', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1896-1914

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5131

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1896-1914', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1818-1892

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5130

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1818-1892', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1916-1919

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5129

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1916-1919', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1914-1915

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5128

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1914-1915', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1906-1911

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5127

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1906-1911', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1899-1905

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5126

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1899-1905', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1895-1897

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5125

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1895-1897', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : London, 1808-1891

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5124

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1808-1891', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Lincolnshire, 1856-1919

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5123

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Lincolnshire, 1856-1919', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1796-1878

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5120

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1796-1878', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, 1905-1918

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5119

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, 1905-1918', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, 1891-1904

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5118

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, 1891-1904', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Durham and Northumberland, 1801-1916

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5116

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Durham and Northumberland, 1801-1916', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, 1903-1916

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5115

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, 1903-1916', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, 1784-1900

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5114

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, 1784-1900', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, 1906-1916

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5113

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, 1906-1916', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, 1783-1880

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5111

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, 1783-1880', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cornwall and Devon, 1906-1919

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5109

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cornwall and Devon, 1906-1919', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cornwall and Devon, 1783-1902

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5108

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cornwall and Devon, 1783-1902', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cheshire and Lancashire, 1903-1917

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5107

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cheshire and Lancashire, 1903-1917', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cheshire and Lancashire, 1886-1902

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5106

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cheshire and Lancashire, 1886-1902', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cheshire and Lancashire, 1766-1883

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5105

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cheshire and Lancashire, 1766-1883', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892-1916

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5104

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892-1916', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Digital library of historical directories, 1750-1919 : Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1830-1891

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=5103

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1830-1891', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS as a set of TIFF image and plain text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). This dataset is part of a project which aimed to improve access to local and trade directories for the period 1750-1919, by making a substantial collection of English and Welsh directories available online. This digital resource comprises in total some 600 directories of many different kinds, including trade, commercial, and private resident directories, together with gazetteers, almanacs, official information, and so forth. For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional and temporal basis. Added: 2009-10-30

  Kennan Institute - national public radio Russian history audio archive

  http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1424&fuseaction=topics.media&grou

  The Kennan Institute National Public Radio Russian history audio archive makes available a wide selection of audio recordings covering the period from the February Revolution 1917 to the Yeltsin years. The collection includes: eyewitness recollections; politicians' speeches; Soviet and BBC news reports. Recordings may be in Russian or in English, without transcripts or further explanation, but are good quality, easy to navigate and access. This resource covers seminal moments of Russian history (e.g.: the Leningrad Blockade; the Sputnik launch; Stalin's funeral) and offers excellent primary source material for teachers, students and researchers of Russian history. There are also some history programmes available. Recordings of readings by significant poets, and of Soviet anthems, make this of some interest to students of language and culture. Added: 2009-10-30

  Livestock geography : new perspectives on global resources

  http://ergodd.zoo.ox.ac.uk/livatl2/index.htm

  This Atlas is the first in a series produced by the Animal Health and Production Division (AGA) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. The Atlas provides maps which show how livestock, crops, people and the environment are all interconnected, and how this can be used in different agricultural practices. Sections include: agriculture, environment, people and diseases. Information is provided on the systems and methods used and a news section and links to further information is also provided. Added: 2009-10-30

  Cattle health certification standards (CHeCS)

  http://www.checs.co.uk/

  Cattle Health Certification Standards (CheCS) is a self-regulatory body for Cattle Health Schemes in the UK. It is a non-trading organisation established by the British cattle industry for the control and eradication of non-statutory diseases. The site has information about CheCS, latest news and a link to the most recent CheCS technical document: Incorporating rules for cattle health schemes. Links to other useful websites are available as well as a list of licensed schemes. Added: 2009-10-30

  Global Game: soccer as a second langauage

  http://www.theglobalgame.com/

  This blog provides a source for news about cultural aspects of world soccer. Through reporting, translation, online interaction and other exchanges it aims 'to enhance, with soccer as vehicle, cultural learning and connection among peoples separated by language, lifeways or social systems'. The blog includes videos and podcasts and it is possible to search or browse for posts. Added: 2009-10-30

  Social animals : tomorrow's designers in today's world

  http://www.rsadesigndirections.org/pdf/RSA-SocialAnimals-lores.pdf

  The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) website has provided this online copy of a publication regarding their 'Design Directions Plus' project for 2008 entitled, 'Social animals: tomorrow's designers in today‘s world'. This 13-page report describes the work of a project, initiated in 2008, to contribute to the policy, practice and public debate around offender learning and skills. Students took up the challenge to design for a more service-based environment, in this case the prison community. This report, by Sophia Parker, provides an overview of the outcome of this project, together with quotes from a number of the 68 students, who took part, and highlights the necessity to change the framework of design education. Added: 2009-10-30

  Defra consultations

  http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/

  Consultations is a section within the Defra website that involves Defra inviting stakeholders to comment on different policy issues, legislation or other proposals. Sections include: the environment, food and farming, rural and countryside, wildlife and pets and corporate issues. Information available for each consultation includes: a consultation letter, a list of consultees, consultation documents, codes of practice, an impact assessment and a summary of responses. Added: 2009-10-30

  Defra consultations in wildlife and pets

  http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/wildlife.htm

  Consultations in wildlife and pets is part of the Defra Consultations section of the Defra website. This section has documents on the welfare of privately kept non-human primates, amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, welfare of cats and welfare of dogs. Information available for each of these includes: a consultation letter, a list of consultees, consultation documents, codes of practice, an impact assessment and a summary of responses. Added: 2009-10-30

  Louise Bourgeois

  http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/bourgeois/

  The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) website has provided this online resource on the French-born American sculptor, Louise Bourgeois (b.1911) as part of their documentary series - Art:21. Her abstract expressionist works are represented in the collections of most of the major museums around the world, and perhaps she is best known for her spider structures. This website provides a slideshow of the artist at work. Another slideshow features a survey of her work, which can also be viewed by decade, 1950s, 1980s and 1990s. This resource also includes interviews and essays, as well as short videos featuring some of her work, including 'Touch of Jane Addams', 'Women and Craft', 'Cell II' and 'Cell (Glass Spheres and Hands)'. Added: 2009-10-30

  In and out of Amsterdam : travels in conceptual art, 1960-1976

  http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2009/inandout/

  The MoMA website has provided this online version of their exhibition 'In and Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960-1976', which ran from 19 July to 5 October 2009. This online resource is accessed via a gallery floorplan, with a section for each of the ten artists represented, ranging from Bas Jan Ader to George and Gilbert, all of whom spent considerable amounts of time in Amsterdam, which was the nexus of intense art activities in the 1960s and 1970s. The website provides an introduction and offers a selection of the 75 works that were on display. A timeline is also provided. Added: 2009-10-30

  Museum of international folk art

  http://www.moifa.org/

  The website for the Museum of International Folk Art, based in Santa Fe, United States, provides information on its activities and collections representing diverse cultures from around the world. Founded in 1953 this museum holds a collecftion of more than 135,000 artefacts, which includes popular art, toys and textiles from more than 100 nations. The collections are arranged under the headings: African; Asian and Middle Eastern; Contemporary Hispano and Latino; Latin American; Spanish Colonial; Textiles and Costume. A search facility is provided together with brief overviews of each collection. Information is also available on their past, current and upcoming exhibitions. Added: 2009-10-30

  BT series : Antony Gormley

  http://www.tate.org.uk/btseries/bb/antonygormley/

  The Tate's website has provided this online resource about the sculptor, Anthony Gormley (1950-). This series of videos includes an introduction to Gormley's art by Dr Richard Noble, Visual Arts Department, Goldsmiths College. Four examples of Gormley's work can be explored in individual video files, 'Bed'; 'Natural Selection'; 'Sound II'; and 'Another Place'. Gormley also discusses his work in an online interview. Alternatively the video can be viewed in segments where Gormley answers individual questions: 'Is modern art for everyone?', 'What significance does the body have in 21st century art?' or 'Has being an artist been liberating for you?' Added: 2009-10-30

  UNECE Timer Committee : joint wood energy enquiry

  http://www.unece.org/timber/mis/energy/JWEE.htm#m2

  Website of the Joint Wood Energy Enquiry set up by UNECE Timber Committee in 2006 to collect information from European countries on the use of wood for energy. The website describes the programme, summarizes the 2007 results and provides downloads including the 2006 report and draft 2007 report as well as the enquiry replies from 2 European countries, USA and Canada. Added: 2009-10-30

  Report of the international expert consultation on non-wood forest products

  http://www.fao.org/docrep/v7540e/v7540e00.htm

  This website reports the outcomes of the International Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products, hosted by the Ministry of Forestry, Government of Indonesia, was held in Yogyakarta, 17-27 January 1995. The site presents and discusses information on the use, production and marketing of non-wood forest products worldwide, with input from a number of different authors. Added: 2009-10-30

  Skin conditions in the UK : a health care needs assessment

  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dermatology/HCNASkinConditionsUK2009.pdf

  This report (published in 2009) provides an up to date summary of the health care needs and services available for people with skin diseases in the UK. It updates and expands upon Professor Hywel Williams's 1997 Dermatology Health Care Needs Assessment. Much of the information in this 158-page report relates to services in England. Added: 2009-10-30

  Language Cafe

  http://www.languagecafe.eu/

  The 'Language Café' is a website funded by the European Union and developed by The Higher Education Academy. It offers materials to guide through those who are seeking to launch a Language Café in any part of Europe. Information given on the site includes: what is a Language Café; some useful activities; and how to publicise your own events (it is possible, for example, to register your own Language Café on the site). However, the site is not only aimed at organisers, and users may also select the version of the site for the country where they reside in order to find Language Cafés in their local area. Languages currently covered include: Spanish; English; French; Italian; British Sign Language; and Russian. In addition to a section with useful links, there are also some stories written by those who have participated in a Language Café. The site is overall very straightforward and easy to use, and it acts as a free assisting resource for teachers and speakers of foreign languages eager to put their knowledge in practice. Added: 2009-10-30

  RCR guidance on the management of cancer patients during an influenza pandemic

  http://www.rcr.ac.uk/docs/oncology/pdf/BFCO(09)2_pandemic.pdf

  This document published by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) in August 2009, gives general guidance on the management of cancer patients during an influenza pandemic. It also includes links to relevant guidance provided by other bodies such as the Department of Health and the Royal College of Physicians. Added: 2009-10-30

  Preparations for pandemic influenza : guidance for hospital medical specialties on adaptations needed for a pandemic influenza outbreak

  http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/contents/2dafbbf5-7b36-463f-908f-33b33a740cb1.pd

  This document published by the Royal College of Physicians in June 2009, is intended to indicate how clinical specialties could adjust their patterns of work in order to cope during an influenza pandemic. It is aimed at those who manage and plan clinical services and also for clinical staff working in hospital specialties. It provides: general guidance; guidance for those medical specialties that are likely to be severely affected during a pandemic influenza outbreak; and guidance for those specialties that are likely to be affected to varying degrees. Added: 2009-10-30

  Desde Macondo

  http://www.desdemacondo.eu/

  'Desde Macondo' is an electronic journal of Applied Linguistics and the teaching of Spanish as a second language (ELE). It has been published annually since 2007, each issue featuring articles; classroom activities; and reviews. Of particular interest is a section dedicated to discuss the practice of teaching Spanish in different countries across the world, such as, for example: Japan; Poland; and Russia. The editors of the journal encourage young teachers to send their contributors, and instructions for authors are clearly given on the site. Some topics already covered by the publication include: theatre and pedagogy; pragmatics and ELE; and activities for the topic of advertising. Although this is a relatively new publication, it already offers some materials which may be of interest to teachers of Spanish as a Second Language. Added: 2009-10-30

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  Learn C# programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_cs_programming.html

  This website provides a tutorial on C# programming and covers variables and constants, decisions, loops, arrays, methods, working with strings, and classes and objects. Added: 2009-10-30

  Learn C++ programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_cpp_programming.html

  This website provides a tutorial on C++ programming and covers variables and constants, decisions, loops, pointers, arrays, functions, structures, and reading and writing text and data files. Added: 2009-10-30

  Learn C programming

  http://www.learn-programming.za.net/learn_c_programming.html

  This website provides a tutorial on C programming and covers variables and constants, decisions, loops, pointers, arrays, strings, functions, structures, text and data files.This tutorial is written for both Windows and UNIX/Linux users. All the code in the examples has been tested and works the same on both operating systems. Added: 2009-10-30

  Iraq Democracy Information Center

  http://www.iraqdemocracypapers.org/

  Iraq Democracy Information Center comprises an international committee who develop educational materials on democracy and human rights which are intended for distribution by aid agencies and other NGOs in Iraq, in order to aid political reform and the democratization process. Its website provides information on the aims of the project, its members and activities. It includes the ability to download some of the materials produced. These include the Iraq democracy papers series which are written by scholars (drawing upon Western and non-western ideas) to stimulate discussions about democracy in Iraq. There is also a large library of reports and papers from other organisations discussing issues relating to democracy, human rights and civil liberties in the Arab and Muslim worlds in general. Some items are offered in Arabic only. Added: 2009-10-29

  Afghanistan NGO Safety office

  http://www.afgnso.org/

  The Afghanistan NGO Safety office is an independent project, founded in 2002, to inform and advise humanitarian organizations on safety conditions across Afghanistan. Its website provides information on its aims, methods and activities. It includes free access to an online archive of data on the state of security in Afghanistan from 2002 onwards. These include weekly updates describing incidents relating to violence against NGO personnel for each of Afghanistan's provinces. There are also quarterly updates of trends, casualties, death in relation to charities, aid workers and NGOs. Added: 2009-10-29

  Nature podcast

  http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/

  Each week Nature publishes a free audio show which features highlighted content from the week's edition of Nature including interviews with the people behind the science, and in-depth commentary and analysis from journalists covering science around the world. Users can listen online, download the podcasts as MP3 files or subscribe via itunes. Transcripts are available for earlier recordings. Added: 2009-10-29

  Centre for Liberty in the Middle East

  http://www.mideastliberty.org/

  Centre for Liberty in the Middle East (CLIME) is a non-profit organisation which seeks to promote democracy in nations of the Middle East. It supports a network of democratic activists throughout the region. Services include training on women's political participation, and political development in general. The website includes information on the aims of the organisation, its membership and activities. It includes access to some reports and training manuals from its members. Topics covered include political reform in Egypt, Jordan and Syria; Islam and politics and women and politics. Added: 2009-10-29

  Impunity prolonged: Burma and its 2008 constitution

  http://www.ictj.org/static/Asia/Burma/ICTJ_MMR_Impunity2008Constitution_pb2009.p

  This site provides free access to the full text of a report published in 2009 by the International Center for Transitional Justice. ISBN: 978-1-936064-02-1. The 45 page report provides an analysis of the 2008 constitution which promised greater democracy for the people of Burma / Myanmar. It includes coverage of examples of human rights abuses in Burma and the house arrest of opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Added: 2009-10-29

  Geology 1 field notebook

  http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/field/fnb/

  Brief guidelines on compiling a field notebook are provided for students on a geology course at the University of Edinburgh. They are accompanied by two interactive exercises to enable students to practise sketching geological formations. Added: 2009-10-29

  Dans les coulisses du Parti Ouvrier Belge

  http://www.amsab.be/bwpob/home_fr.htm

  This site was created by Commission royale d'Histoire de la Belgique Amsab and the Institut d'Histoire Sociale. It provides free access to archival materials relating to the history of du Parti ouvrier belge (POB). They include free access to the full text of the des comptes rendus 1892-1940. These comprise news, policy documents from the Belgian Labour Party. These may be searched by key word or browsed, offering insight into Belgian political life, socialism, labour movements at this time. The site also offers some background history of the party. All information is offered in French or Flemish. Added: 2009-10-29

  Afghan election updates 2009

  http://www.iwpr.net/index.php?apc_state=henpacr&s=o&o=l=en&s=g&o=c0e025be5972ba4

  This site was created by the Institute for War and Peace reporting to provide coverage of the 2009 Afghan presidential election. The include entries from June 2009 onwards. They offer insight into the conduct of the ballot, claims of electoral fraud and political violence, many from reporters on the ground. Also available are some eye witness accounts. The site links to profiles of the main candidates and a timeline of recent events in Afghan political history. Added: 2009-10-29

  Afghan elections 2009: milestone for progress or mirror of malaise?

  http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/Noref_AfghanElections2009_Progress

  This site provides free access to a briefing paper by Robert Matthews which was published by the Norwegian Peace building Centre in September 2009, it summarises the issues relating to the disputed presidential elections in Afghanistan in 2009. Topics covered include political violence and political fraud in Afghanistan and women's political participation. Added: 2009-10-29

  CGView server

  http://stothard.afns.ualberta.ca/cgview_server/

  The CGView Server can be used to visualise features associated with bacterial, plasmid, chloroplast or mitochondrial genomes. It generates graphical maps of circular genomes which show sequence features, base composition plots, analysis results and sequence similarity plots. Sequences can be supplied in raw, FASTA, GenBank or EMBL format. The server uses BLAST to compare the primary sequence against a maximum of three comparison genomes or sequence sets. The results are converted to a graphical map showing the entire sequence, or an expanded and more detailed view of a region of interest. Produced and made available on the Web by the Stothard Research Group, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Canada. Added: 2009-10-29

  PeroxiBase

  http://peroxibase.toulouse.inra.fr/

  PeroxiBase is a database containing all identified peroxidase-encoding sequences, which are distributed between 11 superfamilies and about 60 subfamilies. All the sequences have been individually annotated and checked. PeroxiBase can be queried using six interlinked sections: Classes, Organisms, Cellular localisations, Inducers, Repressors and Tissue types. General documentation on peroxidases and PeroxiBase is accessible in the Documents section. The peroxidase classification tool, PeroxiScan, classifies peroxidases based on the PROSITE profile methodology, but uses stricter criteria which improves specificity and prevents overlaps between closely related subfamilies. Made available on the Web by genotoul, the Bioinformatics platform of Toulouse-Midi-Pyrénnées. Added: 2009-10-29

  Nasledie protoiereiia Aleksandra Menia

  http://alexandrmen.ru/

  Nasledie protoiereiia Aleksandra Menia [the legacy of Father Aleksander Men] is a website devoted to the life and works of an influential Russian priest credited with bringing many of the Soviet intelligentsia to the Church. The site provides both online versions and downloadable files of Men's writings. A vast amount of biographical material is arranged on one page 'about Fr Aleksander Men'. The site is constructed around the following headings (arranged in a sidebar): Novaia Derevnia [where Fr Aleksander was parish priest]; the Church at Semkhoz [where he was murdered in 1990]; Home and office; video library; photos; books; conversations; lectures; interviews; sermons; letters; legacy; audio library [numerous recordings of Men reading or speaking]; about the Men foundation; conferences. Some materials on these pages are available in English, but most are Russian only. Many pages are well illustrated, and the site has a simple search engine. This resource will be of most use to researchers of late Soviet Russian Orthodoxy and contemporary Orthodox theology. Added: 2009-10-29

  openDemocracy Russia

  http://www.opendemocracy.net/russia/

  openDemocracy Russia is the Russia section of the openDemocracy network. A joint venture with the Russian news site polit.ru, this resource offers students, researchers and teachers of Russian history, culture and politics access to interesting and insightful writing by Russian and Western academics, journalists and literary figures. In addition to feature articles on topics as diverse as socialist realism, pilgrimage and legal reform, the site reviews significant books and films. Each article is accompanied by recommended further reading and links to further information. Articles may be browsed by topic. Readers may post comments in response to articles, and sign up to a mailing list. Some articles are published in Russian on polit.ru, but there is no easy way of accessing them from openDemocracy Russia, so this will be of more use to those studying and teaching about post-Soviet Russia than to language students. Added: 2009-10-29

  Russian word of the day

  http://shininghappypeople.net/rwotd/

  Russian Word of the Day is an excellent blog managed by Don Livingston, a Senior Lecturer in Russian at Arizona State University. This clearly-designed resource is aimed at undergraduate students of Russian, and offers an entertaining daily exploration of one Russian word. This may include: explanations of grammar, morphology and usage; examples with parallel translation; illustrations; explanations of cultural, social or historical context. Stressed vowels are indicated in red. Entries are witty, informative and well-written, often with links to further information. Readers may leave comments and suggest words to blog about. The site may be searched by word, and entries may be browsed alphabetically or by topic (e.g.: adjectives; animals; medicine; prepositions), and an RSS feed is available. This site will be of most interest to language students, but may also be useful for teachers of Russian. Added: 2009-10-29

  Afghanistan: politics, elections, and government performance

  http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21922.pdf

  This site provides free access to a Congressional Research Service report which was published in October 2009. The 29 page report (intended for members of the American Congress) assesses the political landscape of Afghanistan and issues arising from the 2009 disputed presidential elections. It includes discussion of the problems in regard to the 2009 elections, its results and possible impact for the USA. Added: 2009-10-29

  Balkan crisis: British Library

  http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/europe/yugoslavia/thebalkancrisis/balkan

  This site is maintained by the curator of South-East European Collections at the The British Library. It provides free access to guides to the holdings of the British Library covering the Balkans crisis. They encompass a range of different perspectives and include coverage of the war in Croatia, the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the crisis in Kosovo and NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and the conflict in Macedonia. Materials include catalogues of materials acquired by the British Library (from 1990-2001). These include foreign language materials from the region. The site also contains information for researchers on how to obtain admission to the Library as well as links to more general sites on the South-East European and Slavonic Collections. Added: 2009-10-29

  Berlin Wall: BBC archive

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/berlinwall/index.shtml

  This site provides free access to a collection of online archive films and recordings relating to the political history the Berlin Wall which have been taken from the BBC archives. They cover the period from the end of the Second World War to the fall of the wall in 1989. Materials include news films, documentaries and TV clips. Topics are the Berlin blockade, the Cold War, the fall of communism and the reunification of Germany. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-10-29

  Kinomer

  http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/kinomer/

  The Kinomer database is a continually updated resource where direct comparison of kinase sequences across kinase groups and across species can give insights into kinase function and evolution. The database contains annotated classifications for the protein kinase complements of 43 eukaryotic genomes. These span the taxonomic range and include fungi, plants, diatoms, amoebas, protists and animals. The kinomes are stored in a relational database and are accessible through a web interface on the basis of species, kinase group or a combination of both. In addition, the Kinomer HMM library is made available for users to perform classification on arbitrary sequences. Made available on the Web by The Barton Group, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee. Added: 2009-10-29

  Centro de Integridade Pública de Moçambique

  http://www.cip.org.mz/

  Centro de Integridade Pública de Moçambique / Center for Public Integrity of Mozambique is an independent institution whose purpose is to promote good governance, transparency, democracy and human rights in Mozambique. Its website provides information on its aims and activities. It includes free access to press releases, newsletters and full text reports. These include Mozambique political process reports and election monitoring bulletins, plus other studies on levels of corruption in Mozambique government and society. They include coverage of anti-corruption laws. Some materials are offered in Portuguese only. There are links to other websites covering ethics and corruption in relation to Mozambique. Added: 2009-10-29

  Underwater acoustics concepts and some issues associated with their units of measurement

  http://resource.npl.co.uk/acoustics/techguides/concepts/

  This website from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) provides a discussion of the measurement of sound underwater, together with an animation of an idealised simple source of sound waves. The concepts mentioned are hyperlinked to more detailed discussions of the physics involved. Added: 2009-10-29

  Public funding solutions for political parties in Muslim-Majority societies

  http://www.ifes.org/files/PublicFundingSolutionsforPoliticalPartiesinMuslim-Majo

  This site provides access to the full text of the report by Marcin Walecki et al which was published by IFES in 2009. ISBN 1-931459-34-7. The 123 page report critically considers the current nature and possible reforms to the funding of political parties in a number of Muslim North African nations. It analyses political donations, current levels of public funding and possible future trends. Case studies are provided for Turkey, Morocco, Egypt and Lebanon. Added: 2009-10-29

  Great Britain Historical Database : Economic Distress and Labour Markets Data : Trade Union Statistics, 1851-1918

  http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingdata/snDescription.asp?sn=4569

  This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Great Britain historical database : economic distress and labour markets data : trade union statistics, 1851-1918' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS as tab delimited text files, UK higher education users may also download the data through the CHCC (Historical Census Collection) system. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. The resource includes the Amalgamated Engineers' Branch-level benefit statistics (1851- 1912), membership statistics (1871- 1872), financial statistics (1851- 1918) and admission Statistics (1853- 1909). Added: 2009-10-29

  VideoLectures.Net - Social sciences

  http://videolectures.net/Top/Society/

  Videolectures.Net was started at Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, Europe in early 2002. It aims to provide a portal for accessing free online videos and training films. The site covers a full range of subject areas from the sciences, humanities and social sciences. The society section includes materials relating to gender, the information society, politics, social networks, ICT and more. They include academic lectures from leading European and US colleges and institutions, conference related webcasts, and some materials/ tutorials related to specific courses. They include contributions from leading thinkers such as Noam Chomsky and Slavoj Žižek. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-10-29

  Exeter memories

  http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/

  This website presents a truly excellent array of resources on the local history of Exeter and is run by a committed amateur enthusiast. The simple-to-use navigation system is split into several categories. The 'Memories' section provides access to a number of personal accounts of the experience of a number of events (from the Blitz to a first ride in a motorcar and student memories from the 1990s). The 'Bygone' section provides a number of pictures - arranged by decade - showing and describing the history of Exeter. There are also sections on topics (e.g. buildings, sports, streets, parks); articles (discussion of some major events); people (some descriptions of prominent and important people in the history of Exeter); events; photos; a site map; and a time-line of events. This website is highly user friendly and will prove to be a fantastic resource for those interested in Exeter's history. Added: 2009-10-29

  Climate change and the forest sector in the UNECE region

  http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=214

  This set of web pages by UNECE Timber Committee deals with various issues associated with climate change and the forest sector. These issues include carbon sinks, sequestration, carbon storage in harvested products, green building, wood energy, adaptation to climate change and forest policy. Added: 2009-10-29

  Contribution of the forestry sector to national economies, 1990-2006

  ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/k4588e/k4588e00.pdf

  This 180-page document was published by FAO as Working Paper FSFM/ACC/08. It provides figures for total employment, value-added (1990-2006) and export earnings (1990-2007) in the forest sector, at the global, regional and country level, as well as information about trends in productivity. Added: 2009-10-29

  Infosylva

  http://www.fao.org/forestry/infosylva/en/

  Compiled by FAO, this weekly electronic newsletter consists of selected non-FAO news clippings related to forestry that are in either English, French or Spanish. Subscription is free, by mailing mailserv@mailserv.fao.org with "INFOSYLVA-L - YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. " in the message. Newsletters from March 2005 can also be downloaded from the website. Added: 2009-10-29

  Monastic Wales

  http://www.monasticwales.org/

  This website, Monastic Wales, presents a database of medieval monastic sites and related bibliographic and archival resources which can be used as both a research and a teaching tool. The project aims to make both scholars and the public aware of Welsh monastic history during the Medieval period, and to situate it truly within the wider European understanding. The website presents online access to a database of primary and secondary sources on Welsh monastic history and will prove to be invaluable to historians of this period. Added: 2009-10-29

  Man who captured Washington, The

  http://www.themanwhocapturedwashington.com/

  This website, The Man Who Captured Washington, presents information on the details of General Robert Ross and his role in the capture and destruction of Washington during the War of 1812. The subject material ought to appeal to non-specialists and specialists alike, and includes short essays on the Battle of Bladensburg, the burning of the public buildings in Washington by General Ross' forces and the manner in which Ross' death at the Battle of North Point played a key role influencing Francis Scott Keys composition of the Star Spangled Banner (the American national anthem). As the bicentennial of Ross' capture of Washington (in 1812) approaches, interest in this man and his actions during the war will grow. The website is attractively designed and presents a wealth on information on a topic not widely known or appreciated, but one which is central to the making of the Anglo-American relationship. Added: 2009-10-29

  Mapping medieval Chester

  http://www.medievalchester.ac.uk/

  The Mapping Medieval Chester project brings together a team including literary specialists, historical geographers and digital humanities specialists to explore space, place and identity in medieval Chester. The project asks questions about Chester as a city on the often troubled border between England and Wales, and about how different medieval inhabitants imagined and represented the urban space around them. A key aspect of the project is to integrate geographical and literary mappings of the medieval city using cartographic and textual sources and using these to understand more how urban landscapes in the Middle Ages were interpreted and navigated by local inhabitants. One particularly innovative dimension of this is the projects use of information technologies both as a means of exploring these mappings of medieval Chester, for example through the use and development of a Geographical Information System GIS to create a map of Chester as it was c.1500, and as a means of widening access and public interest in Chesters medieval past and in medieval urban studies generally by linking literary and cartographic sources in digital media.GIS shape files and the TEI-XML encoded textual editions can all be downloaded in raw form from the website allowing individuals to carry out their own further analyses and research. Added: 2009-10-29

  Forest carbon accounting : overview & principles

  http://www.undp.org/climatechange/carbon-finance/Docs/Forest%20Carbon%20Accounti

  This 41-page document, published on the web by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) gives an outline of the three main types of forest carbon accounting: stock accounting, emissions accounting and emissions reduction accounting. It provides guidance on good practice and terminology in carbon accounting. It summarises the more extensive guidance given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Added: 2009-10-29

  Biocarbon opportunities in Eastern and Southern Africa : harnessing carbon finance to promote sustainable forestry, agro-forestry and bio-energy

  http://www.undp.org/climatechange/carbon-finance/Docs/Bio-carbon%20in%20Africa%2

  This 304-page e-book is published on the web by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). UNDP, FAO, UNEP, Farm Africa and SOS-Sahel jointly organized a regional workshop in Addis Ababa in April 2009 to raise awareness amongst carbon project developers and other stakeholders of the bio-carbon opportunities offered by the carbon market. Prior to this workshop, UNDP commissioned a number of papers relating to specific aspects of the bio-carbon sector. This book brings together eleven of these papers, each constituting a book chapter. It presents a review of the relevant carbon finance concepts and rules, as well as emerging bio-carbon technologies and policies, with relevance to Africa. Added: 2009-10-29

  Corruption in the forestry sector and illegal logging

  http://www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib/gtz2009-0238en-policy-briefs-corruption.pdf

  This 20-page policy document from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) defines the problem of corruption in forestry practices, discusses the consequences, and suggests ways of combating it. Statistics are presented showing the relative size of the problem in different countries, in terms of the percentage of suspicious log supply. Added: 2009-10-29

  Forest agencies' early adaptations to climate change

  http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4375/3753/op23.pdf

  This 85-page IUFRO Occasional Paper (No. 23) seeks to determine to what extent forest agencies are changing their policies and management operations in response to current and anticipated future climate change. In order to achieve this goal, it summarizes the state of the art of forest policy responses regarding adaptation to climate change in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Added: 2009-10-29

  Centre for Urban Health Initiatives

  http://www.utoronto.ca/cuhi/index.html

  The Centre for Urban Health Initiatives at the University of Toronto was founded in 2004 and brings together policy makers, community and academics researchers to support scholarship in the areas of urban health, focusing on "neighbourhoods, food security & urban agriculture, physical environments, youth sexual health, chronic disease prevention & management, environmental health justice and policy pathways for equitable health and health care". There is a list of publications, information on seminars and workshops and links to related websites. Added: 2009-10-29

  Center for Children and Childhood Studies (CCCS)

  http://children.camden.rutgers.edu/

  The Center for Children and Childhood Studies conducts interdisciplinary research in anthropology, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, law and religion. The center was established at Rutgers–Camden University in 2000. There are teaching and learning resources. To access teaching and learning videos RealPlayer is required which can be downloaded from the site. Other online rsources include a newsletter, links to children and childhood studues journals, selected data bases and statistical information and national and international research reports. There is a conference calendar and news and event information. Added: 2009-10-29

  Maryland historical society’s online collections

  http://www.mdhs.org/museum/onLine_collections.html

  This website, from the Maryland Historical Society, provides free online access to five online exhibitions detailing some of the history of Maryland. The exhibitions available online as of October 2009 are: Eubie Blake Collection ('The definitive collection of jazz-pioneer Eubie Blake. Born in Baltimore in the 1880s, went on to become one of the most popular ragtime composers of his era'); Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Music Collection ('In 1953 the MdHS acquired the earliest extant manuscript of The Star-Spangled Banner. Together with one of the two known copies of its earliest printing, it is one of the world's best collections of printed and manuscript material relating to the song'); Obsolete Currency ('The collection represents a cross-section of the many interesting ways the citizens of Maryland have sought to fill the gap created by the prior lack of a strong federal currency system'); Cross Section of Photograph Collection ('A selection from the 800,000 photographs owned by the Maryland Historical Society sorted by subject'); and Painting Collection ('More than 1,500 images of MdHS paintings dating from the 17th century to the present are accessible on Maryland ArtSource'). This is an attractively designed, easy to use and highly informative website and will be of considerable value to those interested in the history of Maryland in particular, or the history of the United States in general Added: 2009-10-29

  Archives of Maryland online

  http://aomol.net/html/index.html

  This website, the Archives of Maryland Online, 'provides access [as of October 2009] to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland's government'. The simple to use website is split into several subcategories (including, but not limited to, slavery commission, session laws, fiscal records, judicial records, constitutional records, and so on) aims to provide researchers, scholars and interested amateurs with the necessary access to historical documents relating to Maryland. The records can be browsed using the subcategories or keyword searched. The massive amounts of information available on this simple to use website mean that this is a very strong resource for those interested in the history of Maryland or the United States in general. Added: 2009-10-29

  Little things make a big difference : valuing the patient experience

  http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/making-a-difference

  This website is aimed at frontline NHS Scotland staff and is designed to support the enhancement of the patient experience. It provides access to key documents and resources, supports continuous professional development and can be used as a resource with patients and carers. Sections of the site include: Making a Difference; Glossary; Audio and Video resources; Conference page; and Key documents page. Added: 2009-10-29

  Centre d'Etude des Mouvements Sociaux

  http://cems.ehess.fr/

  Centre d'Etude des Mouvements Sociaux is a social research centre at the Institute Marcel Mauss (IMM), Paris, which conducts research on the theme of collective action and the transformation of public space. Topics include political violence and institutional violence, new forms of governance and their effects and the sociology of confidence and trust in institutions. A complete bibliography of books, contributions to collective works and articles is available from 2000. There is conference, news and event information. Added: 2009-10-29

  Survey Research Laboratory

  http://www.fsu.edu/~survey/

  The Survey Research Laboratory at Florida State University provides questionnaire design, sample design, data collection, data entry and coding, and data analysis services to university researchers, public agencies, and private organizations. The laboratory conducts telephone, web-based and customer satisfaction surveys as well as data-entry projects. There is information on past and current projects and links to related websites. Added: 2009-10-29

  Center for Survey Research (CURA)

  http://cura.osu.edu/

  The Center for Survey Research at Ohio State University conducts research on critical issues and public policies in urban and regional development and their impacts on the economy, society, environment, and public health. The center provides "service & outreach on economic, social/political, environmental, and public health issues in the context of urban and regional development from local to global levels". There is a complete bibliography of CURA publications, some of which can be accessed online. These publications are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobate software to access. Presentations can also be accessed and there is an archive of CURA interdisciplinary roundtable discussions. Added: 2009-10-29

  Center for Applied Research and Analysis

  http://isr.unm.edu/centers/cara

  The Center for Applied Research and Analysis at University of New Mexico focuses on research on the criminal justice system. Services include evaluation research, basic applied research, training, and technical assistance. There are lists of current and past projects and online access to research reports dating from 1998. These are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat software to access. Added: 2009-10-29

  Social Science Research Center

  http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu

  The Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University conducts research on "social, economic, political, human resource, and social-environmental problems facing the state, nation and world". It aims to provide a "support system for the university to plan, develop, secure funding for, and conduct social research on problems of interest to the scientific community and to consumers of research findings". There is a list of publications and links to related websites. Added: 2009-10-29

  University of New Hampshire Survey Center

  http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/

  The University of New Hampshire Survey Center provides university researchers, government and business leaders, and private organizations with public opinion data on local and national policy matters. Theren is information on services and news and event information. Added: 2009-10-29

  Center for Survey Research

  http://www.virginia.edu/surveys/

  The Center for Survey Research at the University of Virginia specializes in studies for local government and state agencies and offers "customized project design, professional interviewing, data collection, data analysis and report preparation". Projects have included research work for "local governmental agencies around the state, for administrative and medical units within the University, and for individual scholars who have received support either from federal agencies or foundations, or public-interest non-profit groups". A full list is provided together with links to related websites. Added: 2009-10-29

  Posters : metagenomics

  http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/posters/metagenomics/

  This site provides a poster on metagenomics that can be downloaded freely in PDF (requires free-to-download Adobe Acrobat Reader). Metagenomics is the genomic analysis of communities of microorganisms, regardless of whether they can currently be cultured. The poster, produced by the journal 'Nature Reviews Microbiology' and entitled 'Metagenomics: window to the microbial universe', was written in 2008 by Anne Jurkowski of the National Research Council and Jo Handelsman of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It highlights the importance of metagenomics across a range of disciplines such as medicine, earth sciences, agriculture and biotechnology, and provides an illustrated overview of the metagenomics process. Made available freely with support from the US National Academies and the US National Science Foundation. Added: 2009-10-29

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