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Nov 06, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Found on Calishat Snaps: Streamin, a search engine for streaming media content. From the front page: "Streamin is your ultimate streaming guide, designed to help you discover where to watch […]
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Nov 05, 2024
EVENTS Cornell Chronicle: Food waste solution wins top prize at hackathon. "A team of students with an idea using AI to help food service establishments reduce food waste won the top prize […]
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Nov 05, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Minnesota Star Tribune: Check this Minnesota map to find out if your home's drinking water comes through a lead pipe. "Minnesotans can use a new tool to check whether a […]
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Nov 04, 2024
NEW RESOURCES UK Government: New tool to make it easier and faster for public to access essential government services online. "GOV.UK Forms will transform how the public fill out applications and forms […]
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Nov 04, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Astrobiology: Database of Candidate Targets for the LIFE Mission. "We present the database of potential targets for the Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE), a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer mission proposed […]
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Nov 03, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The Newberry: Newly digitized map collection makes over 750 sixteenth- and seventeenth-century maps available online.. "The Newberry has recently completed the digitization of over 750 maps printed in Italy during […]
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Nov 03, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Greek Reporter: Greek-Canadian Archives at York University Goes Digital. "As a result of a donation of newspapers, the Hellenic Canadian Archives now possesses one of the most comprehensive collections of […]
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Nov 02, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES CBS News: U.S. officials say Russia was behind fake video of alleged voter fraud in Georgia. "U.S. officials have determined Russia was behind a video that circulated online in […]
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Nov 02, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Old Dominion University: Mace & Crown Archive Goes Digital, Offers Glimpse into ODU's History. "Now, more than 60 years of Old Dominion University's history - as reported by its students […]
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Nov 01, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): CISA Launches #PROTECT2024 Election Threat Updates Webpage. "As foreign actors continue their efforts to influence and interfere with the 2024 elections, CISA is ensuring […]
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Nov 01, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Death Penalty Information Center: New Resource: Database of Capital Appeals Dismissed Solely Because of Missed Deadlines. "The Death Penalty Information Center is pleased to share a powerful new resource illustrating […]
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Oct 31, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Scoop NZ: Auckland Zoo's New Online Conservation Learning Platform Opens Up World Of Opportunity For All. "A wide range of free modules - from an ‘Introduction to Backyard Conservation', ‘Awesome […]
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Oct 31, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Pennsylvania Pressroom: Shapiro Administration Launches New One-Stop Grant Search Tool to Streamline Pennsylvanians' Access to Government Funding Opportunities . "The new discovery tool allows users to search for, sort, and […]
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Oct 30, 2024
This is late because I did a presentation for APRA Wisconsin today. Thanks for everybody who turned up and listened to me froth about Internet search. NEW RESOURCES The Buckeye Flame: Shift […]
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Oct 29, 2024
NEW RESOURCES RIBA Journal: ‘World's largest' life-cycle assessment database launches. "Architects can compare the carbon impact of more than 250,000 construction products side by side in what's thought to be the world's […]
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Oct 29, 2024
NEW RESOURCES UNESCO: UNESCO Archives in Venice: a gateway to cultural heritage. "Venice's cultural heritage, rich in historic buildings and priceless artworks, has faced significant threats over the last decades. Environmental factors […]
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Oct 28, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Found via Calishat Snaps: Bluesky Video Downloader. From the page: "Bluesky video downloader is an online web app to download bluesky videos to your computer or mobile phone directly." TWEAKS […]
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Oct 27, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Financial Times: Musk's X to undershoot revenue goals from political advertising. "Elon Musk's X is on track to fall well short of its goal of bringing in $100mn in […]
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Oct 27, 2024
NEW RESOURCES USGS: USGS Releases New Products that Map Four Decades of Land Cover Change. "The updated land cover database now offers data starting in 1985 and in one-year increments—an improvement over […]
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Oct 26, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Belga News Agency: Database gathers information on Belgian resistance activities during WWII. "Eighty years after the liberation of Belgium and the end of World War II, a new database brings […]
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Oct 26, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Environment America Research & Policy Center: New report: Wind & solar energy tripled in US over past decade. "The United States produced more than three times as much solar, wind […]
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Oct 25, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of Arkansas at Little Rock: UA Little Rock Unveils New Website Tracking Over a Century of Little Rock's History. "The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has debuted a […]
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Oct 25, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Colorado Sun: Coloradans can now compare hospital prices for specific procedures, insurance plans. "Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced a new website… where people can look up various procedures performed […]
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Oct 24, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Nature4Climate: The Nature Tech Directory: new database tracks 1,000 companies worldwide applying nature tech solutions . "The Nature4Climate and Nature Tech Memos launched ‘The Nature Tech Directory' today, a new […]
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Oct 24, 2024
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from NREL: Dive Into a Lake of Data: Open Energy Data Initiative Increases Big Data Access for Everyone. "Accessible from OpenEI, OEDI is a centralized location that can house […]
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Oct 23, 2024
NEW RESOURCES DigitalNC: Introducing the World War II Primary Source Sets. "We are pleased to announce the addition of two new primary source sets on our site, the World War II, Part […]
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Oct 23, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Broadway World: New Legacy Website Announced For Legendary Comic Playwright George S. Kaufman . "Produced by Laurence Maslon, Trustee of The George S. Kaufman Literary Trust and musical theater historian […]
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Oct 22, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Textile World: Society Of Dyers And Colourists Unveils Spectacular Digital Textile Collection Archive. "Featuring more than 50,000 artefacts, journals, and books - such as the Turkey Red Collection and handwritten […]
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Oct 22, 2024
I'll be speaking virtually via Zoom to Apra Wisconsin on Wednesday, October 30th from 12pm - 1pm CDT. The topic is "Avoiding Infoslop During Your Web Search." Over the last two years […]
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Oct 21, 2024
NEW RESOURCES WHYY: A digital archive of Philly artists with disabilities finds physical form at the Painted Bride. "Pamela Price, who just turned 65, wants everyone to know everything about her. The […]
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Oct 21, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Legal Defense Fund: LDF's Thurgood Marshall Institute Launches New Digital Archive, Gives Public Access to Powerful Civil Rights History. "Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)'s Thurgood Marshall Institute announced the […]
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Oct 20, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Midwest Messenger: Results of annual research trials may be available within hours, officials say. "Kansas State University agronomists have reached into the powerful world of digital technology to make more […]
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Oct 20, 2024
NEW RESOURCES StateScoop: New website tracks government's many digital services teams. "The new Government Digital Service Team Tracker, which was published on the Digital Service Network's new Digital Government Hub reference website […]
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Oct 19, 2024
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me: Yugologo, an archive of business logos from the former Yugoslavia. From the About page: "The basic starting point of the project lies in the fact that most of these […]
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Oct 19, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Resilience: Archiving Ancestral Knowledge to Co-Create New Economic Paradigms. "Reviving the Mapuche language and honoring traditional leadership emerged as pivotal elements in the quest to safeguard and promote Mapuche heritage. […]
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Oct 18, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Alliance for Climate Transition: Is the government making hurricanes? New misinformation tracker debunks climate myths.. "In an effort to make debunking climate myths faster and easier, a New England nonprofit […]
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Oct 18, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Coram: 100,000 pages of records from Coram's Foundling Hospital Archive made available online to public for first time. "Almost 100,000 pages of records from the Foundling Hospital, England's first home […]
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Oct 17, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The City Paper: Banco de la República unveils virtual library of Brian Moser's legacy in Colombia. "Over a career that spanned more than five decades, [Brian] Moser (1935-2023) amassed a […]
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Oct 17, 2024
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Yale Daily News: Nonprofit ArtAround maps and preserves public art in New Haven and beyond. "Mapping public art across the United States, Lindsey Mancini spotlights urban creativity through […]
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Oct 16, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Prism: A new digital archive makes public the trials and triumphs of jailhouse lawyers. "The public is getting a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of jailhouse lawyers through the […]
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Oct 16, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Bibliothèque Nationale de France: "Shared Heritage", a digital collection from the BnF New digital library ‘France - South Asia' to discover on October 15. This link goes to a French […]
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Oct 15, 2024
NEW RESOURCES H-Announce: Announcing the launch of a new database— "Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal". "In commemoration of Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 14th), ‘Retracing the Bell Route: An […]
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Oct 15, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Los Angeles Magazine: A New Book Uncovers L.A.s Most Unique and Unexpected Museums. "[Todd Lerew] has spent years rounding up hundreds of institutions dedicated to esoterica like 1980s personal computers […]
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Oct 14, 2024
Queue's out of hand again, so enjoy this extra issue. NEW RESOURCES Metromode: New website shows off Michigan's B&Bs to promote industry comeback. "Now, the Michigan Bed and Breakfast Association has created […]
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Oct 14, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of Arkansas: Libraries Publish New Digital Collection: Flooding and Flood Control in Arkansas. "The University Libraries Digital Services Department has published a new digital collection, Flooding and Flood Control […]
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Oct 14, 2024
NEW RESOURCES German Marshall Fund: Spitting Images: Tracking Deepfakes and Generative AI in Elections. "…generative artificial intelligence has democratized the ability to create realistic fake or altered images, videos, and audio recordings—including […]
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Oct 13, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The Portugal News: Celebrating the Anglo-Portuguese News Legacy. "Dating back to 1937, The Anglo-Portuguese News was the main English language newspaper in Portugal, published throughout most of the twentieth century. […]
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Oct 13, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Jewish News Syndicate: Ethiopian Jewish holy books digitized in Jerusalem. "A collection of rare holy books and manuscripts from the Ethiopian Jewish community written in Ge'ez, an ancient South Semitic […]
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Oct 12, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of California San Francisco: UCSF Health Atlas Expands Its Reach with Nationwide Mapping Tool. "UCSF Health Atlas, an interactive mapping tool for measuring health inequities that debuted just as […]
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Oct 12, 2024
NEW RESOURCES DigitalNC: A Sneak Peak at the Newly Available Sandhills Community College Student Newspaper!. "Thanks to our partners at Sandhills Community College, we are excited to announce that issues from the […]
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Oct 11, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Odessa Journal: The digital archive of documents on the Russian-Ukrainian war has collected over 4,000 documents from various regions of Ukraine. "The V. G. Korolenko Kharkiv State Scientific Library, with […]
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Oct 11, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Fast Company: Jeff Koons just uploaded his entire catalog of art to the internet for the first time. "For the first time ever, Jeff Koons' entire catalog is on a […]
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Oct 10, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Earth.org: New Global Tool Highlights Nature Conservation Efforts Across 180 Countries. "As global leaders focus on conserving biodiversity in the face of rapid development, the newly launched Nature Conservation Index […]
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Oct 10, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES FEMA: Addressing Hurricane Helene Rumors and Scams. "The high volume of rumors and misinformation in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene has caused confusion and threatens important response and recovery […]
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Oct 09, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Fred Hutch Cancer Center: Fred Hutch launches Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists. "To highlight and celebrate the many contributions of Hispanic and Latinx scientists, Fred Hutch Cancer Center has launched […]
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Oct 09, 2024
NEW RESOURCES McGill University: New global database of dams and reservoirs could transform water management . "A groundbreaking database developed by the Global Dam Watch (GDW) consortium is set to transform the […]
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Oct 08, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Mixmag: New database of Asian musicians, DJs, producers and more launched. "A new music database for musicians, producers, DJs and presenters with Asian heritage has launched today (October 7). Family […]
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Oct 08, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Resources: From 1959 Through Today: 65 Years of Resources Magazine. "The past 65 years of Resources—the full archive of articles dating back to the start of the magazine in 1959—are […]
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Oct 07, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Saipan Tribune: NMHC announces public access to historic records on Digital Archive. "As part of executive director Leo Pangelinan's legacy and vision, the Northern Marianas Humanities Council has officially announced […]
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Oct 07, 2024
NEW RESOURCES United Arab Emirates Ministry of Economy: Ministry of Economy launches National Economic Registry ‘Growth' to support the UAE's efforts in providing proactive government services. "The Ministry of Economy announced the […]
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Oct 06, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES ZDNet: World Wide Web Foundation to close, as Berners-Lee shifts focus to Solid Protocol. "In a surprising announcement, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the web, and Rosemary Leith, co-founder […]
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Oct 06, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Kelley Blue Book: New Tool Helps Car Shoppers Find EV Rebates. "The nonprofit Electric For All has created a new EV incentive search tool that tells you which federal, state, […]
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Oct 05, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The Advocate: New database is a way to document historic Louisiana cemeteries, increase awareness. "The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation has built a database of roughly 8,500 historic cemeteries across […]
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Oct 05, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Discovered via Calishat Snaps: the Living Museum. From the help icon: "The Living Museum is an interactive exploration of the British Museum's digital collection." You can browse the artifacts and […]
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Oct 04, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Wargamer: Dedicated DnD fan compiles a huge tome of lost 3.5e rules, monsters, and more. "Whether it's the Necromancy of Thay, the Book of Vile Darkness, or simply the Dungeon […]
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Oct 04, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Purdue University: Purdue University Galleries Launches Permanent Collection Website. "With the 2022 Henry Luce Grant, Purdue University hired Kirstin Gotway, curator of Purdue University Galleries' Permanent Collection, and developed a […]
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Oct 03, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Creative Boom: Space Exploration Logo Archive: Celebrating 370 logos that reach for the stars. "Rome-based designer and art director Davide Mascioli hopes to bring to life SELA—Space Exploration Logo Archive, […]
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Oct 03, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of South Australia: New website shines a light on Australia's disabled authors. "Academics from the University of South Australia have unveiled a website dedicated to celebrating the contributions of […]
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Oct 02, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: Fidelity has cut its estimate of X's value by 79% since Musk's purchase. "The asset manager's Blue Chip Growth Fund now values its stake in X, formerly known […]
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Oct 02, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The Wilderness Society: New tool spotlights wildest places across contiguous U.S.. "A new tool developed by The Wilderness Society maps the wildest places across the contiguous United States, revealing places […]
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Oct 01, 2024
NEW RESOURCES MeyerWeb: Announcing BCD Watch. "What BCD Watch does is, it grabs releases of the Browser Compatibility Data (BCD) repository that underpins the support tables on MDN and services like caniuse.com. […]
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Oct 01, 2024
NEW RESOURCES National Library of Medicine: NIH Discovery Portal for Women's Health Research Now Available. "Partnering with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) […]
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Sep 30, 2024
The queue is overflowing. Here's an extra issue. NEW RESOURCES Trains: APTA releases 2024 edition of Public Transportation Vehicle Database. "The American Public Transportation Assocation this week released the latest edition of […]
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Sep 30, 2024
NEW RESOURCES US Department of Labor: US Department of Labor announces framework to help employers promote inclusive hiring as AI-powered recruitment tools' use grows. "The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the […]
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Sep 30, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation: IPLC Launches the South Asian Governmental Publications Web Archive. "The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is pleased to announce the launch of the South Asian Governmental Publications […]
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Sep 29, 2024
NEW RESOURCES EIN Newswire: VersionCat: A New Web App Finds the Latest Versions of Software. "Introducing VersionCat, a new web app designed to make finding the latest versions of Windows apps easier […]
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Sep 29, 2024
NEW RESOURCES CODART: New Website Explores the Work of Jacques d'Arthois (1613-1686). "A new website has been launched dedicated to the work of Jacques d'Arthois (1613-1686), the most prominent and prolific artist […]
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Sep 28, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Cochise College: The Heliograph archives now available online. "Cochise College alumni and history enthusiasts can now explore past issues of The Heliograph, a student newspaper, through the Arizona Memory Project […]
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Sep 28, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Food Safety Magazine: Scientists Create Public Database of Hundreds of Food Packaging Chemicals Found in Humans. "Based on a comprehensive review of available biomonitoring science, researchers with the Food Packaging […]
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Sep 27, 2024
NEW RESOURCES FAIR Health: FAIR Health Releases Interactive Tool Tracking Opioid Abuse and Dependence State by State. "Today FAIR Health released the Opioid Tracker, a free, interactive tool tracking opioid abuse and […]
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Sep 27, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Illinois Public Media: Want to know a police officer's job history? There's a new tool for that from Invisible Institute . "The National Police Index, created in partnership with Innocence […]
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Sep 26, 2024
NEW RESOURCES San Francisco Chronicle: SFChronicle publishes Kamala Harris News Assistant, powered by AI and vast archive. "The San Francisco Chronicle today launched the Kamala Harris News Assistant, an interactive tool that […]
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Sep 26, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Windspeaker: Online book about legendary artist Carl Beam is released. "An open-access online art book about trailblazer artist Carl Beam has been released…. Carl Beam was the first Indigenous artist […]
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Sep 25, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Internet Archive Blog: Illuminating the Stories of Brooklynites Through Digitized Directories. "Some say as many as one in seven Americans have family roots in Brooklyn, and I expect the newly […]
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Sep 25, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Governor of Washington: Washington launches FundHubWA to help people and organizations find climate and clean energy funding. "FundHubWA connects everyone in Washington with federal and state grants, tax incentives and […]
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Sep 24, 2024
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me: all text in nyc (though it's restricted to Brooklyn for the moment.) From the About page: "‘all text in nyc' is a search engine that enables exploration of New […]
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Sep 24, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Fair Reward Framework: Fair Reward Framework launches tool to reframe the debate on executive pay. "UK asset owners have partnered with civil society to create a new free-to-access online tool […]
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Sep 23, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Irish Times: From Big Tom to John McGahern: New digital archive celebrates Border's artistic legacy . "A new digital archive capturing the works of artists living along the Border from […]
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Sep 23, 2024
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Jeff-alytics: Introducing The Real-Time Crime Index . "The RTCI is being undertaken thanks to a grant from Arnold Ventures with the objective of creating a repository of crime […]
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Sep 22, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: UAMS Historical Research Center Opens Digital Collection Celebrating Life, Career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D.. "The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Historical Research […]
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Sep 22, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Nation Cymru: Wales Women's Peace Petition now searchable on new website. "Following intensive transcription work by hundreds of online volunteers, the new website launched by the National Library of Wales […]
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Sep 21, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Explore the ancient art and stories of Colombia's Amazon. "Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the cliffside region of Colombia's Serranía de La Lindosa is home to an incredible […]
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Sep 21, 2024
NEW RESOURCES RTE (Ireland): New local government website launched. "A new website has been launched to help the public access information about more than 1,000 local government services provided by the country's […]
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Sep 20, 2024
NEW RESOURCES EPA: EPA Upgrades ECHO Database to Add Water Quality Indicators Tool Enhancing Access to Water Quality Data Including Contributors to Pollution. "Today, Sept. 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released […]
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Sep 20, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of Oxford: World's First Collection of the Sounds of Human Migration to Launch in September . "Migration Sounds, which launches on Monday 16 September, features 120 sounds and stories […]
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Sep 19, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of South Florida St. Petersburg: Library launches digital archive featuring 20 years of work from The Studio@620. "The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library (NPML) unveiled a new comprehensive digital collection […]
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Sep 19, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Museums Association: ‘Invaluable resource': UK-wide collections database launches. "The Museum Data Service, a collaboration between Art UK, Collections Trust and the University of Leicester, is designed to bring together over […]
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Sep 18, 2024
NEW RESOURCES Northern Ireland Screen: Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive launch archive for teachers. "Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive launch archive for teachers the Digital Archive team at Northern Ireland […]
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Sep 18, 2024
NEW RESOURCES National Archives: National Archives Launches Declaration250 Campaign . "Today the National Archives launched a new website Declaration250.gov to help the nation join in its journey to celebrate America's 250th birthday […]
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Sep 17, 2024
EVENTS Europol: Cryptocurrencies and financial crime: a strategic approach to ensure security. "Investing in preventing and combating the misuse of the crypto ecosystem for financial crime is vital to safeguard both national […]
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