Website of the Week: Women Watch

WomenWatch: UN Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment

 

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

This United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality website provides a "veritable cornucopia of information on this vast and timely subject."

Find news releases, articles, and statistics on a variety of topics like "Violence Against Women", Trafficking of Women", and "Women & Environment".  Follow links to related United Nations sites.  Explore the status and achievements of today's women world-wide.

Website of the Week: Cactus League

http://www.cactusleague.com/#

 

Are you dreaming of Spring?  How about the Cubs or the Sox?  This could be the year of the cross town World Series!

Check out the 2013 Spring Training in Arizona at this Cactus League website.

Find information about the teams, schedules, stadiums, travel, and official press releases.



Website of the Week: NYPL Digital Gallery

 

 

 

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

 

"NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more. "      

Browse by subject or search for specific items.

 

Interesting entries include:

Cigarette Cards

Song Sheet Covers

Chinese Rare Books

Walt Whitman Manuscripts

Montjoy Prison Photographs

American Menu Collection

An Illuminated Manuscript

 



Website of the Week - Rise of the Drones

Nova: Rise of the Drones

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/rise-of-the-drones.html

 

 

 

Flying robots - how are they used?

Check out this Nova website to find out more about these robotic aircraft.

 View the history, use, and technology of drones.

And go to the related links on astrospies, Sputnik, and radar imaging.

 



Website of the Week: MLK Archive

The Archive of The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change

 

http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive

 

 

Explore the life and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. through nearly a million documents.  Discover speeches, letters, telegrams, notes and more.   Read the biography, news and blogs.   Share your dreams and view the dreams of others.  Find out about the King Center in Atlanta.  The searchable or browsable archive is sponsored by The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

Website of the Week - Winter Tips

Winter Tips

 

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/hi-winter.htm

 

Go green the holiday season.

Be energy efficient this winter.

 

 

This EPA website offers tips to reduce waste and promote safety in the winter months.

 

 



Website of the Week - Dave Brubeck

Rediscovering Dave Brubeck

 

http://www.pbs.org/brubeck/index.htm

 

The world has lost legendary jazz pianist and composer, Dave Brubeck, most noted for his innovative "Take Five".
Find Dave Brubeck's biographical information, reviews of his music, and transcripts of interviews at this PBS website. 

For more information, go to the Dave Brubeck website at: http://www.davebrubeck.com/live/

Editorial cartoon from the Chicago Tribune 12/6/2012.





Website of the Week - Circle

Circle 

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

http://www.civicyouth.org/

 

How have younger people influenced the past election?  Find civic and political engagement information about youths, ages 15-29.

 

CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) conducts research on civic education in schools, colleges, and community settings and on young Americans’ voting and political participation, service, activism, media use, and other forms of civic engagement.

Website of the Week

EnviroLink, the Online Environmental Community

http://www.envirolink.org/index.html

Are you researching a subject like sustainable living, climate change, or waste management? Do you need good environmental resources? EnviroLink.org claims to be the largest Internet network of environmental information. Find up-to-date news and links at this non-profit website.

 

 



Website of the Week

November is Native American Heritage Month

http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/

 

Learn more about American Indians at this website hosted by the Library of Congress. Check out the exhibits and collections. Search for images, audios, and videos.  Browse the National Park Service travel itineraries.  Find information on Native American veterans.  Check out teacher's resources.

Brought to you by...

• The Library of Congress
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Gallery of Art
• National Park Service
• Smithsonian Institution
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

 

Website of the Week

Ask A Scientist

 

http://www.hhmi.org/askascientist/

 

Are there any nonsleeping animals?

Why is memory affected by age?

How do scientists learn about plants that are extinct?

 

The scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institution provide answers to your questions on science.  Areas of concentration include animals, general biology, human biology, evolution, genetics, and health and disease.  Browse the answers to previous queries or submit your own questions.

 



 





Website of the Week

The American Presidency Project

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php

 

 

This University of California, Santa Barbara website contains over 100,000 Presidential documents. Check out the papers of Presidents from Washington to Taft and Hoover to Obama. These archives include documents, policy, press releases, speeches, party platforms and election debates. The audio/video archive dates back to Hoover and includes more timely events such as the October 3rd Presidential debate. There are also links to the Presidential Libraries.

Website of the Week

Unemployment and Recovery Project

 

http://www.urban.org/unemployment/index.cfm

 

 Unemployment is a major issue in this year's presidential election.

 This Urban Institute website will help to explain the complexities of this national problem.  Check out the text, fact sheets, statistics, maps, and graphs from this unbiased, nonpartisan research institute.

Despite the scholarly approach, this information is accessible to the average person.

 

The following explanation is taken from the Unemployment and Recovery project page. The Unemployment and Recovery project is a three-year research initiative to address the critical unemployment policy challenges facing our country. The project is monitoring and analyzing job creation and employment outcomes over the course of the recovery across groups, regions, and sectors; assessing unemployment's impacts on different population groups, especially the most vulnerable; measuring the effectiveness of public safety net programs for the unemployed and recommending and assessing program and policy changes; and examining workforce development policies and programs and how they are serving the unemployed.



Website of the Week

The Miracle of Fall
 

 

 

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/fallcolor/default.cfm

 

Check out this University of Illinois Extension website to find all kinds of information on Fall colors.

Links include  "About Fall Colors", "Foliage Updates", "Driving & Hiking", "Festivals & Events" and "Foliage Trees".

 

 

 

Website of the Week

Chicago Landmarks 

City of Chicago: Chicago Landmarks

 

 

Discover the local architecture on this City of Chicago Official Site.

Take a virtual tour of the city.

Explore the many styles and architects. 

Search for specific buildings or monuments.

Find interesting landmarks by district.

 

http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/home.htm

Website of the Week

88 Surefire Tips for Succeeding in College
http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/88-surefire-tips/





Find helpful hints for getting the most out of your college experience at this Online Education Database site.  Some of the tips include:

#6  Consider your personal interests when choosing your major. Don't just choose a major because of what the current job market is like or because it's what your friends or family members are doing. Choose a program that interests you and that you will enjoy studying.

#17  Try to make a friend in each class. If you have to miss a class, you can call your classmate and get the lowdown on what you may have missed. Also, often times partner projects are assigned and it is awkward to have to work with a stranger. If you already know someone in the class, it relieves any tension there may otherwise be.

#42  Take advantage of the library. It may not be as easy as doing a Google search, but the quality of the sources in a university library is second to none. You'll be able to research centuries-old articles from newspapers or read an entry from a scientific journal. Those are just two examples of things a university library can offer you that the World Wide Web cannot.