AP RSS Feeds

The Associated Press has a list of their RSS news feeds. They have a featured FEED that is changed regularly with new or topical feeds. Right now the featured feed is Pope John Paul II.

New Books in the Library

The Vanishing Newspaper - Saving Journalism in the Information Age by Philip Meyer. Meyer is Knight Chair and Professor of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author or coeditor of a number of books, including Assessing Public Journalism and The Newspaper Survival Book: An Editor's Guide to Market Research.

We the Media - Grassroots Journalism By the People For the People by Dan Gillmor.
Gillmor is a nationally known columnist for the San Jose Mercury News. We the Media is his first book.

Demographic Resource

Population Reference Bureau Datafinder contains data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states. (Not all countries have data on all variables.)

North Carolina Open Government Coalition

Parts of this new web site are still under construction, but under "In NC" there are active links to Public Records (answers questions), Open Meetings, In the News, Case Law and Not Public. This looks like a great resource.

The coalition's mission statement: "The North Carolina Open Government Coalition unites organizations interested in ensuring and enhancing the public's access to government activity, records and meetings. The nonpartisan coalition will educate people about their rights and support their efforts to gain access; advocate the principles and benefits of open government; and initiate or assist in legal proceedings when necessary."

Google Scholar

Although still in Beta Google Scholar can be a great research tool.

About Google Scholar: "Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research."

For example, use Google to search "Mercury". Note your results range from articles on spacecraft and automobiles to newspapers with Mercury in the title. Now do the same search at Google Scholar. You will get all sorts of scholarly articles on the chemical. Add 'god' and get articles on the Roman god and mythology.

Government Reporters & Editors

A must visit daily web site: ResourceShelf's DocuTicker
Docuticker is a daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo's, think tanks, and other groups. DocuTicker is compiled by the librarians who bring you ResourceShelf.com.

What's Next? Vlogs!

Read Kinley Levack's article about Vlogging at StreamingMedia: Vlogging Takes Streamed Content to the Next Level

Looking for a Blog?

Try these special search engines:
Feedster
Technorati
Daypop
or this Blog Directory: Blogwise

WashingtonPost.com

WashingtonPost.com has launched a redesigned home page. They changed the left-side navigation to roll-down top navigation. Registration is required, but free.

BUSINESS REPORTERS

Forbes Magazine's annual ranking of technology's top 100 dealmakers (The Midas List) is now available at their web site. Ranking is determined by size and frequency of deals.

GOOGLE SHORTCUTS

Use Google to get a quick definition. But don't just type in your word, type define:then your word
You will get definitions from a range of glossaries, dictionaries and lexicons.

See Google Help Features for a list of Google shortcuts.

Searchable Postsecondary educational database

This database lists approximately 6,900 postsecondary educational institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Click on "Institutional accreditation system" to enter the database.

FREE digital archive

PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. NIH has mandated that its scientists release to the public their manuscripts within 12 months of publication.

NEW: Google Maps

One of the easiest maps I've found on the internet!

New Resource in the Library

World in Figures 2005 Edition: includes country profiles and world rankings.

North Carolina Minority Business Links

Minority Business Roundtable (a registered non-profit corporation) provides links to minority business information, including business directories, minority demographics, etc. - state and national data.