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P-38 Lightning Online

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Images
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Personal
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://www.p-38online.com

Author: 
Thomas Guettler
Excerpt: 

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was simply the most versatile aircraft used in World War II. After a lengthy developmental period, the P-38 eventually flourished in multiple roles. In its designed role, the P-38 was an effective fighter and was the main aircraft for most of the aces in the Pacific Theater of Operations. However, the P-38 was modified to become a world-class reconnaissance aircraft, an effective night fighter, and even an excellent strike/attack aircraft. Many bomber crewmembers would see its distinctive profile approaching and feel a little safer. Many enemy fighters and bombers would tremble with fear with the approach of the Fork-Tailed Devil!

Annotation: 

A site devoted to documenting the history of the P-38 Lightning, a fighter which had a considerable impact on World War II campaigns. The narratives of the P-38's exploits are complemented with many images, design and model specifications, pilot biographies, a bibliography and an extensive collection of links.

NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Government
  • Images
  • Links
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • Video
URL: 

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/history.html

Author: 
Jim Dumoulin
Excerpt: 

The Kennedy Space Center's Apace Flight Archives document the history of the American space program from the NASA Space Act of 1958.

Annotation: 

The Historical Archive of the Kennedy Center provides historical overviews of NASA, rocketry and aeronautics. More in depth examinations of NASA'a space flight missions are available. These include not only accounts of the mission objectives and results, but primary documents, images, video and audio files. An excellent research source, with links to many other NASA sites of historical interest.

Desert-Storm.com

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Gulf war
  • Images
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Iraq
  • Links
  • military
  • Persian Gulf
  • Personal
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://www.desert-storm.com/

Author: 
Scott O'Hara
Excerpt: 

Welcome! Desert-Storm.com is a site created to honor those who participated in Operation Desert-Storm. It is also intended to provide an informative resource about the war and the events surrounding it. Please take time to explore the entire site. Have a Great Day and Visit!!

Annotation: 

Resources related to Operation Desert Storm including sections devoted to the conflict, soldiers, equipment, and veteran services. Also contains a message board with primary accounts from veterans and information on Gulf War Illness.

Archaeology: W3/VL

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Ancient (BCE-40 CE)
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Early Modern (15th-18th Century)
  • Engineering
  • Library/Archive
  • Links
  • Middle Ages (5th-15th Century)
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • University
URL: 

http://archnet.asu.edu/

Author: 
Archnet
Excerpt: 

Welcome to ArchNet, the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology! This site provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet. Information is categorized by by geographic region and subject. Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish language versions of the home page are also available

Annotation: 

ArchNet, maintained by the Archaeological Research Institute at Arizona State University, is an exhaustive repository for links to archeology-related sites. Links are organized and browsable by region, topic, education and research, and institutions and organizations. It also features a search function which includes a guided form.

Museum of Broadcast Communications

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Museum
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • Video
URL: 

http://www.mbcnet.org/

Excerpt: 

The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is one of only three broadcast museums in America. It opened to the public on June 13, 1987, after five years of development, led by Chicago broadcaster Bruce DuMont. The MBC will move from its current home in the Chicago Cultural Center into its new home at State & Kinzie Street in downtown Chicago, which will open in 2005.

Annotation: 

Lots of goodies. Popular culture through sights and sounds of radio and TV.

Gender-Related Electronic Forums

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Life Sciences
  • Links
  • Primary Source
  • Professional Association
URL: 

http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html

Author: 
Joan Korenman, Center for Women and Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Excerpt: 

Gender-Related Electronic Forums is an annotated, frequently-updated, award-winning listing of publicly-accessible e-mail discussion forums (also known as "lists" or "listservs") related to women or to women-focused gender issues. (If you're new to e-mail lists and would like some basic information about what they are and how you can join one, check out this page.)

Annotation: 

Extensive compendium of over 600 email lists related to women and women-related issues in areas such as activism, age, arts and humanities, business/finance, cyberculture/internet/, education, health, international, motherhood, religion/spirituality, science/technology, sexuality/sexual orientation, social science, sports/recreation, women of color, and women's studies. Links to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Center for Women and Information Technology and Women's Studies Online Resources, as well as instruction on using email lists.

WWW Virtual Library

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Ancient (BCE-40 CE)
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Early Modern (15th-18th Century)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Library/Archive
  • Life Sciences
  • Links
  • Medicine/Behavioral Science
  • Middle Ages (5th-15th Century)
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Physical Sciences
URL: 

http://vlib.org/

Excerpt: 

The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web.

Annotation: 

Collection of links to other virtual libraries which catalog sites in the following topics: Agriculture, The Arts, Business and Economics, Communications and Media, Computing and Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Information and Libraries, International Affairs, Law, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Recreation, Regional Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Society. Material is well maintained and can be browsed by subject or searched, and is available in English, Spanish, French and Chinese.

Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Links
  • Primary Source
  • Professional Association
URL: 

http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/

Excerpt: 

While still an emerging field of scholarship, the study of cyberculture flourished throughout the last half of the 1990s, as witnessed in the countless monographs and anthologies published by both academic and popular presses, and the growing number of papers and panels presented at scholarly conferences from across the disciplines and around the world. Significantly, the field of study has developed, formed, reformed, and transformed, adding new topics and theories when needed, testing new methods when applicable.

Annotation: 

The RCCS site includes in introductory essay to the various facets of cyberculture scholarship, courses offered at universities worldwide, upcoming conference information, and links to other cyberculture sites. Submissions are accepted for both course and conference listings. Of note is a section of book reviews featuring multiple reviews for single books with author responses as well.

Naval Historical Center

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Early Modern (15th-18th Century)
  • Government
  • Images
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Links
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://www.history.navy.mil/

Author: 
United States Department of the Navy
Excerpt: 

The Naval Historical Center is the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800 with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives, and curator as well as research and writing programs. The Center's origins form a rich history in themselves.

Annotation: 

Excellent resource for historians, students, and those with a curiosity about the history of the United States Navy. The site contains numerous primary documents, bibliographies, biographies, and narrative accounts. Holdings are particularly extensive with regards to naval conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the present. Additionally, information is available on source holdings available outside the Naval Historical Center (organized by state). Easily searchable and well organized by topic and chronology.

Teaching with Technology (Maryland)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
  • Links
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Personal
URL: 

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html

Author: 
Micheal L. Hall
Excerpt: 

The World Wide Web sites collected on this page reflect the considerable variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology in teaching. They are arranged in no strict order, but tend to proceed from rather general and theoretical resources to some instructive examples of specific applications of technology to teaching and learning. Like many other web sites, this one changes and grows as I find time to revise and update these links. I am grateful to those who have made suggestions, corrections, and introduced me to additional resources. [N.B. Many of these links are old, some are probably dead. Since I no longer have time to update the site as frequently as I should, I provide this warning to visitors.]

Annotation: 

Concise, well-organized source page for K-12. Good starting point for further exploration.

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