Life Sciences

German-American History and Heritage

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.GermanHeritage.com/

Author:

German Corner

Excerpt:

The first seeds of this country were planted at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in what is today the United States of America. The first English settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607; the first German, in 1608. Therefore, Germans were present at the creation of this nation. The Germans who came to Jamestown in 1608 and subsequently in 1620 were the forerunners of the largest nationality to immigrate to the United States since its founding in 1776.

Annotation:

Sponsored by the German Corner Store, the German-American History and Heritage contains biographies, essays, books, a bibliography, links, and a list of German-American organizations related to the German-American experience. The site has not been updated recently, however, and some links are dead.

National Museum of American History

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

Excerpt:

The Museum offers three floors of exhibitions that explore the rich diversity of American history, from "First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image" to "America on the Move."

Annotation:

This is the website for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The site is impressively done with many virtual exhibits. Its appeal ranges from interactive games for kids and to advanced search engines for scholars.

Gender-Related Electronic Forums

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

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.

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Author:

National Institutes of Health

Excerpt:

Welcome to the National Library of Medicine web site. Whether you are a health professional, a scientist, or a member of the public, I hope you will find the information you seek. Our programs range from consumer health information, to medical literature, to genetic data in support of the Human Genome Project. Our collections are the largest in the world, from 11th century manuscripts to today’s electronic journals.

Annotation:

The National Library of Medicine is one of the world's largest depositories of medical information - manuscripts, published materials and digital collections. NLM publishes Medline, a massive electronic database of full text articles and abstracts that have recently been published in the various medical fields. The Library itself hosts catalogues and databases providing researchers with a wealth of material. Though the focus of the library is on modern medicine and assisting medical researchers, the collections include a wide array of historical documents and manuscripts. The easily-navigable site also provides information on the library itself, which is located near Washington, DC.

WWW Virtual Library

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

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.