Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week has some helpful recommendations today.
First is this, about absentee voting:
- Absentee Voter Guide - "This guide contains all the information college students need to vote by absentee ballot from school." Click on the interactive U.S. map to view absentee voting details for each state, including deadlines, dates, and contacts. Also available as a downloadable document. From the Harvard University Institute of Politics.
Next, two sites about law resources:
- The Public Library of Law (PLoL) - Free access to selected U.S. legal materials. Includes cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Courts back to 1950, state courts back to 1997, federal statutes, codes from all 50 states, and more. Includes tutorials on finding a case and searching for statutes. Requires free registration to view cases. Additional material available for a fee. From an online legal research provider.
- American Bar Association (ABA): Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service - Website for this "national source of information, resources and assistance to support, facilitate, and expand the delivery of pro bono legal assistance." Features details about committee projects, publications, policies and rules, and related material. Also includes information about the first annual National Pro Bono Celebration, planned for the last week of October 2009. From the American Bar Association (ABA).
There's much more, but these are the ones which caught my eye in regard to our reference needs.
Mike
I don't think I mentioned this blog in any of my earlier posts, but Librarians' Internet Index: New this Week is an excellent RSS feed to subscribe to.
Each week you get about twenty or so links to professionally vetted websites, with annotations. Great reference resources.
Here are some of the ones I've saved recently:
- The Politics of Satire - This small slide show features a "collection of political covers by New Yorker illustrator Barry Blitt," including the controversial July 21, 2008, cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama, and others addressing topics such as the George W. Bush Administration, global warming, and Hillary Clinton. From the New Yorker.
- Listen to Nature: The Language of Birds - "[A]n introduction to how, why and when birds communicate, illustrated with sound samples, including Alex the famous talking parrot." Features essays and sound clips on topics such as songs (including vocal appropriation and duetting), calls (of young birds and as deceitful mimicry), bird to man communication, birds that talk to themselves, nature or nurture (including "talking birds"), and human appreciation of bird songs. Includes a short bibliography. From the British Library.
- Water Calculator - This site helps you calculate residential water use per day. Covers source of water supply, and water use in the bathroom, kitchen, and outdoors (including landscaping, washing a car, and swimming pools). Results include suggestions for reducing water use. Also includes links to water conservation tips and related material. From the National Wildlife Federation.
A great tool!
Mike
