Gordon, Raymond G., and Barbara F. Grimes. 2005. Ethnologue: languages of the world. Dallas, Tex: SIL International.
14th Edition: REF P 371.E833 2005
15th Edition: http://www.ethnologue.com/
Find in a nearby library: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60338097
A comprehensive list of living languages around the globe. The online edition interlinks you to all the 3-letter language codes, languages by country and complete language data. In the print version, you have to flip between sections. Generous use permissions granted for scholarly or research purposes. Excellent maps of languages by various geographical areas.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Citizen Action Encyclopedia
Halsey, Richard Sweeney. 2002. The citizen action encyclopedia: groups and movements that have changed America. Westport, Conn: Oryx Press.
REF JS 303.5.H35 2002
Find this in a nearby library: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47050043
"Includes 160 organizations that succeeded in effecting changes in the legal system, societal values, or the political landscape." Guide to Related Topics helps tie together related cases, subjects and people. Includes extensive index in the back, directory of organizations with contact information and website, and helpful bibliography. Each encyclopedia entry has references to articles, books and websites for further information on the topic.
REF JS 303.5.H35 2002
Find this in a nearby library: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47050043
"Includes 160 organizations that succeeded in effecting changes in the legal system, societal values, or the political landscape." Guide to Related Topics helps tie together related cases, subjects and people. Includes extensive index in the back, directory of organizations with contact information and website, and helpful bibliography. Each encyclopedia entry has references to articles, books and websites for further information on the topic.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary
Hall, Timothy L. 2001. Supreme Court justices: a biographical dictionary. New York: Facts on File.
REF KF 8744 .H35 2001
Find in a nearby library: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45356926
The bulk of this book is a chronologically arranged dictionary of Supreme Court Justices. Each article contains information on the circumstances of the Justice's appointment and summaries of important cases they ruled on. In addition the book has several helpful sections: glossary of legal terms; a table of Justices including the dates nominated, confirmed/rejected, oath taken, service ended and years of service; Presidents and their appointments to the Supreme Court, Important Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution of the United States. As expected for a reference work it also contains a good bibliography and index.
REF KF 8744 .H35 2001
Find in a nearby library: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45356926
The bulk of this book is a chronologically arranged dictionary of Supreme Court Justices. Each article contains information on the circumstances of the Justice's appointment and summaries of important cases they ruled on. In addition the book has several helpful sections: glossary of legal terms; a table of Justices including the dates nominated, confirmed/rejected, oath taken, service ended and years of service; Presidents and their appointments to the Supreme Court, Important Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution of the United States. As expected for a reference work it also contains a good bibliography and index.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
ADF&G Division of Sport and Commercial Fisheries Reports
http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/index.cfm
Read a description of and learn the codes for each report series found in the database at http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/dsp_ReportTypes.cfm. Review search tips at http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/dsp_help.cfm. "Basic" searches author, title, year published, abstract and keywords automatically and as a phrase search. "Advanced Search" gives you drop down options, ability to narrow to a specific report series, and option of adding Boolean strings (up to 3). Works best in Internet Explorer. "Associated File" field narrows the search to those records with a PDF attached. All searches assume a wild card or truncation once you have two characters entered and are not case sensitive. Avoid punctuation unless you want to use in search and search authors by last name first. Full text searches the entire document. Help menus are useful but a little outdated.
Read a description of and learn the codes for each report series found in the database at http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/dsp_ReportTypes.cfm. Review search tips at http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/dsp_help.cfm. "Basic" searches author, title, year published, abstract and keywords automatically and as a phrase search. "Advanced Search" gives you drop down options, ability to narrow to a specific report series, and option of adding Boolean strings (up to 3). Works best in Internet Explorer. "Associated File" field narrows the search to those records with a PDF attached. All searches assume a wild card or truncation once you have two characters entered and are not case sensitive. Avoid punctuation unless you want to use in search and search authors by last name first. Full text searches the entire document. Help menus are useful but a little outdated.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Conservation Directory
REF S 920 .C64 2005/2006
http://www.nwf.org/conservationDirectory/
A compact guide to environmental organizations from the National Wildlife Federation, this publication lists federal, state, and provincial agencies, non-government for profit and non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Descriptions, contact information and keywords are available for each group, as well as lists of publications produced, scope of the organization, and a general membership count, where available.
Most of the entries give direct contact information for key people in the organizations, and the educational institutions section lists what degree programs are available from the institutions. The back of the book offers organization name, personal name, keyword, and regional indexes.
http://www.nwf.org/conservationDirectory/
A compact guide to environmental organizations from the National Wildlife Federation, this publication lists federal, state, and provincial agencies, non-government for profit and non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Descriptions, contact information and keywords are available for each group, as well as lists of publications produced, scope of the organization, and a general membership count, where available.
Most of the entries give direct contact information for key people in the organizations, and the educational institutions section lists what degree programs are available from the institutions. The back of the book offers organization name, personal name, keyword, and regional indexes.
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