Wednesday, February 20, 2008


For the first time, Fiscal Year 2009 Budget on GPO Access has been digitally signed and certified. GPO and OMB have collaborated on the transmission of the electronic files. GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are official and authentic.


The HBCU Digtal Collection provides electronic access to the archives and special collections of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This unique collectin of digital images opens the door to the treasures of HBCUs that have a special and historic legacy in the education of Black Americans.




The Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) is a guide to performing arts resources at the Library of Congress. The PAE provides information about the Library's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, and other materials. Users can find digitized items from the collections; special Web presentations on topics and collections; articles and biographical essays; finding aids to collections; databases for performing arts resources; information on concerts at the Library; and a special Performing Arts Resource Guide which contains entries for hundreds of Library collections, Web sites, databases and exhibits.

Thursday, February 14, 2008


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TextBook Revolution: Taking the Bite out of Textbooks

Textbook Revolution is the web’s source for free educational materials. This is a student-run, volunteer-operated website started in response to the textbook industry’s constant drive to maximize profits instead of educational value.

At Textbook Revolution, you’ll find links to textbooks and select educational resources of all kinds. Some of the books are PDF files, others are viewable only online as e-books. Most books are aimed at undergraduates, but there are at least a few resources at every level, from kindergarten to post-doc. All of the books are offered for free by their respective copyright holders for online viewing.

Put Your Resume Online With Visual CV

"The VisualCV makes a traditional resume come alive with video, pictures and a portfolio of your best work samples and other supporting documents. Informational pop-ups provide background data on the companies you’ve worked at and the colleges you’ve attended. You can securely share different versions with your own network of employers, colleagues and friends, and control who sees what."


Play casual flash games on Myspace.com. These are simple flash games but opens a new market for Myspace.

Stream Your Music From Anywhere Without Uploading

JukeFly is a social music player designed to access your music collection from anywhere. No song uploads required. You download a small music server to your computer and then can access your music from anywhere via the web.

Play Your Entire Music Collection Anywhere

Anywhere.FM is a powerful music player that makes it easy to upload your entire music collection, Play it anywhere on a web music player, discover new music through Friend Radio and more.

Thursday, February 07, 2008


A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.