The Locus index to science fiction : site directory The Locus Index to Science Fiction Site Directory is an on-line listing of science fiction and fantasy literature as featured in Locus Magazine's monthly 'Books Received' column between 1984 and 2004. The years 1984-1998 are indexed together, while each subsequent year has a dedicated index. Locus Magazine, edited by Charles N. Brown, was established in 1968 and this site reflects the magazine's comprehensive and literary approach to the genre. The indexes may be searched via the author's surname and the title of the complete work, as well the titles of magazines and i From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
The Lucasta Poems by Richard Lovelace 'The Lucasta Poems' by Richard Lovelace are presented as an online resource by the Worldwide School, whose aim is offer education via the web to anyone who finds attending an institution difficult, for whatever reason. Quite who the school is aimed at is hard to say, as the tone of the 'About Us' information suggests young children, who seem unlikely to want to read Lovelace. However, as a free access to a complete work, this is useful resource for literature researchers, most suitable for early work. This is due to the dated notes and comments, taken from a preface by W. C From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
The Meyer literature site This online extension of critic and biographer Michael Meyer's introductory literature texts is part of the website of the publisher Bedford/St. Martin's. It offers annotated research links and biographies of writers and poets, playwrights and critics covered by Michael Meyer. It also adds chronologies, images and biographical detail and offers suggestions for assignments, aimed at teachers and lecturers. Of use mainly to advanced level secondary and further education students, this site may also be helpful to undergraduates looking for an introduction to particular areas. Michael Me From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Chinese digital archive 1966-1976 The Chinese Digital Archive, 1966-1976, is an online project from the library of the Australian National University, Canberra, to preserve important documents and images relating to the Cultural Revolution period in Chinese history. Researchers can use the search facility to find documents and images related to particular topics within the database, or can view the whole collection using the browse facility. Items in the database are displayed in thumbnail form, with their titles in English or simplified Chinese. Actual documents and enlarged versions of photographs and cartoons can be downloa From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Voci dal silenzio : cultura e letteratura della migrazione "Voci dal silenzio: cultura e letteratura della migrazione" is a website run by a group of people collaborating with CIES-Centro Informazione e Educazione allo Sviluppo, in Ferrara. CIES is an Italian association working for the full integration of immigrants in Italian society. This site aims to give voice to immigrants in Italy through writing and literature. In particular, its main interest lies in two sections entitled "letteratura della migrazione" and "letteratura sull'immigrazione" respectively. The former offers a bibliography of works by immigrant writers in Italy; the latter inc From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
New Chinese art - Inside out Inside Out: New Chinese Art is an expanded online resource to a 1999 gallery exhibition focusing on modern art from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong at the Asia Society Gallery in New York. Available in English and traditional Chinese characters, the Web site features: 23 images of artists' works (including installations, painting, photography and sculpture); artist biographies; chronologies of major art events in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; artist biographies; and a bibliography of printed sources in English and Chinese. Examples of artists' works are available in the From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Chinese historical and cultural project The online resource for the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) gives details of the organisation's activities to preserve Chinese-American history through community projects, gives a brief history of Chinatowns in San Jose, and provides a guide to traditions that were once practised by Asian Americans. Users can read about the project's restoration projects by following links from the main page. For example, CHCP has restored the Ng Shing Gung, a community centre and temple that was the centre of the Asian American community at Heilenville, one of six Chinatowns in San Jo From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
MoCA: Museum of Chinese in the Americas The Museum of Chinese in the Americas is the first and one of the most important museums dedicated to preserving the heritage of Chinese immigrants and their descendents in the United States. The online resource for the museum offers textual background information on the museum, a substantial listing of past and future exhibits, and guides for teachers and researchers. The 'Exhibitions' section will be of most interest to those researchers outside the United States; it provides detailed descriptions of past and current events, including exhibitions on: the Chinese restaurant in Ameri From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Chinese restaurants Chinese Restaurants is the companion online resource to a documentary series by Hong Kong-born director Cheuk Kwan, exploring the culture of the Chinese diaspora around the world through Chinese restaurants. From the main page, users can view screening information, find details of episodes, and read synopses of other films by Cheuk Kwan. Each episode documents the stories of the owners of the restaurants and their families: how families fled China after the accession of Mao Zedong, how the evolution of Chinese dishes charts the experiences of immigrants, and how younger generations negotiate t From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
The hand of Daedalus The Hand of Daedalus is a full text e-publication by R. Ross Holloway (Center for Old World Archaeology and Art, Brown University) based on three lectures given at Washington University in 1997. The three papers deal with various aspects of Greek architecture and art. The first paper, 'Architecture, Politics and Pride in Early Greek Sicily', examines the relationship and influence of religion and politics on early Greek architecture on the island of Sicily. The second paper, 'The Fateful Year 480 in the History of Greek Art' looks at the transition of Greek art between arc From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 10:30 p.m..
Lance Armstrong Laptop - The L2000 Turion For every Livestrong L2000 laptop sold, 50 dollars will be donated to Lance Armstrong's cancer charity. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 p.m..
Chopin Early Editions The University of Chicago Library has here virtually opened the cabinets holding early printed editions of musical compositions by Frederic Chopin. There are over 400 first and early printed editions handsomely interfaced online. Broadband promises soon to open an outpouring of audio archives - but even without that, music students today have incredibly bountiful access [...] From Golden Swamp on July 27, 2005 at 6:30 p.m..
Instructional Design Skills for Online Learning A collection of many learning objects for designing online course materials From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
Faculty Development - collection A collection of of materials for faculty development, including but not limited to active learning, mastery learning and more. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
A collection of many learning objects for many topics Many talking / streaming presentations covering many subjects, all created by faculty at Mid-South Community College of West Memphis, AR From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
Creating Posters with Powerpoint This web site provides a detailed description (with screen snapshots) for using PowerPoint to create large sized posters. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
Using New Web Features to Conquer Information Overload An introduction to the terminology of blogs, rss, and news aggregators, with an emphasis on setting up an account in the free web-based news aggregator, Bloglines. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
ARTIST (Assessment Resource Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking) This comprehensive website provides a variety of assessment resources for teaching an introductory statistics course. The goal of the ARTIST website is to help teachers assess statistical literacy, statistical reasoning, and statistical thinking in first courses of statistics. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
gnuplot gnuplot is a copyrighted but free, command-driven, interactive, function and data plotting program. The current officially released version is available for download as well as a demo and information about the development version of the next release. gnuplot is available for a number of platforms. Documentation, an FAQ, tutorials, and links to help and learning materials in a variety of languages are also included. From EEVL New Learning Materials on July 27, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
Update on the Development of usjournal.com's 10th Anniversary Video From usjournal.com: U.S. Journal of Academics on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Chiang Ching-kuo foundation for international scholarly exchange The Web site of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange provides a short introduction to this body, which funds and promotes scholarly research into the history and culture of the Republic of China on Taiwan. From the main page, users can find textual information on the history of the foundation, read about opportunities for academic funding, and find contact details for the foundation's regional grant-giving bodies. The Web site also provides details of the foundation's publications (including a complete version of articles published for the foundation's tenth an From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
A sud del medioevo : pagine di storia medievale dell'Italia meridionale "A Sud del Medioevo" is a site created and maintained by Gianluca Lovreglio, a teacher of history from Taranto, in Apulia. The site aims to be a gathering point for scholars, students and all those interested in the medieval history of Southern Italy. It is divided into various sections offering published and unpublished essays and articles on culture, society, architecture and events of the Middle Ages. Materials have been taken from specialised Italian and foreign journals, books and other similar Internet sites. Most of them are available on pdf and can be easily downloaded. A number of ess From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
The Black Sea trade project The Black Sea trade project Web site presents the results of the excavation of the port of Sinop, ancient Sinope, an important Greek and Roman colony at the midpoint of the Turkish Black Sea coast. Sinope was the first Black Sea colony founded by the Greek city of Miletus on the west coast of Turkey. Archaeological evidence for the Greek settlement here goes back to the seventh century B.C., but the site was previously occupied by a Bronze Age settlement. Several colonies in the Black Sea region have been stemmed from Sinope. The Web site presents an introduction to this archaeological site an From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
William Morris 'William Morris' provides online biography and background to the study of the eponymous thinker and Pre-Raphaelite artist, whose innovations in the Arts and Crafts Movement came as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution. This deceptively simple site provides information not only on Morris (1834- 1896), his life and work, but even goes so far as to provide location and tube details for galleries housing his paintings, including the William Morris Gallery and the Tate Gallery. With background on the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, its members and friends, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
The women's library 'The Women's Library' is part of London Metropolitan University and houses the most comprehensive collection of women's history in the UK, making it useful for researchers across a range of disciplines. The library's website includes full details of the catalogue, which may be accessed though Millennium, the University's online database. It also details which items are not yet catalogued online and explains how to access infomation on them at the Women's Library. It also offers to answer queries about individual collections at the library. The library houses From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Vanity publishing : a campaign for truth and honesty 'Vanity Publishing : a Campaign for Truth and Honesty' is as much a life-mission as a website. Hosted by Jonathan Clifford, who coined the term 'vanity publishing' in the 1960s, it makes interesting reading for creative and academic writers, keen to see their work in print, who may find themselves being taken advantage of. Clifford has campaigned since the early 1990s and was invited to speak in the House of Lords in 1999 about the problems of 'rogue traders' in the publishing world. His website is full of information about vanity publishing, self-publishing and t From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Web warp and weft : exploring the resonances between the making of textiles and the making of the Web 'Web warp and weft' is a website created by Helen Whitehead of Nottingham University, and using new media technology to explore the resonances between textile creation and the development of the world-wide web. It is a valuable resource for writers interested in moving beyond traditional print forms and researchers in new media. As it draws also on the heritage of Nottingham as a centre for textile making, it may also be of interest to social historians. The site is entered by clicking on images of woven materials on the home page. These lead to a list of terms associated with the we From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Great Britain China centre The online resource for the Great Britain China Centre introduces the activities of this centre promoting understanding between China and the United Kingdom, particularly within the fields of legal, judicial and labour reform. The Centre runs various exchange programmes between Mainland China and the UK, which are explained in the Projects section, including projects on strengthening the defence in death penalty cases, and legal training in the United Kingdom for students from China. The Centre's China Educational Trust will be of interest to students, and details of scholarships for Mand From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Specialist schools trust: Chinese network The Chinese Network from the British government-run Specialist Schools Trust is an online resource aimed at establishing a virtual community of teachers of Mandarin Chinese at the secondary level. From the main page of the site, users can read reports from past meetings, visits and conferences, download classroom materials, and join an open e-mail forum. Users can download recent conference programmes and handouts in full in Adobe pdf format. Topics include: linking Mandarin Chinese programmes in schools and universities; developing writing skills; useful teaching resources; and bringing Chine From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Sand Canyon pueblo archaeology This Web site summarises the excavations at Sand Canyon Pueblo, one of the most significant Pueblo III village sites in the central Mesa Verde region, southwestern Colorado. The first section of this site is a descriptive and interpretative summary of all findings by architectural block. Some tables, magnifiable maps and a bibliography complete what is in fact an excavation report. Frequent hyperlinks to the second part of the site, which is a database containing maps and descriptions of each block, provide further information and integrate the information. Minor annoyances on the site are the From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Nachlass Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Marburg Universitätsbibliothek This Web site describes and catalogues the estate papers of Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779-1861), a German jurist and professor of law and legal history. The collection of some 40,000 documents is held at the library of the University of Marburg. It principally spans 40 years' worth of Savigny's manuscripts, work materials, lectures and letters. Savigny had personal ties to the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and was the brother-in-law of the German writers Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) und Bettina von Arnim (1785-1859). Thus the documents will support research on the history From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Sagarana : rivista letteraria trimestrale Sagarana is an online quarterly literary review developed and maintained by Scuola Sagarana, a writing school based in Lucca. Sagarana publishes works by young and professional Italian and foreign writers. It aims to be a kind of workshop, facilitating experimentation with new literary styles and themes. Most of the site is devoted to narrative, poetry and essays. In particular, the section "Spazio Sagarana" publishes the best writings by students of the School, together with unpublished works by well-known Italian and international writers and intellectuals. Italian writers, for whom a sample From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
The Cicero homepage This website is devoted to the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC). It is a useful starting point for anyone approaching the study of Cicero for the first time, and also provides suggestions for more in-depth exploration of his works. The site offers full Latin text of some of the author's speeches (De amicitia; Pro archia; In Catilinam; In Verrem; Pro Ligario; Pro Marcello and Brutus) as well as selections in English translation from his works on the genres of rhetoric. There is also a brief chronology of Cicero's life and works, as well as an extensive bibli From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
European association of Chinese studies The European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS) is an academic community aiming to foster and promote scholarly interest in China. The EACS Web site introduces the organisation, announces scholarships and conferences in the field of Chinese studies, and gives details of academic job vacancies. The main page of the Web site acts as a gateway to the Internet Guide to Chinese Studies and the Sinological Serials in European Libraries Project, while there are also links to a project on the history of EACS, hosted by the University of Heidelberg, and to the European Virtual OPAC for Chinese Studi From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
European virtual OPAC for Chinese studies The European Virtual OPAC for Chinese Studies is an online resource that allows users to search European academic libraries with major collections in Chinese studies. The main page features a search field (to be completed by author, title, keyword, ISBN or series title), which can be completed in romanised Chinese, Korean or Japanese, or with a Western title. Along with major German, British and Francophone academic libraries, users can search within the Sinological Serials in European Libraries Catalogue, a database of China related and Chinese language serials in European academic libraries. From New Humbul Resources on July 27, 2005 at 7:30 a.m..
Super links for accounting students A great site for accounting students in all areas of accounting. Includes links to the FASB, GASB, and IASB. This is a link from the American Accounting Association From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
Bloom's Taxonomy and Critical Thinking Part of the Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project, this site addresses the cognitive domain represented in Bloom's Taxonomy. Each of the six levels in the cognitive domain is defined; key words associated with each level and questions for assessment using these key words are provided with the purpose of establishing and encouraging critical thinking. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
Comprehensive worksheet problem with solutions This is a comprehensive worksheet problem including adjusting entries, closing entries and financial statements for a servicec business - sole proprietorship. All solutions are linked as is a blank worksheet that can be printed. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
International accounting Standards Board Link to the Instenational Accounting Standards Board From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
Double entries Regular e-mail subscription (free) covering academic accounting From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 27, 2005 at 3:30 a.m..
Hennings Haus This colourful interactive multimedia website allows learners to develop their German skills. Aimed at upper primary and early secondary it uses games and key topics such as family, colours and food to encourage language learning in a fun way. From EdNA Online on July 27, 2005 at 2:30 a.m..
Chez Mimi This colourful interactive multimedia website allows learners to develop their French skills. Aimed at upper primary and early secondary it uses games and key topics such as family, colours and food to encourage language learning in a fun way. From EdNA Online on July 27, 2005 at 12:30 a.m..
Australian Aboriginal Tribal Database AusAnthrop is an on-line database on Australian Aboriginal tribes, nations, languages, and dialectal groups. It is a reference database that should help to find a tribe or language from the many alternative names and spellings used in the literature. From EdNA Online on July 27, 2005 at 12:30 a.m..
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