From Guardian Unlimited,the Top 10 Literary Hoaxes from 2001 describes significant "literary hoaxes from Shakespearean 'discoveries' to flying saucer frauds." Includes brief descriptions of these documents and authors, such as the 18th century Thomas Chatterton, who wrote "faux-medieval poems ... [and] cashed in on the vogue for literary antiquity by touting his verse as the work of a 15th-century monk," and the forged Hitler diaries revealed in 1983.
(Copyright © 2005, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved.)
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
Rice: No aid to Hamas government
Rice: No aid to Hamas government
More Headlines....
Museum visitor trips, breaks Chinese vases (Let's hope this wasn't one of our students!!)
Greenspan, Another Monument in Washington, Prepares to Leave
A New Face in Iran Resurrects Old Defiance
In Election, a Fight to Lead the G.O.P. in a Crucial Year
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More Headlines....
Museum visitor trips, breaks Chinese vases (Let's hope this wasn't one of our students!!)
Greenspan, Another Monument in Washington, Prepares to Leave
A New Face in Iran Resurrects Old Defiance
In Election, a Fight to Lead the G.O.P. in a Crucial Year
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Friday, January 27, 2006
Second Candidate for Library Director will give Presentation
Please join Joyce Hommel, candidate for CSB/SJU Director of Libraries and Media Services on Monday, 30 January for her presentation on The Future of the Academic Library as Space in the Liberal Arts College. Ms. Hommel is currently Associate Director of MnLINK at MINITEX. She will speak at 4pm in the Haehn Center Alumnae Hall and entertain questions from the audience after her presentation. Refreshments will be served.
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Candidate for Library Director will give Presentation
Please join Kathleen Parker, candidate for CSB/SJU Director of Libraries and Media Services on Friday, 27 January for her presentation on The Future of the Academic Library as Space in the Liberal Arts College. Ms. Parker is currently Director of Library Services at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She will speak at 4pm in the Haehn Center Alumnae Hall and entertain questions from the audience after her presentation. Refreshments will be served.
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Passenger bites man, jumps from moving plane
Monday, January 23, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
NationMaster.com
NationMaster.com is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease. (from RefDesk.com)
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Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003
From the U.S. Department of the State, Office of the Historian, the Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003: A Brief Chronology is a brief summary of assassinations, kidnappings, hostage abductions, hijackings, bombings, and other terrorist events around the world from 1961-2003. "This document ... is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive account of all terrorist incidents during these years, and it is not an official expression of U.S. policy." (Copyright © 2005, Librarians' Internet Index, LII.)
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Iraq violence leaves 17 dead
Iraq violence leaves 17 dead
More Headlines....
Plot to kidnap Blair son foiled
Clinton's plantation remark draws fire
A Menu of Leftovers?
A Topper for Copper
Meth cases put strain on ERs
Study: Marriage builds wealth and divorce destroys it
Gerald Ford responds to treatment, aide says
Rush to Sell Shuts Down Tokyo Stock Exchange
More Headlines....
Plot to kidnap Blair son foiled
Clinton's plantation remark draws fire
A Menu of Leftovers?
A Topper for Copper
Meth cases put strain on ERs
Study: Marriage builds wealth and divorce destroys it
Gerald Ford responds to treatment, aide says
Rush to Sell Shuts Down Tokyo Stock Exchange
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Monday, January 16, 2006
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an official holiday which has been celebrated on the third Monday of January since 1986.
Dr. King is the only American besides George Washington to have a national holiday designated for his birthday (those of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and others have been celebrated in some states but not nationwide. Internationally, King is one of the few social leaders of any country to be honored with a holiday (Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is observed in India). Such status by a member of a country's racial minority is almost unheard of. Generally, the honor is reserved for military or religious figures. Consequently, this holiday is a powerful tribute to King's philosophy and stature.
When President Reagan signed legislation creating the holiday in November of 1983, it marked the end of a persistent, highly organized lobbying effort spanning the nation for 15 years.
"We worked hard to put together a national effort and make a powerful network," recalls Cedric Hendricks, legislative aide to Rep. John Conyers, Michigan Democrat. It was Conyers who, four days after King was assassinated in Memphis, submitted the first legislation to commemorate his birthday. Petitions carrying more than 6 million signatures -- said to be the largest petition drive in history -- were submitted to Congress in 1970. With help from New York Democratic Representative Shirley Chisholm, Conyers resubmitted the legislation during each congressional session.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which coordinated the petition campaign, also kept continuous pressure on Congress for the holiday. Mass marches in 1982 for voting rights and 1983 to mark the 20th anniversary of King's dramatic speech in Washington, D.C., also contributed.
In the final analysis, what may have sealed approval of the holiday was a compromise offered by Representative Katie Hall, Indiana Democrat who marshaled support in the House for the legislation. Hall, responding to criticism that the holiday would be too close to the Christmas-New Year's week, moved the observance to the third Monday of the month. The notion of a three-day weekend, plus the fact that the third Monday often follows Super Bowl Sunday, helped put the measure over the top.
"As is usually the case with great figures, particularly controversial ones who are fighting for a philosophy condemned by many, Dr. King was well ahead of his time." says Joseph Lowery, King's contemporary counterpart as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta. "Even those very much opposed to him during his lifetime have come to see that segregation, injustice and militarism are concerns which must be addressed by modern society."
(from http://www.patriotism.org/mlk/index.html)
Other websites of interest:
http://www.mlkday.org/
http://www.king-raleigh.org/splash.htm
http://www.thekingcenter.org/csk/
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Dr. King is the only American besides George Washington to have a national holiday designated for his birthday (those of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and others have been celebrated in some states but not nationwide. Internationally, King is one of the few social leaders of any country to be honored with a holiday (Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is observed in India). Such status by a member of a country's racial minority is almost unheard of. Generally, the honor is reserved for military or religious figures. Consequently, this holiday is a powerful tribute to King's philosophy and stature.
When President Reagan signed legislation creating the holiday in November of 1983, it marked the end of a persistent, highly organized lobbying effort spanning the nation for 15 years.
"We worked hard to put together a national effort and make a powerful network," recalls Cedric Hendricks, legislative aide to Rep. John Conyers, Michigan Democrat. It was Conyers who, four days after King was assassinated in Memphis, submitted the first legislation to commemorate his birthday. Petitions carrying more than 6 million signatures -- said to be the largest petition drive in history -- were submitted to Congress in 1970. With help from New York Democratic Representative Shirley Chisholm, Conyers resubmitted the legislation during each congressional session.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which coordinated the petition campaign, also kept continuous pressure on Congress for the holiday. Mass marches in 1982 for voting rights and 1983 to mark the 20th anniversary of King's dramatic speech in Washington, D.C., also contributed.
In the final analysis, what may have sealed approval of the holiday was a compromise offered by Representative Katie Hall, Indiana Democrat who marshaled support in the House for the legislation. Hall, responding to criticism that the holiday would be too close to the Christmas-New Year's week, moved the observance to the third Monday of the month. The notion of a three-day weekend, plus the fact that the third Monday often follows Super Bowl Sunday, helped put the measure over the top.
"As is usually the case with great figures, particularly controversial ones who are fighting for a philosophy condemned by many, Dr. King was well ahead of his time." says Joseph Lowery, King's contemporary counterpart as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta. "Even those very much opposed to him during his lifetime have come to see that segregation, injustice and militarism are concerns which must be addressed by modern society."
(from http://www.patriotism.org/mlk/index.html)
Other websites of interest:
http://www.mlkday.org/
http://www.king-raleigh.org/splash.htm
http://www.thekingcenter.org/csk/
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History and Politics Out Loud
History and Politics Out Loud is a collection of audio materials capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House. Includes speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson to the Warren Commission, John F. Kennedy speaking about the Cuban Missile Crisis, tapes from the Nixon/Watergate scandal, and Bill Clinton's denials of his affair with Monica Lewinsky. (Note: You will need either the Real Player or the QuickTime Player, both available free.)
From RefDesk.com
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From RefDesk.com
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Find It! Will be down from 6:00-8:00am 1/17/2006
On Tuesday morning, January 17, Find It! will be down from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. due to maintenance work on the server.
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Friday, January 13, 2006
What is Beer?
Find the answer to this and other culinary questions in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, one of many new online encyclopedias available to the CSB/SJU community.
The following encyclopedias are now available online:
Also, over 100 more are available as part of Oxford Reference Online.
--DW
The following encyclopedias are now available online:
- Encyclopedia of Evolution
- Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- International Encyclopedia of Dance
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
- Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Also, over 100 more are available as part of Oxford Reference Online.
--DW
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