Information Resources
TransWeb: How
can the medical community use the Web to educate patients, their families, and the public,
as well as combat medical myths and misconceptions?
Have you seen?The TransWeb
site seeks to educate both potential donors and transplant recipients about the process of
donating and receiving organs.
IOTA Interview: Dr.
Bob Merion, Director of the University of Michigan Transplant Center.
CHICO: How can the
Internet broaden the audience for museums and other cultural repositories?
Did you know? The CHICO (Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community
Outreach) project at the University of Michigan's School of Information makes cultural heritage
materials accessible to a broad array of audiences through their in-depth Web site.
Have you seen?The Butler
Institute of American Art offers some of its exhibits only on the Web; their
collection is too large to display more than two percent of it in their physical building.
IOTA Interview: C. Olivia
Frost, Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Information.
Genealogy:
How can you use the Internet to trace your family roots?
Did you know? Cyndi's
List is an index of over 41,600 links to genealogy sites on the Internet, organized
into over 100 categories.
Learn how to create your own genealogy Web site with Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit.
It gives step by step instructions to get a quick start on creating and designing your
genaology page.
Have you seen? 50 Best Michigan
Genealogical Resources, from the Library of Michigan's Abrams Foundation
Historical Collection.
The Library of Michigan also has PDF files you can download to learn about Beginning
Your Genealogical Research.
IOTA Interview: Ann
Holt, Director of the Capitol Library Cooperative
Presidents on the Web: Which President of the United States was known for fighting duels?
Did you know? Monday, February 15, is Presidents' Day. For many
years, Americans celebrated George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays on two
separate holidays.
In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared that a single holiday, to be called Presidents'
Day, would be observed on the 3rd Monday in February to celebrate all past U.S.
Presidents.
Have you seen? The POTUS Web site contains facts and figures for all
forty-two American Presidents. You can find Andrew Jackson's nickname ("Old
Hickory"), Benjamin "Little Ben" Harrison's Vice-President (Levi P.
Morton), and many links to other Presidential Web sites, like Grolier Online's The American Presidency.
The site is part of the Internet Public
Library.
IOTA Interview: Bob
Summers, POTUS creator and Webmaster for Yacht World magazine.
Health Information: How can computers keep you healthy?
Did you know? You can get information about health concerns from
the experts by visiting sites like Johns Hopkins' InteliHealth.
Have you seen? Interactive health kiosks offer Michigan residents a
new way to learn about their health. See what a Health-O-Vision kiosk looks like on this
site. Kiosks were developed by the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of
Michigan.
IOTA Interview: Vic
Strecher, professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan.
South African Archives: How can you use the Internet to preserve the past?
Did you ever wonder? How collections that document the history of
underground movements come to be? To see the beginnings of a significant work in progress,
visit the Web site for the Archives of the African National
Congress at the University of Fort Hare.
Did you know? The National Archives in South Africa has been
providing documents and evidence that is part of the proceedings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the amnesty
committee established to uncover crimes committed during South Africa's apartheid era.
IOTA Interview: Margaret
Hedstrom, Associate Professor of Archives and Records Management at the University of
Michigan's School of Information.
Government Documents: Where can the public read government documents?
Did you know? The world's largest publisher isn't Random House or
Warner Time-Life. It's the federal government.
Have you seen? Thomas, a Library of Congress resource
for legislative information, "in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson." ,<
IOTA Interview: Sue
Davidson, Director of the Michigan
Electronic Library.
The Internet Public Library: Will the World Wide Web replace the public library?
Did you know? The Internet Public Library may be the only public
library to exist only in cyberspace.
Have you visited? The Internet
Public Library.
IOTA Interview: Joe Janes,
Director, Internet Public Library.
Flint Public Library: How can public libraries use the Internet to extend their role in the
community?
Have you noticed? Your public library is changing in response to
the Internet. You can compare your library to others around the country by checking the 1997 American
Library Association Survey of Libraries and the Internet.
Have you seen? The Flint Public Library and its Community Networking Initiative, an example of
one library's innovative response to changing technology.
Digital Libraries:
How are digital libraries different from your local public library?
Did you know? Digital libraries organize digital material, making
it easier for people to find what they want on the Web.
Have you seen? The Humanites
Text Initiative. |
