| Name | URL | Evaluation | SubjSsort | Ease | UnqMaterial | UnqLink | Fultext? | R1-5 | ClassREf | Subject& Notes | Field13 |
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| A Name of web site | AA URL/ Address | Evaluation Notes or comments SUBJECT Abr.: INT= Internet; HIS= History; HEA= Health, Athletics, Preventative Care, Exercise; DIS= Distance Education & Learning/Training; COM= Community Participation & Governance; DEV= Individual Development, Recreational, Spiritual UN = United Nations Agencies Prog & Funds UPL = USA Presidential Libraries | AA INT UN LIB HIS HEA DIS COM DEV UPL or-H | Ease navigate. Avoid Top 10 Mistake: 01_Frames -Over use; 02_Bleed edge tech; 03_Scroll text or loop animation; 04_Complex URLs; | Material Unique collections/materials—potential value [list or refer] ----- --------<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<05_Orphan pages; 06_Long scroll navigate page; 07_Lac Navigation support, 08_Non-standard link colors; 09_Outdated info; 10_Slow | Unique Links other sites?<<<<<<<<<download times; for further definition of 10 mistakes see http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990502.html | Online reference sources accessible? [list most valuable ones] | Rating Scale: 1= not return 2= likely no return 3= good may return 4= very good 5= great | Used for Exercise: e.g. 2, | Main Subject: Preservation, Access, etc. to be used | |
| Academic listing :use religion under | http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/academic.html | Good portal | DIS & LIB & | 3 | Societies for study of Religion, Libraries Collection | http://www. | 4 | ||||
| Accrediting Agencies | http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/dlacc.html | Good list Nat’l & region - short but gives scope of recognition or some on list | DIS | 4 | United States Department of Education Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Regional Agencies | to accreditation agencies | just short description | 3 | |||
| alt.education.distance Newsgroup FAQs (part 1 of 4) | http://www.faqs.org/faqs/education/distance-ed-faq/part1/ | Good indication of which areas have growth of using the Internet for distance education and discussions of accreditation etc. | DIS | 3 | distance learning, also known as Distance education, or non-traditional education. | y | 3 | ||||
| Andover-Harvard Theological Library | http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/index.html | lists of websites grouped by broad areas . See also on-line exhibits for sample presentation | DIS | 3 | scripture, medieval studies, Christianity & western religion, & non-western religions. | Links to other libraries on the WWW | Y see exhibits | 3 | |||
| Babel Fish - Alta. Vista Translation site | http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate? | Use full for distance education - especially for students with other than English native Language | DIS | Type in text or url, very quick | For a rough translation of this page, including all hyperlinks, into French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, copy the URL http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/ to the Altavista Translator. |
http://www. | 4 | For a rough translation of any page, including all hyperlinks, into French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, copy a URL http://www.-------- to the Altavista Translator. |
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| BBC Education - 20CVox Twentieth Century |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/20cvox/what.shtml | Vox provides listeners with a . The clips . | HIS DIS | 4 using real audio can listen | short montages (4 - 5 minutes long) giving a human perspective on how events and development shaped daily live |
http://www. | 4 | colorful and representative archive of oral history | |||
| Britanica -Encyclopedia and Meriam Webster Dictionary on line | http://www.britannica.com/ | Good first search on a general subject | DIS | 3 | much | http://www. | y | 4 | |||
| Department of Computer & Letters (Computers & Arts) at Utrecht University. The Netherlands, | http://candl.let.uu.nl/ [link not working] use http://www.ubu.ruu.nl/uulhome/welcome.htm for Library | Seemed like good site from description; but was not reachable on various occasions --Engineers specialists in methods and techniques of humanities computing. Managing Utrecht U. worth reviewing further | DIS | 3 | Sponsor of “Digitisation of European Cultural Heritage Products-Principles-Techniques” 21-23 October 1999 | http://www.ubu.ruu.nl/uulhome/welcome.htm for Library | 2 | link to PICA Open Library Network.http://www.pica.nl/cgi-bin/nph-wwwobnmenu?PAGE=OBNACCESS&LANG=en&EXT=ON | |||
| Didactic Web for Dartmouth faculty. | http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cc/didactic/ | Looks like rich source – Marked for later follow-up…. Some may be Macintosh based>> | LIB DIS | 3 | Web sites, Images for the Web, More Web Images, Silhouettes, Digital Video Short Takes search engines, • Web site template,• Discussion site template, • PhotoShop Quick Intro | Y | 4 | ||||
| Distance learning Portal | http://distancelearn.about.com/education/distancelearn/mbody.htm?PM=64_803_T | Ok as source, check back periodically | DIS | 3 | Portal: Library support for distance learners | http://distancelearn.about.com/education/distancelearn/library/weekly/aa112299.htm | n | 3 | |||
| FIDDO (Focused Investigation of Document Delivery Options) Project | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/fiddo/fiddo.html | Very nice interface simple, Might be good site to link with Distance learning inquiry and sites. [discovered via Library land exercise 13) | DIS | 4 | Document Delivery Reports, Projects | Good full text on Tool Kit for evaluation | 4 | “Toolkit is concerned with the evaluation of docum | |||
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Libraries | http://www.huc.edu/libraries/ | Webpage for research institutions of Reform Judaism features .seems to be in preparation" shows direction and some samples | DIS & LIB & | 3 | on-line exhibits including illuminated Passover Haggadahs from the 16th-18th c. (for free download) and other rare books | http://www. | Y some but mostly summaries from what I saw | 3 | |||
| Info Nation | http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ | Good portal and basic data With Cyber School Bus Resources | UN DIS | 3 some trouble with URL for inf. nation. Go to parent site and click through | data for the Member States of the United Nations. | http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/menureso.htm | Yes some data on countries | 3 | |||
| Jonnie’s Distance Learning Page : Liberal Studies (MLS/ALM) | http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/dlmls.html | Great Portal site to organizations offering degrees with some component distance edu. | DIS | 3 | Various MA & Ph.D. programs see Jonnie's Distance Learning Page : Research Doctorates | http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/dlphd.html | mostly portal | 3 | |||
| National Library of Education | http://www.ed.gov/NLE/ | 3 use as portal to go to : GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials - search for lesson plans and curriculum materials, limiting the search by grade level and other options. NCEF: The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities collects and disseminates - design, construction, maintenance, and operation of elementary and secondary school buildings. ED Pubs: on-line ordering system - Dept of Ed's pubs, posters, videos etc. |
DIS & LIB | Yes review again e.g. USNEI: The U.S. Network for Education Information -U.S. and foreign education systems. |
also link to ERIC: The Educational Resources Information Center -comprehensive index of education-related literature dating back to 1966 |
http://www. | yes via portals | 4 | also points to VRD: The Virtual Reference Desk - digital service designed to answer the questions of students and educators by connecting them to a network of experts. |
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| Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations | http://www.ndltd.org/ | Seems to be a work in Progress - Worth keeping an eye on digital library of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). | DIS | 3 | final report on US Dept. of Educ. funded project, 11/30/99, in PDF and Word formats. | http://www.theses.org/ to search and browse | yes via search & browse link | 4 | Copyright law: US Code 17 Registering copyright for an ETD ; Copyright and fair use info | ||
| Oral History Project for Adult Education Classes | http://hub1.worlded.org/TEACHERS/oralhist/ma2a.htm | Good sample of approach to Oral History could be developed with material as a template to get history of various organizations. What is a minimal set of information to collect? | HIS DIS or-H | 3 | Lessons and Resources for Oral History with samples | http://www. | y | 4 | from New Bedford Division of Adult/Continuing Education New Bedford, MA 02740 | ||
| Project Guttenberg | http://www.promo.net/pg/ | LIB DIS | 3 | More than 1,000 full-text public domain works in electronic format | http://www. | 3 | |||||
| Regents College NYS | http://www.regents.edu/mls/ | Just info about their programs | DIS | 3 | Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MLS). | 2 | |||||
| Regents Univ. | http://www.regent.edu/acad/cls/programs.html | information on Programs offered. Seem like complete on -line if required. Need to check further on accreditation | DIS | 3 | DL Ph.D. & MA Christian based | just blurbs | 3 | ||||
| Research Index | http://www.researchindex.com/ | scientific literature digital library that...provides Abstracts -Worth playing with some more | LIB DIS | 3 | algorithms, techniques, and software that can be used in other digital libraries." | http://www. | Y Abstracts | 4 | aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature, and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness | ||
| Schools for the New Millennium: Community in History | http://cttl.rice.edu/projects/neh/resources/oralhistory.html | To be revisited for oral story project - good links and samples of approach | HIS-ORL, DIS or-H | 3 | links to Notes on Oral History in the Classroom. How Oral History can be an interdisciplinary link to many subject areas, integrating various courses in a project | http://www.baylor.edu/~Oral_History/Introduction.html | y | 3 | Workshop on the Web: Introduction to Oral History Baylor University Institute for Oral History A very good guide to the nuts and bolts of oral history. |
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| The Academy | http://www.eserver.org/academy/ | Excellent Portal Site to various information of Library and Distance Education Interest | DIS & LIB | Very Straight forward simple list with hyperlinks | Area Studies, Multiculturalism, and the Problems of Expert Knowledge | http://www.eserver.org/bs/06/bencomo-colla.html | y links within site | 3 | |||
| The American Century of Art and Culture | http://whitney.artmuseum.net/intro.html | Multi media tour. Need some extra plugin from real player | DIS | 3 Little too dark background etc. for my taste | yes Learning Center and Member discussion take a full approach to their digital collection. | http://www. | 5 | ||||
| the Harvard Extension School | http://extension.dce.harvard.edu/ | Distinct first page then goes to what appears simple text, Content on Distance Education courses mostly focus on design or Internet etc. | DIS | 4 | MA extension and certificates for advanced study | see distance education | 4 | ||||
| U. Of Waterloo Scholarly Societies Project: | http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html | Good | DIS | 3 Simple table with Category headings, First screen does scroll | Lists of Societies and Standards | http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/standards.html | Yes | 4 | |||
| Union Institute | http://www.tui.edu/ | Simple banner - striking Blue on White home page – main pages one line open to see link to Non-Profit list and Mangers Library | DIS | 3 | managers Library for non-profits. Implies their degrees have sharable outputs. | http://www.mapnp.org/library/ | Yes links to projects an Library | 4 | |||
| United Nations Cyber School Bus | http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ | , a virtual guide to the UN and more. See also Model UN Discussion Area http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/munda/index.html | UN DIS | 3 | information on global trends and UN Member States. Country & city profiles, statistics, photographs | http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/special/drdata/index.html | Yes via links | 4 | Peace, Countries, Projects for School children and ideas for others | ||
| University of Kent at Canterbury | http://www.ukc.ac.uk/ | Straight Forward approach - Emulating their traditional Catalog and services to students etc. adding on docs. | DIS | 4 Simple Set up page - one line for key themes with hotlinks. | interesting University Newsletter and Press releases Archive | Seee searchable index on Tof C page | Yes | 4 | |||
| University of Kent at Canterbury | http://www.ukc.ac.uk/ | Only seems good if planing to be in Kent for extended period and take some courses | DIS | 4 | info on college & course possibilities | n | 2 | ||||
| US Department of Education | http://www.ed.gov/ | Good presentation and links to related items | DIS | 4 | Pointer to Free resources related to Arts, Educational technology, Foreign languages, Health and Safety , Language arts, Mathematics , Physical education, Science, Social studies, Vocational education | http://www.ed.gov/free/ | 3 | also http://www.ed.gov/NLE/ for national Library of Education | |||
| Victorian Women's Writers Project | http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/index.html | Interesting copyright statement(c) 1997, | LIB DIS HIS | 3 | transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century, anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, volumes of poetry, verse, drama. | http://www. | y | 5 | Indiana Univ claim copyright only to original contributions made by the Victorian Women Writers Project participants and other members of the university community. | Indiana University makes no claim of copyright to the original text.Encoded using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). | |
| Virtual Religion index from Rutgers University | http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/index.html | Simple Design use on Front page to update Academic Sites ] | DIS & Dev | 3Yes review again | [ Buddhist Studies ] [ Christian Tradition ] [ Comparative Religion ] [ Confessional Agencies ] [ East Asian Studies ] [ Ethics & Moral Values ] [ Greco-Roman Studies ] [ Hindu Studies ] [ Islamic Studies ] [ Jewish Studies ] |
http://www. | 4 | Religion etc. [ American Studies ] [ Ancient Near East ] [ Anthropology & Sociology Biblical Studies ] [ Philosophy & Theology ] [ Psychology of Religion |