Library using INFOMINE

The UCR Libraries have launched a new Online Reference Shelf that offers useful internet resources in 10 categories: almanacs, biographies, calculators, citing, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, maps, quotations and weather.

The resources offered were all pulled from the INFOMINE database, or added to INFOMINE to accomodate the project's needs. This is one example of how INFOMINE content can be used in the creation of custom collections.

More on election 2008

INFOMINE offers many resources on the current presidential election as well as past elections. We'll link to a couple of the newly added resources in this post, and add in a few other interesting election resources from INFOMINE's database.

Vote 2008 : NewsHour Online
PBS's NewsHour feature page on U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes news reports, candidate profiles, interviews, and more.

The Campaign Legal Center
"The Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works in the areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics. The Legal Center offers nonpartisan analyses of issues and represents the public interest in administrative, legislative and legal proceedings."

Pew Social and Demographic Trends
Public opinion research on a variety of topics. Of note is coverage on race, ethnicity and campaign 2008.

See also Pew Research Center Reports on Election '08

Some other interesting elections resources

The Living Room Candidate : Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2004
A very well-designed site. View videos by election year, candidate, issue and type of commercial.

Printable Maps : Presidential Elections 1789 - 2000
From the National Atlas. Maps of "electoral votes won, by political party, for the fifty-four Presidential elections from George Washington in 1789 to George W. Bush in 2000."

CNN Political Ticker
Political and campaign news blog from CNN.com.

The Great Debate and Beyond : The History of Televised Presidential Debates
Explore the history of presidential debates, and then check out one of the new paradigms at YouTube.

Many media outlets report that late-night TV is where some people are getting their news. It's not in the INFOMINE database, but Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 is a well known example.

Recently added sites in Government Information

From the 2008 presidential election to tax information, here is a selection of recently added resources from INFOMINE's Government Information.

US Elections 2008 : BBC
BBC News feature page on U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes articles, candidate profiles, video clips, and more.

Census Atlas of the United States
The Census Bureau has released a fulltext PDF of "the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s." More than 800 maps in 300 pages.

NIH Public Access Policy
Site offers the text of the NIH Public Access Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research, information on compliance, policy details and frequently asked questions.

IRS Newsroom
Tax news and hot topics for businesses and consumers from the Internal Revenue Service.

Tax History Project
Documents, images and exhibition on the history of taxation in the United States. Also offers selected presidential tax returns.

U.S. Agricultural Research Service Video Archive
Brief videos on a wide range of recent scientific discoveries and the U.S. Agricultural Research Service.

Law resources

Finding law resources online can be a daunting task with the sheer wealth of material available. This miniguide will point you in the direction of some quality sites catalogued in INFOMINE. Included here are research guides, portal sites, a law school resource and law blog directory.

Browse or search all of INFOMINE's records tagged with the resource type Regulations and Laws.

Guide to Law Online : Law Library of Congress
Annotated guide to quality law resources available online, emphasizing publicly-available fulltext resources. Sections include states, federal, international, other countries.

FindLaw
Lawyer directory and legal information. A commercial site with plenty of free resources.

Intute : Law
Intute's annotated, searchable guide to global legal information resources on the Internet.

Virtual Chase : Legal Research on the Internet
Annotated legal research guide designed for use by legal professionals.

Native American and Indigenous Law
Resource guide and primary material on Native American law.

Basic Legal Research
A mini research class on the basics of legal research.

Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools
Directory of American Bar Association approved law schools, searchable by location, tuition cost, bar passage rate, curriculum, financial aid, and more. Also presents guides to legal education: prelaw, the LSAT, applying to law school, fields of law, the bar exam, being a lawyer, and post-JD programs.

Blawg Directory : ABA Journal
Directory of law blogs (blawgs), organized by subject, author, location, and law school.