Try These New Resources On the Web

Tired of searching the whole Web when you are doing research for a class? Here are a couple of cool new resources to tap into.

DocuTicker (http://www.docuticker.com/) “offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations.”

IssueLab (http://www.issuelab.com/content/index.php) makes it easy to learn about and access the knowledge and analysis that vital, non-profit organizations worlwide collect and publish. You can browse a range of issues to find archived materials from variety of nonprofits.

...And, speaking of digital content, have you checked out all the digital resources available through the library? The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections (http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/Collections.shtml found under the alphabetic list of databases on the library webpage) has an amazing array of material. The Antiquities of Wisconsin is the full text of the work of Encrease A. Lapham on Indian effigy mounds. The Arts Collection has primary and secondary materials relating to the creative arts as broadly defined: visual, literary, musical, and performing. Speaking Out: Women, Poverty and Public Policy resulted from a conference on welfare reform and women's economic security held at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from October 29-31, 1998. The State of Wisconsin Collection presents writings about the State of Wisconsin and unique or valuable materials that relate to its history and ongoing development. The collection includes published material as well as archival materials such as books, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, maps and other resources -- including a subgrouping of material called the Great Lakes Maritime History Project that comes from our own UW-Superior archives. The UW Digital Center is also responsible for bringing the Foreign Relations of the United States series to the Web. This is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.

There's lots more to explore, from an Iclandic dictionary to the writings of James Joyce scholars. Give it a try!