FinancesOnline.org

Hi All,

Its all about the green today - as in money.  As in finance and investing. Sure many of us have seen Yahoo! Finance, Google Finance, MSN Money, Marketwatch and Bloomberg.  Those are mainstream news sources for finance and money and investing so most folks are aware of them.

But have you seen FinancesOnline.org?  I didn't think so.

The site quickly reviews finance sites with a quick description of the site, the topics covered on the site a section titled 'What Makes This Site Unique?' and another section titled 'What We Like Most About the Site'.  Links to the discussed site are included!

The site also has sections on financial guides, a library  and a glossary to boot so users won't ever get confused about terminology! 

Short, sweet and to the point, Financesonline.org is a don't miss page to visit next time you're on the web.  Enjoy the site and keep learning and reading!

Regards,
Stu

Library Sites of Interest

Hi All,

Prepare for an extended library plug in today's post!

Who doesn't love libraries?  Indeed, check out this survey and see how much people really like their library! And check out this survey about library love!

So without further ado, check out this  article from MentalFloss.com titled '24 Library-Centric Sites We Love'.  The article might be somewhat old, but library love never is!

Three of the more interesting links in the article are:
1. 'Love the Liberry',
2. Librarian's Guide to Etiquette 
3. Books and Other Geekery

Enjoy the links - and remember, there are 21 other sites to visit! :)
Oh, and check out (get it) the best library of them all!

Regards,
Stu

Fun at the Library?

Hi All,

Fun at the library?  You bet!  Read on. (A list of fun things to do in the library...)

1000+ images about Library fun and ideas on Pinterest.

Fun activities @ you library! 

8 awesome ways libraries are making learning fun 

LibraryGames.com - making libraries fun!

Fun websites - Broome County Public Library

Fun and games at the library

Games for kids - Monroe County Public Library

Free to play games in Steam library

Games - NYPL Kids

Library Learning Games - Media Center

Enjoy the links.

Regards,
Stu

Presidential Libraries

Hi All,

Presidents are special.  Not for the least reason that there have only been 43 unique presidents in United States history.  They are rare and, generally (okay, sometimes) popular.  But they do command respect and, at times, have been called 'the most important man in the free world'. 

Presidential powers are vast - click here for more on that topic. And for that reason alone, Presidents of the United States have libraries.  What is a presidential library?  Well, it is a place where a presidents keeps his/her papers, documents, histories and more so historians, political scientists, researchers, biographers, writers and others can do original research on a particular president.

Click here for a few links about presidential libraries.  Note that on the site users can visit the presidential libraries and museums, research presidential documents, explore public and education programs and more.

Click on this link from the White House which links to brief biographies of prior United States Presidents.  Note that the links are chronologically organized.

Finally, click on this link from the Internet Public Library which has biographies of every United States president. 

Enjoy the links.

Regards,
Stu

American Presidency Project

Hi All,

The President of the United States is commonly thought of as being 'the Leader of the Free World'.  As such, leaders of the free world should have their own website filled with data, documents, election material and more.  One site that fills this need admirably is the 'American Presidency Project' - which I'll talk about in todays blog entry.

Hosted by the University of California at Santa Barbara, the site has a wealth of primary material for students, researchers and the just-plain interested folks in the various US presidents.  Click on this link for access to the site - which is free and very well organized. 

The American Presidency Project was established in 1999 and the archives contains over 104,400 documents related to the study of the Presidency.  The scope of the archives is vast - so if you are interested in 'anything Presidential' expect to spend a lot of time on the site.

For example, the APP (American Presidency Project hereafter) is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized the material into a single searchable database.  Click on this link to search the APP archives. When you visit this link, on the lift side of the page you'll find a box with the 'Ten Most Viewed Documents' - which by itself is darn interesting.

From the main page, users have access to:
- Presidential data - examples of categories include, 'Presidential Popularity', 'Public Appearances' and 'State of the Union and Inaugural Address Charts' and more.
- Presidential documents - includes 'Messages and Papers of the Presidents', 'Public Papers of the Presidents', 'News Conferences', 'Executive Orders' and much, much more.
- Presidential election information - includes Presidential Elections data in a very, very digestible and understandable manner.  Sorted by Presidential Election year, each link has state by state talley's for the candidates. Links to the Federal Election Commission are included as well!
- Presidential links is where users can connect to the various Presidential Libraries that exist.  Simple table - easy interface to use.

Click on this link for the Media Archive which contains audio and videos of the various Presidents.

So there you have it. A wonderfully well organized, accurate, unbiased, easily accessible website for 'all things Presidential'.

Enjoy the links and the information.
Regards,
Stu