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  1. 360 Travel Guide
  2. 3-D Insects
  3. Acoustics and Vibration Animations
  4. AFI: American Film Institute
  5. AirDisaster.Com
  6. Alzheimer's Disease Research
  7. American Sign Language Browser
  8. Amphibian Embryology Tutorial
  9. Anatomy of the Eye
  10. ARKive: Images of Life on Earth
  11. ArtMuseum.Net
  12. Asian Film Connections
  13. Astronomy
  14. Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
  15. Battle of Britain
  16. BBC History: Archaeology
  17. BBC History: Wars and Conflict
  18. British Pathe
  19. Canada's Digital Collections archived at Library and Archives Canada
  20. Chemistry Teaching and Computers
  21. Democratic Vistas
  22. Digital Globe
  23. Digital Librarian: Audio and Video Resources
  24. Discover Maths for Chemists
  25. Edison Motion Picture and Sound Recording
  26. Europeana
  27. Favorite Poem Project
  28. FishScope: Zebrafish Developmental Biology Movies
  29. G8 Online
  30. Government's Annual Reports 1999-2000: So What Are We Doing?
  31. Green Flash Page
  32. HandsOnScotland: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolkit
  33. Harappa
  34. healthfinder.gov
  35. Hinterland Who's Who
  36. Hollywood.com
  37. Internet Movie Database
  38. Interviews 50 Cents
  39. Islay Info
  40. Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs
  41. Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
  42. Kenya Advisor: the independent Kenya travel guide
  43. Laparoscopy.com
  44. Living Room Candidate
  45. Metis: QTVR Interface for Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites
  46. Millanimations
  47. MoMA Online Projects
  48. Natural History Museum
  49. Now Let's Get Started
  50. Online Classics
  51. Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921
  52. Parliament Live
  53. Petra: the Drama of History
  54. Poets.org
  55. Roland Collection
  56. Royal Air Force Museum
  57. Sandia MEMS Image Gallery
  58. Science Bag Videos
  59. Science for the Millennium
  60. Sea Urchin Embryology
  61. Skull Module
  62. Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
  63. Talaria: The Hypermedia Assistant for Cancer Pain Management
  64. Video and Photographic Resources for Chemistry Teachers
  65. Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
  66. Volcano Watch Satellite Images
  67. Westerns.com
  68. Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive
  69. World Radio Network
  70. World Weather Post

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360 Travel Guide
Free panoramic hand-held camera-shot footage ('virtual tours') of locations worldwide, including Andorra, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Finland, Gibraltar, Nepal, Tanzania and the West Bank. Also offers a Newsletter with archived issues online, travel blogs, a travel directory and competitions.
     Author: Sheppard, Fiona
     Subjects: world travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 910
3-D Insects
A collection of three dimensional images of insects. Includes beetle, ant, mantis, flea, and wasp. Each section contains several pointers to relevant information about the insect. VRML and QuickTime movie format is used.
     Author: Alexei A Sharov, Virginia Tech Department of Entomology
     Subjects: beetles, insects
     DeweyClass: 595.7
Acoustics and Vibration Animations
Set of animations depicting various concepts concerning acoustics and vibration. Relevant to acoustics/sound elements of University courses.
     Author: Russell, Dan
     Subjects: acoustics
     DeweyClass: 534
AFI: American Film Institute
Digital film archive, news and events, exhibitions, awards and educational materials about films and the film industry.
     Author: American Film Institute
     Subjects: film production, film studies, united states history from 1900
     DeweyClass: 384.8
AirDisaster.Com
Provides information about aviation accidents and stories related to air safety. Includes crash photographs and videos, eyewitness reports, full text of investigative reports, and a glossary of specific terms. Information can be searched by keyword and an accident notification service is available.
     Author: Kilroy, Chris & Morrell, Darryl
     Subjects: aircraft, disasters
     DeweyClass: 387.7
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Non-profit organisation providing information on Alzheimer's disease aimed at the general public. Focuses on current research areas, treatment options and offers advice on ways of coping with the disease. Additional resources include a monthly newsletter, educational illustrations and videos.
     Author: American Health Assistance Foundation
     Subjects: alzheimer's disease, dementia
     DeweyClass: 616.8
American Sign Language Browser
Presents a collection of Quicktime movies demonstrating ASL signs, each of which is accompanied by a textual description.
     Author: Michigan State University
     Subjects: sign language
     DeweyClass: 419
Amphibian Embryology Tutorial
Project to aid the study of morphogenetic events during early amphibian development, using multimedia and computer-based learning materials in the university undergraduate classroom.
     Author: Hardin, Jeff
     Subjects: amphibians
     DeweyClass: 597
Anatomy of the Eye
Animation demonstrating the different components of the eye. Also provides information on contact lens types and contains a section on eye diseases.
     Author: Lensshopper.com
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology
     DeweyClass: 611.84
ARKive: Images of Life on Earth
Global initiative featuring films, photographs and information about the world’s animals and plants, which aims to create a record of life on Earth. ARKive is freely accessible and of potential interest to scientists and conservationists, as well as the general public. The material can be explored via an A-Z index of species names and contains sections covering news items and educational resources.
     Author: Wildscreen
     Subjects: natural history
     DeweyClass: 508
ArtMuseum.Net
Gives an overview of the history and evolution of multimedia, highlighting its impact on art, technology, and culture. Intended for students, teachers, artists, and critics, the resource includes essays and sections on pioneers.
     Author: Intel
     Subjects: art exhibitions, art museums, multimedia - general
     DeweyClass: 708
Asian Film Connections
List of contemporary films made in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from 1998 onwards. Includes synopses, interviews, educational material, and essays from Asia's leading film journals, and contains images and video clips from selected films. Available in English, Chinese, and Korean.
     Author: University of Southern California
     Subjects: asian studies, chinese culture, film studies, india, japan, korean, taiwan
     DeweyClass: 384.8
Astronomy
A collection of video resources from astronomy experts including Sir Patrick Moore, answering a range of general astronomy questions, such as how stars form and what wormholes are. The video clips are arranged into sections including astronomy, the sky at night, space, studying the universe and the future of space exploration.
     Author: VideoJug
     Subjects: astronomy education
     DeweyClass: 520
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
Illustrated introduction to the creation of auroras, their appearance, and location. Includes audio and visual RealAudio and QuickTime files.
     Author: Exploratorium
     Subjects: atmospheric science
     DeweyClass: 538.768
Battle of Britain
Documents the Royal Air Force battle fought between 10th July and 31st October 1940. Provides a diary of daily events, a calendar of reports, video footage of aircraft employed by the RAF, Luftwaffe, and the Reggia Aeronautica, and information about commanders, units, and stations.
     Author: Royal Air Force
     Subjects: armed forces, military history, warfare
     DeweyClass: 358
BBC History: Archaeology
Resource created by the BBC providing articles, multimedia resources (virtual tours and animations, virtual archaeology, games, interactive exhibitions and picture galleries), timelines, biographies of historic figures, historical trails, and the latest news on excavations and archaeological techniques. Covers numerous historical periods and areas of interest including Prehistoric Britain, Roman Britain, the Anglo Saxons and Vikings, and Norman England to Victorian era Britain. Includes information pertaining to selected international archaeological finds and the opportunity to engage in online discussions with eminent archaeologists. Free access is also provided to numerous BBC video and audio clips. Video and audio clips require Real Player to view.
     Author: BBC
     Subjects: archaeology, archaeology education, archaeology links, archaeology research, british archaeology - general, british history 1100-1800
     DeweyClass: 936.1
BBC History: Wars and Conflict
BBC resource offering essays, articles, multimedia resources, virtual tours of war trenches, battle animations, educational games, interactive exhibitions, picture galleries, timelines, and biographies of historic figures pertaining to war and conflict since the 10th century. Includes chapters on the Norman Conquest, the English Civil War, World War One, World War Two, the Cold War, and the Northern Ireland conflict. Also includes analysis and contextualisation of September 11th, the Iraq conflict, and various other topics. Within each chapter, users can browse material relating to a variety of war categories, each encompassing a plethora of resources and comprising numerous formats, as well as audiovisual materials culled from the BBC radio and television archive. Audiovisual materials require Real Player and interactive resources require Flash.
     Author: BBC
     Subjects: british history from 1800, first world war, iraq, northern ireland, second world war, warfare
     DeweyClass: 355.02
British Pathe
British Pathe is one of the oldest and most notable media companies in the world, producing famous bi-weekly newsreels and cinemagazines from 1902 onwards. This resource offers access to over 3,500 hours of video footage drawn from the British Pathe newsreel collection downloadable free of charge. Users can browse the collection by themed categories or use the advanced search tools allowing searches to be conducted by film characteristics such as film type, decade of release, period, and keywords. Requires Windows Media 8.
     Author: British Pathe
     Subjects: british history - general, film production, film studies
     DeweyClass: 791.433
Canada's Digital Collections archived at Library and Archives Canada
Lists and links to the projects included in Canada's Digital Collections (CDC). CDC was operated by Industry Canada between 1996 and 2004 to provide young Canadians with skills and experience in preparing digital Canadian content of local, regional and international interest. The project has now been archived here by Library and Archives Canada.
     Author: Library and Archives Canada
     Subjects: canada, canadian history
     DeweyClass: 971
Chemistry Teaching and Computers
Offers examples and suggestions of how computers can be useful in teaching chemistry. Includes illustrations of graphical solutions to equations, simple atomic orbitals, structures of various organic molecules (illustrating some concepts in conformational analysis), nucleic acids (with simulation of DNA Movement) and amino acids (with simulation of Crambin Movement).
     Author: Goodman, Jonathan
     Subjects: chemistry education, organic chemistry
     DeweyClass: 540
Democratic Vistas
Presents video, audio, and text transcripts of a series of lectures delivered at Yale University during 2001 on the condition and prospects of democracy in the United States.
     Author: Yale University
     Subjects: democracy, united states politics
     DeweyClass: 320.9
Digital Globe
Images of sea floor topography from around the world. Includes views of Lisbon and the Philippine Trench and MPEG videos which animate topographic sea floor images.
     Author: Sandwell, David T.
     Subjects: oceanography education
     DeweyClass: 551.46084
Digital Librarian: Audio and Video Resources
Links to a variety of online audio and video resources, including sound file archives and software.
     Author: Anderson, Margaret Vail
     Subjects: audio systems, video
     DeweyClass: 384.54
Discover Maths for Chemists
Resource forming part of the Discover Chemistry education programme, created jointly by the Royal Society of Chemistry and Pfizer. Chemistry students can access beginner to advanced level instructional videos and guides on mathematical chemistry topics - the main sections featured are: algebra, born-haber, heat capacity, ideal gas equation, measurements and thermodynamics.
     Author: Royal Society of Chemistry, Pfizer
     Subjects: chemistry education, thermodynamics
     DeweyClass: 570
Edison Motion Picture and Sound Recording
A collection of motion pictures, disc sound recordings, photographs, advertisements, and magazine articles made by Thomas Edison and his companies. The history of Edison's inventions is traced, as well as focusing on the life of the inventor with a timeline of significant events. Motion pictures are available in either MPEG or Quicktime format.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: history of science, inventions, telecommunications
     DeweyClass: 608
Europeana
Multi-lingual online collection of digitised items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections, launched in November 2008. The project is funded by the European Commission and the member states, and contains artefacts from over one thousand institutions. Includes a timeline navigation feature, a new content section, and My Europeana, a personalised space for saving search results and creating bookmarks.
     Author: Europeana.eu
     Subjects: digital library collections, history links, museum links
     DeweyClass: 025.0
Favorite Poem Project
Created by Robert Pinsky, the 29th Poet Laureate of the US, this resource features a series of poetry readings. Individuals are featured reciting and discussing their favourite poems, with searchable text versions also available. RealPlayer is required.
     Author: New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston University, and Library of Congress
     Subjects: american poetry, english poetry, poetry links
     DeweyClass: 809
FishScope: Zebrafish Developmental Biology Movies
Time-lapse recordings and confocal images dealing with the developmental biology of fish. The main features are the time-lapse recordings and still image gallery of micrographs taken from scanning-laser confocal microscopy and fluorescent vital stains of developing fish embryos.
     Author: Cooper, Mark
     Subjects: fish, zoology
     DeweyClass: 597
G8 Online
Focuses on the 2000 Okinawa Summit in Japan between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK, and Russia. Contains videos of meetings and speeches made by world leaders on economic issues.
     Author: eCollege.com
     Subjects: economic development, international relations
     DeweyClass: 338.9
Government's Annual Reports 1999-2000: So What Are We Doing?
Collection of ten videos made to illustrate the Labour Government's progress throughout the year. All videos represent changes within the community, with titles including a regeneration project in Silvertown, an after school class at Leeds FC, and Pensions Direct in Newcastle.
     Author: HM Government
     Subjects: british government
     DeweyClass: 351.41
Green Flash Page
Information on the phenomena occasionally observed at sunrise and sunset when a part of the sun suddenly changes colour. Includes photographs, simulations, explanations, advice on how best to see one, and facts debunking common misconceptions about green flashes. Also contains an annotated bibliography on green flashes, mirages, and other low sun phenomena.
     Author: Young, Andrew T.
     Subjects: astronomy education, astronomy research, sun
     DeweyClass: 523.7
HandsOnScotland: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolkit
Resource commissioned by HeadsUpScotland, the national project for children and young people’s mental health, aimed at those working in the sector. The toolkit provides practical information and techniques on how to develop positive mental wellbeing in children and young people.
     Author: HandsOnScotland
     Subjects: child welfare, mental health links, mental health services
     DeweyClass: 362.7
Harappa
Harappa was an ancient city in the Indus Valley that flourished around 2500 BC. Resources include over 90 slides of the Indus Valley and 3D computer recreations of the city's gateway and surrounding topography, plus various audio and visual resources concerning South Asia in general before 1947.
     Author: Khan, Omar
     Subjects: ancient history, asian studies, india, world archaeology
     DeweyClass: 934
healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder.gov is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and its National Health Information Center. Contains information and tools to promote consumer health and prevent disease, with an A-Z encyclopaedia, a quick guide to healthy living, a news section and an interactive health advice feature offering personalised recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
     Author: US Department of Health and Human Services
     Subjects: health links, medical guides
     DeweyClass: 613
Hinterland Who's Who
Presents online versions of the Hinterland Who's Who series of 60 second television programmes, educating the public on the importance of wildlife conservation, broadcast since the 1960s. Also features fact sheets on various species highlighted in the series, divided into birds and mammals.
     Author: Canadian Wildlife Services & Canadian Wildlife Federation
     Subjects: canada, wildlife
     DeweyClass: 590
Hollywood.com
Movie news, previews, video guides, interviews, and games.
     Author: Hollywood.com
     Subjects: film news, film production, video
     DeweyClass: 384.55
Internet Movie Database
Collection of freely available movie information including plot summaries, character names, movie ratings, year of release, running times, movie trivia, quotations, goofs, soundtracks, country of production, genres, production companies, distributors, special effects companies, reference literature, and filming locations.
     Author: Internet Movie Database
     Subjects: film news, film production, film studies
     DeweyClass: 384.8
Interviews 50 Cents
Reports on a series of spontaneous interviews conducted by producer Ray Farkas and reporter Alex Chadwick who travelled around America using a handmade sign to invite people to share their stories. Footage is available as QuickTime video or in text format.
     Author: Chadwick, Alex
     Subjects: united states culture
     DeweyClass: 305.8
Islay Info
Information about the Isle of Islay, in the southern Hebrides. Includes photographs, past and present, video clips, details of popular activities on the Island, distillery listings and a selection of tourist information for visitors. Maps of the Island are also provided, together with details of wildlife, climate and Islay's historic carved stones.
     Author: Islay Info
     Subjects: scottish travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 914.1
Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs
Extensive collection of recipes accompanied by a series of videos which follow US celebrity chef Julia Child as she demonstrates a range of cooking techniques. With ideas for all courses, she offers guidelines on food preparation, and instruction for home baking. Also includes footage of chefs such as Jacques Pepin, Carol Field, and Jasper White.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: recipes
     DeweyClass: 641.5
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
Documentary celebrating Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening', published in 1899. Now considered a valuable contribution to the women's movement in the 20th century, the novel was initially rejected and lost for over 50 years. Information includes transcripts, a chronology of events in Chopin's life, an interview with her grandson, articles about her work, and bibliographies of criticism.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: american literature to 1900, women in history, women writers
     DeweyClass: 813
Kenya Advisor: the independent Kenya travel guide
Independent travel guide edited by a journalist. Includes information on a range of topics (eg. Kenyan tribes and culture, safari guide and travel advice) and contains video clips, a search function and a picture gallery.
     Author: Koopman, Arjen
     Subjects: african travel and tourism, kenya
     DeweyClass: 916.7
Laparoscopy.com
Provides up-to-date information about laparoscopic surgery. Includes details of conferences, and a multimedia library of pictures, movies and audio conference resources relating to laparoscopy.
     Author: Gandsas, Alex
     Subjects: human anatomy, physiology, surgery
     DeweyClass: 617.55
Living Room Candidate
Presents a history of US Presidential election campaign commercials from 1952 to the present day. Material is offered in RealVideo format, and can be accessed chronologically, or by common advert theme such as attack ads, family man, or looking presidential.
     Author: American Museum of the Moving Image
     Subjects: advertising, elections, united states elections
     DeweyClass: 324
Metis: QTVR Interface for Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites
A collection of QuickTime movies facilitating exploration of ancient Greek archaeological sites, including the Acropolis in Athens and the Temple of Aphaia in Aegina. A catalogue provides details of site regions, physical descriptions and information about exploration.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin Department of Classics
     Subjects: archaeology education, greek history
     DeweyClass: 938
Millanimations
Collection of animated gifs for personal or non-profit use. Organised by category, images available include cows, frogs, lizards, birds, food, children, flowers, aliens, sports, music, and short film clips.
     Author: Eriksson, Camilla Maria
     Subjects: computer graphics
     DeweyClass: 006.68
MoMA Online Projects
Listing of online projects which explore some of the properties and possibilities of the Web, such as interactivity, motion and sound. Includes a time capsule made for the tenth anniversary of World AIDS Day, Peter Halley's Exploding Cell, and Robert Cumming's Academic Interactive Exercise.
     Author: Museum of Modern Art, New York
     Subjects: computer art
     DeweyClass: 700
Natural History Museum
The Museum's mission is to maintain and develop its collections and use them to promote the discovery, understanding, responsible use and enjoyment of the natural world. Its collections of over 68,000,000 specimens, gathered from across the globe, represent more than 300 years of scientific collecting and study and are at the heart of the institution's scientific research, information services, education and exhibition activities. Online displays include Life Galleries, Earth Galleries, Wildlife Garden and VR trilobites.
     Author: British Museum of Natural History
     Subjects: biodiversity, british museums, british natural resources, natural history, palaeontology, zoology
     DeweyClass: 508
Now Let's Get Started
Collection of educational material offering advice for small and start-up businesses. The information is arranged into sections on starting and running a business, finance, legal aspects, marketing and technology.
     Author: Now Let's Get Started
     Subjects: business education, small business
     DeweyClass: 330
Online Classics
Collection of video footage of opera, classical music, ballet, and theatre performance. Material is organised by performance type, with Windows Media Player required to view footage.
     Author: Online Classics
     Subjects: classical music links
     DeweyClass: 790
Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921
Collection of animated films created with several techniques, including clay, puppet, and pen drawings. Selections demonstrate the connections between newspaper comic strips and early animated films and also offer a glimpse into the social attitudes of the period. Available in RealPlayer, MPEG, and Quicktime formats, the films are searchable by keyword or browsable by title or subject.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: art research, film production
     DeweyClass: 741.58
Parliament Live
Live Webcasts of UK Parliamentary proceedings including sessions in the House of Commons, House of Lords, Westminster Hall, and Select Committees.
     Author: United Kingdom Parliament
     Subjects: british government
     DeweyClass: 328
Petra: the Drama of History
Text, images, and a video clip depicting the history of Petra, the 2000 year old rock-carved city of the Nabataean Arabs in South Jordan. Describes the city's growth at the time of Rome and Christ, provides images of sandstone monuments, and explains the wealth and political power of the indigenous Arab people.
     Author: Shalabi, Sami
     Subjects: ancient history, middle east
     DeweyClass: 930
Poets.org
Website of the non-profit organisation supporting and promoting the work of contemporary American poets. Features the full-text of 2,500 poems by American writers browable by name, title and first line, and searchable by keyword. Also provides information on contemporary poets with biographies and essays. Sound and video recordings of interviews and poetry readings are also available.
     Author: Academy of American Poets
     Subjects: american poetry, poetry links
     DeweyClass: 811
Roland Collection
Resource guide to a collection of over 600 international films and videos on art, including painting, drawing, graphics, sculpture, architecture, design, photography, video art and modern literature. Listed by period, subject, director, scriptwriter, narrator and title, with Real Video clips and the facility to order online.
     Author: Roland Collection
     Subjects: art education, photographs, sculpture, video
     DeweyClass: 700
Royal Air Force Museum
Britain's National Museum of Aviation, opened in 1972, celebrates the story of aviation from before the Wright Brothers to the present, with an extensive collection of aircraft and associated exhibits. There are some interactive online exhibits, in QuickTime format, designed to create the immersive illusion of standing in a particular spot within a photographed environment.
     Author: RAF Museum
     Subjects: aircraft, aviation, military history
     DeweyClass: 358
Sandia MEMS Image Gallery
A set of images of micromachines so small that they are imperceptible to the human eye, some with gears no bigger than a grain of pollen. Many of the black and white images include dust mites or spider mites to provide a sense of scale. Also some moving images, in Quicktime format.
     Author: Sandia National Laboratories
     Subjects: nanotechnology
     DeweyClass: 620.5
Science Bag Videos
Presents selected videos from the Science Bag series of lectures running at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which aims to make science more accessible to the public. Subject covered are: atmospheric science, biological science, chemistry, geological science and physics. The streaming programmes (Adobe Flash format) are 45-70 minutes in length, and are available in high and low speed formats.
     Author: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
     Subjects: science education usa
     DeweyClass: 507
Science for the Millennium
A virtual museum of science and industry aimed at students and others with an interest in science and computing. Users have access to an Information Center and three pavilions: Science and Industry, Collaboration, and Computation, as well as the Online Science Theatre.
     Author: National Center for Supercomputer Applications
     Subjects: science education usa, science museums
     DeweyClass: 507
Sea Urchin Embryology
Information for biology teachers on the embryology of sea urchins. Comprises lab notes on gametes, fertilisation, and sperm experiments, details of anatomy and physiology, natural history, and taxonomic classification, and support lessons on using microscopes and understanding dilution. Advanced labs on topics such as artificial activation, ultraviolet light effects, and modified sea water formulations are provided, with animations illustrating lab procedures and developmental processes.
     Author: Leland Stanford Junior University
     Subjects: biology education, marine biology education
     DeweyClass: 593.95
Skull Module
Resource describing aspects of human cranial skeletal anatomy. Information on each bone of the skull is accessible via colour images of a human skull or a list of bone names, and is described using text, illustrations and a colour photograph. A QuickTime film of a rotating human skull is also included.
     Author: California State University Department of Anthropology
     Subjects: bones, human anatomy
     DeweyClass: 611.715
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
A non-profit organisation founded by Steven Spielberg in 1994 dedicated to videotaping and archiving interviews of Holocaust survivors all over the world. Interviews are catalogued and archived using digital technology and will be made available via on-line, networks to museums, educational institutions and non-profit organisations.
     Author: Shoah Foundation
     Subjects: holocaust, jewish history, second world war
     DeweyClass: 940.5318
Talaria: The Hypermedia Assistant for Cancer Pain Management
Talaria is a resource for health care professionals which addresses the management of pain in patients with cancer. It provides a hypermedia implementation of the Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Cancer Pain, a publication of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. There are also supplementary tools and information. For example, the opioid calculator will assist physicians in converting dosages across drugs and routes of administration.
     Author: Bradshaw, David
     Subjects: cancer treatment, health care, pain
     DeweyClass: 616.9
Video and Photographic Resources for Chemistry Teachers
Collection of short videos and photographs depicting scientific experiments for replication in the classroom. Topics covered include equilibria, combustion, displacement, rusting, catalysis, polymers, ammonia fountain, endothermic reaction, light, intermolecular forces and fuels, measuring reaction stoichiometry, and colour and reactions. Each has a selection of subtopics, for example, within the polymers section, video clips and accompanying text based notes and questions demonstrate and explain how to model polymers, and how to make nylon and slime. Windows media player is required.
     Author: Emma Baker
     Subjects: chemistry education
     DeweyClass: 542
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Descriptions and MPEG animations that simulate travel to black holes and neutron stars. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels.
     Author: Nemiroff, Robert
     Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, relativity, space observation, stars
     DeweyClass: 523.887
Volcano Watch Satellite Images
Satellite images of the world's ten most active volcanoes including Shishaldin, Etna, Popocatepetl and Guagua Pichincha. The latest images are updated every half hour and a Java animation feature splices together the last four images to show a simulation over a two-hour period.
     Author: University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center
     Subjects: volcanoes
     DeweyClass: 551.21
Westerns.com
Collection of films viewable using Windows Media Player. Annie Oakley, 26 Men, Bonanza, The Cisco Kid, The Loan Ranger, Rage at Dawn, Cherokee Round-Up, Sky King, and Wildcat are among those available. Also offers sections on stars of western productions, film trivia, and a special feature film which changes every week.
     Author: Miller, Allen & Burns, Shannon
     Subjects: film studies
     DeweyClass: 791.436
Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive
Searchable and browsable archive of Owen's works comprising manuscript pages, letters, interviews with First World War veterans, video footage, and photographs.
     Author: Groves, Paul
     Subjects: english poetry, first world war
     DeweyClass: 821
World Radio Network
Collection of RealPlayer radio broadcasts providing 24 hour news on world events, and information about arts and culture, music, sports, science, and developmental issues. News can be heard live in English and video files are available on selected features.
     Author: World Radio Network
     Subjects: radio broadcasting
     DeweyClass: 384.54
World Weather Post
Resource concerned with weather news stories from around the world. Contains summaries of news items with links to original articles in text and video format.
     Author: Halle, Jacques
     Subjects: weather
     DeweyClass: 551.6