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Check out these highlights from The Internet Scout Project
September 20, 2013 -- Volume 19, Number 38
Ascend: Aspen Institute
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| http://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/ |
The Ascend initiative at the Aspen Institute is "a hub for breakthrough ideas and collaborations that move children and their parents toward educational success and economic security." The folks at the Aspen Institute are focused on taking a "two-generation approach" to their work. This idea is outlined in areas that include Our Strategies, The Two-Generation Approach, Resources, and About Us. In the Our Strategies area, visitors can learn about the network the Aspen Institute is building to support the initiative, upcoming events, and related news and media coverage. The Resources area includes documents, fact sheets, and other publications that include "Analyzing Social Capital in Context" and "At What Cost? How Student Debt Reduces Lifetime Wealth." Finally, visitors should read the Two-Generation Approach to learn more about this social policy philosophy.
Sheet Music From Canada's Past
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| http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/sheetmusic/ |
If
you
love
Canadian
history
and
music,
you
will
most
find
this
site
most
fetching.
Created
by
the
Library
and
Archives
Canada,
the
site
brings
together
intriguing
and
historically
important
sheet
music
from
the
past
150
years.
The
collection
exists
due
to
the
diligence
of
Helmut
Kallmann,
a
young
CBC
music
librarian
who
began
to
collect
sheet
music
in
the
early
1950s.
Today,
the
archives
contain
over
20,000
pieces
of
sheet
music,
many
of
which
are
available
online.
In
addition,
the
site
offers
a
handful
of
musical
clips
that
represent
pre-1921
Canadian
musicality.
Visitors
can
Search
Sheet
Music
to
get
started
or
browse
the
Gallery
area.
Here
visitors
can
look
around
via
themes,
including
Colleges,
Flowers,
Summer
Sports,
and
Winter.
It
is
worth
noting
that
although
we
reviewed
the
English
site,
the
archives
are
also
available
in
French.
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: Learning Resources
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| http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/learning-resources |
Among
the
major
research
universities
in
the
Midwest,
the
University
of
Wisconsin
has
some
of
the
best
digital
collections.
The
collections
span
Badger
State
history,
textiles,
human
ecology,
and
American
military
history.
This
particular
site
brings
together
a
trove
of
learning
resources
designed
to
be
used
in
conjunction
with
the
digital
materials.
The
Subject
Guides
list
links
to
particular
collections
related
to
themes
that
include
agriculture,
veterinary
sciences,
women,
and
Native
Americans.
The
Lesson
Plans
area
includes
a
dozen
plans
on
subjects
including
"Irish
Famine:
An
Exploration
of
Primary
Sources,"
"Wisconsin's
Connection
to
the
Galapagos
Islands,"
and
"An
African
American
Settlement
in
Wisconsin,"
as
well
as
more
general-use
lessons
such
as
"You
Be
the
Historian
-
Analyzing
Primary
Sources."
Feedly
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| http://cloud.feedly.com/#welcome |
For those still mourning the loss of Google Reader, Feedly might be a
good place to rebuild. Start with a particular blog or URL you would
like to follow, or explore one of the suggested topics. The smooth,
easy-to-use interface makes it a snap to browse the headlines or delve
more deeply into particular stories of interest. Feedly is compatible
with all operating systems.
Source: Internet Scout Project
