Swine Influenza information

DynaMed, a point-of-care reference resource, has consolidated information on Swine Influenza from multiple sources for health care providers to stay current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illnesses during this outbreak. DynaMed Editors will continue to monitor information and update this topic as needed throughout this global crisis.

Also, information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Interactive map of US job lossess

This interactive map visually represents the number of US job losses (and some gains) from January 2007 to February 2009. Select the play button to see the change over the time period. Slate.com compiled the map based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers.

Web 2.0 Guide and Glossary

This guide is to help individuals understand Web 2.0 and some of the possibilities of using online tools for personal and professional life.

This web guide, created by Daniel Nations of About.com, "will help those new to social media gain an understanding of social networking, social bookmarking, social news, personalized start pages, wikis, widgets and other aspects of the new Internet that can help in connecting with others, increasing productivity or having more fun."

A glossary is also included.

UNESCO and Library of Congress: New World Digital Library

"UNESCO and 32 partner institutions will launch the World Digital Library, a web site that features unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world, at UNESCO Headquarters on 21 April. The site will include manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, and prints and photographs. It will provide unrestricted public access, free of charge, to this material." It is open now! Take a look.

Essay Contest Winners

On April 7, 10 students read their "This I Believe" essays. Students were asked to write an essay in the manner of the "This I Believe" National Public Radio program. The essays are personal mantras or "the reason one gets up everyday." The essay contest was run in conjunction with the Alexander Mitchell Public Library's All-Aberdeen Reads program. The Williams Library is very proud of all the students who participated in the program. The three judges selected:

• First place ($75) – Rebecca Bartels (essay on imagination and reading)
• Second place ($50) – Xueting Zhao (essay about learning from dance)
  
• Third place ($25 ea) – Philip Mittleider (essay on hard work) and Rachel Schipper (essay on kindness)
  

Rebecca, Philip, Xueting, and Lori (Lori read for Rachel)
other essay photos at Flickr