http://link.library.utoronto.ca/inuitmoravian/

Started by Jan Hus in the late fourteenth century, the Moravian Church was one of the earliest Protestant movements to rebel against the Roman Catholic Church. Over the course of the seventeenth century, the Moravian Church was suppressed and they were forced to operate in secret. In the early eighteenth century, they were allowed to reestablish at the estate of Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. This community grew rapidly and became a center of Christian renewal and missionary work over the course of the century. In fact, the Moravian missionaries were the first large scale Protestant missionary movement and sent hundreds of missionaries to all parts of the globe. This work included missions to the coast of Labrador. This site, created by a joint effort of the University of Toronto Libraries, Memorial University Libraries, and the Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval, provides a thorough and fascinating look at the 250-year relationship between the Moravian missionaries and the Inuit of Labrador. The site includes background information on the Moravian Church, the Inuit, and Labrador as well as detailed looks at the various Moravian mission stations. After getting acquainted with the mission and the Inuit, visitors should be sure to check out both the interactive timeline and interactive map provided. The site also provides a teacher toolkit as well as a series of related links. [CMH]

http://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/

As a lecturer at Northwestern University, Pamela Bannos has found herself researching all sorts of topics over the years, and she recently found herself intrigued with the history of the former Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park. Her basic interest in this project was to detail how this cemetery eventually became Lincoln Park over the course of the 19th century. Drawing on a range of historical sources and documents, she has created an online multimedia exhibit which delves into the history of the cemetery, Lincoln Park, and by extension the shifting urban landscape in this part of Chicago. On the site, visitors can learn about the various elements of the cemetery, investigate the process by which the graves were moved, and also learn about subsequent excavations in the 20th century. It's a fascinating project, and one that will pique the interest of anyone with a penchant for urban history. [KMG]

http://rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP227/

What, pray tell, might the so-called "dismal science" of economics have to say about public investment in early childhood programs? Quite a bit, as it turns out. This report from the RAND Corporation takes an economic perspective on such investments, and its intent is to provide policymakers with a primer about "how economic analysis can help set agendas for early childhood policy and identify the economics benefits of targeting certain groups for help." Released in May 2008, the 48-page report draws on concepts including human capital theory and monetary "payoffs" from investments in early childhood programs. The report is divided into four chapters, including "Human Capital Theory" and "Implications for Early Childhood Policy". It's quite a compelling read, and it will be of interest to a broad range of persons working in fields such as early childhood development, economics, and public policy. [KMG]

http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/index.html

The Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law hosts this collection, which focuses on law in popular culture. The goal of the collection is "to provide as broad a picture as possible of the image of the lawyer in the United States and British Commonwealth." The collection consists of works of fiction in all genres as well as legal humor, plays, and feature films. If you can't make it to Austin to check out these materials in person the site provides quite a bit for the virtual visitor. There are a number of E-texts available including "Collins to Grisham: A brief history of the legal thriller" as well as an entire bibliography of e-texts which tell "the lawyer's story." Visitors may also want to check out the fun section entitled "Lawyerly Quotations from Popular Culture". In addition, the site provides a number of movie posters, movie stills, and lobby cards to peruse. [CMH]

http://cdm266901.cdmhost.com/

The Chesapeake Project is a digital preservation program established "to preserve and ensure permanent access to vital legal information currently available on the World Wide Web." The project is a collaboration implemented under the Legal Information Preservation Alliance (LIPA) with three member libraries: Georgetown University Law Library, State Law Library of Maryland, and Virginia State Law Library. The project hopes to lay the foundation for a nationwide program to preserve materials supporting "legal research, practice, and scholarship in the U.S." On the site, visitors can keyword search for legal information, browse through materials, or view a list of collections already in place. Also available on the site is a "My favorites" which helps users save information they found useful or would like to reference in the future. Visitors can also view the overall plan for the Project in pdf format, as well as read a case study of the Project. Overall, this is a valuable enterprise, and for those interested in topics from animal law to the Supreme Court this site should prove quite valuable. [CMH]

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/richmond/index.html

The National Park Service's Heritage Education Services has created a number of educational and interesting travel itineraries for destinations around the United States. Here they invite you to explore Richmond, Virginia, but you don't have to actually travel to Richmond to enjoy the itinerary for this site as it provides a wealth of valuable information on this historically and architecturally rich city. The site includes four essays including "Antebellum Architecture in Richmond" and "Richmond's African American Heritage" which shouldn't be missed. In addition, they provide a list of sites all of which include brief histories and photos of various sites not to be missed in Richmond. Overall, the site provides an interesting look into the city of Richmond and may encourage a future visit to this capital city. [CMH]

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/exhibitions/ramayana/index.html

The British Library presents this online exhibition to complement their in situ exhibit of the Ramayana manuscripts. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic dated from around 500 to 100 BCE, which tells the story of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita. The Ramayana manuscripts were commissioned by Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar (1628-52) and are "among the most important documents of seventeenth century Indian painting." Of the original seven books, four complete books and part of a fifth are in the British Library. Visitors to the site should begin by clicking on the "Quick Guide" which provides valuable background information on the story as well as the manuscript. From there, visitors should be ready to click on "Turning the Pages" which allows you to "virtually turn the pages of the Jagat Singh Ramayana manuscript." Here, you can magnify details, read or listen to commentary on each page and even store your own notes. Overall, this site is worth a number of visits and the manuscripts are truly beautiful works of art. [CMH]