http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/home.html

If you've ever dreamed of reading the January 2, 1900 edition of Paris, Kentucky's "Bourbon News", this site will offer a form of wish fulfillment. This newspaper (and many others) are part of the Chronicling America website, which was produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The program is the result of a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. In the "View" section of the site, visitors can view a range of newspapers from 1880 to 1910 from ten different states, including Utah, Virginia, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Visitors can use their search engine to perform detailed searches across the collection, and if they don't find what they are looking for, they can click on over to the "Find" area. Here, visitors can find general publication information about thousands of current and defunct publications organized by newspaper title. [KMG]

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/History/subcollections/GerReconAbout.html

Offered as part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collection's History collection, Germany Under Reconstruction provides the public with access to a variety of publications in English and German from the early days following World War II. The documents cover a wide range of topics, and they include works that look at the political, economic, and cultural milieu in the nation during the period. All told, there are 516 documents included here, and visitors can perform complex searches or just browse through them at their leisure. Some of the more notable English language items include the 1945 work "After Nazism-Democracy? A symposium by four Germans" and Elmer Beck's 1948 book "The trade union press in the U.S. occupied area". The site is rounded out by the complete run of the Weekly Information Bulletin, published by the United States European Theater's Military Army of Occupation from 1945 to 1948. [KMG]

http://www.mathvids.com/

With a focus on a wide range of students and learning abilities, MathVids provides access to hundreds of instructional videos that relate basic, intermediate, and advanced mathematical concepts. The site contains a number of sample videos, though visitors will need to complete a free registration form to view all of the materials on the site. On the left hand side of the site, visitors will find the videos organized into topics like statistics, linear algebra, discrete math, and differential equations. Further down the site, visitors can look over the most viewed and most popular videos based on ratings from other registered users. The site also has a "Just for Fun" area which contains some number games and a bit of math history. Finally, visitors shouldn't leave the site without checking out their informative weblog. [KMG]

To find this resource and more high-quality online resources in math and science visit Scout's sister site - AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Educational Repository at http://amser.org.

http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/waterlines/

People who've visited Seattle can attest to its dramatic shorelines, and particularly the area that stretches north from the mouth of the Duwamish River all the way along Elliott Bay. Like many other cities, Seattle has manipulated and modified its shoreline, and this interactive website from The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington allows visitors to see how Seattle's various landscapes have changed over time. The site starts out with an interactive map of the Puget Sound region, and visitors can click on sections that will let them learn about the transformation of certain sites within the area via video, audio clips, and maps. For example, clicking on the "Duwamish River" tab will give visitors a detailed map of the Duwamish River as it approaches Elliott Bay. Here visitors can read an interactive map legend that shows them where and when filled land was added to this increasingly industrialized area. It's a very dynamic site, and one that will delight engineers, historians, geographers, and ecologists. [KMG]

To find this resource and more high-quality online resources in math and science visit Scout's sister site - AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Educational Repository at http://amser.org.

http://www.learner.org/resources/series177.html

Civics can be a dreaded word for some students, but things just got a bit more interesting with this rather thoughtful and interesting video workshop created by the National Council for the Social Studies and the Center for Civic Education. Released as part of the Annenberg Media teacher resources, this eight part series helps teachers find ways to teach civics, complete with lesson plans and other materials. The workshop program videos include segments such as "Public Policy and the Federal Budget", "Electoral Politics", and "Freedom of Religion". Visitors can also take advantage of the series website which contains additional teaching tools and support materials designed to complement the activities from each program. [KMG]

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/iraq/iraq-overview.html

The Library of Congress' web archives of the 2003 Iraq war offer an overview of the collection, a brief history of why the war began, plus search and browse capabilities. The types of materials in the archives include newspapers, websites, veteran organizations, maps, photos, official government documents, legal materials, scholarly papers, editorial cartoons and periodicals. Visitors who know exactly what they are looking for can use the search feature, with delimiters that include name, title, subject and year captured. Browsing visitors can select the browse tab and choose subject, name, or title. There are a vast number to choose from, including 71 subjects, 163 names, and 231 titles. Some of the subjects include "Children and War", the "Koran", "Social Justice", and "Prayers for Peace". [KMG]

http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/segment/mededportal/information/

The Association of American Medical Colleges has a website that is filled with free resources regarding medical and dental education. The goal of the website is to offer "peer-reviewed teaching resources such as tutorials, virtual patients, simulation cases, lab guides, videos, podcasts, assessment tools, etc." On the homepage, visitors will find Featured Collections, Partner Collections, and Featured Publications. At the bottom of each list is a link to "Browse all Collections" and "Browse all Publications". When browsing the publications, visitors can "Browse by Discipline" or by "Hot Topics". The collections are divided up by Collection and Content Area Organization. Both the collections and publications are very well cross-referenced, so despite the vast amount of information available on this site, finding what's needed is not as daunting as one might think. Visitors who are familiar with the rising importance of cultural competence education in the healthcare setting will be interested in the exercise, "The Cultural Self-Awareness Workshop", which is under the Featured Publications heading on the homepage. In the exercises' abstracts visitors can find the intended learner and faculty audience, lessons learned, and educational objectives. [KMG]

To find this resource and more high-quality online resources in math and science visit Scout's sister site - AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Educational Repository at http://amser.org.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/special/exhibits/digital/jbkcollection.html

The Tokyo War Crimes Trials are on par with the Nuremberg trials for their influence on international law. The importance of the "historical record of events leading up to, and including the trials" has resulted in vast collections of documents. This website from Harvard Law's library contains the papers, letters, and photographs of Joseph Berry Keenan, the chief prosecutor of the Tokyo trials, chosen by President Harry Truman. The website offers finding aid to the collection, which can be quickly accessed by clicking on "Joseph Berry Keenan finding aid in OASIS", in the box labeled "Find it Fast!" halfway down the right side of the page. The papers and visual materials available can also be accessed from the "Find it Fast!" box, but scrolling down to the bottom of the page will allow the visitor a brief introduction on the items available in the collections. The Keenan papers, especially the letters to him, provide a glimpse into all those who had their own particular interest in the trial, including senators, The New York Times, and other lawyers. Most are typed, as this was required from a chief prosecutor, so from a practical standpoint, they are very easy to read. [KMG]