http://library.jcsu.edu/

Historically black colleges and universities have a strong sense of identity and their institutional history, and the James B. Duke Memorial Library serves as a repository of key items related to the growth and development of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Over the past several years, the library has worked to place some of these items online in their "Archive" area. First-time visitors might want to click on the "JCSU's History" section to get a feel for the campus, past presidents, and the institution's unique traditions. Lovers of music will want to click on over to the "Biddle University Quintet" area of the site. The group has been an integral part of the campus for decades, and this area contains an interactive (and quite musical) biography, a historical essay, lesson plans, memorabilia, and photos. Moving along, the "Interactive Mural" profiles a massive mural by artist and professor Paul Keene that tells the story of the institution. Finally, there is a "Finding Aids" area, which may be useful to those who wish to consult the collections in person. [KMG]

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/

Descartes, Michelangelo, and other notable European figures are all presented and accounted for within the Europeana archive. This prodigious site includes over 4.6 million digital items culled from over 100 institutions, including the National Archives of Finland, the European Archive, the Louvre, and the Slovak National Gallery. To get acquainted with this collection, users should browse on over to the "About Us" area via the homepage. Here one can take advantage of a short introductory film, read a list of all the contributing organizations, and learn how to use "My Europeana" to save searches or bookmark items. Those persons with a historical bent can use the "Timeline navigator" to peruse items from the archive chronologically. There's also a place for visitor feedback and a very advanced search engine. [KMG]

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1380/marriage-and-divorce-by-state

Where in the United States do people stay married? Where do some people frequently remarry? These are but a few of the questions that animate this recent study authored by D'Vera Cohn of the Pew Research Center. This report, complete with an interactive map, draws on information from the American Community Survey in order to paint a portrait of the state of marriage across the country. The report has a number of interesting findings, including the observation that a shrinking share of Americans are married and that the place with the highest median age at first marriage for men is the District of Columbia. After looking over the report, visitors should click on the interactive map to look up information for each state; the map narrates which percentage of the state's residents are currently married, currently divorced, or have been married three or more times. [KMG]

http://sc.edu/library/digital/collections/scs.html

In the late 1930s, Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers began creating an inventory of church archives throughout South Carolina. Along the way, they collected information on the architecture of each church, the church history, and listings of any known church records. These original inventory sheets are held in the Manuscripts Division of the South Carolina Library and other institutions, and they were recently digitized by the Digital Archives Department at the University of South Carolina. First-time visitors can browse through the church archives, or they can perform detailed searches if they are looking for something specific. Drop-down menus on the site allow visitors to also browse African American churches specifically. For anyone with an interest in religious history, African American studies, or South Carolina history, this site is particularly valuable. [KMG]

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/

In many parts of the United States, plants are packing it in for winter, but the plant disease diagnostic clinic at Cornell University can still provide some answers to houseplant and greenhouse questions. Bookmark the site for when the growing season brings all sorts of plant troubles. The Clinic works closely with the "Cornell Cooperative Extension" county offices. The range of plants they can offer diagnostic services for is wide, including "Field Crops", "Fruits", "Turf", and "Annuals & Herbaceous Perennials". The other categories they address are on the left hand side of the menu. Samples of diseased plants can be mailed in or brought in, and examined for a fee. Instructions on proper care and packaging of the sample, as well as fees charged for the different types of samples, can be found in the links, "Fees" and "Sample Submission", at the bottom of the page. Visitors should not miss the glossary of "Plant Pathological Terms" that can be located in a link at the bottom of the page. The glossary includes audio pronunciations of the words, and some are even accompanied by photos or drawings of the concept. [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.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations website provides the data, research, publications, and projects that they have compiled, undertaken, published, and funded with the aims of making food production safer for consumers, workers, and the community. The website can be viewed in English, Spanish, and French, and the "Publications" can also be viewed in those three languages. The multitude of papers, books, documents, studies, etc. available from the Food Quality and Standards Services (AGNS) can be accessed using the "Publications" tab near the top of the page. Visitors can browse the 220 documents by title, date, or series number, or they can do a specific search by clicking on "New Search", on the right side of the page. A specific search can be done by country, language, year, title, or author. The "Biotechnology (GM food)" section on the left hand of the homepage will be of particular interest to those visitors concerned about the "Detection of GM food", "Safety Assessment of GM food", and the "Labelling of GM food". [KMG]

http://www.feminist.com/

A "feminist Google" is one way the website Feminist.com has been described. The site is full of resources and information for women around the world, and the offerings here address topics that include women's equality, justice, wellness, and safety. The advisory board of the site contains some familiar names of women known for speaking out on many societal concerns, including Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Jane Fonda, and Margaret Cho. The "News" section of the website, accessible from the menu of links across the top, or at the top left side of the homepage, is divided into "Exclusive New Stories" from the "Women's Media Center", "Columns", and "Featured News Headlines". Next to the column of news items is a long list of links to other feminist news websites and blogs. The "Events" link, on the menu across the top of the page, is a great way for visitors to find out about feminist events around the country, including art exhibits, conferences, and seminars. Also featured on the same page is a short list of links to other sites that list feminist events. [KMG]

http://www.smith.edu/library/libs/ssc/ywca2/home.html

The Young Woman's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A) may not have a catchy song written about it, but the Y.M.C.A.'s sister organization does promote leadership and aims to be a "membership-directed organization for 'all kinds of women and girls.'" Smith College, in Massachusetts, has the collection of historical records of the Y.W.C.A. of the USA, and has created an online exhibit of such materials. The exhibit is divided into three categories accessible by the links at the bottom of the page. The categories are "Interracial Education", "Christian Faith and Social Action", and "Industrial Awakening". The materials, such as posters, flyers, pamphlets, photos and news articles can be found alongside the text of each category's page, and can be clicked on for an enlargement of the image. The "Additional Sources" link, at the bottom of the page, offers web sources, including other Y.W.C.A. material from the collection at Smith College, many books for general reading about the Y.W.C.A., as well as books and online resources about the three categories addressed on this website. [KMG]