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Publisher: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Afghanistan: The Harrison Forman Collection 
 This online exhibit of nearly 200 photographs "documents the life and culture of Afghanistan in the late 1960s, several years before the civil unrest of the 1970s and 80s, the Soviet invasion, and the Taliban rule." The collection is organized into six categories: architecture, history, land, people, settlements, and transportation. Contains an interactive map that shows images from Kabul, Hindu Kush, and Mazar-e Sharif. From The American Geographical Society Collection, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/afghan/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 1, 2007 PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources
This site "offers scholars, students and the interested public more than six thousand professionally selected, cataloged and annotated online resources" primarily "for research and study of modern East, Central, South, and Southeast Asia on a broad range of topics in the humanities and social sciences." Browsable by country, or searchable. A cooperative project of The Ohio State University Libraries, the University of Minnesota Libraries, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/PAIR/ Topics: Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 14, 2005 The American Cranberry
You won't get bogged down as you explore how to plant, harvest, cook, and market this round red relative of the blueberry. From Steenbock Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/agnic/cranberry/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 25, 2006 Chambers's Book of Days
"A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the Calendar." Browse this electronic reprint of the original book (published in 1879) page by page, or select a date from a calendar to see who was born and died on that date and other significant events. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/BookofDays/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Mar 16, 2005 Universal Design Information Links
Onsite material and links to general universal design (UD) principals and guidelines which can be applied to all fields and applications (including, but not limited to, access for disabled persons). From the TRACE Center at the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://trace.wisc.edu/resources/ Topics: Computers, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Robert Louis Stevenson: Fables
Facsimile of a 1902 edition of "Fables" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes "The Sinking Ship," "The Tadpole and the Frog," and other fables. Searchable. From the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Literature/subcollections/StvnsnFablesAbout.html Topics: Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Foreign Relations of the United States
"The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication." Searchable, or browse by date (covers 1861-1960 "with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired and processed.") From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS Topics: International Governments Last updated Oct 10, 2005 Illustrated Shakespeare Collection
"This online collection of selected electronic facsimiles seeks to share with a wider audience meetings of book art and Shakespearean text." Includes "images produced by an array of technologies available in the 19th and early 20th century." From the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Arts/subcollections/IllusShakeAbout.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Authors by Region, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Italian Life Under Fascism
This online exhibit presents annotated images of "printed items, ranging from single broadsides to large volumes" from Italy during 1920-1945. Topics include education, Mussolini's foreign adventures, Fascist propaganda, family life, Il Duce, youth organizations, women, and racial issues. From the Fry Collection at University of Wisconsin-Madison Library, Department of Special Collections. http://specialcollections.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/Fascism/ Topics: History By Place Last updated May 22, 2008 Cities Around the World
This site "presents over 6,100 photographic images [of over 450 cities worldwide] from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library." Harrison Forman and Harold Mayer took the photographs between 1942 and 1994. Subjects include city life, architecture, neighborhoods, transportation, and business districts. Searchable, or browsable by country or city. From the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/digilib/cities/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 5, 2007 Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
A directory of "electronic resources of the decorative arts, with a particular focus on Early America. Included are electronic texts and journals, image databases, and information on organizations, museums and research facilities." Created and maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://decorativearts.library.wisc.edu/ Topics: Crafts, Home & Housing Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Exploring the Nanoworld
"Nano means one billionth. Nanotechnology is the study and design of systems at the nanometer scale -- the scale of atoms and molecules. ... The objective of this website is to introduce you to the tools that let us 'see' atoms, [and] manipulate them." Includes video, lesson plans, and lab manuals on topics such as what is the nanoscale and exploring the nano world with Lego bricks. From the University of Wisconsin, Madison. http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/ Topics: Technology Last updated Feb 4, 2008 |
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