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Library News & Notes —
January 5, 2007

Internet Sites of the Week

A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science
(In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information. To document this abuse, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created the A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science.”
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/
interference/a-to-z-guide-to-political.html
(Source: Librarian's Internet Index)

Best Free Reference Sites of 2006
A selection of the American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections
/mars/marspubs/marsbestref2006.htm
(Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog)

Parts of U.S. Experience Warm Winter
It's not just us.
http://www.physorg.com/news87093672.html

Physics World
This month's issue of the magazine features a section on physics and the web, including articles on open access publishing and blogs and wikis. Not all content is freely available, unfortunately.
http://physicsweb.org/articles/world
(Source: Christina's LIS Rant)

10 Top Tech Towns
Boston makes the Wired list.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/geekcities.html

NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS

Received December 23, 2006 - January 5, 2007