New in Government Documents
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
An independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional
legislation under President George W. Bush in late 2002 was
chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances
surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The
Commission was to review preparedness for terrorist attacks
and the immediate response, as well as provide recommendations
designed to guard against future attacks. This publication
is a result of the commission’s work.
Langsam Library
Gov Docs Stacks Y 3.2:T 27/2/FINAL
online at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS51934.
New in Archives and Rare Books
Le Machine. Volume nuovo et di molto
artificio da fare effetti maravigliosi tanto Spiritali quanto
di Animale Operatione. BRANCA, Giovanni.
This first edition of this classic work on
technology contains the first published representation of an
action-powered steam turbine. Le Machine is one of the classic
early works of technology published in the West. Its author,
Giovanni Branca, is among the outstanding writers on the subject
and actually stands out by virtue of the steam turbine - the
very engine that would drive the Industrial Revolution - the
importance of which he was the first to acknowledge in print.
Archives & Rare
Books Department, TJ144 .B75 1629.
Arabic Manuscript Prayer Book. Istanbul, 1789.
This beautifully illustrated and bound book is a handbook of
rituals and prayers, along with selections from the Koran
for pilgrims to Mecca and Medina. The binding is a traditional
Islamic design in gilt maroon morocco with a front flap.
The illuminated manuscript contains two full-page colored
miniatures of Medina and Mecca with ornamented initials and
marginal decorations. Marginal notes are in the hand of scholar
Mahmud of Istanbul. This prayer book complements other rare
copies of the Koran in University Libraries’ holdings
and represents an important item not only in the holdings
on the history of the book, but also in the growing collection
of examples of how book designers and artists approach sacred
texts.
Archives & Rare Books Department,
BP101 1789.
New Online Resources
Science.gov
Science.gov is a government Web portal for federal science
information. This gateway to government science information
searches across 30 databases and more than 1,700 science
Web sites, thus providing access to over 47 million pages
of government science information. Results are ranked helping
the user identify the material that best fits their needs.
Contributing agencies to the portal include: the EPA, NASA,
National Science Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, and the
National Institutes of Health.
www.science.gov
Forestry Images
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development CenterFour thousand
forestry images from The Ohio State University’s Ohio
Agricultural Research and Development Center are now available
to OhioLINK users, and anyone worldwide, via the Science
Database.
www.oardc.ohio-state.edu
Geology Image Collection
This collection now includes nearly 600 environmental geology
images from Oberlin College.
http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/Science/Login
Music Resources
Classical Music Library This complete collection
of classical recordings is the world’s first classical music
collection for online listening. A supplementary reference database
enables patrons to listen to music both in UC’s libraries
(with headphones) or at home (through UC remote access) while
simultaneously searching its vast reference database.
http://cincinnati.classical.com
Naxos
Music Library
This database is the most comprehensive collection
of classical music available online. It includes the complete
Naxos, Marco Polo, and Da Capo catalogues of over 75,000
tracks, including classical music, historical recordings,
jazz, world, folk, and Chinese music. Users can read notes
on the works being played, as well as biographical information
on composers or artists in Naxos’ extensive database.
http://uc.naxosmusiclibrary.com |
