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Published continuously since 1994, the Scout Report is one of the Internet’s oldest and most respected publications. The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published every Friday both on the web and by email, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. A team of librarians and subject matter experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison select, research, and annotate each resource.

Created by a network of UK universities and partners, Intute is a free online service providing you with access to high quality web resources for education and research. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. As of 22 February 2008, the database has 121,376 records.

Part of the National Science Digital Library, NSDL Pathways are portals created to support efficient resource discovery for broad categories of users. Pathway portals are developed and managed in partnership with organizations and institutions that have a history and expertise in serving their portal’s target audiences — in effect, they act as reference librarians for their communities. Portals currently available include:

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The USGS Latest Quake Info page includes real-time maps, real-time seismogram displays plus other information for the most recent earthquakes recorded by U.S. and global seismographic networks.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.

The California Statistical Abstract is a compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State. The volume is a cooperative effort of various government agencies, coordinated and issued annually by the California Department of Finance, Economic Research Unit. The California Statistical Abstract is available for download in Excel and PDF formats.

Relationships matter. Professional relationships are key to your professional success. LinkedIn’s mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have.

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 19 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. LinkedIn is free to join.

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Available online via a campus-wide site license, The Chronicle of Higher Education is a top source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle has more than 70 full-time writers and editors, as well as 17 foreign correspondents positioned around the world.

The online version of The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle’s web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.

The Chronicle’s audited web-site traffic is routinely more than 12 million pages a month, seen by more than one million unique visitors.

If you are preparing for an academic career, you will find the “Tomorrows-professor” listserv to be a useful resource. It is a fully-moderated list covering a variety of topics. All posts to tomorrows-professor are done by the list owner, Richard M. Reis, Ph.D. Archived topics are posted on the archives page.

Tomorrow’s professor: preparing for academic careers in science and engineering / Richard M. Reis; IEEE Education Society, sponsor. New York: IEEE Press, ©1997. xix, 416 p.: ill.
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The Stanford News Digest is a daily compilation of citations (including URLs) to news articles about Stanford University. The Digest is produced by the Stanford News Service. Join this listserv as a way to keep up-to-date on campus news.