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"This British site offers audio files of "English-language poets reading their own work. Some are historic recordings, some have been made specially for the Archive." Browse by poet or name of poem. Includes videos of interviews with selected poets, lesson plans, access to the "Children's Poetry Archive," and links to poetry sites for students and to other material." (via LII)
tagged audio media poetry readings resources by jarson ...on 29-MAR-06
Contains over one million Associated Press photographs (with searchable captions) in two collections, downloadable as JPEG (jpg) images: North American national, regional, state, and local photos with "the best international photos"; Euro/Asian photos. Also, AP Graphics Database provides PDF-format Associated Press-produced information graphics, diagrams, maps, charts, and logos for newspapers and other print media. Holdings: Photos: 1826 to present. Graphics: 1999 to present. Audio files: 1920s to present.
tagged ENGL96 images media photos subscription_database by jarson ...and 6 other people ...on 25-JAN-06
"The Forum is a non-partisan student organization of Harvard Law School dedicated to bringing open discussion of a broad range of legal, political and social issues to the Harvard Law School campus." The audio of past programs (some dating back to 1954) is archived here.
tagged ENGL96 free_web media women speeches history feminism audio by jarson ...on 25-JAN-06
The WGBH Media Archives and Preservation Center has preserved and described 523 tapes from The Ten O'Clock News, WGBH's in-depth nightly news program. Dating from 1974 to 1991, this collection focuses on news stories relating to Boston's African American community
tagged african_american america boston digital_library history media news by jarson ...on 20-JAN-06
"Slide is a free downloadable desktop program that indexes photos on your hard drive, automatically groups them into intuitive channels, and plays them back via a unique always-on ticker interface. Because of this innovative scrolling "photo playback" model, you can rediscover and enjoy images you would rarely see otherwise. With just one click members can choose to share any photo or invite both registered and unregistered friends and family to subscribe to entire channels of photos. Simple access controls allow you to manage the privacy of your photos."
tagged images social_software media photos by jarson ...and 1 other person ...on 09-NOV-05
report on internet activities of kids in the UK...and their skill sets
tagged children report web youth technology media by jarson ...on 04-NOV-05
October 2005 article..."subject experts were asked for opinions about sections of the popular online, open access encyclopedia Wikipedia, in the wake of "the founder of the online encyclopedia ... admitt[ing] some of its entries are 'a horrific embarrassment.'" Includes ratings and comments on specific entries. From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian."  found through LII
tagged accuracy article evaluation wiki wikipedia media authority by jarson ...on 04-NOV-05
video on future of technology/culture/society in hands of google and others...first saw at IEEE
tagged future google media nyt technology video by jarson ...on 03-NOV-05