Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Asia Art Archive


Asia Art Archive
http://www.aaa.org.hk

AAA was initiated in 2000 in response to the urgent need to document and secure the multiple recent histories of contemporary art in the region. With an international Board of Directors, an Advisory Board made up of noted curators and critics, and research posts in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan, AAA has collated one of the most valuable collections of material on contemporary art in the region. Built of 85% donated material, the collection now holds over 34,000 records, comprised of hundreds of thousands of physical and digital items, and it continues to grow. Accessible free of charge from AAA’s physical space and searchable from anywhere in the world via the online catalogue, much of the collection is now also available globally via the Collection Online.

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National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)


National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
http://nccs.urban.org

The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. The NCCS website contains a variety of tools and reports to help you learn more about the nonprofit sector! So whether you want to find a nonprofit organization in your area, view IRS Form 990 images, analyze financial data on the sector, look at trends in charitable giving, or download data, NCCS is your nonprofit data hub. The NCCS website is divided into six sections to help you find the data you need.


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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

International Architecture Database

http://eng.archinform.net/index.htm

With over 44,000 projects chronicled, the International Architecture Database is a formidable online delight. This remarkable database allows users to browse around by architect, town, or keyword, using its online indices. Along the top of the homepage, visitors can use the Persons, Locations, Keywords, and Info tabs to get acclimated to the site. In the Locations area, visitors can use the buttons to look around at projects from Boston to Bangalore. Why not look around through the Keywords area? The items here range from "14 stories" to "zoological building." Also, visitors can use the right-hand side of the page to look over the Most Viewed offerings, which unsurprisingly include structures like the Sta tue of Liberty and Versailles.

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USDA: Plants Database

http://plants.usda.gov/java/

The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has created this remarkable database to provide standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the United States and its territories. As there is a wealth of information here, first-time visitors may wish to start with the I Want to… area. Here they can make their way through shortcuts that include "See a list of the plants in my state" or "Search for and view images of plants." On the left-hand side of the page, visitors can look over topics that include Cover Crops, Documentation, and Culturally Significant. Moving on, the News area contain s links to newly released resources, such as the annual National Wetland Plant List and the plant hardiness map. Of course, visitors should not miss the Image Gallery, which contains over 40,000 plant images available for general use.

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