ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 1 1 2 6 / C&RL N ew s ■ D e c e m b e r 2001 I n t e r n e t R e v i e w s Joni Robertsand Carol Drost, editors InterAction: Am erican Council fo r Vol­ u n ta ry In te rn a tio n a l A ctio n . Access: http://w w w . interaction. org/. Faculty, re sea rc h ers, stu d e n ts o f th e so ­ cial sciences a n d citizens o f th e w o rld will find va lu a b le in form ation a n d n e w s o n to p ­ ics o f g lobal c o n c e rn at InterA ction.org, the W eb site o f th e A m erican C ouncil for Volun­ tary In tern a tio n a l Action. Based in Washington, D.C., InterAction is a coalition of more than 160 U.S. based, non­ governm ental, private, voluntary organiza­ tions. The banner on their Web site informs us that InterAction is “a leading advocate for sustainable developm ent, refugee and disas­ ter assistance and humanitarian aid.” This is a tall order but a quick review o f the site proves that the coalition works hard to fulfill its m ission to “e n h a n c e th e effectiveness a n d professional capacities o f its m em bers” b y su p ­ p o rtin g a n d fostering “p a rtn e rsh ip , c o lla b o ­ ration, le a d e rsh ip a n d th e p o w e r o f this c o m ­ m unity.” M e m b e rs o f In te rA c tio n in c lu d e w e ll- k n o w n o rg anizations su c h as CARE, O xfam Am erica, Physicians for H u m a n Rights, the S ierra C lub, th e YMCA/YWCA, a n d Z ero P o p u la tio n G row th. InterA ction m e m b e r or­ g a n izations w o rk to g e th e r usin g th e services p ro v id e d b y InterA ction to a chieve th eir in­ d ividual a n d c o alition goals o f m ak in g the w o rld a b e tte r place. M em bers m ust a d h e re to th e h igh sta n d ard s o f th e InterA ction Pri­ v a t e V o l u n t a r y S t a n d a r d s C o m m i t te e . InterA ction m em b e rs h a v e a g re e d to a b id e b y a h igh set o f sta n d ard s to e n su re a c c o u n t­ ability to d o n o rs, pro fessio n al c o m p e te n c e , a n d quality o f service. T he InterA ction h o m e p a g e p ro v id es links to c u rre n t n e w s from a n d a b o u t th e coalition via p re ss re le ases a n d n e w sw ire reports. It also in clu d e s in form ation fo r organizations in te re ste d in joining InterA ction as w e ll as e m p lo y m e n t a n d v o lu n te e r o p p o rtu n itie s for individuals. Look u n d e r “Special Initiatives” for in form ation o n sc holarships a nd fellow­ sh ip s in this field. “M em ber Activity R eport” is a guide to h u m a n ita ria n a n d d e v e lo p m e n t efforts of m e m b e r a g en c ie s a n d is o rg a n iz ed by conti­ n e n t a n d country. “Key R esources” provides access to im portant evaluation a n d assessment overview s (including a va lu a b le section titled “Lessons L ea rn ed ”) o f m e m b e r organization initiatives. M em ber disc u ssio n foru ms, suc­ cess stories, a n d c u rre n t initiatives such as d isa ster re sp o n se training w ill b e of interest to a n y o n e tracking c u rre n t hum anitarian ef­ forts a ro u n d th e w orld. O th e r im portant a spects o f th e InterAction s i t e i n c l u d e l in k s t o e a c h m e m b e r o rg a n iz atio n ’s W eb site a n d to e ach of the m ajor coalition committees: Sustain­ a b le D e v e lo p m e n t, D isaster Re­ sp o n se , Advocacy, Refugees, and th e C om m ission o n the Advance­ m e n t o f W om en. T he site also of­ f e r s i n f o r m a t i o n o n h o w to p u r c h a s e InterA ction publications. T h e e ase o f u se a n d b re a d th o f coverage m ak e this site a n e x ce lle n t re sea rc h vehicle fo r th o se stu d y in g to p ic s o f hum anitarian aid a n d s u s ta in a b le d e v e l o p m e n t.— Mary C. MacDonald, University o f Rhode Island Li­ braries, marymac@uri.edu Museum of Tolerance Online Multime­ d ia L e a rn in g C e n te r. Access: h t tp :// m o tlc.w iesenthal.org/. T he M useum o f T ole ran c e is th e educa­ tional b ra n c h o f th e Sim on W iesenthal Cen­ ter. T h e m u se u m w a s “fo u n d e d to challenge visitors to c o n fro n t bigotry a n d racism, and to u n d e rsta n d th e H o lo c au st in b o th historic a n d c o n te m p o ra ry con te x ts." M any o f the m u se u m ’s re so u rce s c a n b e e x p lo re d online a t th e M useum o f T olerance O n lin e Multime­ dia L earning Center. Joni R. Roberts is associate university librarian fo r public services and collection d e ve lo pm e n t a t W illam ette University, e-mail: jroberts®willamette.edu, and Carol A. Drost is associate university librarian fo r technical services at W illamette University, e-mail: cdrost@wiliamette.edu http://www mailto:marymac@uri.edu mailto:cdrost@wiliamette.edu C&RL News • D ecem ber 2001 / 1127 The site co n cen trates o n the tw in areas of World War II a n d the Holocaust. Seven b ro a d areas p rovide a w e alth o f inform ation in a well-organized, easy-to-use form at. A m ong the seven areas are the “M ultim edia Learning Center,” w h ic h h o u se s m ore th a n 3,000 text files and thousands o f photographs; “Teacher’s R esources,” including a glossary, tim eline, questions, a n d answ ers a b o u t th e H olocaust and curriculum resources; “Special Collec­ tions” involving 93 topics in English, G erm an, and H e b rew from the Institute o f D o c u m en ­ tation in Israel; a n d “Virtual E xhibits,” w hich takes the v iew er to specific events occurring during the Holocaust. Entering the “M ultimedia Learning C enter” leads o n e to a variety o f topics, including “The Je w s,” “T he Nazis,” “Righteous A m ong the N ations,” “R esistance a n d R escue,” a n d “The W orld R e sp o n se .” T hese topics are further b ro k e n d o w n in to th e a re a s o f “P e o p le ,” “Places,” “O rganizations,” a n d “G eneral T op­ ics.” T hese four topics are th e n subdivided; for e xam ple u n d e r “P e o p le ” in “T he Je w s” section are topics such as “Public Figures a nd Com m unity L eaders” a n d “Ju d e n rat Leaders.” T h ro u g h o u t the text, links lea d th e u se r to a d d e d inform ation or p h o to g ra p h s c o n c e rn ­ ing the topic. The o ther sections of the h o m epage are of interest as well. Am ong the “Virtual Exhibits” is “Visas for Life,” an exhibit com m em orating Chiune Sugihaia, w h o issued Ja p a n ese transit visas to n um erous Polish Jew s a n d saved their lives. From the link to the “Simon W iesenthal Center,” o n e can find current inform ation o n hate crimes a n d terrorist activities throughout the world. At the tim e of this review, informa­ tion w as available o n the D urban Conference a n d the recent terrorist actions against the U nited States. The “Site M ap” lists information available u n d e r topics a n d is readily accessible a nd easy to navigate. This site is an excellent source p a ck e d w ith inform ation for the scholar a n d novice inter­ e ste d in th e H olocaust a n d W orld W ar II. Highly re co m m e n d e d .— Karen Evans, Indi­ ana State University, libevak@isugw.indstate. edu W o m e n 's S p o r t s F o u n d a t i o n . Access: h ttp ://w w w .w o m en ssp o rtsfo u n d a tio n .o rg /. The W om en’s Sports Foundation is a chari­ table e d ucational organization “ded ic ate d to in c re a s in g th e p a rtic ip a tio n o f girls a n d w o m e n in sports and fitness a n d creating an e d u c a te d p u blic that s u p p o rts g e n d e r e q ­ u ity in s p o r t . ” T h e fo u n d a tio n w as c reated in 1974 b y Billie Je a n King a n d has be co m e a n authoritative source for inform ation o n issues related to w o m e n a n d sports. T he fo u n d a tio n ’s W eb site p ro ­ vides easy access to a w ide range o f such resources. T he h o m ep a g e features articles o n current topics a n d an in dex to o th e r categories of inform ation. The articles are archived in a section called “Issues a n d A ction” a n d form an im pressive b o d y o f k n o w le d g e o n issues s u c h as g e n d e r e q u ity , h o m o p h o b ia in w o m e n ’s sports, g e n d e r verification, sp o rt psychology, a n d w o m e n ’s health. T here is practical inform ation for fem ale athletes on nutrition, exercise, a n d d rug use. A section for co ach es a ddresses topics su c h as coach- athlete relationships a n d recruiting, retention, a n d a d v a n c e m e n t o f w o m e n in athletics. T h ere is extensive inform ation o n Title IX athletic program regulations. “Media Spotlight” tackles m edia re p re se n ­ tation of w o m e n athletes. This section includes the foundation’s rep o rt o n “Im ages a nd Words in W om en’s Sports,” w h ic h includes g u id e ­ lines fo r the m edia o n treating fem ale a n d m ale athletes equally in sports com m entary, as well as im age guidelines for fem ale a th ­ letes. A “Sports a n d Fitness” link leads to infor­ m ation a b o u t individual sports a n d fitness activities, including a n in d ex w ith profiles ranging from acrobatics to ice hockey to yoga. Profiles give fairly minimal inform ation a bout the sport, such as e q u ip m e n t n e e d e d a n d risk o f injury. Links are p ro v id ed to fuller infor­ m ation, including b o o k s a n d videos, o rgani­ zations, profiles o f athletes, a n d articles. This se ction c o u ld use further de v elo p m en t, as th ere are n o articles listed for m ost o f the sports, e v en in a few cases w h e re a relevant article is available elsew h ere o n the site. (continued on page 1136) http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/ 1128 / C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 2001 1136 / C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 2001 fice as m a n a g e r o f th e CSU In fo rm a tio n C o m p e te n c e Initiative. W anda (S u sie) R o h rb o u g h h a s b e e n p ro m o te d to h e a d o f th e In fo rm a tio n D e ­ liv ery C e n te r at O h io U n iversity Libraries. J o h n D. Sh an k is n o w in stru c tio n a l d e ­ sig n lib ra ria n in th e T h u n Library at th e P en n sy lv a n ia State Berks-Lehigh Valley Col­ le g e in R eading. D eb ra S k in n e r h a s b e e n a p p o in te d c a ta lo g lib ra ria n at G e o rg ia S o u th e rn U ni­ v e rsity in S ta te sb o ro . D ouglas J. Stewart has b e e n a p p o in te d h u m a n itie s /s o c ia l sc ie n c e re fe re n c e lib ra r­ ia n at th e W ash in g to n State U n iv e rsity Li­ b ra rie s. J u lie Su h a s b e e n a p p o in te d d igital r e ­ s o u rc e s /s e ria ls lib ra ria n a t San D ie g o State U n iversity L ibrary a n d In fo rm a tio n A ccess. R uth Sw an h a s b e e n a p p o in te d a sso c i­ a te d ire c to r fo r Library A d m in is tra tio n at F lo rid a A&M U niversity. Laura L. Taddeo h a s b e e n n a m e d sci­ e n c e a n d e n g in e e rin g lib ra ria n in th e G e n ­ e ral L ibraries at th e U n iversity o f B uffalo, SUNY. C ynthia T ysick h a s b e e n a p p o in te d so ­ cial sc ie n c e s lib ra ria n in th e G e n e ra l Li­ b ra rie s a t th e U n iv e rsity o f B uffalo, SUNY. A m y Van E pps is n o w a ssista n t e n g i­ n e e rin g lib ra ria n at P u rd u e U n iv e rsity Li­ b ra rie s in W est L afayette, In d ia n a . J e n V enable h a s b e e n a p p o in te d a ssis­ ta n t m a n a g e m e n t a n d e c o n o m ic s lib ra ria n a t P u r d u e U n iv e rs ity L ib ra rie s in W est L afayette, In d ian a . A. B en W agner is th e n e w p h y sic a l sc i­ e n c e s lib ra ria n at th e U n iversity o f B uffalo, SUNY. W anda W einberg h a s b e e n p ro m o te d to h e a d o f re fe re n ce a n d in struction at O hio U n iv e rsity Libraries. M artin B. W eiss h a s b e e n n a m e d c h a ir o f th e D e p a rtm e n t o f In fo rm a tio n S cience a n d T e le c o m m u n ic a tio n s in th e U n iversity o f P itts b u rg h S c h o o l o f In fo rm a tio n Sci­ e n ce s. C arolyn W illis is th e n e w r e fe re n c e li­ b ra ria n a t J.Y. J o y n e r L ibrary o f E ast C a ro ­ lina U n iv e rsity in G re e n v ille , N o rth C aro­ lina. Lorraine W ochna is n o w re fe re n c e a n d in s tru c tio n lib ra ria n a t O h io U n iversity Li­ b ra rie s. R e t i r e m e n t s Judy D aso, h e a d o f D o c u m en ts Collection at O h io University, h as retired. Richard L. F unkh ou ser h as re tire d after m o re th a n 44 years o f service to th e P u rd u e University Libraries in W est Lafayette, Indi­ ana. F u n k h o u s e r se rv e d as e n g in e erin g li­ b ra ria n , m a th e m a tic a l sc ie n c e s a n d g e o ­ scien ces librarian, a n d science librarian. He re tired A ugust 31, 2001, as m athem atical sci­ e n c e s librarian. A nne G oss, d irec to r o f H e alth Sciences Li­ b rary at O h io University, has retired. Roberta Kramer-Baker, Instructional Me­ dia Librarian, has re tired from P u rd u e U ni­ versity Libraries in W est Lafayette, Indiana o n A ugust 31, 2001. K ram er-Baker served the university for o v e r 27 years. Charles B. Osburn retired as d e a n o f librar­ ies at th e University o f A labam a o n A ugust 16, 2001. U n d e r his lea d ersh ip , th ree n e w libraries w e re c o n stru cted , tw o in te g rate d li­ brary system s w e re im p le m e n ted , a su ccess­ ful capital c am p aig n w as c o m p le te d , a n d an a n n u a l giving p ro g ram a n d library le a d e r­ ship b o a rd w e re estab lish e d . Follow ing a y e a r’s leave, O s b u rn will re tu rn as p ro fesso r in th e University o f A labam a’s School o f Li­ b ra ry a n d Inform ation Studies. ■ ("“Internet Reviews” continued from page 1127) T he site includes extensive inform ation o n s c h o la rs h ip s , g ra n ts, a n d in te rn s h ip s fo r w o m e n in sports-related fields as w ell as a “Career C enter” w ith articles o n c are er o p ­ portunities and a searchable d atabase o f sports b u sin ess a n d adm inistration program s. T he design is very effective, w ith a goo d mix o f substantive text, images, a n d snippets such as inspirational quotes and w om en’s sports trivia. This site will b e a valuable resource for research on issues related to w om en and sports, for students in any sports-related field, a nd for athletes, coaches, a n d administrators.— Lori Robare, University o f Oregon, lrobare@oregon. uoregon.edu ■