CartografÃa lingüÃstica de Extremadura In this Web site, José Antonio González Salgado has made available online the methodology and background for and conclusions from, his doctoral thesis entitled 'CartografÃa lingüÃstica de Extremadura', as well as other research papers in the same area. Completed in 2000 from the Complutense University of Madrid, González Salgado's work is a complete study of the phonetic and lexical variety of speech in one particular area of Spain, Extremadura. His work has led to conclusions about the origins, developments, and varieties within language in this region. The thesis is base From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
SpanishArts.com The Web site, SpanishArts.com, offers an introductory tour of Spanish art and literature and will be of most use to students beginning work in Hispanic Studies. Divided into two sections, on the one hand it offers a sweeping panorama of the history of Spanish literature, beginning with medieval Spanish poetry, prose and theatre, through the Golden Age, and up to (at the time of cataloguing), 20th century poetry. This section is still in development with other periods to be detailed in the future. These overviews are illustrated throughout with images of manuscripts, first editions and book cov From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
L'édit de Nantes et ses antécédents (1562-1598) L'édit de Nantes et ses antécédents (1562-1598) is one of the subsites of ELEC, the online publications page of the National School of Charters at the Sorbonne. This site provides a scholarly critical edition of four different versions of the Edict of Nantes, the royal decree of 1598 which protected the religious rights of French Protestants. It also posts 11 earlier historical edicts and other relevant primary source documents related to efforts to pacify upheavals during the religious wars of 16th century France. A lengthy introduction by the director, Bernard Barbiche, explains t From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Wien im Rückblick Wien im Rückblick (Vienna in Retrospect) is an online collection of primary source from dispatches, communications and reports from the Viennese city hall paper (Rathauskorrespondenz) in the generation immediately following the Second World War, 1945-1967. These primary source excerpts are illustrated with relevant contemporary photographs from other sources (indicated on each image). The site abounds with fine historical detail, giving a month-by-month account of social and political conditions in Vienna through the early period of the Cold War. These selections should prove of interest t From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Matapihi Matapihi is a large image database of New Zealand history and culture. Consisting of around 50,000 items, the collection includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, some sounds, and some three-dimensional representations of museum objects. Moving images will be added as the online collection grows. The criteria for inclusion in the database is that items are about New Zealand, created by New Zealanders, made in New Zealand, or held in New Zealand libraries and museums. Five separate institutions are collaborating with the project, providing access to their holdings. The web site features sev From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Accessions to repositories (national archives) The UK National Archives Accessions to Repositories Web pages list recent manuscript accessions to national, regional, and university libraries and other repositories throughout Britain. The information gathered here is added to the indexes to the National Register of Archives, and used to produce thematic digests. The site warns that not all of the new accessions will yet have been fully catalogued, and researchers should check availability of access with the relevant repository. Accessions may be listed by topic or repository for any given year since the project began in 1994. Topic areas i From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Las meninas This Web site allows users to experience and explore the enigma that is Las Meninas, painted in 1656 by one of Spain's greatest artists, Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas is, as the site states, a painting about representation and by means of a virtual recreation and journey through this work of art, the site aims to unravel some of the mysteries and challenges presented by Velazquez's overt play with perspective. The user is taken through a series of images that permits a 'stepping into' the work by means of close-ups of certain figures, imagined perspectives (for example, from From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Information and communications technology for language teachers The ICT4LT Web site is an excellent ICT training resource for language teachers. Written by a team of international subject specialists, the site offers 16 modules at three levels of expertise which range from introductions to CALL, its methodology, and its integration into language learning in the classroom, to managing a multimedia language centre and creating Web pages. Originally a project funded by the Socrates Programme of the Directorate for Education and Culture at the European Commission, and based upon a needs analysis conducted by the University of Hull and CILT, this syllabus of We From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
European avant-garde The Web site for the international research project on the European Avant-Garde introduces the group's origins and aims, which began with a research seminar in February 2000 to re-assess the avant-garde movements of the 1910s and the 1920s and has since developed into a major collaborative project to review and critique how Peter Bürger's seminal Theory of the Avant-Garde has shaped understanding of this movement throughout the 20th century. The group seeks to develop a theory of the avant-garde which will integrate such movements as French Cubism, Italian Futurism, German Expressio From New Humbul Resources on September 17, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Fractal geometry ; a simple explanation A short explanation on the use of geometry to describe non-integer dimensions From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 17, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..
Federal Resources for Education Excellence - Mathematics This website, part of the FREE Consortium for Education project, sponsored by the USA government's Department of Education, provides a portal to teaching and learning resources for mathematics teachers From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 17, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..
New Zealand Literacy Portal The New Zealand Literacy Portal is designed to provide a knowledge base of adult literacy information contributed by both New Zealand and international organisations. It provides a rich source of information for all people interested in adult literacy. Information about a range of subject areas and delivery contexts has been catalogued. Users can search the Portal by subject area and by country. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
Information Paper: Measuring Learning in Australia - Plan to Improve the Quality, Coverage and Use of Education and Training Statistics Published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the plan is an agreement among key stakeholders on the statistical work required in the education and training fields to support policy, planning and accountability and provide a better evidence base for anlaysing learning outcomes in the wider social and economic context. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Compound Interest Calculators It provides a series of JavaScript for simple to more complex cases of compound interest analysis. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 16, 2004 at 11:16 p.m..
Nations Online This resource enables one to search an alphabetical listing of countries in the world. Each country has a large number of links to other sites, including official sites, maps, news, etc. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 16, 2004 at 11:16 p.m..
Vozes sem terra A web archive of voices and images from the landless workers movement in Brazil. In Portuguese and English From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 16, 2004 at 11:16 p.m..
Break-Even Analysis Calculator This Javascript calculates the break-even point where total revenue equals total costs. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 16, 2004 at 11:16 p.m..
Museu do Oratório Collection of art objects from the Oratory museum in Minas Gerais Brazil. From the Middle Ages, the oratory is an art object that came to Brazil from Portugal and, in its modern iterations, is now influenced by all the cultures of Brazil From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 16, 2004 at 11:16 p.m..
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