All Library News

2010

• February Newsletter
  Friday 26th of February 2010
  Four features this week.
• Object Lesson: A Wordsmith's Wine Boxes
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  Examining the wine boxes that held Leon Forrest's manuscripts
• Invasion of the full-body scanners - O'Hare passengers to be randomly selected, have pat-down option
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  The machine shows an explicit silhouette of passengers that can identify explosives or other weapons concealed on the body.
• NHTSA releases 'Sample Law to Prohibit Texting While Driving
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  The full text is available on the NHTSA website. (link provided)
• Sec. LaHood on MTV
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  Four post-college young men want to play basketball with Pres. Obama; they meet with Sec. LaHood, who then telephones POTUS.
• Data.gov: Public Access to Data Emphasized by Dept. of Transportation
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  Data.gov: Public Access to Data Emphasized by Dept. of Transportation
• Air Travel: Why you should do it and why you should complain
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  Fly to a meeting if you are going to get in a fight.
• Take a Look at a Book
  Wednesday 24th of February 2010
  The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden, by Jack Harpster.
• Quick Introduction to Digital Music
  Tuesday 23rd of February 2010
  music digitization
• Economy + Energy Efficiency = Enormous Experiment
  Tuesday 23rd of February 2010
  Tax cuts and energy advantages
• Happy Cities
  Friday 19th of February 2010
  Silicon Valley is so happy.
• Women's Education and Family Behavior
  Wednesday 17th of February 2010
  College educated women are happier in marriage
• Irish History: Northwestern's Story of O'
  Tuesday 16th of February 2010
  A bit of Evanston's Irish history.
• OPEN: 2010 ICPSR Summer Program
  Tuesday 16th of February 2010
  Registration for the 2010 ICPSR Summer Program is now open!
• Job Creation Map
  Monday 15th of February 2010
  Job Creation Index
• SKYbrary
  Friday 12th of February 2010
  A collective database of accident reports and regulations has never been made…until now.
• Cars that will put a smile on your face
  Friday 12th of February 2010
  Man develops creative bumper cars.
• Fitting your Bike
  Friday 12th of February 2010
  Get ready for Spring.
• Despite 'clunkers' program, U.S. fleet aging
  Friday 12th of February 2010
  National average is 9.8 years; Illinois vehicles are slightly younger
• The iPhone as a Transportation Device
  Friday 12th of February 2010
  It's intriguing to imagine how transportation itself could be changed by such apps.