United States

Center for American History Center for American History- Collections at the University of Texas examining the historical development of the United States. Library of Congress American Memory Library of Congress American Memory- Hold primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history. Smithsonian Institute: The Star-Spangled Banner Virtual Exhibition Smithsonian Institute: The Star-Spangled Banner Virtual Exhibition- Includes an introduction movie (requires Flash), information on this flag's background and current status of th… Historic Flags Historic Flags- Contains graphics and history of flags from the Revolutionary War, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, the Union and state flags. Tattered not Torn Tattered not Torn- Original poem by Christopher H. Wilson. Written on 9/12/01. US States Flags US States Flags- Animated flag images, free for personal use. Don't Tread on Me Don't Tread on Me- History of the Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flag from the American Revolution. A Guide to American Flags A Guide to American Flags- Pictures of current and past national and state flags. Includes flags of the Revolution, the Confederacy and possessions and territories. USA Flag Site USA Flag Site- Features history and etiquette, with patriotic pictures and information. Includes a forum. National and Historical American Flags National and Historical American Flags- Historical and current images of state, federal and related flags. Respect and Display of the Flag Respect and Display of the Flag- Lists the US Flag Code, recognized display days and official dimensions. PrintOurFlag.com PrintOurFlag.com- Provides free download of images for printing intended for display, coloring and creating stickers. Includes a brief quiz on the history of the flag. 50states.com: Flags 50states.com: Flags- Printable version of each of the 50 U.S. state flags. Includes description of each. Netstate: State Flags Netstate: State Flags- Includes pictures, description, and history of each state flag. Animated US State Flags Animated US State Flags- Images of state and national flags. Free for personal or business use. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House- Information on the former home of Mary Pickersgill, maker of the flag that inspired the National Anthem. Includes tour details, gift shop, lin… The Betsy Ross Homepage The Betsy Ross Homepage- History of the flag and of the woman who created the first one. Includes picture gallery, etiquette, trivia and a virtual tour of Betsy Ross's house. Flag of the United States of America Flag of the United States of America- History and facts about the flag and a selection of patriotic writings. Includes links to government resources. CanCore CanCore- Official home for documents, presentations and other resources related to the Canadian Core Learning Object Metadata Application Profile. The CanCore Profile is intended … Agricultural Metadata Element Set Agricultural Metadata Element Set- The AgMES project promotes the use of metadata in description of all document-like information objects in the domain of agriculture. It is an ex… Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary (PBCore) Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary (PBCore)- Designed to provide for television, radio and Web activities a standard way of describing and using data. This allows content to … PRISM Metadata Initiative PRISM Metadata Initiative- Defines an XML metadata vocabulary for managing, aggregating, post-processing, multi-purposing and aggregating magazine and mainstream journal content. … EuroCRIS CERIF Task Group EuroCRIS CERIF Task Group- Task Group maintaining and developing Common European Research Information Format Metadata and database format. First published and supported by Europea… Advanced Meta Data Architecture Advanced Meta Data Architecture- David Marco. Architectural challenges that arise with implementing a meta data repository that requires more advanced functionality. Visual Resources Association Visual Resources Association- Non-profit organization for advancing knowledge, research, and education in the field of visual information resources. Features newsletter, conferenc… ML Metadata ML Metadata- Provides an introduction and internet resources on metadata for the small library. Metadata projects, resources, workshops Metadata projects, resources, workshops- European Commission: Telematics for Libraries. Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP)- Background information and a technical specification for this metadata format. Metadata Research Center (MRC) Metadata Research Center (MRC)- The University of North Carolina School of Information and Library (SILS) Metadata Research Center has been established to advance research in the … EServer TC Library: Metadata EServer TC Library: Metadata- A collection of rated, reviewed online resources in cataloguing.