Online Resource Suggestions

Abraham Lincoln Association Publications
The University of Michigan libraries website has a large digital collection of work about Abraham Lincoln which was originally published by the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA). The mission of The Abraham Lincoln Association is "to preserve and make more accessible the landmarks associated with his life, and to actively encourage, promote, and aid the collection and dissemination of authentic information regarding all phases of his life and career." Available in electronic form are "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, 1953", "The Abraham Lincoln Association Serials", which includes "The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly, 1940-1952", "Bulletin of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 1923-1939", "Lincoln Centennial Association Addresses, 1909-1918", and the "Lincoln Monographs".

Department of Defense Social Media Hub
The growth of online social-networking devices and other related technologies offers great possibilities for communicating with the global public, but there are also "real risks to personal and network security." This site brings useful content including a safety checklist which includes best practices in areas such as passwords and privacy settings.

Voices from Afghanistan
This Library of Congress online exhibit features voices of the people of war-torn Afghanistan, from letters that they wrote to Radio Azadi, the Afghan outlet for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. There are many themes expressed in the letters; there is some joy in their lives, despite everything, and there are many similarities between the desires, hopes and fears of Afghanis, and those of people of any other country. That may sound cliché, but helping to resolve conflict there depends in part on how Afghans are viewed by the rest of the world.

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