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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Science, Engineering and Technology
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology http://www.waset.org/ With academic partners located within universities from Tehran to Lamar, Texas, the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) sponsors a journal and numerous conferences. On their homepage, visitors can look … Continue reading
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QuickView in ebrary
A Reader is no longer required to take advantage of ebrary’s key functionality! ebrary has added significant capabilities to QuickViewTM, which does not require any software downloads or installations. New features include the following: Ability to customize InfoToolsTM, which turns … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, E-Reader, Electronic books
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Another Google Search Tip
If you want to exclude the plural form of a word or any other tenses or synonyms when you are using Google to search then use the “+” sign in front of the word. Example: +teach
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Economist
The Economist: Audio and Video http://audiovideo.economist.com/ The audio and video segments of the Economist online are plentiful, and free. There is no need to register to start listening or watching. Furthermore, there is a very handy feature that allows a … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Business, International, News, Politics, Video
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Economics Working Papers
Economics Working Papers in Oxford http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/papers/series/ As the home of one of the world’s strongest economics departments, it stands to reason that the working paper series at Oxford University would also be quite impressive. It is, and economists, policy analysts, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Environment, Political Science
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Recommended Websites for Education
American Educational Research Association http://www.aera.net/ Established in 1916 and concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results Education Commission of the States … Continue reading
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Digitized Historical Posters
World War I and II Poster Collection http://digital.library.unt.edu/browse/department/rarebooks/wwpc/ War posters from World War I and II encouraged the people of the nations at war to buy war bonds, plant gardens, ration, enlist, or work extra hard for the sake of … Continue reading
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Link Search
Find the Web pages that link to a particular site by including “link:” before the websites address. Example: link: www.georgefox.edu This works in Google, Yahoo! and Bing. It may work in other search engines too.
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Digital Images of Primary Materials
Sometimes you will have an assignment that requires you to use primary materials for your research and that can require some digging. However, libraries, archives, and historical societies have done a great deal of work to make these resources accessible … Continue reading
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USA.gov
Image via Wikipedia USA.gov is the federal government’s main portal and it provides easy access to e-government services and resources. Easily find what you need using the A-Z and hierarchical agency lists, cross-agency search tool, or topical guides to federal … Continue reading
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