New eReference Books in GVRL

We have update the Gale Virtual Reference Library with updated titles and a selection of new titles to expand our online reference collection.  Over the next couple of weeks, those books which are new, I will be providing an in-depth look at them to give you an idea of their contents. African – Americans African [...]

Check out these new and updated points of interest across In Context!

Biography in Context Thirty new people pages – focusing on Nobel Peace Prize Winners – have been added, including: • Albert Gore, Jr. • Dalai Lama • Kofi Annan • Mikhail Gorbachev • Shimon Peres • Yasir Arafat • Yitzhak Rabin • And more! A new Contemporary World Leaders category has also been added; people [...]

Top Website – ScienceCinema

ScienceCinema uses innovative, state-of-the-art audio indexing and speech recognition technology from Microsoft Research to allow users to quickly find video files produced by the DOE National Laboratories and other DOE research facilities. When users search for specific scientific words and phrases of interest to them, precise snippets of the video where the specific search term [...]

Science in Context

Science Resource Center is now Science in Context.  This change happened this morning. Now an even more dynamic resource with a new interface and enhanced functionality, this online science resource is  an in-depth, curriculum-oriented one-stop resource that provides articles and science information at multiple reading levels. Science in Context reflects curriculum trends and focuses on [...]

Databases Cancelled

The following databases are canceled this month. Digital Sanborn Maps New Book of Popular Science Hobbies and Crafts Children’s Literature Comprehensive In Case you missed these databases which were canceled in January and February: Recorded Books/Net Library (e-audio books) Net Library (eBooks) Opinion Archives bundle: This includes any separate links to the following products: NACLA [...]

New Book of Popular Science

The New Book of Popular Science will be only be available till January 28th.  It has be discontinued as of January 29th.

Top Websites

National Science Digital Library – great resources for teachers who teach science and math. Includes Literacy Maps, articles by experts, and search results provide vetted websites with activities and lesson plans. You can scope results to grade level and formats which include podcasts and videos. Online Collections – Hispanic Reading Room – contains historical information [...]

Top Websites

African American World Organization: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) African American World is a guide to National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) sites about African American history, arts and culture, and race and society, as well as profiles of African Americans. Visit the “Reference Room” for profiles of important African Americans, click on [...]

Science Website

While researching for upcoming article on The Librarian’s Brain I ran across this excellent website - Vision Learning produced by the National Science Foundation.  The website contains science resources designed for students, teachers, parents or anyone interested in learning. It features a free, bilingual library of learning modules that integrate text, multimedia, and other resources to make learning [...]

Science Online Updated

Science Online has updated its content and added a two new features on the home page – Today’s Science and “Focus On” features on the home page. New Content includes:  60 new experiments more than 125 new videos more than 440 new and updated illustrations and photographs more than 100 new essays The new content covers everything [...]

Top Websites – MHEST.com Spotlight on Earthquakes

Earthquakes are some of the most potent and destructive phenomena found on our planet. Caused by the abrupt release of strain that has accumulated over a period of time along a fault in the interior of the Earth, earthquakes and their aftereffects can have devastating consequences, causing extensive damage and leading to massive loss of [...]

Database – Study Jams (New)

Study Jams is designed for Grades 3-6 to teach kids math and science topics through videos, karaoke, math tutorials and more. It uses real-world examples.The interactive content entertains and engages kids while making math and science fun and relevant. Teachers can use it in their lessons as it targets relevant lessons in the state standards [...]

Top Websites

2008 Presidential Primaries & Caucuses Organization: Public Broadcasting System (PBS) This site offers an interactive map of all the presidential primaries and caucuses. Click on a state to see the dates for each primary. For those already conducted, complete results are available. There are also news stories, reporters’ blogs, a primary calendar and profiles and [...]

Top Websites – Science

eLucy http://www.elucy.org/ Organization: The University of Texas at Austin (UT) “eLucy is a website that will help you to learn about the world’s most famous fossil, Lucy, a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, who lived 3.2 million years ago. Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, and she is unique because over 40% of [...]

Top Websites – Science

From BookLists: Websites on Science A roundup of science sites of interest to students, teachers, librarians and parents. All of these can be found on the library’s Homework Help Website and at the library’s del.icio.us account  – http://del.icio.us/lasvegaslibrary  Animal Doc http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/animaldoc/index.php Discover how veterinarians operate on horses, learn about dog behavior, gather fun facts about [...]