Student Resources in Context

You now have 27 new portals in Student Resources in Context, all of which focus on these three key topics – Government, Politics and Key Political Figures. Also available is a new Government category which is now prominently displayed on the homepage. Here’s a listing of all of the new portals: • Alexander Hamilton • [...]

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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 [...]

Monday Morning Smile

We offer free WI-FI at the library. A patron called and asked if they could access the WI-FI from their home. Kenneth Kugler Queens Public Library Queens, NY Wireless networks for computing, such as Wi-Fi, are isolated and limited to a radius of around 50 to 100 feet. This limitation is quickly being overcome, however, [...]

Gale in Context Updates

Gale In Context resources have been updated with the following enhancements: Enhanced Search Assist Enhanced Portal Page Layout Reduced white space throughout portal pages Multimedia more prominent Expert picks now called “featured viewpoints” Full text limiter option Question: Currently, the default limiter to Full Text is turned on. On WebFeat we had Full Text defaulted [...]

Monday Morning Smile

Where are the anthropologies? (She meant “anthologies”) Judy Terry Victory University Library Memphis, TN The Literature Resource Center has a host of anthologies as well as information about them. Also Student Resources in Context is a good source for anthologies. Besides the anthologies in print the eMedia Catalog has 25 anthologies in ebook and eaudio [...]

Government, Politics & Key Political Figures

You now have 27 new portals in Student Resources in Context, all of which focus on these three key topics. Also available is a new Government category to Student Resources in Context and is now prominently displayed on the homepage. Here’s a listing of all of the new portals: • Alexander Hamilton • American Citizenship [...]

Monday Morning Smile

“How do you spell ‘Commuter Triangle?’” (The Fourth Grader was looking for information about the Bermuda Triangle) Lizbeth Green Klenk Elementary School Houston, TX Kids Infobits provides four  basic resources for a 4th grade student. Student Resources in Context provides more in-depth coverage with 6 resources that includes a topic article on the Bermuda Triangle.  [...]