Posted in Databases, Periodicals, Resources, Science on Oct 23rd, 2012 No Comments »
It’s International Open Access Week! Not sure if you should be celebrating or not? Have you ever been frustrated when a database article is not just a click away? Currently, scholars do research, write up articles, and give those articles to publishers. The publishers print the articles and provide online access in article databases. Publishers [...]
Posted in Databases, ERIC on Aug 23rd, 2012 No Comments »
Are you trying to find full text documents from the Educational Resource Information Center, (ERIC) either from eric.gov or EBSCOhost? If you have tried, you’ve discovered not all full text articles are available. Here is the message ERIC has put on their website: A limited number of ERIC full-text documents are available at this time [...]
Posted in Databases on Jul 2nd, 2012 No Comments »
Proquest article databases (Proquest Research Library, Historical New York Times 1851 -2008 and ABI Inform Trade & Industry) have a new interface with new search features including the following: Search subject areas Preview of images in search results Narrow results search panel Instructors, please note that the new Proquest interface has new URL links and [...]
Posted in Databases on Jun 8th, 2012 No Comments »
(With sincerest apologies to Bob Dylan.) Do you use ProQuest to find articles from newspapers, magazines and journals? Do you use Gale Virtual Reference to find reports on the current topics to help complete your assignments? Do you use Opposing Viewpoints to help you write your persuasive papers? If you do, please be aware there [...]
Posted in Databases, Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2012 No Comments »
Learning Express is a wonderful, often overlooked tool available to Clark students. This database includes hundreds of interactive practice tests and tutorials for academic or licensing exams. Get an private password. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of results. Improve math skills, reading comprehension or get ready for a GED test. [...]
Posted in Databases, Streaming video, Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Experience history with newsreels and other historical videos in Encyclopedia Britannica Online. In addition to Extended Play Videos, many of the encyclopedic articles feature additional resources such as short historical videos. Click on the image below to see a newsreel featured in the article on Munich Agreement 1938. To view Encyclopedia Britannica articles and primary [...]
Posted in Databases, Resources, Websites on Oct 26th, 2011 No Comments »
You’re in a quandry … You’re writing paper for a class, let’s pretend it’s an art class … but … which databases are right for your research? Enter the power of “Find All Subjects”! 1. In the top blue bar, open the find dropdown menu and select all subjects. 2. In All Subjects you [...]
Posted in Databases on Feb 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
Would you like to improve your math skills, reading comprehension or get ready for a GED test? Do you need to prepare for a career certification test in Civil Service, Nursing & Allied Health or Law Enforcement? The LearningExpress Library database features a great number and variety of instantly scored online practice tests to facilitate [...]
Posted in books, Databases on Feb 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
Library resources on the life of George Washington, the first U.S. President: – books in the Cannell Library - article in the Encyclopedia Britannica - article in the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - websites recommended by the Library of Congress
Posted in Databases on Nov 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
See an example below for a quick and easy way to compare international statistics via the Comparative Statistics feature in the Europa World library database. The following categories are represented: Area & Population, Health & Welfare, Agriculture, Industry, Finance, External Trade and Education.
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