Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Business Source Premier has a new and improved search.
You will find:
country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch.
detailed company profiles for the world’s 10,000 largest companies.
full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications.
full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including [...]
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Posted in Featured Articles on April 23, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-needed
Curious? Read this article to learn,
“33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important“.
The author’s remarks conclude with this observation:
Society is not ready to abandon the library, and it probably won’t ever be. Libraries can adapt to social and technological changes, but they can’t be replaced. While libraries are distinct from the internet, librarians [...]
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Posted in Digital Resources on April 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html
Historical Census Browser, from the University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, is an interactive tool which plots historical census data by topic and geography. The map it! option plots data visually on a map of the United States.
The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn [...]
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Posted in Digital Resources on April 18, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.ethnologue.com
The Ethnologue is an encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages. The purpose of the Ethnologue is to provide a comprehensive listing of the known living languages of the world. Search by language or country.
The web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the [...]
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Posted in Digital Resources on April 11, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.nytimes.com/gst/ts_university_email_verify.html
The NY Times has extended select access to students or faculty members with a valid college or university e-mail address.
This “university subscription” to TimesSelect includes:
OP-ED COLUMNISTS Enjoy exclusive online access.
NEWS COLUMNISTS Explore the perspectives of select columnists from Business, New York/Region, Sports and The International Herald Tribune.
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Posted in Exhibits & Events on April 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Staff from the Registrar’s office will be in the library to help! Look for them at the 1st floor reference desk.
Times:
11:00am – 1:00pm
When:
Monday, April 9th
Tuesday, April 10th
Wednesday, April 11th
Thursday, April 12th
Monday, April 16th
Tuesday April 17th
Wednesday April 18th
Thursday April 19th
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Posted in Exhibits & Events on April 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Join co-editor David Watters and Fitchburg State faculty contributors to the Encyclopedia of New England for a lively discussion about our region and its influences. (Kent Recital Hall) THURSDAY NIGHT April 5th at 7:30pm.
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Posted in Faculty Resources on April 3, 2007 | No Comments »
http://insidehighered.com/views/2007/03/29/snelson
This recent Inside Higher Ed article describes the value of academic libraries as far from fading away in the Age of Google. Instead, student use is on the rise, and librarians are often partners int he college education process.
The author of this recent Inside Higher Ed article is Pamela Snelson is the president of the [...]
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