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Tag Archives: databases
New Look for ProQuest Databases
Go to any of the 15 databases in the ProQuest family (e.g., ABI/Inform, International Index to Music Periodicals, Historical Newspapers, ComDisDome) and you’ll see a whole new look. It’s new to us too! Here are some tips: ProQuest now looks … Continue reading
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Tagged Boolean operators, databases, Proquest, proximity, searching tips, truncation
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The Literature Lover’s Mother-Lode
Are you a short story or poetry fan? Are you searching for short stories by authors such as Thomas Hardy or Charles Dickens for an English class project? Or perhaps sweet poems like “A Thought for Mother’s Day” by Mamie Collins Barry for Mom this Mother’s Day? How about a soothing story about the flowers and birds of spring such as “Buds and Bird-Voices” by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
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Tagged databases, literature
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Searching for Shakespeare
Are you looking for something Shakespearean? Is your curiosity excited by titles like “Bard’s Love Potion Brewed” Continue reading
Program on Middle East & Raptors Feb. 28
Dianne Moller, Executive Director of Hoo’s Woods raptor education and rehabilitation center, will give a free, one-hour presentation on Tues., Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Milton Public Library (430 E. High St., Milton), recounting her experiences during recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab culture, articles, books, databases, falconry, falcons, federal government, government info, intercultural communication, lectures, raptors, travel, web sites, wisconsin, youtube
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The Silent World
On this day in 1953, French oceanographer and marine conservationist Jacques-Yves Cousteau published his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure (co-authored by Frederic Dumas). Three years later the documentary film was released, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, books, Cousteau, databases, documentaries, films, marine biology, science, youtube
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Insect Love
With Valentine’s Day not far away, the word on many a mind is love. We all know what happens when boy meets girl in our world, but what about the world of…insects? Continue reading
Young and Female in the U.S. Army
Kayla Williams, former sergeant and Arabic linguist in an Army intelligence unit, will give a talk called “Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army” on Mon., Feb. 6th, at 7pm in the Irvin L. … Continue reading
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Tagged army, articles, authors, blogs, books, databases, federal government, gender, government info, lectures. web sites, memoirs, military, servicewomen, veterans, video, women in the military, women soldiers
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JSTOR Opens Up… A Little
I remember in grad school, not that long ago, when speaking to undergrads about the joys of library research, I used to proudly declare that the information that you found in a database would not come up in search results … Continue reading
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Tagged databases, free content, JSTOR, search engines, subscriptions
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Pew Global Attitudes Project
Are you interested in public opinion data? “The Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, data, databases, opinions, polls, public opinion, research, statistics, surveys, web sites
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Faculty/Staff training on EndNote Web
Ellen Latorraca, Reference & Instruction librarian, will offer training on EndNote Web to faculty and staff on Wed., Jan. 25, from noon-1 p.m. in the Library’s Instruction Lab (L2211). There will be some hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided, but feel … Continue reading
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Tagged bibliographies, citation management, citations, databases, EndNote Web, research, training, workshops
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