Filed on Mar 31st 2008 in Science
Climate change, renewable energy, food shortages... unless you live in a cave, chances are you've heard or read about these important environmental issues in the media lately. Now you have a new resource at your disposal to help you research all things environmental: GreenFILE. This bibliographic database from EBSCO draws on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as...
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Filed on Mar 28th 2008 in Fun
Do you remember a website you used to frequent, and find yourself wishing you could see part of it again? In the annals of recorded information, there have not been many things as ephemeral as web pages -- few things are as literally "here today, gone tomorrow." The Wayback Machine, part of the marvelous Internet Archive, is meant to preserve a part of this rich web history as a...
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Filed on Mar 27th 2008 in Library News
Here's a selection of some of the books that have been added to our collection in the past month. To browse through our new arrivals, visit the new books display shelf in the library's reference section.
Coming attractions?: Hollywood, high tech, and the future of entertainment
Philip E. Meza
Call Number: P96.T422 U636 2007
A billion bootstraps: microcredit, barefoot banking, and the business...
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Filed on Mar 24th 2008 in Tips & Tools
Do you ever need to find quick and comprehensive statistical data on a country? Ever interested in comparing lesser known quantitative data from two or more countries? Have a look at the Britannica Online World Data Analyst. "Country Snapshots" provide the basic data on a country. "Ranked Statistics" lets you view the countries with the...
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Filed on Mar 21st 2008 in Fun
You may have heard of the Human Genome Project, but you might be surprised to learn that there is also a Music Genome Project that uses a panel of experts to associate hundreds of variables with a particular song. Once you choose a song or artist, similar songs and artists can be identified by matching these variables. The online showcase for this technology is Pandora. ...
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