There are many news websites available online. We have posted previously what the library has to offer in the way of a great news resource. But what if you want to listen to the news? (You can indeed listen to articles read to you through our PressDisplay database BTW, but that is not what I [...]
Maybe it’s because I’ve been reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Death by black hole, and other cosmic quandaries (a great book, by the way – more on his books later in the post), but I was intrigued when I saw a link to NASA’s newest website for the public.
How about the other way around, name that song by lyric!
My family is hosting a Japanese exchange student. We have been thinking of ways to help her learn English while she is here.
We mourn the passing of Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)
The Second Floor Librarians hope you have an enjoyable day with family and friends this July 4th! To get you in the spirit of Independence day, check out a few gems from the Library of Congress American Memory Project:
You might remember that I’m the ebook advocate here at the library. You may also recall that my recent post (after attending the BEA conference a few weeks ago) was ebook heavy. Well, here is why…
Have you played with WolframAlpha yet? It’s a great new online info tool, and it was released to the public on May 18th.
So do you think that it is a bit cheeky for us to name our website “thebestlibrary.net“? We set a high standard for ourselves when we did that and we do our best to live up to it. You patrons are the ones who keep us on our toes (or hold our feet to the [...]
Sometimes it is tough to tell if something is in the Public Domain. Digital Copyright Slider to the rescue! This cool tool was created by the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy.
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