Did you know there’s an election coming up? Hard to miss if you’ve been online, watched TV, listened to the radio or used email in the past month. Election Day is Tuesday November 8 across the United States. We’re told it’s the most important election in our lifetime. Ssounds like quite a responsibility wtih a lot to learn. There’s no shortage of info out there. But it’s important to look at everything critically; make sure you’re getting the most impartial...
Are you scared of the dark? You never know what could be lurking in the shadows as the days start getting shorter and the nights start getting longer. Grab a blanket and turn off the lights and watch one of the many bone chilling movies the library has to offer. You might have to sleep with one eye open after this! American Horror Story: Freak Show “Step inside American Horror Story: Freak Show, the terrifyingly twisted...
Do you frequently underestimate the time it will take to complete an assignment … especially a research paper or presentation? There are online tools available to help keep you on track: Assignment calculators. They create a timeline that can help you determine when you need to have completed specific portions of an assignment, so you are not scrambling at the last minute. Many university libraries have assignment calculators available. To use, all you need to do is put in the...
Do you need to write a research paper this semester, but you can’t think of an intriguing topic to research? Several of the library databases have lists of current topics, from affirmative action to video games, with links to relevant newspaper and/or journal articles. Open the Newsbank database and you’ll see links to current topics in the left-hand frame. There are also quite a few special reports, which include background articles, statistics, maps, images and websites, on selected topics. The...
Tomorrow, August 25, the National Park Service turns 100! The park service is celebrating by offering free admission to all 412 national parks from August 25 through August 28. 100 years of protecting America’s natural, historical and cultural treasures from all over the United States. These more than 400 beautiful, historic and exquisite sites cover over 80 million acres consisting of approximately 18,000 miles of trails, more than 75,000 archaeological sites and at least 247 species of threatened or endangered...
This book belongs to none but me For there’s my name inside to see. To steal this book, if you should try, It’s by the throat that you will hang high. And ravens then will gather ‘bout To find your eyes and pull them out. And when you’re screaming “oh, oh, oh!” Remember, you deserved this woe. –Anonymous German scribe. Before printing was invented, every clay tablet, scroll or book (manuscript) had to be written or copied out by hand....
What does it mean to have a meaningful work-life? Is it possible to find meaning in any kind of work? When does work become a calling? Or is a calling something other than work? In the book Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, David Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, presents numerous stories compiled over the years that get at some of these questions. This is StoryCorps fifth book of compiled interviews based on a theme. In an interview with Democracy...
Moon day commemorates the day a human first walked on the moon: July 20th 1969. In 1961, in an effort to beat the Soviet Union in the space race, President John F. Kennedy made an appeal to a special joint session of Congress, stating ” “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.” Thus began NASA’s Apollo Space Program...
There is a subset of people in this country who love to set off fireworks. (I think many live in my neighborhood.) When fireworks are mentioned, I think fun, but also safety. Reports of injuries resulting from firework accidents are still making news two days after the holiday. A quick search in PubMed reveals many articles on firework injuries. One of the more recent is a case report that includes a man in Italy who received a face and...
As the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio approach, athletes and fans are looking for reliable information on the Zika virus and what risks it may pose to them as they travel to Brazil. A great source for accessible information on health topics is the National Institute of Health’s MedlinePlus website, which includes easy-to-understand information on diseases, medical conditions, prescription and nonprescription drugs, and clinical trials. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s Zika Virus website includes detailed information on Zika prevention, transmission...
