Showing posts with label database tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label database tutorials. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Introducing GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources)



"GREENR focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment. Both interactive and current, GREENR allows users to navigate issue, organization and country portals. A one-stop site, this resource provides news, background information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents and statistics in highly accessible, visually appealing research areas, covering relevant categories including energy systems, healthcare, food, climate change, population, economic development."

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Science/AAAS - New Database Tutorial

New!  The Boyden Library has recently added the Science/AAAS database to our collection.  Science/AAAS provides access to the journal Science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science from 1996 to the present. Also includes Science Express, an electronic publication of selected Science papers in advance of print and ScienceNOW, a daily science news from Science journalists.  View the online Science/AAAS Tutorial

Encyclopedia Americana Online and More: New Library Database

The Boyden Library has recently added  Encyclopedia Americana Online to our database collection. The online Encyclopedia Americana is one of the components of the Grolier Online Database which also includes the following features:
  • Interactive Maps - includes "a camera icon on the map [that] provides a link to "Pictures of Interest" of that area."
  • World Newspapers - links to over 600 online newspapers in over 39 languages
  • Dictionary
  • GoTube Educational Videos
  • Pro/Con Debabe Topics - includes "commentaries and analysis about current events"
Visit the Groler Online website for complete information on this new database (including a video tutorial)

Wednesday, October 12, 2011