http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/ News and Research Resources from the Iona College Libraries en-us Copyright 2005 Iona College Library News Blog http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:36 EST http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/graphics/ddirsslogo.gif http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/ http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=A2CE7A1C-5056-BC48-0FB5B7EE920CC229 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Tue, 14 May 2013 07:31:23 EST Library of Congress.


]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=9D99D66C-5056-BC48-0F65377BA477A9EE nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Mon, 13 May 2013 07:15:04 EST NOVA's Physics Blog is billed as "the physics of nothing, everything, and all the things in between." This "Nature of Reality" blog promises "a space that welcomes big ideas about space, time, and the universe." The posts here include graphics, animations, and other visually compelling materials. Each entry concludes with the Go Deeper area, which features the editor's picks for further reading.

Go to NOVA's Physics Blog

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/ ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=8F8E339C-5056-BC48-0F4FF0C4E9CAA68E cbergeris@iona.edu (callie) Fri, 10 May 2013 13:47:41 EST Teacher to Teacher: Critical Thinking in the College Classroom provides personal, practical, and published materials collected to help you cultivate critical thinking skills in your students, especially first-year students.

These materials are contained in 14 modules--ten focused on specific critical thinking skills, and four on specific teaching methods.

This website was funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and developed by the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) and the School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) at The University of Texas at Austin. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=818E4BC7-5056-BC48-0F9184A09088CEC2 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Tue, 07 May 2013 20:33:06 EST
Visit the Health & Wellness at Iona College guide ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=615DA754-5056-BC48-0F4F47D5787EB49F cbergeris@iona.edu (callie) Wed, 01 May 2013 14:32:07 EST pictures of 19th century sound recording discs found in books. Read about the process of converting pictures of sound discs to actual audio, and listen to some of these recordings, in an online article from the Media Preservation Initiative at the University of Indiana, Bloomington. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=4862A41B-5056-BC48-0FC4ED63C2D6DAC8 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:07:04 EST
Three scholars from three different disciplines discuss human perspectives on the environment and the moral implications of those views. View the full webcast here. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=38D082C6-5056-BC48-0F5431701B9B90B8 nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:33:09 EST Faculty Author Reception. The event will be held Wednesday, April 17th, 3:30-5:00 in Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library. We will honor those faculty who have published in the past year, and a number of faculty members will speak on their work. Light refreshments will be served. Please see our guide on Iona's faculty authors for more information. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=140EC923-5056-BC48-0F6C818138A2FC3A dkiel@iona.edu (Diana) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:15:13 EST
JSTOR: Beta Search ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=140B99D4-5056-BC48-0FD646AC8FD91747 jstrykowski@iona.edu (Jill) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:13:49 EST Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
"This is an index of over 1.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). To the extent possible, the index is limited to records of graduate-level theses that are freely available online.

OATD indexes about the first 30 pages of some theses in order to show search hits, but in no case does OATD index or store the full text of the paper." OATD may link out to the full text.
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=13DA6247-5056-BC48-0FD0035AB89CFB88 cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:18:53 EST Statistics Resources and Big Data on the Internet 2013, by Marcus P. Zillman, is a comprehensive listing of statistics and big data datasets including resources and sites on the Internet. These sources will help you to discover the many pathways available through the Internet to find the latest statistics and big data resources and sites. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=139B41C2-5056-BC48-0FEAAF112BFB03DC cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie Bergeris) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:09:02 EST here. ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=FF9C688C-5056-BC48-0F8365024104CD2A nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:57:53 EST Read more
]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=FF999F98-5056-BC48-0F63EC293BEC473A nsawchuk@iona.edu (Natalka) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:54:50 EST OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK, published each year by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "The profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 2010?20 decade." ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=F4463EFD-5056-BC48-0FF1BC67F6329213 afranco@iona.edu (Adrienne Franco) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:07:57 EST
Medical Animation Library ]]> http://www.iona.edu/library/blog/direct_link.cfm?bid=DBED3807-5056-BC48-0F54E72140F243DF cbergeris@iona.edu (Callie) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:39:49 EST