Free Downloads from the National Academies Press Website

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The National Academies Press has announced that all of the PDF versions of the more than 200 books it publishes annually will now be available online for free download.

According to the June 2 press release, "The National Academies—National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—are committed to distributing their reports to as wide an audience as possible."

This represents a backlog of more than 4,000 PDF eBooks in the fields of science, medicine, and engineering. Special categories include:

Agriculture

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Biography and Autobiography

Biology and Life Sciences

Computers and Information Technology

Conflict and Security Issues

Earth Sciences

Education

Energy and Energy Conservation

Engineering and Technology

Environment and Environmental Studies

Food & Nutrition

Health and Medicine

Industry and Labor

Math, Chemistry and Physics

Policy for Science and Technology

Space and Aeronautics

Transportation and Infrastructure

So, let the downloading begin!

EBSCOhost and WilsonWeb Announce Merger

EBSCOhost and WilsonWeb

Database providers EBSCOhost and WilsonWeb have announced a merger of their two services, which will operate under the EBSCOhost banner.  The migration of resources is anticipated to be complete by December 2011.  EBSCOhost announced the acquisition of the eBook company, netLibrary, in May 2010. Look for changes in the search selections and interfaces in the coming months, along with blog posts to help you through the change process.

BreathingBooks microblog compiles amazing digital images

Prepare to be amazed at the quality of the digital images archived at this microblog! 

The BreathingBooks microblog features artistic digital images of books and their readers.

Clearly, this microblogger has an excellent eye for digital art and for presenting them within themes in various microblogs, including this one.

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Citation Guides and Website Evaluation Tools from EasyBib

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The library subscribes to the upgraded version of EasyBib, the citation assistant. The only way to access the upgraded content is by logging into the service from the library's website, so that you are redirected from our ezproxy server.

The upgraded subscription to EasyBib provides a website evaluation tool, as well as MLA and APA eBook style guides. Enjoy using these helpful tools.

Special Resources on Conflict and Terrorism

From NewsBank

Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Salem Press and NewsBank responded with special resources and reports.

You will find several articles from reference books published by Salem Press on their Issues Today online site. You may dowload, duplicate, and share as many copies as you wish.

In a similar vein, NewsBank has assembled a new Special Report on the subject. You will find all related news reports and articles linked from a single page for easy access.

Bringing Multimedia to the K12 Classroom--Education Majors Take Note

"SchoolTube.com is the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing website that provides students and educators with a safe and FREE video sharing website that is exclusively endorsed by leading education associations."

Because it is moderated, it is a safe environment where materials made by and for students, organized into strands or channels, can be shared and used for educational purposes. In April, the site is asking for videos showing "what you and your club, school or community is doing to celebrate" Earth Day.

There are over a dozen professional organizations and companies serving as educational partners on the site. It has grown from its launch in 2006 to become the "largest teacher moderated video sharing website" in the United States.

Random House Children's Books provides a channel featuring video "book talks" and related resources to encourage reading in grades K-12.

"Smartlink" in EBSCO Activated for Linked Full Text

The "smartlink" feature is now activated in our EBSCO database collections.  After you run a search and find an article that is available by "linked full text," click the link and make sure your pop-up blocker is disabled. Otherwise the feature will not be able to open the resource in a new browser window.  Give it a try and let us know what you think by sending us an email.