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Elena Kagan: Few Clues on Future Views
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Crude oil spills and human health
From the National Institutes of Health, this website has updated links about the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with information about its effects on the health of humans and wildlife, as well as the environment in general.
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Community College Poetry Day: April 1
The nation’s poet laureate, Kay Ryan, a former community college teacher, has launched a poetry initiative for two-year colleges. As part of the project, April 1 is designated as National Poetry Day on Community College Campuses.
A community college graduate herself, Ryan taught developmental reading and writing at the College of Marin, in California, while writing and eventually gaining national recognition for her poetry. She hopes that this initiative will help give community colleges the recognition and respect they deserve.
Apt timing, as the Obama administration has made community colleges a key part of the nation’s economic development plan. The recent overhaul of the student loan program calls for a $2 billion investment in community colleges. Something to celebrate! — maybe with a poem?
Speaking of which, the DCTC Library has recently acquired a book of poetry published by DCTC’s own Kathy Niebur!
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Health care reform info
What specifically does health care reform mean for you and the rest of the nation? Try these excellent resources recommended by blogger The “Librarian in Black.”
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IPL: Information You Can Trust on the Web
To find thousands of trustworthy, information-packed websites worthy of being cited in a research paper, check out ipl2. It’s easy to find on any computer: you just type www.ipl.org in your search box. And it’s available on the free Internet: no log-in required.
Once there, you’ll see it’s a huge collection of websites selected by librarians for their trustworthiness and usefulness. You can find sites on ipl2 by subject area or keyword search. For those of you familiar with what was Librarians’ Internet Index (LII) — a resource we touted in library instruction sessions — ipl2 is the result of a merger between LII and Internet Public Library, which has long maintained excellent reference links.
It’s an excellent and easy way to find reliable web sources — many from government, universities, and associations — on a wide array of topics.
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Google Scholar: now with legal opinions
Perhaps you’ve heard of Google Scholar, which allows you free access to full-text articles from many online scholarly journals, reports and books.
In November, Google Scholar added full-text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts. You can find these opinions by searching for cases (like Planned Parenthood v. Casey), or by topics (like desegregation.)
For classes doing legal research, this is a terrific new resource.
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Heating bill assistance from the govt.
The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps pay income elibigle home heating costs and provides limited emergency help with furnace repair and replacement. The Weatherization Assistance Program helps income qualifed people weatherize their homes. Find full information from the Minnesota Office of Energy Security.
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Sesame Street’s 40th birthday!
How many of your learned your ABCs and 123s from Sesame Street? The show debuted on November 10, 1969 and revolutionized the way kids learn (and made it much more fun.) Hard to imagine life without Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster and the gang. Thanks for 40 great years, Sesame Street, and may you (and we) enjoy many, many more!
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Govt. help for new businesses
Starting a business? Read this information-packed post about how federal, state and local government can help you. It’s from GovGab, the U.S. government blog.
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Flu information from Ebsco
Due to concerns about H1N1 and seasonal flu, Ebsco Publishing, which provides our large health journal databases, is making extensive information free to the public. It’s divided into sections for clinicians, nurses and patients.
Click on this link to visit the Ebsco Influenza Evidence-Based Information Portal.
