Biology web site: Action Bioscience
The Action Bioscience web site (from The American Institute of Biological Sciences) is a great resource for Biology students or anyone interested in global ecological issues. You will find peer-reviewed articles on biodiversity, biotechnology, the environment, evolution, and genomics. Up-to-date external links are provided at the bottom of each article to help the reader “learn more” about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What is the question?
Here’s a post for those who are doing/have done their Refex training, copied wholus bolus from The Feel Good Librarian blog as it illustrates so well the need for a good reference interview ~ Heidi As a Reference librarian, my job is to answer questions. From “where’s the bathroom?” to “Can you tell me if [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Be careful what you wish for . . .
I loved this story which I found on the Merry Librarian blog where you can submit funny stories about interactions with clients. You may be very pleased with yourself after finding the answer to a tricky question but the customer response might not be as you anticipated: “I sympathize with the librarian in “Lost in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )HSC web sites
There is now a separate category on the Recommended sites for HSC specific sites. The HSC sites that were already listed under Education have been moved there and 3 new sites have been added: HSC Legal Studies News Watch BlogA blog created by the State Library Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) that provides help to [...]
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The NSW Reference and Information Services Group has launched a new website: www.nsw-risg.org/. The website provides a portal to the numerous online resources created by the group including the Reference Excellence wiki, New Technology Blog, Reference Forum and Readers Advisory Wiki. Twitterers can follow NSWRISG on twitter and keep up to date with current reference [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ANZAC useful sites
Should you get some queries re the ANZACs, here are some useful sites: Australian War Memorial National Library of Australia, with a focus on war correspondents The Federal government’s culture and recreation portal, good links to relevant sites NSW government ANZAC Day site Patou
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