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WSU Student Art
Exhibit
The Stewart Library presents
its third annual community/campus art exhibition. The exhibit will
run until May 4th, 2008. The exhibit
includes visual arts from many genres including photographs, drawings,
paintings, ceramics and other 3-D pieces. Stewart Library is pleased
to have the opportunity to offer this space to our students, and
invites both the campus and community to come and enjoy this interesting
exhibition.
Cross-Database
Search
This exciting new search
option allows searching multiple databases with a single search.
Search a group of databases by subject or pick and choose specific
databases you want to use. You'll see a link to try the beta version
when you click on the Database Finder on the library's home page.
Be sure to give us feedback about
your experience using this new feature.
Selected
New Books
Title
|
Author
|
Call
Number |
Bones,
rocks and stars : the science of when things happened |
Turney,
Chris |
QE31.T798
2006 |
Science,
society, and the search for life in the universe |
Jakosky,
Bruce M. |
QH325.J28
2006 |
Sins
against science : the scientific media hoaxes of Poe, Twain,
and others |
Walsh,
Lynda |
Q225.5.W35
2006 |
Visions
of nature : the art and science of Ernst Haeckel |
Breidbach,
Olaf |
QH46.5.B74
2006 |
Scientific
perspectivism |
Giere,
Ronald N. |
Q175.G48899
2006 |
Power,
speed, and form : engineers and the making of the twentieth
century |
Billington,
David P. et al |
TA23.B48
2006 |
Encyclopedia
of science, technology, and ethics |
Mitcham,
Carl (ed) |
Q175.35.E53
2005 (Ref) |
Notable
scientists from 1900 to the present |
Narins,
Brigham (ed) |
Q141.N728
2001 |
Web
Sites of Interest
Skylight: The
Science Centre for Learning and Teaching [pdf]
http://www.skylight.science.ubc.ca/
Established in 2001 at the University of British Columbia, the Science
Centre for Learning and Teaching was created in order to create
"an environment that supports reflective science teaching and
learning practices." While Skylight's work is primarily focused
on working on improving these efforts at the University of British
Columbia, they have also created a number of online resources designed
for science teachers everywhere. Perhaps one of the best resources
on the entire site is the "Teaching Large Classes" area.
Within this section, visitors can find highlights from the research
literature on teaching, descriptions of practical strategies to
enhance learning outcomes, video clip demonstrations, and a selection
of links to other relevant resources. There are even other features
worth perusing, such as the document "Why Calculus Workshops
Really Work" and an interactive presentation on how to create
a highly interactive classroom. [KMG]
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
[pdf]
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMOIRS_A
The National Academy of Sciences has had many distinguished members,
and since 1877 they have published brief biographical sketches of
their members who have passed away. During the past year, the Academy
has begun to digitize these sketches in order to place them online
on this site. Previously only those sketches published since 1995
were available on the site, so this initiative will offer access
to an additional 900 works. First-time visitors to the site can
browse through an alphabetical list of these profiles, and they
may also sign up to receive email updates when new profiles are
added to the archive. These profiles include insightful and well-written
pieces on John Dewey, Margaret Mead, Thomas Edison, and Louis Agassiz.
[KMG]
From The Scout Report,
Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2006. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Comments
or suggestions for the newsletter are welcome and appreciated.
Please reply to:
JaNae Kinikin, Science Librarian
Stewart Library
(801) 626-6093
jkinikin@weber.edu