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Nationwide Glitch Affects Google Scholar
Recently the “Library Links” settings used by Google Scholar researchers across North America inexplicably disappeared. To understand the issue at hand, a brief explanation of this customizable search feature is in order. Google Scholar indexes articles, theses, books, conference proceedings and technical reports that Google considers to be scholarly. Some materials are available in full-text;…
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New Resource for Turning Your Ph.D. into a Full-time Tenure Track Position
Karen Kelsky, Ph.D., offers first-hand advice on how to navigate the academic job search from start to finish in her book, The professor is in: the essential guide to turning your Ph.D. into a job. (LB 1778 .K45 2015 Faculty Resources Collection). Her plan for success addresses issues regarding the CV, references, preparing a diversity…
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E-textbooks
Are you using an e-textbook this semester? If so, both instructors and students can expect to reap the benefits. A recent study conducted by Andrew Feldstein of Virginia State University reveals that e-textbooks offer many advantages over traditional hardcopy texts. Below are a few. •E-textbooks feature rich content that is readily available and accessible. Students…
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Advice for the first day of the class
There are many good ideas on how to get off on the right foot with students on the first day of class in this blog by Maryellen Weimer on the Teaching Professor Blog: “The First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunity“