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Digital Resource Helps Elementary Education Majors Find Age-appropriate Materials
Education majors frequently have assignments requiring age-appropriate resources. Now, elementary education majors can access the kid-friendly digital resource, Kids InfoBits, offered by the University of Akron Libraries and OhioLINK. Kids InfoBits provides authoritative, age-appropriate and curriculum-related content. A broad range of subjects are covered (animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies and technology) in…
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JFK Assassination Collection
Patrons of The University of Akron Libraries can now access The JFK Assassination Collection via the database HeinOnline. The collection was mandated by the United States Congress in 1992. The law directed the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to curate the collection of books, hearings, other related works, and scholarly articles on this topic. …
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More Online Resources Available to Ohio Library Users including UA Library Patrons
More online resources, funded in part by an LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant, are now available to Ohio library users including UA library patrons. These resources are: Oxford Research Encyclopedias (from Oxford) This product is a new offering from Oxford University Press and is written for today’s researcher. It is designed to be an…
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Two New Legal Research Databases from HEINONLINE
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America is a new database accessible via HEINONLINE. The collection brings together more than 500 titles dealing with this hot topic. Included are periodicals, federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more. Prestatehood Legal Materials has also been added to HEINONLINE and is included in the The U.S. State…
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New Research Database-The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection
The University of Akron Libraries and OhioLINK now offer access to the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection (series 1-5) – the premier library documenting the life of America’s people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. This important and exciting news for UA researchers means that there is yet another…
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News for Statistics Seekers and Social Work Researchers
UA Libraries no longer subscribe to the statistical business and marketing database RefUSA. Suggested alternatives yielding comparable data are Statista, Mergent Online and Sage Stats. University Libraries offer an impressive total of 15 research databases for statistics that are described on the following page. http://library.uakron.edu/search/l?SEARCH=Statistics The streaming video database Films on Demand has just announced…
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HeinOnline-your go-to legal, political, and government research database
Why do researchers consider HeinOnline their go-to source for legal, political, and government information? Below are just a few of the reasons: a 10,000-title Legal Classics Library; research databases containing national and international journal articles, treaties, agreements, U.S. state case law, Harvard publications, the CFR, U.S. Attorney General reports, Constitutions of the World, UN law collection, U.S.…
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A different approach to using Films on Demand
Did you know that Films on Demand has a calendar feature? This chronological access tool provides educators and students a great way to locate high-interest media content for lessons and assignments related to both current and historic events. For example, October resources highlight National Breast Cancer Awareness month, National Bullying Prevention month, Halloween, Columbus Day,…
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News about the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
The print edition of the PDR has ceased and the publisher has made the resource available electronically on the Internet for free at www.pdr.net. The new name of the resource is Prescriber’s Digital Reference. UA library patrons can connect to the PDR via a link in the library catalog or a link in the A-Z…
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Spot Fake News in 10 Quick Steps
Identify fake news yourself with this quick, 10-step guide from information giant, Lexis Nexis. It’s easy and fast. Follow this link for the PDF guide which can be downloaded or printed if you like. http://tinyurl.com/y9lgnayf