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Financial Crisis and Bailout… Learn More With LexisNexis

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:46:00 +0000

Please cut and paste the titles into Lexis Nexis Congressional and check them out!

Click here for Lexis Nexis Congressional

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee:

Oct. 7, 2008: causes and effects of American International Group (AIG) bailout

[AIG Bailout - Causes and Effects], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Oct. 7, 2008, CIS/Index

Oct. 6, 2008: causes and effects of Lehman Brother bankruptcy

[Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy-Causes and Effects], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Oct. 6, 2008, CIS/Index

House Education and Labor Committee

Oct. 7, 2008: impact of financial crisis on workers retirement security

[Workers' Retirement Security-Impact of Financial Crisis], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Education and Labor. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Oct. 7, 2008, CIS/Index

House Judiciary Committee

Sept. 26, 2008: examination of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, focusing on Lehman Brothers, Sharper Image, and Bennigan’s

[Lehman Brothers, Sharper Image, Bennigan's, and Beyond: Is Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Working?], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Judiciary. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 26, 2008, CIS/Index

House Financial Services Committee

Sept. 25, 2008: Department of Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency actions regarding government–sponsored housing enterprises

[Recent Treasury and FHFA Actions Regarding the Housing GSE's], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Financial Services. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 25, 2008, CIS/Index

Sept. 24, 2008: future of financial service industry and solutions for current market crisis

[Future of Financial Services: Exploring Solutions for the Market Crisis], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Financial Services. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 24, 2008, CIS/Index

Sept. 18, 2008: breakdown of auction rate securities markets and regulatory response

[Auction Rate Securities Market: A Review of Problems and Potential Resolutions], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Financial Services. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 18, 2008, CIS/Index

Sept. 17, 2008: implementation of FHA hope for homeowners program and mortgage industry efforts to address home foreclosure problem

[Implementation of the Hope for Homeowners Program and A Review of Foreclosure Mitigation Efforts], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Financial Services. House, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 17, 2008, CIS/Index

Senate Joint Economic Committee

Sept. 24, 2008: U.S. economic outlook

[Economic Outlook], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Economic. Joint, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 24, 2008, CIS/Index

Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Sept. 23, 2008: turmoil in credit markets, focusing on government sponsored entities, investment banks, and other financial institutions

[Current Credit Markets], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 23, 2008, CIS/Index

Sept. 23, 2008: transparency in accounting rules

[Transparency in Accounting], (search here) CIS-NO: Not Yet Assigned, SOURCE: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate, DOC-TYPE: Hearing, DATE: Sept. 18, 2008, CIS/Index

SEARCH TIPS: If you know that a hearing has been held within the last day or two and your search fails to retrieve a temporary record with links to the transcripts, search by keyword on the Advanced Search form using a search that includes full text. Although the temporary record will be replaced with an authoritative bibliographic record once the hearing is published, remember that until that happens you may have to try more than one keyword to find what you are looking for since the temporary record title is merely descriptive and the indexing is not complete.

LEARN MORE: To find out more about using congressional information to study the economic crisis and the bailout, please go to http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Economic_Crisis_2008 and scroll down the page to read our article Bailout Bill, AIG, and Executive Compensation

Used with permission of Catherine Jervey, Legislative and Historical Services, LexisNexis Academic and Library Solutions

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Learn how to use Microsoft Word 2007 to quickly create and format your citations and bibliographies!

Click here for more info!

Bloom's Literary Reference Online: How to Write about...

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:18:00 +0000

Blooms Literary Reference Online

Learn strategies for writing good essays on literature. Each author's section listed below includes an essay written by Harold Bloom examining the key features of the writer's work and possible topics for further expansion and research.

For example:

Emily Dickinson:

Bloom on How to Write about Emily Dickinson

How to Write a Good Essay

How to Write about Emily Dickinson

Others include:

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Toni Morrison

Edgar Allan Poe

J. D. Salinger

William Shakespeare

John Steinbeck

Mark Twain

Densho: The Japanease American Legacy Project

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:34:00 +0000

In 1996, a Seattle community group formed Densho to begin videotaping the life histories of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II. In 1998 Densho created a digital archive of 75 interviews and 1,000 historic photos and documents. This digital archive was made available at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle.

For more information and to register to gain access to the archive, please click here: http://www.densho.org/archive/

FIRST-EVER DIGITAL COLLECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTS

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:52:00 +0000

WASHINGTON-As the Nation pauses to remember the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) teams up with the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law, to provide the American public a website of authentic Civil Rights historical publications.

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library, which is a GPO Federal Depository Library, has been scanning hundreds of historical Civil Rights publications to make this digital collection possible. These documents are provided by USCCR. With a couple strokes of the keyboard, Americans can access Civil Rights documents such as The Civil Rights Act. These documents are accessible at:
<http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp>

Source: GPO-FDLP-L@LISTSERV.ACCESS.GPO.GOV Fri 1/12/2007

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:23:00 +0000

What? You missed the sequel to The Librarian: The Quest for the Spear? Not to worry; one review says it was ghastly, as most sequels tend to be. Still, if you're looking for a little post-finals mindlessness, it will be re-broadcast several times on TNT, and will be available on DVD on December 19th.
(CinemaBlend.com, 7 December 2006)
http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/The-Librarian-Books-a-DVD-Appearance-1933.html

What Is "Truthiness?"

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:21:00 +0000

According to Merriam-Webster, it's the word of the year. As defined by Stephen Colbert, it is “truth that comes from the gut, not books.”

“We’re at a point where what constitutes truth is a question on a lot of people’s minds, and truth has become up for grabs,” said the president of Merriam-Webster. “’Truthiness’ is a playful way for us to think about a very important issue.”
(ABC News, 8 December 2006)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2711832

Iraq Study Group (ISG) Report Available

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:27:00 +0000

The landmark final report of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) by James A. Baker and Lee H. Hamilton (co-chairs) is now available online.

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS76748

Google offers PDF files for out-of-copyright classics

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:56:00 +0000

When you use Google Book Search http://books.google.com/ and select "Full View," you can find and download PDF files of out-of-copyright books to read. You many also read the book on the web if you prefer. Google has partnered with many libraries, including Harvard, University of Michigan, Stanford, University of California System and others, to digitize and offer PDF versions of out-of-copyright classics. This service is called The Free Library. For more information, please click the hyperlink below.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/download-classics.html

Zoho: Free word processing, spreadsheets & lots more!

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:23:00 +0000

Zoho.com

"If you’ve never checked out the many web-based tools that Zoho provides (all free) they are MORE than worth a look. From word processing (now with several new features) to spreadsheets to web-based presentation tools (Zoho Show) and that’s just the tip of the iceberg." (From ResourceShelf).

The have something like powerpoint, to do lists, website tracking and all kinds of good stuff for free.

The Information Literacy Game

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:21:00 +0000

From the University of North Carolina, Greensboro....check out the game and play!

http://library .uncg.edu/de/infolitgame.asp#

PureVideo & Blinkx: Video Search

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:53:00 +0000

PureVideo at http://www.purevideo.com/

PureVideo searches the internet for videos from YouTube, AOL Music Videos, Stupid Videos, CollegeHumor, CNN, ESPN and hundreds more all at once.

Pretty much the same thing from Blinkx Video at http://www.blinkx.com/

Zotero: Managing Citations

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:53:00 +0000

From the website:

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself. (beta version)

Automatic capture of citation information from web pages

Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages

Flexible notetaking with autosave

Fast, as-you-type search through your materials

Playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart collections) and tags

Platform for new forms of digital research that can be extended with other web tools and services

Runs right in your web browser

Formatted citation export (style list to grow rapidly)

Free and open source

Check it out at: http://www.zotero.org/ and download Firefox 2.0 here.

Google Your Library's Mission & Google's Ten Things

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:31:00 +0000

Library Journal article on using Google. Link to article: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21072518&site=ehost-live

Also Google.com's view on how to maximize and simplify usability: http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html

Happy 100,000,000!

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:25:00 +0000

CNN.com reports that the web now hosts over 100,000,000 web sites. There were only 18,000 sites in August of 1995. Need some help hunting down the information you really want? Stop by the reference desk. We'll be glad to assist you!

Read the complete article here:

(CNN, 1 November 2006)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/01/100millionwebsites/index.html

In the Beginning Was the Word: 100 Best First Lines From Novels

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:12:00 +0000

100. The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, retiring -- Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage (1895)

99. They say that when trouble comes, close ranks, and so the white people did. -- Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966)

98. High, high above the North Pole, on the first day of 1969, two professors of English Literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour. -- David Lodge, Changing Places (1975)

Intrigued? Read the complete list in the Jan-Feb 2006 issue of American Book Reivew (available in Academic Search Premier) or visit LitLine at http://www.litline.org/ABR/100bestfirstlines.html

Librarian Liaisons List

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:13:00 +0000

Have a question about library resources? Need biblipgraphic instruction? Want to recommend a book, DVD or database?
Who ya gonna call?
Find your librarian liaison below!

Angela Ieli x3866
Art (2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional)
Piano Pedagogy
Psychology
Vocal Studies

Becky Rathgeber x3852
Accounting
Computer Science
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Information Systems
International Business Management
Mathematics

Riley Moffat x3884
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Exercise and Sports Science
Physical Education
Political Science

Matt Kester x3869
History

Valerie Buck x3880
English

Marynelle Chew x3863
Social Work

Rose Ram x3882
Elementary Education
Hawaiian Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies**
International Cultural Studies (Anthropology, Communications, Humanities)
Pacific Island Studies
Secondary Education
Special Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
TESOL Education

**All librarians assist with Interdisciplinary Studies

Grove Art Online Updated

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:14:00 +0000

This month, Grove Art Online was updated to enlarge the broad coverage of women in Grove Art Online by adding nearly 120 new articles and essays on women artists and designers, and over 120 new images of works by women, to include over 850 women artists. New entries include Kara Walker, Shahzia Sikander, Hildegard of Bingen, Valie Export, Guerrilla Girls, Destiny Deacon, Sheila de Bretteville, Paula Scher and more.

This month, we are also celebrating The Dictionary of Art's 10th anniversary. The Dictionary of Art (34 volumes, 1996), created with the participation of over 6,700 scholars, is the foundation of this remarkable online resource. Today nearly 1,000 art historians contribute to Grove Art Online's editorial program. We hope you will continue to find the growing diversity and depth of this resource valuable and enjoyable.

We'd also like to announce the landmark agreement with The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 2,000 images to be included in the Grove Art Online by Summer 2007.

RedLightGreen service ending

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:50:00 +0000

Message from the vendor:

RLG, RedLightGreen's parent not-for-profit company has combined forces with another organization that supports a similar service, WorldCat.org. We have decided to invest all of our efforts into developing and supporting a single product rather than continuing to support two.

We'd like to encourage you to update your RedLightGreen bookmarks to point to WorldCat.org, and to try out this new service that will help you find books and other research resources provided by nearly 12,000 libraries worldwide. Like RedLightGreen, WorldCat.org will help you get access to research materials at your local library. WorldCat.org is easy to use, and supports many of the same features as RedLightGreen; the one service that WorldCat.org does not currently support is citation formatting, but we are working on implementing this feature in WorldCat.org in the near future.

If you saved citations in RedLightGreen, you can retrieve your citation list from RedLightGreen until November 4th by following these steps:
- Connect to RedLightGreen Use the Sign In link (if you aren't automatically signed in)
- Click the Your List link in the upper right
- You can then select the E-Mail link to send your citations to your e-mail account, or get a printer-friendly view to print or download

If you have questions or comments, use the Feedback link on any page in RedLightGreen to let us know. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for using RedLightGreen. We wish you the best of luck in locating useful books and other research resources.

The RedLightGreen Team

Share the Love... Of Books!

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:33:00 +0000

BookMooch: New Life for Old Books. This is a brand new web site that offers a valuable service: it lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want. “Every time you give someone a book, you earn a point and can get any book you want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once you’ve read a book, you can keep it forever or put it back into BookMooch for someone else, as you wish.” There is no cost to join or use the service, only the expense of mailing your books to others.
http://bookmooch.com/

Search the Collections of the Worlds Libraries

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:11:00 +0000

Web users can now search the catalogs of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide through WorldCat.org, a site that offers a downloadable search box to allow access to the world’s largest database and resource for discovery of materials held in libraries.

The Secret to Academic Success

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:05:00 +0000

A college professor in Australia thinks she may have found the secret to success in education. She says that when she was an undergraduate “a departmental librarian called Anne was doing something any psychologist would say was impossible. Every year, with near-perfect accuracy, she would predict which third-year undergraduates would be awarded first-class degrees.

“Anne didn’t know how their essays were rated, what A-level grades they had under their belts, or how they scored on IQ tests. . . . All she knew was how often she had seen students in the department library: reading course notes, photocopying journals, borrowing books. And the handful of students who Anne saw a lot — conspicuously more often than the other students in the same year — were going to get a first.

“Anne was working on the principle that in academic achievement it is self-discipline, not talent, that counts. Ten years on, a study published recently in Psychological Science has come to exactly the same conclusion.”

So don’t waste your willpower on trifling things. Get those petty annoyances out of the way so you can concentrate on the important stuff. “If you are about to embark on a big project you court disaster if at the same time your life is cluttered and demanding, or you also commit to draining attempts at self-enhancement. . . . Where are the students whose self-discipline is constantly worn away by other concerns? Not in the library reading course-notes, photocopying articles or borrowing books. And if they are relying on their smarts to get them to the top of the class then there will be disappointment ahead.

“But don’t just take my word for it. Ask a librarian.”

(The Australian, 14 June 2006)
For complete article, please click below.
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19460829-12332,00.html

Students and Information Literacy

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:25:00 +0000

From a recent article:"Of 10,000 high school and college students asked to evaluate a set of Web sites last fall, nearly half could not correctly judge which was the most objective, reliable and timely, according to preliminary results of a digital-literacy assessment. The Information and Communication Technology Assessment was administered by Educational Testing Service, a New Jersey nonprofit organization."
Read the Whole Thing

A web Search Engine for Multimedia

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:38:00 +0000

From the information at the site "Singingfish is the premier audio/video search engine, and Singingfish.com is the place for consumers to find, explore, and experience the universe of free media. Unlike traditional search engines, Singingfish only indexes multimedia formats, including Windows Media, Real, QuickTime, and mp3s. Millions of people use the Singingfish service daily to search through categories spanning music, news, movies, sports, TV and radio, and finance. Audio/video search technology is fast becoming a must for today's digital lifestyle as more consumers gain access to high-speed Internet connections and consume more audio/video content that ever before. "

A Student's Assessment of Blackboard

noreply@blogger.com (JFS Library) — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:55:00 +0000

A recent graduate describes his experiences with blackboard as intructional technology. The article appears in Capmpus Technology