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Theatrical Xenophobia?2 comments

elssler1 wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday just seems to have been a banner news day, also bringing us a report from Ephemeral Archiv … more →

Tags: ibdb, IMDB, London Theatre Database, Lortel Archives, Theatricalia

New APA Manual

Gary wrote 1 month ago: The Library now has copies of the new 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psycholo … more →

Reference Book Spotlight: Dictionary of Mysticism

jborgerding wrote 3 months ago: After a slow summer, the new books are starting to roll in! This week the spotlight shines on a new … more →

Tags: Emerson Library, Mysticism, dictionary, religious studies

Encarta Will be Axed by Microsoft in June 20094 comments

Omar Upegui R. wrote 9 months ago: Microsoft Corp. is to exit its Encarta encyclopedia business later this year after losing ground ove … more →

Tags: News, Microsoft, britannica, Research, Wikipedia, Newspapers, encylopedias, encarta

Week 2: Editing Wikipedia2 comments

siansweb2adventure wrote 9 months ago: I struggled to find a topic that I might have enough knowledge of to confidently edit Wikipedia. I d … more →

Tags: London, Wikipedia

New Reference Book: Notable Muslims

jborgerding wrote 10 months ago: A new book has been added to the reference collection. Notable Muslims is a biographical dictionary … more →

Tags: Islam, Emerson Library, Reference, muslims, dictionary, Biography

Electronic Content - What is it?

audiovisualblog wrote 10 months ago: Over the years, the Internet has opened up a whole new world to nearly everybody. In the beginning, … more →

Tags: DRM, Internet Radio, Podcasts, Streaming Video, Streaming Audio

Now Availble: Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations

jborgerding wrote 11 months ago: Starting Monday, you can browse the Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relationsin Reference. This boo … more →

Tags: Political Science, International Relations

Now Available in Reference: The Literature of Islam

jborgerding wrote 11 months ago: Starting Monday, you can browse a  new reference work, The Literature of Islam: A Guide to Primary S … more →

Tags: Islam, Emerson Library, Webster University, atla, bibliography, Reference

Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2008

Gary wrote 11 months ago: Macquarie Dictionary is looking for its 2008 Word of the Year. Words are nominated by committee in v … more →

AV Forums - An extremely popular resource

audiovisualblog wrote 1 year ago: AV Forums Recently, we mentioned that we were going to bring you the resources that we find useful i … more →

Tags: Industry News, audio visual, AV Forums, audio visual forum

Audio Visual Resources - Squidoo

audiovisualblog wrote 1 year ago: It is often difficult to find useful, interesting and current informaiton on audio visual topics. We … more →

Tags: audio visual, Squidoo, squidoo speaker stands, squidoo tv stands

The Australian National Dictionary

Gary wrote 1 year ago: Oxford University Press has been publishing in Australia since 1908 and, in recognition of this mile … more →

Wish you had an Australian spellchecker?

Gary wrote 1 year ago: Macquarie Dictionary is attempting to get the attention of Micrsoft and Apple, asking them to insert … more →

Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes -- Gasp! -- Wiki

Gary wrote 1 year ago: One of the questions I ask in the Q&A to staff on this blog is: Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britan … more →

Tags: Web 2.0

Wikiscrews free speech

Murray Dick wrote 1 year ago: Blogstapation plus other commitments make slewfootsnoop a very dull boy. So it’s with thanks t … more →

Tags: Finding background, Online Sources, Wikipedia, Freedom of Speech, freedom of the press, Reliable Sources

Children's literature: The Source

Gary wrote 1 year ago:   We have just gained access to The Source, which is an online reference guide to children’s books, … more →

Tags: children's literature

The Story of Benedict XVI for Young People

gaharne wrote 1 year ago: “The Story of Benedict XVI for Young People“ By Claire Jordan Mohan. Children need to know the … more →

Tags: Books, Vocations

Next Wave Faithful

gaharne wrote 1 year ago:  NextWave Faithful ”is a new outreach from Family Life Center International. ‘Through an … more →

Tags: Audio, Bible, Books, Catechesis, Current Events, Evangelization, Prayer, Sexuality, Teens


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