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Five Indispensable Primary Resources for Biblical Studies18 comments

Michael wrote 1 week ago: Kevin Scull has started a new meme which asks participants to enumerate the top five primary resourc … more →

Tags: Memes, primary resources

Tip: Locating items within the library

Lydia wrote 3 weeks ago: Can’t find that book on the shelf, even though it’s in the catalog and you’re sure … more →

Importing Data from Bloomberg to Excel on the Business/SPEA Information Commons Terminal

nlgiu wrote 3 weeks ago: Log-in to Bloomberg and then open Excel. You should see Bloomberg as an option on the top menu bar. … more →

Tags: Research tools

The Tarahumara Indians and Biblical Studies

Michael wrote 1 month ago: I was listening to my local NPR station (KERA), which has a local show that I love. It’s calle … more →

Tags: Methodology, npr, Think

Can't find the book you need at Biblical? You've got options!

Sarah wrote 1 month ago: Imagine for a moment that you’re in the library, desperate for the N.T. Wright book that your … more →

Tags: News

Locating Company Annual Reports from Past Decades On-Line

nlgiu wrote 1 month ago: To find on-line annual reports for the 1970’s and 1980’s, choose the  LexisNexis Academi … more →

Tags: Research tools

Research Tip of the Day: But my professor said "don't use the Internet!"

charnigo wrote 1 month ago: As the Education Librarian, I spend most of my time trying to steer students towards the library dat … more →

Tags: Research Tip of the Day, Doaj, Google Scholar, library research, Open Access Journals, Using the Internet

Research Tip of the Day: Limiting a Search to Specific Research Methodologies

charnigo wrote 1 month ago: Help! Where's the dang librarian? “Help!!! I can’t find an “empirical” … more →

Tags: Research Tip of the Day, Database Searching, library research, limiting searches to research methodologies, research methodologies, Research Methods, using databases

Exploiting Google Books

Michael wrote 2 months ago: Did you know that you  can import your own personal library into your Google Books account? Doing so … more →

Tags: google books

Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive

mcfinder wrote 2 months ago: The Imperial War Museum in London has a remarkable sound archive which is open to the public (by app … more →

Tags: Ancestors, Family History, genealogy, London, military research, museum, War

The Power of Google Books

Michael wrote 2 months ago: You may or may not already be aware of this, but Google Books is perhaps one of the most valuable re … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

How to Quickly Find Commodity Prices for the Last 30 Years

nlgiu wrote 2 months ago: For monthly averages of commodity prices since 1980, go to our Wiki page for Commodities here: http: … more →

Marketing Ideas from Blogs

internetmarkethelp wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know about you but I have spent soo many hours reading blogs, forums and websites to r … more →

Tags: Niche Tips, Software Tips, Sneaky tip, Blogging, niche markets, Offline Business, Why Blog?, What it takes to succeed, free marketing

Land Records as Proof of Kinship3 comments

dncresearch wrote 3 months ago: Land records are one of the most underutilized document sets available to the modern genealogist. Th … more →

Tags: Cornerstone: Collecting, Land Records, Hopper family, gillespie family, norton family, hemphill family, Deeds, probate records, Wills

Cemetary Creeping...

nmsjones wrote 4 months ago: Hello All,           I recently ran across some pictures I took the last time I went home to NC.  Th … more →

Tags: Onsite Research, cemetary searching, Family, Pictures], Research

On-line resource survey of the Interstate 69 new terrain extension in southwest Indiana available

iubusref wrote 4 months ago: Here’s a link to an exhaustive compilation of articles and editorials; INDOT reports; environm … more →

Tags: Research tools

When You Can't Find Grampa's Marriage Record5 comments

Donna Pointkouski wrote 4 months ago: One of my more popular posts has been Philadelphia Marriage Indexes Online.  As that post indicates, … more →

Tags: Bergmeister, Genealogical Records, Miller, Pater, Philadelphia Records, Piontkowski / Pointkouski, Marriage Records

Top 10 Research Topics for Education5 comments

gatorball wrote 5 months ago: By Paul Silli Below is a list of broad research topics. These subjects affect many parties within a … more →

Tags: College, Education, eLearning, Enrichment, Instructional Curriculum, Laws, Learning, Research Help, Research Ideas

The "dirt" on DiRT

Red Deer College Library wrote 5 months ago: DiRT stands for Digital Research Tools, an interactive wiki created by Lisa Spiro (director of the D … more →

Tags: Cool Sites, Social Software, Tech, Web Resources


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