Archive for April, 2006

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Online Resources

In this time of hurried “research” and crammed paper-writing as the semester comes to a close, there is usually a high demand for specific books. Especially reference books. Given that high demand, it’s nice to have online databases that contain some of that information. Here are a couple of my favorites.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - […]

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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Google Calendar

Another in the line of excellent Google products is their Google Calendar. If you have an account with Google or Gmail, you’re already set up. This has got to be one of the best calendar programs I’ve worked with!
It can export and import to/from almost any other program using .CSV files. You’ve got all the […]

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Friday, April 7th, 2006

Language Resources

One of my responsibilities at Butler is being the Library Liaison for Foreign Languages, both modern and classical. If you are interested in any aspect of languages or linguistics, whether as a librarian or a student of languages, here’s an excellent online resource:
The Linguist List
There are 138 email lists that are hosted at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG. As […]

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