Wilmington library presents food gifts for the holidays Nov 17, 2009
Go to and click on Research Databases to start exploring. New magazines The library recently purchased subscriptions to Men s Health and Women s Health. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Region's Power Industry to Gather in Bangkok for POWER-GEN Asia 2009 Sep 25, 2009
Bangkok, Sept 24, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - POWER-GEN Asia, the region's premier conference and exhibition for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries, will play host to the power industry when it gathers for its annual event, this year being hosted at the IMPACT Exhibition ntion Centre, Bangkok from 7th to 9th October. With the full support from the Ministry of Energy, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Metropolitan Electricity Authority, Provincial... (JCN Network, Japan)
HPU opens Center for Financial Research Sep 1, 2009
Students using the center are able to use real-word resources including stock tickers, accounting software and research databases to gain practical financial experience, he said. "The state-of-the-art technology helps our students prepare for careers in the financial field by allowing them to track key investments with customized portfolio windows, access profit and loss statements in real-time, and to view the analytic impact of their portfolio performance in a daily, weekly, monthly and annual... (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
BACK TO SCHOOL: School district gets tech-savvy Aug 28, 2009
Others will dabble in online forums, research databases, ActivExpressions and finding ways to incorporate technological devices, such as cell phones, laptops and PDAs, into classroom lessons. We re really excited to invite students to come back and engage with teachers to create new and exciting learning opportunities, Badalament said. (Concord Journal, MA)
Budget proposals threaten libraries Jul 25, 2009
A lot of programs and services are in danger, she said, explaining that a 55 percent reduction could mean losing more than $750,000 in direct funding plus state-funded services, such as student research databases, library delivery and online reference. Shorter operating hours, tightening the book budgets and cutting other services like summer reading programs are already being tossed around in internal discussions, Darr noted. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
LEGAL ANGLE: Rulings may hold some lessons May 28, 2009
Even so, the eight or so cases that pop up in legal research databases do provide "important lessons on how (providers can) proactively protect students," he says. Among key cases. (USA Today)
Many drugs 'not child tested' Mar 1, 2009
" She said the guidelines for the law had to ensure "ethical considerations" were fully considered over testing in clinical trials. The Lords report recommended issues over child consent to trails, access to research databases and the effects of drugs on different ages would all need to be covered by the guidelines. 'Impossible' It also said all drugs - prescription and over-the-counter - needed to indicate their suitability for children. And it warned it was impossible to judge how well the law... (BBC News -- UK)
Subsea Technology Conference and Exhibition to Spotlight Latest Technology, Innovation Feb 24, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. PennWell Corporation logo. (PR Newswire)
