Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads

August 30, 2005

This is an interesting article on MIT’s Technology Review website

AP: Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads

Throughout the United States, libraries are taking the next step: providing books as digital downloads over the Internet. By Michael Hill

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/ap/ap_082905.asp?trk=nl

Share with us your thoughts concerning downloading audiobooks.

Research tips: Reference Materials > Encyclopedias

August 25, 2005

Not sure what to write about?
Need background information on a given topic?
Want to see a list of references related to your paper?

If your answer is yes to any of these questions then check out a specialized encyclopedia at the Penn State Great Valley Library.

Encyclopedia of leadership
HD57.7.E53 2004

Encyclopedia of distributed learning
LC5211.E52 2004

Encyclopedia of health care management
RA971.E52 2004

International encyclopedia of business and management
HF1001.I53 2002

Encyclopedia of business information sources
HF5353.E9 2002

Encyclopedia of women’s health issues
RA778.G39 2002

The encyclopedia of addictive drugs
RM316.M555 2002

Encyclopedia of American law
KF154.E528 2002

Encyclopedia of genetics
QH427.E54 2001

Encyclopedia of applied ethics
BJ63.A66 1998

Encyclopedia of small business
HD62.7.H553 1998

But wait there’s more:

As a student, staff or faculty member you have access to online encyclopedias including:

The International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/SOCBEHVSCI

Encyclopaedia Britannica
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/EB

Encyclopedia of Genetics
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/ENCGENETICS

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/ENCLIFESCI

Gale Virtual Reference Library
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/GVRL

What is a blog?

August 17, 2005

“A weblog, web log or simply a blog, is a web application which contains periodic posts on a common webpage.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For more information about blogs and blogging check out the following website by Virginia Montecino from George Mason University http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/blog.html

If you’d like to start your own blog try Google’s free blog service at http://www.blogger.com

More Library Blogs:

Life Sciences Library
http://psulifescienceslibrary.blogspot.com/

Vairo Library Blog
http://www.de2.psu.edu/vairo/

CAS Library Blog - Communication Arts & Sciences
http://cas-psu.blogspot.com/

FAQ - About Our Library Blogs - Library News - Georgia State University Library
http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?view=details&ID=1735

Library Weblogs
http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com

Open Access News - News from the open access movement
http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/fosblog.html

Theoretical Librarian
http://theoretical-librarian.blogspot.com/

Penn Library Staff Blog
http://www.library.upenn.edu/blos/staffweb

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