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World Health Day

holidays April 8, 2013 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

World Health Day, celebrated every April, is the World Health Organization’s holiday designed to raise global health awareness. Each year, the WHO chooses an aspect of healthy living that they want to use the holiday to promote, and have used the opportunity to showcase topics ranging from road safety to safe motherhood to mental health. In 2013, the topic is ‘Control Your Blood Pressure’. High blood pressure can be the cause behind many problems, especially heart disease and strokes. The WHO views preventive education as the best tool to use against hypertension. And a library is a terrific place to go for education! IU East subscribes to many medical databases, such as MedLine, Nursing and Allied Health Source, and OVID. … Continued

So, If I Can’t Use Wikipedia, What Do I Use?

encyclopedias, scholarly resources April 1, 2013 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

You’ve heard it before – you can’t use Wikipedia for this assignment. This actually isn’t new – long before Wikipedia was invented, students in past generations were often banned from citing any encyclopedia for some assignments, because professors want students to use more in-depth sources. But let’s say you really need a comprehensive encyclopedia for your work. Where do you go? One great source is the Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Like the print version, the Britannica is written by a large staff of trained professionals and editors, assuring high-quality coverage of any topic of human thought. This large staff also means that current events articles are updated within two weeks of the event, so it’s a good source for … Continued

“How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to change the world.” ~Anne Frank

March 25, 2013 Frances Yates fyates 0 Comments

Service-Learning is an active method of learning in which students engage in structured community service and reflect on the meaning of that service. There are numerous service-learning opportunities and events at IU East, often associated with an academic course but always dedicated to helping you develop your spirit of service. (more info: http://www.iue.edu/servicelearning) Almost 1,000 IU East students participated in service in 2012. In addition to benefiting the community and the students involved, it garnered IU East a place on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. (http://www.iue.edu/mediarelations/?p=4032) This recognition honors students, faculty and staff for their commitment to bettering their communities through service. Here’s what some students shared as … Continued

Women’s History

holidays March 18, 2013 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

March is Women’s History Month, and a good time to reflect, not just on pioneering women who have changed the world, from Boudica or Hatshepsut to Hillary Clinton or Condoleezza Rice, but those who have changed our own lives, in big and small ways. Of course, the library stands ready to help you with your research needs. But we’d like to highlight several resources of particular interest to the study of women’s history. American Women’s History Online highlights significant people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women’s history in the United States. It includes biographies, hot topics, primary sources, and multimedia like videos, pictures, maps, and charts. Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 offers … Continued

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