Internet
Search Tips and Tricks: Access Points and Varying One's Searches
Overview:
Librarians are trained to locate information using a variety of techniques and are also trained to evaluate information in order to make sure that it's reliable. Here are a few of the more basic tricks that we use to help locate items. The techniques that I'm writing about will work for a patron using our Encore library catalog, but these tricks (with some tweaking, perhaps) also apply to searching catalogs and databases in general.
Access Points:
East Lansing Spotlight: Our Collection of Databases
The Original Database:
(Photograph from Cornell University Library)
Did you know that the East Lansing Public Library has many different databases to help you with your research?
This blog series will outline the types of databases that we offer, what they are used for, and basic techniques for searching the databases.
Kick-Start Your Dream
Kickstarter is a new way to get funding from interested people around the world. According to the website many endeavors can be funded, from film making to seed bombing businesses.
The premise is that you determine how much money you need and if people fully fund your project you will receive the money. It’s all or nothing; if you can’t raise the chosen amount in the allotted time you aren’t able to get any of the money. The reasoning behind this is that it would be hard to follow through with a plan without the full amount needed and it also lets people test their ideas without risk.
Safety First With Computers
Every month should be National Cyber Security Awareness Month ... not just October. Check out these sites for timely information on how to use your computer and go online safely.
National Cyber Security Alliance
Federal Trade Commission
Homeland Security
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