Posted on November 12th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
Phyllis’ Favorites for November 2008
You can see Phyllis’ Favorites for October 2008 here.
The Authentic History Center (American Popular Culture)
http://www.authentichistory.com/
Center for Immigration Studies
http://www.cis.org/
Cool Science
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html
Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology
http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology/
Exploratorium: Online Exhibitions
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/exhibits.html
EyeWitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
First Nations Histories
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html
GetBodySmart [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
Phyllis’s Favorites!
You can find Phyllis’s Favorites for September 2008 here.
Sites For October 2008
A+ Research & Writing
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
America’s HomePage
http://ahp.gatech.edu/default.html
American Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Appetizers & Lessons for Mathematics & Reason
http://www.whyslopes.com/
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
General Chemistry Online
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml
Justice Learning
http://www.justicelearning.org/
Mathematics, Science, & Technology Education: Resources
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/resources.php
The People…Native Americans
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_nativeamerican.php
Strange Matter
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/
Virtual Instrument Museum
http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/vim/
Windows Into Wonderland: Yellowstone National Park
http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/
World History for Us All
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.htm
Phyllis Anker, anker@hslc.org
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Amy Kearns
Phyllis’s Favorites!
Sites For September 2008
American Currency Exhibit
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Calculus on the Web
http://www.math.temple.edu/~cow/
Color Matters
http://www.colormatters.com/
Constitution Finder
http://confinder.richmond.edu/index.php
Digital History Reader
http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu
EDSITEment (All Web Sites)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites_all.asp
Or select one of the 4 subjects in Subject Catalogue
Tab to Web Sites (or Lesson Plans)
Narrow search by Subcategory and/or grade
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_websites.asp
International Space Station: An Interactive Reference Guide
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/
Liberty’s Kids
http://www.libertyskids.com/
Sci4Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Thomas (from Library of Congress)
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Water [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2008 by connie
I will be presenting a program at NJASL on what I have learned in my years as a librarian. I asked the people attending our Summer Program to give me one of their favorite lessons. Here’s what they said…
1. When you help a teacher just a little, they often keep coming back for more.
2. Lesson-take [...]
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Posted on June 5th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
It has been awhile since I have updated the blog, but I have been very focused on our switch-over from the TCNJ-hosted CJRLC listserv to our new CJRLC Goolge Group/Listserv! We have completed this process and now everyone should be using the new list!
In order to post to the new listserv, you must use the [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
Upcoming
Tuesday, April 29-Thursday, May 1
NJLA CONFERENCE
Sunday, May 4-Wednesday, May 7
NJ Leadershp Academy
Monday, May 5
Monmouth Librarians Program - RSVP by May 2 to 732-449-654 or splklib1@verizon.net
THURSDAY, MAY 8
CJRLC SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING!!!!
2:30-5:30, Battleground Country Club
Monday, May 12
10:30-12noon NextReads Meeting and 1:00-3:00pm ListenNJ Meeting - InfoLink
If you’re considering using one of these services, this would be a great [...]
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Posted on April 13th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
April 13-19
National Library Week! Join the Circle of Knowledge @Your Library! Let us know what your library does.
Thursday, April 17
NetLibrary Meeting - CJRLC - 10-12noon (please contact office to RSVP)
CJRLC Executive Board Meeting - CJRLC - 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 23 - sorry, this is canceled, Linda Braun is POSTPONED until July 30th - watch for [...]
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Posted on April 6th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
It’s time for TRY TEN THINGS - MONTH 3 (only slightly late)!
This month - BACK UPS!
We all know we should be backing up - but do we? The day you lose your stuff is the day you will be kicking yourself that you always “meant to” back up but never did.
Here are this month’s online [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
Sunday, April 6-Wednesday, April 9
Computers in Libraries Conference
Thursday, April 10
Monmouth County Librarians Meeting: “Tourists Anyone?”
Monday, Aprl 14
Continuous Improvement
Wednesday, April 16
I Love Libraries Program - Neptune Township Public Library
Thursday, April 17
Net Library Users Group Meeting - CJRLC Lab, 10-12
CJRLC Executive Board Meeting - CJRLC Lab, 3:30
Friday, April 18
FREE! Informational SirsiDynix Symphony ILS Program - Woodbridge [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2008 by Amy Kearns
For those of you who attended the program on OPEN SOURCE with Nicole Engard of LibLime, I mentioned there is a way to set the defaults in Open Office so that documents will automatically be saved in an MS Office form…. I emailed the person who brought this up, but thought I would also post [...]
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