Category Archives: Science
Focus on SpringerLink: Access & Navigation Video
Want to find out how to access SpringerLink eBooks? Check out this new 5 minute video. Accessing & Navigating SpringerLink
Updated ProQuest’s Dissertations & Theses Database
Over the holiday the library upgraded its ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database interface. This resource contains citations to 2.3 million documents from around the world going as far back to 1861. Many of the newer dissertations are available full-text. When … Continue reading
The Case Against Lectures
Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool American Radioworks – January 1, 2012 Professors at University of Maryland and Arizona State discuss the evidence that only 10% of undergraduate students in physics classes successfully learn key concepts from … Continue reading
Opinion: The Importance of Serendipity
The joy of serendipity or “happy accidents” is an underrated experience in the fields of science and technology. For every “eureka” or “a-ha!” that we stumble upon, thousands of hours as spent in observation or tinkering in the lab. I … Continue reading
Welcome to Science and Technology Research Notes
In our efforts to better inform faculty and students about Central University Libraries services, we’re proud to announce this new blog, Science & Technology Research Notes. Our focus is the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and our aim … Continue reading
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