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  Archived Posts From: 2009

news

New Databases

Written on: June 30th, 2009 in News

On July 1, Delaware Library Catalog and New Castle County Library users will be seeing some revisions to the line-up of databases
available through their libraries. We are adding substantial additions to our current lineup of products from EBSCO, and replacing some other products
with comparable new databases from EBSCO. Access to online versions of periodicals and journals held both in print and electronically by Delaware libraries
will also simplified through the addition of an A-Z periodicals interface. You can view the A-Z interface here– although you will need a Delaware Library Card to view the content.

If you have a Delaware Library Catalog account, you can check out some of the new (and some of the old) databases at these links:

If you’re interested in using some of our subscription resources for homeschooling or supporting your child’s schoolwork, some of the databases that are available to younger patrons include:

Within the next few weeks, we will also be able to restore home access to Accessible Archives, a treasure trove of genealogical records and historical American newspapers- you can currently access this from any public library computer.


news

New Multilingual Health Databases

Written on: June 30th, 2009 in News

Stay tuned for the next announcement about the full lineup of revisions and additions to the State of Delaware’s subscription electronic resources for libraries (aka databases), but as a teaser, we are very happy to announce the availability of the EBSCO health database Consumer Health Complete in three language interfaces. According to the creator, these databases:

“provide translated articles about common medical conditions and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition to keyword searching, this suite of databases offers an interactive body map that assists the user in locating full text articles about health-related topics for all areas of the body.
All of the evidence-based content included in Multilingual Health Databases is written by experienced medical writers and independently reviewed by medically-credentialed experts. The articles in MHD are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to reflect the most recent information and research available.”

Consumer Health Complete will be available in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish from July 1st. Not, of course, as a substitute for professional medical services.
Click on the links to see the resources in each of the languages (and English). You’ll need your Delaware Library Catalog library card if you aren’t in a Delaware public library:

Consumer Health Complete- English
Consumer Health Information – Chinese, Traditional
Consumer Health Information – Russian
Consumer Health Information – Spanish



learning-journeys

Learner Unblocked

Written on: June 30th, 2009 in Learning Journeys

Kathy here: Yes, three weeks have flown by since I recognized my Learner's Block. Three weeks in which I dug into drawers, binders and boxes filled with ideas, theories and creative offerings. Why? I couldn't concentrate on my reading!  The revelation? It's all about the organizers. Per dictionary.com, a means which encourages one to: put together in an orderly, functional, structured whole, arrange in a coherent form, arrange in a desired pattern or structure.  And, my favorite, to develop into or assume an organic structure. It's practically poetry.

It turns out that I was not suffering from Learner's Block. I was suffering from Disorganized Thought Syndrome. As I pulled materials together, began to group like-with-like, to winnow out the irrelevant, the juices started to flow once more. Ideas actually came into my mind unbidden. I wasn't sure that was still possible. So, whether the word organization brings you a vision of aisle after aisle of office supplies just waiting for your touch or sends cold shivers down your spine, accept that organizers move us forward. They help make our paths obvious. They make our brains happy and rested. Unfortunately, they also make them bored which is how we get into these messes.

Last, I used the phrase Disorganized Thought Syndrome because I know this issue will arise for me again in other forms. Remember, a syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality. Would you care to share your disorganized thought problem?





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