Reference Desk
Virtual Library
AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/
A full-text searchable library of scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics
Related topics: economics farm business management
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://searcheric.org/
A national information system designed to provide users with access to an extensive body of education-related literature. The site contains a conference calendar, a searchable database of publications, and web resources on many areas of education. The SearchERIC.org Wizard will help compose a search using the ERIC thesaurus. Copies of ERIC documents on microfiche can be ordered via interlibrary loan at your local campus library.
Related topics: active learning advising assessment in the online classroom best practices (general) best practices: teaching civility classroom assessment classroom design classroom management classroom research learning communities learning contracts learning outcomes teaching strategies
John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection
http://www.mcgill.ca/dcp/projects/bland/
Links to libraries, digital collections, journals and more.
Related topics: architecture
MIT Open Courseware
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
A free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.
Related topics: accounting active learning addiction counseling advising african studies african-american studies aging air traffic control algebra apparel technologies archaeology architecture art asian studies assessment in the online classroom astronomy at-risk students automotive service technology automotive technician barbering best practices (general) best practices: teaching biology biotechnology blogs business office administration cabinetmaking carpentry case-based teaching chemistry child development chinese civility classroom assessment classroom design classroom management classroom research college readiness commercial vendor community health worker computer forensics computer science concept mapping construction construction electricity cooperative and collaborative learning cosmetology course design courses/tutorials criminal justice studies crisis in the classroom culinary arts cultural studies dance death and dying dental assistant developmental education discussion groups in the classroom e-learning economics electronic portfolio employment engineering english english for speakers of other languages ethics evaluating curriculum evaluating electronic portfolios evaluating web sources evaluation - mid-term evaluation - peer observation evaulation-faculty faculty_adminstration relationships fair use farm business management film fire technology first days first-generation college students first-year experience foreign languages french gender geography geology german global perspective grading health and safety heating, ventilation , air conditioning and refrigeration hispanic studies history homeland security specialist hospitality humanities humor inexperienced students information studies institutional/program/discipline assessment instructional design intellectual property tutorial interactive learning international studies jewelry manufacture and repair journalism labs large classes law learning communities learning contracts learning outcomes learning styles learning theories lectures lesson plans library science literature machine tool technology mathematics mentoring motivation music native american studies new faculty nursing online collaboration online course design online teaching painting philosophy photography physical education physical therapy physics plagiarism podcasts poetry political science polysommographic technology preliminary assessments preparing future faculty problem solving problem-based learning program evaluation psychology radiological services remediation research using the internet reusable classroom materials rubrics science sculpture self-assessment service learning sociolgy sound arts spanish speech communications statistics student ethnicity student feedback student honesty student retention students in transition students with disabilities supplemental instruction syllabi teach act teaching strategies team teaching technology in the classroom textbook evaluation theater tutoring urban park, recreation and youth development video and digital arts video capture welding technician womens studies writing blogs
MnLINK Gateway
http://www.mnlink.org/
A World Wide Web-based virtual library, providing access to multiple information resources, including open access to participating Minnesota library catalogs and secured access to available electronic databases. Use your PALS barcode or your local library card barcode to get access to the special databases.
MnSCU PALS
http://www.pals.msus.edu/
The catalog to all the MnSCU Libraries
NCJRS Virtual Library
http://fulltextpubs.ncjrs.org/content/FullTextPubs.html
This searches the NCJRS web site and the web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs* and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Related topics: criminal justice studies political science
Plagiarism*
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism
A web site of news articles, plagiarism detection tools, copyright information, case studies, and tips for instructors compiled by librarian, Sharon Stoerger.
Related topics: student honesty plagiarism
Project Gutenberg
http://www.promo.net/pg/
Producer of electronic books (ebooks or etexts. A fully searchable database.
Service-Learning, The Home of Service Learning on the Web
http://www.servicelearning.org
The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC), a program of Learn and Serve America, operates America's premier website supporting the service-learning efforts of schools, higher education institutions, communities, and tribal nations. It offers timely information and relevant resources, thousands of free online resources, the nation's largest library of service-learning materials, national service-learning listservs, and reference and technical assistance services.
Learn and Serve America has its roots in Serve America, a program created under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to distribute grants in support of service-learning in order to simultaneously enrich the education of young people, demonstrate the value of youth as assets to their communities, and stimulate service-learning as a strategy to meet unmet community needs.
Related topics: service learning
Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
The Study Guides and Strategies Web site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger, life-long resident of
the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, as an educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries, and are revised often. This site portrays educational research in an understandable and accessible form to help learners help themselves.
Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners.
Related topics: tutoring teaching strategies supplemental instruction students in transition student retention remediation learning theories learning styles inexperienced students first-year experience first days e-learning developmental education crisis in the classroom college readiness best practices (general) at-risk students advising
The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts
http://www.infomotions.com/alex/
A collection of public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy.
The Free Library
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/
A collection of e-texts where every word is linked to a dictionary for vocabulary improvement
The National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org
The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. NSDL is designed primarily for K-16 educators, but anyone can access NSDL.org and search the library at no cost. Access to most of the resources discovered through NSDL is free; however, some content providers require a nominal fee or subscription to retrieve their specific resources.
NSDL serves as a nexus for educators, researchers, policy makers and the public by building bridges. (SMET)
Related topics: labs
The Online Books Page
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/lists.html
Free books, definitive collections, and serials.
The Virtual Library: BioSciences
http://vlib.org/Biosciences.html
Related topics: science biology
The Worldwide Web Virtual Library: Central Database
http://conbio.net/VL/database/
Free membership to anyone willing to maintain a subject area of links.
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
Over 2600 annotated links in a wide range of topics including international affairs, international studies, and international relations.
Related topics: international studies
Trove.net: Reflecting the World's Cultures
http://www.trove.net/
Digital images from "constantly growing collections of art, photos, maps, music, posters, manuscripts..." Most can be used under the fair use for teaching and learning.
Related topics: art global perspective history humanities music political science
Virtual Library Museums Pages (VLmp)
http://vlmp.museophile.com/
This site is a portal to virtual museums and libraries all over the world.
