Google News Timeline

Google News Timeline
On April 20, Google unveiled a new experimental product called Google News Timeline that displays news and related search results on an interactive timeline. It offers interesting possibilities for exploring stories, especially older ones, that are largely hidden in newspaper and magazine archives. It is also a powerful way to view trends in [...]

National Library Workers Day is Today 4/14/09

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation’s libraries, librarians and library workers to promote library use and support at all types of libraries – school, public, academic and [...]

Online Reference Collection!

 

Is the life expectancy in India higher or lower than that of Kenya?
In the investment world, what does “sell short” mean?
What is a Myxoma and how is it treated?

Answers to these and many questions can be found in our Online Reference Collection.   We’re talking Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and more for quick or introductory information.  All creditable [...]