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Tuesday Tips

Join us on Zoom on Tuesday afternoons beginning February 16 to discover all the resources available at your Library. These live events will be offered bimonthly and topics will vary.

On February 16, we will share the best catalog search strategies to help you get the most out of your Library’s physical collection. Click here to register.

Academic Resources

These scholarly sources are available in the following databases.

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Academic Search Elite
A core resource for scholarly information across a range of disciplines. Includes thousands of journals, with content either available in full-text or abstracted and indexed.
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Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
An online library of education research and information maintained by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. Provides article, reports, and data for people interested in learning more about the theory and practice of education.
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Greenfile
A collection of popular, scholarly, and government-authored resources on environmental issues. Covers topics such as climate change, sustainable agriculture, green building, and renewable energy.
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History Reference Center
Provides over half a million full-text articles on historical topics from peer-reviewed journals, reference books, and other sources. Also includes primary source documents, biographies, maps, and historical photos.
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Library, Information Science Technology Abstracts
Provides indexing and abstracting for key library and information science journals, books, and research reports. Coverage includes 600+ journals and extends back to the mid-1960s.
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JSTOR
A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Content available to NPL patrons covers economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as other key fields in the humanities and social sciences.
NPL cardholders will need to create an account with JSTOR to access this resource remotely.
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Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 peer-reviewed journals. Topics covered include Best Practices, Curriculum Development, Literacy Standards, Pedagogical Research, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Science & Mathematics, School Administration, and more.

Writing Workshops

Explore the craft of writing with instructor Caroline Joy Adams. These workshops will be held on Zoom and the group size will be kept small to allow for maximum participation so sign up early before the sessions fill up! Learn more.

Intro to Zoom

Want to join a Zoom meeting but are not sure how it all works? We would be happy to walk you through the steps and do a practice session with you. Fill out this form to schedule a 1-on1 tech help appointment or call the Reference desk at 401-847-8720 ext. 208.