It is the year 1989. Bart Simpson made his television debut, Danielle Radcliffe was born and Sir Tim Berners-Lee proposed an "Information management" system that would allow people to access pages hosted on computers accross the globe. On March 12, 2014 World Wide Web turns 25 years old. Amazing… 25 web superstars 25 years […]
The summr edition of ola.access has a long article by Jennifer Dekker on websites and protals to sources on European history. Her article is based on another rticle about the Digital Scriptorium project where author Stephen G. Nichols compares the creation, production, circulation and accessibility of manuscripts in the medieval period to the same […]
To discover your next great read, take a look at Book Country's Genre Map . Book Country is a social networking site for readers and writers of genre fiction. The focus is on providing an online space for writers to critique others’ work, share tips, and learn about publishing. Book Country’s Genre Map identifies five […]
For those of you who are not familiar with the website, The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online is a free online database containing biographical information on notable figures that have impacted Canadian history. This resource is an online version of the print volumes that were originally published as a joint project between the University of […]
Have you seen this database lately?? Green R coversthe environment, energy and natural resources. You can browse issues and topics, for example: Energy: nuclear energy wind energy coal energy Science and Technology: Green […]
Ad* Access Ad*Access features more than 7,000 U.S. and Canadian print advertisements, in both black and white and in colour, dated between 1911 and 1955. Organized into five main categories (Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II), the database can also be explored in other ways: by browsing (e.g., Company, Product, Subject); […]
The Canadian release date for the new and improved iPad 2 was Friday March 25, 2011. There was a great deal of hype surrounding the release, so customers may be seeking advice from Information staff about the device. The iPad 2 features a sleeker design and is 33% thinner than the original version. The […]