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Points of Reference Retires 19 Oct 2012 | 07:00 pm
For the past three years, we’ve been blogging here about various reference questions, web sites, sources, and more. The rapidly evolving nature of reference work means that it’s time to think about sh...
Beware the Zombie Pandemic 18 Oct 2012 | 07:00 pm
Just in time for Halloween, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents a graphic novel, Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic. Follow Julie, Todd, and their dog, Max, as they encounter ...
Flu Season 17 Oct 2012 | 07:40 pm
Flu season is once again upon us. To help put things in perspective, the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created...
Web Site of the Week: OnTheIssues.org 17 Oct 2012 | 05:12 am
The 2012 presidential election is three weeks from today and OnTheIssues.org. may help the electorate decide which candidate they would choose for president of the US. The site which has the subtitle...
National Coming Out Day 11 Oct 2012 | 09:07 pm
The theme of this year's National Coming Out Day is "Come Out. Vote." This annual event, now in its 25th year, was inspired by the Oct. 11, 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights that att...
Talk About Prescriptions 11 Oct 2012 | 07:47 pm
October is Talk About Prescriptions Month, so the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering important information about the safety of online pharmacies. As more people use these to save money on ...
Web Site of the Week: University of Idaho Library: The Map Room 9 Oct 2012 | 08:27 pm
The University Idaho Library Map Room has a unique way of illustrating their collection of photographs. Using a Google Maps interface they link over 8,000 photographs in a variety of collections to e...
Prost! 4 Oct 2012 | 10:03 pm
Although Munich’s Oktoberfest is winding down there are plenty of other beer festivals to enjoy this month. At the Home of the Beer Festival Calendar you’ll find listings for everything from Acadia...
App of the Month: Brain Quest 3 Oct 2012 | 10:45 pm
Brain Quest is celebrating its 20th anniversary so in conjunction with Dreamkind , it has released an app for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Nook Tablet and Nook Color. The free app has 100 questions for ea...
TED Radio Hour 3 Oct 2012 | 01:56 am
The organization TED.com, a Web Site of the Week, is committed to "Ideas Worth Spreading." TED now has teamed with NPR to produce 10 programs based on speakers at the TED Global Conferences. They ...
