For those of us who do not have a High School diploma, earning a High School Equivalency (HSE) credential is an important next step for continuing our education and growing in our career. College programs require that individuals have some sort of verification showing that they have developed the skills and knowledge of a high…
Research Anxiety: A Hero’s Journey
When we engage in the process of learning something new, we are fundamentally changed by that endeavor and by the fruits of our labor. Like Joseph Campbell’s monomythic hero, at the end of our heroic journey, we return to the “ordinary world” with the world-saving remedy. Well, in our case, it is more accurate to…
Hurray, Space Day: What is the Overview Effect?
October 13, 2021—At 90 years old, William Shatner became the oldest person to go to space, where he experienced something so unique, something so profound that it reportedly brought him to tears. Upon returning to the Earth’s surface, Shatner reflected, “I hope I never recover from this… What I would love to do is to…
Rainmaking
Rainmaking is an old ritual during which a person or group of people attempt to induce rain in periods of dryness and drought. For the Rio Grande Pueblo and Bantu to name but two groups, these rituals were part of their cultural practices. It was customary for the Bantu people of Iron Age Africa to…
Love Hurts!
February, the month that marks the Lunar New Year and includes noteworthy traditions like Groundhog Day and the Super Bowl, is perhaps best known for its association with love and affection. In previous blogs, we’ve covered the origin of Valentine’s Day and the history of St. Valentine, but today we are going to peer through…
Principles for Better Searches: Subject Terms
In this blog, we will look at how to find relevant information in a library database by using subject headings. We'll define subject terms and demonstrate how to use them. Unlike previous entries in the series, the tips and tricks covered in this blog will only apply to databases, rather than to both databases and…
Tech Tip: Beyond Bookmarking, Here is How to Save a Webpage for Later
Webpages change all the time. One day, you may find a great resource, and the next day that resource is gone or has changed beyond recognition. Maybe the article was moved to another section of the website, maybe you cannot remember the exact search that got you there, maybe it was chopped up and repurposed…
Sign & Symbol: The Tree
From Japan’s Sakaki trees…to the European Christmas tree: there are countless historical and contemporary examples of humans investing trees with symbolic meaning. (Hellerman 468) The tree has proven to be a rich source of symbolic meaning across human cultures. With branches that reach skyward and roots that extend below, there is a symmetry and a…
Principles for Better Searches: Grouping
Previously, we explored the principles behind the Boolean Operators (AND, NOT, OR) and how to ensure that databases or search engines return results that match your search terms exactly through quotation marks. If you are new to this information, take a look at the other blogs in the series: Principles for Better Searches.The tips and…
Tech Tip: File Path
For this installment of the Tech Tip series, we are going to go over how to use a computer file's "file path" to find out exactly where a document is saved or where a program/application is installed on a computer. This can be particularly useful when it comes time to send or save the right…
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