Library Access Off-Campus

AVL announced on July 14, 2009 that text-to-speech is now available for Biography Reference Bank. Biography Reference Bank users can:
   - Listen at their workstations as streaming audio
   - Download biographies as MP3 files to iPods or other portable devices
   - Hear the full text as you read along for better comprehension and pronunciation
Text-to-Speech is available at no additional cost and doesn't require any
software downloads or special plug-ins.
Click on the following link for a demo.

http://www.hwwilson.com/Documentation/WilsonWeb/training/Demos/Text/Text_demo.htm

Informaworld is online home of publications from Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare. In order to complete some essential maintenance, it will be unavailable on Saturday, 18th July from 08:00-10:00 BST / 07:00-09:00 GMT.  If you have any queries about this downtime, please contact their support desk at support@informaworld.com.

Magued Iskander
Innovative techniques in instruction technology, e-learning, e-assessment, and education
LB 1028.5 .I493x 2008


Clare R. Kilbane, Natalie B. Milman
What every teacher should know about creating digital teaching portfolios
LB 1029.P67 K523x 2009

Houston Cole Library’s newsletter Cole Train (Spring 2009, v.7 no. 2) is published. Check out the information on Library programs, services, faculty and more at http://www.jsu.edu/library/pdfs/cole_train/vol7no2.pdf

AVL is pleased to announce 5 FREE Webinars that are scheduled for June 2009!!!  Following is a list of the topics, as well as links for additional information.

Webinar #1:  AVL / Early Childhood Resources for Parents, PreK to 2nd
Webinar #2:  AVL / Britannica Online Resources for Parents, Grades 3-5

Go to http://www.avl.lib.al.us/databases/summer_brit.html for more information and to register.

Webinar #3:  College Research for College-Bound High School Students
Webinar #4:  Online Research for Elementary School Students
Webinar #5:  Streamlining Electronic Research on the Reference Desk

Go to http://www.avl.lib.al.us/databases/summer_gale.html for more information.