Library and information science

/main index.htm Arguably the most extensive collection of systematic reviews. The Cochrane Collaboration DynaMed http://www.dynamicmedical.com A database of summaries of the evidence drawn from sources such as Clinical Evidence and the Cochrane Library. DynaMed FIRSTConsult http://www.firstconsult.com (formerly PDxMD) A database of evidence summaries drawn from Cochrane, Clinical Evidence, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and others. Elsevier InfoRetriever http://www.infopoems.com A…

History and Perspectives. The third and last piece of literature is a scholarly journal study article, Racial composition of social settings, interracial friendship, and whites ' attitudes toward interracial marriage by Samuel L. Perry from Social Science Journal. From the article titles alone already showed that interracial marriage in America is increasingly becoming more established; however, there are still some people feel ashamed or care about how people will judge them dating or be friend…

media has made the ability to exchange and share information at a rapid rate the norm today. No longer is the bevy of news ingested after dinner with the local and national news broadcasts or with the morning coffee through the local newspaper. The internet provides a pathway for access of information provided by mass media outlets such as CNN and peer-to-peer transfers to just about anyone anywhere. With this dramatic increase of accessible information, students, researchers, and scientists are…

succeed? I am good at maths and science (especially biology) comparision to other academic skills. Memorizing as well as understanding is required in most of the biology classes, and I have that ability. I am good in analyzing the problems and finding solutions. If one methods does not work, I try other different ways to solve the given problems. It is not my habit to give up easily. Trying several methods improves my creativity, which will help me to analyze and solve the problems quicker. I am…

Information Literacy as it Relates to A Highly Unlikely Scenario A Highly Unlikely Scenario, is a futuristic, unpredictable, and quirky novel about saving the world. Overall, I did not enjoy the book because it was very hard to follow the storyline and confusing terminology. In fact, during the author talk Rachel Cantor claimed she did make up a few of the words, which may explain why I was so confused. However, I did think that the second half of the book was better than the first half because…

can be known as self-directed learning. Students prefer tutor to provide them learning materials, however independent learning is beneficial as it helps them to acquire information, learn to manage time and identify their weakness in learning. Independent learning is beneficial for students as it helps student to acquire information. It is understandable that tutor will not be able to provide the learning…

Therapy Association | American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), www.musictherapy.org/. I used this website as an introduction to how music therapy affects people on the autism spectrum. The website provides a mass amount of accurate and trustworthy information about not only music therapy but also the general mental disorder. Communications, NYU Web. “'What Can Music Do?' Rethinking Autism Through Music Therapy.” NYU,…

This relationship between science and religion presents itself in a most volatile fashion in “Agora”. The Christians in the film are portrayed as the apparent heralds and the self-entitled ushers of a new era of religious supremacy where the Word of God takes precedence over the law of man and science. Justifying their radical yet calculated assault on the pagans with verses from the Bible, they disregard any valid…

Jaeger (2015) states that the choice to opt in is what really matters (p. 14). This will mean that funding will still be required for public libraries so that the entire population has a means to gain training and instruction regarding the usage of the internet and the hardware required to access the internet in an affordable manner. It is certainly not ideal, but the initiative in providing everyone…

literacy instruction a student might be able to read and write, but he might not know how to properly understand new concepts and engage in advanced reading, writing, speaking, debating and listening. Teaching literacy should be included in Math, Science, History and even Art. For a teacher concepts are invaluable. They are what we teach, however literacy is how we teach it. Instruction must be effective, engaging and balanced. My goal for my future classroom is to prepare students to develop…