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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Keeping with the back to school theme I thought it might be helpful if I outlined some of our K-12 science material that was specifically created for teachers, students, and parents. We are fortunate to have on staff a former elementary school librarian who knows the Library’s science fair and teaching collections inside and out. …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is from our new business blogger-Ellen Terrell. I will be publishing her posts until her account is set up. It’s “that time of year” again. The time of year that either delights or bums out kids all over the country–the beginning of the school year. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has …
Posted in: Business, Census and Statistics
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
As summer is coming to a close, our interns are finishing their projects and heading back to school. This year our division was fortunate to have 3 summer interns, 2 volunteers and a Junior Fellow. You may have already read about Brian Horowitz’s discovery of Brevet Major Alfred Mordecai’s work in Stumbled Upon in the Stacks and Aileen M. J. Marshall’s …
Posted in: Biography, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The 2010 Perseid Meteor shower began July 13 and lasts until August 26. Next week (Aug. 12-13), the Earth will be passing through the densest part of the debris field from the comet Swift-Tuttle (originator of the Perseids). This will be the peak time to view the meteor shower. Primarily visible in the Northern Hemisphere …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics