Handbook of Research on Teaching
URL: Handbook of Research on TeachingBrief Description: The 4th ed of the work provides recent research articles for educators and persons interested in teaching. Full Description: The 4th ed of the...
View ArticleHandbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology
URL: Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and TechnologyBrief Description: Presents recent research in educational communications and technology.Full Description: Presents recent research...
View ArticleHandbook of Child Psychology
URL: Handbook of Child PsychologyBrief Description: This is the sixth edition of this important work representing scholarship and developments in child psychology.Full Description: This is the sixth...
View ArticleHandbook of Research on Multicultural Education
URL: Handbook of Research on Multicultural EducationBrief Description: The handbook provides research on educational topics regarding multicultural education – representing issues for students from...
View ArticleEdSpeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon
URL: EdSpeakBrief Description: A small volume devoted to terms frequently used in the field of education.Full Description: A small volume devoted to terms frequently used in the field of education....
View ArticleNew Academic Research Site Replaces Library Website
This afternoon, we’ve completed cutting over the old library website to the new one that has been growing over the past several months. The new site is available at http://lis.luther.edu/research. Many...
View ArticleLIS Soft Launches Encore
Our new discovery services platform Encore is now (mostly) fully functional and is now our preferred and primary tool for access to our library collections. Encore is the default search tool available...
View ArticleResearch Pro Federated Searching Now Available (beta)
LIS and our vendor Innovative Interfaces have now made available Research Pro, a federated search tool allowing multiple source searching across nearly 30 different data sources. A portion of this...
View ArticleInformation Literacy in the Disciplines
Have you ever wondered what students in specific disciplines should be able to know and master when it comes to research and using information resources? Many accrediting agencies and librarian groups...
View ArticleIssues Connecting to Licensed Resources
As a result of network address changes, access to licensed database resources currently travels through our campus proxy server. All services are available, and will remain available. Users will just...
View ArticleAcademic Search Complete, Encore and Research Pro
The Academic Search Complete database is now returning results in both Encore (http://encore.luther.edu/iii/encore/) and Research Pro.
View ArticleHow to find articles from the new Library Research site
Several people have asked about how to find articles from journals using the new Library Research website. Let me count the ways:1) Using Encore, our new research and discovery tool. The Research page...
View ArticleNew books and DVDs in the library
For those who are wondering what books and DVDs we have added to the Preus Library collection over the summer the New Books list has been updated to include the 375 items purchased from May through...
View ArticleHandbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts
URL: Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language ArtsBrief Description: Provides insight on teaching practices of the English language arts.Full Description: Provides insight on teaching...
View ArticleCritical Thinking and Learning: an Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers
URL: Critical Thinking and Learning: an Encyclopedia for Parents and TeachersBrief Description: The encyclopedia “lays out a new theory of critical thinking”. Essays include pragmatic issues as well as...
View ArticleNew NITLE Events Scheduled
For a full list of NITLE events, see http://lis.luther.edu/nitleTwo new Workshops To GoCrossing Borders: Multimedia Storytelling for Study Abroad. A special instance of ‘Multimedia Narrative:...
View ArticlePreus Library Facebook App Updated
Now you can search Encore from Facebook!The Preus Library QuickSearch Facebook application has been updated to be compatible with the new style of Facebook profile. PreusLQS can be added at this...
View ArticleTests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education,...
URL: Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and BusinessBrief Description: Tests describes thousands of assessment instruments especially for psychologists,...
View ArticleJSTOR Arts & Sciences VI Collection now available
Luther College now has access to the content of journals included in JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences VI Collection.“With a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) titles, the Arts & Sciences VI Collection...
View ArticleAcademia.edu -- Facebook for Higher Education?
A posting to the College Libraries Listserv this week introduced www.academia.edu, a site for members of colleges and universities to post information about themselves, their studies and research...
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