Monthly Archives: April 2013

Updated> Military Resources

April 29, 2013

Updated> Military Resources
http://www.MilitaryResources.info/

The white paper link compilation of the Military Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. has just been updated and is now a freely available 15 page .pdf document (174KB) listing the latest and greatest online resources and sites for military resources! Updated April 29, 2013. Other white papers are available by clicking here.

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Scientific American: 60-Second Science

April 29, 2013

Scientific American: 60-Second Science
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcasts.cfm?type=60-second-science

Science in a minute? Sure, why not! Scientific American is offering up these bite-sized offerings that give a brief intro to a range of science-related topics and investigations. New, minute-long offerings are added every weekday, and recent additions have included “Fly Cells Divide by the Clock,” “Twitter Reveals Language Geographic Distribution,” and “Bed Bugs Bollixed by Bean.” Visitors can sign up to learn about new additions via their RSS feed or iTunes. These short audio blurbs could easily be used in any number of classrooms to keep students engaged. It’s a great resource and one that can be used with a range of learners. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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Scientific American: 60-Second Science

April 29, 2013

Scientific American: 60-Second Science
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcasts.cfm?type=60-second-science

Science in a minute? Sure, why not! Scientific American is offering up these bite-sized offerings that give a brief intro to a range of science-related topics and investigations. New, minute-long offerings are added every weekday, and recent additions have included “Fly Cells Divide by the Clock,” “Twitter Reveals Language Geographic Distribution,” and “Bed Bugs Bollixed by Bean.” Visitors can sign up to learn about new additions via their RSS feed or iTunes. These short audio blurbs could easily be used in any number of classrooms to keep students engaged. It’s a great resource and one that can be used with a range of learners. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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World Development Indicators

April 29, 2013

World Development Indicators
http://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi

The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.

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Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection

April 29, 2013

Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/20/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=3950

The Classroom Capsules and Notes section of the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library is chock-full of compelling resources for college-level mathematics instructors. One particular gem within this trove is the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection. This collection brings together what appeared in the print journals of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and includes 16 items total. Each article has a page with a summary of the article, publication information, and a link to a pdf copy of the full article. It’s a diverse set of materials, spanning “Early Sundials and the Discovery of the Conic Sections” to a pip of an article that deals with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, titled “Torsional Oscillations in Suspension Bridges Revisited, Fixing an Old Approximation.” This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection

April 29, 2013

Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/20/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=3950

The Classroom Capsules and Notes section of the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library is chock-full of compelling resources for college-level mathematics instructors. One particular gem within this trove is the
Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection. This collection brings together what appeared in the print journals of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and includes 16 items total. Each article has
a page with a summary of the article, publication information, and a link to a pdf copy of the full article. It’s a diverse set of materials, spanning “Early Sundials and the Discovery of the Conic Sections” to a pip of an article that deals with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, titled “Torsional Oscillations in Suspension Bridges Revisited, Fixing an Old Approximation.” This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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Updated> Military Resources

April 29, 2013

Updated> Military Resources
http://www.MilitaryResources.info/

The white paper link compilation of the Military Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. has just been updated and is now a freely available 15 page .pdf document (174KB) listing the latest and greatest online resources and sites for military resources! Updated April 29, 2013. Other white papers are available by clicking here.

709 views

Scientific American: 60-Second Science

April 29, 2013

Scientific American: 60-Second Science
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcasts.cfm?type=60-second-science

Science in a minute? Sure, why not! Scientific American is offering up these bite-sized offerings that give a brief intro to a range of science-related topics and investigations. New, minute-long offerings are added every weekday, and recent additions have included “Fly Cells Divide by the Clock,” “Twitter Reveals Language Geographic Distribution,” and “Bed Bugs Bollixed by Bean.” Visitors can sign up to learn about new additions via their RSS feed or iTunes. These short audio blurbs could easily be used in any number of classrooms to keep students engaged. It’s a great resource and one that can be used with a range of learners. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

770 views

World Development Indicators

April 29, 2013

World Development Indicators
http://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi

The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.

760 views

Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection

April 29, 2013

Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/20/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=3950

The Classroom Capsules and Notes section of the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library is chock-full of compelling resources for college-level mathematics instructors. One particular gem within this trove is the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 Collection. This collection brings together what appeared in the print journals of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and includes 16 items total. Each article has a page with a summary of the article, publication information, and a link to a pdf copy of the full article. It’s a diverse set of materials, spanning “Early Sundials and the Discovery of the Conic Sections” to a pip of an article that deals with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, titled “Torsional Oscillations in Suspension Bridges Revisited, Fixing an Old Approximation.” This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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