The New York Times in the First Year site is going to be closed in January, and replaced with The New York Times in Education. You’ll need to set up a new account for this site. Here is a link to a libguide with very basic information about our New York Times subscription. Look for the Special Features for Education box, then find the link to sign up for access to the New York Times in Education.
I had the opportunity to work with a teacher from the Charlotte Engineering Early College today -- she brought her students over to the library to do research. When I was planning the class, I conducted several database searches on the topic she gave me (nuclear energy) and found tons and tons of resources through the library website, but I was concerned that the students would have a difficult time reading the academic articles I found. Instead of relying on our resources alone, I looked to NCLive.org for articles that are more geared towards high school students. After the class, one of the teachers came up to talk to me about NCLive -- he had never heard of it!
For those of you who don’t know, NCLive is a free resource provided to North Carolinians of all ages by the state of North Carolina. There are several databases on NCLive.org that are geared towards K12 students. InfoTrac Newsstand and SIRS Researcher are just two of the databases high school students can (and should) master.
Take a moment to look at the resources available on NCLive.org. Don’t forget to encourage your pre-service and in-service teachers to use this free and excellent resource.
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