The Official Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge
Collection of short movies from spring 2007 made by fans of the "Star Wars" films. Users may vote for their favorite, and George Lucas picks his favorite in late May. From Lucasfilm and an online "entertainment network for original shorts and web shows by top independent creators."
URL: http://www.atomfilms.com/2007/starwars/challenge/index.jsp
From the Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Stumbleupon
Join 2,391,937 Stumblers & Discover New Sites
Channel surf the internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar to find great websites, videos, photos and more based on your interests. StumbleUpon learns what you like and makes better recommendations.
Reviews:
"Stumbleupon is a brilliant downloadable toolbar that beds into your browser and gives you the chance to surf through thousands of excellent pages that have been stumbled upon by other web-users" BBC
"Next time you want to wander the Web, forget about Googling it. Stumble it." Wall Street Journal
Friday, May 18, 2007
Calisphere
"Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history. Calisphere's content has been selected from the libraries and museums of the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations.
Calisphere is a public service project of the California Digital Library (CDL). Through the use of technology and innovation, the CDL supports the assembly and creative use of scholarship for the UC libraries and the communities they serve. Learn more about the CDL."
Calisphere is a public service project of the California Digital Library (CDL). Through the use of technology and innovation, the CDL supports the assembly and creative use of scholarship for the UC libraries and the communities they serve. Learn more about the CDL."
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Summer Vacation
I don't know about your summer vacation plans, but I'm probably going to visit family and see some sights around the region. If you're more adventurous than me, there's a cool site called See America that will give you a brief overview of each state and provide you with contact information for their department of tourism.
Happy Travels!
Happy Travels!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Get Ready For Your Finals!
It's that time of year again!
Here are some tips to prepare for next week.
1. Don’t panic (make too much of the final).
The first thing you should do is to check what the final is worth in each course. Remember, it is only one component of your final grade. If it is worth 20% or less, you probably won't be able to bring your final grade up or down by more than one grade level (e.g., B to B+), unless you perform extremely better or worse than you have on other exams and assignments during the semester.
2. Take breaks from studying.
This is NOT the time to stop exercising or doing other things that you find enjoyable. Pace yourself! You will study more effectively if you spread things out and take breaks. But watch the proportions here. Beware of doing 15 minutes of studying followed by a two-hour break to play a video game!
3. Use an effective study method.
The key to effective retention is repetition, and not overloading your brain (it can only absorb so much in an hour). Click here to get information about an effective technique for exam study. Whatever you do, don’t do it all in one long cramming session. Which brings us to:
4. Get enough sleep.
Don’t pull an "all nighter." You will do better if you are rested, and cramming often leads to a superficial and confused knowledge of the material you have studied.
There is a reason why sleep deprivation is used as torture. Failure to follow #4 and 5 can lead to writing nonsense on exams.
For more tips, check out http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/library/mental/finals.htm.
Happy Studying!
Here are some tips to prepare for next week.
1. Don’t panic (make too much of the final).
The first thing you should do is to check what the final is worth in each course. Remember, it is only one component of your final grade. If it is worth 20% or less, you probably won't be able to bring your final grade up or down by more than one grade level (e.g., B to B+), unless you perform extremely better or worse than you have on other exams and assignments during the semester.
2. Take breaks from studying.
This is NOT the time to stop exercising or doing other things that you find enjoyable. Pace yourself! You will study more effectively if you spread things out and take breaks. But watch the proportions here. Beware of doing 15 minutes of studying followed by a two-hour break to play a video game!
3. Use an effective study method.
The key to effective retention is repetition, and not overloading your brain (it can only absorb so much in an hour). Click here to get information about an effective technique for exam study. Whatever you do, don’t do it all in one long cramming session. Which brings us to:
4. Get enough sleep.
Don’t pull an "all nighter." You will do better if you are rested, and cramming often leads to a superficial and confused knowledge of the material you have studied.
There is a reason why sleep deprivation is used as torture. Failure to follow #4 and 5 can lead to writing nonsense on exams.
For more tips, check out http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/library/mental/finals.htm.
Happy Studying!
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Webby Awards
11th Annual Webby Awards
Links to the winners in a variety of categories, as well as to those
chosen by the "people's voice" and to the finalists in each category.
From Marylaine at NEAT NEW STUFF, MAY 4, 2007
Links to the winners in a variety of categories, as well as to those
chosen by the "people's voice" and to the finalists in each category.
From Marylaine at NEAT NEW STUFF, MAY 4, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Iago...the Parrot?
Yes, the grand villian Iago became a parrot in Disney's Aladdin-now there's quite a meshing of literary figures from two very different cultures. You have to remember, even Shakespeare himself drew inspiration from prominent figures and stories in British and Roman history. Most of you have heard of Romeo & Juliet or Macbeth, but Shakespeare also wrote about Cleopatra and even King Richard III. For more information about all of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, visit About: Shakespeare or The Royal Shakespeare Company-for just the plays. Since I brought up Aladdin, you can read some of the stories at About.com or Cornell's Library website.
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