Thursday, February 28, 2008

Darwin on-line

This site contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published; also hundreds of supplementary works: biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more. Works include 1st editions of Voyage of the Beagle, Zoology, Descent of man, all editions of Origin of species (1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th & 6th).

Botanicus Digital Library

Botanicus is a freely accessible, web-based encyclopedia of digitized 18th and 19th century botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library.

Friday, February 22, 2008

WaterWiser, the Water Efficiency Clearinghouse

Looking for news, information, research results, discussion forums, references and searchable information databases on water? Look no further! WaterWiser provides information on water conservation, efficiency and demand management to meet the information needs of the water conservation community. Produced and maintained by the American Water Works Association.

H2ouse Water Saver Home

This site is great! Take an online home tour to discover water saving opportunities in each area of your home. Plus, there are lots of useful resources to explore.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Try out these handy Google features!

Calculate
Type a calculation directly into Google, click enter and watch your answer appear!

Define:[word]
Need a quick definition? Easy! Type 'define:[followed by your word]' for instant word sleuthing.

Synonyms
Not getting enough hits? To broaden your search, type the 'tilde' symbol(~) before your chosen word to find synonyms of that word.

For more tips, see the Google Help Cheat Sheet

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Livestock Library

The Livestock Library is freely available on the internet and provides full text access to information from 12 organisations, including the departments of agriculture and primary industries of all Australian states. The recent addition of a federated search allows users to search over 70,000 documents relating to Australian agriculture in a single search. This database may be useful for searching for information on the impacts of specific wildlife on crops, for example.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

del.icio.us

Would you like to be able to store your favourite bookmarks online, enabling you to access the same bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere? Or be able to collaborate with colleagues sharing useful websites via a shared account?

Introducing del.icio.us, a social bookmarking site, which enables you to tag your bookmarks to make it easier to organise and manage your online resources. To use, simply set up an account and you're away! For more assistance, please contact the library.