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Killer research : [electronic resource] : Library lover's mystery. by McKinlay, Jenn.; Ryan, Allyson.;
Narrator: Allyson Ryan.Spring is livening up Briar Creek after a long, cold winter, and newlyweds Lindsey and Sully could not be happier. Even though the upcoming mayoral election is getting heated, everything else in town is coming up daffodils... until a body is found. Ms. Cole, a librarian and current candidate for town mayor, is shocked when she opens her trunk to discover a murder victim who just so happens to be a guy she dated forty years ago and the founder of the baking empire Nana's Cookies. As the town gossip mill turns, a batch of rumors begins to circulate about Ms. Cole's rebellious youth, which -- along with being a murder suspect -- threatens to ruin her life and her budding political career. But Ms. Cole is one tough cookie who will not go down without a fight. Has the campaign for mayor turned deadly? It is up to Lindsey, Sully, and the rest of the crafternoon pals to see how the cookie crumbles and figure out who is trying to frame Ms. Cole for murder and why.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 189760 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Mystery.;
© 2021., Dreamscape Media,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=6801646 -- Click  to access title on Overdrive.;
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Advice for a young investigator / by RamoÌn y Cajal, Santiago,1852-1934.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. x-xi).
Subjects: Research.; Scientists.; Research.; Scientists.;
© c1999., MIT Press,
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Legal research : how to find & understand the law / by Elias, Stephen.; Nolo (Firm);
Includes web resources.Understanding the basics of the law -- Finding legal resources -- Identifying your legal issue -- Finding and using secondary sources -- Finding and using constitutions, statutes, regulations, and ordinances -- Finding cases -- Using case law -- Validating your research -- Organizing and putting your legal research to use -- Research hypothetical and memorandum."Locate key laws and cases online or in a law library, hone your legal research skills, draft legal memoranda"--Cover.
Subjects: Legal research;
© 2012., Nolo,
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The education debate : What everyone needs to know / by Kirp, David L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A compelling overview of the major debates in contemporary education policy.In statehouses, school boards, and communities across the US, battles are raging over the direction of education policy--from the standards that are shaping what students learn to how test results are being used to judge a teacher's performance. These battles are being waged against a backdrop of shifting demographics, rapidly developing technology, a transforming economy and workplace. What's more, the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting educators to rethink the school's mission in society. In The Education Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know?, nationally recognized education authority David Kirp and Kevin Macpherson provide a balanced, accessible overview of the key policy and practice issues in pre k-12 education today. They expose the fault lines of the major debates--what values should guide education and how can those values best be incorporated in policy and practice. They focus on equity and equality of opportunity as well as the tension between market and bureaucratic mechanisms as drivers of school improvement. Many of the topics they address, including racial integration, charter schools, student rights and teachers' unions, are hotly contested. In an area where partisanship reigns, Kirp and Macpherson take an approach guided by research and not driven by ideology. A primer for educational policymakers and administrators, parents, and undergraduate and graduate students in education courses, The Education Debate offers a solid grasp of the major debates in contemporary education policy.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Education;
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7114348 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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The education debate : what everyone needs to know / by Kirp, David L.,author.; Macpherson, Kevin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Education Debate dissects the essential issues that confront education policymakers and practitioners today. In an era when controversies over the schools' role have become hot-button political issues, disputation is the order of the day, and the book charts a research-driven course through these topics. It starts with the broadest themes about the purposes of education, then narrows the lens, moving from big ideas to classrooms and corridors. The stage is set with an overview of the prek-grade 12 system. Racial and socioeconomic integration, school finance reform and greater student choice-each has been promoted as the royal road to equal opportunity. Policy choices reflect these differences. Which strategy-- community schools, finance equalization, charter schools or vouchers-holds the greatest promise? The education system is intricate and complex. What the roles of the key players, from classroom teachers and administrators to billionaire philanthropists? Life inside the schools presents challenges to teachers and learners alike, never more so than during a time when students have become increasingly diverse. It's essential, in understanding the current climate, to understand how different groups-those with special needs, English language learners, Native American students and LGBT youth-experience the system. COVID has been a stress test for K-12 education, exposing and exacerbating inequities in the system. While the immediate threat of the pandemic has receded, its impact on every aspect of education will persist for decades. No issue stirs the passion more than the way America's youth are educated. From racial reckoning to transgender students, education is a headline-making topic. The Education Debate offers readers a solid starting-point in these pivotal issues"--
Subjects: Education;
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Research strategies : finding your way through the information fog / by Badke, William B.,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Welcome to the information fog -- What is this thing called "scholarship" and why does it matter? -- Taking charge -- Database searching with keywords and hierarchies -- Metadata and the power of controlled vocabularies -- Discovery searches, library catalogs and journal databases -- Internet research -- Other resources and case studies in research -- Learning how to read for research -- Organizing your resources to write your paper -- Tips on research writing -- Appendixes. A research paper clinic : more tips and troubleshooting for development of great research papers -- Expertise and the search for truth in a post-truth world -- The links, all in one place.Everyone does research. Some just do it better than others. In this chaotic world of information and misinformation, referred to as "information fog," university students, in particular, need to learn how to conduct research effectively. Good research is about a quest to discover more, about a burning desire to solve society's problems and make a better world. Ultimately, research is a way forward to a resolution of life's greatest difficulties. In this seventh edition of Research Strategies: Finding Your Way through the Information Fog, author William Badke walks you step by step through the entire research process from choosing a topic, to writing the final project, and everything in between. A seasoned researcher and educator, Badke offers tried-and-true tips, tricks, and strategies to help you identify a problem, acquire pertinent information, and use that information to address the problem. Employing a host of examples and humor, Research Strategies: Finding Your Way through the Information Fog shows how research can be exciting and fun. - Publisher.
Subjects: Public services (Libraries); Libraries and students; Bibliography; Research; Report writing; Database searching; Online bibliographic searching; Internet searching;
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Absolute zero and the conquest of cold / by Shachtman, Tom,1942-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-249) and index.
Subjects: Low temperature research.;
© 1999., Houghton Mifflin Co.,
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The research virtuoso : how to find anything you need to know / by Toronto Public Library.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-119) and index.A guide to research techniques and conducting research covers planning, locating information, and evaluating findings, and highlights the value of library resources.
Subjects: Information retrieval; Research; Library research;
© c2012., Annick Press ; Distributed in the U.S. by Firefly Books,
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Make it stick : the science of successful learning / by Brown, Peter C.; Roediger, Henry L.,III.; McDaniel, Mark A.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-288) and index."To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Learning; Cognition; Study skills.;
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The animal research war / by Conn, P. Michael.; Parker, James V.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index.In the crosshairs -- War stories -- The animal rights movement past and present -- Animal rights strategies -- War casualties -- War casualties : all of us -- Yes, but what about-- -- Peace at last?
Subjects: Animal experimentation; Animal welfare; Animal rights; Animal rights movement;
© 2008., Palgrave Macmillan,
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