May 2011

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• History

  This Day in History…

  05.31.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 31, 1889 – Johnstown, PA flood Johnstown flood (map and text) I 29.8:J65   federal documents compact

• History, State & Federal Documents News, State of Ohio Employees

  This Day in History…

  05.30.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 30, 1922 – Lincoln Memorial dedicated Lincoln Memorial : a guide to the Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia I 29.9/5:129   Fed docs compact

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  This Day in History…

  05.27.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 27, 1937 – Golden Gate Bridge opens The gate : the true story of the design and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge TG25.S225 V36 1986  stacks

• State & Federal Documents News, State of Ohio Employees

  Conception, development and implementation of an e-Government maturity model in public agencies

  05.26.11 | Permalink | Comments Off

  The April, 2011 issue of Government Information Quarterly has an article entitled Conception, development and implementation of an e-Government maturity model in public agencies.  The abstract of the article states: Governments worldwide are encouraging public agencies to join e-Government initiatives in order to provide better services to their citizens and businesses; hence, methods of evaluating [...]

• State of Ohio Employees

  In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives

  05.25.11 | Permalink | Comments Off

  The State Library of Ohio recently purchased the new book In The Plex:  How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives.  You can read and listen to the NPR review of the book here and then request the item from the State Library of Ohio.

• General, State of Ohio Employees

  AASL Launches Lesson Plan Database

  05.24.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  AASL just announced the launch of its Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database, designed to be a public, online database providing school librarians a fast and user-friendly way to create and share quality lesson plans with their peers.  Building on the template provided in Standards for the 21st-Century Learner In Action, the Lesson [...]

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  This Day in History…

  05.23.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 21, 1927 – Charles A. Lindbergh lands in Paris Lindbergh alone TL540.L5 G54   stacks

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  This Day in History

  05.23.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  May 20, 1862 – Lincoln signs the Homestead Act Galusha A. Grow, father of the homestead law E415.9 .G89 D8  stacks

• General, State of Ohio Employees

  New Website for Educators: DigitalLiteracy.Gov

  05.23.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has just released a new website on digital literacy [http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/].  The site has links to resources including educator tools, job skills, success stories and a space where practitioners can share ideas and interact though discussion forums.  The Digital Literacy portal is an initiative of the Obama Administration to serve [...]

• General, State of Ohio Employees

  Knowledge Bank

  05.23.11 | Permalink | Comments Off

  As the online repository for the state’s land grant university, OSU’s Knowledge Bank (http://kb.osu.edu) hosts a growing body of content of interest to Ohio’s citizens. This content includes Ohio-focused publications (including the Ohio Journal of Science), and collections dedicated to particular communities (including  Stories from the Columbus Hilltop Neighborhood and Ukrainian Immigration to Columbus, Ohio). [...]

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