Shakespeare - Online Reference Resources

Ebrary: Subject - Shakespeare - over 70 ebooks, including:

• Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy
• Plays of Shakespeare : A Thematic Guide
• Shakespeare : The Basics
• Shakespeare Book of Lists : "List, List, on List!" (Hamlet 1.5.22) the Ultimate Guide to the Bard, His Plays & How They've Been Interpreted (& Misinterpreted) Through the Ages
• Shakespearean Language : A Guide for Actors & Students
• Shakespeare's Legal Language
• Shakespeare's Non-Standard English : A Dictionary

Oxford Reference Online:

• A Dictionary of Shakespeare
• Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

NetLibrary:

• Shakespeare's Comedies: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide
  
• Shakespeare's Romances: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide
• Shakespeare: the seven major tragedies

Web:

• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - "an annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the Internet."

Other: the web guide listed above indexes several good, free internet sites hosting Shakespeare's works. Our catalog includes many ebook versions of scholarly editions that provide substantial supplementary materials - analyses of scenes, characters, historical notes, etc.

Artificial Intelligence

This post will help you find resources about the impact of artificial intelligence on society.

Find Topic Overviews
Marshall, Patrick. "Artificial Intelligence." CQ Researcher 22 Apr. 2011: 361-84. Web. 14 May 2011. Can “smart” machines replace humans? From battlefields and factory floors to hospital operating rooms and retail call centers, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how the world thinks and works. IBM's powerful new computer, Watson, recently beat two “Jeopardy!” game-show champions. Drone aircraft are deployed on dangerous reconnaissance and assault missions, reducing soldiers' exposure to harm. Computers diagnose disease, and robotic devices perform delicate surgical procedures. And “smart” machines are bringing new efficiencies to a variety of professions and industries, such as law offices, banks and manufacturing plants. But analysts warn that artificial intelligence may have devastating downsides. Some argue that if battles are fought with machines instead of humans, wars might be easier to start. And economists worry that as robots and other forms of artificial intelligence replace more and more workers, catastrophic levels of unemployment will be the result. From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Whitney, Stewart B. "Artificial Intelligence." Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Ed. H. James Birx. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2006. 281-282. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 14 May 2011.

Find Books 
Print books in the CBC Library
ebooks available through the CBC Library
--Artificial life: an overview (a NetLibrary ebook)

Find Articles
EBSCOhost ASP sample search:
artificial intelligence (in Subject Terms) AND (unemploy* or employ* or job*) (full text results)

Find Websites
Myers, Courtney Boyd ed. (2009). The AI Report. Forbes June 2009
Christian, Brian , “Mind vs. Machine,” The Atlantic, March 2011.

Early Childhood Education Resources

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Library Databases

• EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier

             Sample search:  toddler* AND subject:Television (fulltext)

• Professional Development Collection

             Sample search: music AND learn* AND (toddler* or infant*) (fulltext)

• ERIC-EBSCOhost (Educational Resource Information Center) 

              Sample search: subject: behavior problem* AND subject: (toddler* or infant*) (fulltext published after 1990)

Early Childhood Education Program at CBC

• ECE Homepage
• Associate Degree of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education (AAS) - 92 credits
• Early Childhood Education Certificate - 47 credits
• Early Childhood Education Child Care Certificate of Completion - 15 credits
• Child Development Associate (CDA) - Certificate of Completion - 10 credits
• State Training and Registry System (STARS) - Certificate of Completion - variable credits

Websites

The National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org

National Association for Music Education http://www.menc.org/

www.earlychildhoodnews.com

Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers
http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/index.html

Washington State Department of Early Learning. Resources for Providers & Educators.
http://www.del.wa.gov/providers-educators/

• You Have a Choice! A Guide to Finding Quality Child Care 
• Choosing child care checklist -English
• Choosing child care checklist - Spanish
• Washington State Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

CHILD Profile

Parents Magazine

Parents.com: Toddler Development

Parents.com: Potty Training

Washington State Child Care Resource and Referral Network
http://www.childcarenet.org/

Websites for kids

Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics
http://www.starfall.com/

Tumblebooks: e-books for e-kids. From local Public Library (Mid-Columbia Library).

PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org/

Learner.org Interactives: Spelling Bee

Learner.org Storytelling: Cinderella

Crayola Coloring Pages
http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/

Activity Village
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/index.htm

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