Honor Collection

The library is now offering an Honor Fiction Collection made up of books donated by our generous patrons. Based on the honor system (hence the name) simply choose a book and return it once read. It does not have to be checked out and there is no due date.  The collection is almost entirely made up of fiction though a few biographies are sprinkled in.  

Come by and browse! The collection is located in the rear of the library, closest to the back exit.  

Academic Networking: Academia.edu

The Academia.edu site encourages discovery and networking among scholars. There is already a section created for ITP. Its tree-like structure unfolds and connects in interesting ways. You can search by institution, name, or research topic.
As with any Web presence, it is up to you if you wish to be findable in this way. For now I am not adding my name to this resource--I want to see how it develops a bit more first, but I may do so in the future.
Please Note: There seemed to be some glitches when I looked at it today. Let's see if they can work out the glitches.

Spotlight on Alumni Websites

I find myself inspired when looking at alumni websites. A few I have looked at recently are as follows:

Irene Blinston, Ph.D.

Ryan Rominger, Ph.D. and Scott McCulloch, Ph.D

Allison Perry, Ph.D.

I always encourage students to start using the Web to promote their future career path, whatever it may be. If any alums or current students would like to show off their professional websites, please post to the comments of this blog post so that we can all see them.

Autism Research Centre

The Autism Research Centre (ARC), part of the School of Clinical Medicine within Cambridge University, maintains a website with free information on the subject of autism.

Included are various publications types (reports, conference papers, journal articles) as well as tests developed by the ARC.

The Autism Research Centre can be reached by visiting http://www.autismresearchcentre.com .

ebrary--a rich resource for ebooks

Are you looking for book resources in addition to journal articles? If you have yet to discover ebrary, now is the perfect time. Found on the library's Access Online Database page, ebrary gives easy access to over 40,000 full-text electronic books.  

Here is a sample of some subject areas covered:
Aesthetics
Education
Fine Arts
Anthropology
Law
Medicine
Music and Books on Music
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Science
Social Sciences

In addition to its wealth of information, ebrary has several handy features. Users can create a "bookshelf" of favorite titles; can skip to relevant chapters within the book; and can highlight sections of the book and take notes. 
Please note: Be sure to click on the "NEW! ebrary site for ITP". The older version of ebary will be removed October 15th.