The astronomical instruments of Tycho Brahes The Astronomical Instruments of Tycho Brahe is a Web site about the great Danish astronomer, whose instruments helped measure astronomical phenomena to a previously unattainable degree of accuracy. It includes a short biography of Brahe, a bibliography, and a list of links. The most significant feature of the resource, however, is the online version of his Astronomiae Instauratae Mecanica of 1598. The digitised pages of the original Latin publication, with its full colour illustrations, may be viewed online at various magnification levels. The text is also made available in Danish and English From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Anthology of medieval German literature The Anthology of Medieval German Literature is an online collection of texts, compiled and edited by Professor Albert K Wimmer, with introductions to and commentaries of each text. Spanning the centuries between 750 and 1500, this anthology represents a valuable contribution to the field, updating and building upon its predecesor, 'An Anthology of German Literature 800-1750' by Peter Demetz and WTH Jackson. Included in this substantial online volume are works of poetry and prose from the Old High German period (750-1050); the early middle high German period (1050-1170); the classical From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
The book of Taliesin The Book of Taliesin dates from the early fourteenth century and is one of the most famous manuscripts in the Welsh language. It contains many of the poems attributed to Taliesin, and verses relating to the exploits of King Arthur and to the feats of Hercules and Alexander the Great. The manuscript is incomplete, having lost several of its original leaves. The Web site consists of a brief introductory paragraph about the content of the manuscript, and another describing its history and transmission. The manuscript may be viewed in its (remaining) entirety online. Each page has been digitised From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
I hear America singing I Hear American Singing is a Library of Congress Web project, forming part of their Music, Theatre, and Dance Collection. The project aims to celebrate America's musical heritage and provide access to the Library's vast collection of sheet music, audio recordings, and other resources. The project Web site contains a number of online presentations and a featured collection. The presentations generally consist of well-illustrated historical studies of particular musical individuals, styles, or themes. At the time of review there were presentations devoted to 'patriotic melodies&a From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Phonetics : the sounds of Spanish and English Phonetics : the sounds of Spanish and English is an excellent, interactive online resource designed to assist students of phonetics, linguistics and foreign language. Part of the site was created to support an undergraduate level course in Spanish pronunciation at the University of Iowa. The site offers dynamic animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of Spanish and English. Each vowel and consonent is accompanied by an animated articulatory diagram (Flash is used for the animation), a step-by-step illustrated description of how the sound is achieved, and video-audio file of the sound spoken From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
The Lord's prayer in the Germanic languages The Lord's Prayer in the Germanic languages is a simple Web page consisting of the Paternoster translated into sixteen Germanic languages, contemporary and historical. Featured languages include: Gothic; Old English; Frisian; Old Saxon; Dutch; Afrikaans; Bavarian; Low German (Plattdeutsch); Pennsylvania Dutch; Alsatian; standard German; Icelandic; Faroese; Norwegian; Danish; and Swedish. The special characters used in the translations should display correctly in standard browsers (the Gothic script is presented as an image file). Each contributor is credited, and bibliographic sources are From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Museo chileno de arte precolombiano This is the Web site for the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombiano in Santiago, Chile. While it offers all the usual information such as contact details, hours of opening and a map of the museum, the site contains other features that will be of interest to the student and researcher of pre-Columbian indigenous American art and culture. The site offers detailed descriptions of its temporary exhibitions: at the time of cataloguing, users could take a virtual tour of the current exhibition, 'América precolombina en el arte' and read the accompanying commentary on the various pieces of po From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Porbase : base nacional de datos bibliográficos Porbase is the collective online catalogue of Portuguese libraries, co-ordinated by Portugal's national library. Porbase claims to be Portugal's largest database, giving access not only to bibliographical information about the Biblioteca Nacional's holdings, but also that of 149 other libraries which may be public, private or university. A full list of the participating libraries is provided together with contact details. Materials included within the database cover all subject areas with the humanities featuring significantly. The database, which represents one of the best mean From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Centre d'études du 19e siècle français Joseph Sablé The Web site for the Centre d'Études du 19e Siècle Français Joseph Sablé offers various online bibliographic resources that will be of interest to researchers working in this field. It stems from a project which began in 1996 to compile a critical, annotated bibliography of the naturalist movement. The site aims to provide bibliographic information on works by and about the major naturalist writers from not only France but across Europe, North and South America and Russia. The site is divided into various sections. The 'romantic collection' consists of a vast database devote From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Gabriele d'Annunzio A Web site devoted to the Italian poet, novelist, dramatist, military hero and fascist sympathizer, Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938). The site offers a bibliography of all his works and links to the full-text online versions of some of these. A chronology details d'Annunzio's life with particular emphasis on his political and military exploits, and role in World War I. The site also features a large photographic gallery of the writer from all stages of this life, together with images of his friends, lovers, and various places of residence. Of use will be the site's bibliogr From New Humbul Resources on November 19, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Leadership Theories This presentation is about different leadership theories and leadership styles. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Legal Issues This presentation provides tips on legal issues for nurses. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Interviewing This presentation provides tips for nurses on interviewing for a position and how to interview. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Nursing Care Systems This presentation is about different nursing care delivery systems. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Stress and Time Management This presentation provides information on how to handle personal and professional stress. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
EEO Laws This presentation provides information about EEO laws that nurse managers should know. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Staff Development This presentation provides information for a nurse manager on developing the staff of a unit From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Staffing and Scheduling This presentation provides information for a nurse manager on developing the staff of a unit From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Budgeting This presentation is about beginning aspects of budgeting a nurse manager should know. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Delegation This presentation is about what nurses need to know about delegation. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Bilingual Nursing Fellowship Program The Bilingual Nursing Fellows Program is a partnership between South Mountain Community College, GateWay Community College and ArizonaÂ’s largest health provider, Banner Health, who came together to find a way to meet growth needs in professional nursing positions, especially for Spanish speaking nurses. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 19, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Introduction to Culinary Arts Program The Maricopa Skill Center Food Preparation staff has improved the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, student learning, profitability and creativity of the food preparation program since taking over the Skill Center cafeteria, July 2003. The changes have enhanced and strengthened the Skill CenterÂ’s food training program, now called Introduction to Culinary Arts. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 19, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..
Orientation Programs for Online Students and Online Faculty Project team members identified a need to improve the quality of online Computer Information Systems Department courses in order to increase student success and retention. Through the teamÂ’s collaborative efforts, two Orientation Programs were designed and developed. The Student Orientation Program was designed to prepare students to successfully face the challenges of an online Computer Information Systems course. The Faculty Orientation Program was designed to provide faculty with additional tools and resources to enhance the quality of their online courses. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 19, 2004 at 12:30 p.m..
Learn 2 Learn This interactive online course is designed to help people develop skills to reach their goals for study, work and life. There are three units of activities: Getting started; Action plans, small steps and milestones; Building a learning system. The activities are designed to help users identify and articulate what they already know and then enable them to link thei knowledge to learning situations - informally at first and then in formal learning situations. The target audience includes adult learners and second chance learners. A mentor's guide is also provided. From EdNA Online on November 19, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Les dictées virtuelles French word dictations with a practice screen, a Tic-Tac-Toe dictation game for two players and a number of actual word dictations with immediate feedback. There are also texts to correct and software to download to create your own dictations. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
Unterrichtsmaterial & Arbeitsblätter Offers worksheet on many topics in German, but also in a wide range of other typical school subjects (mathematics, history, English, etc.). Within these subcategories, worksheets (all in .doc format) on select topics are available for free download. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
Pollux Lernsoftware Offers various (fully finctional) shareware that can be used in a number of contexts (for example, a spelling/orthography trainer, or several related games). From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
Prepolino.ch - freies Schulmaterial für die Primarschule Offers free worksheets covering various topics from the subjects "Language" and "Mathematics" (but also a few others). "Language" includes items such as orthography, poems, or grammar. Downloads are available in .pdf, .doc or (increasingly) .sxw format. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
Searching the World Wide Web and Search Engine Optimisation It is said that even the most prolific search engines only index a very small percentage of the pages that make up what we know as the Internet, World Wide Web or what has been termed – the “surface web”. This paper looks at the milestones in web development, the invisible or deep web, and how to optimise your web site for the Internet. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
Canal-U: Web TV des universités françaises Lectures on topics of interest to graduate students in French. Advanced level academic papers and interviews in the target language in a variety of disciplines including language and linguistics. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 19, 2004 at 1:17 a.m..
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