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• 11-10-08 - NEW DATABASE - Education Index Retro - Search citations from 1928-1983 covering adult education, arts, athletics, comparative education, continuing education, curriculum, distance learning, educational law & litigation, elementary education, ethnic/multicultural education, government funding, higher education, juvenile delinquency, language arts, library science, literacy, parent-teacher relations, preschool education, psychology of learning, religious education, school administration, school buildings, science & mathematics, secondary education, special education, student counseling, teacher education, teacher evaluation, teaching methods, tests & measurements, vocational education, war & education.

• 10-31-08 - WORKSHOP - Information Literacy Librarian Sara Tabaei attended "Knowledgebases in Support of Reference Services" at METRO.  Libraries are creating knowledgebases using tools such as FAQ, wikis and blogs. This helps save information and knowledge being created everyday through the interaction of librarians and patrons for future reference for both students and staff alike.

• 10-31-08 - CONFERENCE - Technical & Electronic Services Assistant Emily Nurkin attended "Greening Libraries > Greener Communities" at the Bronx Library Center.  In addition to presentations on greening books, building designs and gadgets, Con Edison provided a display of posters at their promotional tables.