Today, more than ever, public libraries are a hub of community activity with media-rich electronic resources that provide homework help, promote lifelong learning and enhance information literacy.
Science topics are integral to many courses of study: from politics to sociology to history. Science in Context attracts and motivates users of all skill levels, drawing them into the subject matter by integrating pure information with today’s headlines and videos. Science in Context shows how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns and obesity to 3-D printing and fracking.
This electronic resource — available 24-7 with your library card number — includes continuously updated video, audio and podcasts, eye-catching image galleries, and full-text articles from national and global newspapers, magazines and journals.
There’s even a spotlight feature on experiments to find a wide variety of experiments and projects — from very simple to more complex — that any parent who has helped with a science fair project can surely appreciate!
Technology enhances the learning experience with “ReadSpeaker” text-to-speech conversion and the ability to adjust font size for struggling readers, the elderly and the visually impaired. There’s even a document translator that instantly converts any document into French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean and simplified Chinese.
To access Science in Context, go to our library website, www.cityofcrestview.org/library.php, select “Electronic Resources” on the left side of the screen, click on the “Science in Context” logo and enter the 14-digit number (typed with no spaces) from your library card barcode.
The library pays for this electronic resource so there is no charge to you. There’s a wealth of information at your fingertips — and it’s better than YouTube or Google!
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHECK IT OUT: Science in Context answers your questions