Did you know that there is a database that keeps track of UFO sightings?
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxlNY.html
You can do further research on UFOs using some of the Library’s databases. JSTOR, Wiley Interscience and ScienceDirect give some interesting results. These searches also illustrate the difficulty you can sometimes encounter in doing research. UFO is also an abbreviation for Unusual Floral Organ (gene).
The Library curriculum center has a collection of High Interest Low Vocabulary books available for check-out. To find these books, search the library catalog using the following keywords: High interest low vocabulary books.
Do you have an education assignment that requires you to evaluate school textbooks? Do you have any idea where to find a textbook to evaluate? The Canisius College Library Curriculum Center has K-12 textbooks for most of the subject areas. Take a walk around the Curriculum Center and just see what treasures you can find.
Did you know that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. For Canadian statistics, try Statistics Canada’s Centre for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/
http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/edstat.htm
Did you know that the library has been tagging education websites that we deem useful?
These sites can be found at http://del.icio.us/CanisiusLibraryEducation
