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Evelyn Smith
MS in Library Science, University of North Texas (2012)
Ph. D. in English, Texas Christian University (1995)
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without a subscription database service would like to know. However, the author additionally takes into
consideration a world-wide, virtual audience.
McGinley Memorial Library Help
Things
to love about the McGinley Memorial Library: McGinley Memorial Library is
McGregor’s Place to Go for Research & Recreation (2013, February 6).
http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/things-to-love-about-mcginley-memorial.html
http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/things-to-love-about-mcginley-memorial.html
Subjects
Reference
Adult
Reading & Functional Literacy Instruction Online: Teaching Adults Reading.
(2013, December 4). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html
How
to Use the Web for Research & Reference: Internet Surfers Need to Learn How
to Evaluate Websites. (2013, March 12). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-use-web-for-research-reference.html
Research
Reference Tools of the Web: How to Research. (2013, March 13). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/research-reference-tools-on-web.html
Things
to love about the McGinley Memorial Library: McGinley Memorial Library is McGregor’s
Place to Go for Research & Recreation (2013, February 6). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/things-to-love-about-mcginley-memorial.html
- Further
Online Help for Waco-McLennan County Library Patrons
- Project
Gutenberg
- Medical
Advice Online
- The
Vet is Online
- Grammar,
Rhetoric, & Composition Help
- For
Homework Help Go to Infoplease
- Free-of-Charge
Online Computer Training
Children’s Activities
Alternative
Halloween and Fall Harvest Celebrations: Scaring Up Halloween & Fall
Reading. (2013, September 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/alternative-halloween-and-fall-harvest.html
Fall
Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers: An All-American Fall: Crafts,
Activities,Goblins, Pilgrims, & American Indians. (2013, October 5). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-resource-guide-for-parents-and.html
Online Stories and Music Just for Children: Online
Children’s Stories & Music. (2013,
November 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/music-and-stories-just-for-children.html
A
Young Child’s Introduction to Valentine’s Day:
Valentine’s Day Selections. (2013,
February 10). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-young-childs-introduction-to.html
- Teaching Kindness to Children
- Beyond Time Out for Older Kids
Genealogy (Family
History)
Answers
to Questions about Researching the Family Tree: Answers to Often Asked
Genealogical
Questions. (2013, October 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/martha-degman-mcquerry-normal-0-false.html
Forgotten
and Misplaced Ancestors. Indentured Servants:
America’s Forgotten Ancestors. (2013, September 26). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/forgotten-and-misplaced-ancestors.html
Free
Genealogical Web Sites. (2-13, February 13).
http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/free-genealogical-web-sites.html
http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/free-genealogical-web-sites.html
Thanks
Veterans: One American Family's Vets from 1776 to 1945: A Photographic
History
in Honor of an American Family’s Veterans. (2013, November 11). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanks-veterans-one-american-familys.html
Health
Analyzing
Obesity as a Disease. Dateline 2013: Now Obesity Is a Disease. (2013, December 11). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/analyzing-obesity-as-disease.html
An
Open Letter to President Obama & the Democrat & Republic Parties on
Improving U.S. Health Care.Re:
An Improved Health Care System: Goal No. 1--Keep Americans Well & Out of
the Hospital. (2013, December 12). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-open-letter-to-president-obama-and.html
The
Breast Cancer, High LDL Cholesterol, & Trans Fat Connection: The Skinny on
Avoiding High LDL Cholesterol, Breast Cancer, & Trans Fats. (2013, December
2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-breast-cancer-high-ldl-cholesterol.html
Exercising
Tips: Exercise for Better Health. (2013,
November 14). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/exercising-tips.html
Healthy
Eating Habits Make for Healthy Families: How What You Eat Influences Your
Health. (2013, November 2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/healthy-eating-habits-make-for-healthy.html
Free
Diet & Weight Management Websites
Online
Medical Advice Web sites: Medical Advice Online. (2013, November 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/online-medical-advice-web-sites.html
Suggestions
for Living a Long Healthy Life: May You Live 100 Years. (2013, November 14). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/suggestions-for-living-long-healthy-life.html
Medical
Resources for Seniors (& Everyone Else)
History
African
American Soldiers, Sailors, and Pilots from the Greatest Generation: African
American Warriors in
World War II. (2013, June 9). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/06/african-american-soldiers-sailors-and.html
Discovering
Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza:
Explore Library and Online Material Featuring Christopher Columbus. (2013,
August 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/08/discovering-columbus-day-and-dia-de-la.html
Fall
Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers: An All-American Fall: Crafts,
Activities, Goblins, Pilgrims, & American Indians. (2013, October 5). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-resource-guide-for-parents-and.html
History
Online for Middle School. U.S. Presidents: Washington & Lincoln. (2013,
February 17). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/history-online-for-middle-school.html
- Internet finds of the Week: History & Social Studies Arcade games.
- Subscription-based
Middle School History-Help
Orphan
Train Reviews: Taking the Orphan
Train. (2013, November 10). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html
Show the Spirit of Texas Independence: Remember the Texas
Revolution. (2013, March 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/show-spirit-of-texas-independence.html
Waco-McLennan
County Library Texas History Help
Thanks
Veterans: One American Family's Vets from 1776 to 1945: A Photographic History in Honor of an American Family’s
Veterans. (2013, November 11). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanks-veterans-one-american-familys.html
Holidays
All
About All Saints' Day: A Compendium of Sources Commemorating All Saints’ Day.
(2013, October 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-about-all-saints-day.html
A
Christmas List: Ways to Celebrate Christmas. (2013, November 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-christmas-list.html
[Columbus
Day—Dia de la Raza]. Discovering Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza:
Explore Library and Online Material Featuring Christopher Columbus. (2013,
August 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/08/discovering-columbus-day-and-dia-de-la.html
[Epiphany]. Epiphanies about January 6th and the Star of
Bethlehem. The Magi & the Star of Bethlehem as Symbol & Science. (2013,
December 26). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/epiphanies-about-january-6th-and-star.html
[Grandparents’
Day]. Celebrating Grandparents' Day, September 8, 2013: With emphasis on the
Grand. (2013, August 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-10-07T09:46:00-07:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
[Halloween]. Alternative Halloween and Fall
Harvest Celebrations: Scaring Up Halloween & Fall Reading. (2013, September
29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/alternative-halloween-and-fall-harvest.html
[Halloween
& Thanksgiving]. Fall Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers: An
All-American Fall: Crafts, Activities, Goblins, Pilgrims, & American
Indians. (2013, October 5). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-resource-guide-for-parents-and.html
[Lincoln’s
Birthday & Washington’s Birthday]. History
Online for Middle School. U.S. Presidents: Washington & Lincoln. (2013,
February 17). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/history-online-for-middle-school.html
- Internet finds of the Week: History & Social Studies Arcade games.
- Subscription-based
Middle School History-Help
[Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1836]. Show the Spirit of Texas Independence:
Remember the Texas Revolution. (2013, March 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/show-spirit-of-texas-independence.html
Thanksgiving Day Activities: Thanksgiving Bucket List for 2013. (2013,
November 25). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-day-activities.html
[Valentine’s
Day]. A Young Child’s Introduction to Valentine’s Day: Valentine’s Day Selections. (2013, February 10). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-young-childs-introduction-to.html
- Teaching Kindness to Children
- Beyond Time Out for Older Kids
Language, Literature,
Composition & Rhetoric
Celebrating
Banned Book Week. (2013, September 25). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/celebrating-banned-book-week.html
Learning
Poetic Concepts Online: Learning Refrain, Simile, Metaphor &
Personification. (2013, February 17). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/learning-poetic-concepts-online.html
- Further Literary Criticism Help for Waco-McLennan County Library Patrons
- APA & MLA Guidelines for Research Papers
- Vetted
Literary Criticism Websites Online for High School & University Students
Language
Arts Warm-up Activities: Understanding Common & Proper Nouns Helps Writers
Know When to Capitalize English Words. (2013, March 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
Grammar,
Rhetoric, and Composition Help
When
to Use Active and Passive Voice: Active & Passive Voice Instruction Online.
(2013, October 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/when-to-use-active-and-passive-voice.html
Law
Legal
Questions: I Need Help with a Legal Problem. (2013, March 2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/legal-questions.html
Pathfinder
Blog for Age Discrimination in Employment: Age Discrimination in
Employment: A Texas Employee &
Employer Pathfinder. (2013, July 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html
Music
Online Stories and Music Just for
Children: Online Children’s Stories & Music. (2013, November 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/music-and-stories-just-for-children.html
Science, Technology, & Math
Comet
ISON Dictionary: Glossary for Comet Watchers. http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/comet-ison-dictionary.html
Comet
ISON Quick Reference Web Directory:
Direct Links to Comet ISON Photos. (2013, November 18).
Follow
Comet ISON's Daily Progress: Comet ISON's Sky Watch Journal. (2013, November
8). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/follow-comet-isons-daily-progress.html
Free
Online Math Help from Pre-K to Grad School: Virtual Math Tutor Web Pages.
(2013, October 28). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
Meteors,
Meteorites, and Comets: Beyond Wikipedia: Harbingers in the Sky. (2013, March
20). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/meteors-meteorites-asteroids.html
- Free Virtual University Lectures
- Scientific
Research Subscription-based Databases
A
Synopsis of the Post-perihelion Comet ISON Workshop. Comet ISON's Workshop
Videos:
A
Post Mortem Analysis. (2013, December 6). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-synopsis-of-post-perihelion-comet.html
Young Adults
Fall
2013 Young Adult Novels Reading List: Falling for Young Adult Novels. (2013,
October 22). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-2013-young-adult-novels-reading.html
Articles by Date
February
Things
to love about the McGinley Memorial Library: McGinley Memorial Library is
McGregor’s Place to Go for Research & Recreation (2013, February 6). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/things-to-love-about-mcginley-memorial.html
- Further Online Help for Waco-McLennan County Library Patrons
- Project Gutenberg
- Medical Advice Online
- The
Vet is Online
- Grammar,
Rhetoric, & Composition Help
- For Homework Help Go to Infoplease
- Free-of-Charge Online Computer Training
A
Young Child’s Introduction to Valentine’s Day:
Valentine’s Day Selections.
(2013, February 10). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-young-childs-introduction-to.html
- Teaching Kindness to Children
- Beyond Time Out for Older Kids
- Internet Finds of the Week
- Poetry for Children
- Reading & Math
Free Genealogical Web Sites. (2-13, February 13). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/free-genealogical-web-sites.html
History Online for Middle School. U.S. Presidents: Washington
& Lincoln. (2013, February 17). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/history-online-for-middle-school.html
- Internet finds of the Week: History & Social Studies Arcade games.
- Subscription-based
Middle School History-Help
Learning Poetic Concepts Online: Learning Refrain,
Simile, Metaphor & Personification. (2013, February 17). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/learning-poetic-concepts-online.html
- Further Literary Criticism Help for Waco-McLennan County Library Patrons
- APA & MLA Guidelines for Research Papers
- Vetted
Literary Criticism Websites Online for High School & University Students
March
Legal Questions: I Need Help with a Legal Problem. (2013,
March 2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/legal-questions.html
Show the Spirit of Texas Independence: Remember the Texas
Revolution. (2013, March 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/show-spirit-of-texas-independence.html
Waco-McLennan
County Library Texas History Help
How to Use the Web for Research & Reference: Internet
Surfers Need to Learn How to
Evaluate Websites. (2013, March 12). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-use-web-for-research-reference.html
Evaluate Websites. (2013, March 12). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-use-web-for-research-reference.html
Research Reference Tools of the Web: How to Research. (2013,
March 13). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/research-reference-tools-on-web.html
Meteors, Meteorites, and Comets: Beyond Wikipedia:
Harbingers in the Sky. (2013, March 20). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/meteors-meteorites-asteroids.html
- Free Virtual University Lectures
- Scientific
Research Subscription-based Databases
- Language Arts Warm-up Activities: Understanding Common & Proper Nouns Helps Writers
Know When to Capitalize English Words. (2013, March 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
Grammar,
Rhetoric, and Composition Help
June
African
American Soldiers, Sailors, and Pilots from the Greatest Generation: African
American Warriors in
World War II. (2013, June 9). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/06/african-american-soldiers-sailors-and.html
July
Pathfinder Blog for Age Discrimination in Employment: Age Discrimination in Employment: A Texas Employee & Employer Pathfinder. (2013, July 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html
August
Discovering Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza: Explore Library and Online Material Featuring
Christopher Columbus. (2013, August 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/08/discovering-columbus-day-and-dia-de-la.html
Celebrating Grandparents' Day, September 8, 2013: With
emphasis on the Grand. (2013, August 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-10-07T09:46:00-07:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
September
Celebrating Banned Book Week. (2013, September 25). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/celebrating-banned-book-week.html
Forgotten and Misplaced Ancestors. Indentured
Servants: America’s Forgotten Ancestors.
(2013, September 26). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/forgotten-and-misplaced-ancestors.html
Alternative Halloween and Fall Harvest Celebrations:
Scaring Up Halloween & Fall Reading. (2013, September 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/09/alternative-halloween-and-fall-harvest.html
October
Answers
to Questions about Researching the Family Tree: Answers to Often Asked
Genealogical
Questions. (2013, October 3). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/martha-degman-mcquerry-normal-0-false.html
Fall
Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers: An All-American Fall: Crafts,
Activities, Goblins, Pilgrims, & American Indians. (2013, October 5). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-resource-guide-for-parents-and.html
When
to Use Active and Passive Voice: Active & Passive Voice Instruction Online.
(2013, October 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/when-to-use-active-and-passive-voice.html
Fall 2013 Young Adult Novels Reading List: Falling for
Young Adult Novels. (2013, October 22).
All
About All Saints' Day: A Compendium of Sources Commemorating All Saints’ Day.
(2013, October 24). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-about-all-saints-day.html
Free
Online Math Help from Pre-K to Grad School: Virtual Math Tutor Web Pages.
(2013, October 28). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
November
Healthy
Eating Habits Make for Healthy Families: How What You Eat Influences Your
Health. (2013, November 2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/healthy-eating-habits-make-for-healthy.html
Free
Diet & Weight Management Websites
Online
Medical Advice Web sites: Medical Advice Online. (2013, November 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/online-medical-advice-web-sites.html
Online
Stories and Music Just for Children: Online Children’s Stories &
Music. (2013, November 7). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/music-and-stories-just-for-children.html
Follow
Comet ISON's Daily Progress: Comet ISON's Sky Watch Journal. (2013, November
8). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/follow-comet-isons-daily-progress.html
Orphan Train
Reviews: Taking the Orphan Train.
(2013, November 10). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html
Thanks
Veterans: One American Family's Vets from 1776 to 1945: A Photographic History in Honor of an American Family’s
Veterans. (2013, November 11). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanks-veterans-one-american-familys.html
Exercising
Tips: Exercise for Better Health. (2013,
November 14). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/exercising-tips.html
Suggestions
for Living a Long Healthy Life: May You Live 100 Years. (2013, November
14). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/suggestions-for-living-long-healthy-life.html
Medical
Resources for Seniors (& Everyone Else)
Comet ISON Quick Reference
Web Directory: Direct Links to Comet
ISON Photos. (2013, November 18).
Comet
ISON Dictionary: Glossary for Comet Watchers. http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/comet-ison-dictionary.html
Thanksgiving
Day Activities: Thanksgiving Bucket List
for 2013. (2013, November 25). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-day-activities.html
A
Christmas List: Ways to Celebrate Christmas. (2013, November 29). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-christmas-list.html
December
The
Breast Cancer, High LDL Cholesterol, & Trans Fat Connection: The Skinny on
Avoiding High LDL Cholesterol, Breast Cancer, & Trans Fats. (2013, December
2). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-breast-cancer-high-ldl-cholesterol.html
Adult
Reading & Functional Literacy Instruction Online: Teaching Adults Reading.
(2013, December 4). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html
A
Synopsis of the Post-perihelion Comet ISON Workshop. Comet ISON's Workshop
Videos:
A
Post Mortem Analysis. (2013, December 6). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-synopsis-of-post-perihelion-comet.html
Analyzing
Obesity as a Disease. Dateline 2013: Now Obesity Is a Disease. (2013, December 11). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/analyzing-obesity-as-disease.html
An
Open Letter to President Obama & the Democrat & Republic Parties on
Improving U.S. Health Care. Re:
An Improved Health Care System: Goal No. 1--Keep Americans Well & Out of
the Hospital. (2013, December 12). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-open-letter-to-president-obama-and.html
Epiphanies
about January 6th and the Star of Bethlehem. The Magi & the Star of
Bethlehem as Symbol & Science. (2013, December 26). http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/12/epiphanies-about-january-6th-and-star.html
Here's a new, free Online resource for
kids: http://www.dkfindout.com/us/
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Addendum (2015, January 29)
To register, the user needs to confirm
that he or she is over 18 and give his or her age to have access to
verifiable information on animals and nature, dinosaurs and
prehistoric life, Earth, English, history, the human body, math,
science, and space. The dkfindout Website might serve as as
an alternative resource to use instead of Wikipedia (a source
that most teachers won't accept because it lacks true editorial
oversight, although the user can certainly click on hyperlinks for
documented sources).
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