Get More Out of Google

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Albuquerque High School Library
There is a lot more to efficient Googling than you might think: in a recent study on student research skills, 3 out of 4 students couldn't perform a 'well-executed search' on Google. Here are some crucial tips for refining your Googling, as well as some other great places to hung down that last study you need for your research paper. (courtesy of HackCollege.com under a Creative Commons License).

There is a lot more to efficient Googling than you might think: in a recent study on student research skills, 3 out of 4 students couldn’t perform a ‘well-executed search’ on Google. Here are some crucial tips for refining your Googling, as well as some other great places to hunt down that last study you need for your research paper (courtesy of HackCollege.com under a Creative Commons License).

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Looking for a Job?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Albuquerque High School Library

Looking for a summer job?  Or thinking about long-term career goals?  The library has resources to help with your search!  Drop by the library to check out a book on resumes or jobs for teens, complete an online job application, or browse our collection of career guides.  Below are links to some helpful online resources:

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/teenstudentgrad/a/teenjobsearch.htm

Teen Job Search Tips – Job Search Tips for Teenagers via kwout

http://voices.yahoo.com/your-first-job-tips-teens-34860.html?cat=31

Your First Job: Tips for Teens – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com via kwout

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Home : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via kwout

http://www.bls.gov/k12/

BLS Career Information Home Page via kwout

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2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Albuquerque High School Library

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for the ahslib.com blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 24,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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