IRC ACCRA HANDOUT ON HOW TO REGISTER CONTACTS for eLIBRARY USA (INSTRUCTIONS):eLIBRARY USA REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS US EMBASSY GHANA IRC ACCRA.pdf

IRC ACCRA REGISTRATION FORM FOR eLU USERS: 2012 edition: eLIBRARYUSA REGISTRATION FORM 2012.doc

eLU HANDOUT ACCRA INTERNET RESOURCES FREE 2012.pdf   (RESOURCES FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE: GENERAL HANDOUT FOR TRAINING AUDIENCES IN eLIBRARYUSA from the IRC in ACCRA; now updated with new resources, most especially for Journalists and Economic Researchers, May 8, 2012)

NEW! Google's Search Education Evangelism Page offers tips for teaching students (and yourself!) about the most effective use of web search tools. This Web Site includes useful lesson plans, a calendar of free webinars, and a reference guide for advanced Google searching https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/ (I sincerely thank the reference librarians at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for pointing out this wonderful new site to me.)

20 SPECIALTY SEARCH ENGINES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS:  http://bestonlineuniversities.com/2011/20-useful-specialty-search-engines-for-college-students/ 

FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF AN IRC BROCHURE/FLYER TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE IRC TO NOT ONLY THE MISSION (especially new Officers) BUT ALSO TO ALL OUTSIDE AUDIENCES (THANKS TO IRC and the IRO BRASILIA for contributing this IRC Brochure!) IRC Flyer Brasilia 2012.pdf

Theses and Dissertation Research 2012.pdf Theses and Dissertation Research 2012.pdf  (for FREE, FULL TEXT ACCESS)  SEE ALSO THE NEW SEARCH ENGINE INSIDE THIS WEBLIOGRAPHY WHERE YOU CAN SEARCH ALL THESE RESOURCES WITH ONE CLICK! 

MEDICAL AND NURSING RESEARCH SITES ALL FREE Jan 2012rev.pdf (ALL FREE!) USED WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTIES IN OUR IRC ACCRA OUTREACH SERIES)

OPEN ACCESS DATABASES: OPEN ACCESS DATABASES 2012.pdf  (revised April 30, 2012)

BHM SELECT WEBLIOGRAPHY 2012.pdf (BLACK HISTORY MONTH)

GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE CUSTOMIZATION INSTRUCTIONS 2012.pptx  (GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE CUSTOMIZATION: HOW TOs) PART OF IRC ACCRA's INFORMATION LITERACY CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES)

SIMPLIFIED GOOGLE CUSTOMIZATION INSTRUCTIONS: GOOGLE CUSTOMIZATION SIMPLIFIED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A CUSTOMIZED GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE.pdf   

NEW! LAW AND LEGAL RESOURCES FREE FROM IIP 2012.rev.pdf

LEGAL RESOURCES TO PRESENT APRIL 2012.pdf

 Also see this new web site: Which Search Engine is best for which topic? http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html (a real time saver!) 

ESL resources (continuously updated) may be found at: http://eslres1.pbworks.com 

New issue of the  Researcher's Toolkit for 2011 is here:   RESEARCHERS TOOLKIT 2011.pdf   

ALSO, see the NEW MEDIA LAW HANDBOOK from IIP:  http://www.america.gov/publications/books-content/media-law-handbook.html 

 A useful tool for Public Affairs Sections everywhere, including IRCs and American Spaces is  a product designed by the Seoul [Korea] IRC. It is called Digital Window on America (eWOA) and lists the most important IIP Publications by Topic: 

GREAT WORK, IRC SEOUL!!!    http://seoul.usembassy.gov/pub_ewoa.html 

 An eLIBRARY USA BROCHURE from the IRC in ACCRA is available here: eLibraryUSA - ACCRA Oct 2011.pdf

IRC ACCRA TRAINING MANUAL WRITTEN BY IRO STEPHEN PERRY: IRC TRAINING MANUAL 2011.pdf (revised NOVEMBER 23, 2011 and used to train IRCs and American Corners) please suggest any revisions or other ideas to my email: iro@sent.com

NEW BUNCHE LIBRARY PPT  (11/1/2011 updates and revisions reflecting new changes to the BUNCHE  LIBRARY:  USEFUL FOR EMBASSY OR CONSULATE INREACH!) NEW!!! BUNCHE LIBRARY 2011rev.pptx

and especially helpful for ALUMNI PROGRAMMING or for Embassy contacts:  HOW TO ACCESS FREE OF CHARGE= THESES, DISSERTATIONS and SPECIALIZED RESEARCH STUDIES from AMERICA's TOP UNIVERSITES Theses and Dissertation Research 2012.pdf  (revised April 16, 2012) 

NEW!  GOOGLE CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINES:

CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE for Education and Locating Free Lesson Plans:

http://tinyurl.com/7sserqx

CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE  

(Site   includes over 176 of the best resources, including the latest Blogs; a useful search engine for locating the latest trends and statistics.

CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE FOR THESES AND DISSERTATIONS: Another Custom Search Engine for locating free, full-text Dissertations and Theses and other specialized studies from leading Universities in the U.S. This Google Search Engine also includes Open Access Journal sites and the contents of leading Think Tanks, for free article and complete document access: www.google.com/cse/home?cx=011094389090557246315%3A-f5tlirivsw

(Teaching contacts HOW to create their own Customized Search Engine is NOW the focus of IRC's Accra Information Literacy Outreach in the months ahead, and will be documented in our Annual IRC Plan.)

CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE FOR U.S. and International Legal Resources may be found here:  http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=011094389090557246315%3Afiushweyxgg

Custom Search Engine for Free Distance Education Courses (FIND A COURSE WITH LECTURE NOTES AND VIDEO, AUDIO CONTENT): http://www.tinyurl.com/8xtsw7k

CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE FOR ECONOMICS and ECONOMIC RESEARCH, created by the students at the University of Ghana, as a result of an IRO lead seminar : http://tinyurl.com/88rmasj 

ALL NEW 2012 UPDATES by FSO STEPHEN PERRY, U.S. EMBASSY ACCRA

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