
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Latest episodes in "Journey to Planet Earth" Series

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Case Studies in Forensic Science
New Detectives Series. [DVD-1456 to DVD-1470, DVD-1473 to DVD-1474]. 53 min. each. 2007, c1997. Now on DVD.
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program 'The New Detectives," this 18-part series covers the topics of ballistics ("Deadly Target"), forensic photography ("Camera Clues"), fingerprinting ("Death Grip"), serial bombers ("Short Fuse"), handwriting samples ("Signed in Blood"), murder victims ("Dead Men Do Talk"), forensic artists ("Faces of Tragedy"), osteology ("Burning Evidence"), poisonings ("Deadly Chemistry"), forensic geology and botany ("Seeds of Destruction"), DNA ("Double Helix"), evidence ("Bodies of Evidence"), fibers ("Shreds of Evidence"), serial killers ("Fatal Compulsion"), criminal profilers ("Mind Hunters"), insects ("Web of Clues"), missing persons ("Without a Trace"), and soldiers killed in battle ("Soldier Stories.").
Physics and Chemistry of Water
Physics and Chemistry of Water. [DVD-1472]. 21 min. 2007, c1967. Now on DVD.
Shows how the nature of the water molecule determines the physical properties of water. Points out that life is dependent on some of the unusual properties of water--its slow rate of evaporation, its high surface tension, its powers of solution, and the fact that it is heavier in the liquid than the solid form--and expains that all of these properties are determined by the nature and function of the hydrogen bond in water.
Legendary Black Singers
Poverty in America
One in eight Americans, approximately 37 million people, live below the poverty line although the United States is still the richest country in the world. This program looks at the various factors that contribute to this problem and what can be done to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Applying Fair Use in Higher Education
Applying Fair Use in Higher Education: Clearing Up the Confusion. [CD-1241]. 60 min. 2008.
Interested in increasing your understanding of copyright? You're invited to listen to this one-hour audio conference on applying fair use in higher education, led by Laura N. Gasaway, an expert in the field. Topics include: Fair Use in the Classroom: What's Allowable? Applying Fair Use to Print, Analog & Digital Materials; Fair Use Liability Issues for Colleges & Universities.



