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Association for Science Education

The Association for Science Education's online website. The Wellcome Library subscribes to selected titles only.




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Popular medicine in America, 1800-1900

Popular Medicine in America presents materials from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s extensive collection. The resource documents the history of ‘popular’ medicine in America during the nineteenth century, featuring a wide variety of material that was aimed at the general public rather than medical professionals, and which enabled the ordinary person to treat himself and his family at home using an array of inventive methods and fashionable techniques




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ScienceDirect open access journals

Open access titles available on the Science Direct platform.




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Emergence of advertising in America: 1850-1920

Over 3,300 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the United States.




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Edinburgh University Press journals

This is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual Edinburgh Univeristy Press journals. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles from this publisher.




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ICRC audiovisual archives

The ICRC’s collections of sound recordings, film footage, videos and photos illustrate and document the activities of the ICRC and of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as a whole from the end of the 19th century up to the present day, in all operational contexts




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Disability in the modern world

The collection comprises 150,000 pages of primary sources, supporting materials, and archives, along with 125 hours of video relating to the history of disability.




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Early modern letters online

Early Modern Letters Online is a combined finding aid and editorial interface for basic descriptions of early modern correspondence: a collaboratively populated union catalogue of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth-century letters.




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Libertas Academica

Libertas Academica is the publisher of international, peer reviewed scientific, technical and medical journals. Only those which are open access are linked through the Wellcome Library catalogue.




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MediaPlus

Jisc-licensed news, film, image and music content including high profile collections such as ITN, Getty images and Wellcome Library images and sound




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Brill Online Books and Journals

Brill Online Books and Journals is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual Brill journals. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles from this publisher.




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EBSCO Open Access Medical and Health Collection




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Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015 - present only)

As a new index in the Web of Science™ Core Collection, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) expands the citation universe and reflects the growing global body of science and scholarly activity. Coverage is from 2015-




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British Periodicals, Collection II

British Periodicals provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from 1681-1937. Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.




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Wiley Online Library Backfiles

Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles in this collection.




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Wiley Online Library Open Access

Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles in this collection.




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Wiley Major Reference Works




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19th century British Library newspapers (1800-1900) Part 2

British newspapers from the 19th century selected by the British Library's editorial board. Includes both national and regional newspapers. All newspapers are full text and fully searchable. Full runs are available where possible.




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Periodicals archive online : JISC collections selection 2

This is a subset of full text journal backfiles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences from the Periodicals Archive Online collection, dating from 1891-.




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University of Texas Press

Delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual University of Texas Press journals. The Wellcome Library offers access to selected titles from this publisher.




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Freedom to read

This October we’re celebrating 150 years since the opening of the Free Public Library (the precursor to the State Librar




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In the dry and by the fireside

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of a much-loved local writer, assisting clients writing their first novel, staging au




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Drug & Alcohol Info Hub - a year in review

The Drug & Alcohol Info Hub is a travelling interactive information and display program for NSW public libraries.




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2019 Biennial Conference of Oral History Australia: a report

The 2019 Biennial Conference of Oral History Australia  was held at the State Library of Queensland in October.  The ope




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Portable local studies project update for NSW public libraries

The local studies portable collecting project assists NSW public libraries in collecting local stories through oral hist




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Spring clean your legal pamphlets

Legal Aid NSW have recently updated some of their most popular pamphlets. What happens when your relationship ends wa




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80 years of free public libraries in NSW!

Today, 13 November, we’re celebrating 80 years of free public libraries in NSW.  The Library Act 1939 was a landmark




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2019 public library training wrap-up

It's been another busy year of training, with nearly 30 training sessions delivered to over 300 public library staf




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Updated resources for PDHPE students and teachers

To help students meet the outcomes of the new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) syllabus, t




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Will 3,000 Teachers in South Carolina Soon Retire Because of a Policy Change?

A program that lets retired teachers keep working while collecting retirement benefits is set to expire at the end of the month.




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A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest

A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding.




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Teachers Wanted: S.C. Company Hires Cash-Strapped Educators for Warehouse Jobs

Nephron Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing company in West Columbia, S.C., recently hired 650 current and retired teachers through a new program designed to provide educators with additional income.




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Betsy DeVos to Visit Manufacturer Where Hundreds of Teachers Work Second Jobs

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will hold a workforce event at a South Carolina drug manufacturer that employs hundreds of cash-strapped teachers in second jobs.




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This Teacher Is Suing Her District Over Working for Free, Buying School Supplies

School districts have "unconscionably and impermissibly shifted operating costs of the classrooms directly on the financial backs of our teachers," the lawsuit alleges.




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SC officially shutters schools until fall due to outbreak




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South Carolina school 'flips' popular teacher parades




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Public schools, classes at Univ. of SC hope for fall return




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D.C. Approves Lewis Ferebee as Its New Schools Chancellor

The District of Columbia Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Ferebee, three months after the city's mayor tapped him for the job. A former Education Week Leaders to Learn From honoree, Ferebee focused on forging partnerships with charter schools while he was superintendent in Indianapolis.




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D.C. Charters Aren't Pushing Kids Out. But They're Not Always Welcoming Them In, Either

The District of Columbia's charters aren't always "backfilling" seats, and there's little financial incentive for them to do so.




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Voucher-Program Costs Disputed in Indiana

A new report has found Indiana's school voucher program ran up a $53.2 million deficit, but backers of the program say it actually represents a net savings to taxpayers.




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Indiana Using Data to Build Better Transcripts, College Transitions

Indiana's efforts to give students more control over their academic transcripts may prove a boon for researchers and school reformers, too.




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Indiana

As part of a massive tax-overhaul package designed to lower property-tax bills for homeowners, Gov. Daniels proposed that Indiana’s public schools no longer be financed through property taxes.




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Indiana




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Lame-Duck Indiana Chief Complains About Two Accountability Systems, Governance

As the state rolls out a new school accountability system and a separate federal accountability system, disputes have flared between the state department and school board over which underperforming schools should get extra federal money.




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How Lemonade Stands Are Teaching Kids 21st-Century Business Skills (Video)

Concerned that schools don't notice or nurture business skills, nonprofits are using the humble lemonade stand to foster entrepreneurship.




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Indiana Superintendent Who Used Her Insurance to Help Sick Student Get Treatment Resigns

Casey Smitherman, the superintendent of the Elwood school district, cited the "negative attention" from the incident, according to the Indianapolis Star.




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Lame-Duck Indiana Chief Frustrated Over K-12 Governance

Jennifer McCormick, a Republican who will not run for re-election in 2020, says the state's government structure "causes confusion and stretches resources."




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What Predicts Early College Success for Indiana Students?

Research from REL Midwest examines the student characteristics associated with early college success in Indiana, with a focus on financial aid.




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Meet the Indiana Teacher Running to Unseat the State's House Education Chair

"I'm running because I'm not happy with the state of education," said veteran educator Kevin Leineweber, who is one of several teachers running for the state's legislature this year.




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How Indiana Supports College Access and Success for All Students

A state leader shares how research helped raise important considerations for increasing college success and completion in Indiana.