Biography Resource Center

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Photo from http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/a.php?id=23

Want to easily find an authoritative biography on a particular person? Want to create lists of famous people by era, gender, ethnicity or occupation?

The library's BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER database
gives you that search power and more!

Go to http://www.greenriver.edu/library/restools/databases/subject.shtm#history and click on "Biography Resource Center" to explore....

Fueling Our Future

We already know that there is not enough oil to fuel our future. What alternative are waiting in the wings? Should we pursue biodiesel fuel alternatives or perhaps hydrogen-powered cars? Find out more at:
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/

Virtual Library Books for You

Did you know that you have access to 4400 electronic books on all academic subjects through the Holman Library? You can search for topics that interest you and read the books anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection.
Check our E-books through Net Library at: http://www.greenriver.edu/library/restools/ebooks.shtm

Model of Sustainability

Come in and check out the new library display on Curitiba, Brazil, a city that is an internationally-recognized model for sustainability in both urban design and environmental practices. Also learn more about the city by watching "City of Dreams"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRD3l3rlMpo
(above photo: Mayor and urban planner Jamie Lerner designed the Jardim Botanico in 1992. Previously the site of a dump, today the garden is one of the city's most popular attractions. Children from low-income families earn money by tending the flowers.)

We got board !

The Holman Librarians are juicing up your information life with new Info-Boards on the first and second floor. The three largest Info-Boards are upstairs, in the center of our Information Commons.

Faculty Librarian Teresa Jones supports our energetic staff librarians as they create and update new content: A mix of powerful facts about our world, sources of hot information about current events, and helpful advice to make using your library resources (and completing your work) a little bit easier.

So, check them out: For a quick study break-- or to get ideas for that upcoming research assignment...