Posted by Jason on Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021
Iowa City Public Library is now offering free access to two general reference magazine and academic journal resources as well as auto repair and small engine repair resources to resident cardholders with your library card number and PIN/password. These and many other free resources are accessible via our Online Resources page.
Academic Search Premier is a renowned scholarly resource providing access to thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed academic journals covering the major areas of academic research. Writing a research paper? Start here for deeper knowledge of astronomy, business, history, performance arts, social sciences, political science, cultural studies, women's studies, or psychology.
MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, politics, general science, and fashion. Search for new and historic articles from over 1,500 full-text magazines and journals including popular titles such as: The Atlantic, Consumer Reports, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, The Nation, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, and more!
Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. It contains more than 450 full-text reference books with original photos and illustrations, information on more than 25 years of engine models, coverage of more than 90,000 repairs, and a full collection of Clymer repair manuals, with new and updated content added regularly.
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Jason is Adult Services Coordinator. He oversees reference services offered at the Info Desk, Switchboard, Digital Media Lab, Koza Family Teen Center, and Page Station. He coordinates programming opportunities for adults and teens.
Autobiographical stories of his work as Tropical Senior Botanical Horticulturist for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England. Carlos describes coming from a family that encouraged exploration, as well as respect and caretaking for the plants and animals of Asturias in Northern Spain. When wanderlust overtook him at 28, he travelled to London where a trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew changed his world. Their efforts to save highly endangered plants mirrored his passion for caring for the land back in Asturias. He has an energetic, driven personality that comes through in his recounts of his intense Kew education in the greenhouses and beyond. Most of the book recounts his journeys to save seeds or cuttings of rare plants found in the islands of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Amazon backwaters in Peru, and many other far flung locations. He’s a great storyteller and has set up each chapter as if he has to solve a puzzle with life or death stakes, how do these rare plants produce fruit, seed, and ultimately a new plant? He includes simple overviews of the science behind his a-ha moments, so even if you don’t have a botanical background you come away with an understanding for how these mysteries were solved. His passion for plants is infectious and it carries through in his writing, the stories are often zany and move quickly and you’re left feeling that we need many more people with the drive and desire of this plant messiah. -Jason