On October 4th, 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched the world's first artificial satellite which orbited the Earth in roughly 98 minutes for about three weeks before its batteries gave out. Known as Sputnik, the Russian word for natural satellite, it then silently orbited before falling back into the atmosphere on January 4th, 1958. Sputnik was monitored by radio operators throughout the world. ...

It’s finally October! Today, the Gottesman Libraries Services Team is here to share some headlines in today’s news from the U.S. With the theme of fall festivities and the beginning of a new school year, let’s dive right in!The Albuquerque Journal Published in Albuquerque, NM, USABalloons and sunshine: Perfect day for the FiestaIt is...

A question and answer (Q&A) format with Library Associate Tarun! Continue reading to join the conversation. Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying?Yes! I am a first year student in the Masters in Applied Statistics program at Teachers College.

This research guide is intended as an overview of library resources and services of particular relevance for students in Jacqueline Simmons's Fall 2021 course C&T 5500, Master's Project - Ed.M. The resources, primarily electronic and accessible on and off campus, have been selected as ones applicable to the aims of the course, i.e., "to support students' learning throughout their matriculation in the Ed.M. program, and serve as a laborator...

On September 30th, Teachers College welcomed editors Gainiya Tazhina (University of International Business, Kazakhstan) and Judith Parker (Teachers College), along with contributors, for a virtual event to present their book

This research guide is intended as an overview of library resources and services of particular relevance for students Professor Nicholas Limerick's Fall 2021 course ITSF 5001, Advanced Ethnographic Methods. The resources, primarily electronic and accessible on and off campus, have been selected as ones that support the aims of the course: to "a) build on students’ previous knowledge about or experience doing qualitative research, b) cover how...

This research guide is intended as an overview of library resources and services of particular relevance for students in Professor Felicia Moore Mensah's Fall 2021 course MSTC 5001, Qualitative Research Methods in Science Education. The resources, primarily electronic and accessible on and off campus, have been selected as ones supporting the objectives of the course, i.e., to introduce students to qualitative research methods with a special focus on sc...

A review of the literature is an important first step in the process of writing a thesis or dissertation, or any paper for publication. It requires that you read and critique articles, books, and other sources that have already been written on your topic or related topics. In the process, you are required to find sources and evaluate the best way to focus your research so that you can contribute to...

When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionize all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.-- Sir Alexander Fleming (quoted on NCBI)Did y...