National Academies Free Online Books and Podcasts

You may want to view the free online books and podcasts (Sounds of Science podcasts) available from the National Academies site. They cover current issues and topics and could be great resources for students, especially in COM 1010 or ENG 2100. You can search the site or browse by subject areas. Some example books/podcasts that may be of interest to librarians:

• Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age (book)
• None of Your Business: Privacy in the Information Age (podcast)
• Learning to think Spatially: GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum (book and podcast)
• Who Goes There?: Athentication Through the Lens of Privacy (book only)

Some books have a price, but don't worry, you can also read them for free. (Either look for the icon in the shape of an eye that says "Read Free Online", or click on the book title and scroll down the record until you see the "Read" section and click on "Fulltext" to access by chapter.)

The site also includes the coding to include the book on your site (just cut and paste the code). This is great for instructors that want to imbed the book on a site. Just find the book image that says "Display this book on your site".

-Linda