Web tip of the week, April 11 2011 – Smokefree campus

http://smokefree.missouri.edu/index.php
Starting on July 1, 2011, smoking will be permitted in one of 15 designated outdoor areas on campus.

This new website includes details of the policy change, and a map of the designated smoking areas. There is also information about the smoking cessation programs. The University offers free smoking cessation treatments to students, employees and spouses and some dependents.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

Web tip of the week, April 4, 2011 – Credit Unions

http://www.creditunion.coop/
During the Great Depression, “credit unions were not for profit, not for charity, but for service, and that philosophy holds true today. Credit unions continue to look out for their members’ interests and provide a level of service that is not generally available at other financial institutions.”

This website has a credit union locator and I am urging everyone to consider opening a credit union account in addition to a regular bank account. Credit unions offer very low interest rates on car loans (2.99%) and offer special high interest rate CDs from time to time. The Tiger Credit union on campus is part of West Community Credit Union. It is no longer located at 3 Brady Commons, but is now on the lower level of the Memorial Student Union in room N17. For more information, also see Tiger Credit union’s website: https://www.tigerscu.org/asp/home.asp

For more about Credit Union National Association: http://www.cuna.org/
Submitted by Jack Batterson

Web tip of the week, Feb 28 2008 – Read newspapers through Google Translate

http://www.newspapermap.com/
A great way to browse nearly 10,000 of the world’s newspapers. The newspapers are categorized on the map by language. Each information window contains links to the websites of the listed newspapers and links to read the papers through Google Translate. If you visit the site on your mobile you can view a special Google Map customized for phones.” (From American Library Direct, Jan. 26 2011)
Submitted by Jack Batterson