Business/Tech/Food Websites
Business2Community - Provides a balanced view of the current business landscape based on industry news and trends, as well as the real-life experiences from 10,000+ expert contributors.
The Economist - Offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the connections between them.
Entrepreneurship.org - Information, tools and resources. Features in-depth content, guides and videos designed to help entrepreneurs, business mentors, policymakers, academics and investors through each phase of the entrepreneurial journey.
Food in Every Country - Information and recipes from around the world.
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day - Monetary History from Ancient Times to the Present Day -- A history of money provided by Roy Davies, retired librarian of the St Luke's Campus of the University of Exeter, and based on the work of Glyn Davies, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales and noted economics professor and writer.
Inc. - American monthly magazine focused on growing companies.
Library of Economics and Liberty - dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty with articles, videos, podcasts, links, and more. Includes definitions, explanations, and biographies via the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) - Online articles, webinars, conferences, magazines, podcasts, and more, bridging research, theory, and practice on a wide range of topics, including human rights, impact investing, and nonprofit business models. Published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University.
Stock Market Experience - a FREE online real-time investment simulation program that teaches students about personal financial literacy and economics. Student teams invest a virtual $100,000 in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs on the US markets.
U.S. Small Business Administration (USBA) - Independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
Webpath Express - Part of our own library catalog, it finds curated web results on all topics. Search results are also integrated with book searches in the catalog. (You may need to log in with your DCSD login.)
Welding Resources
American Welding Society (AWS) - Professional organization that provides resources, research, news, and education.
The Welder - Welding magazine with news and current events
Welding in the World - The International Journal of Materials Joining (academic journal)
Welding Info Center - Online encyclopedia about welding
Making Steel - Explains processes for making steel (ArcelorMittal)
Welder Destiny - Resources for welding professionals
Construction Welding Processes for Infrastructure Projects - TWI
Databases:
Look especially at News, Magazines, Videos, Audio (audio will usually include a transcript to read)
Look at the “Explore” section on the right side of an article to see similar articles.
Keyword ideas:
Welding safety
Welding art/sculpture
Wedling infrastructure/bridges/building/structures
welding oil/gas industry
welding agriculture
welding additive manufacturing
welding PPE/Personal Protective Equipment
Welding career
Welding innovation
Welding development
Welding robotics
Metallurgy
Steel manufacturing
welding construction
Science in Context (use your school Google SSO to log in at home)
Global Issues in Context (use your DCL card or see instructions on the Databases page to log in at home)