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Thought I'd post a list of health-related articles that are at the top in popularity with our users in case you are looking for resources on these topics for your patrons:

How Ultrasound Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/ultrasound.htm

How MRI Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm

How Sleep Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/sleep.htm

How Amnesia Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/amnesia.htm

How Botox Works
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I mentioned a couple of cool tools and resources that I wanted to share in case you are interested in learning more:

Sprout Widget Builder - this is seriously one of the niftiest applications I have seen in the last year. You are able to quickly and easily build widgets (RSS, image galleries, audio,calendars, etc.) of all sizes to place into your guides. Simply create a widget (they'll walk you through it or you can use one of the many templ… Continue

The elections are just around the corner and many users are seeking basic information about the canidates and voting / election process. We've pulled together the Elections and Politics Guide with informative, non-biased information on the candidates and the process. There are also some great videos and image galleries included in this guide.

Feel free to copy the resources over to your own guide! Some of the content featured in th… Continue

Our editors at HowStuffWorks have been working hard the last couple of weeks to pull together an amazing series of articles in response to questions users have been asking us about the "economy financial crisis." I've mixed these new articles with some of the basic economy/ money articles into an Economy 101 Financial Crisis Guide. As always feel free to copy any or all of the resources and use on your own system. Here is a sample of some of… Continue

I've had several inquiries the past few days on how to grab the new HowStuffWorks guides and what attribution, etc. had to surround them. Well - great news! It is simple and uncomplicated...how often do you experience that in everyday life? No attribution is necessary - feel free to grab the guides and use as a whole, in part - however makes sense for your library and users - we just hope they will be of use.

Here is a step-by-step guide on copying one of the guides over to your system. I've al… Continue