4. The content that empowers students (Hundreds of English-language international newspapers, magazines and refereed journals/ Recognized sources of videos, podcasts and images, updated daily/ Searchable case studies to support targeted research/A variety of search and browse options)
5. The technology that gets results (Interactive maps that facilitate browsing by country or topic/ Sharing capabilities via social networking sites/ Customizable homepage, including personalized logins that “remember” students’ preferences
6. The portals to greater understanding (Country portals covering more than 160 nations/ Topic/Issue portals in more than 150 categories, from animal welfare to wind energy/ Organization portals providing overviews and links to international associations)
7. Personal OpinionOn a personal note, I really enjoyed my browsing experience through GreenR and I think that this database constitutes a valuable tool that could assist students in their research work and projects. The features that impressed me the most were: the Google Map technology that lets users connect environmental issues with global points of view, the ability to download an MP3 of each article or even listen to it read aloud by a native speaker which enhances the students’ proper pronunciation of scientific terms and the ability to translate the article into several languages.