May flowers!
You've heard the joke- usually told around Thanksgiving-
If April showers bring May flowers...
What do May flowers bring?
.................................. Pilgrims.
A classic in elementary school humor.
Now is the time to think about planting for those Spring flowers- especially if you want daffodils and tulips. We have several gorgeous books on Bulbs. One is by John E. Bryan (SB425. B74 2002). I measured the spine and the book is two inches thick - magnificent pictures (some photographs, some drawings), informative text, with a Glossary, a bibliography, an index of common names (so you can discover that daffodils are really narcissus).
Our Horticulture program regularly wins awards at the American Landscape Contractors Association events. Our library supports the program with a variety of print materials.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Time flies
when you're having fun!
Today is one of my SCT 100 days. SCT 100 is Introduction to Computers, a class that every student must take at NMTC. I teach one hour on GALILEO for each section. It's one way to remind everyone of the great databases and internet sites that are available in GALILEO!
You know, I'm touching only the highlights of this vast resource!
Today is one of my SCT 100 days. SCT 100 is Introduction to Computers, a class that every student must take at NMTC. I teach one hour on GALILEO for each section. It's one way to remind everyone of the great databases and internet sites that are available in GALILEO!
You know, I'm touching only the highlights of this vast resource!
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Hunter's Moon
Gorgeous full moon this week- so bright it was like having a light on in the yard. The weather people referred to it as a "hunter's moon". One sure could tromp through the countryside without the need of a flashlight.
I wasn't sure where the phrase came from- I looked in the Oxford English Dictionary (available on-line through GALILEO ):
"hunter's moon, a name for the full moon next after the HARVEST MOON (q.v.)."
"1710 Brit. Apollo III. No. 70. 2/1 The Country People call this the *Hunters-Moon. 1854 TOMLINSON Arago's Astron. 171 There can, therefore, be but two full moons in the year which rise during a week almost at the same time as the sun sets; the former, occurring in September, is called the Harvest-Moon; and the latter, in the month of October, being in a similar predicament, is termed the Hunter's Moon."
"The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium." The OED gives definitions, etymological analysis, and quotations to demonstrate the use of words in the English language over time. The web-based version of the OED include all information contained in the print counterpart plus at least 1,000 new and revised entries each quarter.
The publisher, Oxford University Press, provides extensive information about the dictionary and its use on their web side.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
I wasn't sure where the phrase came from- I looked in the Oxford English Dictionary (available on-line through GALILEO ):
"hunter's moon, a name for the full moon next after the HARVEST MOON (q.v.)."
"1710 Brit. Apollo III. No. 70. 2/1 The Country People call this the *Hunters-Moon. 1854 TOMLINSON Arago's Astron. 171 There can, therefore, be but two full moons in the year which rise during a week almost at the same time as the sun sets; the former, occurring in September, is called the Harvest-Moon; and the latter, in the month of October, being in a similar predicament, is termed the Hunter's Moon."
"The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium." The OED gives definitions, etymological analysis, and quotations to demonstrate the use of words in the English language over time. The web-based version of the OED include all information contained in the print counterpart plus at least 1,000 new and revised entries each quarter.
The publisher, Oxford University Press, provides extensive information about the dictionary and its use on their web side.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
How difficult is that article?
Have you ever wondered what your reading level is? Rumor has it that some local newspapers aim at a 6th grade reading level.
In GALILEO, EbscoHost offers a database called Topic Search
......Databases A- Z (last tab on the right)
………Jump to T
………….Select Topic Search
…………….Click on Advanced Search (second tab)
Scroll down in Advanced search- look where it says Lexile Reading Level.
I clicked on all current events, all topics but limited the search to 200-350 Grade 1.
49 articles came up….
I didn’t type in a search topic- I just limited it to the reading level….Interesting.
I did share this with the Adult Literacy department. If you're working with ESOL adults this might be very handy- finding low level reading but high interest for adults!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In GALILEO, EbscoHost offers a database called Topic Search
......Databases A- Z (last tab on the right)
………Jump to T
………….Select Topic Search
…………….Click on Advanced Search (second tab)
Scroll down in Advanced search- look where it says Lexile Reading Level.
I clicked on all current events, all topics but limited the search to 200-350 Grade 1.
49 articles came up….
I didn’t type in a search topic- I just limited it to the reading level….Interesting.
I did share this with the Adult Literacy department. If you're working with ESOL adults this might be very handy- finding low level reading but high interest for adults!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Where did they go?
At lunch over the weekend I was looking at photos of a city that no longer exists. The city is there but not the same city. Time marches on. Buildings are demolished, renovated, moved. Photographs help us remember what once was.
Vanishing Georgia comprises nearly 18,000 photographs. Ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints, the images span over 100 years of Georgia history. The broad subject matter of these photographs, shot by both amateurs and professionals, includes, but is not limited to, family and business life, street scenes and architecture, agriculture, school and civic activities, important individuals and events in Georgia history, and landscapes. The wide variety of the collected visual images results from efforts by archivists from the Georgia Division of Archives and History who sought, between 1975 and 1996, to preserve Georgia's endangered historical photographs. Designed primarily for preservation, the project located, selected, and copied historically significant photographs held by individuals who wanted to share their pieces of the past with future generations.The Georgia Archives joins with the Digital Library of Georgia to present the Vanishing Georgia images as a digital resource. Support for the project is provided by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered through Georgia HomePLACE.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to V
........Vanishing Georgia
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Vanishing Georgia comprises nearly 18,000 photographs. Ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints, the images span over 100 years of Georgia history. The broad subject matter of these photographs, shot by both amateurs and professionals, includes, but is not limited to, family and business life, street scenes and architecture, agriculture, school and civic activities, important individuals and events in Georgia history, and landscapes. The wide variety of the collected visual images results from efforts by archivists from the Georgia Division of Archives and History who sought, between 1975 and 1996, to preserve Georgia's endangered historical photographs. Designed primarily for preservation, the project located, selected, and copied historically significant photographs held by individuals who wanted to share their pieces of the past with future generations.The Georgia Archives joins with the Digital Library of Georgia to present the Vanishing Georgia images as a digital resource. Support for the project is provided by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered through Georgia HomePLACE.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to V
........Vanishing Georgia
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
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