One who has served

Today we honor those who have served in the military. As someone else has noted,
we are the land of the free because of the brave.

From the OED ("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. )

Veteran n. and a.
....1. a. One who has had long experience in military service; an old soldier.
.......b. Any ex-serviceman. Chiefly N. Amer. Not always distinguishable from sense 1a.
....2. One who has seen long service in any office or position; an experienced or aged person.

From the Encyclopedia Britannica: "World War I ended with the Allied and Central Powers signing an armistice on Nov. 11, 1918, and people around the world rejoiced at the cease-fire. In 1919, United States President Woodrow Wilson marked the one-year anniversary of the event by proclaiming November 11 Armistice Day. The day became a federal legal holiday in 1938. After World War II, veterans groups and other organizations campaigned to have Armistice Day restructured into an occasion recognizing all veterans of service in the United States military. In 1954, after the Korean War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill officially changing the name to Veterans Day. "

Both of these resources can be found in GALILEO.

NMTC does have a print version of Encyclopedia Britannica in the Reference collection if you'd like to flip through the pages!

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.

What do I want to be?

Do you remember adults asking you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Are you still asking yourself that question? This is advisement week for current students at NMTC. Get with your advisor to make sure you're on track to finish your program so you can be what you want to be.

If you're still not sure what you want to be.....check out the Career & Technical Education database in GALILEO. This is a ProQuest database which "contains over 400 titles, all in full text and many in full image, which contain the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphics originally published with the text. Subjects include automobile, electronic, and computer technology; the building trades; graphic arts; medicine, nursing, and pharmacy; child care; food service and hotel management; office skills; veterinary technology; retail work; public safety; and other practical studies."

North Metro offers programs in most (not all) of these areas.

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.

What is that growing there?

It would be nice to have a guide to crops grown near highways or big signs that declare this field has "xyz" planted. (Farmers might not think that was a good use of their resources.) I'm always asking "what do you think that crop is?" as we drive through Georgia on the interstate. Young plants look different than full grown plants (at least to this city person).

Our collection of horticulture books includes a large selection of electronic books. I searched our card catalog using the keyword "crops". An electronic book available through netLibrary , The new Oxford book of food plants (c1997) by J. G. Vaughan, was on the list. Interesting color illustrations for the food. Some illustrations show the plant at various stages.

Guess if I had a wireless computer I could check the book as we were driving along.

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.

Reading by flashlight

Did you read by flashlight under the covers when you were a child? So excited to read, desperate to find out what happened next?

Now, there's no time to get to the library, no time to pick out a book to read for fun.
What is an old flashlight reader to do?

Yes, I'm going to send you to GALILEO and then to netLibrary! You can read an entire book on-line instead of surfing the web during a break (well at least a portion of the book - a little at a time- kind of like the old days).

GALILEO staff have worked with netLibrary to authenticate access through GALILEO. One password to GALILEO gets you in and then you have access to the netLibrary book for 15 minutes. You can create your "free" account in netLibrary and borrow the book for 4 hours.
NMTC has purchased additional sets of e-books. Our patrons have access to over 34,000 electronic books in netLibrary.

GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.........Jump to N
............select netLibrary


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.

Advisement

Merriam Webster (in GALILEO through Encyclopedia Britannica) says:
Main Entry: ad·vise·ment
Pronunciation: ed-vz-mnt
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : careful consideration : DELIBERATION
2 : the act or process of advising (as a college student)



This is the week for advisement for current students. Get with your advisor to make sure you're on track to finish your program in a timely fashion. Early registration is next week.

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.