Friday, March 17, 2006

Quarter is almost over!

The library is humming as students study for finals and work on projects. We will be open on Saturday (March 18) from 10AM to 2PM.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Getting ready for St. Paddy's Day!

If you're wondering how many Americans claim Irish heritage...where would you look for a number?

In GALILEO there is a link to Census Data at "The U.S. Census Bureau which offers the most comprehensive demographic data for the United States. The site includes information and statistics on the nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity, international trade, farming, and state and local governments." In their search box I typed Irish and lo and behold there is a frequently asked questions link to St. Patrick's Day and the Irish!

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.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

The Red Planet

This is a fun picture of Mars.

Beware the Ides

I used Google to find information on the Ides of March. It quickly offered me InfoPlease (the first site among 7,250,000 others) where I read all about the middle of the month and Julius Caeser and Shakespeare.

I did then search through GALILEO. I looked at Encyclopedia Britannica, Funk & Wagnalls, Searchasaurus, Oxford English Dictionary.

Google gave me the quickest response for this bit of fact finding.

Knowing what to use as the best resource for finding information is the key to information literacy.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Breakfast in the morning!

Nutritionists tell us that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"! To help everyone at North Metro get off to a good start.....Chick-Fil-A from Woodstock is selling breakfast chicken biscuits for $2.00 from 8:30 till they run out! They are in the lobby right outside the library in the 100 building!

We have a great view.

Testing, 1, 2, 3...Testing

Check out the Sneak Preview at GALILEO (Quick Search Beta). You can search multiple databases from the Home page search box.

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, March 13, 2006

How many words?

If a picture is worth a thousand words - how many words is a moving picture worth?

Check out Auto Repair Reference Center - "ARRC now features the audio/visual learning aid AutoIQ. This supplemental resource provides detailed content such as full-motion video and animated technical diagrams. Through this detailed and easy-to-understand interactive content, AutoIQ helps to visually demonstrate the purpose, functionality and service requirements of any vehicle system. This additional content has been added to all existing ARRC subscriptions at no additional cost.

Included information is organized into seven main automotive areas consisting of Fuel Management, Engine Management, Heating & Air Conditioning, Ignition System, Brakes, Suspension & Steering, and Engine Mechanical. Each of these categories is then further divided into detailed subcategories where individual users can obtain the specific interactive information that is of interest to them."

GALILEO

...Databases A-Z

..........Scroll to Auto Repair Reference Center

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.