A rose by any other name

Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet reminds us that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

The name of the link to the NMTC_Librarian del.icio.us site has been changed in GALILEO to Web sites collected for NMTC Programs - simple, clear, and to the point.

We remember

Many Christians celebrate All Saints Day on November 1 and All Souls Day on November 2. They are days to remember those who have gone ahead.

Using the Religion and Philosophy Database (EbscoHost) in GALILEO, searching for "All Souls Day" brings up 16 articles. Most of the articles reflect on what the day means to the author.

The GALILEO more notes tell us that "The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions."

GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.......Jump to R
..........Religion & Philosophy

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.

Who uses it?

Librarians regularly gather statistics to note how many patrons use what resource.

You can see the numbers for GALILEO usage by going to the right hand side of the GALILEO home page

Under GALILEO information
....About GALILEO
.......At the bottom of the left hand blue column - Usage Statistics
..........Usage Statistics Reporting Tool
...........You have lots of options- week, month, day
...........The Institution
...........The database

Numbers are fun to play with- see who uses what and how much!



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.

Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Bones

It's Halloween and skeletons are a must have decoration. What are those bones called?

Try the E-Skeleton Project.

"The eSkeletons Project website is devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information. The user can navigate through the various regions of the skeleton and view all orientations of each element along with muscle and joint information. eSkeletons enables you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates ranging from the gorilla to the tiny mouse lemur."

We did add eSkeleton to GALILEO for NMTC.

All Hallows Eve

How many treats do you have stockpiled to give to treaters who arrive at your door? Snopes Urban legends notes that Halloween is not the second most expensive holiday (read Halloween Loot, 29 Oct). We may be more public in our participation but we aren't spending more money- because the treats we hand out are not the expensive gifts of the other holidays!

Flu season begins

The ads are running- time to get your flu shot.

What if you'd like to try a non chemical remedy for the flu? Where would you go to get information?

"Alt HealthWatch focuses on multiple perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full-text content comes from more than 160 international peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters, plus hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts. " GALILEO description

Alt Health Watch is an Ebsco product.

There is a link called Find It which will show you the libraries in Georgia that own the periodical. You can search in the Georgia Libraries Journals List (GOLD) to discover the library that has the periodical. Your librarian can borrow the article through InterLibrary Loan.

GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....scroll to Alt Health Watch

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.