Green or Blue

On As Time Goes By (a British Comedy on PBS in Atlanta) , Lionel is reading Winnie the Pooh. I plucked my copy off the shelf and began to enjoy again the tale of friends who accept each other- foibles and failings and all.

Each chapter is a story in itself which makes the book a delightful read aloud (for children and adults) . I can't decide if my favorite story is Winnie the Pooh getting stuck in Rabbit's hole and having to diet for a week while Rabbit used Pooh's feet as a towel rack or the process used to decide whether a green or blue balloon would be best to float up to get the honey from the top of the tree?

We don't have a copy at North Metro. I think I'll add it to my wish list. We do have a Children's Literature collection so purchasing the A. A. Milne classic will meet the criteria for collection development (supports the program area).

TV can inspire one to read!

Who told you?

Writing citations becomes the bane of any student.

• Getting the correct information (author, tittle, publisher, pages, URL if an electronic source).
• Putting those facts in the right order with punctuation that matches the citation format (MLA, APA, etc.)
• Alphabetizing the sources for the bibliography

It is important to know who told you the information so you can judge if the information is likely to be accurate.

I learned about Answer Boards yesterday - places where you can ask a question and strangers will post a response. Yahoo!Answers and Wiki Answers are two sources students have been using for their "research". Here's a list of other Answer Boards.

Did you know your Librarian will assist you in finding the answers? Some large libraries have teams of Reference Librarians who will find the answers for you. Librarians are concerned that inaccurate (wrong) information is being posted online.

Ask your Librarian - they do have access to authoritative resources- and they'll tell you where the information came from!

Easy as pie

There is that colloquilism- "easy as pie" - meaning doing something isn't very difficult- though there are those who would say making a pie is extremely complicated and simple to do incorrectly. I digress.

I enjoy listening to NPR in the morning. Unfortunately (or fortunately) my drive to work isn't quite long enough to hear the entire Morning Edition. I used to find the transcripts in Lexis Nexis by searching from the first page.

With the new LexisNexis Academic I couldn't find the NPR transcripts at all. However - the LexisNexis wiki had tips on finding the CNN transcripts. I thought- "bling" - if CNN is there - surely NPR is too.

Yes, the NPR transcripts are in Lexis Nexis.

Here are the steps (not quite as easy as pie):
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z, Jump to L
.....LexisNexis
........Select the Tab Sources (don't get sucked in by the bottom box with News Wire Services- that doesn't seem to quite do it)
1. Publication type button clicked
2. Country - United States
3. News folder
....3a. News transcripts
.......3a.b.Scroll down - National Public Radio

Click on OK continue (red rectangle upper right side)
at the Search box - type in the program name
Specify date - takes a few hours to get the current days transcripts up
The articles appear!

It could be harder to do........

NMTC patrons are able to access Lexis Nexis off campus through GALILEO. The password to use GALILEO at home is available from your Georgia librarian.

Where to turn when you need help?

Lexis Nexis Academic has a wiki with hints and tips -

The purpose of this site is to facilitate Academic research in the social sciences using primary sources, news, government information, statistics, business, and legal sources. The wiki is accessible to all, but can only be edited by registered and approved contributors.

NMTC users of GALILEO do have access to Lexis Nexis Academic off campus!

The password to use GALILEO at home is available from your Georgia librarian.