I'm working my way through the Library Journals that have stacked up on my desk. The Feb 15 issue with the Reference Backtalk article Bibliographic Supernova by Steve Ostrem caught my eye. (I like how I could create a persistent link through Ebsco's Academic Search Complete in GALILEO).
Mr. Ostrem shares examples of "Ranganathan's Fourth Law (i.e., save the time of the reader)" with pithy stories of how GBS tied online resources to his own library.
The linkability of Google Books Search with WorldCat with a library catalog offers the book lover a way to find something interesting and find out where it is!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Easy reading
A note from Karen Minton at GALILEO:
New interfaces for NoveList and NoveList K-8 are now in production. The new interfaces feature direct access to much of the collateral content that was previously deeper in the site and often overlooked, in addition to more intuitive navigation. Below are some of the new features.
* A single search box where users will be able to enter the author name, title, genre or topic all at once, combining search types for convenience and efficiency
* BookTalks, Recommended Reads reading lists, Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, and other editorial features are directly accessible from the homepage. These features are also easily accessible through tabbed results after a search.
* A browse feature allows browsing for subjects, titles, authors, series, and Dewey numbers
* A revamped and expanded readers' advisory section includes Genre Outlines designed for librarians and a five-unit training series
* Expanded result lists include book jacket images, links to feature content, and more.
* Author nationality, gender, cultural identity, and pseudonyms for key authors in a new author information field
* RSS feeds, easier persistent linking and simplified alerts for keeping current on newly-added titles and content
Go and play- you will need to get the password for home use of GALILEO from your Georgia librarian!
I smiled when I opened this e-mail- the new rep for Ebsco had just been in to visit. Timing.
New interfaces for NoveList and NoveList K-8 are now in production. The new interfaces feature direct access to much of the collateral content that was previously deeper in the site and often overlooked, in addition to more intuitive navigation. Below are some of the new features.
* A single search box where users will be able to enter the author name, title, genre or topic all at once, combining search types for convenience and efficiency
* BookTalks, Recommended Reads reading lists, Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, and other editorial features are directly accessible from the homepage. These features are also easily accessible through tabbed results after a search.
* A browse feature allows browsing for subjects, titles, authors, series, and Dewey numbers
* A revamped and expanded readers' advisory section includes Genre Outlines designed for librarians and a five-unit training series
* Expanded result lists include book jacket images, links to feature content, and more.
* Author nationality, gender, cultural identity, and pseudonyms for key authors in a new author information field
* RSS feeds, easier persistent linking and simplified alerts for keeping current on newly-added titles and content
Go and play- you will need to get the password for home use of GALILEO from your Georgia librarian!
I smiled when I opened this e-mail- the new rep for Ebsco had just been in to visit. Timing.
A birds eye view
Gas prices keep rising - wouldn't it be nice to lift off like a bird to get from here to there?
If you'd like to see what Georgia looks like from the air without spending oodles on gasoline....try the Georgia Aerial Photographs from the Digital Library of Georgia.
It won't be quite the same as seeing the landscape from the air but still - you can imagine the flight!
If you'd like to see what Georgia looks like from the air without spending oodles on gasoline....try the Georgia Aerial Photographs from the Digital Library of Georgia.
The Georgia Aerial Photographs database provides online access to approximately 50,000 black and white aerial photographs and indexes of selected counties from the State of Georgia.
It won't be quite the same as seeing the landscape from the air but still - you can imagine the flight!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Armchair traveler
Spring break begins in a week.
The Times Atlas of World History [G 1030 T54 1993] rests on the map stand beckoning the casual browser. One can imagine a trip through time as well as space by running ones fingers across the pages.
Amazon notes a review from Booklist that begins:
Rest a bit and let your mind wander while you save on gasoline costs!
The Times Atlas of World History [G 1030 T54 1993] rests on the map stand beckoning the casual browser. One can imagine a trip through time as well as space by running ones fingers across the pages.
Amazon notes a review from Booklist that begins:
First published to considerable acclaim in 1978 (revised editions followed in 1984 and 1989), this atlas contains 600 visually exciting maps, 300,000 words of text, and 128 double-page spreads on major themes in world history. This fourth edition is the most radically revised, according to the publisher. Thirty maps have been replaced, and another 29 have been substantially changed. All the drawings that appeared in the last edition have been replaced by photographs.
Rest a bit and let your mind wander while you save on gasoline costs!
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Three leaves on a stem
Leland Meitzler at Everton Publishers Genealogy Blog - found statistics on places in the United States named Shamrock!
My first thought was to use the Geographical Dictionary (my 1977 Websters Geographical Dictionary only lists 1 place in the US named Shamrock) but how many folks can lay their hands on a print edition - at home no less.
Then I thought about the World Almanac in GALILEO - no luck there noting locations in the US named Shamrock.
So I skimmed the rest of Leiland's entry- and (well, go read for yourself the sources he used). See if you would have thought to use those sites!
My first thought was to use the Geographical Dictionary (my 1977 Websters Geographical Dictionary only lists 1 place in the US named Shamrock) but how many folks can lay their hands on a print edition - at home no less.
Then I thought about the World Almanac in GALILEO - no luck there noting locations in the US named Shamrock.
So I skimmed the rest of Leiland's entry- and (well, go read for yourself the sources he used). See if you would have thought to use those sites!
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