Gregory McNamee on the Britannica Blog offers a link to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Very appropriate for today!
Thinking about Washington Irving led me to look in Credo Reference. When was he born, where did he live? Portraits, facts, information about Washington Irving are noted in reference works like the Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English.
Which led me to wonder about the number of Washington Irving titles available for children. I went to GALILEO to look in NoveList.
NoveList noted 40 titles in an author search for Washington Irving. There are many variations of the Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle stories, plus collections of ghost stories. I learned Mr. Irving wrote Bracebridge Hall, tales of a traveller, the Alhambra. That didn't sound otherworldly.
Clicking on the WorldCat link showed libraries that owned the print title. NMTC didn't show up.
I wondered if NMTC had any Washington Irving titles that were not listed in WorldCat. Searching the NMTC catalog turned up Bracebridge Hall as well as A Tour on the Prairies , both in our netLibrary collection. I started reading A Tour on the Prairies and was drawn in to his description of the west in 1832.
All this wondering and wandering around started with a scary story. Where does a story lead you? Don't be afraid - wander down that crooked path to a new adventure.
Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian. Pick up the password to use Credo from the NMTC librarian.
-kls
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Flying with the greatest of ease
Our Visual Communication department is hosting a Second Life presentation this afternoon. They want to show instructors, students and administrators what educational (and commercial) value might be found in Second Life.
I have created a newbie avatar. I'll be attending and learning. Flying is harder than it sounds. I keep bumping into the roof. I've got to learn to fly outside and not inside!
We've purchased several books to support the program. The first one that arrived, 'Second Life : A Guide to Your Visual World' by Brian White is chock full of interesting tips and hints for both the newbie and experienced SL resident. I have had the book at my side as I try to learn a bit about living in Second Life.
When the hard copies are checked out, we do have two titles in netLibrary on Second Life. I did a search in netLibrary itself limiting my search to the title and the phrase Second Life. 6 titles were retrieved. Two actually have to do with the virtual world. You'll notice they have current copyright dates.
- Second Life Herald: The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse
by Ludlow, Peter.; Wallace, M. Publication: Cambridge, Mass MIT Press, 2007.
- How to Make Real Money in Second Life: Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World's Hottest Virtual Community
McGraw Hill Professional by Freedman, Robert.Publication: New York McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008.
We have a good collection in netLibrary. You may access our electronic books three ways: from our catalog, from GALILEO, and from netLibrary itself! You do need to create your free account (Library Card) on campus to use netLibrary off campus. A hint- you may create your account off campus by going the GALILEO. netLibrary will recognize you as a NMTC patron when you go through GALILEO.
Your Geogria librarian can give you the current password to access GALILEO at home.
Read - and learn to fly without hitting the roof.
-kls
I have created a newbie avatar. I'll be attending and learning. Flying is harder than it sounds. I keep bumping into the roof. I've got to learn to fly outside and not inside!
We've purchased several books to support the program. The first one that arrived, 'Second Life : A Guide to Your Visual World' by Brian White is chock full of interesting tips and hints for both the newbie and experienced SL resident. I have had the book at my side as I try to learn a bit about living in Second Life.
When the hard copies are checked out, we do have two titles in netLibrary on Second Life. I did a search in netLibrary itself limiting my search to the title and the phrase Second Life. 6 titles were retrieved. Two actually have to do with the virtual world. You'll notice they have current copyright dates.
- Second Life Herald: The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse
by Ludlow, Peter.; Wallace, M. Publication: Cambridge, Mass MIT Press, 2007.
- How to Make Real Money in Second Life: Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World's Hottest Virtual Community
McGraw Hill Professional by Freedman, Robert.Publication: New York McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008.
We have a good collection in netLibrary. You may access our electronic books three ways: from our catalog, from GALILEO, and from netLibrary itself! You do need to create your free account (Library Card) on campus to use netLibrary off campus. A hint- you may create your account off campus by going the GALILEO. netLibrary will recognize you as a NMTC patron when you go through GALILEO.
Your Geogria librarian can give you the current password to access GALILEO at home.
Read - and learn to fly without hitting the roof.
-kls
Monday, October 27, 2008
Boo!
Just in time The Haunted Library series is back on the Encyclopedia Britannica blog:
I went to GALILEO and looked in NoveList for haunted library. Over 100 titles were found with haunted but the library part wasn't as clear. When I did a search with "haunted library" linked by the quotes only two titles were retrieved. Yet, these two titles seemed quite appropriate. The quotes made all the difference in narrowing my search.
You may get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian!
-kls
...Each entry has been completely updated and about a dozen new libraries added. George has also included links to the websites of most of the libraries mentioned (as requested by a reader last year), as well as references to relevant entries in Britannica and other sources that have extra information.
I went to GALILEO and looked in NoveList for haunted library. Over 100 titles were found with haunted but the library part wasn't as clear. When I did a search with "haunted library" linked by the quotes only two titles were retrieved. Yet, these two titles seemed quite appropriate. The quotes made all the difference in narrowing my search.
You may get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian!
-kls
If it weren't for blogs
The blogs I subscribe to keep me up to date - Give 'em what they want : News for Collection Development and Readers Advisory Librarians noted today that Tony Hillerman has died. Nora Rawlinson offers links to USA Today and the NY Times for the obituaries.
I checked our catalog, being a tech school we don't have much fiction for fun. However in our e-book collection we have Tony Hillerman : a critical companion by John M. Reilly. The summary notes:
The fun thing about the netLibrary books - one can read them from your desk, a few pages at a time. Create your free account (get your netLibrary card) on campus. Explore the wide variety of titles available through our catalog.
-kls
I checked our catalog, being a tech school we don't have much fiction for fun. However in our e-book collection we have Tony Hillerman : a critical companion by John M. Reilly. The summary notes:
Edgar Award-winning writer Tony Hillerman has earned a reputation as a Grand Master of the popular mystery. This is the first full-length examination of his work. One of the most successful contemporary American writers, Hillerman has made his stories of Native American detectives instrumental in understanding modern American life. Through the creation of his Navajo detective characters, Hillerman has given new vigor to the popular genre of mystery with his treatment of the problems of order and identity in modern society. This study examines each of his 13 novels in turn and includes a biographical chapter and a chapter on his innovations in the genre of detective fiction.
The fun thing about the netLibrary books - one can read them from your desk, a few pages at a time. Create your free account (get your netLibrary card) on campus. Explore the wide variety of titles available through our catalog.
-kls
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