Three Books

Whilst exploring the website of National Public Radio (NPR), I stumbled across an interesting portion of their 'books' section. This area of the books page is known as Three Books. Every few weeks, NPR has a guest, usually an author, select three books on a relevant topic, such as Abraham Lincoln. It was interesting exploring the book selections for various subjects, many of which I had never heard before.

If you are interested in any of the books in 'Three Books,' you can always visit our online catalog to see if we own a particular book. If you need a review of the book, or would like some more information on it, then check out Galileo. There are some databases within Galileo that can help you out in this regard.

NoveList is a great database that contains book reviews and other information about different works, primarily fiction. There is a really neat feature that helps you to find similar books related to the current book review that you are looking at. There is also a recommended reading section.

Book Index with Reviews is a database similar to NoveList. Book Index also has lots of reviews on nonfiction works. The interface on Book Index is also well thought out and organized, which should aid your searching.

There is also Worldcat. Worldcat will allow you to look up a book and see what is the closest Georgia library that has it. Remember, if you are a NMTC student and the closest copy of a particular book is in Valdosta, then the NMTC Library can try and request the book for you through Interlibrary Loan. Contact the library on how to do this.

Remember, the gain access to Galileo you will need the current password. Get it from your local Georgia librarian.

JWF