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

You Wouldn't Like Green Eggs and Ham Either

March 2nd was the birthday of noted author Dr. Seuss. Seuss was famous for many works, including the Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. Google altered its main page logo to celebrate the birthday of Seuss.

Speaking from personal experience, green eggs are really nasty. I once worked in a middle school, and as part of the Seuss 'celebration' they served up an eggish substance loaded down with green food coloring. Nice gesture, but something was lost in the translation.

The North Metro Tech Library has several books by, or about, Dr. Seuss. Remember, to search in the catalog, go to the college's website http://www.northmetrotech.edu, then click on 'Library.' You will notice two ways to search the catalog. You can type a search term into the search bar and hit search, or you can click on the link for the online catalog.

Remember, avoid real green eggs at all costs. Your taste buds will thank you.

JWF

What is a cloud?

The question was asked by Dr. Mary Ann Bell on LM_Net - what do you think of when you hear the phrase 'The Cloud'? She offered a quick survey to the LM_Net community. She gave us a hint- we could look in Wikipedia for The Cloud.

I think of 'It Looked Like Spilt Milk' by Charles G. Shaw when I think of clouds. I cut a white flannel shape for each of the pictures and lay out the 'clouds' on the board as I read. By the time I've finished- it looks like a sky full of clouds.

Back to Dr. Bell's question - which asked about 'The Cloud'. I did check Wikipedia, then I went to GALILEO where I selected Browse by Type and chose Encyclopedias- of course, Encyclopedia Britannica was my first choice. 'The cloud' brought up 1290 entries in EB. Changing the search term to The cloud internet brought up one entry.

I learned something from the Wikipedia article. I'm not sure I understand it- but I learned something!

-kls