We're doing a periodical inventory in preparation for the 'new' college coming online July 1, 2009. One of the campuses subscribes to Bon Appetit for their culinary arts program. I wondered - is Bon Appetit available in one of the databases in GALILEO?
The easiest way to find which database carries a periodical is
... to select Journals A-Z
.......search for the title
..........and voila - there it is
Which database do you think provides articles from Bon Appetit?
You'll never guess - I was amazed - it's LexisNexis Academic.
Yes, LexisNexis Academic....I think of LexisNexis Academic as the place to go for legal, business and news information- but there is Bon Appetit availble from 2008.
Read all the fine articles from Bon Appetit through LexisNexis Academic. You get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
-kls
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Watchmen at the Library
Time magazine, in the year 2005, compiled a list of what they believed to be the 'greatest' English language novels written since the year 1923. The only graphic novel, or a novel written in the format of a comic book, was Watchmen.
Watchmen is arguably the most critically acclaimed mainstream comic book/graphic novel of all time. Released in 1986 as a twelve issue miniseries, Watchmen was later compiled into a graphic novel format. The series was written by Alan Moore, with art by Dave Gibbons. The world of Watchmen is that of an Earth with masked superheroes, only one of which actually has super powers. The setting is rather dytopian, with the USA and the USSR poised on the edge of a nuclear holocaust.
Watchmen was one of several comics to come out in the mid/late 1980's that had a profound effect on the industry. Watchmen, and related comics such as the Dark Knight Returns, saw the world of super heroes more in shades of grey rather than black or white. This saw a rise in popularity of 'anti-heroes' such as Lobo, the Punisher, and Wolverine for much of the next few decades. Watchmen also paved the way for the explosive growth of the graphic novel. Indeed, the graphic novel format is so popular that most comics are written in six or twelve story arcs so that they can be easily republished in graphic novel format.
Finally, Watchmen was eventually adapted as a film, which was noted for its violence and graphic content. It was also noted for remaining very faithful to the comic.
The library has a copy of Watchmen. Please drop by to check it out if you are interested.
JWF
Watchmen is arguably the most critically acclaimed mainstream comic book/graphic novel of all time. Released in 1986 as a twelve issue miniseries, Watchmen was later compiled into a graphic novel format. The series was written by Alan Moore, with art by Dave Gibbons. The world of Watchmen is that of an Earth with masked superheroes, only one of which actually has super powers. The setting is rather dytopian, with the USA and the USSR poised on the edge of a nuclear holocaust.
Watchmen was one of several comics to come out in the mid/late 1980's that had a profound effect on the industry. Watchmen, and related comics such as the Dark Knight Returns, saw the world of super heroes more in shades of grey rather than black or white. This saw a rise in popularity of 'anti-heroes' such as Lobo, the Punisher, and Wolverine for much of the next few decades. Watchmen also paved the way for the explosive growth of the graphic novel. Indeed, the graphic novel format is so popular that most comics are written in six or twelve story arcs so that they can be easily republished in graphic novel format.
Finally, Watchmen was eventually adapted as a film, which was noted for its violence and graphic content. It was also noted for remaining very faithful to the comic.
The library has a copy of Watchmen. Please drop by to check it out if you are interested.
JWF
Who has it?
Have you ever searched for a letter or diary or family papers? You're sure the papers were given to a library but which one?
You try World Cat through GALILEO and you find the family papers listed. If you're slightly 'search savvy' you can navigate the search screen and select the archives tab with the results. But what if you aren't 'search savvy'?
In scrolling through GALILEO I stumbled across :
I did a quick search for my great uncle - Lawrence London. Tons of Lawrence and London showed up. I thought I'd never find my particular Lawrence London. ArchiveGrid gave me a clue (World Cat doesn't give clues)-
ArchiveGrid put the two words in quotes, which did narrow the search to a bit over 200 items- what really helped was when I added his middle name! Bingo. That gave me four specific sites - one of which was my great uncles papers at UNC. These links were also in World Cat but then Archive Grid is an OCLC product.
There is a note on GALILEO that ArchiveGrid is not available remotely. I hope it will soon be as readily available as World Cat. Until it is- stop by the library and check it out!
I will agree with one reviewer - ArchiveGrid is user friendly!
- kls
You try World Cat through GALILEO and you find the family papers listed. If you're slightly 'search savvy' you can navigate the search screen and select the archives tab with the results. But what if you aren't 'search savvy'?
In scrolling through GALILEO I stumbled across :
ArchiveGrid which "provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives."
I did a quick search for my great uncle - Lawrence London. Tons of Lawrence and London showed up. I thought I'd never find my particular Lawrence London. ArchiveGrid gave me a clue (World Cat doesn't give clues)-
Searching for a name? Try lawrence london (there's a hyperlink which when clicked takes one right to the search- very handy) as a proximity search.
ArchiveGrid put the two words in quotes, which did narrow the search to a bit over 200 items- what really helped was when I added his middle name! Bingo. That gave me four specific sites - one of which was my great uncles papers at UNC. These links were also in World Cat but then Archive Grid is an OCLC product.
There is a note on GALILEO that ArchiveGrid is not available remotely. I hope it will soon be as readily available as World Cat. Until it is- stop by the library and check it out!
I will agree with one reviewer - ArchiveGrid is user friendly!
- kls
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