To 'e' or to 'a'

Library Journal (Facebook page) noted:
"Today's is Edgar Allen Poe's 202nd birthday, and the 2011 Edgar Award nominees have been announced. Some great picks here: Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter; Tana French's Faithful Place; Paul Doiron's The Poacher's Son; Bruce DeSilva's Rogue Island."

Literary Awards are noted in NoveList . See yesterday's post for hints on finding the awards lists.

If you'd like to know more about Edgar Allan Poe, LION, Literature Online has a wealth of information from biographical to critical reviews to full text of his work!

It's interesting to note that the Library Journal poster spells his middle name with an 'e' while LION spells Edgar's middle name with an 'a'. The Washington Post blogger uses All'e'n. A Google search turned up more All'a'n then All'e'n references.

When you don't find what you expect in a search, check the spelling!


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To access LION Literature Online through GALILEO get the current password from your CTC campus librarian!

And the winner is?

The movie award season started this weekend with the Golden Globes. Were you surprised by any of the winners?

Books have an award season, too. ALA begins the annual literary award season when it hands out several prestigious awards at the mid-winter meeting. Librarians were on the edge of their seats awaiting the news release on January 10th.

If you want to find out more about book award winners, check out NoveList K-8 in GALILEO.

Across the top of NoveList in the blue bar, select More, and then Awards.

There are hundreds of awards listed in alphabetical order including the 3 Georgia Children's Book Awards (Children's Book for ages 9-12, Picture Storybook, and Teen Reader). When you click on the award, NoveList K-8 takes you to the list of titles by year for that specific award. You then may click on an individual title to get the complete NoveList K-8 treatment!

Get the password to use GALILEO from your Georgia librarian.

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Read all about it

Newspapers are an incredible source for the news of the day! Today we are used to "instant" information via the web. We get the story almost as it happens. In the past, the news had a chance to settle down as facts were checked and the article edited. Newspapers tell a more complete story than the history books.

There are several Historic Newspaper resources in GALILEO. Check out this newest offering!

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The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers

The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to five newspaper titles published in Athens from 1827 to 1922. Consisting of over 57,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date. The site will provide users with a view into the history of Athens in its early years as the home to the first state-chartered university in the nation and its eventual growth into the largest city in northeast Georgia.

The archive includes the following Athens newspaper titles: Athenian (1827-1832), Southern Banner (1832-1882), Southern Watchman (1855-1882), Daily/Weekly Banner-Watchman (1882-1889), Daily/Weekly Athens Banner (1889-1922).

The Athens Historic Newspapers Archive is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia as part of the Georgia HomePLACE initiative. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Digitization is also made possible through a grant provided by the Francis Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

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You may get the current GALILEO password from your Georgia librarian.

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