Edward Lear wrote The Owl and the Pussycat in 1871.
When searching World Cat (accessed through GALILEO ) for The Owl and the Pussycat by Lear, up came 65 different books, 17 visual, 12 sound, and 4 scores available at libraries that have contributed their catalog to OCLC.
We have the The Owl and the Pussycat illustrated by Anne Wilson in our Early Childhood collection.
Poetry is for all ages!
Find your favorite poet through World Cat - see what library owns a copy!
Go to GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
........Select World Cat
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Poetry on your desktop
We have over 35,000 electronic books in our netLibrary collection! Among them are various books of poetry.
Go to the NMTC card catalog
...select Advanced search
....use poem or poetry as the keyword
......scroll down and select Material type - EBK-Electronic book
Click on the title, then scroll to the URL and click.
You will be taken to netLibrary where you may View This Book!
You may also access netLibrary through GALILEO.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
....Jump to N
......select netLibrary
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Go to the NMTC card catalog
...select Advanced search
....use poem or poetry as the keyword
......scroll down and select Material type - EBK-Electronic book
Click on the title, then scroll to the URL and click.
You will be taken to netLibrary where you may View This Book!
You may also access netLibrary through GALILEO.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
....Jump to N
......select netLibrary
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Quick Search for Poets
The new Quick Search feature in GALILEOis delightful!
Try a search for poem, poetry, poet in the General section and then try in the Arts & Humanities! Fascinating what GALILEO turns up.
The New Georgia Encyclopedia comes up in the Arts & Humanities search.
Who would have thought there were so many poets in Georgia?
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The password for NMTC users changed on March 27.
Try a search for poem, poetry, poet in the General section and then try in the Arts & Humanities! Fascinating what GALILEO turns up.
The New Georgia Encyclopedia comes up in the Arts & Humanities search.
Who would have thought there were so many poets in Georgia?
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The password for NMTC users changed on March 27.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Wireless arrives!
NMTC now has wireless access for students and visitors (as of April 7, 2006). Tech Services installed an access point (AP) near the Café North Metro. This location was decided on because the coverage area would encompass the Library, Café, Auditorium, and the common area in front of the Admissions Office.
The AP can be utilized by the students as well as faculty and staff without having to enter a username and password. They will have access to the Internet, but not the NMTC network shares (P, H, and I). Also their Internet traffic will still be monitored/filtered by WebSense.
Please let your students know that this new service is available, but also remind them of a few things…
· Students and employees utilizing Technical College-provided Internet access are responsible for good behavior on-line just as they are in a classroom or other area of the college.
· The purpose of Technical College-provided Internet access is to facilitate communications in support of research and education. To remain eligible as users, students' use must be in support of and consistent with the educational objectives of the Department. Access is a privilege, not a right. Access entails responsibility. (Abuse could lead to removal of this privilege!)
· All information created, stored or transmitted by Department or Technical College computers or networks is subject to monitoring for compliance with applicable laws and policies.
The AP can be utilized by the students as well as faculty and staff without having to enter a username and password. They will have access to the Internet, but not the NMTC network shares (P, H, and I). Also their Internet traffic will still be monitored/filtered by WebSense.
Please let your students know that this new service is available, but also remind them of a few things…
· Students and employees utilizing Technical College-provided Internet access are responsible for good behavior on-line just as they are in a classroom or other area of the college.
· The purpose of Technical College-provided Internet access is to facilitate communications in support of research and education. To remain eligible as users, students' use must be in support of and consistent with the educational objectives of the Department. Access is a privilege, not a right. Access entails responsibility. (Abuse could lead to removal of this privilege!)
· All information created, stored or transmitted by Department or Technical College computers or networks is subject to monitoring for compliance with applicable laws and policies.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Poems of Love
We're on a roll with love poems! William Shakespeare wrote The Sonnets: Poems of Love. Sonnets are 14 lines usually in iambic pentameter and usually rhymed.
"Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new fangled ill,
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humor hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest,
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garment's cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
---Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
---All this away, and me most wretched make."
William Shakespeare
The Sonnets: Poems of Love , pg 91
(PR2848 A2 B837 1980 )
"Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new fangled ill,
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humor hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest,
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garment's cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
---Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
---All this away, and me most wretched make."
William Shakespeare
The Sonnets: Poems of Love , pg 91
(PR2848 A2 B837 1980 )
Thursday, April 06, 2006
The People's Poet
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), born Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, took the name of the Czech poet Jan Neruda because he knew his family would not approve of a man writing poetry.
Pablo went on to write more than 35 books and win the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Love poems begin this collection. These poems are something to take along on a picnic and regale your sweetheart.
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, edited and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans (PQ 8097 .N4 A2 2003)
Pablo went on to write more than 35 books and win the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Love poems begin this collection. These poems are something to take along on a picnic and regale your sweetheart.
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, edited and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans (PQ 8097 .N4 A2 2003)
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
P is for Poetry
The Library of Congress cataloging system uses 21 letters of the alphabet to designate subject areas. Coincidentally - P is the Literature, Language Arts, and Poetry section!
Poetry for Dummies: A reference for the rest of us can be found at PN 1042.P579 2001.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
I'm a poet, my feet show it,
They're Longfellows
(more poetry from the schoolyard)
April is National Poetry month.
Do you consider yourself a poet?
Do you wish you could write flowing, flowering,rhyming verse?
The Rhyming Dictionary can help you!
There are several Rhyming Dictionary sites on the web. There is also a print version in the Reference section.
(more poetry from the schoolyard)
April is National Poetry month.
Do you consider yourself a poet?
Do you wish you could write flowing, flowering,rhyming verse?
The Rhyming Dictionary can help you!
There are several Rhyming Dictionary sites on the web. There is also a print version in the Reference section.
Fun fact
The Atlanta Journal Constitution noted it and an e-mail is making the rounds with this fun fact!
At one AM in the morning, actually at two minutes and three seconds past one AM on the 5th of April in 2006 - for that one second - the time, date stamp will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
At one AM in the morning, actually at two minutes and three seconds past one AM on the 5th of April in 2006 - for that one second - the time, date stamp will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
Monday, April 03, 2006
April showers bring May flowers
And you know what Mayflowers bring...... (answer at the bottom)
To begin celebrating National Poetry Month:
Check out LION in GALILEO (and notice the new search system in GALILEO)
Kilmer, Joyce, 1886-1918:
TREES [from [Poems, in] Joyce Kilmer [1918]]
(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)
1 I think that I shall never see
2 A poem lovely as a tree.
3 A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
4 Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
5 A tree that looks at God all day,
6 And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
7 A tree that may in Summer wear
8 A nest of robins in her hair;
9 Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
10 Who intimately lives with rain.
11 Poems are made by fools like me,
12 But only God can make a tree.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
From an old children's joke- Mayflowers bring......Pilgrims!
To begin celebrating National Poetry Month:
Check out LION in GALILEO (and notice the new search system in GALILEO)
Kilmer, Joyce, 1886-1918:
TREES [from [Poems, in] Joyce Kilmer [1918]]
(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)
1 I think that I shall never see
2 A poem lovely as a tree.
3 A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
4 Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
5 A tree that looks at God all day,
6 And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
7 A tree that may in Summer wear
8 A nest of robins in her hair;
9 Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
10 Who intimately lives with rain.
11 Poems are made by fools like me,
12 But only God can make a tree.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
From an old children's joke- Mayflowers bring......Pilgrims!
The work piles up
When a person takes a break from work, the work doesn't stop. When the person returns to the desk- the stacks await.... Stacks are being diminished as the Librarian returns to the fold.
Students are on campus getting oriented to NMTC, meeting with advisors, and registering for classes.
Spring quarter begins on Wednesday.
Students are on campus getting oriented to NMTC, meeting with advisors, and registering for classes.
Spring quarter begins on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Free time
Spring break for NMTC!
The Library will be closed this Saturday, March 25.
The Library will be open next week (regular hours) as Georgia Highlands returns from their Spring break.
The Librarian will be taking a break next week- no Blogging till April 3 (which is Open Registration Day for NMTC).
The Library will be closed this Saturday, March 25.
The Library will be open next week (regular hours) as Georgia Highlands returns from their Spring break.
The Librarian will be taking a break next week- no Blogging till April 3 (which is Open Registration Day for NMTC).
Go Hort!
Students and faculty in the Environmental Horticulture program have left for Utah to participate in the annual competition for Horticulture programs!
NMTC has done very well against the "big boys". Our students are well prepared to tackle all parts of a landscaping project from design development to installation.
NMTC has done very well against the "big boys". Our students are well prepared to tackle all parts of a landscaping project from design development to installation.
Just in case
If you'd like to explore during the break....We added Scirus to GALILEO. Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages, enabling you to quickly:
•Pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web.
•Find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints and journals that other search engines miss.
•Offer unique functionalities designed for scientists and researchers.
Scirus has proved so successful at locating science-specific results on the Web that the Search Engine Watch Awards voted Scirus 'Best Specialty Search Engine' in 2001 and 2002 and 'Best Directory or Search Engine Website' WebAward from Web Marketing Association in 2004.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
•Pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web.
•Find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints and journals that other search engines miss.
•Offer unique functionalities designed for scientists and researchers.
Scirus has proved so successful at locating science-specific results on the Web that the Search Engine Watch Awards voted Scirus 'Best Specialty Search Engine' in 2001 and 2002 and 'Best Directory or Search Engine Website' WebAward from Web Marketing Association in 2004.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Wednesday
Spring break begins today for NMTC students.
Faculty will be attending an all day conference on The Technical College of the Future.
Faculty will be attending an all day conference on The Technical College of the Future.
Library hours
We noticed that both North Metro and Georgia Highlands (we share the library) have overlapping Spring Break for the next few days. The library will close tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday March 22 and Thursday March 23) at 5PM. We will be closed on Saturday.
Back to regular hours on Monday when Georgia Highlands comes back for the rest of their semester.
Back to regular hours on Monday when Georgia Highlands comes back for the rest of their semester.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
How Tall Is It?
The World Almanac is a delightful resource for finding the tallest, the longest, the deepest geographic feature!
"The World Almanacs, first published in 1868, is a reference database that covers arts and entertainment, U.S. cities and states, people in the news, the nations of the world, sports, the environment, vital statistics, science and technology, computers, taxes and much more.
The database is made up of:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
The World Almanac of the U.S.A.
The World Almanac of U.S. Politics
The World Almanac for Kids
The World Almanac Knowledge Source
The default search on the Basic Search screen searches all 5 of the almanacs. If you wish to search them individually, go to the Advanced or Expert Search screens. Use the "Limit to" pull-down menu to restrict your search to only one the almanacs listed above. "
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump tp W
..........World Almanac
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The World Almanacs, first published in 1868, is a reference database that covers arts and entertainment, U.S. cities and states, people in the news, the nations of the world, sports, the environment, vital statistics, science and technology, computers, taxes and much more.
The database is made up of:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
The World Almanac of the U.S.A.
The World Almanac of U.S. Politics
The World Almanac for Kids
The World Almanac Knowledge Source
The default search on the Basic Search screen searches all 5 of the almanacs. If you wish to search them individually, go to the Advanced or Expert Search screens. Use the "Limit to" pull-down menu to restrict your search to only one the almanacs listed above. "
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump tp W
..........World Almanac
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Spring is in the air
Nature is painting the earth with a wide brush of color. Daffodils are almost finished, Red buds are beginning, Cherry trees are bursting forth, all abloom after the monochrome winter.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index™ (GLHI) is the premier resource for access to articles about plants and gardens. Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design and history. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to G
.........Garden Literature Index
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index™ (GLHI) is the premier resource for access to articles about plants and gardens. Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design and history. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to G
.........Garden Literature Index
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Quarter is almost over!
The library is humming as students study for finals and work on projects. We will be open on Saturday (March 18) from 10AM to 2PM.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Getting ready for St. Paddy's Day!
If you're wondering how many Americans claim Irish heritage...where would you look for a number?
In GALILEO there is a link to Census Data at "The U.S. Census Bureau which offers the most comprehensive demographic data for the United States. The site includes information and statistics on the nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity, international trade, farming, and state and local governments." In their search box I typed Irish and lo and behold there is a frequently asked questions link to St. Patrick's Day and the Irish!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In GALILEO there is a link to Census Data at "The U.S. Census Bureau which offers the most comprehensive demographic data for the United States. The site includes information and statistics on the nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity, international trade, farming, and state and local governments." In their search box I typed Irish and lo and behold there is a frequently asked questions link to St. Patrick's Day and the Irish!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Beware the Ides
I used Google to find information on the Ides of March. It quickly offered me InfoPlease (the first site among 7,250,000 others) where I read all about the middle of the month and Julius Caeser and Shakespeare.
I did then search through GALILEO. I looked at Encyclopedia Britannica, Funk & Wagnalls, Searchasaurus, Oxford English Dictionary.
Google gave me the quickest response for this bit of fact finding.
Knowing what to use as the best resource for finding information is the key to information literacy.
I did then search through GALILEO. I looked at Encyclopedia Britannica, Funk & Wagnalls, Searchasaurus, Oxford English Dictionary.
Google gave me the quickest response for this bit of fact finding.
Knowing what to use as the best resource for finding information is the key to information literacy.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Breakfast in the morning!
Nutritionists tell us that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"! To help everyone at North Metro get off to a good start.....Chick-Fil-A from Woodstock is selling breakfast chicken biscuits for $2.00 from 8:30 till they run out! They are in the lobby right outside the library in the 100 building!
We have a great view.
We have a great view.
Testing, 1, 2, 3...Testing
Monday, March 13, 2006
How many words?
If a picture is worth a thousand words - how many words is a moving picture worth?
Check out Auto Repair Reference Center - "ARRC now features the audio/visual learning aid AutoIQ. This supplemental resource provides detailed content such as full-motion video and animated technical diagrams. Through this detailed and easy-to-understand interactive content, AutoIQ helps to visually demonstrate the purpose, functionality and service requirements of any vehicle system. This additional content has been added to all existing ARRC subscriptions at no additional cost.
Included information is organized into seven main automotive areas consisting of Fuel Management, Engine Management, Heating & Air Conditioning, Ignition System, Brakes, Suspension & Steering, and Engine Mechanical. Each of these categories is then further divided into detailed subcategories where individual users can obtain the specific interactive information that is of interest to them."
Check out Auto Repair Reference Center - "ARRC now features the audio/visual learning aid AutoIQ. This supplemental resource provides detailed content such as full-motion video and animated technical diagrams. Through this detailed and easy-to-understand interactive content, AutoIQ helps to visually demonstrate the purpose, functionality and service requirements of any vehicle system. This additional content has been added to all existing ARRC subscriptions at no additional cost.
Included information is organized into seven main automotive areas consisting of Fuel Management, Engine Management, Heating & Air Conditioning, Ignition System, Brakes, Suspension & Steering, and Engine Mechanical. Each of these categories is then further divided into detailed subcategories where individual users can obtain the specific interactive information that is of interest to them."
...Databases A-Z
..........Scroll to Auto Repair Reference Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, March 10, 2006
It's done
The Book Fair is packed away. Lots of delightful choices, there were even adult best sellers! The library is richer for having hosted the Scholastic Book Fair.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
7 months
Diaries are important. They document from a single persons perspective what was happening in the world around them. "The Samuel Hugh Hawkins Diary, January - July 1877, donated by Georgia State Senator George Hooks to the Lake Blackshear Regional Library System, chronicles Americus, Georgia entrepreneur, lawyer, and banker Samuel Hawkins' financial, agricultural, civic, and religious activities in Sumter County during the final months of Reconstruction. Diary entries briefly illustrate Hawkins' work at the Bank of Americus and his real estate interests in the county. Having an interest in agriculture and horticulture, Hawkins describes his participation in the Sumter County Agricultural Society and Horticulture Society, attendance at the 1877 Georgia State Agricultural Society meeting in Milledgeville, entrepreneurial interest in the Bell Cultivator, and role in the founding of the Americus Fair Association. While later known for his role as president of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad Company, Hawkins mentions railroad issues only in passing. An active member of Bethel Baptist Church (later Americus Baptist Church), Hawkins records his religious observances throughout the journal. On a national level, Hawkins comments on the contested presidential election of 1876 and the resulting presidency of Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes. Locally, he chronicles city and county elections and appointments to the constitutional convention, the efforts of an emigrant agent to lure local African Americans to Louisiana as contract laborers as well as events surrounding the murder of a white woman by an African American man."
In a hundred and twenty nine years will someone read your perspective on life in the 21st century? Keep a diary- seven months can make a difference!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to S
.........Select Samuel Hugh Hawkins Diary
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In a hundred and twenty nine years will someone read your perspective on life in the 21st century? Keep a diary- seven months can make a difference!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to S
.........Select Samuel Hugh Hawkins Diary
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Too many choices
Google brings up a tsunami of web sites. It can be overwhelming to select just the right internet source.
"SKS WebSelect is an online database of Internet resources providing access to quality Web sites on almost any subject. WebSelect is continually updated to include new sites and dynamically changing data. Summaries provide a concise overview of site content and authority. Keyword, Subject Heading, and Topic Browse searches can be performed. Topics are assigned based on site content and mission. WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations. "
GALILEO
..Databases A-Z
...Jump to S
.....Select SKS Web Select
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"SKS WebSelect is an online database of Internet resources providing access to quality Web sites on almost any subject. WebSelect is continually updated to include new sites and dynamically changing data. Summaries provide a concise overview of site content and authority. Keyword, Subject Heading, and Topic Browse searches can be performed. Topics are assigned based on site content and mission. WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations. "
GALILEO
..Databases A-Z
...Jump to S
.....Select SKS Web Select
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Gold Rush season
Gold Rush days in Dahlonega are held the third weekend of October (Oct 21-22, 2006). Lots of lovely Autumn color. Spring is another gorgeous time to head for the hills.
Before you head out for an educational day trip check out the Digital Library of Georgia's "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills": Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s consists of selected legal, financial, and promotional documents as well as photographs and picture postcards that represent episodes of renewed interest in gold mining in Lumpkin County during Reconstruction, at the turn of the century, and during the Depression. Culled from three archival collections at the Lumpkin County Library of the Chestatee Regional Library System, the selected textual materials cover the late 1830s through the early 1940s, but focus primarily on the period between Reconstruction and the turn of the twentieth century. By contrast, the photographs and postcards depict mining methods employed from the 1900s through the 1940s along the Chestatee River, at the Findley Mill, and at the Lockhart Mine. Correspondence to Dahlonega attorney Weir Boyd documents the activities of the Rider Mine (1868-1883), the Yahoola and Cane Creek Hydraulic Mining Company (1868-1883), the Consolidated Mines (1879-1882), and the Phoenix Gold Mining company (1891-1892). In-depth descriptions of mining operations and techniques are found within the prospectuses of the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mining Company, the Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling Company, and the Findley Gold Mining Company of Georgia. In addition, Memoranda of deposit from 1838 to 1905 document the Branch Mints in Dahlonega and Charlotte
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to T
............. Select Thar's Gold
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Before you head out for an educational day trip check out the Digital Library of Georgia's "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills": Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s consists of selected legal, financial, and promotional documents as well as photographs and picture postcards that represent episodes of renewed interest in gold mining in Lumpkin County during Reconstruction, at the turn of the century, and during the Depression. Culled from three archival collections at the Lumpkin County Library of the Chestatee Regional Library System, the selected textual materials cover the late 1830s through the early 1940s, but focus primarily on the period between Reconstruction and the turn of the twentieth century. By contrast, the photographs and postcards depict mining methods employed from the 1900s through the 1940s along the Chestatee River, at the Findley Mill, and at the Lockhart Mine. Correspondence to Dahlonega attorney Weir Boyd documents the activities of the Rider Mine (1868-1883), the Yahoola and Cane Creek Hydraulic Mining Company (1868-1883), the Consolidated Mines (1879-1882), and the Phoenix Gold Mining company (1891-1892). In-depth descriptions of mining operations and techniques are found within the prospectuses of the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mining Company, the Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling Company, and the Findley Gold Mining Company of Georgia. In addition, Memoranda of deposit from 1838 to 1905 document the Branch Mints in Dahlonega and Charlotte
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to T
............. Select Thar's Gold
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Current events- now!
Someone in the house must have a current event article - right now!
Monday morning and the Social Studies teacher said everyone had to bring in a current event article. The family is trying to get out the door - where does one get a current event article - right now?
"TOPICsearch is a current events database covering social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics. The database contains full text for over 66,000 articles from more than 2,700 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. From the Advanced Search screen, users can select preselected current events and popular topics from drop-down menus."
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to T
..........Select TOPICsearch
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday morning and the Social Studies teacher said everyone had to bring in a current event article. The family is trying to get out the door - where does one get a current event article - right now?
"TOPICsearch is a current events database covering social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics. The database contains full text for over 66,000 articles from more than 2,700 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. From the Advanced Search screen, users can select preselected current events and popular topics from drop-down menus."
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to T
..........Select TOPICsearch
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Book Fair delight
The cases for the Scholastic Book Fair were delivered this morning!
Oh boy!
Monday we set up and start selling books from8:30AM to 6PM, Monday through Thursday.
The money we raise is for the Early Childhood Education program.
The books we earn supplement the Children's collection (used by all but selected for the Early Childhood Education Literature class).
Oh boy!
Monday we set up and start selling books from8:30AM to 6PM, Monday through Thursday.
The money we raise is for the Early Childhood Education program.
The books we earn supplement the Children's collection (used by all but selected for the Early Childhood Education Literature class).
Thursday, March 02, 2006
I do not like them, Sam-I-am
What famous author penned that memorable line? (Answer at the bottom of this blog) His birthday is celebrated today in schools across the country as students read and listen to stories for Read Across America.
In GALILEO , you can find information about this author in:
In GALILEO , you can find information about this author in:
- Book Index with Reviews (492 results)
- Encyclopedia Britannica (19 results)
- Literature Online (6 results) I was surprised he is in Literature Online!
- NoveList (50 results)
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Answer: Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Seuss Geisel
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Good ideas
Linus Pauling "was once asked by a high school student ,
"How can I have great ideas?"
Pauling's answer was, "The important thing is to have many ideas."
from The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation- a biography of Linus Pauling.
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/Pauling.html
"How can I have great ideas?"
Pauling's answer was, "The important thing is to have many ideas."
from The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation- a biography of Linus Pauling.
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/Pauling.html
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Spring Quarter Registration
Early registration for Spring Quarter is going on this week for current students.
Current students can register on-line after meeting with their advisor and getting their pin number.
Open registration with orientation and advisement for new students is this Thursday, March 2
Spring Quarter will begin on April 5.
Current students can register on-line after meeting with their advisor and getting their pin number.
Open registration with orientation and advisement for new students is this Thursday, March 2
Spring Quarter will begin on April 5.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Do you remember?
Remembering is a funny thing- pictures help us "see" what life was like.
"Community Art in Atlanta, 1977-1987: Jim Alexander's Photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center from the Auburn Avenue Research Library consists of fifty-five documentary photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center (1975-1989) that capture significant African American-centered cultural and community events in and around the Atlanta-based organization, a brainchild of the late mayor Maynard Jackson. This body of images documents a visit to the Center from the legendary Romare Bearden, as well as Atlanta-area outreach projects, arts festivals, and social demonstrations that took place during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Taken by photographer, community activist, and Neighborhood Arts Center staff member Jim Alexander, these photographs demonstrate the Center's service commitment and its promotion of urban community arts."
GALILEO
....Jump to C
......Select Community Art in Atlanta
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"Community Art in Atlanta, 1977-1987: Jim Alexander's Photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center from the Auburn Avenue Research Library consists of fifty-five documentary photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center (1975-1989) that capture significant African American-centered cultural and community events in and around the Atlanta-based organization, a brainchild of the late mayor Maynard Jackson. This body of images documents a visit to the Center from the legendary Romare Bearden, as well as Atlanta-area outreach projects, arts festivals, and social demonstrations that took place during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Taken by photographer, community activist, and Neighborhood Arts Center staff member Jim Alexander, these photographs demonstrate the Center's service commitment and its promotion of urban community arts."
GALILEO
....Jump to C
......Select Community Art in Atlanta
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, February 24, 2006
No more lines
The NMTC Bookstore has a web site for student and faculty convenience. Lines have been notorious on the first day of class as students try to purchase books before class. Now students can order their textbooks online and receive them at home! No more lines. Students will be able to have their books with them on the first day without standing in line at the bookstore.
Check out the NMTC Bookstore on-line at www.nmetrobookstore.com.
Payment for books purchased on-line will be by credit card only (no scholarship/grant money can be used on-line). The NMTC Bookstore accepts- Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover.
The Spring 2006 books should be on the Web Site by March 1. (Early registration for Spring quarter is March 2 - so you could register on-line then purchase your books on-line.)
Check out the NMTC Bookstore on-line at www.nmetrobookstore.com.
Payment for books purchased on-line will be by credit card only (no scholarship/grant money can be used on-line). The NMTC Bookstore accepts- Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover.
The Spring 2006 books should be on the Web Site by March 1. (Early registration for Spring quarter is March 2 - so you could register on-line then purchase your books on-line.)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
A picture is worth 1000 words
The collection is primarily what we would call snapshots of life. There are a few formal portraits. My favorite snapshot is the "woman with her hands on her hips" (page 2, right hand column).
"Robert E. Williams Photographic Collection: African-Americans in the Augusta, Ga. Vicinity (Richmond Co.) consists of 86 Glass plate negatives and positive prints of African-Americans in the Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia area. Robert E. Williams, an African-American photographer, operated a studio, R. Williams and Son, in Augusta, Georgia, from 1888 until around 1908. The photographs depict dwellings and domestic chores, rituals of baptism, harvesting and transporting cotton, vehicles and transportation, and children and family life. 84 of the images are presented online, as two of the negatives are copies. "
GALILEO
....Jump to R
.......Robert E. Williams
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"Robert E. Williams Photographic Collection: African-Americans in the Augusta, Ga. Vicinity (Richmond Co.) consists of 86 Glass plate negatives and positive prints of African-Americans in the Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia area. Robert E. Williams, an African-American photographer, operated a studio, R. Williams and Son, in Augusta, Georgia, from 1888 until around 1908. The photographs depict dwellings and domestic chores, rituals of baptism, harvesting and transporting cotton, vehicles and transportation, and children and family life. 84 of the images are presented online, as two of the negatives are copies. "
GALILEO
....Jump to R
.......Robert E. Williams
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Civil Rights
And you thought the Civil Rights movement blossomed in the 1960's. Read these letters from the 1860's to see how freed black people were striving to be a part of the political process.
"The Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868 collection, located at the DeSoto Trail Library and comprised of photostatic copies from the Freedman's Bureau records held by the National Archives, consists of letters, affidavits, reports and a newspaper clipping relating to a violent episode in Camilla, Georgia. The incident occurred on September 19, 1868 when freedmen, together with Republicans W.P. Pierce, John Murphy and F.F. Putney attempted to hold a political rally, and were met with opposition from the white townspeople of Camilla. The dates of the documents largely span from September 19 through October of 1868 and include correspondence between Caleb Chase Sibley, assistant commissioner for the Freedmen’s Bureau in the state of Georgia, the Commissioner, Oliver Otis Howard, the Secretary of War John M. Schofield, and George Gordon Meade, military commander of the Third Military District in Georgia, as well as lesser-known Bureau agents’ correspondence, reports and affidavits containing first hand accounts of the incident from freedmen and others. "
GALILEO
...Jump to C
.....Civil Unrest in Camilla
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868 collection, located at the DeSoto Trail Library and comprised of photostatic copies from the Freedman's Bureau records held by the National Archives, consists of letters, affidavits, reports and a newspaper clipping relating to a violent episode in Camilla, Georgia. The incident occurred on September 19, 1868 when freedmen, together with Republicans W.P. Pierce, John Murphy and F.F. Putney attempted to hold a political rally, and were met with opposition from the white townspeople of Camilla. The dates of the documents largely span from September 19 through October of 1868 and include correspondence between Caleb Chase Sibley, assistant commissioner for the Freedmen’s Bureau in the state of Georgia, the Commissioner, Oliver Otis Howard, the Secretary of War John M. Schofield, and George Gordon Meade, military commander of the Third Military District in Georgia, as well as lesser-known Bureau agents’ correspondence, reports and affidavits containing first hand accounts of the incident from freedmen and others. "
GALILEO
...Jump to C
.....Civil Unrest in Camilla
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I'm bored
Some school districts are taking a winter break this week. What do you do with the children when they are home day after day?
Our Early Childhood Education program has a collection of resources for planning activities. One item is: The Complete Resource Book: An Early Childhood Curriculum by Pam Schiller (LB 1140.4 .S35 1998). The book offers "a complete plan for every day of every week of the year, this book can also be an excellent reference book for responding to children's specific interests."
When the child says, "I'm bored, there's nothing to do" - the resources in the LB section may offer you ideas for activities and projects to keep those idle hands busy.
Our Early Childhood Education program has a collection of resources for planning activities. One item is: The Complete Resource Book: An Early Childhood Curriculum by Pam Schiller (LB 1140.4 .S35 1998). The book offers "a complete plan for every day of every week of the year, this book can also be an excellent reference book for responding to children's specific interests."
When the child says, "I'm bored, there's nothing to do" - the resources in the LB section may offer you ideas for activities and projects to keep those idle hands busy.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Hail to the Chief!
Presidents Day is not another sales event. Really. Today we honor all presidents but especially we remember the two born in February - George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
In GALILEO you can read the 39th Presidents diary. "The Jimmy Carter Presidential Daily Diary Online presents an online version of the diary of Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975 and the Thirty-Ninth President of the United States from 1977-1981. The diary is the official log of the president's activities during his administration and is from the Carter Presidential Library and Museum."
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to J
........Jimmy Carter
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In GALILEO you can read the 39th Presidents diary. "The Jimmy Carter Presidential Daily Diary Online presents an online version of the diary of Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975 and the Thirty-Ninth President of the United States from 1977-1981. The diary is the official log of the president's activities during his administration and is from the Carter Presidential Library and Museum."
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to J
........Jimmy Carter
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Behind the scenes
Are you interested in the behind the scenes details of the entertainment world?
"The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s consists of selected correspondence, financial records, contracts, and advertising materials from the theater's records found in the Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records at the Middle Georgia Archives, which document the amusements available to Macon's African American population, and the business dealings of this African American entrepreneur from 1912 to the 1930s. The bulk of these selected records feature the period between 1920 and 1929, and describe the sporting events, vaudeville, and films brought to the theater, as well as the efforts to ensure its financial success. Handbills and booking correspondence document Georgia-based fighters such as Tiger Flowers and Texas Tanner who sought to fight at the venue in 1927. Douglass and Ben Stein, a white businessman who assumed ownership of the theater between 1927 and 1929, were affiliated with the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), a vaudeville circuit. This gave them access to bring prominent acts to Macon's African American community, such as well-known blues musicians Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, comedians Butterbeans and Susie, as well as musicals, revues, and sacred theater. When not hosting live acts, the Douglass also exhibited a wide variety of sound and silent motion pictures. Selected records feature race films (movies made specifically for African American audiences) of producers such as the Norman Film Manufacturing Company and Oscar Micheaux. The selections highlight other Southern African American theaters, such as the Palace Theatre in Valdosta, Georgia, Liberty Theatre in Columbus, Georgia, and the Liberty Theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
GALILEO
.....Jump to B
.......Select The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s consists of selected correspondence, financial records, contracts, and advertising materials from the theater's records found in the Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records at the Middle Georgia Archives, which document the amusements available to Macon's African American population, and the business dealings of this African American entrepreneur from 1912 to the 1930s. The bulk of these selected records feature the period between 1920 and 1929, and describe the sporting events, vaudeville, and films brought to the theater, as well as the efforts to ensure its financial success. Handbills and booking correspondence document Georgia-based fighters such as Tiger Flowers and Texas Tanner who sought to fight at the venue in 1927. Douglass and Ben Stein, a white businessman who assumed ownership of the theater between 1927 and 1929, were affiliated with the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), a vaudeville circuit. This gave them access to bring prominent acts to Macon's African American community, such as well-known blues musicians Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, comedians Butterbeans and Susie, as well as musicals, revues, and sacred theater. When not hosting live acts, the Douglass also exhibited a wide variety of sound and silent motion pictures. Selected records feature race films (movies made specifically for African American audiences) of producers such as the Norman Film Manufacturing Company and Oscar Micheaux. The selections highlight other Southern African American theaters, such as the Palace Theatre in Valdosta, Georgia, Liberty Theatre in Columbus, Georgia, and the Liberty Theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
GALILEO
.....Jump to B
.......Select The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
What do I take now?
Early registration for Spring Quarter is March 2.
Advisement for current students is Feb 20-Feb 23
Advisement for current students is Feb 20-Feb 23
- Appointments for advisement are being made this week
- Make the appointment
- Keep the appointment
An advisor can help one figure out the courses to take to complete the program!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Lunch and Learn
Please mark your calendars to join us on
for an exciting and informative presentation on “Strategies for Starting Your Own Small Business”. So, whether you have an idea for a new business or you’re an existing business that wants to grow or are just interested in exploring more about what it takes to launch a new business, this presentation is for you.
Free Chick-fil-A sandwiches and drinks will be served from 11:30am to 12:00pm with the presentation to follow from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Everyone is welcome and dress is ‘come as you are’.
Sponsored by
- February 22
- from 11:30am to 1:00pm
- in the Auditorium (100 building)
- at North Metro Technical College (5198 Ross Road, Acworth, GA 30102)
for an exciting and informative presentation on “Strategies for Starting Your Own Small Business”. So, whether you have an idea for a new business or you’re an existing business that wants to grow or are just interested in exploring more about what it takes to launch a new business, this presentation is for you.
Free Chick-fil-A sandwiches and drinks will be served from 11:30am to 12:00pm with the presentation to follow from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Everyone is welcome and dress is ‘come as you are’.
Sponsored by
- Chick-fil-A Dwarf House of Woodstock
- Bartow County Bank
- and the Rotary Club of Cartersville.
For more information, please contact Mr. Patrick Blessinger, Marketing Instructor at 770-975-4012
Sweet Auburn
"Concentrated along a short mile and a half of Auburn Avenue, the Sweet Auburn Historic District reflects the history, heritage and achievements of Atlanta's African Americans. The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world." http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/aub.htm"
In GALILEO the "Auburn Avenue Research Library Finding Aids database consists of guides to archival and manuscript collections held by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History, a special library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. The library's primary source materials document the experiences of African-Americans in Atlanta, the Southeastern region, and throughout the nation."
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In GALILEO the "Auburn Avenue Research Library Finding Aids database consists of guides to archival and manuscript collections held by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History, a special library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. The library's primary source materials document the experiences of African-Americans in Atlanta, the Southeastern region, and throughout the nation."
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Hearts and Flowers
Cupid is rushing around today! Flowers, candy, cards, gifts are all being exchanged. Encyclopedia Britannica has two articles about Valentines Day- one in the Encyclopedia Britannica and one in the student edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to E
........Encyclopedia Britannica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to E
........Encyclopedia Britannica
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Prize Available
The Student Success Center is running a Black History Month Quiz. The 10 question quiz is on the bulletin board next to the Business Office (Room 105) in the 100 building.
- Fill in the quiz
- Submit the quiz to the Student Success Center (Room 120)
- The drawing will be held the end of February
- The grand prize will be a $25 gift card
(HINT: most of the answers - not all - are on the bulletin board)
Friday, February 10, 2006
And it said what?
Folks who do serious research want to look at the original document. They don't want to read bits and pieces in an article about the document. They want to read the original work. How do they find where the primary source might be?
"ArchivesUSA® is a current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678 collections of primary source material across the United States. Using ArchivesUSA®, researchers are able to read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material useful to their work as well as find the information they need to contact the repository directly.
Repository records provide detailed information including phone and fax numbers, hours of service, materials solicited, email and home page URLs when available. Each collection record links to its corresponding repository record, simplifying the research process.
ArchivesUSA® integrates the following information into comprehensive collection records:
The entire collection of NUCMC from 1959 to the present. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) includes information gathered and indexed by the Library of Congress, covering more than 103,000 collections. Only ArchivesUSA® makes all of NUCMC fully searchable in electronic form.
Names and detailed subject indexing of over 62,000 collections whose finding aids have been published separately in ProQuest UMI's microfiche series, National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
Collection descriptions submitted directly to us from repositories.
A growing number of more than 5,000 links to online finding aids.
Detailed indexing of collections allows powerful searching across eight combinable fields. Users can zero in on material relevant to their research. "
Go to GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Scroll down to Archives USA
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"ArchivesUSA® is a current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678 collections of primary source material across the United States. Using ArchivesUSA®, researchers are able to read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material useful to their work as well as find the information they need to contact the repository directly.
Repository records provide detailed information including phone and fax numbers, hours of service, materials solicited, email and home page URLs when available. Each collection record links to its corresponding repository record, simplifying the research process.
ArchivesUSA® integrates the following information into comprehensive collection records:
The entire collection of NUCMC from 1959 to the present. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) includes information gathered and indexed by the Library of Congress, covering more than 103,000 collections. Only ArchivesUSA® makes all of NUCMC fully searchable in electronic form.
Names and detailed subject indexing of over 62,000 collections whose finding aids have been published separately in ProQuest UMI's microfiche series, National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
Collection descriptions submitted directly to us from repositories.
A growing number of more than 5,000 links to online finding aids.
Detailed indexing of collections allows powerful searching across eight combinable fields. Users can zero in on material relevant to their research. "
Go to GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Scroll down to Archives USA
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Death and taxes
Benjamin Franklin (who would have turned 300 this year) said "but in this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes."
The full quote is in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 17th edition pg 321, v 3.
It is tax season. Banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies, employers and other financial institutions are providing the neccessary documents to fill out your tax form. Where can you get a paper tax form? Your public library has the forms for both federal and state taxes.
Bartow County Public Library in Cartersville http://www.bartowlibraryonline.org/
Cobb County Public Library has a branch in Acworth http://www.cobbcat.org
Sequoyah Regional Library System has a branch near Town Lake http://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org
The forms, which can be printed out, are available at the Internal Revenue Service site <http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/>. At NMTC we have access to the internet so you can print out the IRS forms but we do not have the paper forms available.
The full quote is in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 17th edition pg 321, v 3.
It is tax season. Banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies, employers and other financial institutions are providing the neccessary documents to fill out your tax form. Where can you get a paper tax form? Your public library has the forms for both federal and state taxes.
Bartow County Public Library in Cartersville http://www.bartowlibraryonline.org/
Cobb County Public Library has a branch in Acworth http://www.cobbcat.org
Sequoyah Regional Library System has a branch near Town Lake http://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org
The forms, which can be printed out, are available at the Internal Revenue Service site <http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/>. At NMTC we have access to the internet so you can print out the IRS forms but we do not have the paper forms available.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Where did they come from?
Black History month inspires some people to look for their great grandparents and great-great grandparents. "The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes), Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes), The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a strong Civil War collection. All materials may be searched at once (using a basic or advanced search screen), or various databases and indexes may be searched individually. "
Start with what you know (yourself, your parents, your grandparents) and work your way back in time. Your grandparents are probably listed in the 1930 Federal census. They might still be living with their parents, which would give you one more generation back.
Ancestry.com is only available at school.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Start with what you know (yourself, your parents, your grandparents) and work your way back in time. Your grandparents are probably listed in the 1930 Federal census. They might still be living with their parents, which would give you one more generation back.
Ancestry.com is only available at school.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Welcome COC / SACS team!
We are having honored guests for the next few days!
North Metro Technical College is a Candidate for Accreditation with the Commission of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Technology degrees, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 404-679-4501.
The team is arriving on campus this afternoon to begin our accreditation visit.
North Metro Technical College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education, 41 Perimeter Center East, N.E., Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia 30346; 770-396-3898.
North Metro Technical College is a Candidate for Accreditation with the Commission of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Technology degrees, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 404-679-4501.
The team is arriving on campus this afternoon to begin our accreditation visit.
North Metro Technical College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education, 41 Perimeter Center East, N.E., Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia 30346; 770-396-3898.
Monday, February 06, 2006
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
On February 5th the weather folks were predicting snow in North Georgia for Monday February 6th. In the middle of the night they changed their prediction.
Where do you go to get information about snow?
....For forecasts try http://www.weather.com, the Weather Channel.
....For facts about snow try Access Science @ McGraw Hill in GALILEO.
...........Go to Databases A-Z, select Access Science.
AccessScience provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available. We maintain content of the highest standards, and readers may be assured that our authors are the top experts in the field, including a number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals winners.
Access Science defines snow as:
[ELECTRONICS] Small, random, white spots produced on a television or radar screen by inherent noise signals originating in the receiver.
[METEOROLOGY] The most common form of frozen precipitation, usually flakes of starlike crystals, matted ice needles, or combinations, and often rime-coated.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Where do you go to get information about snow?
....For forecasts try http://www.weather.com, the Weather Channel.
....For facts about snow try Access Science @ McGraw Hill in GALILEO.
...........Go to Databases A-Z, select Access Science.
AccessScience provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available. We maintain content of the highest standards, and readers may be assured that our authors are the top experts in the field, including a number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals winners.
Access Science defines snow as:
[ELECTRONICS] Small, random, white spots produced on a television or radar screen by inherent noise signals originating in the receiver.
[METEOROLOGY] The most common form of frozen precipitation, usually flakes of starlike crystals, matted ice needles, or combinations, and often rime-coated.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, February 03, 2006
The more things change!
As the saying goes...the more things change, the more they stay the same. This is the time of year for political leaders to give their "state-of-the-political-institution" address. You can read what the Mayor of Savannah had to say in his annual reports. "The annual reports of the Mayor of the city of Savannah Georgia for the years 1855-1917 include information on city activities and finances, commercial statistics, health, death, and illness statistics, and information on trade, public schools, weather, charitable institutions and city ordinances. The documents also include reports of the City Attorney, the Police Department (including crime statistics), the City Engineer, the Fire Department (including statistics on fires and property losses), and the Board of Trade, among others."
You won't be surprised to read how nothing has really changed. There is some comfort to the notion that things stay the same- of course, there is some distress to the notion, too!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
...... Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1917
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
You won't be surprised to read how nothing has really changed. There is some comfort to the notion that things stay the same- of course, there is some distress to the notion, too!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
...... Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1917
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Phil vs. Beau
Weather discussions are fun. Today is a superb weather forecasting day- Groundhog Day. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow. there will be six more weeks of winter. Yet in Georgia, General Beau Lee did not see his shadow so Spring is just around the corner!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
History is for everyone
Annals of American History Online includes the full text of over 2000 primary documents in American history, including historical accounts, speeches, memoirs, poems, editorials, landmark court decisions, and cultural criticism. The resource also has multimedia files, including more than 500 pictures and hundreds of video and audio clips of famous speeches. This chronicle may be explored year by year using a timeline dating from 1493 to 2002, browsed by author or topic, or searched by keyword.
You can search by timeline, by author or by topic. The topic Discrimination & Diversity notes, "Equality has from the beginning been a promise of American life, though it is nowhere laid down as a governing principle. In the Declaration of Independence equality is defined as a “self-evident” truth, though this so-called natural truth has undergone several centuries of refinement. Relive the debates on freedom of religion, the abolition of slavery, immigration, the treatment of Native Americans, woman suffrage, fair wages, and other civil issues."
Read all about it in Annals of American History.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
You can search by timeline, by author or by topic. The topic Discrimination & Diversity notes, "Equality has from the beginning been a promise of American life, though it is nowhere laid down as a governing principle. In the Declaration of Independence equality is defined as a “self-evident” truth, though this so-called natural truth has undergone several centuries of refinement. Relive the debates on freedom of religion, the abolition of slavery, immigration, the treatment of Native Americans, woman suffrage, fair wages, and other civil issues."
Read all about it in Annals of American History.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Who's on first?
The classic comedy sketch "Who's on first?" still brings laughs! But when you're looking for a book and can't figure out who has it...there is very little laughing going on....look in World Cat to find out what library has the title you are looking for. Your librarian can then request that title through InterLibrary Loan. The process takes about two weeks.
"The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
NMTC has entered the books in our collection into WorldCat. WorldCat serves as another card catalog for our library. Our symbol is FQ9 if you'd like to limit your search in WorldCat to the materials we own.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
........select WorldCat
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
NMTC has entered the books in our collection into WorldCat. WorldCat serves as another card catalog for our library. Our symbol is FQ9 if you'd like to limit your search in WorldCat to the materials we own.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to W
........select WorldCat
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, January 30, 2006
And what did they do?
You hear rumors and rumors of rumors from your friends but you'd like another source for business news.
ABI/INFORM Dateline "is a full-text database that focuses on local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. It provides information not typically found in the national press sources. Topics cover subjects such as agriculture, company profiles, corporate strategies, executive profiles, financial services, high technology, manufacturing, marketing, regional business environments, retailing, and service industries.
Direct access to specific company information via Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles can be found within full-text articles in ABI Inform Complete and ABI Inform Dateline. Links are indicated with an information icon followed by a company name. "
GALILEO
.....ABI/Inform (it's part of the Proquest databases)
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
ABI/INFORM Dateline "is a full-text database that focuses on local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. It provides information not typically found in the national press sources. Topics cover subjects such as agriculture, company profiles, corporate strategies, executive profiles, financial services, high technology, manufacturing, marketing, regional business environments, retailing, and service industries.
Direct access to specific company information via Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles can be found within full-text articles in ABI Inform Complete and ABI Inform Dateline. Links are indicated with an information icon followed by a company name. "
GALILEO
.....ABI/Inform (it's part of the Proquest databases)
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Happy Birthday, Mozart!
Celebrate the 250th birthday of Mozart!
Read the current articles celebrating the legacy of a master.
GALILEO
....Arts and Humanities tab
.......Music and Performing Arts
.........MasterFile Premier (at EbscoHost)
...........search for Mozart
3664 articles show in the list. You can limit your search by publishing date to get only articles published in January 2006 and February of 2006. That limited search pulls up 28 articles.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Read the current articles celebrating the legacy of a master.
GALILEO
....Arts and Humanities tab
.......Music and Performing Arts
.........MasterFile Premier (at EbscoHost)
...........search for Mozart
3664 articles show in the list. You can limit your search by publishing date to get only articles published in January 2006 and February of 2006. That limited search pulls up 28 articles.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Support for the programs
You can find the internet sites and databases that have been added to GALILEO just for NMTC by going to the Find a Database box on the home page of GALILEO.
Type in nmtc to pull up the list of 50 resources.
You can also type in your program name and find resources specific for your program!
These web sites have been recommended by the instructors in the various programs at NMTC.
The password to use GALILEO at home is available from your librarian.
Type in nmtc to pull up the list of 50 resources.
You can also type in your program name and find resources specific for your program!
These web sites have been recommended by the instructors in the various programs at NMTC.
The password to use GALILEO at home is available from your librarian.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
When will it be out?
Is there an author you just love and you're desperate for their next book?
Check out Book Index with Reviews in GALILEO to find out when an authors material will be released!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to B
.........Select Book Index With Reviews
...........Select Advanced search
.............Type in your search term
.............Scroll down a bit to Limiters and click on the forthcoming box in the Publication status line
Then search! You'll get a list of what is coming out and when.
"Book Index with Reviews (BIR) helps you find information on the books you want and need to read. BIR is a cooperative effort between NoveList, EBSCO Publishing and Baker & Taylor."
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Check out Book Index with Reviews in GALILEO to find out when an authors material will be released!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to B
.........Select Book Index With Reviews
...........Select Advanced search
.............Type in your search term
.............Scroll down a bit to Limiters and click on the forthcoming box in the Publication status line
Then search! You'll get a list of what is coming out and when.
"Book Index with Reviews (BIR) helps you find information on the books you want and need to read. BIR is a cooperative effort between NoveList, EBSCO Publishing and Baker & Taylor."
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Day 5
This is Day 5 of the Tuesday/Thursday classes for this quarter. The Librarian shares how to use GALILEO to the Introduction to Computers classes (SCT 100) on Day 5.
We're using the demo of the updated GALILEO "at http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo. This implementation represents an effort to incorporate the WebFeat federated search box into the current GALILEO environment and to put in place the infrastructure that allows
launching a search from GALILEO into WebFeat." You will love how it searches multiple databases at once!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
We're using the demo of the updated GALILEO "at http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/demo. This implementation represents an effort to incorporate the WebFeat federated search box into the current GALILEO environment and to put in place the infrastructure that allows
launching a search from GALILEO into WebFeat." You will love how it searches multiple databases at once!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, January 23, 2006
A sailing we will go
Ships for Victory
J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
"The online collection consists of eighty-four black-and-white photographs from the J.A. Jones Construction Company collection at the Brunswick-Glynn County Library that depict the company’s World War II cargo ship building activities in its Brunswick, Georgia shipyard from 1943 to 1945. The images document the life cycle of the Liberty and Knot ships built in Brunswick: from keel-laying and hull construction to christening and launch. Construction techniques are visible in many of the photographs, and several images feature the shipyard’s male and female laborers and management staff. In addition, the launch photographs feature ship sponsors and other dignitaries. Of particular note is a series of photographs depicting Christmas Day, 1944, when the shipyard workers volunteered to work through the holiday, donating their time-and-a-half pay as a Christmas gift to the nation. "
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to S
........Ships for Victory
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
"The online collection consists of eighty-four black-and-white photographs from the J.A. Jones Construction Company collection at the Brunswick-Glynn County Library that depict the company’s World War II cargo ship building activities in its Brunswick, Georgia shipyard from 1943 to 1945. The images document the life cycle of the Liberty and Knot ships built in Brunswick: from keel-laying and hull construction to christening and launch. Construction techniques are visible in many of the photographs, and several images feature the shipyard’s male and female laborers and management staff. In addition, the launch photographs feature ship sponsors and other dignitaries. Of particular note is a series of photographs depicting Christmas Day, 1944, when the shipyard workers volunteered to work through the holiday, donating their time-and-a-half pay as a Christmas gift to the nation. "
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to S
........Ships for Victory
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Say cheese.......
NMTC will be making student ID cards in the Admissions office next week.
(Mon-Fri, Jan 23-27)
The official NMTC student ID card allows a NMTC student to utilize both the Kennesaw State and Southern Poly libraries! This gives our students a much bigger resource pool to search in!.
(Mon-Fri, Jan 23-27)
The official NMTC student ID card allows a NMTC student to utilize both the Kennesaw State and Southern Poly libraries! This gives our students a much bigger resource pool to search in!.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Quoth the raven
Edgar Allan Poe was born this day in 1809.
Encyclopedia Britannica notes "American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His “The Raven” (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in the national literature."
There is a museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond, Virginia http://www.poemuseum.org/.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Encyclopedia Britannica notes "American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His “The Raven” (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in the national literature."
There is a museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond, Virginia http://www.poemuseum.org/.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
A. A. Milne
Today would be the 124th birthday of A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne- the creator of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin.
Read more about A. A. Milne's work in LION (Literature On-line) "a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 175 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. 164 new and revised biographies; new releases of the African Writers Series and Twentieth-Century Drama; enhancement to ABELL records; Firefox support; read more in What's New? "
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
........Jump to L
.............Select LION
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Read more about A. A. Milne's work in LION (Literature On-line) "a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 175 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. 164 new and revised biographies; new releases of the African Writers Series and Twentieth-Century Drama; enhancement to ABELL records; Firefox support; read more in What's New? "
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
........Jump to L
.............Select LION
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Staying home
On those days when you get to stay home and read a good book....how do you find that good book?
"NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction."
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
........Jump to N
...........Novelist
Password for home use of GALILEO is available from your Librarian!
"NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction."
GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
........Jump to N
...........Novelist
Password for home use of GALILEO is available from your Librarian!
Monday, January 16, 2006
MLK Day
"In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and upcoming Black History
month, a free newspaper archive of 50,000 newspaper pages about Dr. King has
been released on MartinLutherKingJrArchive.com...The website is a free
service of NewspaperARCHIVE.com and contains original stories about the
Montgomery bus boycott, the 'I Have A Dream' speech, details about King's
assassination on April 4, 1968, along with thousands of other headlines
detailing Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work."
http://martinlutherkingjrarchive.com/
You might also look in GALILEO- check out LexisNexis Academic (#98 on the NMTC of GALILEO, Databases A-Z, list) for broadcast transcripts.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
month, a free newspaper archive of 50,000 newspaper pages about Dr. King has
been released on MartinLutherKingJrArchive.com...The website is a free
service of NewspaperARCHIVE.com and contains original stories about the
Montgomery bus boycott, the 'I Have A Dream' speech, details about King's
assassination on April 4, 1968, along with thousands of other headlines
detailing Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work."
http://martinlutherkingjrarchive.com/
You might also look in GALILEO- check out LexisNexis Academic (#98 on the NMTC of GALILEO, Databases A-Z, list) for broadcast transcripts.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Triskaidekaphobia
The literal meaning for triskaidekaphobia is 'superstition about the number thirteen', but it is also used by extension to describe 'fear of Friday the 13th'.
You can read more about triskaidekaphobia in the Oxford English Dictionary (in GALILEO ).
Get the password for home use of GALILEO from your librarian!
- This definition is from the Urban Legends site http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th.htm
You can read more about triskaidekaphobia in the Oxford English Dictionary (in GALILEO ).
Get the password for home use of GALILEO from your librarian!
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Easy searching
There is a resource in GALILEO noted for Middle School and High School students called Student Research Center (by EbscoHost)- #162 in the NMTC list. The magazines that are indexed are not what I would limit to Middle School and High School (Economist, US News & World Report, New Republic, Newsweek to name a few).
This particular database is "prettier" than the straight EbscoHost and feels friendlier. If you're looking for current events and history this might be the database to use. Advanced search offers you several ways to focus your search-including by reading level.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
This particular database is "prettier" than the straight EbscoHost and feels friendlier. If you're looking for current events and history this might be the database to use. Advanced search offers you several ways to focus your search-including by reading level.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Winter chills
It's warm, it's cold, it's sunny, it's cloudy...the weather is so peculiar. You're cooped up with all sorts of folks, can't open the windows to clear out the air. Germs, flu bugs, colds.....now you're sick. How do you feel better?
There are several medical resources on GALILEO.
Alt Health Watch (part of EbscoHost) "focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. This database provides full text for articles from more than 180 international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters. In addition, Alt HealthWatch includes hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts...The majority of the full text titles included in the database are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
There are several medical resources on GALILEO.
Alt Health Watch (part of EbscoHost) "focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. This database provides full text for articles from more than 180 international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters. In addition, Alt HealthWatch includes hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts...The majority of the full text titles included in the database are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Do you remember?
Did you browse through old family pictures over the holiday? Sharing stories, laughing, crying, remembering what was? Remembering. Pictures help us remember.
Vanishing Georgia (#170 on the NMTC list in GALILEO) "comprises nearly 18,000 photographs. Ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints, the images span over 100 years of Georgia history. The broad subject matter of these photographs, shot by both amateurs and professionals, includes, but is not limited to, family and business life, street scenes and architecture, agriculture, school and civic activities, important individuals and events in Georgia history, and landscapes."
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, January 09, 2006
It begins!
Today is the first day of the Winter Quarter for NMTC. Students are buying books, looking for classrooms, and checking with friends!
The password for NMTC access to GALILEO has changed - check with the librarian (or your instructor) for the new password.
Over the break we added additional web sites and databases for programs. We have 48 specific links for NMTC programs. At the request of an instructor, I'll add another link
today. The NMTC links are identified with our logo to the right of the title.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The password for NMTC access to GALILEO has changed - check with the librarian (or your instructor) for the new password.
Over the break we added additional web sites and databases for programs. We have 48 specific links for NMTC programs. At the request of an instructor, I'll add another link
today. The NMTC links are identified with our logo to the right of the title.The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Geting ready
The quiet after the rush of registration.
Classes begin for Winter Quarter on Monday, January 9th.
Our library hours will change beginning Monday, January 9th:
Classes begin for Winter Quarter on Monday, January 9th.
Our library hours will change beginning Monday, January 9th:
- Monday 8 am - 9pm
- Tuesday through Thursday 8 am - 10 pm
- Friday 8am - 4 pm
- NEW we'll be open on Saturday 10 am- 2pm
We are excited about the added Saturday hours!
GALILEO password has changed for NMTC - you can get the new password at the Library.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
New books!
Before Christmas we ordered books for the library! The boxes are arriving.
One new title "Born Losers: A History of Failure" tells the story of American failure. Our greatest fear is being a failure. This book tells the cultural history of American failures.
On the bright side, we purchased "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness". This sequel to "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey takes the reader on the next step to success.
Come by the library and check out these new books!
One new title "Born Losers: A History of Failure" tells the story of American failure. Our greatest fear is being a failure. This book tells the cultural history of American failures.
On the bright side, we purchased "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness". This sequel to "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey takes the reader on the next step to success.
Come by the library and check out these new books!
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Registration tomorrow!
Registration for the Winter Quarter is Thursday, January 5.
General student orientation will be in the Auditorium - Room 100 at 8:30, 1, and 4.
Online course orientation will be in Room 125 at 10:30, 2:30, and 5:30.
General student orientation will be in the Auditorium - Room 100 at 8:30, 1, and 4.
Online course orientation will be in Room 125 at 10:30, 2:30, and 5:30.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Happy New Year- 2006!
Yes, it's 2006!
We're open short hours (8-5 Mon-Thurs, 8-4 on Friday) this week.
The quarter begins on January 9th.
We'll resume our normal hours and add Saturday hours.
The password for GALILEO has changed for NMTC.
You can get the new password in the library!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
We're open short hours (8-5 Mon-Thurs, 8-4 on Friday) this week.
The quarter begins on January 9th.
We'll resume our normal hours and add Saturday hours.
The password for GALILEO has changed for NMTC.
You can get the new password in the library!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Last day till 2006
The library closes today at 5. We'll reopen on January 3, 2006.
The librarian will take a break from the blog till January 3, too.
Merry Christmas (and happy Hannukah, Kwanzaa, etc!)
The librarian will take a break from the blog till January 3, too.
Merry Christmas (and happy Hannukah, Kwanzaa, etc!)
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A winter present
We have just purchased, the recently well reviewed in Library Journal, Garden Literature Index for our Horticulture program. The database is available through GALILEO.
"Garden Literature Index, (GLI) is the premier resource for access to articles about plants and gardens. Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design and history. Garden Literature Index covers a wide range of serial titles including general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest, and titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups. It includes periodicals of the major learned societies in horticulture, botany, ecology, entomology, and plant pathology, and of many plant societies and trade associations. Publications of commercial horticulture, landscaping, and retailing are represented. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English. Coverage for many titles extends back further than a decade. Garden Literature Index is a unique resource that brings together articles about plants and gardens into a single source, and it includes titles that are not available in any other index. "
"Garden Literature Index, (GLI) is the premier resource for access to articles about plants and gardens. Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design and history. Garden Literature Index covers a wide range of serial titles including general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest, and titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups. It includes periodicals of the major learned societies in horticulture, botany, ecology, entomology, and plant pathology, and of many plant societies and trade associations. Publications of commercial horticulture, landscaping, and retailing are represented. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English. Coverage for many titles extends back further than a decade. Garden Literature Index is a unique resource that brings together articles about plants and gardens into a single source, and it includes titles that are not available in any other index. "
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
And the answer is
Did you use the thesaurus? Some of these are pretty obscure.
1. Colorless Yuletide ..................... White Christmas
2. Castanea Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration ..................Chestnuts Roasting on an open Fire
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors ........All I Want forChristmas is my Two Front Teeth
4. Righteous Darkness ...........Oh Holy Night
5. Arrival Time: 24:00 Hours/Weather Conditions: Cloudless...............ItCame Upon a Midnight Clear
6. Loyal Followers Advance...................O Come All Ye Faithful
7. Far Off in a Feedbox..........Away In A Manger
8. Array the Corridors................Deck The Halls
9. Lilliputian Male Percussionist.............Little Drummer Boy
10. Monarchial Triad........We Three Kings 11. Nocturnal Noiselessness..............Silent Night
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers..............God Rest Ye MerryGentlemen
13. Red Man en Route to Borough..........Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence..............Let It Snow
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle.............Go Tell It On TheMountain
16. Antlered Quadruped Valentino Namesake with the VermilionProboscis.....Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
17. Query, regarding the Identity of Juvenile...............What Child IsThis
18. Delight for this Planet............Joy To The World
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings..........Hark TheHerald Angels Sing
20. The Gross Square Root Festive Twenty-four HourIntervals...............Twelve Days Of Christmas
21. Jocund Elderly Martyr Lacking Five Cent Pieces...........Jolly Old St.Nicholas
22. Expect My Arrival at My Domicile for Yuletide..........I'll Be Home ForChristmas
23. Tintinabulate Hollow, Cup-shaped Metal Instruments..........Jingle Bells
24. Perambulating in a Terrain of Stupefaction from 12/21 to3/19..........Walking In A Winter Wonderland
25. Oh Diminutive Hamlet of Israel South of Jerusalem...........Oh LittleTown Of Bethleham
26. Hallucinating About an Ivory Yuletide in the First PersonNarrative.........Dreaming Of A White Christmas
27. Metallic Element AG Cup-shaped musical Instruments...............SilverBells
28. Oh Yuletide Tall Woody plant.........Oh Christmas Tree
29. I Witnessed Maternal Parent Osculating Bewhiskered Male in a Carmine Ensemble..........I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
30. Female Ancestor Experienced Collision with Rangifer Tarandus....GrandmaGot Run Over By A Reindeer
31. Boreal Ice Crystal Homo Sapien.......Frosty The Snow Man
32. To This Place Advances the Personification of the Spirit of Christmas..........Here Comes Santa Claus
Merry Christmas!
1. Colorless Yuletide ..................... White Christmas
2. Castanea Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration ..................Chestnuts Roasting on an open Fire
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors ........All I Want forChristmas is my Two Front Teeth
4. Righteous Darkness ...........Oh Holy Night
5. Arrival Time: 24:00 Hours/Weather Conditions: Cloudless...............ItCame Upon a Midnight Clear
6. Loyal Followers Advance...................O Come All Ye Faithful
7. Far Off in a Feedbox..........Away In A Manger
8. Array the Corridors................Deck The Halls
9. Lilliputian Male Percussionist.............Little Drummer Boy
10. Monarchial Triad........We Three Kings 11. Nocturnal Noiselessness..............Silent Night
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers..............God Rest Ye MerryGentlemen
13. Red Man en Route to Borough..........Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence..............Let It Snow
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle.............Go Tell It On TheMountain
16. Antlered Quadruped Valentino Namesake with the VermilionProboscis.....Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
17. Query, regarding the Identity of Juvenile...............What Child IsThis
18. Delight for this Planet............Joy To The World
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings..........Hark TheHerald Angels Sing
20. The Gross Square Root Festive Twenty-four HourIntervals...............Twelve Days Of Christmas
21. Jocund Elderly Martyr Lacking Five Cent Pieces...........Jolly Old St.Nicholas
22. Expect My Arrival at My Domicile for Yuletide..........I'll Be Home ForChristmas
23. Tintinabulate Hollow, Cup-shaped Metal Instruments..........Jingle Bells
24. Perambulating in a Terrain of Stupefaction from 12/21 to3/19..........Walking In A Winter Wonderland
25. Oh Diminutive Hamlet of Israel South of Jerusalem...........Oh LittleTown Of Bethleham
26. Hallucinating About an Ivory Yuletide in the First PersonNarrative.........Dreaming Of A White Christmas
27. Metallic Element AG Cup-shaped musical Instruments...............SilverBells
28. Oh Yuletide Tall Woody plant.........Oh Christmas Tree
29. I Witnessed Maternal Parent Osculating Bewhiskered Male in a Carmine Ensemble..........I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
30. Female Ancestor Experienced Collision with Rangifer Tarandus....GrandmaGot Run Over By A Reindeer
31. Boreal Ice Crystal Homo Sapien.......Frosty The Snow Man
32. To This Place Advances the Personification of the Spirit of Christmas..........Here Comes Santa Claus
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 19, 2005
Name that tune!
This is related to the library in that one could use a thesaurus to figure out these Christmas song titles.
Answers tomorrow!
1. Colorless Yuletide .....................
2. Castanea Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration ..........................
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time: 24:00 Hours/Weather Conditions: Cloudless...............
6. Loyal Followers Advance...................
7. Far Off in a Feedbox..........
8. Array the Corridors................
9. Lilliputian Male Percussionist.............
10. Monarchial Triad........
11. Nocturnal Noiselessness..............
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers
13. Red Man en Route to Borough..........
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle
16. Antlered Quadruped Valentino Namesake with the Vermilion Proboscis.....
17. Query, regarding the Identity of Juvenile...............
18. Delight for this Planet............
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings
20. The Gross Square Root Festive Twenty-four Hour Intervals...............
21. Jocund Elderly Martyr Lacking Five Cent Pieces...........
22. Expect My Arrival at My Domicile for Yuletide..........
23. Tintinabulate Hollow, Cup-shaped Metal Instruments..........
24. Perambulating in a Terrain of Stupefaction from 12/21 to 3/19..........
25. Oh Diminutive Hamlet of Israel South of Jerusalem...........
26. Hallucinating About an Ivory Yuletide in the First PersonNarrative.........
27. Metallic Element AG Cup-shaped musical Instruments...............
28. Oh Yuletide Tall Woody plant.........
29. I Witnessed Maternal Parent Osculating Bewhiskered Male in aCarmine Ensemble..........
30. Female Ancestor Experienced Collision with Rangifer Tarandus
31. Boreal Ice Crystal Homo Sapien.......
32. To This Place Advances the Personification of the Spirit ofChristmas..........
Answers tomorrow!
1. Colorless Yuletide .....................
2. Castanea Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration ..........................
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time: 24:00 Hours/Weather Conditions: Cloudless...............
6. Loyal Followers Advance...................
7. Far Off in a Feedbox..........
8. Array the Corridors................
9. Lilliputian Male Percussionist.............
10. Monarchial Triad........
11. Nocturnal Noiselessness..............
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers
13. Red Man en Route to Borough..........
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle
16. Antlered Quadruped Valentino Namesake with the Vermilion Proboscis.....
17. Query, regarding the Identity of Juvenile...............
18. Delight for this Planet............
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings
20. The Gross Square Root Festive Twenty-four Hour Intervals...............
21. Jocund Elderly Martyr Lacking Five Cent Pieces...........
22. Expect My Arrival at My Domicile for Yuletide..........
23. Tintinabulate Hollow, Cup-shaped Metal Instruments..........
24. Perambulating in a Terrain of Stupefaction from 12/21 to 3/19..........
25. Oh Diminutive Hamlet of Israel South of Jerusalem...........
26. Hallucinating About an Ivory Yuletide in the First PersonNarrative.........
27. Metallic Element AG Cup-shaped musical Instruments...............
28. Oh Yuletide Tall Woody plant.........
29. I Witnessed Maternal Parent Osculating Bewhiskered Male in aCarmine Ensemble..........
30. Female Ancestor Experienced Collision with Rangifer Tarandus
31. Boreal Ice Crystal Homo Sapien.......
32. To This Place Advances the Personification of the Spirit ofChristmas..........
Friday, December 16, 2005
Santa came early!
We are delighted to have received a gift from a fellow DTAE school of a print set of Contemporary Authors! The other school is purchasing the online database and needed the shelf space so we are the benificiaries!
Contemporary Authors published by Gale contains "biographical information on more than 120,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters in the award-winning Contemporary Authors® series.
Sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical/critical sources and authors' comments and/or informative essays about their lives and work."
This is a superb addition to our reference collection!
Contemporary Authors published by Gale contains "biographical information on more than 120,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters in the award-winning Contemporary Authors® series.
Sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical/critical sources and authors' comments and/or informative essays about their lives and work."
This is a superb addition to our reference collection!
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Winding down
End of quarter is here.
Students are studying for finals.
The Library will be open from 8-5, Dec 19-22.
The Library will be closed from Dec 23-Jan 2.
We'll reopen on Jan 3, 2006!
Students are studying for finals.
The Library will be open from 8-5, Dec 19-22.
The Library will be closed from Dec 23-Jan 2.
We'll reopen on Jan 3, 2006!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Why do people do that?
Have you ever wondered why groups of people do what they do?
Sociology (according to Websters Dictionary in Encyclopedia Britannica in GALILEO ) is : "the science of society , social institutions, and social relationships; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings."
Sociologists make their living studying human behavior. GALILEO has a subset of EbscoHost, "The Sociological Collection... with more than 475 full-text titles. It provides information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. "
GALILEO
.... Database A-Z
....... Jump to S
.......... Sociological Collection
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Sociology (according to Websters Dictionary in Encyclopedia Britannica in GALILEO ) is : "the science of society , social institutions, and social relationships; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings."
Sociologists make their living studying human behavior. GALILEO has a subset of EbscoHost, "The Sociological Collection... with more than 475 full-text titles. It provides information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. "
GALILEO
.... Database A-Z
....... Jump to S
.......... Sociological Collection
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Finding a business
One can always Google to find a business- type in the name of the company or the type of business. One always takes chances that way- similar named companies appear, thousands of sites show up. Who has the time to weed through the massive amount of information?
We've added The Thomas Register to GALILEO.
The Thomas Register is "the most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more." For our technical programs this is one site that helps students connect with companies in the students field of study.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
We've added The Thomas Register to GALILEO.
The Thomas Register is "the most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more." For our technical programs this is one site that helps students connect with companies in the students field of study.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Mapping your USA travels
It is getting close to holiday travel time. Some folks go "home", others take a vacation in an exotic locale.
This site is a fun way to way to map your US travels: "Go to http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedStates and you can click on the list of states which you have visited. Then the map will color in red the states you have visited. Makes a nice visual of your travels."
The atlas is a delightful way to armchair travel. There doesn't seem to be a specific atlas in GALILEO. The Encyclopedia and the Almanac have maps of countries!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
This site is a fun way to way to map your US travels: "Go to http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedStates and you can click on the list of states which you have visited. Then the map will color in red the states you have visited. Makes a nice visual of your travels."
The atlas is a delightful way to armchair travel. There doesn't seem to be a specific atlas in GALILEO. The Encyclopedia and the Almanac have maps of countries!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, December 09, 2005
Safe place to look
There are times when being a kid is the best! Folks explain things better to kids. They make it easier to understand. Yet, on the internet, one has to be so careful.
GALILEO has a link to KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by Librarians -Links to great sites for kids on all topics (current events, science & math, fine arts, sports & recreation and more). Searches can be limited by reading level (up to grade 2, grades 3 - 6, grades 7 and up). A privacy policy is posted on the site.
It's a safe place to find information for both children and adults- the sites aren't "kiddie sites". They are places with real information!
GALILEO
....Database A-Z
.......Jump to K
...........Select KidsClick
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
GALILEO has a link to KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by Librarians -Links to great sites for kids on all topics (current events, science & math, fine arts, sports & recreation and more). Searches can be limited by reading level (up to grade 2, grades 3 - 6, grades 7 and up). A privacy policy is posted on the site.
It's a safe place to find information for both children and adults- the sites aren't "kiddie sites". They are places with real information!
GALILEO
....Database A-Z
.......Jump to K
...........Select KidsClick
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Planning a party!
Oh boy! It's party time- all over the world folks are celebrating beginnings and endings. Some are building bonfires for the Winter Soltice, some are burning candles for Advent or Hannukah or Kwanzaa. Some are thinking ahead to New Years Eve! A time for sparkling something or other to imbibe (responsibly).
Where does one go to learn about the best wine for a celebration? Many turn to the venerable magazine Wine Spectator. You don't want to purchase the magazine at your local store (or maybe they don't have it on the shelf). What's a party planner to do?
GALILEO....Believe it or not Wine Spectator is in EbscoHost- not in Academic Search Premier on the front page but in Business Source Premier (#28 on NMTC list)! Wine making is a big business.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to B
.........Scroll down a bit to Business Source Premier #28
............Click on Publications
................Type in Wine, click on Browse
.....................Scroll down a bit and you'll see Wine Spectator with issues back to 1996!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Where does one go to learn about the best wine for a celebration? Many turn to the venerable magazine Wine Spectator. You don't want to purchase the magazine at your local store (or maybe they don't have it on the shelf). What's a party planner to do?
GALILEO....Believe it or not Wine Spectator is in EbscoHost- not in Academic Search Premier on the front page but in Business Source Premier (#28 on NMTC list)! Wine making is a big business.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to B
.........Scroll down a bit to Business Source Premier #28
............Click on Publications
................Type in Wine, click on Browse
.....................Scroll down a bit and you'll see Wine Spectator with issues back to 1996!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
A date which will live in infamy
American familes were touched by the attack on Pearl Harbor. My mother very clearly remembers that Sunday afternoon, Dec 7 1941, her Dad was painting the dining room ceiling. When the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor came across the radio, he stopped painting and went immediately to the office. He worked for Western Electric. The line across the ceiling remained there through out the war. What story does your family have about Dec 7 ,1941?
Read more about Pearl Harbor in the Encyclopedia. We have moved a print set of Comptons Encyclopedia to the circulating collection. You may borrow a volume of the encyclopedia and take it home to read!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Read more about Pearl Harbor in the Encyclopedia. We have moved a print set of Comptons Encyclopedia to the circulating collection. You may borrow a volume of the encyclopedia and take it home to read!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
To use or not to use
A play on Shakespeare's words. Yet the question is serious- to use or not to use GALILEO- how do I figure it out?
There are three ways to learn how to use GALILEO (well, four if you count asking the Librarian).
The three ways to get answers to your using the resources questions can be found on the front page to the middle right of the screen- there's a:
1. How do I...(drop down screen)
2. GALILEO Tutorial
3. Online Library Learning Center
Get the answers on how to use GALILEO by exploring the three ways on-screen or ask your Librarian!
There are three ways to learn how to use GALILEO (well, four if you count asking the Librarian).
The three ways to get answers to your using the resources questions can be found on the front page to the middle right of the screen- there's a:
1. How do I...(drop down screen)
2. GALILEO Tutorial
3. Online Library Learning Center
Get the answers on how to use GALILEO by exploring the three ways on-screen or ask your Librarian!
Monday, December 05, 2005
Trees, stars, and candles, Oh my!
The shortest days of the year bring on a plethora of holiday rituals with Christmas, Hannakuh, Kwanzaa and the Winter Soltice being the better known.
To find out what is currently written about Religion and Philosophy there is a database in GALILEO specifically for Religion and Philosophy.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to R
.........Religion and Philosophy #140 (an Ebscohost Database)
The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions. NOTE: Most of the journals in the Religion & Philosophy Collection are also included in Academic Search Premier; however, some titles are unique to the Religion & Philosophy Collection.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
To find out what is currently written about Religion and Philosophy there is a database in GALILEO specifically for Religion and Philosophy.
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
.....Jump to R
.........Religion and Philosophy #140 (an Ebscohost Database)
The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions. NOTE: Most of the journals in the Religion & Philosophy Collection are also included in Academic Search Premier; however, some titles are unique to the Religion & Philosophy Collection.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, December 02, 2005
They welcomed strangers
We arrived as immigrants and many of the local folks welcomed us. The Digital Library of Georgia has a collection of Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842, which contain approximately 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee State Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Read all about it
We have the ability to add web sites to GALILEO. This makes GALILEO a one stop research center for NMTC.
This site, U.S. News Archives on the Web, is a listing of local newspapers web sites. They are arranged in alphabetical order by state, then by city. There are notes on what it costs to get a print of an article. Find out what the headlines are in various parts of the country- it's interesting to read what editors think is the important news of the day.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
This site, U.S. News Archives on the Web, is a listing of local newspapers web sites. They are arranged in alphabetical order by state, then by city. There are notes on what it costs to get a print of an article. Find out what the headlines are in various parts of the country- it's interesting to read what editors think is the important news of the day.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Re-gifting
Lots of jokes about re-gifting (giving a gift you received to someone else as a gift). This is the time of year to share our bounty with those in different circumstances.
Did you buy a new cell phone or are you planning to buy a new cell phone for a gift? What do you do with the old cell phone?
The Georgia Phi Chapter (Rad Tech program) at North Metro Technical College is collecting old cell phones. They will give the old cell phones to "Cell Phones for Soldiers" who will then recycle the phones and use the cash to buy phone cards for our soldiers overseas.
There is a box in the library for old cell phones! This is a regifting with benefits.
Did you buy a new cell phone or are you planning to buy a new cell phone for a gift? What do you do with the old cell phone?
The Georgia Phi Chapter (Rad Tech program) at North Metro Technical College is collecting old cell phones. They will give the old cell phones to "Cell Phones for Soldiers" who will then recycle the phones and use the cash to buy phone cards for our soldiers overseas.
There is a box in the library for old cell phones! This is a regifting with benefits.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Grandma, Grandpa and who?
Holidays frequently bring relatives together for a meal or two. Distant cousins are discussed. Family stories are traded. Memories are shared. Laughter and tears are the norm. Who was here? What did they do? Someone gets interested in finding more information about the family.
In GALILEO, while at the library, one can use Ancestry.com. The World War I Draft Registration cards are on-line - these tell a mans birthdate, birthplace, eye color, haircolor and if he was bald! The census from 1930 back to 1790 gives lots of interesting information- who lived in the house, who the neighbors were, jobs, ages, literacy.
Start gathering those family facts so you can participate at the next gathering with new stories about kin.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
In GALILEO, while at the library, one can use Ancestry.com. The World War I Draft Registration cards are on-line - these tell a mans birthdate, birthplace, eye color, haircolor and if he was bald! The census from 1930 back to 1790 gives lots of interesting information- who lived in the house, who the neighbors were, jobs, ages, literacy.
Start gathering those family facts so you can participate at the next gathering with new stories about kin.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, November 28, 2005
Mike's back!
The hot dog man, Mike, is back at his post providing fresh, hot, hot-dogs! He's stationed between the 100 and 200 building.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Finding a Deal
Biggest shopping day of the year. Yesterdays papers were crammed with sales flyers (well the papers have been crammed with sales flyers for a week.....).
Where can you go to find out about a particular product? The magazine, Consumer Reports, has built a reputation as a reliable authority for product testing but you haven't saved all those issues in a neat stack.
The library doesn't open till after the shopping malls.
Where can you find out if that particular widget is the best widget to buy?
Yes, GALILEO!
Select EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier (at EbscoHost)
.....Select the Publication button (sort of in the middle of the screen)
.........Search for Consumer Reports
............Click on Consumer Reports (it does have a three month delay so you need to keep the last three months of the print issues)
...............Then you can "Search within this publication" (the link is toward the right of center)
Voila! Information about the widget you desire. Notice that you can set a Journal Alert and EbscoHost will e-mail you the latest entry for your search!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Where can you go to find out about a particular product? The magazine, Consumer Reports, has built a reputation as a reliable authority for product testing but you haven't saved all those issues in a neat stack.
The library doesn't open till after the shopping malls.
Where can you find out if that particular widget is the best widget to buy?
Yes, GALILEO!
Select EbscoHost (Academic Search Premier (at EbscoHost)
.....Select the Publication button (sort of in the middle of the screen)
.........Search for Consumer Reports
............Click on Consumer Reports (it does have a three month delay so you need to keep the last three months of the print issues)
...............Then you can "Search within this publication" (the link is toward the right of center)
Voila! Information about the widget you desire. Notice that you can set a Journal Alert and EbscoHost will e-mail you the latest entry for your search!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
What did they say?
Cheers, laughter, marching bands, more cheers - did you miss what the commentator said about that float? What was that quip made during the newscast? LexisNexis carries transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. It takes about 4 hours for the transcript to appear.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to L
...........LexisNexis
...............limit your search by timeframe, be as specific as you can for what you're looking for
Happy Thanksgiving! Be grateful for the wonderful resources available to the citizens of Georgia through GALILEO . And don't eat too much.......
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to L
...........LexisNexis
...............limit your search by timeframe, be as specific as you can for what you're looking for
Happy Thanksgiving! Be grateful for the wonderful resources available to the citizens of Georgia through GALILEO . And don't eat too much.......
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Feeling ones age
How old are you? Mentally, physically, spiritually, socially, chronologically? Regularly someone is quoted as saying "I only feel...." and of course it's many years younger than their chronological age.
Dr. Andrew Weil has written a book titled "Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well Being". Chapter 9, Body II: The Anti-Inflammatory Diet refers to the science of nutrition and notes articles in Medical Journals.
Yes, I'm going to send you to GALILEO to look for articles on nutrition. You know where to go- start with EbscoHost, then try ProQuest. You can look for medical publications in both databases and limit your searches to those publications!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Dr. Andrew Weil has written a book titled "Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well Being". Chapter 9, Body II: The Anti-Inflammatory Diet refers to the science of nutrition and notes articles in Medical Journals.
Yes, I'm going to send you to GALILEO to look for articles on nutrition. You know where to go- start with EbscoHost, then try ProQuest. You can look for medical publications in both databases and limit your searches to those publications!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Bring one, take one
The long weekend coming up might offer time to read for fun. We don't purchase popular fiction for our collection. We exist to support the programs at NMTC. Yet, some of our patrons do like to read for fun....we have set up a cart with paperbacks for trading. Bring one in and take one out. It's run on the honor system. It looks like we have more paperbacks than when we started! If you're looking to trade in some older paperbacks and take away something new to read...come on by Room 103.
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