Earlier I talked about turtles from the NPR morning show. I posted the blog about 10:30. I'd heard the show before 8:30. Before blogging I looked on LexisNexis to get the news story but it hadn't been posted yet.
The transcript is there now!
It's great to be able to read what you heard on the radio. You can get all the details.
In Lexis Nexis, select Guided News Search
Step One: select News Transcripts
Step Two: Select National Public Radio
Step Three : type in "turtle" as a keyword
Step Four : Limit your search to "Today"
Voila! Two Morning Edition stories posted at 11.
What fun! You'll need the GALILEO password, available from your Georgia librarian.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Pets
This morning on NPR there was a discussion about those little turtles that Baby Boomers all had as pets. The turtles as pets were outlawed in the mid 70's. Now there is a law wandering through Congress to let those little turtles be pets again.
What sort of pet would be best for your household? Check out our materials on pets!
What sort of pet would be best for your household? Check out our materials on pets!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Summer is coming
Bathing suit ads have started populating the newspaper.
Lose weight before summer articles are appearing in the popular magazines.
How do you decide what diet will work for you or even if dieting will work?
Check out our health collection for a variety of resources!
Using the simple search and typing in diet brought up over 100 items- some not at all related to health and weight loss (or gain).
Using the simple search and typing diet weight brought up 21 items (many in our e-book collection).
Summer officially starts in less than two weeks - what can you do?
Lose weight before summer articles are appearing in the popular magazines.
How do you decide what diet will work for you or even if dieting will work?
Check out our health collection for a variety of resources!
Using the simple search and typing in diet brought up over 100 items- some not at all related to health and weight loss (or gain).
Using the simple search and typing diet weight brought up 21 items (many in our e-book collection).
Summer officially starts in less than two weeks - what can you do?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
My Friends are Your Friends
The NMTC Library MySpace has links to online resources for students.
Some of our friends have the most fascinating friends. Check out Brooklyn College Library's set of museum friends! They are celebrating International Museum Day.
Some of our friends have the most fascinating friends. Check out Brooklyn College Library's set of museum friends! They are celebrating International Museum Day.
Monday, May 14, 2007
How to learn
Learning just doesn't "happen".
Learning takes effort to concentrate on the subject and think about the topic. We're getting toward the middle of the quarter.
If you think you need help with study skills- check our collection!
Typing in study skills as a search phrase in the NMTC Library catalog pulled up 99 titles. Many titles are available through NetLibrary.
There is an instructional video to remind you how to create a free NetLibrary account.
Learning takes effort to concentrate on the subject and think about the topic. We're getting toward the middle of the quarter.
If you think you need help with study skills- check our collection!
Typing in study skills as a search phrase in the NMTC Library catalog pulled up 99 titles. Many titles are available through NetLibrary.
There is an instructional video to remind you how to create a free NetLibrary account.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
This is an OCLC First Search Database available through GALILEO.
CLASE and PERIÓDICA is an index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities compiled by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
This resource combines two databases:
CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) includes more than 198,000 references in the humanities and social sciences, selected from more than 1,200 journals and other materials published in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The database covers topics such as accounting, anthropology, the arts, business administration, library and information science, communications, demographics, economics, education, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, management, history, philosophy, and literature.
PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias) includes more than 204,000 citations to articles and other documents from over 1,400 Latin American and Caribbean scientific and technological journals. Among the subjects covered are agricultural sciences, biology, physics, geosciences, engineering, medicine, and chemistry.
CLASE and PERIÓDICA is an index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities compiled by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
This resource combines two databases:
CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) includes more than 198,000 references in the humanities and social sciences, selected from more than 1,200 journals and other materials published in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The database covers topics such as accounting, anthropology, the arts, business administration, library and information science, communications, demographics, economics, education, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, management, history, philosophy, and literature.
PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias) includes more than 204,000 citations to articles and other documents from over 1,400 Latin American and Caribbean scientific and technological journals. Among the subjects covered are agricultural sciences, biology, physics, geosciences, engineering, medicine, and chemistry.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Numbers and more numbers
How many people are there is the USA?
What do they do?
The Federal Government collects all sorts of statistics. Some results are published at Census.Gov .
There is a link to the Census site through GALILEO. You will need the current GALILEO password to use this access point
What do they do?
The Federal Government collects all sorts of statistics. Some results are published at Census.Gov .
There is a link to the Census site through GALILEO. You will need the current GALILEO password to use this access point
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
How do we get the money?
The Vienna (Austria) library has found an interesting way to raise money. What other ways might garner cash without having to open up the proverbial lemonade stand?
A Quick Search in GALILEO brought up tons of articles- Lexis Nexis focused on School fundraisers (and how unhappy parents are to do them). Academic Search Premier pulled up political fund raisers. While MasterFile found articles describing various fundraising events!
The Quick Search did pull up the same articles in the databases but it also pulled up enough variety to give you the flavor of what information is out there!
To use GALILEO at home ask your Georgia librarian for the password.
A Quick Search in GALILEO brought up tons of articles- Lexis Nexis focused on School fundraisers (and how unhappy parents are to do them). Academic Search Premier pulled up political fund raisers. While MasterFile found articles describing various fundraising events!
The Quick Search did pull up the same articles in the databases but it also pulled up enough variety to give you the flavor of what information is out there!
To use GALILEO at home ask your Georgia librarian for the password.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
What can you find?
OCLC has added article-level citation records to WorldCat.org search results from four FirstSearch base package databases: GPO, ArticleFirst, Medline and ERIC.
Now a broad base of Web users performing searches at WorldCat.org can discover article citations as well as relevant WorldCat records for books, audio and video recordings, and other content formats.
More than 30 million article citation records from the four databases were indexed in late March. WorldCat control or "accession" numbers were assigned to the records in order to allow citations to appear in search results.
These records were not added to the WorldCat database.
What users can do
Article records link to fulfillment options appropriate to a user based on their IP address. IP information determines what nearby WorldCat libraries offer access to the article and which options are displayed to the user via the record.
Now a broad base of Web users performing searches at WorldCat.org can discover article citations as well as relevant WorldCat records for books, audio and video recordings, and other content formats.
More than 30 million article citation records from the four databases were indexed in late March. WorldCat control or "accession" numbers were assigned to the records in order to allow citations to appear in search results.
These records were not added to the WorldCat database.
What users can do
Article records link to fulfillment options appropriate to a user based on their IP address. IP information determines what nearby WorldCat libraries offer access to the article and which options are displayed to the user via the record.
Options may include:
Links to full text in subscription-based online databases;
Links to library-maintained resolvers for access to available articles; or
Links to an article delivery service.
As with checkout and other local-system functionality also reachable via WorldCat.org, article fulfillment links may require a user to authenticate access with a library account.
Full-featured FirstSearch access to articles still available GPO, ArticleFirst, Medline and ERIC continue to be available for full-featured searching by individual database in the OCLC FirstSearch service.
In FirstSearch, researchers may search these databases individually or combine them with up to two additional databases for cross-database searching.
The FirstSearch interface also supports flexible options such as searching indexes specific to each database.
To use GPO, ArticleFirst, and Medline you will need the GALILEO password which is available from your Georgia librarian.
High Tech Trash
Could we be referring to a person whose unfortunate personal life choice is splashed across the tabloids and then re-enacted in Second Life?
Nope.
Elizabeth Grossman wrote a rather startling treatise on how dirty the clean tech stuff really is. The environment is in danger from the plastics and chemicals used to create our paperless, instant communication world. She concludes her book with a chapter on how to recycle those fancy gadgets.
Check it out - High Tech Trash : Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics and Human Health (TD 799.85 .G76 2006) by Elizabeth Grossman
Nope.
Elizabeth Grossman wrote a rather startling treatise on how dirty the clean tech stuff really is. The environment is in danger from the plastics and chemicals used to create our paperless, instant communication world. She concludes her book with a chapter on how to recycle those fancy gadgets.
Check it out - High Tech Trash : Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics and Human Health (TD 799.85 .G76 2006) by Elizabeth Grossman
Monday, May 07, 2007
Who's hiring?
Would you like a summer job or an internship?
Check out your favorite business by reading ABI/INFORM Complete.
This database provides full text for over 1,461 U.S. and international journals covering all aspect of business and management.
In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 759 journals. ABI/INFORM Complete is a complete database comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry sub-sets.
You can access this database a home through GALILEO. Your Georgia Librarian can give you the current password.
Check out your favorite business by reading ABI/INFORM Complete.
This database provides full text for over 1,461 U.S. and international journals covering all aspect of business and management.
In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 759 journals. ABI/INFORM Complete is a complete database comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry sub-sets.
You can access this database a home through GALILEO. Your Georgia Librarian can give you the current password.
Advisement?
Advisement starts May 14- sign up this week for a time that suits you to meet with your faculty advisor next week.
Registration for current students for Summer Quarter begins May 21.
Registration for current students for Summer Quarter begins May 21.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Like the look
The Student databases through Ebsco just look and feel friendlier...try out:
Student Research Center (SRC) which is EBSCO's interface designed for students in grades 6 through 12.
Through the Student Research Center (SRC), users can pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels.
Student Research Center (SRC) which is EBSCO's interface designed for students in grades 6 through 12.
Through the Student Research Center (SRC), users can pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels.
Databases included in an SRC search are as follows:
American Heritage Dictionary
Columbia Encyclopedia
Columbia Granger's Poetry Database: School Edition
Health Source – Consumer Edition
Image Collection
MAS Ultra – School Edition
Middle Search Plus
Newspaper Source
The link to Title Lists gives you the alphabetical list of publications used to fill out the database.
To access this database at home, you go through GALILEO. Your Georgia librarian can give you the current password for GALILEO.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Where is the magazine?
Looking for the right magazine can be so frustrating. Magazines are thin and slippery. Stacked together they all look alike. So where is that magazine?
In Georgia there is an online resource The Georgia Libraries Journal List (GOLD) that is a title listing of periodical publications (96,405 bibliographic records / 507,606 holdings records) owned by libraries throughout the state of Georgia.
Information in this database is provided by participating libraries and "GOLD: The Georgia Online Database" produced by OCLC.
Libraries will copy articles and send them to other libraries for patrons. This is part of the Inter Library Loan system. Ask your librarian for help finding the information you need.
To access GALILEO at home you need the current password which is available from your Georgia librarian.
In Georgia there is an online resource The Georgia Libraries Journal List (GOLD) that is a title listing of periodical publications (96,405 bibliographic records / 507,606 holdings records) owned by libraries throughout the state of Georgia.
Information in this database is provided by participating libraries and "GOLD: The Georgia Online Database" produced by OCLC.
Libraries will copy articles and send them to other libraries for patrons. This is part of the Inter Library Loan system. Ask your librarian for help finding the information you need.
To access GALILEO at home you need the current password which is available from your Georgia librarian.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Fun for the Young
And the young at heart......
Britannica Learning Zone is an all new, interactive PreK-2 learning environment that is now included as part of Britannica Online School Edition. This resource teaches concepts such as geography, time, shapes, numbers, and reinforces relevant vocabulary through developmentally-appropriate activities including an interactive atlas, learning games, engaging audio and video, and effective vocabulary builders. Additional information can be found on the PDF fact sheet .
You need to get the current password to use GALILEO from your Georgia PUBLIC Librarian. This resource is NOT available through the NMTC GALILEO page.
Britannica Learning Zone is an all new, interactive PreK-2 learning environment that is now included as part of Britannica Online School Edition. This resource teaches concepts such as geography, time, shapes, numbers, and reinforces relevant vocabulary through developmentally-appropriate activities including an interactive atlas, learning games, engaging audio and video, and effective vocabulary builders. Additional information can be found on the PDF fact sheet .
You need to get the current password to use GALILEO from your Georgia PUBLIC Librarian. This resource is NOT available through the NMTC GALILEO page.
Why do we do that?
Have you wondered why people do the things they do? We are curious about each others habits. The professional sociologist studies human behavior and comes up with theories (the rest of us just gossip).
Check out the Sociological Collection (through GALILEO) for the theories.
Sociological Collection is an Ebsco database 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.
Your Georgia librarian can provide you with the current password to use GALILEO at home.
Check out the Sociological Collection (through GALILEO) for the theories.
Sociological Collection is an Ebsco database 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.
Your Georgia librarian can provide you with the current password to use GALILEO at home.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Spring flowers
Horticulture has flowers for sale - If you haven’t planted your spring flowers…the horticulture program has some impatiens and zinnias for sale in the greenhouse (500 building near the interstate). They both are mixed colors and are $9.00 per flat. There are 18 plants per flat. We also have some begonias that aren’t quite as far along and will be ready in about two weeks.
If you want to know more about impatiens and zinnias, go to Ebsco's Garden Literature Index in GALILEO.
You get the current password for home use of GALILEO from your Georgia Librarian.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Here's something to celebrate on May 5th
Celebrate May 5th by going to a Comic Book store and getting a free comic book.
Yes, there are other celebrations taking place on May 5th- Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby!
You can pick up something to read between those other celebrations. Visit the Comic Book store nearest you.
Yes, there are other celebrations taking place on May 5th- Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby!
You can pick up something to read between those other celebrations. Visit the Comic Book store nearest you.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Sunrise, Sunset
When will the sun rise? You can figure it out by going to the Sunrise/Sunset calculator at the NOAA Surface Radiation Research Branch
The Q&A column on pg D2 of the AJC had this information!
The Q&A column on pg D2 of the AJC had this information!
Friday, April 27, 2007
They wrote a letter and won
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest.
The Library of Congress has announced the State winners for the Letters about Literature!
Georgia:
Level I grade 4-6: Katja Martin, Atlanta, wrote to Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Level II grade 7-8: Sang Ho Chun, Ringgold, wrote to Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Level III grade 9-12: Linda Fong, Alpharetta, wrote to Kate Chopin, The Awakening
The Library of Congress has announced the State winners for the Letters about Literature!
Georgia:
Level I grade 4-6: Katja Martin, Atlanta, wrote to Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Level II grade 7-8: Sang Ho Chun, Ringgold, wrote to Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Level III grade 9-12: Linda Fong, Alpharetta, wrote to Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Off to judge
The 2007 Georgia Student Media Festival happens today (Friday April 27.
This is a delightful opportunity to see how creative the students in Georgia really are!
This is a delightful opportunity to see how creative the students in Georgia really are!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
POTUS Poetry
Who would have though that Presidents would be poets?
Check out Presidents as Poets: Poetry Written by United States Presidents.
Check out Presidents as Poets: Poetry Written by United States Presidents.
Come and See
There will be an Open House tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the 400 building. Usually there is food.
Always there are tables of information about the programs at NMTC.
Stop by the library table and say "hello"!
It is a great opportunity to see what we have to offer the students!
Always there are tables of information about the programs at NMTC.
Stop by the library table and say "hello"!
It is a great opportunity to see what we have to offer the students!
When Google overwhelms
Sometimes using Google is like trying to drink from a fire hydrant. Too much information comes pouring out. There are portals that help narrow the search to sites that have been vetted by a person for a specific audience. Kids Click and SKS Web Select are two portals on GALILEO that limit web sites to those that are "real".
Going through Kids Click to Literature and then selecting poetry- there are 18 links to poetry sites - the reading level is noted.
To use GALILEO at home you'll need to get the current password from your Georgia librarian.
Going through Kids Click to Literature and then selecting poetry- there are 18 links to poetry sites - the reading level is noted.
To use GALILEO at home you'll need to get the current password from your Georgia librarian.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
2 for 1
Just in time for vacations- or for those who make their living driving...
Trippish combines the features of MapQuest with the Weather Channel!
I read this on the Librarian in Black blog. Check out her other comments.
Trippish combines the features of MapQuest with the Weather Channel!
I read this on the Librarian in Black blog. Check out her other comments.
Not too light
You think a children's resource might be too easy, too light for your research?
Try Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. It's an Ebsco product. The search screen is colorful. You are offered choices for limiting your search.
There is a Teachers link which takes you to a search page that has a very similar look to the standard Ebsco search pages - but it's a bit friendlier.
Instead of a publications tab there is a Title Lists link (took me a few minutes to figure out that was where to go to find the publications used in the database).
Funk and Wagnalls turns into Searchasaurus and it does search Academic Search Premier - and it looks "easier".
You'll need the password to access GALILEO at home. Your Georgia librarian can give you the current password.
Try Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. It's an Ebsco product. The search screen is colorful. You are offered choices for limiting your search.
There is a Teachers link which takes you to a search page that has a very similar look to the standard Ebsco search pages - but it's a bit friendlier.
Instead of a publications tab there is a Title Lists link (took me a few minutes to figure out that was where to go to find the publications used in the database).
Funk and Wagnalls turns into Searchasaurus and it does search Academic Search Premier - and it looks "easier".
You'll need the password to access GALILEO at home. Your Georgia librarian can give you the current password.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Happy Birthday, Will!
Today is William Shakespeare's birthday- well, it would be if he were 443 years old.
A Quick Search for Shakespeare in GALILEO, limited to Arts & Humanities brought up these resources:
Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
Grove Art Online
NoveList
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Research Library
LION (the poems)
Literature Online Reference Edition (the criticisms)
MasterFILE Premier
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Academic Search Premier
What are they saying about William Shakespeare after all these years?
Friday, April 20, 2007
Where was that poem?
You saw a poem in a magazine. Now you can't remember which magazine.
Use either ProQuest or Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) .
Use either ProQuest or Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) .
- Do an Advanced Search
- Limit your search to Document Type poem
You need the current password for GALILEO to access these resources. You get the current password from your Georgia librarian.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Day 5
Today is Day 5 of the quarter for the Tuesday/Thursday classes. I'm meeting each SCT 100 (Intro to Computers) class and sharing information about GALILEO .
Shared that you can limit your search by document type (poetry!) in Academic Search Premier!
Shared that you can limit your search by document type (poetry!) in Academic Search Premier!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Library Limericks
Said a certain young student from North Metro:
"When in doubt, to the 'Net I will go!"
He forsook all the books, finally crying
"Gadzooks! I can't find what I need to know!"
A happy young lady named Mary
wanted all of the books she could carry.
"Books and info I'll get,and some time on the 'Net...
And it's all for free at the Library!"
Thanks to Jody Newman of LM_NET for collecting these Library Limericks!
"When in doubt, to the 'Net I will go!"
He forsook all the books, finally crying
"Gadzooks! I can't find what I need to know!"
A happy young lady named Mary
wanted all of the books she could carry.
"Books and info I'll get,and some time on the 'Net...
And it's all for free at the Library!"
Thanks to Jody Newman of LM_NET for collecting these Library Limericks!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
And the winner is.....
From Lexis Nexis Copyright 2007 Associated Press Worldstream April 17, 2007
Emory University professor wins Pulitzer for poetry
DATELINE: ATLANTA
Emory University associate professor of English Natasha Trethewey has been awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for poetry."Native Guard" draws on her personal experience and Southern heritage. In the book's title work, she imagines the life of a former slave in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, during the Civil War, in a former Union prison housing Confederate prisoners. .....
Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
Emory University professor wins Pulitzer for poetry
DATELINE: ATLANTA
Emory University associate professor of English Natasha Trethewey has been awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for poetry."Native Guard" draws on her personal experience and Southern heritage. In the book's title work, she imagines the life of a former slave in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, during the Civil War, in a former Union prison housing Confederate prisoners. .....
Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
Monday, April 16, 2007
I scream
You scream
We all scream
for ice cream....
Poetry at its most basic- the schoolyard chant.
Ben and Jerry's has a treat on April 17. Go for it!
We all scream
for ice cream....
Poetry at its most basic- the schoolyard chant.
Ben and Jerry's has a treat on April 17. Go for it!
Short and sweet
Friday, April 13, 2007
Being afraid, very, very afraid
On January 14, 2006 I discussed triskaidekaphobia (seems appropriate to revisit the topic)
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'.
....definition is from Urban Legends.
You may read more about triskaidekaphobia in the Oxford English Dictionary (in GALILEO ).
Get the password for home use of GALILEO from your librarian!
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'.
....definition is from Urban Legends.
You may read more about triskaidekaphobia in the Oxford English Dictionary (in GALILEO ).
Get the password for home use of GALILEO from your librarian!
Clever prose
Looking for poetry in all the wrong places....well, looking in odd and unusual places.
Tried Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles - interesting - I used poetry as the search term and 15 companies were pulled up. I expected publishers but several folks at Hoover's have an artistic flair for describing the companies.
The opening line describing Bard Limited caught my eye "Perhaps a sonnet would help take one's mind off being catheterized, but that's as close to poetry as Bard Limited will get. " -clever.
Check all the resources available in GALILEO- you can get the password for home use from your Georgia librarian.
Tried Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles - interesting - I used poetry as the search term and 15 companies were pulled up. I expected publishers but several folks at Hoover's have an artistic flair for describing the companies.
The opening line describing Bard Limited caught my eye "Perhaps a sonnet would help take one's mind off being catheterized, but that's as close to poetry as Bard Limited will get. " -clever.
Check all the resources available in GALILEO- you can get the password for home use from your Georgia librarian.
A gift from AAAS
Science magazine / American Association Advancement of Science-
In conjuction with the publication of the genome sequence of the rhesus macaque in the 13 April edition of Science, we have created a special online collection. It includes an interactive poster with images, video and text, and a corresponding lesson plan for use in high school classrooms, which delves into evolutionary biology and what can be learned from the genome of the macaque -- one of biology’s most important model organisms. Access to the online extras, as well as to the genome papers themselves, is free to all visitors to www.sciencemag.org. Please share this information with anyone who might find it useful. Go to the special online collection for the macaque genome.
In conjuction with the publication of the genome sequence of the rhesus macaque in the 13 April edition of Science, we have created a special online collection. It includes an interactive poster with images, video and text, and a corresponding lesson plan for use in high school classrooms, which delves into evolutionary biology and what can be learned from the genome of the macaque -- one of biology’s most important model organisms. Access to the online extras, as well as to the genome papers themselves, is free to all visitors to www.sciencemag.org. Please share this information with anyone who might find it useful. Go to the special online collection for the macaque genome.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Who will notice when you're gone?
RIP Kurt Vonnegut- a search in Lexis Nexis that was limited to today news and selected news sources turned up 189 links with a dozen or so unique stories.
The most interesting thing is the Lexis Nexis Beta link in the upper left corner.
Go and play - it looks very different.
The most interesting thing is the Lexis Nexis Beta link in the upper left corner.
Go and play - it looks very different.
- Easy Search (which they have trademarked) instead of Quick Search
- Power Search instead of Guided News Search
- More white space so it feels lighter and easier to use
You can access Lexis Nexis through GALILEO. Your Georgia Librarian has the current password for you to use GALILEO at home - just ask.
Blogging is TEN
When I started blogging two years ago, I heard and read how blogs were just trash, no serious information could be found on blogs, blogs were a waste of time and bandwidth…..
Here are two reflections from the Encyclopedia Britannica on blogs as blogging reaches the age of ten The Blogosphere at ten and
The Dark Side of the Citizen-Media Revolution .
What will they say in 6 years about the Social Networking sites that abound?
MySpace is less than 4 years old and variants for social networking have arisen from Facebook to one just launched in January for folks age 25-50 called Ubi Planet.
The phone company told us to reach out and touch somebody- now we have phones clipped to our ears. We’ve become addicted to staying in touch. What technology do you use to keep connected – your cell phone, your Blackberry, your PDA, your wireless laptop with e-mail?
Here are two reflections from the Encyclopedia Britannica on blogs as blogging reaches the age of ten The Blogosphere at ten and
The Dark Side of the Citizen-Media Revolution .
What will they say in 6 years about the Social Networking sites that abound?
MySpace is less than 4 years old and variants for social networking have arisen from Facebook to one just launched in January for folks age 25-50 called Ubi Planet.
The phone company told us to reach out and touch somebody- now we have phones clipped to our ears. We’ve become addicted to staying in touch. What technology do you use to keep connected – your cell phone, your Blackberry, your PDA, your wireless laptop with e-mail?
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Poetry in theses and dissertations at UGA
You can read the papers that refer to poetry (or any topic you like) at Electronic Theses and Dissertations (University of Georgia).
GALILEO
....Jump to U
......Select University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations
........Use Precision Search (left side of screen)
........Limit your search to Publicly Available (this will pull up all the pdf files)
You will need the current password to use GALILEO at home. You may get the current password from your Georgia Librarian.
GALILEO
....Jump to U
......Select University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations
........Use Precision Search (left side of screen)
........Limit your search to Publicly Available (this will pull up all the pdf files)
You will need the current password to use GALILEO at home. You may get the current password from your Georgia Librarian.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Walt wrote to Ralph
Poets have feelings about their work. Walt Whitman self published the first edition of Leaves of Grass. More than a few critics panned the volume. Yet, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote praise. This encouraged Walt Whitman to continue.
Annals of American History by Encyclopedia Britannica has this touching Letter to Ralph Waldo Emerson from Walt Whitman.
You may access Annals of American History through GALILEO. You may get the curernt password from your Georgia librarian.
Annals of American History by Encyclopedia Britannica has this touching Letter to Ralph Waldo Emerson from Walt Whitman.
You may access Annals of American History through GALILEO. You may get the curernt password from your Georgia librarian.
Monday, April 09, 2007
81726
Who would think there are that many books of poetry?
Check Book Index with Reviews in GALILEO.
Sorted by popularity - the #1 book of poetry is Beowulf : a new verse translation by Seamus Haney.
Who would have thought!
Check Book Index with Reviews in GALILEO.
Sorted by popularity - the #1 book of poetry is Beowulf : a new verse translation by Seamus Haney.
Who would have thought!
Friday, April 06, 2007
Good Friday
Western Christians refer to this day of Lent as Good Friday. The Eastern Orthodox Christians refer to the day as Holy Friday.
It remains The Day of our Saviour's Passion. [from Lyric Poems (1687)]
A durable link from LION in GALILEO
You do need to get the current password, to access GALILEO at home, from your Georgia librarian.
It remains The Day of our Saviour's Passion. [from Lyric Poems (1687)]
A durable link from LION in GALILEO
You do need to get the current password, to access GALILEO at home, from your Georgia librarian.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Art
Arts of the United States, a database of over 4000 images of works important to the study of the history of art in the United States, has been added to the GALILEO demo system and is available for your preview.
Arts of the United States, a joint project between the Lamar Dodd Art School, University of Georgia and the University of Georgia and Yale University Libraries, contains over 4,000 images of works important to the study of the history of art in the United States.
The pieces, dating from the 17th century through the 20th, include architecture, decorative arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and stage and costume design as well as Native American art and artifacts.
Although the majority of artists represented in the database are American, significant works created by non-native artists while in the United States are included.
The database is derived from the Carnegie Arts of the United States photographic collection, which had its genesis four decades ago in the Carnegie Study of the Arts of the United States.
The study began in 1956 as a multi-year project directed by Lamar Dodd, chairman of the University of Georgia’s Department of Art, and was funded by grant from the (then) Carnegie Corporation.
The study’s objective was to create a collection of images that would support the teaching of American art.
Arts of the United States, a joint project between the Lamar Dodd Art School, University of Georgia and the University of Georgia and Yale University Libraries, contains over 4,000 images of works important to the study of the history of art in the United States.
The pieces, dating from the 17th century through the 20th, include architecture, decorative arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and stage and costume design as well as Native American art and artifacts.
Although the majority of artists represented in the database are American, significant works created by non-native artists while in the United States are included.
The database is derived from the Carnegie Arts of the United States photographic collection, which had its genesis four decades ago in the Carnegie Study of the Arts of the United States.
The study began in 1956 as a multi-year project directed by Lamar Dodd, chairman of the University of Georgia’s Department of Art, and was funded by grant from the (then) Carnegie Corporation.
The study’s objective was to create a collection of images that would support the teaching of American art.
And the difference is?
Yesterday in my search for "poets" - Literature Online had 9073 hits and Literature Online Reference Edition had 20182 hits - what's the difference?
Literature Online Reference Edition is a fully searchable, ever-growing collection of literature resources, ranging from author biographies, student guides and dictionaries of literary terms to specialist research materials such as current full-text journals and bibliographic citations.
Literature Online, a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 196 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Ah-
If I'm looking for the poem then I should use LION.
If I'm looking for information about the poet then I should start with Literature Online Reference Edition.
The links take you directly to LION and Literature Online Reference Edition - going right through GALILEO - you'll still need the current password from your Georgia librarian to access these resources.
Literature Online Reference Edition is a fully searchable, ever-growing collection of literature resources, ranging from author biographies, student guides and dictionaries of literary terms to specialist research materials such as current full-text journals and bibliographic citations.
Literature Online, a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 196 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Ah-
If I'm looking for the poem then I should use LION.
If I'm looking for information about the poet then I should start with Literature Online Reference Edition.
The links take you directly to LION and Literature Online Reference Edition - going right through GALILEO - you'll still need the current password from your Georgia librarian to access these resources.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The birds are a twitter
The early morning Spring sounds with the birds twittering away create a sense of peacfullness.
Will the new tech-y tool (less than 1 year old) create the same sense of peace?
Read about Twitter in Business Week Online, Twitter: All Trivia, All The Time and in Newsweek, Twitter: Is Brevity The Next Big Thing?
Will the new tech-y tool (less than 1 year old) create the same sense of peace?
Read about Twitter in Business Week Online, Twitter: All Trivia, All The Time and in Newsweek, Twitter: Is Brevity The Next Big Thing?
I'm a poet and
my feet show it....
they're Longfellows
Yes, it's an old joke but I couldn't resist when the topic is poets.
I used the term poets and did a Quick Search in GALILEO limiting my search to the Arts and Humanities -
Hits.......... Database
1............... Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
14903.......Academic Search Premier
1282..........Religion & Philosophy Collection
10995.......MasterFILE Premier
500 ..........Grove Art Online
25............ New Georgia Encyclopedia
1 ..............NoveList
9073 .....LION
42791......Research Library
20182....Literature Online Reference Edition
I expected the numbers in LION and the Literature Online Reference Edition but look at the Religion & Philosophy collection. Interesting assortment of results.
they're Longfellows
Yes, it's an old joke but I couldn't resist when the topic is poets.
I used the term poets and did a Quick Search in GALILEO limiting my search to the Arts and Humanities -
Hits.......... Database
1............... Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
14903.......Academic Search Premier
1282..........Religion & Philosophy Collection
10995.......MasterFILE Premier
500 ..........Grove Art Online
25............ New Georgia Encyclopedia
1 ..............NoveList
9073 .....LION
42791......Research Library
20182....Literature Online Reference Edition
I expected the numbers in LION and the Literature Online Reference Edition but look at the Religion & Philosophy collection. Interesting assortment of results.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Thoughts on Cleaning
Clean by Susan Hahn, in
Atlantic Monthly (1072-7825); Apr 2007, Vol. 299 Issue 3, p68-68, 1/3p
Poetry is scattered throughout the databases. Search for poetry (full text) in Academic Search Premier, an Ebsco database in GALILEO.
You get the current password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
Atlantic Monthly (1072-7825); Apr 2007, Vol. 299 Issue 3, p68-68, 1/3p
Poetry is scattered throughout the databases. Search for poetry (full text) in Academic Search Premier, an Ebsco database in GALILEO.
You get the current password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.
Little cat feet
Monday, April 02, 2007
Spring cleaning
The rain cleared a bit of the pollen from the air. That washing reminded me of Spring Cleaning.
Do you have stacks of paperbacks that you've read but don't want to keep? We have a rack for paperback swapping just inside the library door.
If you're interested in a wider audience for trading..... read Something for Nothing.
Title Trader and Paperback Swap.com are mentioned for paperback trades via online posting and the US mail..
Clean out your shelves, new books are being published daily!
Do you have stacks of paperbacks that you've read but don't want to keep? We have a rack for paperback swapping just inside the library door.
If you're interested in a wider audience for trading..... read Something for Nothing.
Title Trader and Paperback Swap.com are mentioned for paperback trades via online posting and the US mail..
Clean out your shelves, new books are being published daily!
Hooray for Hort
The PLANET team from North Metro Technical College participated in the 31st Annual PLANET Student Career Days at Michigan State University over the last few days. The team finished 6th among 55 colleges and universities. Once again ranking as the number one two year school!
The team also won the “cheering competition” at the opening ceremonies and won $1000 from the Ariens Company.
The 24 events are listed with student participation. Note for a two year school that where emphasis is on hands on skills how well they did in events such as Sales, Personnel Management, Business Management and Leadership. Overall we placed students in the top ten 14 times in the 24 events. Also remember there are as many as 85-90 people in many of these events.
Annual and Perennial ID
Heather Housholder-Jones 15th
Vickie Bagby 22nd
Business Management
Joel Corn 4th
Vickie Bagby 40th
Compact Utility Loader
Matthew Early 7th
Construction Cost Estimating
Ray Bishop 30th
Alejandro Simmonds 35th
Exterior Landscape Design
Annual and Perennial ID
Heather Housholder-Jones 15th
Vickie Bagby 22nd
Business Management
Joel Corn 4th
Vickie Bagby 40th
Compact Utility Loader
Matthew Early 7th
Construction Cost Estimating
Ray Bishop 30th
Alejandro Simmonds 35th
Exterior Landscape Design
Heather Housholder-Jones 39th
Interior Landscape Design
Theresa Sendrowski 23th
Interior Plant Identification
Rose Sanders 8th
Emily Schmidt 28th
Irrigation Assembly
Matthew Early 2nd
Keith Mercer 2nd
Irrigation Design
Matthew Early 17th
Irrigation Troubleshooting
Matthew Early 4th
Landscape Maintenance Operations
Chris Early 4th
Matthew Early 4th
Leadership
Joel Corn 2nd
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 10th
Maintenance Cost Estimating
Paul French 30th
Stephen Hudson 31st
Paver Installation
Josh Markham 23rd
Alejandro Simmonds 23rd
Personnel Management
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 4th
Heather Housholder-Jones 4th
Pest Management
Vickie Bagby 4th
Hunter Martin 13th
Safety Management
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 34th
Sheri Newell 56th
Sales
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 2nd
Skid Steer Operation
Chris Early 45th
Truck and Trailer Operation
Tyler Brown 3rd
Josh Markham 3rd
Turf and Turf Pest Identification
Vickie Bagby 7th
Hunter Martin 17th
Wood Construction
Jessica Logan
Keith Mercer 23rd
Woody Plant Identification
Jessica Logan 4th
Sheri Newell 13th
Thanks to all the students on representing North Metro Technical College extremely well. They all did a great job.
Interior Landscape Design
Theresa Sendrowski 23th
Interior Plant Identification
Rose Sanders 8th
Emily Schmidt 28th
Irrigation Assembly
Matthew Early 2nd
Keith Mercer 2nd
Irrigation Design
Matthew Early 17th
Irrigation Troubleshooting
Matthew Early 4th
Landscape Maintenance Operations
Chris Early 4th
Matthew Early 4th
Leadership
Joel Corn 2nd
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 10th
Maintenance Cost Estimating
Paul French 30th
Stephen Hudson 31st
Paver Installation
Josh Markham 23rd
Alejandro Simmonds 23rd
Personnel Management
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 4th
Heather Housholder-Jones 4th
Pest Management
Vickie Bagby 4th
Hunter Martin 13th
Safety Management
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 34th
Sheri Newell 56th
Sales
Judy-Lynn Hoppe 2nd
Skid Steer Operation
Chris Early 45th
Truck and Trailer Operation
Tyler Brown 3rd
Josh Markham 3rd
Turf and Turf Pest Identification
Vickie Bagby 7th
Hunter Martin 17th
Wood Construction
Jessica Logan
Keith Mercer 23rd
Woody Plant Identification
Jessica Logan 4th
Sheri Newell 13th
Thanks to all the students on representing North Metro Technical College extremely well. They all did a great job.
Team rankings are as follows:
1. Brigham Young University-Idaho
2. BYU-Provo
3. Colorado State University
4. Kansas State University
5. Penn State University
6. North Metro Technical College
7. Cal Poly Pomona
8. Michigan State University
9. Clemson University
10. Columbus State Community College
22. University of Georgia
Next year PLANET will meet and compete at NMTC!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Planning for the Quarter
Do you teach? Sunday School and Scouts count as teaching. We have an online resource in our e-book collection (available to you 24/7) that might help you with group management.
Tools for teaching[computer file] / Barbara Gross Davis.
San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993.xxv, 429 p. ; 23 cm.
You may access our e-books through the card catalog or through NetLibrary or through GALILEO and NetLibrary (you get the current password to use GALILEO at home from your Librarian).
If you need a reminder on how to create a free account in NetLibrary, we have an informational video on-line.
Tools for teaching[computer file] / Barbara Gross Davis.
San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993.xxv, 429 p. ; 23 cm.
You may access our e-books through the card catalog or through NetLibrary or through GALILEO and NetLibrary (you get the current password to use GALILEO at home from your Librarian).
If you need a reminder on how to create a free account in NetLibrary, we have an informational video on-line.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Where are you going?
Today is registration day for NMTC Spring Quarter (which begins next Tuesday). Orientation is offered twice during the day (8:30 AM and 4 PM).
If you aren't sure where you're going in life - come and see what NMTC has to offer.
If you aren't sure where you're going in life - come and see what NMTC has to offer.
Just show me
Attending workshops opens my eyes to the benefits that are obvious to others. I need to be shown.
Encyclopedia Britannica has videos (which you already knew if you've scrolled down the left hand column of Research Tools). The Academic version (which NMTC has) will be getting longer videos April 16.
If you have access to the Student edition through your Public Library or school (ask that librarian for the GALILEO Password) - you'll see different videos both short and long explaining a variety of subjects.
The math videos are helpful at illustrating concepts that are hard to grasp when someone just tells you.
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 has videos (which you already knew if you've scrolled down the left hand column of Research Tools). The Academic version (which NMTC has) will be getting longer videos April 16.
If you have access to the Student edition through your Public Library or school (ask that librarian for the GALILEO Password) - you'll see different videos both short and long explaining a variety of subjects.
The math videos are helpful at illustrating concepts that are hard to grasp when someone just tells you.
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 28, 2007
Express links
GALILEO offers users a way to create express links to databases. You know that express takes you to the head of the line, gets you in quick, is speedy! You can create an express link for yourself by clicking on the icon at the end of the Database information. The icon looks like a push pin.
Try this link to get right into Encyclopedia Britannica.
You'll need to enter the GALILEO password off campus (you get that from your Georgia Librarian).
I went to a workshop on EB today. I'm excited about the resources available to you in EB - Ebsco and ProQuest articles, web sites, and videos (yes, videos). Worksheets to save your research.
....Go exploring
.........You'll be amazed
and create your own Express links.
Try this link to get right into Encyclopedia Britannica.
You'll need to enter the GALILEO password off campus (you get that from your Georgia Librarian).
I went to a workshop on EB today. I'm excited about the resources available to you in EB - Ebsco and ProQuest articles, web sites, and videos (yes, videos). Worksheets to save your research.
....Go exploring
.........You'll be amazed
and create your own Express links.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Pictures are worth 1000 words
The 12 How do I find... videos are helping people remember how to access the information in GALILEO. Videos will be added regularly.
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.
What is the point?
Many Americans see little point to the web
A little under one-third of U.S. households have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday......
Do you have internet access at home? What do you use it for?
A little under one-third of U.S. households have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday......
Do you have internet access at home? What do you use it for?
Monday, March 26, 2007
More awards
tis the season to be receiving acclaim.
Georgia Mining Association has announced that Patrick Benham, Terrence Carter, Nikki Masters, and Celeste Patrick are recipients of The Georgia Mining Foundation’s 2007 Technical College Scholarship Program.
Georgia Mining Association has announced that Patrick Benham, Terrence Carter, Nikki Masters, and Celeste Patrick are recipients of The Georgia Mining Foundation’s 2007 Technical College Scholarship Program.
Spring flowers
Looking at the gorgeous display of daffodils, tulips, phlox, dogwood trees, cherry trees....the list goes on.
Would you like to know when to plant and how to get the amazing colors - perhaps year round?
We have an Ebsco database - Garden Literature Index that isn't just an index. It has full text articles about gardening. The articles are taken from professional horticulture magazines and periodicals.
There is a YouTube video with directions for finding articles in Garden Literature Index.
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.
Would you like to know when to plant and how to get the amazing colors - perhaps year round?
We have an Ebsco database - Garden Literature Index that isn't just an index. It has full text articles about gardening. The articles are taken from professional horticulture magazines and periodicals.
There is a YouTube video with directions for finding articles in Garden Literature Index.
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.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Awards given
It's Spring and time for awards and honors.
Hooray for Scott Anderson one of the EMT instructors at NMTC. Captain Anderson was named Instructor of the Year by the Department of Human Resources northwest Georgia region.
Hooray for Scott Anderson one of the EMT instructors at NMTC. Captain Anderson was named Instructor of the Year by the Department of Human Resources northwest Georgia region.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Pigs in Heaven
Spring break is a wonderful time to select a fiction work and just read for fun. Try Barbara Kingsolver's book Pigs in Heaven (PS 3561 .I496 P54 2003).
Novelist (an Ebsco database available through GALILEO) notes four reviews, they provide a link to the authors web page and they have the first chapter of the book!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to N
..........Select Novelist
..........Search by title
We do a have a little fiction in our collection - though we are heavy on program materials - of course, that's why we exist - to support the programs. Stroll through our PS's - you'll be surprised at what you'll find.
Novelist (an Ebsco database available through GALILEO) notes four reviews, they provide a link to the authors web page and they have the first chapter of the book!
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Jump to N
..........Select Novelist
..........Search by title
We do a have a little fiction in our collection - though we are heavy on program materials - of course, that's why we exist - to support the programs. Stroll through our PS's - you'll be surprised at what you'll find.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Spring arrives!
In LION ( Literature Online found in GALILEO) are poems to daffodils - this one struck my fancy Daffodils Hokku [from Homespun of Oatmeal Gray (1970), Random House] by Paul Goodman.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Spring break hours
The Library remains open during the NMTC Spring break.
We will have shorter hours on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday March 22 (8-5).
We will be "closed" on Friday March 24 (though we'll be in here working on library stuff)!
Our "normal" hours resume on Monday, March 26. We share the library with Georgia Highlands. Their Spring break will be over.
We will have shorter hours on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday March 22 (8-5).
We will be "closed" on Friday March 24 (though we'll be in here working on library stuff)!
Our "normal" hours resume on Monday, March 26. We share the library with Georgia Highlands. Their Spring break will be over.
Editing tricks and tips
The NMTC Library Policies and Procedures wiki has been fine tuned. We've cleaned up the Front Page and added a Table of Contents page!
Monday, March 19, 2007
A first for DTAE
Read all about it -
Get up and Go Attitude
Congratulations to our Marketing instructor, Patrick Blessinger.
Get up and Go Attitude
Congratulations to our Marketing instructor, Patrick Blessinger.
Exams
Last two days of the Winter quarter - exams are being given and taken - Spring break for NMTC starts on Wednesday.
Spring Quarter begins on April 4.
We do offer a paperback trade if you're looking for a "new-to-you" beach book.
Spring Quarter begins on April 4.
We do offer a paperback trade if you're looking for a "new-to-you" beach book.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Pandora
Pandora: Yearbook of the University of Georgia from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library is now available in the GALILEO demo system.
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Wouldn't you like to know how the all male school selected Pandora (In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, to create her and he did, using water and earth. The gods endowed her with many talents; Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo music, Hermes persuasion, and so forth. Hence her name: Pandora, "all-gifted" ) as the name of their yearbook?
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Since 1886, the Pandora has been the yearbook of the University of Georgia. Starting as a publication of the fraternities, the Pandora combined facts, photography, cartooning and humor (of varying quality) to provide an annual record of University activities. Its serious and satirical articles both provide interesting historical details about student life on campus and in Athens.
This initial offering provides scans of the first few years published, 1886-1899, volumes 1-12. Volumes were not published for 1889 and 1891.
Later volumes will be added over time.
The Pandora site is a partnership between the Digital Library of Georgia and the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Wouldn't you like to know how the all male school selected Pandora (In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, to create her and he did, using water and earth. The gods endowed her with many talents; Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo music, Hermes persuasion, and so forth. Hence her name: Pandora, "all-gifted" ) as the name of their yearbook?
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Since 1886, the Pandora has been the yearbook of the University of Georgia. Starting as a publication of the fraternities, the Pandora combined facts, photography, cartooning and humor (of varying quality) to provide an annual record of University activities. Its serious and satirical articles both provide interesting historical details about student life on campus and in Athens.
This initial offering provides scans of the first few years published, 1886-1899, volumes 1-12. Volumes were not published for 1889 and 1891.
Later volumes will be added over time.
The Pandora site is a partnership between the Digital Library of Georgia and the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A tip of the hat
Savannah will be having their annual St. Patrick's Day parade this weekend. The core city hasn't changed much in its lifetime.
You can compare pictures from today (Google search images) with historic photos by George N. Barnard.
Barnard's Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign, 1866 contains images of the 61 albumen prints found in early American photographer and member of the Matthew Brady studio, George N. Barnard's 1866 Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. Barnard was the official photographer for the United States Army, Chief Engineer's Office, Division of the Mississippi and accompanied Sherman's Army during the "March to the Sea" in November and December, 1864. Early in 1865 Barnard photographed Savannah, Georgia, and Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. In 1866 he returned to the South to continue documenting the war and its effects. Subjects of the photographs include Sherman and his generals, Nashville, Chattanooga Valley, Atlanta, and Savannah. The images were digitized from an 1866 Wynkoop & Hallenbeck edition owned by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of 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.
You can compare pictures from today (Google search images) with historic photos by George N. Barnard.
Barnard's Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign, 1866 contains images of the 61 albumen prints found in early American photographer and member of the Matthew Brady studio, George N. Barnard's 1866 Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. Barnard was the official photographer for the United States Army, Chief Engineer's Office, Division of the Mississippi and accompanied Sherman's Army during the "March to the Sea" in November and December, 1864. Early in 1865 Barnard photographed Savannah, Georgia, and Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. In 1866 he returned to the South to continue documenting the war and its effects. Subjects of the photographs include Sherman and his generals, Nashville, Chattanooga Valley, Atlanta, and Savannah. The images were digitized from an 1866 Wynkoop & Hallenbeck edition owned by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of 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.
Kind words
The NMTC librarian has been noticed by the "big dogs" in the library world- thank you.
netLibrary Tutorial on YouTube
Kudos to the North Metro Technical College Library in Acworth, Georgia which has posted a 2:32 video on creating a free account for netLibrary. That's the one that caught the attention of people at OCLC this morning, but NMTC Library has eight DIY videos posted to YouTube. They are all about two and a half minutes long and follow the same pattern..."How do I find....?" and cover tools to create citations to how to find print materials.
This isn't the only innovative thing the library is doing...they have a wiki for policies and procedures, and a blog since May 2005......
netLibrary Tutorial on YouTube
Kudos to the North Metro Technical College Library in Acworth, Georgia which has posted a 2:32 video on creating a free account for netLibrary. That's the one that caught the attention of people at OCLC this morning, but NMTC Library has eight DIY videos posted to YouTube. They are all about two and a half minutes long and follow the same pattern..."How do I find....?" and cover tools to create citations to how to find print materials.
This isn't the only innovative thing the library is doing...they have a wiki for policies and procedures, and a blog since May 2005......
Monday, March 12, 2007
Numbers tell the story
Eugenia Price wrote Historical Fiction (The Savannah Quartet) that brought two real families who lived in Savannah and Bartow County in the 19th century to life. These reports fill out the stories with facts and figures detailing that time in Savannah.
Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1917
....(Majority of the reports are from 1881-1917)
"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."
The annual reports are from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries and were microfilmed in 1995 as part of the SOLINET/ASERL Cooperative Microfilming Project (NEH PS-20317). The images presented here were scanned from microfilm. This site currently contains only the holdings available on microfilm, but additional dates may be added in the future.
Database provider: GALILEO and The Digital Library of Georgia
Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1917
....(Majority of the reports are from 1881-1917)
"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."
The annual reports are from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries and were microfilmed in 1995 as part of the SOLINET/ASERL Cooperative Microfilming Project (NEH PS-20317). The images presented here were scanned from microfilm. This site currently contains only the holdings available on microfilm, but additional dates may be added in the future.
Database provider: GALILEO and The Digital Library of Georgia
Friday, March 09, 2007
Spring forward
Your computer may not be ready to Spring Forward on Sunday morning. There are patches that can be downloaded to "fix" the program.
Get ready!
Get ready!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
What do they think about that?
Have you wondered what someone else thinks about a book?
Library Journal and The New York Times Book Review offer you a place to read anothers opinion. But you're wondering about the book you have in your hand, not one on the best sellers list....you can go to...
Book Index with Reviews™ (BIR) - a comprehensive database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print and books on tape.
Fiction and non-fiction titles are included in the database, in all genres.
The product contains over 800,000 full-text searchable reviews, including reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.
You'll find Book Index with Reviews in
of GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
........Jump to B (or scroll down a bit)
..........Book Index with Reviews
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.
Library Journal and The New York Times Book Review offer you a place to read anothers opinion. But you're wondering about the book you have in your hand, not one on the best sellers list....you can go to...
Book Index with Reviews™ (BIR) - a comprehensive database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print and books on tape.
Fiction and non-fiction titles are included in the database, in all genres.
The product contains over 800,000 full-text searchable reviews, including reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.
You'll find Book Index with Reviews in
of GALILEO
.....Databases A-Z
........Jump to B (or scroll down a bit)
..........Book Index with Reviews
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 07, 2007
What is black, white and read?
The answer is - the newspaper! It's an auditory joke that brings a smile to the listener.
The Georgia Historic Newspaper Database is an outgrowth of the Georgia Newspaper Project managed by the University of Georgia Libraries.
Since the early 1950s the UGA Libraries have made a systematic effort to identify and obtain copies of every newspaper ever published in Georgia and to preserve these valuable historical resources on microfilm.
To date over 15 million pages of newsprint have been microfilmed, including at least one newspaper from every county in Georgia that published a newspaper. The Georgia Newspaper Project is part of the U.S. Newspaper Project and has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Microfilm remains the best format for preservation, and microfilming of Georgia newspapers will continue for the foreseeable future.
Digital technology, however, offers many advantages for access. In a digital environment newspapers can be viewed from remote locations by multiple users, and the newspaper texts can be searchable.
The goal of the Georgia Historic Newspaper Database is to convert every Georgia newspaper to digital format and to make this resource available free of charge as a searchable text database in GALILEO.
For further information on the Georgia Newspaper project and information on purchasing newspapers on microfilm, visit their web site at www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/aboutgnp.html (use your browser's BACK button to return to this screen).
The Georgia Historic Newspaper Database is an outgrowth of the Georgia Newspaper Project managed by the University of Georgia Libraries.
Since the early 1950s the UGA Libraries have made a systematic effort to identify and obtain copies of every newspaper ever published in Georgia and to preserve these valuable historical resources on microfilm.
To date over 15 million pages of newsprint have been microfilmed, including at least one newspaper from every county in Georgia that published a newspaper. The Georgia Newspaper Project is part of the U.S. Newspaper Project and has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Microfilm remains the best format for preservation, and microfilming of Georgia newspapers will continue for the foreseeable future.
Digital technology, however, offers many advantages for access. In a digital environment newspapers can be viewed from remote locations by multiple users, and the newspaper texts can be searchable.
The goal of the Georgia Historic Newspaper Database is to convert every Georgia newspaper to digital format and to make this resource available free of charge as a searchable text database in GALILEO.
For further information on the Georgia Newspaper project and information on purchasing newspapers on microfilm, visit their web site at www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/aboutgnp.html (use your browser's BACK button to return to this screen).
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Nothing new under the sun
Just before graduation, students are surveyed about their experiece at the institution of higher learning. Students speak the truth- sometimes in love, sometimes not so kindly.
At the turn of the twentieth century graduating seniors published the discussions - Don't look for honey in the pages of the Bumble Bee. In five issues, appearing from 1889 to 1902, graduating students at the University of Georgia departed with a few last stings of vicious satire aimed at UGA faculty and administration. Whether its pages are filled with base libel or grains of truth, it certainly lives up to the wordplay of its slogan, "We sting where we light. We light often."
You can find the newspapers in the Digital Library of Georgia - search for Bumble Bee.
Or go to GALILEO
......Databases A-Z
...........Jump to U
...............Select The University Bumble Bee
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.
At the turn of the twentieth century graduating seniors published the discussions - Don't look for honey in the pages of the Bumble Bee. In five issues, appearing from 1889 to 1902, graduating students at the University of Georgia departed with a few last stings of vicious satire aimed at UGA faculty and administration. Whether its pages are filled with base libel or grains of truth, it certainly lives up to the wordplay of its slogan, "We sting where we light. We light often."
You can find the newspapers in the Digital Library of Georgia - search for Bumble Bee.
Or go to GALILEO
......Databases A-Z
...........Jump to U
...............Select The University Bumble Bee
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 05, 2007
Is it raining there?
The Weather Channel is unveiling interactive maps today that allow a user to pinpoint the exact street address and "see" the weather in that neighborhood.
Handy for folks going visiting but especially handy for landscape businesses!
Handy for folks going visiting but especially handy for landscape businesses!
Friday, March 02, 2007
He read what?
Mr. Dougherty, President of NMTC, reads aloud to students at elementary schools near the school. He reads with enthusiasm and expression!
Mr. D was one of the faculty and staff who went to read at McCall Elementary in Acworth on Thursday. Mr. D. read Sherman Crunchley (PZ 7 .N964 SH 2003) by Laura Numeroff.
Check it out from the NMTC Library - reading is fun!
Mr. D was one of the faculty and staff who went to read at McCall Elementary in Acworth on Thursday. Mr. D. read Sherman Crunchley (PZ 7 .N964 SH 2003) by Laura Numeroff.
Check it out from the NMTC Library - reading is fun!
Red and White Stripes, red bow tie
His fashion sense leaves a little to be desired but by the time one is fifty ....
Fifty Years of 'The Cat in the Hat'
Fifty Years of 'The Cat in the Hat'
And the wind blew
Must be getting close to Spring - lines of storms and tornadoes popping down here and there.
If you'd like to check current conditions, there are several weather sites posted at the NMTC_Librarian/horticulture del.icio.us site.
The sites are gathered specifically for Horticulture (they do need to know about the weather). Yet, weather impacts everyone.
If you'd like to check current conditions, there are several weather sites posted at the NMTC_Librarian/horticulture del.icio.us site.
The sites are gathered specifically for Horticulture (they do need to know about the weather). Yet, weather impacts everyone.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
How far away is the book?
The Librarian added the World Cat link to the side bar of the Blog. You can find which library has the item you're looking for (and see how far away that library is).
The NMTC Library Catalog link is also in the sidebar.
The NMTC Library Catalog link is also in the sidebar.
GOAL
The GOAL nominees for NMTC were presented on Wednesday.
Student, Program (nominating instructor)
Coleman Burrell, Marketing (Patrick Blessinger)
Jenny Cox, Early Childhood (Maria Abercrombie)
Michelle Duke, LPN (Alexander Giles)
Stephanie Houston, Marketing (Patrick Blessinger)
Melody Mulkey, Accounting (David Payne)
Sheri Newell, Horticulture (Shane Evans)
Femi Obanor, LPN (Helen Medlin)
Karen Stemper, BOT( Mindy Glander)
Billie Stewart, Managment (Larry Guichard)
Deborah Wyatt, Horticulture (John HJatfield)
Bonita Yeshurun, LPN (Kathy Wishon)
Jenny, Michell, Melody and Femi will go on to the next level of the competition!
Student, Program (nominating instructor)
Coleman Burrell, Marketing (Patrick Blessinger)
Jenny Cox, Early Childhood (Maria Abercrombie)
Michelle Duke, LPN (Alexander Giles)
Stephanie Houston, Marketing (Patrick Blessinger)
Melody Mulkey, Accounting (David Payne)
Sheri Newell, Horticulture (Shane Evans)
Femi Obanor, LPN (Helen Medlin)
Karen Stemper, BOT( Mindy Glander)
Billie Stewart, Managment (Larry Guichard)
Deborah Wyatt, Horticulture (John HJatfield)
Bonita Yeshurun, LPN (Kathy Wishon)
Jenny, Michell, Melody and Femi will go on to the next level of the competition!
Did you notice?
The Librarian learned how to edit the code to clean up the top of the blog page.....Looks empty up there.
Reading Across America
Faculty and staff are reading aloud today to students at McCall Primary school in Acworth!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Singing and Dancing
The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen,(part of the Digital Library of Georgia available through GALILEO ) 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.
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 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.
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 27, 2007
Fine Art by African Americans
Grove Art Online available through GALILEO
search for African American [Afro-American; Black American] art.
"Term used to describe art made by Americans of African descent. While the crafts of African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries continued largely to reflect African artistic traditions (see Africa, §VIII ), the earliest fine art made by professional African American artists was in an academic western style (see fig.)."
There are pictures of the art objects and information about the artists!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
..........Grove Art on line
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.
search for African American [Afro-American; Black American] art.
"Term used to describe art made by Americans of African descent. While the crafts of African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries continued largely to reflect African artistic traditions (see Africa, §VIII ), the earliest fine art made by professional African American artists was in an academic western style (see fig.)."
There are pictures of the art objects and information about the artists!
GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
..........Grove Art on line
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 26, 2007
The sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
So begins the Dr. Seuss classic. Celebrate 50 years of The Cat in the Hat (PZ 8.3 .G276 CAT 1957)
"Your mother will not mind at all.........."
So begins the Dr. Seuss classic. Celebrate 50 years of The Cat in the Hat (PZ 8.3 .G276 CAT 1957)
"Your mother will not mind at all.........."
Registration for Spring Quarter begins!
Early registration for Spring Quarter begins for current NMTC students today!
You can access Banner from home with your login and pin.
New students begin to register tomorrow (Tuesday Feb 27)
You can access Banner from home with your login and pin.
New students begin to register tomorrow (Tuesday Feb 27)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Gold!
"The Georgia miners were a very diverse lot, coming from across the nation as well as from European countries. Not all miners came voluntarily, as some of the mines were worked by slaves (e.g., the mine owned by John C. Calhoun of South Carolina), however, there were also free African American miners (e.g., the "Free Jim" Boisclair mine). "
......"Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills" - Georgia Gold History
Joseph J. Singleton comes to Dahlonega in the 1830s. He helps a free African American named James Boisclair to buy a mine lot, which Boisclair works successfully. The mine becomes known as the "Free Jim Mine." With the proceeds, Boisclair establishes the largest general merchandise store in town and a bar room.
....."Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills" - Players and Places
The Digital Library of Georgia "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.
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.
......"Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills" - Georgia Gold History
Joseph J. Singleton comes to Dahlonega in the 1830s. He helps a free African American named James Boisclair to buy a mine lot, which Boisclair works successfully. The mine becomes known as the "Free Jim Mine." With the proceeds, Boisclair establishes the largest general merchandise store in town and a bar room.
....."Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills" - Players and Places
The Digital Library of Georgia "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.
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.
Well, did you?
Did you get advised?
Monday begins early registration for current NMTC students for Spring quarter.
Tuesday is early registration for new students to NMTC.
Monday begins early registration for current NMTC students for Spring quarter.
Tuesday is early registration for new students to NMTC.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The LION roars
Literature Online is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 194 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
LION is available through GALILEO. One might think an English and American literary database would consist of one ethnicity but LION has a solid grasp of African American literature.
Callaloo: a journal of African-American and African arts and letters (Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville) (Baltimore, MD) is used extensively.
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.
LION is available through GALILEO. One might think an English and American literary database would consist of one ethnicity but LION has a solid grasp of African American literature.
Callaloo: a journal of African-American and African arts and letters (Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville) (Baltimore, MD) is used extensively.
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 21, 2007
The results are in!
Every year GALILEO invites users to participate in an online survey that includes questions about the content and functionality of the GALILEO site and asks for suggestions for improvement.
The 2006 survey was conducted November 7-13 and was completed by 1332 respondents.
The survey report is now available in the Assessment section of About GALILEO.
Keep an eye out for the 2007 survey. They really do want to know what you think of GALILEO
The 2006 survey was conducted November 7-13 and was completed by 1332 respondents.
The survey report is now available in the Assessment section of About GALILEO.
Keep an eye out for the 2007 survey. They really do want to know what you think of GALILEO
Augusta frozen in time
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.
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, 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.
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 20, 2007
Over 9000
There are over 9000 references to African American in the NMTC netLibrary collection of over 40,000 titles.
You can get to the NMTC netLibrary electronic books three ways -
1. use the NMTC library catalog
2. GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
,,,,,,,select netLibrary
3. directly go to netLibrary
You will need to create a free account (directions on how to create a free account) on campus or through NMTC GALILEO.
You can get to the NMTC netLibrary electronic books three ways -
1. use the NMTC library catalog
2. GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to N
,,,,,,,select netLibrary
3. directly go to netLibrary
You will need to create a free account (directions on how to create a free account) on campus or through NMTC GALILEO.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Hail to the Chief
The Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. The goal of the project is to make these resources readily and freely available to students, educators, and adult learners throughout the world.
Listen, watch, and read.
Listen, watch, and read.
Advisement week
In preparation for early registration on Tuesday, February 27, this week is designated for advisement
Talk to your program advisor to see what you need to do next to be successful in your program.
Talk to your program advisor to see what you need to do next to be successful in your program.
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