Beginning November 1st, the free ebook for the month is Invisible China: A Journal Through Ethnic Borderlands.
An excerpt from the review in netLibrary:
"In this eloquent and eye-opening adventure narrative, authors Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson, two Americans fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Uyghur, throw away the guidebook and bring a hitherto unexplored side of China to light.
They journey over 14,000 miles by bus and train to the farthest reaches of China to meet the minority peoples who dwell there, talking to farmers in their fields, monks in their monasteries, fishermen on their skiffs, and herders on the steppe. As they uncover surprising facts about China’s hidden minorities and their complex position in Chinese society, they discover the social ramifications of inconsistent government policies--and some deep human truths as well."
To access this ebook, start at the library homepage and then choose "Online Reference Resources." NetLibrary will appear as a choice on the next page.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Book Swap
Did you read a book on summer vacation and now don't know what to do with it? Have you been cleaning out your bookcase to make room for new books? Bring them to the library for the "book swap" collection. Below see the guidelines for donating to this collection.
1. Please leave donations at the Main Circ Desk.
2. Books for this exchange may be fiction or non-fiction.
3. No textbooks, please.
4. Individuals may take a book to read and keep it or return it to the collection. To return it to the collection, please leave it at the Main Circ Desk of the Library.
5. The library staff reserves the right to not accept books for this collection.
6. The library staff will occasionally discard books from this collection.
1. Please leave donations at the Main Circ Desk.
2. Books for this exchange may be fiction or non-fiction.
3. No textbooks, please.
4. Individuals may take a book to read and keep it or return it to the collection. To return it to the collection, please leave it at the Main Circ Desk of the Library.
5. The library staff reserves the right to not accept books for this collection.
6. The library staff will occasionally discard books from this collection.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Free ebook for October
In observance of Banned Book Week, the free netLibrary book for October is Burn This Book.
"Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book explores the meaning of censorship, and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves. Contributors including Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Grossman, Nadine Gordimer and other literary heavyweights, discuss the importance of writing from various views, both political and social. They illustrate the need for freedom of speech and human rights, and they emphasize the target writers become in a tyranny."
To read this book, at the library homepage, choose "Online reference resources" and then "netLibrary" on the next page.
"Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book explores the meaning of censorship, and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves. Contributors including Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Grossman, Nadine Gordimer and other literary heavyweights, discuss the importance of writing from various views, both political and social. They illustrate the need for freedom of speech and human rights, and they emphasize the target writers become in a tyranny."
To read this book, at the library homepage, choose "Online reference resources" and then "netLibrary" on the next page.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Banned Books Week : Puppet Book Banners
Check out the video posted September 23rd, 2009 by Greg
in American Libraries Direct Banned Books Week
"Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the library, until Herb points out the error of their ways."
Runtime: 2:23
in American Libraries Direct Banned Books Week
"Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the library, until Herb points out the error of their ways."
Runtime: 2:23
Monday, September 21, 2009
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is September 26 - October 3 and we've already put out our book display! Banned Books Week 2009 is the twenty-eighth annual celebration of the freedom to read. The books we selected represent a small number of books that have been challenged over the years for a variety of reasons. The primary categories of objection are sex, profanity and racism. A map has been created at http://bannedbooksweek.org/ illustrating where books have been challenged from 2007-2009. You may view the map here. Take some time to celebrate your freedom to read and check out a banned book!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Murder in the Library!
Clue:
You must get the DVD that is on reserve at the Main Circulation desk. Watch the DVD in one of the viewing rooms on the lower level to obtain your next clue.
You must get the DVD that is on reserve at the Main Circulation desk. Watch the DVD in one of the viewing rooms on the lower level to obtain your next clue.
Monday, August 31, 2009
New database feature - Medline Plus Full Text!
MEDLINE is the premier database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It provides indexing of articles in biomedicine, health and the life sciences. According to the National Library of Medicine website it is designed to provide information for health professionals, biomedical practitioners, researchers and educators. The database generally covers materials from 1949 to the present.
Our new Medline Plus Full Text database includes citations from Medline to more than 4800 current biomedical journals. It also provides the complete full text dating back to 1965 to 1470 of those journals including the current issue.
More information regarding the database as well as title lists can be found here.
Our new Medline Plus Full Text database includes citations from Medline to more than 4800 current biomedical journals. It also provides the complete full text dating back to 1965 to 1470 of those journals including the current issue.
More information regarding the database as well as title lists can be found here.
What's New at the Library?
Here is a session especially for staff and faculty about new products/new features and tips from your librarians. Plan to attend one of the following sessions (approximately 45 minutes):
Friday, Sept. 4 – 11:00 am or
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – 3:00 pm
These sessions will be held in the classroom on the lower level of the library. Please RSVP to Eileen (483-2136 or eileen.kopren@dickinsonstate.edu) if you plan to attend.
Friday, Sept. 4 – 11:00 am or
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – 3:00 pm
These sessions will be held in the classroom on the lower level of the library. Please RSVP to Eileen (483-2136 or eileen.kopren@dickinsonstate.edu) if you plan to attend.
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