Sentences with phrase «about library collections»

This is a place where we can talk about library collections and share a few of the more absurd and out of date items hiding in libraries from all over the world.

This is a place where we can talk about library collections and share a few of the more absurd and out of date items hiding in libraries from all over the world.

This is a place where we can talk about library collections and share a few of the more absurd and out of date items hiding in libraries from all over the world.

This is a place where we can talk about library collections and share a few of the more absurd and out of date items hiding in libraries from all over the world.

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My primary sources are Edith Hamilton's collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, 6 plus one of the translations of Grimms's fairy tales, 7 and the Larousse encyclopedia of myths throughout the world.8 Once I find several likely candidates among the tales, I try to read everything written about them available in a library with large holdings in the humanities.

About this Exhibition: Marks of Genius: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries Weston Library, Oxford, UK; through 20 September 2015

The site is a potpourri of useful material: audio files telling the story of Snow's investigations; an exhaustive collection of Snow's original writing; a vast library of articles written about Snow's legacy; annotated maps of London, including Snow's famous map of the Soho outbreak; short biographies of the major figures in Snow's life; excerpts from books that mention him; dozens of photographs, including images of Snow and landmarks in London related to his life; modern - day scientific explanations of the cholera bacteria; and much more.

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If you've been on the fence about adding the game to your Switch library, or you just love hair whipping so much that you want yet another edition for your collection, you might want to take this newest installment into consideration.

In addition to learning about the history of the planning and construction of the library, we visited the special collections area, technology rooms, and the teen room; saw where we could utilize group meeting rooms; and met several skilled individuals who will be available to provide us with expert help regarding our research.

The data base and ERIC document collections are housed in about 3,000 locations worldwide, including most major public and university library systems.

And finally, for those looking for a lighter read, Nora Ephron once more taps into the thoughts and concerns of «women of a certain age» with I Remember Nothing (Nov. 9), a follow - up to the major bestseller I Feel Bad About My Neck, while Vicki Myron returns to the subject of her beloved «small - town library cat» with Dewey's Nine Lives (Oct. 12), a collection of stories about and inspired by DAbout My Neck, while Vicki Myron returns to the subject of her beloved «small - town library cat» with Dewey's Nine Lives (Oct. 12), a collection of stories about and inspired by Dabout and inspired by Dewey.

Now, ProQuest and the Biblioteque national de France have joined to digitize about 70,000 books from the library's collection of European books printed before 1700.

«We're very concerned about what this means for mandate of the public library in providing universal access to a diverse collection in a range of formats... we need to be able to provide customers with access to e-content in the same way that we've always provided access to other forms of content in books and DVDS and CDs et cetera.»

Weekly blogposts on a variety of topics about library news, events, local happenings, our services and collections.

I am deeply concerned about the fact that many libraries are increasing their collections of ebooks to the point where a huge chunk of their collection development purchases are ebooks.

I was stewing on this yesterday, and as I mused about ways to make our local authors more visible and accessible in the library, one of the many self - published folks in our town came to the desk with a book they wanted added to the collection: I quickly snapped back to reality.

One of the most exciting aspects about Aldiko for iPhone is that it is fully compatible with your local libraries e-book collection.

Working with the Japanese technology group NTT Data, the library intends to scan and digitally archive about 1.5 million pages from the library's collection of manuscripts, which comprises some 82,000 items and 41 million pages.

Libraries are all about making collections, resources, and everything we offer as easily accessible as possible.

Textbook writing likely doesn't sound all that fun, but I've been passionate about YA literature for over twenty years, and I know it well so I'm excited to share that knowledge with those learning about YA and making collection development decisions for libraries.

In order to promote their digital collections and e-book discovery, some libraries are going about it in a very unique way.

Earlier this year more than 60 science and math faculty members signed a letter to university librarian M. Elizabeth Cowell complaining they hadn't been adequately consulted on which books could be discarded and which ones had to be saved She said all of the books that were moved or destroyed — about 60 % of the library's collection — were used infrequently and could be accessed online or through UC interlibrary loans.

And since this is a hybrid model, how about a perpetual license option for libraries that want to make the title a part of their permanent collection?

When I heard about the 3 month free trial at Scribd, and looked at their collection (they have a number of niche publishers that the public library is never going to stock in bulk), I only had to make sure I had the correct kind of device to use it properly before signing up.

They see the discussions and the lists as ways to keep members current, to help library staffs decide about acquisition or placement in a library collection, and to identify quality titles for special readers, for gifts, and for readers» advisory.

Michael, a small clarification about PressReader HotSpots — beyond free WiFi access all these hotels and libraries offer complimentary access to the entire PressReader collection of 2500 newspapers and 1000 magazines.

And as you buy your collection of books, you needn't worry about carrying it around, because Kotobi's mobile app allows you to walk around with your library: all on your mobile phone or tablet.»

Last year at MidWinter, I learned about a collection development toolkit developed by a Scottish librarian and now used by 50 % of public libraries in the UK and being introduced into the North American market.

On my first day at my first library job, I realized I had a ton of theoretical knowledge about collection development, information literacy, and reading instruction, but I had NO CLUE where to buy shelf signs or spine labels.

My own library is reportedly about to scour it's collection of anything older than 7 - 10 years.

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Collections are how Amazon lets you order larger libraries with a Kindle — but that's about as complicated as it gets.

About 16 electronic libraries sell subscriptions to corporates and universities to access their academic and professional collections.

I speak to librarians about using the blogosphere to help with collection development, and integrating ebooks into library collections.

What about the collections of ebooks sold to libraries in bulk?

Now libraries offer their patrons an average of about 10,000 ebooks for lending, either as part of the library's own collection or available through a consortium.

While the limited checkouts and renewal license fee structures offered can save libraries money in the short - term, collection specialists must be diligent about e-book collection management efforts to keep up renewals and with demand.

For schools and libraries, ebooks will also need to be affordable, easy to integrate into their regular collections, and easy to educate patrons about.

As mentioned in our story about the «bookless library» BiblioTech in San Antonio and its use of SELF - e, the program is moving into high gear as libraries around the country sign on as subscribers to SELF - e's collections of independently produced ebooks.

Among the library staff who responded to our questionnaire, about half said that their library pays for patron access to e-books out of a collection budget.

The Freading ebook platform has only been live for about three months, but it is already showing a fairly rapid rate of growth, thanks in part to its low fees and the immediate access it gives libraries to a collection of about 20,000 ebooks on a multi-user, simultaneous basis.

In a pilot project that began in November, the member libraries deposited a total of $ 100,000 to access a shared collection of about 16,000 ebooks through vendor EBL.

On a typical day in early December 2011, about 80 % to 85 % of the system's e-books are checked out, Elizabeth Rhodes, the collection services coordinator for the Fairfax library system, was quoted as saying.

The situation also raises fundamental questions about the place of libraries in the digital landscape, particularly when it comes to the building and preservation of local collections.

Libraries should consider including these new materials in their collections, but should be very careful how they go about it.

Once a week, I post links to digital - related library news articles and information about new digital collections available online.

-- From a comment by Barbara Fister who «coordinate (s) the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library's instruction program and participate (s) in collection development, reference, and collegial management of the library's resources,» posted in reference to an article about online piracy of university press publications.

And as all 32 school districts contribute funds that include supporting the digital collection, the cost of the OverDrive library ends up being about 25 percent of what each district would have to spend independently.