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Written on: March 15th, 2009 in Reviews
In this week’s return engagement, here are some of the top picks from the NYT Sunday Book Review. One novel and three significant non-fiction works make the cut this week, on topics including an account of the Kelo “eminent domain” case, the origins of 9-11, and the history and culture of ancient Rome. You can click the links to go directly to the Delaware Library Catalog record to read more about each title, check availability, or place a hold:
Written on: March 14th, 2009 in News
This story was in today’s New York Times. The writer interviewed a number of patrons at a Long Island library, asking him why they were returning to libraries after long absences in some cases. Free movie rentals, internet access, reading new bestsellers were all identified as ways in which patrons were using libraries to save regular expenses during the recession.
Written on: March 12th, 2009 in News
This was a recent posting on the NPR librarian blog that caught my eye:
Problem 1: Need to check in for tomorrow’s flight in case it’s oversold (let’s just say, lessons learned)
Problem 2: Gracious host, like self, has gone paperless at home and chucked her inkjet
Solution: Is the library open on Sunday?When we pulled into the parking lot it was about 70% full, and every reserve computer was taken. But our task was brief, so after getting a visitor ID from the helpful staff, we scored a short-term use computer that didn’t require a reservation. Fifteen minutes and forty cents later, we were already debating where to eat next. Added bonus: we even made it into the “A” boarding group. Thanks, Austin!
Libraries open on Sunday in Kent and Sussex counties include Dover Public Library, Kent County Public Library, and Georgetown Public Library. Most of our libraries offer either a guest privilege for computer use or an internet use only library card for out-of-state users.
Written on: March 11th, 2009 in Reviews
Making lists of books (or bibliographies, as we call them in library speak) is something that we like to do here in Delaware Library Land.
List topics vary from the straightforward New Book List (also available by email or RSS delivery) to highly specific, customized lists on topics such as Delaware history, financial literacy, and journal creation (in support of our Learning Journeys lifelong education initiative).
You can see a full list of lists in the “have you read” link in the library catalog. Got an idea for a list topic? Let us know, they’re simple to create and very helpful.
Written on: March 10th, 2009 in Learning, News
Representatives of the Delaware Library Community gathered in Dover last December to debate the way forward for Delaware libraries- panels of Delaware librarians and outside experts discussed library services in what had been identified by the Council on Libraries and Delaware Library Association as three key fields in which libraries could contribute to Delaware citizens. Out of these discussions, “action items” were developed and published recently to further the discussion and help guide the development and service strategies of libraries within the state:
Economic Development
Lifelong Learning
Health
Written on: March 10th, 2009 in News
As newspaper professionals gather in Las Vegas for the Newspaper Association of America’s first annual mediaXchange conference, new data from Nielsen Online indicates that average monthly unique audience figures for newspaper Web sites grew by more than 7.9 million in January to 74.8 million visitors, an increase of 11.9 percent over the same period a year ago. These figures, which comprise home and work Internet usage, are the highest for any month since NAA began tracking these numbers in 2004…(continued)
While there is something very pleasant about reading the newspaper in the “old-fashioned” way- especially if it involves coffee and a croissant at Brew HaHa on a Sunday morning- the Delaware Library Catalog does offer a number of alternative ways to get the news info you need: most libraries subscribe to print copies one or more of their local papers, and several regional and national titles, such as the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, and Washington Post, and with the subscription resources offered through the Delaware Division of Libraries, library patrons can read news from around the country and the world, by logging into their library accounts and selecting the link to the ProQuest Newspapers database. This service provides full-text, searchable content for hundreds of newspapers, going back to the early 1980s. Popular titles available in this database include the York and Lancaster PA dailies, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, and a number of Maryland county newpapers.
UPDATE (July 2009): While we are still accessing the Wall Street Journal online through a ProQuest subscription, access to most other online newspapers is now via EBSCO’s Newspaper Source
Written on: March 10th, 2009 in Reviews
Kathy here: The New York Times just introduced Best Seller lists for graphic books! The article identifies 3 categories for the titles: hardcover, softcover and manga. Let me make a few observations:
Written on: March 9th, 2009 in Reviews
This year’s Agatha Awards were announced today. An unique thing about this award is that it honors “traditional mysteries”, excluding any works that have explicit sex and violence, and typically features stories about amateur or private detectives rather than the procedural-type works.
Categories include novel, first novel, non-fiction, and young adult. Here is a selection of nominees from the Delaware Library Catalog:
UPDATE: 2010 nominees will be announced on May 1st at the 2010 Malice Domestic conference. We’ll update the blog as soon as we hear the new authors! Remember, you can link to a list of Agatha Award nominees and winners on the Delaware Library Catalog main page. Scroll down to the ‘Recommended Reading” list at the bottom of the page to see lists of these and other award-winning books.
Written on: March 8th, 2009 in Reviews
From the New York Times Book Review. (and Entertainment Weekly, OK?)
Entertainment Weekly titles:
And from the New York Times
Consider this an open thread to let us know about books that you’ve seen or read recently that you’d like everyone to know more about.
Written on: March 6th, 2009 in Reviews
“Green” business and the emerging green economy is becoming a big deal in Delaware. New initiatives seem to be announced every day, not only in Delaware, but also nationally.
The Delaware Library Catalog is happy to support our own green initiatives and entrepreneurs with existing library resources and some recent additions. A new Green Economy Reading List is available in the catalog– click on the “Have You Read” link in the green menu bar and select the Green Economy link for a list of current books selected by library staff and state leadership on this topic. The catalog also offers access to EBSCO’s GreenFile database to all Delaware residents. GreenFile provides a way to search hundreds of up-to-the-minute journals and publications concerned with sustainability and the environment, along with government reports and other data sources.
Some of the top picks from the full Green Economy booklist are listed below. Click to bring up the Delaware Library Catalog listing to read or write a review, check availability, or place a hold for delivery to your local library:
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