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Written on: August 17th, 2010 in Blog Posts
The new version of the Delaware Library Online Catalog will go live this weekend and will introduce a number of exciting and useful new features. One drawback of our old online catalog was a user’s inability to keep permanent lists in their online account. It was possible to make a list during the particular session, […]
Written on: August 16th, 2010 in Blog Posts
No, this is not a Lost reference. An article today in Wired online reminds us that August 16th would be the birthday of Hugo Gernsback, the publisher who invented the term science fiction and made it part of the literary landscape through his pulp magazines Amazing Stories and Wonder Stories. This year’s awards will be […]
Written on: August 15th, 2010 in Blog Posts
This week’s reviews in the Sunday Review of Books include a number of recent additions to the collections in Delaware’s libraries: Three Stations, by Martin Cruz Smith is the newest Arkady Renko mystery, and will be available soon. Per Patterson’s I Curse the River of Time The Book in the Renaissance by Andrew Petegree Everything, […]
Written on: August 11th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the Delaware Library Catalog in various formats: All New Items New Audio Books New Books New DVDs We also just added a fine selection of e-audiobooks, and converted our existing ebook collection to be truly downloadable. Click on the links for new […]
Written on: August 10th, 2010 in Blog Posts
This morning’s New York Times included the obituary of Tony Judt, the British historian and social critic who died this week at the age of 62 after a long struggle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Judt wrote according to his own maxim: “A well-organized society is one in which we know the truth about ourselves collectively, […]
Written on: August 9th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Featured reviews from this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review include: Packing for Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void, by Mary Roach, whose “unflinching eye for repellent details” has made her a well-known and lively populizer of science. Here, Roach takes on space travel and the quest to develop the technology to […]
Written on: August 6th, 2010 in Blog Posts
You may have used the NoveList readers’ advisory website in the past to help you select titles and authors of interest, find out more about your favorite writers, develop a presentation for a reading group or a class. If you haven’t- it’s well worth exploring. Recently, the NoveList interface was been substantially revised and update. […]
Written on: August 4th, 2010 in Blog Posts
We’re very happy to announce a new service from the Delaware Library Catalog and NetLibrary, our favorite E-Audiobooks and Ebook provider. While many patrons enjoy our downloadable digital audio books, we’ve carried a smaller line of ebooks for some time. Up until today, these titles have only been available for online viewing. In response to […]
Written on: July 27th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Learning Journeys
Within the last couple of weeks I have become friends again with a number of junior and high school friends from my old home town- thanks to the power of Facebook. A week-long nostalgia trip has followed, as I have emailed and online chatted with people I haven’t seen or spoke to in more than […]
Written on: July 26th, 2010 in Blog Posts
A thorough reading of this week’s New York Times Sunday Book Review section reveals the typical wealth of new and fascinating books, and the typical question- “which one to read first?” Some of the most interesting-looking are listed below, available from your local Delaware library. And remember, you can read back issues of the book […]
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