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Written on: May 6th, 2009 in News
The Free Library opened its Rare Book Room for attendees at today’s conference. They were particularly showcasing their collection of early (14-15th Century) music scores, but it was also a nice opportunity to meet Grip- Charles Dickens’ pet raven, who watches over the collection.(it’s a cellphone shot, so apologies about the quality)
Written on: May 6th, 2009 in News
I’m at a conference at the Free Library in Philadelphia today, which is itself and impressive building- and due to get more impressive with the planned renovations- but this article about the New York Public Library really gets illustrates some of the splendor and magic that many of these institutions possess.
Written on: May 4th, 2009 in News, Tech
Until June 30th, Delaware library card holders have access to the truly marvelous Credo Reference database, which provides full-text searching of hundreds of reference texts published by MacMillan, Colombia University, Cambridge University Press, Collins, and more. Topics available include all manner of general and specific biographical and topical dictionaries and encyclopedias, medical resources, wine guides, […]
Written on: May 2nd, 2009 in News, Reviews
There was a fascinating article in today’s New York Times about the announcement of a new British Poet Laureate. Carol Anne Duffy will be the first woman ever to take the post held in the past by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Dryden, Wordsworth, Sir John Betjeman, Ted Hughes, and most recently, Andrew Motion, who used […]
Written on: May 1st, 2009 in News
Here’s a substantial list of reliable and current resources for news and information about H1N1 (Swine) Flu: NEW: On November 16th, e-book vendor Ebrary made a number of OSHA, CDC, and other resources available along with links to other free resources, posters and websites at this site. NEW: On September 30th, the U.S. government announced […]
Written on: May 1st, 2009 in News
That the U.S. has more than 80% of the world’s “library cats”? There’s a comprehensive, searchable map of library cats here… The “paws celebre” of the library cat world will always be Dewey, of course. You can read the biography or wait for the movie… (the above posting should not be held to imply support […]
Written on: April 29th, 2009 in News
The Delaware Division of Libraries, the New Castle County libraries, Wilmington Libraries, and Delaware Library Catalog are pleased to be participating in the ground-breaking research being carried out by the iSchool at the University of Washington and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation into the impact of public-access computing services in U.S. public libraries. This […]
Written on: April 28th, 2009 in News
Governor Markell gave his first speech to a joint session of the Delaware Legislature today. It was a wide-ranging speech, covering the current budget crisis, his proposals for education and health care, and the need to create more efficient state and local government. At the State Library, we certainly took notice of this particular section: […]
Written on: April 28th, 2009 in News, Tech
You wanted it! You got it!A number of patrons have asked for a simplified access to the item renewal screen, which formerly has been buried several clicks back in the online catalog. As of this morning, you can more quickly access the item renewal screen by clicking the new “renew items” link on the front […]
Written on: April 23rd, 2009 in News
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