Interested in a little revisionist history? Just for fun?
First there was the book … Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (check out the eBook from our library).
Then came the Tim Burton film, now playing at the Grand Theatres.
After that? Perhaps many incorrect answers on history tests.
June 21, 2012 (Anaheim, California)
“On the first day of the largest library conference in the world, the American Library Association (ALA) welcomed the announcement from Penguin Group USA that it will re-enter the library e-book lending market with a pilot in New York City.”
Read the statement from ALA President Molly Raphael to learn more.
Summary of findings from the latest Pew research report:
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2012 Fiction Winner: The Forgotten Waltz, by Anne Enright, published by W. W. Norton & Company |
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2012 Nonfiction Winner: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie, published by Random House, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group |
| These first-ever winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were announced by selection committee chair Nancy Pearl at a special event at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim on Sunday, June 24. | |||
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Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2012 Finalists: Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks, published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2012 Finalists: The Information: a History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick, published by Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc. We have four of the six titles at the BSC Library. Check them out! |
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“To the surprise of many readers, public library e-book “shelves” now sport gaping holes. The Witness by Nora Roberts? Unseen. The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark? Missing. Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs? DOA.
None of these bestsellers is available through your library’s thoughtfully developed online collections. You may think that your library simply hasn’t bought them yet, or that our shrinking budgets kept us from providing the e-books people are demanding. But the truth is that for the first time, libraries are unable to purchase some materials on behalf of our communities.”
For the rest of the article by Molly Raphael, President of the American Library Association, go to “Publishers Long Overdue in Offering Libraries eBook Titles.”
The traditional work of libraries and librarians continues in the 21st century … helping people get the information they need. What has changed are the tools librarians use, the emphasis on active learning and collaborative work in libraries, and the spaces needed to foster that kind of interaction. At the BSC Library, we think of this shift as “the sounds of learning.”
For an interesting essay about the “new” library and how names influence perceptions, read School Library or Learning Commons? What’s in a Name? Even though the essay focuses on school (K-12) libraries, the points made by Teacher-Librarian Donna Alden are relevant to many types of libraries.
When we design a new learning commons/library for our campus, how will it look?
These images from our Britannica ImageQuest database may help you imagine the possibilities.
The future is bright!
The movie Chernobyl Diaries is now playing at the Grand Theatres. While the movie’s implausible story line may be great entertainment, if you want to learn about the REAL Chernobyl and what happened there, here are some suggestions from the BSC Library collection.
Check them out!
eBook distributor OverDrive has announced plans to introduce “OverDrive Read,” a new ebook platform that will enable readers to use standard web browsers to read ebooks on computers and mobile devices without installing any additional software or activating a dedicated device.
OverDrive powers our Beyond Library Walls Digital Collection. We’ll keep you posted about the launch.
A reminder …
What’s in it for you?
Open to current BSC Students, Faculty, and Staff
Questions? Call 701-224-5450 or email us at bsc.library@bismarckstate.edu
You Belong @ Your Library!
FYI. The ODIN (library catalog) server upgrade will start tomorrow morning (Saturday, June 2) at 9 a.m.
Because the database must be inactive in order to go forward with the process, all staff functions and any ability for the public to update the system (e.g., renewals, ILL requests, placing holds, etc.) will be disabled.
The ODIN office anticipates that the project will be successfully completed by 8 a.m. on Monday, June 4.
Read it! Read it! 