Census info available

Hello all....

Peter Haxton, Director of the Kansas State Data Center, posts this
weeks topic for the Kansas Government Information blog:

2010 US Census and Kansas
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/2011/03/2010-us-census-and-kansas.html

Bill Sowers

eBooks: Six options for libraries

Chris Rippel, Central Kansas Library System (crippel@ckls.org) has created a well-thought out document comparing the pros and cons of eBook use by libraries in his post eBooks in public libraries. While his focus is on public libraries, I find his organization and arguments useful for considering in the academic library, too.

I heard Chris review eBook devices back in 1995 at a Kansas Library conference. His long and careful thinking about eBooks has given me new clarity and ideas. Thank you, Martha, for the link!

Awesome Stories: International Women's Day

Celebrate "International Women's Day" tomorrow - on March 9th - by remembering the struggle to vote. The story is depicted in this series of videos.

In particular, view clip from "Iron-Jawed Angels" (2004), an HBO film about suffragettes fighting for a constitutional amendment, giving American women the right to vote. Hillary Swank, Angelica Houston, Frances O"Conner star.

Check it out from our library collection to view it all: DVD IRO 2004 (DVD).

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Scholar Coming

Please save the date:

We mark the firing upon Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, as the the beginning of the Civil War. On April 14, the anniversary of the surrender of the fort, 150 years ago, the Butler Libraries bring scholar Brian Craig Miller to campus to present:

Kansas and the Civil War in American History and Memory

As we move to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, most Americans will not think of the events in Kansas…unless, of course, you’re IN Kansas. Yet Kansas’ birthday coincides with the Civil War. Join us for a critical re-examination on how the Civil War affected the state of Kansas and why the Kansas struggles have been largely ignored in American history. Presented by Brian Craig Miller.

Dr. Miller teaches history at Emporia State University. His appearance is courtesy of the Kansas Humanities Council Speakers Bureau.

More details to follow!

2010 Census access

The first 2010 Census release is out and hot off the presses. I have
posted some spreadsheets on the State Data Center Website with the
total population, single race population and the Hispanic/Latino
population by county and city. http://www.kslib.info/sdc/index.html

These are the preliminary tables, I will put together some more over
the next few days.

If you have any questions...

Peter Haxton

State Data Center Coordinator/
Research Librarian
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th
Topeka, KS 66612
phaxton@kslib.info
(785) 296-2008

From the State Library

Hello all...

When I was a boy growing up in California my Dad used to tell us
stories of Dr Brinkely, a charlatan who almost became governor of
Kansas. This week's Kansas 150 SLK blog issue, contributed by Tom
Roth of the State Library of Kansas, offers up some resources on
"Doctor" Brinkley:

http://kansas150slk.blogspot.com/2011/03/john-r-brinkley.html

Enjoy!

Bill Sowers
Kansas Documents Librarian and Cataloger
State Library of Kansas

Newsbank Trial

This trial includes America's Newspapers and America's News Magazines

The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.

Search Shortcuts:
Augusta Daily Gazette
El Dorado Times, The
Wichita Eagle

View trial in the Library Tab on Pipeline, and under Electronic Resources on the library home page. Trial limited to Butler students, staff, and faculty.