Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Thursday, December 02, 2004
NetLibrary's Ebook of the month
December eBook of the Month:
A Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal Challenge
A masterful tale of the people and politics behind the surprising decisions that upheld race-based admissions in colleges, December's eBook of the Month documents one of the most important affirmative action cases to reach the Supreme Court in a generation.
Capturing the individual dramas and human passions that colored and propelled this momentous legal struggle, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr takes us deep inside America's court system. He follows the trail from the University of Michigan to Washington D.C., revealing how lawyers argued and strategized, how lower-court judges fought behind the scenes for control of the cases, and why the White House filed a brief in support of the white students, in opposition to a chorus of retired generals and admirals worried that the military academies would no longer reflect the face of America.
Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, December's eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Bloomberg Press. Don't miss this unique opportunity to showcase your NetLibrary collection by sharing a powerful and compelling account of one of the most significant race relations cases since Brown v. Board of Education.
Access the book through the Kansas Library Card.
A Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal Challenge
A masterful tale of the people and politics behind the surprising decisions that upheld race-based admissions in colleges, December's eBook of the Month documents one of the most important affirmative action cases to reach the Supreme Court in a generation.
Capturing the individual dramas and human passions that colored and propelled this momentous legal struggle, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr takes us deep inside America's court system. He follows the trail from the University of Michigan to Washington D.C., revealing how lawyers argued and strategized, how lower-court judges fought behind the scenes for control of the cases, and why the White House filed a brief in support of the white students, in opposition to a chorus of retired generals and admirals worried that the military academies would no longer reflect the face of America.
Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, December's eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Bloomberg Press. Don't miss this unique opportunity to showcase your NetLibrary collection by sharing a powerful and compelling account of one of the most significant race relations cases since Brown v. Board of Education.
Access the book through the Kansas Library Card.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
The Librarian - Quest for a ???
Complete list [OCLC - OCLC Top 1000]
Complete list [OCLC - OCLC Top 1000]
This list contains the "Top 1000" titles owned by OCLC member libraries—the intellectual works that have been judged to be worth owning by the "purchase vote" of libraries around the globe.
What's your favorite book? The one you'd buy again if you wear out the binding? the one you'd want to pass on to your grandchild?
My grandad died when I was 11, and I received from him a copy of John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," and an early science fiction book called "New Bodies for Old." I promptly read both of them, and remember more about the first than the latter.
Micaela
This list contains the "Top 1000" titles owned by OCLC member libraries—the intellectual works that have been judged to be worth owning by the "purchase vote" of libraries around the globe.
What's your favorite book? The one you'd buy again if you wear out the binding? the one you'd want to pass on to your grandchild?
My grandad died when I was 11, and I received from him a copy of John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," and an early science fiction book called "New Bodies for Old." I promptly read both of them, and remember more about the first than the latter.
Micaela
Monday, November 29, 2004
Loganberry Books: Stump the Bookseller -- New Stumpers and a New Author
Loganberry Books: Stump the Bookseller -- New Stumpers
This is a great site for finding that long-lost story or book. I know from personal experience.
Juli put the interlibrary loan on my desk while I noted the message from Rachel that her mail contained a book. So we were both opening a copy of Austrailian children's book author Margaret Mahy's "The Chewing-Gum Rescue" at the same moment. A two-month's long search for a story that moved us when we were ten years younger and listening to an audio version culminated with it in our hands, thatnks to this bookseller's site. $2.00 was not too much to pay: we were seriously interested in finding "The Midnight Story on Griffon Hill," about a writer who's sad stories can only be shared with the griffon on the hill behind his home.
Rachel has become a writer since, and is in college for an English degree. I'll let you know when she gets published.
Meanwhile, Butler of Andover faculty member Peter Devries has recently published his first, a fantasy novel "Wistrix Donn". I'll get it for the library as soon as possible, but the Andover HS library has it now, along with a nice display of Peter at the Watermark Books booksigning.
Congratulations, Peter!
This is a great site for finding that long-lost story or book. I know from personal experience.
Juli put the interlibrary loan on my desk while I noted the message from Rachel that her mail contained a book. So we were both opening a copy of Austrailian children's book author Margaret Mahy's "The Chewing-Gum Rescue" at the same moment. A two-month's long search for a story that moved us when we were ten years younger and listening to an audio version culminated with it in our hands, thatnks to this bookseller's site. $2.00 was not too much to pay: we were seriously interested in finding "The Midnight Story on Griffon Hill," about a writer who's sad stories can only be shared with the griffon on the hill behind his home.
Rachel has become a writer since, and is in college for an English degree. I'll let you know when she gets published.
Meanwhile, Butler of Andover faculty member Peter Devries has recently published his first, a fantasy novel "Wistrix Donn". I'll get it for the library as soon as possible, but the Andover HS library has it now, along with a nice display of Peter at the Watermark Books booksigning.
Congratulations, Peter!
The Literacy Site : Help Children Read By Giving Them Their Own Books
The Literacy Site : Help Children Read By Giving Them Their Own Books
ABOUT THE LITERACY SITE
Remember the magic of your first book? Perhaps you were nestled in the arms of a parent, or sharing a giggle with a friend. Whatever your first memory of a book, books are a powerful tool; they stir the senses, inspire the imagination and spark a love of reading that can last a lifetime. But what of children who have no books? The Literacy Site gives you a way to share the magic of books and promote the love of reading among children who might otherwise never discover the joy of their first book.
Your click on the red "Give Free Books" button at The Literacy Site generates books for children in need, funded by site sponsors and provided through our award winning charity partner, First Book. In the last three years, First Book has distributed over 20 million books to children in hundreds of communities.
Folks this is similar to the UN Food site, or the Breast Cancer site... advertising put to some good use, as you view the ads, they make the donation. Click away!
Micaela
ABOUT THE LITERACY SITE
Remember the magic of your first book? Perhaps you were nestled in the arms of a parent, or sharing a giggle with a friend. Whatever your first memory of a book, books are a powerful tool; they stir the senses, inspire the imagination and spark a love of reading that can last a lifetime. But what of children who have no books? The Literacy Site gives you a way to share the magic of books and promote the love of reading among children who might otherwise never discover the joy of their first book.
Your click on the red "Give Free Books" button at The Literacy Site generates books for children in need, funded by site sponsors and provided through our award winning charity partner, First Book. In the last three years, First Book has distributed over 20 million books to children in hundreds of communities.
Folks this is similar to the UN Food site, or the Breast Cancer site... advertising put to some good use, as you view the ads, they make the donation. Click away!
Micaela
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)