Quick Search Tip: Population and Unemployment Rates by State

A quick hint for searching for population and unemployment rates by state:

In Google, type population FL to find the population of Florida.

In the results, you'll see this:

If you click on the graph, you can mouse over various points on the chart to find population numbers for past dates.

Unemployment rates work the same way.  For example, to find the unemployment rate of Georgia, simply search for unemployment rate GA:

Notice that the sources for both searches come from government agencies - US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Labor.

New Books in Reference - 12/9/09

The World Almanac, 2010 (317)

South American Handbook (918.04)

Songwriter's Market, 2010 (780.65)

2010 Catholic Almanac (202)

The Best Plays of 2007-2008 (808.2)

Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers (023.3)

Libraries Got Game (025.2896)  From the back of the book:  "The idea of making board games available in libraries isn’t new, but the concept of aligning them with the curriculum is. According to Mayer and Harris, modern games—often called designer games—offer many more opportunities for combining fun and learning than educational games or old-fashioned board games, where the most exciting part of play is rolling the dice." 
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/editions/webextras/mayer10092/mayer10092.cfm

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Banks and Thrifts (332.1)

Electrical Cost Data (621.319)

Who's Who in America, 2010 (920)

New Books in Reference - 12/4/09

Death Gods:  An Encyclopedia of the Rulers, Evil Spirits, and Geographies of the Dead (202.3)

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax, 2010 (336.24)

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Health Insurers, Winter 2009-10 (368.382)

Patterson's American Education, 2010 (370.2573)

Encyclopedia of African American Artists (700.8996073)

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, 11th ed. (769)  Ironically, this book will soon be worth more than most of the world's paper money.

Abraham Lincoln on Screen, 2nd ed. (791.43651016)

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Enncyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945 (940.53185)

New Books in Reference - 12/1/09

Almanac of the 50 States (317.3)

County Courthouse Book, 3rd ed. (347.7302025)

The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2010, 36th ed. (378.78)

Bond's Franchise Guide, 2009 (381.1302573)

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 2010, 35th ed. (706)

Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 2010, So-Z (769.56)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (808.06615)

Digitized Life Magazine

Google Books - the project to digitize several major research libraries' collections - includes magazines as well.  Starting today you can browse all of the weekly issues of Life from 1936 to 1972 (over 1,860 issues).  You can read more about it here.

Browse issues of Life here.

One of the nice things about this is that it supplements our digitized edition of Life through InfoTrac Academic OneFile, which indexes the title from January 1, 1965 to May1, 2000, and has full-text available from January 2, 1965 to May 1, 2000.  The InfoTrac version is in html and does not include photos, whereas the weekly issues scanned for Google Books are fully digital copies of the original.  You can also search photos from Life using Google Image search.  Hint:  search specifically for Life photos in Google Images by searching for keyword source:life.

New in Books Reference - 10/23/09

AHA Guide, 2010 (362.11025)

U.S. News & World Report's Ultimate College Guide, 2009 (378.73)

Headquarters USA, 2010 (384.602573)  Placed on the Information Desk shelf.

Antiques & Collectibles 2010 Price Guide, 26th ed. (745.1075)

Dozier's Waterway Guide, Southern 2010 (797)

Shakespeare Studies, v.37 (822.33)

PDF Quick View

Google has added a Quick View link for search results that are in PDF form:

In the example above, form 1099 was searched, which is in PDF format on the IRS website.  Normally you would click on the PDF link to download and open the document in Adobe Acrobat.  By clicking on Quick View, the PDF is able to be opened directly in the browser window without changing it's format, by using technology used in Google Docs.

Because of our limited bandwidth and slow connection issues, this would be a good feature to point out to customers printing tax forms and other PDFs, as Quick View seems to load documents into the browser window more quickly than they can be downloaded.  This would also come in handy when on those rare occasions that customers are unable to open and view a PDF at all.

New Books in Reference - 10/8/09

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Life and Annuity Insurers, Fall 2009 (368.32)

2010 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, 19th ed. (769.49796)

Contemporary Authors, v. 188 (920)

International Vital Records Handbook (929.1072073)  Contains application forms and ordering information for various vital records, including driver's licenses, passports, jobs, social security, and proof of identity.

Two copies are also in the Genealogy Department if the copy in Reference is being used.

In addition, links to the various states' vital records offices can also be found online at VitalRec.

Google Chrome

You may have noticed that there is a funny little icon on the Ask Here desk monitors, or saw a strange looking page left open from a previous user, but you're not quite sure what it is.  Chances are, it's Google Chrome - an alternate web browser to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).

Of course, it's totally optional to use and IE is still the default browser.  However, if you'd like to give it a shot, there are a couple of features that I'd like to point out that make Chrome unique (at least compared to our older version of IE).

First, Chrome uses tabs.  This allows the user to go to a new page or site, without having to open up an entirely new window. Simply click on the + to the right of the current tab, and a new page is opened.  Simply type in the desired URL, choose a bookmark link, or click on one of the icons on the newly opened page (these are frequently viewed pages specific to that terminal - one click will load the page).

Next, Chrome's address bar is actually a multi-function tool as well, which they call Omnibox.  You can perform Google searches right in the address bar without having to go to Google.  In the example below, I've searched for "bar code wiki," so that I can get the Wikipedia page for "barcode."  (It's the 57th anniversary of it's invention)

As you can see, once you start typing into Omnibox, it will recognize your phrase as either a URL or as a Google search.  Options automatically dropdown as you type; you can either choose and click one of the options, or press enter to bring up the Google search results page:

If you decide to use Chrome, try these shortcuts out - hopefully they'll save you some time and make searching a little bit easier.

Note:  Although I personally like Chrome, I will point out that it's not perfect.  One of the problems - specifically for staff here at JPL - is the way that webmail is displayed in Chrome.  Some of the features are missing (like the ability to move an item into another folder) and it looks a bit different, so if you're checking your email or doing reference email you might want to stick with IE for those tasks.

New Additions of New Editions - 10/7/09

Guinness World Records 2010, (032.02)  Happy 250th Birthday, Guiness!  To Arthur!

Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions, 8th ed. (200.973)

Vital Statistics on the Presidency, 3rd. ed.  (324.630973)

S & P's Security Dealers of North America, Fall 2009  (332.62)

D & B Principal International Businesses, 2009/10  (380.1025)

Kovel's Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide, 2010, 42nd ed.  (745.1)

Encyclopedia of Jewish-American Literature (810.9)  1st ed., but new to us.

New Title Added

The reference book fairy had a light load today - just one title (though it contains three volumes).

Encyclopedia of American Religious History, 3rd ed. (200.973)  As with the prior editions, this set provides an overview of the people and events that have influenced U.S. history through religion.  The 3rd ed. has added a brief section titled "A Short History of Religion in America."  The third volume contains a general index.

Recently Added to the Shelves - 9/23/09

The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (220.52033)  Our copy has been missing for some time now, so this is a nice addition.

Gun Control:  A Documentary and Reference Guide (344.730533)  Written to "bring together a wide variety of documents, organized  both by chronology and subject, in order to provide the reader with a fuller understanding  of the history, evolution, scope, and consequences of the issue of gun control."

Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 39th ed. (741.5973)

Bing and Google Side by Side

Some of you may have seen a few of the slick new ads that have been touting Microsoft's Bing as a search alternative to Google. Or maybe you haven't. You are the ones asking, "What the heck is a Bing?"

Now I can't speak for everyone, but when I think "search engine," Google comes to mind. In fact, "googling" has become synonymous with searching to many people, so it will take a lot more than slick commercials to persuade me to make the switch.

However, I'm always open to things that might make searching easier, but it can be tedious trying to compare search engines using multiple windows and switching back and forth. Luckily for us, there's a site made specifically for that: Bing-vs-Google. Bing-vs-Google allows you to enter your search query into a single box and then splits the screen with Bing search results on the left, and Google search results on the right, allowing you to judge the sites side by side.

Similar sites include Bingle and BingandGoogle.

New Books in Reference - 8/12/09

The following items have been added to the Reference collection:

American Salaries and Wages Survey, 2009, 10th ed. (331.2973021) contains over 2,300 occupational combinations and respective salaries, taken from close to 600 sources, including government statistics and trade journals.

American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, 2009, 19th ed., 4 vol. (381.2029473) Profiles of over 28,000 wholesalers and distributors - encompassing small & large businesses and public & private sectors - are included. Arranged in broad subject headings, then alphabetically by name. SIC, geographic and alphabetic indexes are included.

Surgery Sourcebook, 2nd ed (617) is designed for laypeople seeking knowledge about typical surgeries, including "oral, eye, gastrointestinal, gynecologic and obstetric, head and neck, heart and vascular, orthopedic, cosmetic and reconstructive, and urological surgeries--associated risks, and potential complications."

Masterplots II: African American Literature, Revised ed., 4 vol. (810.9896073) "...focuses on works by African American writers from the earliest known colonial writings through the beginning of the twenty-first century." Contains over 300 essays, of which one-third were newly commissioned for this new edition. Volume 4 includes a type of work index by genre, a title index and an author index.

In addition, an anonymous donor left one copy of the Jacksonville Senior Services Directory, 2009-2010 and one downtown map (Downtown Vision version) on my desk. I've labeled both "Information Desk," and coincidentally, decided to keep them beneath the Reference desk with the other maps and directories. Thank you Mysterious Philanthropist!

As always, these books can be reviewed at the Reference desk before I shelve them next week.

New Books in Reference - 7/9/09

Library and Book Trade Almanac 2009 (020.58)

Library Resource Guide 2009-10 (025.0025) An additional copy has been placed at the Ask Here desk.

American Library Directory 2009-10 (027)

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology & Legend (201.303)

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Stock Mutual Funds (332)

North American Financial Institutions Directory (332.10257)

World Monetary Units (332.40321) New book containing current and historical information on the currency units of over 200 countries; arranged alphabetically by country.

The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy (337.03)

International Organizations (341.2025) "provides a concise and balanced reference guide to approximately 250 international organizations, multilateral groups and worldwide forums serving political, security, social and cultural purposes."

Government Assistance Almanac 2009 (353.0082025) The information contained in this book is based on the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), which is no longer available in print form. Please note that while customers who are looking for "grants" who do not have a 501(c)3 designation may be directed to this source as an alternative, be sure to let them know that most of the entries in the book are for institutions and not individuals. You know, like our regular spiel we give to those wanting free money.

World Chamber of Commerce Directory 2009 (380.106)

Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2009-10 (629.105)

Scott Catalogue, 2010, v. 3, G - I (769.56)

The Literary 100 (809)

Facts About the Presidents (973.099)

Square It

A new tool has been created in Google Labs which may be helpful in certain searches.

Google Squared works much the same way a regular Google search would, but the results are displayed in tabular formation. It's good for comparing items side by side.

For example, a search for "lcd television" or will list products, description, price, etc. in a table. You can delete whole rows or columns by clicking the "x" in the desired section.

Sample screenshot:

You can also add values - in the form of new columns - to your search results. For instance, the search "tallest buildings" returns by default values for Item Name, Image, Description, Status, Architect and Location. By clicking in the "add columns" field, you can add a new value such as "height ft/m." (As you type, the auto-suggest function is engaged for ideas)

As it is still being tested in Google Labs, there are some limitations. I tried a search for "super bowl" and the first thing that I noticed is that the results are not in numerical order. Though values can be added or deleted, they cannot be clicked to change the sorting of results. I added the values "mvp" and "winning team" and got mixed results. While most MVPs were listed, only a small minority of winning teams made the results list.

Still, it's another way to gather facts from the Internet - it might be worth taking a look at just to try it out.

Go to the Official Google Blog to read more, get sample search suggestions and watch the demo video.

New Books in Reference - 6/11/09

Florida Real Estate Exam Manual (R 346.759043 MIX) This item has been changed to "circulate" at the request of my biblio padawan - the force is strong in that one.

TheSteet.com Ratings’ Guide to Health Insurers (368.382)

Cassell’s Latin Dictionary (473.21)

Woodall’s Campground Directory, 2009 (647.9473)

The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2010 (737.4)

Handbook of United States Coins, 2010 (737.4)

Scott Catalog, C-F, 2010 (769.56)

International Who’s Who in Classical Music, 2009 (780.922)

Music In Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History (780.98 MIX)

International Who’s Who in Popular Music, 2009 (781.640922)

Rand McNally Road Atlas, 2010 (912.7)

The Princeton Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (932.003)

Google PowerMeter

Though not strictly reference news, this is green information, and may prove useful for both staff and our customers.

Google has announced their first eight utility partners for their PowerMeter tool, a gadget "that can show consumers their personal electricity consumption right on a home computer" using new smart meters.  

Local utility provider JEA is among the group of initial partners working with Google on this project.  Currently it's available to a limited number of users, but if the pilot program is successful, the service will be expanded to more users next year.

Note:  Thanks Ed for sharing your electrical consumption with us!

The Empire Strikes Back

As we mentioned previously, Wolfram Alpha looks to push the envelope of web searching by going beyond organizing and retrieval of information to computing answers to factual questions, creating what Stephen Wolfram calls a "computational knowledge engine."

Google Labs is working on a project called Google Squared.  The idea is to add structured data to results displayed in spreadsheet form, giving context and meaning to the unstructured information freely floating about the Web.  Blogs Chris Dawson for ZDNet:

...between Wolfram Alpha, Google’s efforts in semantic search, and a host of competitors that will be popping up in this field, we may very well be on the edge of Search 3.0. This is good news for our students, teachers, and library scientists struggling to help our students get the information they want from the billions of pages of junk (and millions of pages of interest) floating around the web.

Rest of article here

Click here for more news results about Google Squared.

New Books in Reference - 5/13/09

The Newberry & Caldecott Awards, 2009 (026.162 Newberry)

Never heard of 'em.  I think they're kind of like the Heisman Trophy, but for college hockey or something.

CQ Researcher 2008 (300 CQ 2008)

Offers detailed and balanced research on controversial topics in each issue.  This bound volume contains the entire collection for 2008.

S&P Security Dealers of North America (332.62 Standard)

The revised 174th edition contains a security dealers directory arranged in "geographical-alphabetical sequence."  Includes three indices:  Firm Name Changes, Discontinued Listings and Location of Investment Firms.

Encyclopedia of the United Nations (341.2303 Moore)

An encyclopedia, the topic being the UN.

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Life and Annuity Insurers (368.32)

The latest quarterly ranking includes six sections:  Index of Companies, Analysis of Largest Companies, Recommended Companies, All Companies by Rating, and Rating Upgrades & Downgrades.

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word & Phrase Origins, 4th ed. (422.03 Hendrickson)

Revised edition includes 2,500 new words and phrase origins.

Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2010 Price Guide, 43rd ed., incl. DVD (745.1 Warmans)

The latest edition has been updated to reflect currents trends and offer "a fresh, 21st-century perspective to the collecting world."  Includes price guide, full-color pictures for identifying items, a Future of the Markets section for antique investment guidance and a comprehensive guide to art market.  The DVD includes a discussion of fakes and reproductions.

Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog, Vol. 1, A-B (769.56 Scott)

An identification and price guide for philatelics.

Note:  These will be placed in their customary location for previewing; three items do not have spine labels yet, nor have they been added to the catalog, so be sure to return them to the holding area.

Google Search Options

Google is launching a new tool called Search Options.  In it's simplest form, Search Options allows the user to customize how the results are ordered and displayed.  They can be ordered by type (review, image, etc.) and time, among other options:

The Search Options panel also gives you the ability to view your results in new ways. One view gives you more information about each result, including images as well as text, while others let you explore and iterate your search in different ways...We think of the Search Options panel as a tool belt that gives you new ways to interact with Google Search, and we plan to fill it with more innovative and useful features in the future.

This video explains all of the new features, including Timeline and Wonder Wheel:

When A Search Engine Isn't A Search Engine

The other day, I read a story whose headline hailed a new software that would quite possibly "change the Internet forever."  

Jeesh, sounds pretty important.  I'll bite.

The website is WolframAlpha, and the story goes on to suggest that it's significance lies in the fact that the software will be able to communicate in everyday language, rather than computer-speak:

The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet's Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does....The real innovation, however, is in its ability to work things out "on the fly", according to its British inventor, Dr Stephen Wolfram. If you ask it to compare the height of Mount Everest to the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, it will tell you. Or ask what the weather was like in London on the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, it will cross-check and provide the answer. Ask it about D sharp major, it will play the scale. Type in "10 flips for four heads" and it will guess that you need to know the probability of coin-tossing. If you want to know when the next solar eclipse over Chicago is, or the exact current location of the International Space Station, it can work it out.

There are limitations, though, especially when it comes to pop culture:

Wolfram Alpha has been designed with professionals and academics in mind, so its grasp of popular culture is, at the moment, comparatively poor. The term "50 Cent" caused "absolute horror" in tests, for example, because it confused a discussion on currency with the American rap artist. For this reason alone it is unlikely to provide an immediate threat to Google, which is working on a similar type of search engine, a version of which it launched last week.

It's expected to launch in May 2009, which I hope is more accurate than the original "day after Staff Development Day" introduction of the new Workflows.  At any rate, it will be interesting to use and see how this tool affects reference services.

Just Say Fou?

This is my brain:

Apparently, this is my brain on drugs and Taoism:

Now that was a tasty breakfast.  Well balanced too if I remember correctly.

New Books in Reference - 4/6/09

Lots of new books in Reference:

Nobel:  A Century of Prize Winners (001.44)

Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 2009 (277.05)

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guides

Stock Mutual Funds (332)

Banks & Thrifts (332.1)

Life & Annuity Insurers (368.32)

Health Insurers (368.382)

North American Financial Institutions Directory (332.10257)

Internal Revenue Code and Federal Tax Regulations (345)  ...in all their simplicity.

US Code Congressional & Administrative News (345)

Florida Real Estate:  Principles, Practices & Law (346.759043)

Health Care Policy & Politics A to Z (362.10973)

The Princeton Review Guide to College Majors (378.199)

Honor & Respect:  The Official Guide to Names, Titles, & Forms of Address (395.4)

A Dictionary of American Idioms (423.1)

Florida Cruising Directory (623.892)

DC Comics Encyclopedia (741.50973)

Comic Book Price Guide (741.50973)

British Film Noir Guide (791.43655)

The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (796.357)

Exit Now:  Interstate Exit Directory (917.304)

Due to the high volume of titles, these will be kept on a cart at the Ref Desk for your review.

As always, enjoy.

Teachers 'n Video

Sadly, this post is not about Van Halen's Hot for Teacher music video, though hopefully it is somewhat informative.

A teacher who frequently visits the library looking for videos and DVDs for her classes was in the other day, and there wasn't a whole lot on our shelves in the subject area that she needed. Since an Interlibrary Loan was not possible, I suggested that she try Youtube for clips to use.  She thought that would work since she could connect her laptop to the classroom television.

Lacking any hilarious library stories from that day, I told Mrs. Refman about the episode when I got home, and she knew of a few educator-approved online video sites that might bear mentioning to teachers hunting for videos in the future -- TeacherTube and Discovery Education.

Started by a veteran educator, TeacherTube's goal "is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos."  It has the look and feel of Youtube, and is totally free.

Discovery Education is produced by Discovery Communications (it's in the Discovery Channel corporate family) and is subscription-based.  The site "is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students and parents that make a positive impact on student learning."

A Few New Books - 3/7/09

Proving quite timely, the new Oxford Dictionary of Finance & Banking (332.03 D) has arrived just as our financial system makes the transition from a mixed economy to one of economic fascism, making it somewhat easier to understand things as they happen.

Hoover's Handbook of World Business (338.74025 H) offers profiles of "300 of the world's most influential companies outside the United States."

A third volume of George W. Bush's Public Papers of the Presidents from 2004 (353.035 U).

Dozier's Waterway Guide:  Northern 2009 (386.2 W), featuring nautical charts for "Long Island Sound & New England waters from New Jersey to Maine."

New To Reference - 2/25/09

Short Story Index 2008 (016.808831 Short)

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (061.3 National)

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies (338.7402573 Hoover's)

Public Papers of the Presidents - George W. Bush 2004 (353.035 United) *note - all of the pages have not been colored in yet

Directory of U.S. Military Bases Worldwide (355.702573 Directory)

A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts (361.003 Smith) *will be moved to the Nonprofit Resources Center*

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Health Insurers (368.382 Thestreet)

Private Independent Schools 2009 (370.58 Private)

500 Essential Graphic Novels:  The Ultimate Guide (741.5016 Kannenberg)

The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia (796.33263 Boyles) *nominated by Refman for best new reference title of the week

American Ethnic Writers (810.9920693 American, vol. 1-3)

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd ed. (910.3 Columbia, vol. 1-3)

Territorial Papers of the United States, Vol. XXVIII (973.082 Territorial)

As always, these will be kept underneath the reference desk for perusing at your leisure.

Yes We Can...

...increase the circulation of print materials by two percent.  Please, do your part by weeding the collection, and allowing items to circulate when possible.

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Addendum to New Stuff - 2/4/09

I almost forgot -- the 2009 World Book Encyclopedia set is now in Reference; the 2008 edition has been moved to Non-Fiction and is available for circulation.

More New Stuff - 2/4/09

Another shipment of Reference goodies has arrived.

Magazines for Libraries (016.05 M 2009)

The very excellent consumer guides for various insurance products from TheStreet.com (these provide company ratings and selection tips):

Consumer Guide to Elder Care Choices (362.61)

...Homeowner's Insurance (3

68.1)

...Automobile Insurance (368.232)

...Medicare Supplement Insurance (368.3)

...Term Life Insurance (368.323)

...Variable Annuities (368.375)

...Long-Term Care Insurance (368.382)

...Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (368.3824)

The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs (381.142 D 2009)

What People Wore When (391.009 W)

McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology (503 M 2009)

American Cars, 1946 - 1959 (629.2220973 F)

2009 Editor & Publisher Marketing Guide (658.8 E 2009)

International Directory of Arts, 33rd ed. (700 I, v.1-3)

American Art Directory (703 A 2009)

Who's Who in American Art (759.13 Who's 2009)

Theatre World (792.05 T v.64)

The Best American Short Plays 2005-06 (812.5082 B)

The Encyclopedia of Earth (910 E)

Day by Day

Occasionally, students (and their parents) visit the Reference department needing to write a small report about what happened on the day they were born, or something similar.  

Of course, we have microfilm of the Times-Union, which is what most people will ask for.  This is just fine, though more often than not, the machines pose a challenge for the new user and they end up frustrated.  And nobody wants to get caught by The Boss sitting down and helping said customer!

An alternative resource for this is the Day By Day series.  Starting in Dewey 909.82, the 1940s through 1990s are covered, with important events and happenings listed, well, day by day.  Not that we should discourage customers from using microfilm, but it's good to have choices too.

More New Books - 1/8/09

A whole cart load of Reference books arrived, with most being updated editions of previous holdings. Because of the volume, these new items have gone directly to the stacks and won't be available for review at the Reference Desk.

Added to REF:

• Literary Market Place (LMP), v. 1-2 (070.502573 LITERARY)
• Manufacturing & Distribution USA, v.1-3 (338.7025 MANUFACTURING)
• Peterson's Graduate & Professional Programs, Books 1-6 (378.1553 P)
• College Blue Book, v. 1-6 (378.73 College)
• JK Lasser's Your Income Tax 2009 (336.24 Lasser)
• Songwriter's Market 2009 (780.65 Songwriter's)
• Photographer's Market 2009 (770. 65 Photographer's)

Added to the Infodesk:

• Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide, 16th ed. (707.5 Davenport's)
• Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR, 63rd ed. (615.058 Physicians')
• ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac 2009 (796.05 ESPN)
• Time Almanac 2009 (031 Time)
• World Almanac & Book of Facts 2009 (317 World)
• Consumer & Business Guide for Jacksonville, FL and Vicinity (917.591 Consumer) This is AKA the Criss Cross Directory, Lt. Blue version.

Added to Call Center (revolving shelf):

• Consumer & Business Guide for Jacksonville, FL and Vicinity
• Time Almanac 2009
• World Almanac & Book of Facts 2009

New Arrivals - 1/5/09

Happy New Year!

New to the Reference Collection this week:

The Handbook of Developmental Psychology (155 Handbook) "is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the study of human development presented in a single volume," so says the dust jacket.

Several Ratings' Guides from TheStreet.com, including Stock Mutual Funds (332 The-Street), Property & Casualty Insurers (368.006573 The-Street), Life & Annuity Insurers (368.32 The-Street), and Health Insurers (368.382 The-Street).  As the name suggests, these guides contain ratings for the remaining funds and insurers who continue to be solvent.

Two new medical reference books have been updated -- Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (CMDT) 2009 (616.07505 Current) and Adrenal Disorders (616.45 Adrenal).  The CMDT replaces the previous 2003 version, making it current again indeed.

Volume 36 of Shakespeare Studies has been added in Literature, and in History, Competing Voices from The Crusades (909.37 Competing) and Profiles of Florida (975.9 Profiles) have found their way to the stacks.  Crusades complements ideas expressed in our Opposing Viewpoints database, and Profiles of Florida contains statistics, demographics and comparative rankings.

As always, these can be reviewed on the shelf beneath the Reference desk.