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.