Mobile archive

Gale has a new app for the iPhone that allows users to access databases on their mobile device.  Dubbed AccessMyLibrary, the app "uses GPS to find public libraries within a 10-mile radius of the user's location, then gives them free, unlimited access" to our Gale online resources — without the need to authenticate.


Gale is marketing this as a way to boost usage of our e-resources and databases.  Customers can download it from this link which takes them to iTunes, or they can use the app store on their mobile device.


For a demo, stop by Refman's luxuriously appointed cubicle sometime.

New Items in Reference - 2/13/2010

The Value of a Dollar 1860-2009 (338.520973)

International Directory of Arts 2010, 3 vol. (700)

Handbook of United States Coins (737.4)

Trailer Life RV Parks & Campground Directory (796.54025)

Writing Reviews for Readers' Advisory (808.066028)

Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction (813.5409)

The 2009 Annual Register:  World Events, 250th ed. (905)

NEC 2008

It has come to my attention that we do not have the latest National Electric Code (NEC) in Reference (hat tip to Janine).  We have the 2005 edition in Reference, while two copies of the 2008 edition are in Non-fiction (and currently checked out).  As soon as one is returned, it will be put in Reference.

In the meantime, in the rare event that a customer requests the 2008 edition, we can at least point them towards the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) website which offers free access to the online version.  Although it is free, customers will need to register with NFPA to view the document.