New Items in Reference - 5/20/2011

Public Papers of the Presidents:  Barack Obama, 2009, v.1  (353.035)  The first in a series of volumes that will contain President Obama's papers and speeches that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary from January 1 through June 30, 2009.

Garner's Modern American Usage, 3rd. ed.  (423.1)  Covers usage, pronunciation and style.

Directory of Professional Resume Writers (650.142029)  Lists Marilyn Feldstein of Jacksonville (http://careerchoicesunlimited.com/index.html) who specializes in the field of career development and offers - among other services - writing resumes for customers (fee-based of course).

Encyclopedia of Literary Romanticism  (820.9145)  Contains a section of alphabetical entries, a chronology and select bibliography of secondary sources.

New Items in Reference - 5/12/2011

The following are new and/or updated books in the Reference collection:

CQ Researcher 2010 (300) A good source of information on issues recently in the news.  Each issue of CQ Researcher (this edition contains all 2010 issues into one bound item) "opens with an overview of that issue's topic, followed by a discussion of three key questions that drive debate surrounding the topic."  In addition to the Opposing Viewpoints database, the CQ Researcher might be a complimentary resource to refer to students working on "pros and cons" papers on topical issues.

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 15th ed. (331.702)  Similar to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.  Besides covering job and industry-specific information, the Encyclopedia contains career guidance information including applications, resumes and interviewing.  The previous edition is located in NF and is available for checkout.

Weiss Ratings' Guide to Banks and Thrifts, Summer 2011 (332.1)  Ratings and financial data for financial institutions; published quarterly.

SRDS Newspaper Advertising Source, 2011 (338.4)  Contains rate-planning information for advertisers on daily papers, newspaper groups, ethnic newspapers, religious newspapers, college newspapers, comics and newspaper-distributed magazines.


Weiss Ratings' Guide to Health Insurers, Summer 2011 (368.382)  provides "policyholders and prospective policy purchasers with a reliable source of insurance company ratings and analyses on a timely basis."


American Women of Science Since 1900, 2 vols. (509.2273)  Contains biographies on notable American women scientists.  Includes an index, listing of disciplines, a chronology, scientists by discipline index and listing of women Nobel Prize winners in the sciences.


Brands and Their Companies, 35th ed. (602.750973)  The first volume contains an alphabetical listing of brand names, along with the owning company; the second volume has an alphabetical directory of the company contact information.  Located on the Ready Reference shelf.


American Inventors, Entrepreneurs & Business Visionaires, Revised ed. (609.2273)  Containing almost 300 biographies of such business leaders as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey, American Inventors attempts to convey "the history of American invention and entrepreneurialism" in one concise volume.


Florida Cruising Directory, 2011-12 (623.892)  Includes such useful data for sailors & boaters as tide tables, boat ramp locations, marinas, cruising guides, sketch charts and bridge schedules.


Rand McNally Road Atlas, 2012 (912.7)  3 copies; one located in Call Center, and one each beneath the Ask Here desk in Reference and Non-Fiction.

Business & Career Guidance in FEL

This is just to highlight some new eBooks that are available to libraries throughout Florida via the Florida Electronic Library.

To access these (and other) eBooks, go to the Florida Electronic Library.

From the homepage, choose Available Resources and click on View All Resources:

From the alphabetical list of available resources, scroll down to "G" and select Gale Virtual Reference Library:

To access the business titles, click on "Business" in the publication subject listings:

You can choose a particular title by clicking on the hypertext link.  If you do not see a title listed, you can search for it by scrolling back to the top and choosing Advanced Search.  In this example, I've changed the search field to Publication Title and entered "american buyers":

Articles from American Buyers:  Demographics of Shopping will result.  To view more information about that title, including a Table of Contents, Index and Illustration Listing, click on the title in the record:

You can then access the other features of the eBook:

When you have free time, explore some of these titles in Florida Electronic Library:

Career Guidance

·        A-Z of Careers and Jobs

·        IQ and Aptitude Tests

·        Ready-made Job Search Letters

·        Successful Interviewing and Recruitment

·        Ultimate Interview

·        Ultimate Job Search

Business Development

·        American Buyers:  Demographics of Shopping

·        Green Property

·        The Growing Business Handbook

·        How to Understand Business Finance

·        Winning New Business