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.

New Books in Reference - 1/25/2010

Magazines for Libraries, 2010 (016.05)

TheStreet.com Ratings' Guide to Property & Casualty Insurers (368.006573)

McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology, 2010 (503)

Conn's Current Therapy, 2010 (615.505)

Writing & Publishing:  The Librarian's Handbook (808.06602)

Critical Companion to William Butler Yeats (821.8)

Mapco Street Guide, Jacksonville, 2010 (placed beneath the Reference desk - home location:  infodesk)

New Books in Reference - 1/9/10

D & B Regional Business Directory, 2010 (338.74025759)  Placed on Infodesk shelf.

2010 Harris Florida Manufacturers Directory (338.74025759)

2009-10 Book of Lists (381.5097591)  Kept underneath the Reference desk.

2010 Editor & Publisher Market Guide (658.8)

2010 The Blue Book, Building & Construction (670.25759)

2010 Who's Who in American Art (759.13)

Discover Jacksonville, 2008-09  Kept beneath the Reference desk.

New Items in Reference - 1/7/10

The Dream Encyclopedia (154.6303)

Critical Companion to The Bible (220.61)

Oxford Bible Atlas (220.61)

Whitaker's Almanack, 2010 (314)

North American Financial Institutions Directory, Jan - Jun 2010 (332.10257)

The State of Working America (338.973)  "...prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty - data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people."

Encyclopedia of Elder Care (362.19897)

College Blue Book (378.73)  Find out how much your used college is worth.

The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs (381.142)

Oxford Companion to Cosmology (523.1)

Darwin's Universe:  Evolution from A to Z (576.803)

The Official ABMS Directory, 2010, v. 1-3 (610.25)

Embalming:  History, Theory, and Practice (614.6)  Finished as the runner-up for this year's JaxRead's selection.

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 2010 (912)

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.