SAN
ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY GETS ADDITIONAL DATABASES
People have always looked
to San Antonio Public Library to find information and answers to homework
questions. But these days, more and more people are supplementing their
research by going to the Internet. While good, much of the information
found on the Internet can be inaccurate, unverified, and difficult to
locate. Now a program from San Antonio Public Library, the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Telecommunications
Infrastructure Board combines the best of both the library and the
Internet by providing TexShare, a new group of electronic databases.
TexShare can be accessed at the library, and with your library card you can access
them from anywhere that has an Internet connection.
This program extends the
resources of San Antonio Public Library by providing 60 additional
databases at a cost of 10 million dollars, paid for the Texas State
Library and the Telecommunications Infrastructure Board. This
"Library of Texas" allows a user to find full-text articles in
encyclopedias, almanacs, journals, newspapers, and even allows a user to
read entire books. Best of all, these services are reliable, credible,
appropriate for children, and easily searched by subject, topic, or
keyword. The databases cover a diverse area of subjects.
For instance, some of the databases include homework help for students,
health information, business information, biography and genealogy
information, electronic books, and literature criticism.
To discover more about
these databases and all their possibilities, come into the library and ask
your reference librarian for help.
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THE
DEAR
AMERICA SERIES
 Come in and check out these fictionalized diaries of young teenage girls; each set during a different trying time in America’s history. All books are located in JUVENILE FICTION (ask your librarian about availability.)
BARTOLETTI, SUSAN . COAL MINER’S BRIDE: THE DIARY OF ANETKA KAMINSKA (1896)
DENENBERG, BARRY. WHEN WILL THIS CRUEL WAR BE OVER? THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF EMMA SIMPSON (1864)
DENENBERG, BARRY. SO FAR FROM HOME: THE DIARY OF MARY DRISCOLL, AN IRISH MILL GIRL (1847)
DENENBERG, BARRY. ONE EYE LAUGHING, THE OTHER WEEPING: THE DIARY OF JULIE WEISS (W.W. II)
GARLAND, SHERRY. VALLEY OF THE MOON: THE DIARY OF MARIA ROSALIA DE MILAGROS (1845)
GARLAND, SHERRY. LINE IN THE SAND: THE ALAMO DIARY OF LUCINDA LAWRENCE, GONZALES, TEXAS (1835)
GREGORY, KRISTIANA. WINTER OF RED SNOW: THE REVOLUTONARY WAR DIARY OF ABIGAIL JANE STEWART (1777)
GREGORY, KRISTINA. ACROSS THE WIDE & LONESOME PRAIRIE:THE OREGON TRAIL DIARY OF HATTIE CAMPBELL (1847)
GREGORY, KRISTIANA. GREAT RAILROAD RACE: THE DIARY OF LIBBY WEST (1868)
HANSEN, JOYCE. I THOUGHT MY SOUL WOULD RISE AND FLY:THE DIARY OF PATSY, A FREED GIRL (POST CIVIL WAR)
HESSE, KAREN. LIGHT IN THE STORM: THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF AMELIA MARTIN (1860-61)
LASKY, KATHRYN. JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD:THE DIARY OF REMEMBER PATIENCE WHIPPLE (1620)
LASKY, KATHRYN. DREAMS OF THE GOLDEN COUNTRY: THE DIARY OF ZIPPORAH FELDMAN, A JEWISH IMMIGRANT GIRL (1903-4)
McKISSACK, PAT. PICTURE OF FREEDOM:THE DIARY OF CLOTEE, A SLAVE GIRL (1859)
McKISSACK, PAT. COLOR ME DARK: THE DIARY OF NELLIE LEE LOVE , THE GREAT MIGRATION (1919)
MURPHY, JIM. WEST TO A LAND OF PLENTY:THE DIARY OF TERESA ANGELINO VISCARDI (1883)
OSBORNE, MARY. MY SECRET WAR: THE WORLD WAR II DIARY OF MADELINE BECK (1941-42)
OSBORNE, MARY. STANDING IN THE LIGHT: THE CAPTIVE DIARY OF CATHERINE CAREY LOGAN, DELAWARE VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA (1763)
RINALDI, ANN. MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND:THE DIARY OF NANNIE LITTLE ROSE, A SIOUX GIRL (1880)
TURNER, ANN. GIRL WHO CHASED AWAY
SORROW: THE DIARY OF SARAH NITA, A NAVAJO GIRL
WHITE, ELLEN. VOYAGE ON THE GREAT TITANIC: THE DIARY OF MARGARET ANN BRADY, R.M.S. TITANIC (1912)
Compiled 11/2001
By Rick Grimm
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Name
the Newsletter
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help us name this newsletter! If you have any ideas for a catchy title,
please e-mail them to BSchorlemer@sanantonio.gov.
Your creative efforts will be seen by all the subscribers to this
newsletter, and we will of course give you credit. After all, this
newsletter is for you and we'd like your input.
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GUADALAJARA
Feria
Internacional del Libro
People waiting to
enter the fair. |
The American
Library Association awarded free passes and travel stipends to a
delegation of five librarians from the San Antonio Public Library to
attend the 15th annual Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL) in Guadalajara,
Mexico from Nov 24-Dec 2, 2001. One of Latin America’s largest book
fairs, FIL provided the group with an opportunity to purchase Spanish
language materials to enhance the Library’s collections. SAPL librarians
purchased books covering a wide variety of subjects including cookbooks,
Mayo Clinic health guides, fiction, literature, art, architecture, the
paranormal, popular culture and Mexican history. In all, the new materials
represent nearly a 2% increase in the number of Spanish language items
owned throughout the system.
FIL has grown in size and scope over its 15 years. This year’s FIL was the largest ever, with a total of 386,620 participants, including 1,258 publishing houses from 32 countries. This year’s featured country was Brazil. On hand were such noted personalities as Ana María Machado, Paulo Coehlo, José Sarney and João Ubaldo
Ribeiro.
For more information about the fair:
www.fil.com.mx
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FEATURED
DATABASE
NoveList
Looking for something good to read? Could you use some help in finding just the right book?
The NoveList database allows you to use a favorite author, title, or subject to identify novels that you might like. If, for example, you’re a big fan of Tony Hillerman,
NoveList can introduce you to other mysteries with a Navajo setting. If you love Anne Rice but don’t know who else writes about vampires,
NoveList can provide a lengthy list of new authors. By choosing or entering words that describe the contents of a book that you’d like to read,
NoveList will retrieve titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field. Whether you’re looking for fiction set in Memphis or on a submarine, during the Civil War or the World Series,
NoveList will steer you toward new authors and titles of interest.
The NoveList database contains over 100,000 titles, many of which feature annotations, reviews, and summaries. In addition, it offers over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 160 award lists, dozens of book discussion guides, and 1,800 fiction-related web-sites. One of the newest features is a “Series Search” to find all of the titles in fiction series.
NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. New titles are added every month.
NoveList is a fun and useful place to explore fiction, but it’s not a replacement for the personalized assistance that our library staff loves to offer! For book recommendations or guidance in using
NoveList, please feel free to visit or call the Central Library Fiction Department at 207-2679. |
NEW YEAR'S LINKS
How
to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution.com - This site offers tips for
resolution success, including "word it carefully" and
"write it down." Also gives advice on specific resolutions
such as dieting and quitting smoking.
The
Holiday Spot’s Happy New Year - This site tells how to say Happy
New Year in 37 languages, lets you post your resolutions, and send
greeting cards.
Kidproj
Multicultural Calendar – This site gives descriptions of New Year’s activities
around the world, written by children from those countries.
Shogatsu
- Put together by Japanese high school students, this site describes
their country’s 3-day New Year festival. It includes descriptions of
food, games, decorations, clothes and other traditions.
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