Library News
Check below for a listing of new resources, facilities, events and displays at the Library.
Please also visit the New Titles and Bookworms pages for a list of new acquisitions and updates on the reader's discussion group.
NetLibrary eBook Collection Added
In October Jenks Library added 398 eBooks to our collection bringing the total of eBooks to 4,000. These new additions are for the most part religious/theological titles. A list of the new titles is available at NetLibrary Additions October 2009.
ACADEMIC ONEFILE - NEW FEATURES
Academic OneFile and other databases on the Gale PowerSearch platform offer the following new features.
- Create a personal account to save articles and searches for the next time you use the database.
- Download audio versions of articles in MP3 format.
- Listen to podcasts from NPR and other programs.
- Read articles from Time magazine going back to 1923.
- Refine your search by subject, document type, and publication.
From the library home page, choose Electronic Resources to find Academic OneFile and other research databases.
H1N1 RESOURCES
For information on Gordon's preparations for the virus and recommendations from the Health Center click here.
The following external links will give you the most up-to-date information on this outbreak:
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
NEXTREADS ADDS NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS
NextReads E-Mail Newsletters service has added two new newsletters. New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers and New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers include the top 15 titles in each category along with the short description provided by the New York Times. Both will be distributed to subscribers weekly, and are sent out on Wednesdays.
Subscribing to the New York Times Bestseller lists is as easy as subscribing to any of the other NextReads newsletters. No library card is necessary, only an email address. Newsletters link directly to the NOBLE library catalog, so subscribers can easily place a request for a title.
We now have twenty-five NextReads newsletters on various topics and genres, including Biography and Memoir, Fantasy, Mystery, Nature and Science, and Audiobooks. If you'd prefer to just check these lists online, you'll find all the current and back issues at NextReads Newsletters.
Subscribe to NextReads E-Mail Newsletters — See the list of newsletters, preview and sign up.
ONLINE CATALOG ENHANCEMENTS
For many records in the library online catalog, two new sections have been added. Below the record you will see "Similar Books" and "Tags".
"Similar Books" is a list of titles suggested by other readers. Click on a title to see the record for this similar book.
"Tags" are keywords that readers have assigned to the book. The larger the font, the more books associated with the tag. Clicking on a tag launches a tag browser that displays other books with the same tag.)
IN GOD WE TRUST: SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Come visit the new display in the Mezzanine, upstairs from the library lobby. Students from HIS-391 "Case Studies in Museum Administration" class have created an interesting collection of everyday items used by Union and Confederate soldiers. Among other original pieces and reproductions, you will find a Bible Society issue soldiers New Testament, wool sack coat, canteens, wallet, and confederate script.
LIBRARY REMINDERS
Have you ever wished "someone" would remind you when your library books are due? So have we. Effective immediately, when you check materials out of the library, you will receive an e-mail reminder two days before they are due. This will not apply to reserve materials, but only to items with a check out period of at least a week.
Loan periods will remain the same. The only change will be the addition of the reminders.
NEW AUDIOBOOKS FROM OVERDRIVE
If you like listening to audiobooks, take a look at this new library service! You can browse through a collection of audiobooks including fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, check them out with your ID card, and download them for two weeks. You can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.
Download Audiobooks - Browse or search our collection, download the special software you need, check out some books, and enjoy listening!
TEXT MESSAGE A CALL NUMBER TO YOUR CELL PHONE
After finding a book in the online catalog, do you search for a pen and paper to write down the call number, in order to find the book in the stacks? Now you can text it to your phone! Look for the new "Send via Text Message" button at the bottom of the online catalog result pages. Click the button. If there are multiple copies, select the one you want, enter your cell phone number and provider and hit the send button. You will receive a text message containing the location, call number, and title of the item. But, be careful if you don't have a text messaging plan for your phone - carrier charges may apply.