LearningExpress Library System Maintenance

From the LearningExpress website:

LearningExpress Library...will be unavailable from the close of business (EST), August 24 until 8:00 am (EST), August 25, 2012 so that we can upgrade our system. Thank you for your patience.

Scheduled Site Maintenance

The library will be performing scheduled maintenance on Friday, August 10. As a result, the catalog, databases and eMedia may be unavailable from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Business Insights: Essentials

Business and Company Resource Center [Gale] is now Business Insights: Essentials. It contains the same content as the Business and Company Resource Center but will have some new features: interactive charting, a new business glossary, text-to-speech capabilities, citation tools, and more. Check it out today!

The end of the Grzimek's Animal Life database

After June 30, Gale will no longer be offering Grzimek's Animal Life as an online database. Instead, check out the Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, a 17 volume set. These eBooks are available in our Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Kids Search

Starting on July 1, 2012, Kids Infobits will no longer be available. Instead we have added Kids Search, which is available now. You will find links to this new site on the library's Research Page, under ‘For Students’ and alphabetically, and on the Kids Homework Help pages.

Kids Search is a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students built around their needs and search abilities. The Kids Search interface combines a state-of-the-art search engine (powered by EBSCOhost®) with a child-friendly, graphically-rich design that is both powerful and fun to use.

You can practice navigating the new site with this scavenger hunt (the answers are included on the last page).

Scheduled Site Maintenance - Saturday, June 9

The library will be performing scheduled maintenance on Saturday, June 9. As a result, the catalog, databases and eMedia will be unavailable from 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Gleeks Unite!

I have a confession to make...I'm a Gleek. The show that makes my husband curl up in a ball (he has an aversion to musicals) is my pride and joy. I’ve been watching “Glee” for the past few seasons as characters Rachel, Finn, Quinn, Kurt, Puck, and others grew up before our eyes tackling issues like teen pregnancy, bullying, and finding your place in life. But what I really love about the show is the music!

A former choir nerd, I am entertained by the creative interpretations and mash-ups of popular music! If only my high school group did half of the cool things the kids at McKinley High get to do...sigh. I suppose it’s part nostalgia and part envy on my part that keep me watching week after week.

Should you be looking for a music fix in between episodes, check out Oxford Music Online for the latest news in the music industry, search for a piece you heard on “Glee,” or listen to the difference between a plagal and Phrygian cadence.

--Anna H., Jamestown Bluffs