What makes a library a library?

Buffy Hamilton, librarian at the Creekview High School in Canton, Georgia, writes: “I was moved by Sarah Houghton-Jan’s post in which she asked, ‘What makes a library a library?’ I am in the process of collecting responses from librarians near and far, but I also felt it was important to throw this question out to my teens and hear their thoughts. In this first volume of responses (2:09), I found it fascinating that these 11 students primarily focused on relationships, experiences, atmosphere, and library as place.”

...The Unquiet Librarian, Dec. 10; Librarian in Black, Dec. 8

Holiday Reading

Here are a couple of lists to help you catch up on your "fun" reading over the holidays. Don't forget that you can borrow the books (print or audio) through our delivery system if you'd like to save some $$.

Happy Holidays


The 10 Best Books of 2009

By THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

http://tinyurl.com/ygy9d7d

100 Notable Books of 2009

By THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

http://tinyurl.com/yhwxmxk

EBSCOhost® is Going Mobile

Mobile Version of the EBSCOhost Platform Puts Database Content in the Hands of Users EBSCO Publishing Introduces EBSCOhost® Mobile™- Convenient Access to Quality EBSCOhost® Content

EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) is bringing its EBSCOhost® databases to users-even if users are on their smartphones. EBSCO has released EBSCOhost® Mobile™ allowing researchers to access their EBSCOhost® databases via smartphones and other handheld devices.

Access our MWCC databases through this link:

http://ezmw.ez.cwmars.org:4200/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mobile

Wikipedia loses editors ...

"Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia 'lost' 49,000 of its volunteer editors in the first three months of 2009, University research suggests. The figure compares with a loss of 4,900 over the same period in 2008."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8379566.stm