Biographies of Famous People

This is a link, Biographies, that leads to a list of currently active artists, authors, and other famous personalities for consideration in writing a research paper, in particular for Mrs. Vassel's class assignment. Titles of book biographies are given on the list with call numbers for many of the personalities. Some of the biographies are in electronic format.

If you are completing Professor Vassel's assignment, look for the events in the person's life that inspired him/her to contribute to society in a unique way. The list of personalities is not all inclusive, and other personalities can be chosen for the assignment.

Follow this link to a list of Recently Acquired Books that can be used for Mrs. Vassel's book review assignmen.

Florida's Library of the Year!

The New Port Richey Public Library has been named Florida's Library of the Year. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

A Tampa Bay's 10 News Video Story can be found at http://wtsp.com/video/news/?aid=28269&sid=31131

J-STOR Database Archive Updates

Eight new journals have been added to the JSTOR archive.

African Arts (Arts & Sciences Complement)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 33, 1967-2000
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: James S. Coleman African Studies Center , University of California, Los Angeles


Bulletin of Latin American Research (Arts & Sciences Complement)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 14, 1981-1995
Moving Wall: 10 years
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS)


The Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie (Arts & Sciences Complement)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 28, 1975-2003
Moving Wall: 2 years
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sociology


Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies (Arts & Sciences Complement)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 21, 1975-2000
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press


Indonesia (Arts & Sciences Complement)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 70, 1966-2000
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Cornell University 's Southeast Asia Program Publications


Journal of Public Health Policy (Arts & Sciences IV Collection)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 23, 1980-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Journals


Journal of Research in Music Education (Arts & Sciences IV Collection)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 53 (Issue 2), 1953-2005
Moving Wall: None (content for this title is released as soon as the latest issues become available to JSTOR)
Publisher: MENC: The National Association for Music Education


The Milbank Quarterly (Arts & Sciences IV Collection)
Previous Titles: The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society (0160-1997); The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly (0026-3745); The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly Bulletin (0276-5187)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 80, 1923-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Milbank Memorial Fund

John Iliff (1953 - 2006)

I learned today that my friend and mentor, John Iliff, recently passed away. John was a fantastic librarian whose passion for the profession and his technological vision for libraries was, and continues to be, an inspriation to me and to many others. John will be deeply missed. My condolences to his family.

If you wish to share any memories of John Iliff visit: http://iliff.podomatic.com/.

Also, PALINET (http://www.palinet.org/about/john_iliff.asp) has an area to record your remembrances.

Announcing the OverDrive Device Resource Center

Although Microsoft's Plays For Sure site (http://www.blogger.com/www.playsforsure.com) is a good reference for devices that support DRM-protected Windows Media Audio and Video files, OverDrive has found that not all devices listed at that site actually work properly with OverDrive Media. In response, [OverDrive] has begun compiling their own device support information, and now have made this information publicly available at the OverDrive Device Resource Center (http://www.overdrive.com/deviceresourcecenter).


At this site, OverDrive list devices that [they] have tested themselves and know to work with OverDrive Media (audio books, music, and video). They have posted a list of known compatible devices, and are continually testing devices in an effort to expand this list. For each device they have listed as compatible, they offer useful links to assist those considering devices (a link to the manufacturer home page, a link to manufacturer support page, and a link to price the device on Froogle).


At the OverDrive Device Resource Center, they also offer a list of devices [they] know to be incompatible with OverDrive Media. In addition, they have introduced functionality to allow users to test their devices for compatibility themselves. The test in place allows users to download and transfer a small file to their devices, letting them determine in a matter of minutes if their device is in fact supported. Finally, in response to the ongoing interest in portable devices they have seen from you and your patrons, they have built and are maintaining device-related FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) pages at this site.

Any links on your site that presently point to PlaysForSure will be changed to link to the OverDrive Device Resource Center.

SPC's downloadable audio books resource web page can be found at http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline/audiobook/index.htm