Gutenberg:The Audio Books Project

Project Gutenberg makes audio eBooks available for some of the same great literature available in plain text. I am thrilled because I was able to download a human-read version of Beowulf and play it on my iPod! Other MP3 players work too because the audio files are not protected via Digital Rights Management and other mechanisms. In other words, these titles are in the public domain! .m4b, .mp3, .ogg and a variety of other file extensions are available for free download at: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project

Browse human-read audio books: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
Browse computer-generated audio books: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/2

SPC READS 2007

SPC READS, a yearly event sponsored by the St. Petersburg College campus libraries, chooses one book for the college community to read. Events such as book discussions, panel discussions, an essay contest, and film screenings revolve around the book's theme. Students and community patrons are encouraged to participate.

This year the book chosen is The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother .

For more information check out the SPC READS website.

Reminder: Wikipedia creator, Jimmy Wales, at the St. Pete Beach Public Library

Reminder: Wikipedia creator, Jimmy Wales, will be at the St. Pete Beach Public Library Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 2:00 pm. Also, join the group and help contribute to the enrichment of the “St. Pete Beach” Wikipedia entry.


Oringinal post: http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/wikipedia-creator-jimmy-wales-at-st.html

Ask-a-Librarian, Best Brief Chat for October 2006

Ask-a-Librarian's Best Brief Chat for October 2006 was awarded to Jorge Perez. SPC Library 11/29/2006 2:12:09 PM 16 min 42 (Assisting an Actor). "Jorge showed enthusiasm as he worked with a patron who was interested in acting in looking for agencies to contact in Florida. Jorge found useful web sites and stayed in close touch with the patron while he did searches. Jorge found one contact within the patron's town."

Have a question? Ask-a-Librarian

2007 Web Predictions

Yes, "we" control the Information Age and, as a result, were honored with Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' award in 2006. YouTube, MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, SecondLife, Digg, and other social sites were the headlines in 2006. So, what will be the big Web trends in 2007?

To find out, visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6198125.stm?ls