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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s guest post is by ST&B’s upcoming speaker Michael Chorost who will be at the Library on March 20 to talk about How to Put Your Brain on the Internet: Lessons From a Cyborg and sign copies of his books World Wide Mind: The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet (2011) and Rebuilt : …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Inventions, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about several titles that provide information on World War II war contracts.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
You check your smartphone so often that it might as well be a part of your body. Why not skip the tiny screen and keyboard and put your brain directly on the Internet? On Wednesday March 20th, 2013 from 11:30-12:30 the Science, Technology, and Business division is sponsoring the lecture How to Put Your Brain on …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is from science reference librarian Stephanie (Sam) Marcus who has written My Favorite Day for Inside Adams. On a chilly winter day or night it’s nice to curl up with a good book. So why not a good science book? If you want to be entertained, you could chuckle at the adventures of Nobel …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is from science reference librarian Margaret Clifton. She is also the author of Loving the Stars – Telescopes from Galileo to James Webb, Saving Energy: The Fall Back Position, Stars in his Eyes and Sun Spots this Summer. “And you thought they were cute” A wide variety of literature on Antarctica has been collected over …
Posted in: Biography, Guest Blog Posts, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Sixteenth that I am referring to is the 16th Amendment to the Constitution which is the amendment that created the Income Tax. Ratification by the requisite number of states was completed on February 3, 1913 when Delaware became the 36th state to ratify. Thereafter, another six joined including New Mexico and Wyoming which also …
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
You might think this post will be about the battle between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49’ers in Superbowl XLVII (2013). This post is not about the players or the teams, but about a part of the game. Plain and simple, I am writing about the turf grass (natural and synthetic) because in …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Inventions, Sports
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Last year I wrote about collecting and preserving websites and how 21st century librarians are integrating the collection and preservation of digital items such as eBooks, datasets, and websites into their traditional analog collections. For example, the Library of Congress has been involved in preserving websites since the year 2000. We traditionally collect websites based …
Posted in: Science
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
For the 2013 Presidential Inauguration I am highlighting the First Ladies and their inaugural ball gowns. A BIG THANK YOU to our friend, fashion historian John A. Tiffany, who briefed me on some great moments in inaugural gown history. Fashion is an art, but it is also an industry. The First Lady’s inaugural gown is …
Posted in: Biography, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents, Women's History