Milne Library News

Winner of Guess the Gadget Contest Announced

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:06:17 -0400

CONGRATULATIONS to Nicole LeFever! Nicole was the winner of the $25 Jazzman's Cafe Gift Certificate in our Guess the Gadget contest.

The mystery gadget was an electric eraser.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

New Book List Available

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:14:01 -0500

Thanks to the Office of Library and Information Services at SUNY, we have been able to have a new books developed right out of our catalog. You can find this list under "New Book List" in the About column. We also have a list for children's books that is linked from the Dewey Room page.

Click here for the regular new books list!

Click here for the children's new book list!

Ask a Librarian - Government Information Online

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:47:59 -0500

For many years, Milne Librarians have been answering questions via email at libref@oneonta.edu.

Now the federal government has introduced a similar service. Government Information Online - Ask a Librarian. According to the GIO websie, "You can ask government information librarians who are experts at finding information from government agencies of all levels (local, state, regional, national international) on almost any subject from aardvarks to zygomycosis." The URL is http://govtinfo.org/.

You can chose to ask your question via live chat and communicate interactively with a librarian Monday through Thursday, 8am to 6pm, Friday 8am to 5pm (U.S. Central Standard Time). Or you can select email and get a response within 48 hours. The latter would be appropriate for more involved questions.

The librarians who answer questions at this website are all specialists in government resources from a number of major universities in the United States. The best types of questions to ask of this government service would be things related to the federal government: information on the war in Iraq, statistics on education or the economy, contact information for various offices of the government, etc.

For help with most of your research or information questions, you'll still get the best service right here at the Milne Library Reference & Information Desk. There's an online form where you can easily submit your questions to us at http://www.oneonta.edu/library/reference/ask.asp. Or you can call for help at 436-2722. Milne Library also has a government documents librarian: Kay Benjamin at benjamkd@oneonta.edu or 436-2791

Peeps Show Contest Results

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:11:21 -0500

Thanks to our judges, Christine Quail and Oscar Oberkircher! And the winners are:

Best video went to Zoe Mahlum and Chris McMyne for their film “The Peep Show,” a romance that also made a great push for the use of the library (even if you’re not a peep).

Best 2-D prize went to Logan Rath for his photo “Oneonta Peep Space,” a tribute to the Safe Space program on campus.

Best 3-D prize went to the Cooperstown Graduate students diorama “Art Heist,” which recreated a large museum complete with a Sabrett hotdog stand, museum-quality artwork, peeps visiting the exhibits, and peeps robbing the museum of famous paintings.

All the entries for the Peeps Show Contest can be viewed in the online exhibit at http://www.oneonta.edu/library/peeps/peepsexhibit.asp beginning Monday, March 3.

New Research Databases for Spring 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:17:07 -0500

The library is now subscribing to several new databases:

American Bibliography of Slavic and Eastern European Studies (ABSEES): Subjects include anthropology, the arts, culture, economics, education and geography. Sources indexed include journals, books, dissertations, online resources and US and Canadian government documents. No full text.

Environment Complete: An index to over 1660 journals in agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution and environmental law. Some full text.

International Bibliography of Theater & Dance FT: An annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries. Contains full text for more than 120 periodicals and more than 100 books.

International Political Science Abstracts: Covers almost 900 journals from 1989-present in the area of political science. Topics include method and theory; political thinkers and ideas; political and administrative institutions; political processes (public opinion, attitudes, parties, forces, groups, and elections); international relations; and national and area studies. No full text.

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance: An index to literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Includes citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies). Also includes a Milton bibliography.

Left Index: Has an emphasis on political, economic, and social issues. Covers the labor movement, ecology and the environment, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory, sociology, art and aesthetics, philosophy, education, and globalization. Includes some full text.