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Snacking On Candy
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on the demolition of an old candy factory in Augusta, Georgia for the new Augusta-Richmond County library. A photograph of a Komatsu 450 dinosaur and Godzilla clearing the site is provided. According to the article, the new library will have 90,000 square feet of space and is slated to open in the summer of 2009.
Review: Sherman’S 1864 Trail Of Battle To Atlanta, Lisa Block
Review: Sherman’S 1864 Trail Of Battle To Atlanta, Lisa Block
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Sherman’s 1864 Trail of Battle to Atlanta," by Philip L. Secrist.
Review: Warm Springs, Mary-Frances Panettiere
Review: Warm Springs, Mary-Frances Panettiere
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Warm Springs," by David M. Burke, Jr. and Odie A. Burke.
Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers'
Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers'
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on five individuals in the library industry in Georgia who are noted in the list of fifty 2007 Movers & Shakers of the "Library Journal." Among them are Michael Casey of the Gwinnett County Public Library, Dustin Holland of library vendor Better World Books and Brian S. Mathews of the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center.
Athens Regional Library News And Notes
Athens Regional Library News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Current events from the Athens Regional Library System.
Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory
Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory
Georgia Library Quarterly
Ida Martinez has been appointed Social Sciences Liaison for the General Libraries of Emory University.
Retired Librarian Revises List Of Best Books On The Indians Of Georgia, Louise S. White
Retired Librarian Revises List Of Best Books On The Indians Of Georgia, Louise S. White
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on the revisions made in the list of best books on the Indians of North America in Georgia at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. The list was compiled by retired librarian Louise S. White in collaboration with the members of the Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA).
Bright Idea: Connecting To Users With Facebook, Cliff Landis
Bright Idea: Connecting To Users With Facebook, Cliff Landis
Georgia Library Quarterly
The author relates his decision to establish an Ask a Librarian social networking group for students at Valdosta State University in Georgia. One of the appeals of social networking Web sites to users is the variety of services in one interface. He discovered that many students are using the Facebook site while researching. He recommends the creation of individual accounts because Facebook discourages institute-wide accounts.
Bennett To Present At Conference Following Success Of Lakeland Teen Programs
Bennett To Present At Conference Following Success Of Lakeland Teen Programs
Georgia Library Quarterly
Paula Bennett, manager of the Miller Lakeland Library in Georgia, was selected to present to children's and youth librarians at the annual teen conference in Warner Robins in January 2007. The selection was based on the success of her teen program at Library Teen Advisory Council (LTAC).
My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Betsy Griffies
My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Betsy Griffies
Georgia Library Quarterly
The author describes her personal library and collection of books. She mentions that her parents enjoyed reading when they had time. She reveals that she collects fiction books by Robert Jordan, David Eddings, Juliet Marillier and Jack McDevitt, among others. Due to her interest in books about English writer Beatrix Potter, she spent a week at the Lindeth House in the Lake District, England where the Potter family had stayed.
Coastal Plain Regional Library News And Notes
Coastal Plain Regional Library News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Coastal Plain Regional Library system.
Review: Birds Of Georgia, Ruth Hayden
Review: Birds Of Georgia, Ruth Hayden
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Birds of Georgia," by Dr. John W. Parrish, Jr., Giff Beaton, and Gregory Kennedy, with contributions from Chris Fisher and Andy Bezener.
Introducing The Read Scale: Qualitative Statistics For Academic Reference Services, Bella Karla Gerlich, G. Lynn Berard
Introducing The Read Scale: Qualitative Statistics For Academic Reference Services, Bella Karla Gerlich, G. Lynn Berard
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article describes the concept, methodology, data gathering and study expansion using the Reference Effort Assessment Data (READ) scale developed at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. READ Scale pertains to a tool for recording vital supplemental qualitative statistics gathered when reference librarians assist users with their inquiries or research-related activities. The scale is easy to use compared with the traditional method of gathering reference statistics.
Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards
Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards
Georgia Library Quarterly
Nancy Tillinghast, director of the Thomas County Public Library in Thomasville, Georgia, received the 2006 New York Times Librarian Award.
Mitchell Elected Vp Of Lama
Georgia Library Quarterly
Dean W. Bede Mitchell of Henderson Library has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA).
Emory Acquires Rushdie Archive
Emory Acquires Rushdie Archive
Georgia Library Quarterly
Emory University announced Salman Rushdie will join the faculty as Distinguished Writer in Residence and place his literary archive at Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library.
A New Story To Tell: The East Commons At The Georgia Tech Library, Charlie Bennett
A New Story To Tell: The East Commons At The Georgia Tech Library, Charlie Bennett
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article focuses on the renovations made in the East Commons mixed-used space at the Georgia Tech Library in Atlanta. The area consists of collaborative computer stations, study tables and modular lighting systems. The rearrangements were made to encourage students to use the library more often and to refresh their minds and bodies. The remodeled area features group-study tables where students can turn it into a small theater or presentation space that can seat a maximum of 100 people.
Emory’S Matthews Retires After 35 Years
Emory’S Matthews Retires After 35 Years
Georgia Library Quarterly
Linda Matthews, library director at Emory University Libraries in Atlanta, Georgia, retired in August 2006 after 35 years.
Troup-Harris-Coweta News And Notes
Troup-Harris-Coweta News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Troup-Harris-Coweta Library System.
Henderson Library Opens In New Quarters
Henderson Library Opens In New Quarters
Georgia Library Quarterly
On October 1, 2006, Georgia Southern University opened the new quarters of the Zach S. Henderson Library. The quarters will house the most-circulated materials of the original structure.
Hog Hammock Library Opens On Sapelo
Hog Hammock Library Opens On Sapelo
Georgia Library Quarterly
The Hog Hammock Public Library formally opened on Sapelo Island on December 9th, 2006. Novelist and journalist Tina McElroy Ansa was the featured speaker.
Hall County Library News And Notes
Hall County Library News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Hall County Library System.
Ohoopee Regional Library News And Notes
Ohoopee Regional Library News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Ohoopee Regional Library System.
Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, Susan Cooley
Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, Susan Cooley
Georgia Library Quarterly
Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, vol. 43, no. 4.