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Review: Sherman’S 1864 Trail Of Battle To Atlanta, Lisa Block Apr 2007

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: Hell’S Broke Loose In Georgia: Survival In A Civil War Regiment, Carolyn M. Brown Apr 2007

Review: Hell’S Broke Loose In Georgia: Survival In A Civil War Regiment, Carolyn M. Brown

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Hell’s Broke Loose in Georgia: Survival in a Civil War Regiment," by Scott Walker.


Review: Touching The Web Of Southern Novelists, Melanie C. Duncan Apr 2007

Review: Touching The Web Of Southern Novelists, Melanie C. Duncan

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Touching the Web of Southern Novelists," by David Madden.


Review: Remembering Georgia’S Confederates, James A. Taylor Apr 2007

Review: Remembering Georgia’S Confederates, James A. Taylor

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Remembering Georgia’s Confederates," by Dr. David N. Wiggins.


Review: Warm Springs, Mary-Frances Panettiere Apr 2007

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.


Review: The Yumion Series, Sandy Hester Apr 2007

Review: The Yumion Series, Sandy Hester

Georgia Library Quarterly

Reviews the Yumion children's book series by Rhonda Frost Petty. Includes "The Onion Ambassador," "Yumion Goes to the City" and "Yumion's Mountain Holidays."


Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, Susan Cooley Apr 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, vol. 44, no. 1.


Bright Idea: Connecting To Users With Facebook, Cliff Landis Jan 2007

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.


Retired Librarian Revises List Of Best Books On The Indians Of Georgia, Louise S. White Jan 2007

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).


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Betsy Griffies Jan 2007

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.


Introducing The Read Scale: Qualitative Statistics For Academic Reference Services, Bella Karla Gerlich, G. Lynn Berard Jan 2007

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.


A New Story To Tell: The East Commons At The Georgia Tech Library, Charlie Bennett Jan 2007

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.


Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards Jan 2007

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.


Henderson Library Opens In New Quarters Jan 2007

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.


Mitchell Elected Vp Of Lama Jan 2007

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’S Matthews Retires After 35 Years Jan 2007

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.


Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory Jan 2007

Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory

Georgia Library Quarterly

Ida Martinez has been appointed Social Sciences Liaison for the General Libraries of Emory University.


Hog Hammock Library Opens On Sapelo Jan 2007

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.


Emory Acquires Rushdie Archive Jan 2007

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.


Bennett To Present At Conference Following Success Of Lakeland Teen Programs Jan 2007

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).


Athens Regional Library News And Notes Jan 2007

Athens Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Current events from the Athens Regional Library System.


Coastal Plain Regional Library News And Notes Jan 2007

Coastal Plain Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Coastal Plain Regional Library system.


Hall County Library News And Notes Jan 2007

Hall County Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Hall County Library System.


Ohoopee Regional Library News And Notes Jan 2007

Ohoopee Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Ohoopee Regional Library System.


Troup-Harris-Coweta News And Notes Jan 2007

Troup-Harris-Coweta News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Troup-Harris-Coweta Library System.


Review: Birds Of Georgia, Ruth Hayden Jan 2007

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.


Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, Susan Cooley Jan 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Winter 2007, vol. 43, no. 4.