A new fun tool

Spell with Flickr, is one of my favorite fun tools. You can find it at http://metaatem.net/words

Beth

Jazz Appreciation Month!

In addition to Poetry Month, April is also Jazz Appreciation Month. To celebrate jazz, Savage Library is showcasing albums from our extensive collection of vinyl records. Stop by the display case on the first floor to see some classic jazz albums. If you have a turntable, check out our records. Of course, we also carry CDs. To find out what we have in our music collection, including downloadable music, keyword search the library catalog for "sound recording" and add "music" or "jazz" or another word describing what you'd like to hear.

Poetry Month!

April is poetry month! In celebration, Savage Library has pulled poetry books by local poets and Poet Laureates for your enjoyment. The books are available on main floor display stands. Add a little poetry to your life!

The Rare Book Room site has digitalized images of a number of the greatest books ever published from some of the top libraries in the world including Library of Congress, British Library, the Bodleian Library, the Edinburgh Library, and the National Library of Scotland.

Visual Thesaurus now available!

Our Visual Thesaurus subscription is now available from campus computers. Here is the

http://www2.western.edu/vt/

Open Access Journal article from BBC

The following article on the growing support for open-access scientific journals in Europe is a good sign given the increasing cost of electronic journals. Any government funded research would be required to publish in one of these open-access journals.

The User Revolution and The Media Divide

I found the following blog entry on how companies can succeed in the new media world interesting in how some of the same strategies can be applied to the Library. The blogger's information comes from an IBM report and a couple of highlights for me:

1 Put consumers at the center of your business

3 Deliver experiences, not just content

4 Leverage virtual worlds

9 Determine entry strategy for going “open”

10 Make user behavior a competitive advantage