http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/The mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needs of the college community. Please note: SPC's Library Blog provides links to web sites not maintained by SPC. SPC does not accept responsibility for the content, practices or policies found on any external site.ennoreply@blogger.com (Chad Mairn)Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:36:52 PSTBlogger http://www.blogger.com225125This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.st,petersburg,college,SPC,spc,library,libraries,academic,higher,education,technology,databases,research,institution,florida,electronicEducation/Higher Educationmairn.chad@spcollege.eduChad MairnChad Mairnnost,petersburg,college,SPC,spc,library,libraries,academic,higher,education,technology,databases,research,institution,florida,electronicThe mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needThe mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needs of the college community.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/local-book-publishers-honored-for.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:15:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-8290176476059471265HIGHLAND CITY, FL – October 12, 2009 – On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Florida Publishers Association (FPA) presented its 2009 President’s Book Awards to members whose books were chosen as best in 16 different categories and one special category, President’s Pick, chosen by FPA’s President, Chris Angermann, of New Chapter Publisher, Sarasota, FL. FPA Book Awards Chair, Betsy Lampe,0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/watch-and-interact-with-harvards-most.htmlReferenceNewsPhilosophyDigital Mediamairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:58:48 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4498675502528328335Source: http://www.justiceharvard.org/Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Now it’s your turn to take the same journey in moral reflection that has captivated more than 14,000 students, as Harvard opens its classroom to the world.In this twelve part series, Sandel challenges us with difficult moral dilemmas and asks our opinion about the right thing to do. He then asks0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/3rd-annual-ask-librarian-directors.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:41:13 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2229147785541028229What is The Director’s Chair?The Director’s Chair is a video contest for Florida high school students. Create a 30-second video promoting Ask a Librarian for a chance to win some great prizes. So … what exactly IS Ask a Librarian?It’s a free online service that allows you to chat with a Florida librarian for instant help with homework, papers and general questions. (Want to learn more? 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-is-now-national-information.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:34:06 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-9145563906338109301THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary___________________________________________________________________For Immediate Release October 1, 2009NATIONAL INFORMATION LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH, 2009- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information. A 24-hour news 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/artstor-new-collection-release-museum.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:51:22 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-3813283652554169292ARTstor is collaborating with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to share more than 1,400 images of works from its permanent collection in the Digital Library. The images have been selected from the museum's unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary painting and sculpture. The works in the Department of Painting and Sculpture represent a comprehensive overview of major artists and 1http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/artstor-and-facts-on-file-database.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:24:22 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7138782678572762587ARTstor Updates:Now available: Buddhist art from Lantian, ChinaARTstor is collaborating with Northwestern University Academic and Research Technologies to share 20 images, including 7 Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramas, documenting Buddhist sculpture at Shuilu'an Temple in Lantian, Shaanxi Province, China.Learn more New collection agreement: San Francisco Museum of Modern 1http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/announcing-redesign-of-florida.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:39:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4406272886080378947The Florida Electronic Library—your gateway to superior electronic resources that offer access to comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information—is pleased to announce a redesigned Web site (http://www.flelibrary.org) and the migration to Gale’s PowerSearch 2.0 platform. The newly designed site makes accessing information from the Florida Electronic Library collection easier than 1http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/big-band-brawl-with-helios-jazz.htmlEventsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:37:32 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-8273135090450731213The Helios Jazz Orchestra takes on its toughest charts in a free concert Tuesday, September 15 at 7:30 PM at the St. Petersburg College Music Center. Director David Manson coaches the big band through the music of Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Steve Speigel, Tom Jobim, Victor Lopez, and other champs.The Music Center at SPC is located at 6605 Fifth Ave. North in St. Petersburg. 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/healthbase-powerful-medical-search.htmlSearch Enginesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:25:54 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4001220677685353756 NetBase Solutions has launched HealthBase, a powerful semantic search engine that aggregates medical content from millions of authoritative health sites including WebMD, Wikipedia, PubMed, and the Mayo Clinic’s health site. NetBase's Content Intelligence for healthcare platform allows you to find: Treatments for health conditions Causes of health 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/stay-connected-to-spc-libraries-with.htmleResources UpdatesToolbarsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:40:11 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-8700097748095370715Tired of logging in every time to access our databases? Click here to download the LINCCWeb Toolbar. It's free and installs in seconds! You can find books, DVDs, eBooks, music, audiobooks, downloadable media and other resources available in the SPC library, have convenient research help with a librarian via chat and e-mail, search for magazines, newspapers, web pages, and much more all from 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-images-from-contemporary-art-larry.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:16:33 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7233186500754618315More than 4,600 additional images from Larry Qualls' archive of contemporary art are now available in the ARTstor Digital Library. This most recent release includes contemporary art exhibited in New York City galleries during Summer 2002, Fall 2002, Winter 2003, and Spring 2003. More information.0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/artstor-collection-news.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:18:30 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7231488726836094079Now in ARTstor: Mexican architecture and urban design—Pre-Colombian through the 20th centuryARTstor and the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin have collaborated to share more than 5,700 images from the Hal Box and Logan Wagner Collection of Mexican Architecture and Urban Design.Learn more Now in ARTstor: Photographs from ancient sites in Dura-Europos, Syria and 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/eaudiobooks-from-netlibrary-spc.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:59:06 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1859772000345731325Chances are, you can access our eAudiobbooks from where you’re sitting right now. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection, and you can hear our entire collection of the latest digital audiobooks - FREE!Simply find the title you want and download it to your computer. Then either listen to it on your desktop or load it into your portable music player and take it with you. It’s that 0noChances are, you can access our eAudiobbooks from where you’re sitting right now. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection, and you can hear our entire collection of the latest digital audiobooks - FREE!Simply find the title you want and downChad MairnChances are, you can access our eAudiobbooks from where you’re sitting right now. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection, and you can hear our entire collection of the latest digital audiobooks - FREE!Simply find the title you want and download it to your computer. Then either listen to it on your desktop or load it into your portable music player and take it with you. It’s that st,petersburg,college,SPC,spc,library,libraries,academic,higher,education,technology,databases,research,institution,florida,electronichttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/check-out-our-new-ebooks.htmleResources Updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:53:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-965096702142522615The following Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks, selected by the CCLA Advisory Board, have been added to the LINCCWeb catalog.Short Stories for Students – All 27 published volumes are available!Novels for Students –All 29 published volumes are available!Literary Movements for Students (2nd ed.)Literary Newsmakers for Students (Vols. 1, 2, and 3)Literary Themes for Students: Race and 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/book-tvorg-has-some-new-features.htmlEmerging Technology and Trendsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:10:47 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4691293816877063926Book TV.org has updated it's site and now has "easy-to-navigate sections where you can watch video, view and print the schedule, learn about book festivals, and find news about books and the publishing world" all from within the site. Check it out at: http://booktv.org/.Here is one example of the programming you can watch from Book TV (courtesy of YouTube).1http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/artstor-and-coleccion-patricia-phelps.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:11:07 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-8925091471841586664ARTstor and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) have announced a collaboration through which the CPPC will share hundreds of images of colonial, modern, and contemporary Latin American art through the ARTstor Digital Library. The partnership will broaden educational and scholarly access to these important works, which include examples by such major artists as Helio Oiticica, 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/artstor-announcements.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Sat, 09 May 2009 04:59:17 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2828587130464364698Additional contemporary art from Larry Qualls now in ARTstorMore than 4,300 additional images from Larry Qualls’ archive of contemporary art are now available in the ARTstor Digital Library. The images most recently made available in the Digital Library includes works of art shown during gallery seasons of Summer 2002, Fall 2002, Winter 2003, and Spring 2003.First images from the Asian Art 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-influenza-information.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:37:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-597511629876818437The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (Southeastern/Atlantic Region) has compiled important information on the Swine Influenza Pandemic.Please go to the link below for useful web resources:http://nnlm.gov/sea/newsletter/?p=10482http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-everyday.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:27:37 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2910479046579578907Five artists have created sites that post works of art everyday. See links below! For more information read the "Daily Deadlines" article in the June issue of How Magazine.A Collage a Day! by Randel Plowmanhttp://www.acollageaday.blogspot.com/Daily Monster by Stefan G. Bucherhttp://344design.typepad.com/344_loves_you/Obessive Consumption by Kate Bingaman-Burthttp://0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/helios-jazz-orchestra-cooks-books-at.htmlEventsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:01:57 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2345070179933783568Check out the TBT Soundcheck review of the Helios Jazz Orchestra Live in the Stacks at: http://blogs.tampabay.com/tbt/2009/04/helios-jazz-orchestra-cook-the-books-at-spc.html.0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/jazz-in-stacks-at-west-st-petersburg.htmlEventsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:35:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7316993360706058066In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, St. Petersburg College will host Jazz in the Stacks, a free concert featuring the Helios Jazz Orchestra, on April 21, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at its West St. Petersburg Community Library, 750 66th Street North, St. Petersburg. This concert is sponsored in part by the Friends of the Library, the EMIT series, and the City of St. Petersburg.The Helios Jazz Orchestra, 0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/library-resources-update.htmlDatabase updatesmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:32:26 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2422303600801166012We now have access to ReferenceUSA. Common uses are finding businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location. Students find news articles for research on businesses and perform searches for papers and class projects. Job seekers conduct research about industries and companies. Find executives, corporate families and company descriptions. Small business Owners/0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/ask-librarian-directors-chair-contest.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:43:15 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-6112995335995901715The other Director's Chair winners can be viewed at: http://www.tblc.org/aal/directorschair/winners2009.shtml0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/dear-mr-president-special-digital-book.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:05:24 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7605864232223664583The National Education Association and Kidthing.com released "Dear Mr. President", an electronic book where children share their "thoughts, ideas, and advice" for America's 44th President. For more information visit: www.kidthing.com/DMP0http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/watched-any-good-books-lately.htmlNewsmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:21:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-7787070187328270945What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis is the first test -- a video book. Check it out!0This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.Chad Mairnnonadult