The National Book Foundation has a new blog up to celebrate it’s 60th anniversary. The Blog features 77 fiction novels that have won their National Book Award. Notice something strange?
“The National Book Foundation, celebrating its 60th anniversary, is running a series celebrating the 77 novels that have won its fiction award — or rather, awards. Because obviously somebody got fancy in there if they ended up with 17 more winning books than there have been years.”
Welcome New Student Orientation
Langsam Library is playing host to new students 10-11am, June 30-Aug 13.
UC Libraries Orientation Volunteers are giving new students a taste of what’s available in the Libraries. While visiting Langsam, the new students spend time in the Info Commons to learn about the UC Libraries Web site, printing in the libraries, and to take their turn at trying to stump a peer mentor on their trivia knowledge.
Last night I was treated to an awesome sight as the International Space Station traveled through the southern sky at 9:32 pm and then the northern sky at 11:06 pm. Without the aid of binoculars or a telescope I could see a dazzling light sailing through the sky.
Sorry you missed it? It will appear again throughout the next couple of weeks. Continue reading
Early American Fiction- now accessible via the UC Libraries Indexes & Databases list.
The direct URL is: http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ch/
This new resources is described as:
“Early American Fiction contains 440 works of 80 novelists and short-story writers, 1774-1850. Continue reading