| Pennsylvania Legislative Histories Content Expanded |
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Jenkins’ online collection of Pennsylvania Legislative Histories now has over 800 histories searchable from 1836 to 2004. Jenkins members have the added benefit of being able to download PA Legislative Histories from their own computers. Our PA Legislative Histories database is just one of the many Member Online Services offered at Jenkins. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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Comments (0)July 25, 2005
| Yet More Satellite Images Stuff |
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OK, I’m not gonna keep blogging about this. At least I hope so. But there are 2 new sat image developments. First, Google Maps now sports a “hybrid” button. Click on it and you’ll see the satellite view with street names and directions superimposed on it. Our building has a street (Ranstead) running through it. You can’t tell that on the sat view, but the hybrid makes it clear. Cool! (Thanks to ResearchBuzz for the tip.) Also, MSN has released Virtual Earth, their service designed to compete with Google Earth (Which I’ve blogged about previously.) When I searched for my house, GE zoomed right in on it. VE, however, claims I live in the Baptist church on the corner (my house is in the middle of the block.) Moral of the story: If I’m planning a trip, I’ll probably use both, just to make sure. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
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| Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed |
 By Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry JamesonNew to the 16th edition of this substantial work is a heightened focus on clinical practice, with emphasis given to the approach to the patient, differential diagnosis, treatment options and disease prevention. Some topics are new or receive expanded treatment, including the immune system and HIV/AIDS, stem cell and gene transfer in clinical medicine, radiation therapy, Clostridium difficile-associated disease, bioterrorism, disease screening, perimenopausal management, hormone replacement therapy, and more. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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July 20, 2005
| One Small Feature for Google … |
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… One giant opportunity to waste time at work. To commemorate the 36th anniversay of the first moon landing — and also to get some media buzz during an otherwise slow period — today Google introduced Google Moon. Zoom in for a surprise. (I thought it was supposed to be green.) |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
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July 18, 2005
| The Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook: More Than 300 Things You Can Do With A Law Degree |
 By Hindi GreenbergThis one-of-a-kind volume can help legal professionals identify, target, and get a new job that best suits their abilities, background, personality and interests, while offering them ways to cope with the inevitable stress of changing fields. It also offers those who wish to remain in the law world invaluable methods for creating more satisfaction in their current fields, for exploring other areas of the law that they may not have previously considered, and for determining if a solo or small practice is the right way to go. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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July 15, 2005
| Hoover’s Redesigned |
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Hoover’s has recently been redesigned. It looks more D&B-ish. It splits company searching from people searching. And all the same features are still there, just maybe in a different place. I guess it’s OK, but I miss the previous design with the radio buttons for company name, ticker symbol, executive name, etc. It was simpler. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
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| How Americans Search |
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A recent study of more than 2,000 adults by search advertising firm icrossing suggests that people are using search engines primarily for consumer-related things such as information about hobbies (88%), directions/maps (75%), shopping (51%), and entertainment (47%). Job/career info came in at a relatively low 28%. I can’t go into more detail because I haven’t received a copy of the report yet, even though I requested a PDF copy via email on Tuesday. I dug up my notes from library school on the Chen & Hernon study, which was the first survey of the information needs of regular folks. (They did an extensive telephone survey in New England in the late 1970s. Previous studies tended to focus on doctors, scientists, and engineers.) Their numbers for adults ages 25-64 were: job-related (45%), consumer issues (28%), housing and household maintenance (17%), and education (10%). Now I know I may be comparing apples and oranges here, but it appears our information needs have changed over the last 25 years. Maybe we’ve gotten ourselves into bread and circuses mode in this country. Or maybe more people are college-educated and hence do not need to search for job-related stuff. Beats me. For more information on the icrossing report, see Search Engine Watch. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
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| Counterterrorism Technology and Privacy |
 By Patrick J. McMahonThis book addresses important issues regarding the responsible implementation of counterterrorism technology such as: Americans' expectation of privacy and how it creates challenges in achieving popular acceptance of the government's use of counterterrorism; why Americans are more comfortable with the reality of corporate data mining than they are with the idea of government data mining; and more. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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July 11, 2005
| Source of Discovery |
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Mailman bitten by dog. Golfer hit by club on driving range. Passenger involuntarily bumped from flight. Need a sample interrogatory regarding any of these issues? Try Bender's Forms of Discovery. This multi-volume treatise from Matthew Bender covers these situations and many more. It is a great place to look for interrogatories involving unusal issues as well as the more common. We have it available in both hard copy and electronic format at the library. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Assistant Director of Knowledge Services
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| Full disclosure : the new lawyer’s must-read career guide |
 By Christen Civiletto CareyThis guide is extremely accurate and full of valuable advice about law firm life. A must read for every law student and young lawyer who wants to find and keep a satisfying job. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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