Choice's Favorites for 2011

As the year draws to a close, we enjoy looking back on highlights (and sometimes lows) of the year. Choice Reviews is no different, and they have published a list of their Top 25 Books and Top 10 Websites for 2011. All of these are the cream of the academic crop, representing the most outstanding and significant scholarly books and websites for 2011.

Bestsellers

Lane Library has received a few more bestsellers if you need something to read for the holiday break. Pick up one of these recently published books before we close on December 22 at 5:00 PM:

• Out of Oz: The Final Volume in the Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire
• Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly
• 1Q84: A Novel by Haruki Murakami
• The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco
• Seriously ... I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres
• Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White
• A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
  

Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours 2011-2012

Tuesday, December 13: 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, December 14 to Thursday, December 22: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
CLOSED SAT.& SUN. December 17 & 18
Friday, December 23 to Monday, January 2, 2012 CLOSED
Tuesday, January 3 to Friday, January 6: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CLOSED SAT. & SUN. January 7 & 8
Monday, January 9: Normal hours resume
Monday, January 16: Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

GIL-Find Universal Catalog

We are delighted to announce that the University System of Georgia Libraries Universal Catalog of books - also known as the GIL UC Catalog - is now available in the GIL-Find search interface. Just as the Lane Library GIL-Find interface offers enhanced features from the classic GIL catalog, the university system catalog works the same way.

One of the features you can use in GIL-Find when searching for books throughout the university system is faceted searching, which allows you to narrow your search by clicking on format, topic, time period, etc. GIL-Find also allows you to text yourself a citation, add tags, get suggestions of similar items, and more. Our previous announcement when Lane Library added the GIL-Find interface explains some of the additional benefits. The Universal Catalog will work the same way, yet offers you access to books throughout the 35 institutions in the University System of Georgia. You can try out the GIL-Find UC by clicking here, and there is also a link to it on the classic Universal Catalog page that is linked on Lane Library's homepage.

Pew Interactive Features

Don't let your brain go to mush over the break, losing all of that valuable knowledge you gained from studying so hard this semester. Stay sharp by checking out some of the interesting and fun quizzes from the Pew Research Center's Interactive Features. You can test your news IQ, find out where you fit on the political typology spectrum, take a community satisfaction quiz, and even find out your technology type. Enjoy feeling confident next time you engage in a friendly debate now that you have this insight.

British Newspaper Archive

The British Library recently completed work on digitizing 300 years worth of newspaper archives. This exciting project allows users to search 65 million articles from a range of newspapers in the United Kingdom. This news release provides more information, though it is worth noting that while searching is free there is a subscription fee to download articles as a PDF. All in all, three centuries worth of history now available online is quite impressive!