http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/ Ref Desk Helps en-us 2004-10-25T14:27:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/008420.html To find books with the same text in 2 languages, for ex., english and italian, try this: Keyword Mncat search: "bilingual english italian", or, Keyword Mncat search: "facing pages" (doesn't work as well)... MNCAT b-kaut 2004-10-25T14:27:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/006778.html Bulletin Signaletique 525: Prehistoire et Protohistoire. Wilson Quarto GN740 .B84x Covers world prehistory from the origins of man to the appearance of writing. Coverage of France and adjacent countries is especially detailed. Ceased with 1994. Only records I could find.... Reference b-kaut 2004-10-04T15:28:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/006771.html This reference book lists recipients of Master's degrees at the U of Minnesota and what their papers were titled (Plan B papers I guess). Only 1983-1990 though: Master's Degree Recipients, without Thesis. Graduate School. U of M. Annual. 1983-1990. Wilson... Reference b-kaut 2004-10-04T14:41:44-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/006302.html The Minneapolis Star Tribune has a separate, free, searchable archive for paid obits beginning July 1997: http://www.startribune.com/stories/466/862920.html... Newspapers b-kaut 2004-09-27T11:01:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/006296.html The University of Minnesota Libraries image collections page: http://digital.lib.umn.edu The University Archives images database on this page contains about 1,200 images of people, buildings, and events from the U's history. Keywords: pictures, illustrations. Mncat subject heading: pictorial works... Reference b-kaut 2004-09-27T09:49:31-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/005788.html Children's books in Wilson are located in PZ8. Other key words: children's literature; children's stories; children's fiction... Reference b-kaut 2004-09-20T14:51:38-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/004318.html To find out the budget number for a title, go to the Acquisitions module in Aleph.To get to the budget number (code) list, go to Staff Web>CDM>Budget Codes.... Aleph b-kaut 2004-08-18T14:54:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/004317.html To find out what is happening with a journal, magazine subscription (claims, receipts, notes, etc.), go to OPAC>Green binoculars>System id or title>Add to Nav Map>Acquisitions Module>Order Log.... Aleph b-kaut 2004-08-18T14:40:32-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/004248.html To get to Gifts from LUMINA, go to ABout the Libraries. Also, the web site is: " http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/gifts.phtml"... b-kaut 2004-08-16T15:03:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003419.html Education Full Text includes book reviews. You can limit results by Document Type (book reviews). ERIC generally doesn't have book reviews.... Reviews b-kaut 2004-07-24T15:36:43-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003418.html To get to the online Chronicle: 1. LexisNexis 2. Sources, or 1. LexisNexis 2. News 3. Select News Category - University News 4. Select a News Source - Chronicle........ Newspapers b-kaut 2004-07-24T15:25:38-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003388.html For book reviews in other languages: IBR L'Annee Philologique PCI... Reviews b-kaut 2004-07-23T11:36:24-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003386.html The AdAccess site concentrates on ads in specific areas, but within those areas offers around 6000 total ads (thumbnails that can be expanded to larger size). It presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and... Reference b-kaut 2004-07-23T11:12:39-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003326.html Often foreign-language speaking patrons are looking for texbooks on learning English, specifically for their language. Here are some subject headings; there are others: English Language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- African... MNCAT b-kaut 2004-07-21T15:08:20-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/b-kaut/Barb63/003325.html Reminder note that we now have a separate blue notebook, "Annex Newspapers by Title," shelved with the previous blue "Newspaper" notebooks in the Reference Desk collection. Van Houlson did a survey of newspapers housed in the Annex. Besides being more... Newspapers b-kaut 2004-07-21T14:59:08-06:00