Wilson Reference

Standardized Test Prep ctr in SMART commons Walter

This link to the Walter Smart page offers test preparation materials for U of M TC students. These were formerly located in Eddy Hall / student counseling service.

I know questions in at the desk about test preparation of various sorts. Laurel

http://smart.umn.edu/CompTestPrep-overview.html

Preparing for a standardized test or admissions test? Find the materials you need in our Standardized Test Preparation Resource Center located in the SMART Learning Commons in room 204 of Walter Library.

*ACT*
*SAT*
*CLEP* – College Level Exam Program
*GRE* – Graduate Record Exam
*GMAT* – Graduate Management Admission Test
*LSAT* – Law School Admission Test
*MCAT* – Medical College Admission Test
*PRAXIS* – teacher education admissions exam
*PPST* – Pre-Professional Skills Test
*MELAB* – Michigan English Language Assessment Battery
*TOEFL*- Test of English as a Foreign Language
*MAT* – Miller Analogies

UDC University Digital Conservancy

Currently the UDC is not listed in MNCAT, nor is it in the Indexes and Databases menu.
Also of interest is the University of Minnesota Web Archive
Here is information about it f.From the staff wiki:

Welcome to the staff wiki for the UNIVERSITY DIGITAL CONSERVANCY.
Visit the Conservancy home page at: conservancy.umn.edu
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The University Digital Conservancy captures, preserves, and provides persistent access to the intellectual and institutional output of the University of Minnesota.

Please note: this wiki includes multiple versions and drafts of documents created during the planning and implementation of the Digital Conservancy. For current information, please visit the Conservancy home page or contact Philip Herold or Beth Kaplan.

Sorority info in IC/ Smart Commons

this is an earlier note from MS that I'm just getting entered in the blog. SG

Last year a sorority left a study binder in the Commons for members to use. They asked that it be placed in reference, but we determined that the commons was open longer which was better. A similar binder was also placed in other campus libraries - usually with the Circ/Ref desks.

This year we in reference never received nor were contacted about placing a binder here, although we have had a number of sorority members ask about it.

--MS

PS from SG: I referred the person who asked about this last month, and they went to the IC and didn't return, but I saw them with a folder or binder, so presumably the IC has this item again.

McCollister Contemporary Literature Collection

Many of you have already noticed the new McCollister Contemporary
Literature Collection on the first floor of Wilson Library. I am
pleased to announce this is a new "Popular Reading Collection," similar
to the one that already exists in the Wise Owl Cafe (Walter Library).

This collection was developed using the Wise Owl Cafe Popular Reading
Collection as a model and it was funded by a generous donation from
Robert McCollister.

This collection is being leased through Baker & Taylor Book Leasing.
The collection will contain a base of 200 books, 25% of the collection
will be returned to Baker & Taylor quarterly and new books will be ordered.

These books can be checked out by faculty, students and staff, only,
for two weeks at a time with no renewal. This is a browsing collection.
Titles are available in the catalog; they are not visible in the OPAC.
You can do a command line search for wsc=twilspop or you can get them
all (Walter and Wilson) with this search wcl=pop.

Just like the Wise Owl Collection I have created a LibraryThing page for
people to browse this collection online. Here is the url:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mccollister (Please note, there are
two separate LibraryThing accounts).

There is always information concerning both of these collections on the
staff WIKI: https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/CES/PopularReadingCollection

If anyone has any questions please contact me at grayjl@umn.edu or 624-9913.

I would like to thank the following people for their support and
assistance in putting this collection together: Jerrie Bayer, Betsy
Friesen, Christopher Rose, Charles Spetland, Lois Christian, Sharon
Folk, John Halvorsen, Peggy Johnson, Jerilyn Veldof, Kathy McGill, Eric
Byrd, and Ann Hall.

--
Jody Gray
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mccollister

What's with the "other" New Books???

So you're wondering about that new sign and new shelf full of books across the lobby from the Reference desk?

It is the Robert and Virginia McCollister Contemporary Reading Collection , written about in the Winter Continuum (the 3. p.m. entry, page 11, in the centerfold of the magazine), before plans were fully decided. SG will photocopy that entry and post it in 180 and/or at the Ref desk fyi. The sign was installed today around 12 noon, and the books came in sometime later today.

Peggy told us informally that the books can be checked out by affiliates but are not listed in MNCAT. The collection is the same or similar to the Popular Reading Collection in the Wise Owl Cafe (read below for more details on that collection).

Watch for Jody's message and for a mention in the library staff Monday Memo.

Thanks to all for contributing information for this Blog entry! And if you're on the desk and have a chance to test the titles on our shelf against the link in the News blog (to the LibraryThing collection), please jump into this blog with a comment and let us know if you can find our titles in "their" "catalog".

sg

From the Library News Blog article on the Popular Reading Collection at the Wise Owl Cafe:

The hectic pace of academic life can be stressful--and what better way to refresh and renew than to enjoy a beverage and a bit of light reading? The Popular Reading Collection in the Wise Owl Café is a circulating collection of popular fiction and nonfiction. The collection is accessible anytime the library is open.

Planning a trip to the Wise Owl? Curious to know in advance what's available in the Popular Reading Collection? Go here to browse and search titles. Collection materials rotate quarterly, and new titles are added monthly.

Primary Source Microfilm collections from Ames

Primary Source Microfilm
Some of the Ames collection has been microfilmed and if you get questions about this here are the records:(note that we have the guides in Ref):

Western books on Asia. India and the West bound pamphlets published from the holdings of the Regents of the University of Minnesota, University Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia
Woodbridge, CT : Primary Source Microfilm : an imprint of Thomson Gale, 2006.
Wilson Library Mfilm 5482 Non-Circulating
Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement Mfilm 5482 Non-Circulating
Wilson Library Reference Quarto DS463 .W355 2006 index Non-Circulating

Western books on Asia. India and the West monographs : selected works filmed from the holdings of
Ames Library of South Asia, University of Minnesota
Published Woodbridge, CT : Primary Source Microfilm, 2005.
Wilson Library Mfilm 5493 Non-Circulating
Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement Mfilm 5493 Non-Circulating
Wilson Library Reference DS463 .W35 2006 Index Non-Circulating

Wilson Periodicals Move to MLAC

see below for memo from Charles.

Wilson Periodicals Moves to MLAC
Wilson Library's Periodicals room has reached full shelving capacity. Even as we move steadily toward more electronic journal access, reduction of binding and staff costs and the space needed to house print journals over time, we are still adding approximately 300 volumes per month to the Periodical Room collection, or 3600 volumes per year, and we are out of room.

To gain the needed space, our goal is to move 30,000 volumes out of the Periodical Room to the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC) compact storage facility in Andersen Library.

We have prepared a list of journal titles, the back issues of which we believe could be transferred to MLAC with minimal inconvenience to users. These fall into two main categories. The first group comprises journal titles for which we can provide the text to pre-1996 issues in electronic format, titles via JSTOR and other providers. Titles in the second group are those for which we received no issues after 1995 and which are likely to receive less use than titles currently received. Subject librarians have reviewed these ceased or cancelled journal runs in their disciplines and have determined that these could be transferred to MLAC with little inconvenience to users.

Between now and April 1st, we are communicating news about these moves to our users and soliciting input from them about titles that they may want us to retain in Wilson Library. An information web page and links to the title list can be found at:
http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/permove2007.phtml

A link to this page appears under News from the Libraries on the top UL web page. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
-- Charles Spetland

Popular Reading Collection

Popular Reading Collection Correction:

The Popular Reading Collection titles are available in the catalog; they are not visible in the OPAC. If staff want to see what titles are available, they could do a search wsc=tscipop for a list of titles. Thank you.
-- Jody Gray

Ivory Tower, old and new

Read in the summer M about the Ivory Tower: the undergraduate art and literary magazine of the University of Minnesota (also published online) and note that the new incarnation is listed in MNCAT, currently being catalogued for Wilson Library.

The original version (1965-1969) that served as the inspiration is hidden in the MNCAT record for the Minnesota daily, with a reference to the alternate, briefer title Ivory Tower. Read on to see both records. Note that Dennis caught the incomplete info in MNCAT whereas WCAT shows a longer run. He has reported it to FIXIT. From what I can tell on June 14, the record is searchable by title Ivory Tower now, but the five year run info is the same, and I am sure Denny said the run was longer. I'll keep you posted. SG

Instead of inventing a name for the new publication, they chose to honor the past. "The old Ivory Tower was stylish and cool," says Jake Ricker, the magazine's other editor-in-chief. (According to Hampl, Keillor saw it as a "kiddie New Yorker.")
MNCAT RECORD FOR THE NEW VERSION
--------------------------------------------------------------
Record 1 out of 1
Title Ivory tower : the undergraduate art and literary magazine of the University of Minnesota.
Published Minneapolis : University of Minnesota, 2006-
Vol. 17 (spring 2006)-
Annual
Description v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Availability TC Wilson Library Cataloging
University of Minnesota -- Periodicals
sys ID 004695492

--------------------------------------------------
MNCAT RECORD FOR THE OLD VERSION
Record 2 out of 2
Title Minnesota daily [microform].
Published Minneapolis, Minn.
Began publication 1900.
Description v.
Availability TC Andersen Library University Archives
Availability TC Wilson Periodicals Newspapers--Basement Mfilm Non-Circulating
Availability TC Wilson Periodicals Newspapers--Basement Mfilm Six Week Loan
Other Title Ivory Tower.
Random magazine.
Note Includes monthly literary supplements; Ivory tower, 1965-1969; Random magazine, Oct. 1969-
Note Microfilm. microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Material Type ser
mic
govpub
System No. 000991671

Part of Denny's report to FIXIT:

MNCAT record is findable only with a keyword phrase search -- and in any case, even the record in
the DAILY entry above is incomplete, since it refers only to the monthly from 1965-1969,
while the original IVORY TOWER goes back to 1952 as a weekly -- per WorldCat:
WCAT RECORD FOR THE OLD VERSION (more correct, noted by Denny)
Title: Ivory tower.
Corp Author(s): University of Minnesota.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Minnesota Daily,
Edition: Minnesota daily feature ed.
Year: 1952-1969
Frequency: Monthly, Oct.-May, Sept. 24, 1962-May 1969; Former: Weekly, Sept. 29, 1952-May 28, 1962
Description: Vol. 54, no. 1 (Sept. 29, 1952)-v. 16, no. 8 (May 1969).; v.
Language: English
Standard No: LCCN: sn 90-60607
Note(s): Available on microfilm from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Class Descriptors: Geographic: 4144; M5
Other Titles: Ivory tower (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1952)
Succeeding Title: Random magazine; (DLC)sn 90060627
Material Type: Periodical (per)

Since the reappearance of this title will probably have some people looking for its
predecessors, it would be nice if the MNCAT records could be beefed up to make
them findable. (RANDOM MAGAZINE also, since that also has no entry of
its own and is also findable only with keyword phrase search.)

Denny

phonefiche

Dennis,

We used to have standing orders for phonefiche of many different cities, but most of them were cancelled several years ago except for the ones for Minneapolis and St. Paul. I think Celia said that we needed to keep getting them, since we serve as the archival location or something to that effect.

ProQuest has now informed us that they have made a decision to stop producing their phonefiche after 2005. We have recently received 2005 fiches of St. Paul Yellow Pages, and the only one we still have not received is 2005 St.Paul White Pages. We have already received both 2005 WP and YP of Minneapolis.

Thank you.

Yumiko

Seminary Library reciprocal privileges for U Faculty

This is a reminder that U faculty can borrow books from local seminary libraries+
Bethel Seminary Library (651) 638-6184
Luther Seminary Library (651) 641-3447
Alcuin Library, St. John's University (320) 363-2120
Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library at the St. Paul Seminary, University of St. Thomas (651) 962-5450
Spencer Library, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

They need to check the info on this page before they go over to borrow the items:
http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/reli-mtla.html
fyi -- sg

MHA (Medical Health Administration) Theses

Last night I had a student looking for the Medical Health Administration theses done here at the U. The MnCat location is Business Reference. They are located in the alcove behind the Bus Ref Room 4 office --next to the Exit door.

Big Bhutan Book

The big Bhutan book, Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom, the largest book ever made is now on display within the Special Collections/Rare Books suite 111, during regular hours 8:30 - 4:30. Check it out (figuratively) because it is amazing. -sg

Theses move complete

Hello Everybody. By midday today the records work (Big Thanks to Michael J) and physical move for the 1995 and 1996 MnU-M Theses from the 3rd floor to the Annex will be complete. Please note the new location for these items, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Jackie

Dissertations on the move

PART 1 (see Part 2, below Judy's note)
Hi, Wilson Library staff--
The Wilson Stack Maintenance staff are moving some older University of
Minnesota Ph.D. dissertations (humanities and social sciences subjects)
from Wilson Library to MLAC. The new policy is at:
http://staff.lib.umn.edu/cdm/ppf/theses.phtmlon the CDM web site.

We will continue to keep circulating copies of U of Minnesota humanities
and social sciences doctoral dissertations from 1980 to the present (25
years) in Wilson Library. Pre 1980 circulating copies of humanities and
social sciences doctoral dissertations will be kept in MLAC.

Archival copies of doctoral dissertations are also kept in the University
Archives.

In addition, Wilson Stack Maintenance staff have moved 1995-1996 U of
Minnesota Masters theses from the regular Wilson collection to the Wilson
subbasement annex, where they join the 1962-1994 theses already housed in
the subbasement annex.

University of Minnesota dissertations and dissertations from other CIC
institutions (University of Michigan, Michigan State University,
Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Indiana University,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois-Chicago,
University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Iowa and
University of Wisconsin, Madison) from 1997 to date are available in
full-text (PDF) without charge to current U of M students, staff, and
faculty through Digital Dissertations.
http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/dd.cgi
Judy W
------------------------------------

PART 2
Hi everyone--
I need to make a small clarification to Judy's well articulated message
that the 1995 - 1996 U of Minnesota Masters theses have not moved to the
Annex yet.

Our staff is working with Technical Services staff to get locations
changed. As soon as they are moved we will notify you! Please don't
hesitate to contact me with questions

Julia K

Master's Theses in Annex: info

There has been no change in locations for Master's theses. 1962 to 1994 are located in the Annex, and 1995 to the present are on the 3rd floor. I checked the theses in the Annex to make sure that no 1995s had been misshelved down here, and everything looks like it's in the right place.

Let me know if we can be of more help,
Julia

GPL collection guide

Suggestion from Julie W. when directing users to GPL collections:
Susan: Here's the link to the basic guide - goes from MNCAT location (now collection) to row number/letter. Note also the detailed Call Numbers by Row. But this is the one to link to.
http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/guides/gpl_loc.phtml

Julie

DAI consolidated

Jackie P from Wilson Stack Management and Mary Pat from Wilson Iris have shifted all the parts of Dissertation Abstracts that were in the Annex and the parts that were in Wilson Reference into one sequence on the 2nd floor of Wilson Library.

The parts include:
Quarto Z5053 .C62 Comprehensive Dissertation Index
Quarto Z5053 .D57 Microfilm abstracts 1938-1951
Quarto Z5053 .D57 Dissertation abstracts 1952-1966
Quarto Z5053 .D57ax Dissertation Abstracts
--Part A Humanities and Social Sciences 1966-1969
Quarto Z5053 .D57ax Dissertation Abstracts International
--Part A Humanities and Social Sciences 1969-1999
Quarto Z5053 .D57bx Dissertation Abstracts
--Part B The Sciences and Engineering 1966-1969
Quarto Z5053 .D57bx Dissertation Abstracts International
--Part B The Sciences and Engineering 1969-1999
Quarto Z5053 .D57cx Dissertation Abstracts International
----C, European abstracts 1977-1988
Quarto Z5053 .D57cx Dissertation Abstracts International
----C, Worldwide 1989-1999
Quarto Z5053 .D57ix Dissertation Abstracts International
--Parts A and B Author Indexes 1973-1999

All volumes are non-circulating.
Lisa

ETRC CDs question

CDs from ETRC
June 25, 2003 note from SG

Reffers, yesterday I met with Jennifer Claybourne-Torkelson who used to work in the ETRC (and now is at Andersen) to learn more about the CDs from ETRC that are now in Wilson 180B.

A patron came in asking for a CD that has two previous editions cataloged and on the shelves upstairs, but the most recent edition owned is listed in MNCAT as being in Reference. However, without knowing whether it was a former ETRC title or not (it is), I made a guess and dug in the two cartons in Lisa's office and found it after the patron left.

What's the next step?We have the CD but it is not loaded on the Ref machine. I notified the patron, who had checked out the previous edition. He found what he needed in the older edition.

Electronic Monumenta Germaniae historica [computer file] Published [Turnhout] : Brepols, 1996-
1996- Annual

I have added a list of the ETRC CDs below in the 'extended entry' of this blog entry. -- Susan

Titles of CD-ROMS Available in Reference/ETRC Room 180 B

African American Newspapers -- (MG)
Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina -- (SH)
C-Dir: dizionario italiano ragionato -- (MP)
Cervantes -- (RT)
Chancellor Metternich and his time -- (LDB)
Civil War : a newspaper perspective (The) -- (RT)
Die Deutsche lyrik -- (LDB)
English Poetry full-text database -- (MP)
Goethes Werke auf CD-ROM -- (LDB)
Heinrich Heine : Zeit, Leben, Werk -- (LDB)
Lest we forget : a history of the holocaust -- (LDB)
LMLO: Late Medieval Liturgical Offices - (LDB)
Mauer, Christopher : Frederico Garcia Lorca -- (RT)
Monumenta Germaniae Historica -- (LDB)
Nuremburg War Crimes Trials -- (LDB)
Past Masters -- (RK)
Patrologia Latina -- (SH)
Trinity Apocalypse -- (DU)
Voltaire electronique -- (MP)
Wittgenstein's "Nachlass" -- (RK)

Note: initials in bold refer to the expert and/or selector who should be contacted if additional patron help is needed when working with these materials. Thank you.--I will get the list of the CDs copied and into the CD notebook at the desk, and also a copy in 180B. A couple of things to remember, if you get requests:
--Each title on the list is followed by the name of the library staff member who is the expert for that file.
--Most or all of the social sciences CDs were removed from the list of CDs coming to Reference. Those have either been added to MNCAT, or withdrawn. What remains is Humanities CDs. All are loaded on the computer in 180B.
--All of the CDs are in the top drawer of the cabinet in 180B. The cabinet is locked. Use the small silver key to open it.
--In the bottom drawer of the cabinet are software products including EndNote and DynaText. These are not for general use.
--The setup on the screen is different than the last time either Jennifer or I were in 180. If you decide to bring a patron in,
---turn on the computer
----Click on CANCEL to get past the logon screen
----click on the Programs folder in order to view the icons for the various files that are loaded on the machine.
--A list of the CD titles (without the selectors' initials) will be posted on the glass door or window of 180B
--If you have a question contact the appropriate selector. I will get copies of the list (with initials) for the room, the notebook and the black CD cabinet in 180 so that you can find this list easily. If the selector is out, contact either me or Jennifer.
Jennifer Claybourne Torkelson 6 Andersen Library 625-8821 or: Susan Gangl 6-2281

netLibrary Shared Reference Collection Records

"Records for 163 netLibrary Shared Reference Collection titles were added to MNCAT last Friday. LEO staff loaded the records. Stacie Traill, Technical Services, created the macro to modify and add the URL to Crookston and Twin Cities holdings. --Betsy (entry in today's Monday Memo).

Here's the link to the minitex page with the reference title list. Scroll down a little ways to Reference Collection Title list. You can do a save as if you want to save the [Excel] file in your own documents.
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/ebook/netlib/sharedIII.asp
Carla

A list of just the titles appears below in the Blog extended entry:

Note: I realphatized entries beginning with "The". You can spot them by the lower case first letter (e.g. chef's companion) and the word "The" at the end of the entry. --SG

MINITEX REFERENCE III Netlibrary titles 2004 July

2003 prescribing guidelines
A biographical dictionary of ancient Egypt
A companion to the United States Constitution and its amendments
A dictionary of American history {Blackwell reference}
Administrative assistant's & secretary's handbook
Allergies : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to internet references
American folklore : An encyclopedia {Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1551}
American historical fiction : An annotated guide to novels for adults and young adults
Anniversaries and holidays
Attention defecit disorder : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references
A-Z of modern Europe since 1789
Basic business library : Core resources The
Biographical dictionary of American sports. Baseball
Blood pressure : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Breast cancer : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references
BusinessWeek guide to the best business schools
Cambridge thesaurus of American English The
Cannabis : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to internet references
Chef's book of formulas, yields, and sizes
chef's companion : A culinary dictionary The
Child abuse : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet resources
clinical use of blood : Handbook The
Clinician's handbook of prescription drugs
Colon cancer : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Companion encyclopedia of archaeology
complete book of spaceflight : From Apollo 1 to zero gravity The
Concise dictionary of business management
concise dictionary of psychology The
Concise encyclopedia of robotics
Cosmetic surgery : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references
Dictionary of agriculture : From abaca to zoonosis
Dictionary of legal terms : A simplified guide to the language of law
Dictionary of mental handicap
Dictionary of the Holocaust : Biography, geography, and terminology
Dictionary of theories, laws, and concepts in psychology
Dictionary of world philosophy
diversity training handbook : A practical guide to understanding and changing attitudes The
Domestic violence : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references
Eating disorders : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Education statistics of the United States {Bernan Press U.S. databook series}
Encyclopedia of African American business history
Encyclopedia of American parties, campaigns, and elections
Encyclopedia of American prisons {Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1748}
Encyclopedia of imaging science and technology. Volume 1
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology
Encyclopedia of space science & technology
Events that changed Great Britain since 1689
Facts about the presidents : A compilation of biographical and historical information
Foreign trade of the United States : Including State and metro area export data
Grief counselling and grief therapy : A handbook for the mental health practitioner
Handbook of air pollution prevention and control
Handbook of clinical health psychology
Handbook of eating disorders / edited by Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt, Eric Van Furth
handbook of memory disorders The
Handbook of pediatric psychology in school settings
Handbook of psychology. Vol. 5, Personality and social psychology
Handbook of psychology. Volume 11, Forensic psychology
Handbook of psychology. Volume 8, Clinical psychology
Handbook of psychology. Volume 9, Health psychology
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics : Employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data {Bernan Press U.S. databook series}
Heart disease : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Historical dictionary of American education
Historical dictionary of the 1970s
history of France {Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905} The
illustrated dictionary of constitutional concepts The
International conflict : A chronological encyclopedia of conflicts and their management, 1945-1995
Laser surgery : A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references
Lesbian histories and cultures : An encyclopedia {Encyclopedia of lesbian and gay histories and cultures ; v. 1}
librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age : Copyrights, patents, and trademarks The
McGraw-Hill dictionary of earth science
McGraw-Hill dictionary of engineering
Menopause : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
MIT encyclopedia of communication disorders The
MIT encyclopedia of the cognitive sciences The
New Age encyclopedia : A mind, body, spirit reference guide
North American women artists of the twentieth century : A biographical dictionary {Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1219}
Notable speeches in contemporary presidential campaigns {Praeger series in political communication, 1062-5623}
NTC's American idioms dictionary : The most practical reference for the everyday expressions of contemporary American English
NTC's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
NTC's super-mini English idioms dictionary {NTC's super-minis}
Oran's dictionary of the law
Patent, copyright & trademark
philosopher's dictionary The
Plunkett's consulting industry almanac : The only comprehensive guide to the consulting industry
Plunkett's employers' internet sites with careers information, 2002-2003 : The only guide to America's hottest corporate internet sites for job seekers
Plunkett's financial services industry almanac, 2004
Poe encyclopedia The
Privacy handbook : Guidelines, exposures, policy implementation, and international issues
Prostate cancer : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to internet references
Quick & legal will book
quotable musician : From Bach to Tupac The
Routledge international encyclopedia of women : Vol. 1, Ability--Education: Globalization : Global women's issues and knowledge
Schizophrenia : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Speeches of the American presidents
Suicide : A medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references
Waud's employment law : The practical guide for personnel managers, trade union officials, employers, employees and lawyers
Who's who in contemporary world theatre {Who's who series}
Who's who in the Roman world {Who's who series}
Wireless A to Z {Mainframe series. Quick reference}
World mortality in 2000 : Life tables for 191 countries

List of Newspapers in Annex

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 up to date than the information in our existing blue notebooks, this one (a) is arranged by title, rather than geographic location and (b) includes many notes on condition of the paper in our copies, and on availability of reprint editions or microform if we want to explore replacing our copies. It's also a lot easier to read (clearly typeface) than the old "copy of copy of cards" typeface in the other notebooks.

Note that this notebook covers newspapers in the annex only, wheras the previous set of blue notebooks covers (in theory) all newspapers in our collection, those in the Newspaper Room as well as those in the Annex.

History of Education microfiche collection

Subject: History of Education microfiche collection
Date: 4Jun04 4:06pm

Greetings-- fyi...

As some of you may know we have a large (32,000+) microfiche collection on
the history of education which is uncataloged, and not at all
accessible. Now there is a searchable online guide to this collection at
the Gale site. I've added a link to this collection and guide on the
Education RQS page. This guide could be downloaded or searched by a
researcher.

I'm exploring the possibility of getting marc records for these items to
increase access but that is not likely to happen in the near future.

If you happen to go to the Guide page and do a search using Minnesota
(select search, and select the History of Education collection), one of the
odd records retrieved is the list of our holdings as of 1872 (The library
of the University of Minnesota: an alphabetical catalogue of authors,
complete to March 31, 1872.). Laurel

From Education RQS page--

Primary Source Materials
Historical Documents

History of Education Microfiche Collection
View, download, or search guide to the collection.
Use Guide:
http://microformguides.gale.com/BrowseGuide.asp?colldocid=1006000&Page=1
Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability

From MNCAT--

Title History of education [microform]. Published Woodbridge,
CT : Research Publications, 1987-1993. Description 32,508
microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm. + guide (26 v. ; 28 cm.)

Availability TC Wilson Library Reference Mfiche 134 Non-Circulating

Summary Based on the extensive holdings of the Milbank Memorial Library,
Teachers College at Columbia University and the comprehensive collection of
Harvard University Library, this microfiche collection of ca. 12,500 titles
consists of letters, pamphlets, educational treatises and general works on
the history of education published from the fifteenth century to World War
I. Topics include philosophy, legislation, works on Sloyd and vocational
education,therapeutic gymnastiscs, American, Jewish, Chinese,Greek and
English education,early childhood education and adult education, teacher
training, graduation addresses, biographies of educators.