LA State Documents Depository 60th Anniversary
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary, a student contest was held allowing students to guess the approximate number of state public documents which are placed in the University collection each year. The answer is 6,000 documents! Congratulations to the following students who had the correct answer in the drawing:
- Amber Reese - 1st Place Winner of a $25.00 gift card to the Tech Bookstore
- Kiran Katkuri - 2nd Place Winner of a $15.00 gift card to the Tech Bookstore
- Drew Skains - 3rd Place Winner of a $10.00 gift card to the Tech Bookstore
Louisiana Tech University's Prescott Memorial Library will host a reception in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Louisiana State Documents Depository Program.
This program has been in operation since 1948, providing free public access to state-produced documents and information. State Recorder of Documents, Ferol Foos of the State Library of Louisiana, will give a brief history of the program.
All are welcome to attend the event on Monday, Oct. 6th, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Prescott Memorial Library. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Rita Franks, Government Documents Librarian at 257-4989 or email at rfranks@latech.edu.
New Book Titles From NetLibrary VII
Listed below are some of the first electronic books which have been added to the Library catalog. The entire collection will consist of over 3,000 titles and will be added during the next few months. This newest collection of NetLibrary was acquired through a grant from the Student Technology Fund awarded during the Winter Quarter.
Accounting for Rape: Psychology, Feminism,. . .
Airway Management in Emergencies
Ajax: the Complete Reference
Allergy and Asthma
Art of Discussion-Based Teaching
Asset Allocation: Balancing Financial Risk
Biofuels: Refining and Performance
Brands of Faith: Marketing Religion in a Commercial Age
Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling
Broadcast and Internet Indecency : Defining Free Speech
Countering the Financing of Terrorism
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Democratic Responses to Terrorism
From Berlin to Baghdad: America’s Search . . .
Gray Hat Hacking
Hacking Exposed Windows
How to do Everything: Mac
How to Do Everything With Google Tools.
How to Do Everything With YouTube.
Iran in the 21st Century |
Medical Malpractice
Nurse’s Pocket Drug Guide 2008
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook 2008
Robotics: Science and Systems III
Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race
Solar Power in Building Design
Toxico-Terrorism
Valuing a Business
Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
175 Best Jobs Not Behind a Desk
250 Best Paying Jobs
Act of Justice: Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. . .
Activating the Desire to Learn
Africa on Six Wheels : A Semester of Safari
Aging of the Genome: The Dual Role of the DNA . . .
American Wilderness: A New History
Building a New Afghanistan
Climate Change: What it Means for Us, Our Children. . .
Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring |
You can go directly to NetLibrary or just use the Library Catalog to find books of interest.
Library Exhibits
In April
This month the Library is focusing on Earth Day, April 22, 2008, with displays and bookmarks. Come by and pick up a free bookmark! To learn more about this special day, visit these websites: earthdaynetwork and EarthDay.gov
In March
The Library is celebrating Women's History Month with a special display and contest. Take the challenge . . . Attempt to identify the women's pictures on the collage and receive a small candy bar for your efforts. Come see us soon!
Mrs. Rita Franks, our Government Documents Librarian, has just created a blog that is interesting and accessible to library patrons. This is a resource that will keep you current on the vast amount of information generated by government sources. One of its many helpful features is the highlighting of a "Web Site of the Week" to focus on a particular resource of widespread interest. Once you visit it, you'll want to bookmark it for future reference. There is a handy link to the blog on the Government Information webpage, too.
New Dean of Library Services
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