The library reference staff has put together a list of useful Web resources for job hunting , including job lists, occupational guides, and resume and cover letter help. We've been ordering lots of new books too. See below for a list of new titles:
What Color is Your Parachute 2010
Knock Em Dead 2010
Next Day Job Interview
Job Interviews for Dummies
Resumes for Dummies
The 150 Best Recession Proof Jobs
The Artists Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The anti 9-5 guide : practical career advice for women who think outside the cube
Back on the career track : a guide for stay-at-home moms who want to return to work
Do what you are : discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Looking for a job?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Flu information from EbscoHost
Due to Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (formerly known as Swine Flu) and concerns about the 2009/2010 flu season, the EBSCO Publishing Medical and Nursing editors of DynaMed™, Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC) and Patient Education Reference Center™ (PERC) have made key influenza information from these resources freely available to health care providers worldwide. The information is designed to inform patients and their families and provide information to clinicians to help them with H1N1 diagnosis and H1N1 treatment by making up-to-date diagnosis and treatment information available. The resources being made available will also provide up-to-date information about the H1N1 vaccine.
The editorial teams will monitor the research and update these resources continuously throughout the flu season.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Playaways: Audio Books that you can take anywhere
No Cassettes. No CDs. No Downloads. Just Play.
See below for a list of our current titles:
The story of Edgar Sawtelle : a novel
Wroblewski, David
The lost witness
Ellis, Robert, 1954-
Serpent gate
McGarrity, Michael
Slow kill
McGarrity, Michael
The world at night
Furst, Alan
Let it bleed
Rankin, Ian
Shopaholic takes Manhattan
Kinsella, Sophie
Last car to Elysian Fields
Burke, James Lee, 1936-
The post-American world
Zakaria, Fareed
The prince of the marshes : and other occupational hazards of a year in Iraq
Stewart, Rory
Winter in Madrid
Sansom, C. J
Out stealing horses
Petterson, Per, 1952-
In the woods
French, Tana
Man in the middle
Haig, Brian
The 6th target
Patterson, James, 1947-
Guilt
LesCroart, John
Too late to say goodbye
Rule, Ann
Muhammad
Armstrong, Karen, 1944-
State of denial : Bush at war, part III
Woodward, Bob
The big bamboo
Dorsey, Tim
Point to point navigation
Vidal, Gore, 1925-
The debutante divorcée
Sykes, Plum
Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer
Swanson, James L
No good deeds
Lippman, Laura, 1959-
Marker
Cook, Robin, 1940-
All the king's men
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
Crisis
Cook, Robin, 1940-
Dead man's bones
Albert, Susan Wittig
The book of lost things
Connolly, John, 1968-
On Agate Hill
Smith, Lee, 1944-
The secret supper
Sierra, Javier, 1971-
The tenth circle
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dog
Grogan, John, 1957-
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time : a novel
Haddon, Mark
Prep
Sittenfeld, Curtis
The mysterious flame of Queen Loana
Eco, Umberto
The glass castle
Walls, Jeannette
Hard truth
Barr, Nevada
Dark voyage
Furst, Alan
Fingersmith
Waters, Sarah, 1966-
Ten big ones
Evanovich, Janet
Founding brothers : the revolutionary generation
Ellis, Joseph J
Graphic Novels at the Main Library
Our graphic novels for teens and adults now have a new home of their own at the Main Library. Check out the display in our Reading Room, just as you go down the stairs. Would you like to know more about Graphic Novels? There's a good article at About.com.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns. The library is featuring a display of books and videos about the National Parks to complement the series. The display will be up through Oct. 10.
The first episode, The Scripture of Nature, had fabulous photography and lots of unknown information about John Muir, the savior of Yosemite.
The second episode, broadcast on KQED Oct. 10, is called The Last Refuge. It covers the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam, poachers, and unruly visitors to Yellowstone and Yosemite. The third episode, The Empire of Grandeur, will be broadcast on Oct. 11. It covers the establishment of the National Park Service and the creation of Grand Canyon National Park. The fourth episode, Going Home, discusses the advent of the automobile which led to more Americans having access to the National Parks, and covers the creation of Smoky Mountains National Park and Grand Teton National Park. It will be broadcast on Oct. 18. The fifth episode, Great Nature, covers the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the establishment of Everglades National Park, the expansion of Grand Teton National Park thanks to John D. Rockefeller Jr., and the struggle of FDR to protect the National Parks in a time of war. It airs on Oct. 25. The last episode, The Morning of Creation, covers the creation of Denali National Park and Biscayne National Park.
If the subsequent episodes are as beautiful as the first episode, all of them will be well worth watching.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mango Languages
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Libraries in the comics
The comic strip Luanne is featuring public libraries. Check it out at Library Advocate.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Libraries Lend a Hand in Tough Times
The Today Show ran a segment on the important role libraries play during the recession, and the increased usage that goes along with that - Libraries lend a hand in tough times. We are seeing many of these same effects in Carmel, with more patrons than ever coming in to check out books, read newspapers and magazines, use the computers to look for work, fill out government forms, and check their email.
We have great job hunting resources - books on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing techniques; computers for typing up resumes, even a typewriter! And we have a page of recommended Web resources for the job hunter.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Marquis Who's Who now online
If you have ever tried to look someone up in Who's Who, you know how difficult that can be. First you have to figure out what year the person was listed in, and then, what series- Who Was Who, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American History, etc. The Who's Who database searches all years and almost all of the series at once. The product includes Who's Who in American Art, but it must be searched separately. You can come into the library to use the database, you can ask the librarian to look someone up for you, or you can use the database from home with your library card. Click below for a list of all the books covered by the product.
Titles Contained in Marquis Who's Who on the Web
Who's Who in America
Who Was Who in America
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in Asia
Who's Who in American Politics
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who of American Women
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders
Who's Who in Science & Engineering
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in Medicine & Healthcare
Who's Who in Finance & Business (formerly Who's Who in Finance & Industry)
Who's Who in 20th Century America
Who's Who in the East
Who's Who in the Midwest
Who's Who in the South & Southwest
Who's Who in the West
Who's Who in Media & Communications
Who's Who in Entertainment
Who's Who in American Education
Who's Who in American Nursing
Who's Who in Religion
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
