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Read This Book! — Cookbooks

by Jordan Wagaman
Science Librarian Megan Kocher discusses cookbooks in this episode of "Read This Book!" from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The books are: “Edible Twin Cities: The Cookbook” by Angelo Gentile, “Minnesota’s Farmers Market Cookbook” by Tricia Cornell and Paul Markert “Minnesota’s Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook” by Beth Dooley, “Original Local” by Heid E. Erdrich, and “The New Midwestern Table” by Amy Thielen.

E-Resources Spring Trials from Minitex

by Anne Hatinen
Take a look at the e-resources available at discounted Minitex pricing! Now through the end of April, Minitex is highlighting streaming video, nursing and science databases, and a selection of new products during the Spring 2014 trial period. Try out...

Gale April 8 Webinar on 12 New Health & Medicine eBook Collections

by Anne Hatinen
Gale Health & Medicine eBook Collections Webinar Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:00 pm, EST Roger Strong, Director of Strategic Accounts, Gale will showcase the newly launched twelve Gale Health & Medicine eBook Collections comprised of over 600...

OCLC WorldCat Discovery is now available

by Rita Baladad
OCLC has launched WorldCat Discovery Services, making it possible for library staff and users currently using FirstSearch to move to a richer discovery experience. WorldCat Discovery has been developed and refined based on input and feedback from a 30-member Advisory...

Electronic Library for Minnesota: Last Chance to Try the Options

by Anne Hatinen
Your library patrons use databases from the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) all the time, but only every few years do the libraries of Minnesota, North Dakota, and south Dakota have the opportunity to review continuing and new possibilities for...

Read This Book! — Science and Bicycles

by Jordan Wagaman

This episode of Read This Book! features Carolyn Rauber, a University of Minnesota science and engineering librarian. In this episode, Rauber highlights four books related to the science of bicycles.

Oxford University Press Special Offer on Perpetual Access Products

by Rita Baladad
OUP's fiscal year ends March 31, 2104 and they are offering special pricing on select perpetual access products (offer valid until March 28, 2014) For questions or to place an order, please contact OUP rep Emily Scott. __________________________________ Oxford Reference...

EBL Unveils the New LibCentral

by Rita Baladad
from ProQuest EBL, a ProQuest business, has reinvented LibCentral, its administrative and acquisitions module, enabling libraries to tailor their ebook experience to fit their needs and the unique needs of their users. The new LibCentral helps libraries streamline workflows, making...

EBSCO System Maintenance Scheduled for 22 March 2014

by Anne Hatinen
from EBSCO: We are writing to inform you that on Saturday, 22 March 2014 EBSCOadmin will be intermittently unavailable while we perform system updates. The service window is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM EDT (-04:00 GMT). You will experience...