Find a book by asking a question

MindTheBook.com connects questions with books, Like "Does God exist", "How do I become a good father?" which answers them. It also defines books with questions they answer well. Take a look...

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AbeBooks "Long Live the Book"

AbeBooks.com reply to the "I hate reading" Facebook page

FYI: Facebook page "I hate reading"

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Important new study-check out books, get good grades

In the new edition (July 2011) of College and Research Libraries, authors Wong and Webb uncover a mathematical correlation between student library material usage and cumulative GPA.
"Uncovering meaningful Correlation between Student Academic Performance and Library Material Usage"

In other words, book and multimedia loans are directly related to student academic performance. Note however the research did not electronic resources, such as databases.

Library Closed August 18th

The library will be closed on Thursday August 18th for a day of Staff Development

The Power of Twitter

Since there is not an official Twitter directory of all of our representatives in Congress, the folks at Fearless Revolution have made one for us. Click here for a link to your representatives and tips on the best ways to Tweet to them.