Tue, September 1st, 2009
Is it true?
Posted by: Barbara Bibel
We often have patrons come in to learn more about the latest medical or scientific breakthrough to hit the news. They hope that it means a cure for cancer, even though it only worked in two rats, or that there really is intelligent life somewhere out in space. How else would those UFOs get here? [...]
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Tue, September 1st, 2009
World Almanac Brand Acquired by Infobase Publishing
Posted by: Sue Polanka
Another Reference merger! And, good news that the World Almanac will move online eventually. Infobase Publishing Acquires Iconic World Almanac Brand New York, NY (September 1, 2009)–Infobase Publishing announced today that it has acquired the World Almanac imprint from Weekly Reader Publishing Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Tue, September 1st, 2009
Favorite Free Reference Sites
Posted by: Jessica Moyer
As I was working this morning on editing a new book about genre fiction (Integrated Advisory Services from Libraries Unlimited in 2010) I was repeatedly visiting my three favorite reference websites; Amazon.com for publication dates and title checks, Kent District Library’s What’s Next for series information, and IMDB.com for movie and TV information. Amazon its [...]
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