Hi All,
As you might have realized from this post - and from a few others that we've posted recently - we are pretty big football fans here at the library. We love a hard fought, well strategized, team effort. And that friends is what football is all about.
Forthwith a list of 4 football blogs that should not be missed. Well, okay, if you are watching the game, maybe then you can skip these blog entries...but remember, there is always time after the game to check out these blogs.
1. AdvancedNFLStats if you like statistics, then you will love this site. You can sort all sorts of defensive and offensive statistics here. Woohoo! You can also sort stats team-by-team!
2. Pro Football Reference Blog This site is a small tribute to my reference beginnings since I am a reference librarian. On the left side of the site you can pull up entries by category and more. Interesting site - worth a look, but the blog is linked to Pro-Football-Reference.com which is another statistics filled website. Click here to enter that site.
3. Jets Confidential. Dan Leberfeld created this blog and he says that he has been following the Jets for the last 16 years. Okay, so are his insights interesting? You bet? Is the blog easy to read? Yep. Does it cost anything (unlike other free blogs)? There is a Premium member section which you have to pay to gain access to...so I don't know if that part of the blog is worth it since I didn't sign up...but the rest of the blog looks interesting. Assuming you are a Jets fan.
4. GiantsFootballBlog Same idea as the JetsConfidential blog mentioned above. In addition the blog has a Multimedia section and a link to other Resources. Definitely worth looking at if you are Giant fan. Blog is an offshoot of SNY.tv's website.
Last, I would be remiss if I didn't advertise the library card catalog and the books that users can find if you search for 'football' in the card catalog. Click here to see the results of this search - which gives over 600 results!
Here is a a complete freebie blog/website: I did a basic search for 'tailgating and football and recipes'. The best site of the lot seems to be this link from MyRecipes.com. The recipes and pix make a football fans' mouth water! Yum.
Enjoy the blogs, and the sites and of course, the games!
Regards,
Stu
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Picking the Brain of a Reference Librarian
Hi All,
We're back from a weekend...and I just thought of a good topic for this blog...and the topic is...'Picking the Brain of Your Local Reference Librarian'. Your Reference Librarians are a well read bunch with diverse interests in a wide variety of subjects. All of this is at your disposal - and it is free. But wait...if you need some answers at night when the library is closed what can you do?
Well...you could search Wikipedia or Google or Yahoo or even use Ask.com. However you might be searching for quite a bit of time and still not get your answer....which is why you can call your reference librarian any time the library is open! Click here for a schedule of when the Farmingdale library is open.
So, if you are on the computer at night and don't want to use Wikipedia, Google, et al...what can you do? There is a special website called Delicious.com which saves users 'bookmarks' or 'favorites' of folks who sign up with Delicious. Click here for the link to Delicious.com for the Farmingdale library reference librarians favorite bookmarks.
Your reference librarians have posted links on Delicious as on topics as varied as business, home repair, cooking, health, travel, careers, job search, sports fitness, genealogy, readers advisory, and language...all of this is free and very, very easy to use.
If you have any questions about Delicious or how to use it, just visit the reference desk at the library and ask us your question!
Best regards,
Stu
We're back from a weekend...and I just thought of a good topic for this blog...and the topic is...'Picking the Brain of Your Local Reference Librarian'. Your Reference Librarians are a well read bunch with diverse interests in a wide variety of subjects. All of this is at your disposal - and it is free. But wait...if you need some answers at night when the library is closed what can you do?
Well...you could search Wikipedia or Google or Yahoo or even use Ask.com. However you might be searching for quite a bit of time and still not get your answer....which is why you can call your reference librarian any time the library is open! Click here for a schedule of when the Farmingdale library is open.
So, if you are on the computer at night and don't want to use Wikipedia, Google, et al...what can you do? There is a special website called Delicious.com which saves users 'bookmarks' or 'favorites' of folks who sign up with Delicious. Click here for the link to Delicious.com for the Farmingdale library reference librarians favorite bookmarks.
Your reference librarians have posted links on Delicious as on topics as varied as business, home repair, cooking, health, travel, careers, job search, sports fitness, genealogy, readers advisory, and language...all of this is free and very, very easy to use.
If you have any questions about Delicious or how to use it, just visit the reference desk at the library and ask us your question!
Best regards,
Stu
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Homework Resources - The Shameless Plug Entry Part I
Hi All,
Welcome back to the Farmingdale PL reference department blog. We hope you've had a nice Summer, but like all good things, summer has ended. Labor Day has come and gone and now it is back to school or to work....depending on your age!
So, what does the title have to do with the library and with school?
Simple: the library subscribes to a number of fine online databases THAT WILL HELP YOUR CHILD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. THESE DATABASES ARE FREE, ARE OF TOP QUALITY AND EASY TO USE and will save you student time and effort while doing homework or completing school projects.
In these economic times what more can you ask for in a service of product? In addition, these online databases can be accessed at home or anywhere else that you have a Farmingdale library card. Before you access the databases though, you'll need to enter your library card number - the number is the 14-digit number on the back of your library card.
Now, with all the introductory remarks having been said, how can you, the patron gain access to these fantastic online databases? Click here to go to the reference department webpage to access the databases.
If you notice on the left side of the screen, we've divided up the databases by subject. As you can further see we have many, many subjects ranging from Art, Auto Repair, Business, Education, Encyclopedias, Genealogy, History, Job Search, Languages, Literature, Magazines, Miscellaneous, Music, Newspapers & Current Events, Reference Resources, Science & Technology and Student Resources.
Once you click on any of the categories (for example Magazines) you will be taken to another webpage. The new page will bring up the list of databases that correspond to the link you chose. By clicking on Magazines, you will have a choice of three databases: General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile. Note that you will see a summary of each database below the name of the database. That is helpful for you since it can help you determine whether or not you want to use the particular database.
Note that in almost all cases the database comes with full-text. This means that if you find an article that you need, you will fine the actuall words (the full-text) of the article. No more microfilm or microfiche or photocopying newspapers or magazines. You will be able to either email the article to yourself (and then print the article at home on your printer) or you can print it in the library. Talk about easy and simple!
For the younger students you might want to click on the link at the bottom called 'Student Resources'. This link covers a bunch of online databases as varied as Kids Infobits, Live Librarian, Opposing Viewpoints, Primary Search and Student Resource Center. Again, all of these databases are unbiased, well-known, free and easy for kids to use.
If you have any questions about how to use any of the databases I discussed in this post, call the reference desk at 249-9090 to speak with a reference librarian.
Regards,
Stu
Welcome back to the Farmingdale PL reference department blog. We hope you've had a nice Summer, but like all good things, summer has ended. Labor Day has come and gone and now it is back to school or to work....depending on your age!
So, what does the title have to do with the library and with school?
Simple: the library subscribes to a number of fine online databases THAT WILL HELP YOUR CHILD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. THESE DATABASES ARE FREE, ARE OF TOP QUALITY AND EASY TO USE and will save you student time and effort while doing homework or completing school projects.
In these economic times what more can you ask for in a service of product? In addition, these online databases can be accessed at home or anywhere else that you have a Farmingdale library card. Before you access the databases though, you'll need to enter your library card number - the number is the 14-digit number on the back of your library card.
Now, with all the introductory remarks having been said, how can you, the patron gain access to these fantastic online databases? Click here to go to the reference department webpage to access the databases.
If you notice on the left side of the screen, we've divided up the databases by subject. As you can further see we have many, many subjects ranging from Art, Auto Repair, Business, Education, Encyclopedias, Genealogy, History, Job Search, Languages, Literature, Magazines, Miscellaneous, Music, Newspapers & Current Events, Reference Resources, Science & Technology and Student Resources.
Once you click on any of the categories (for example Magazines) you will be taken to another webpage. The new page will bring up the list of databases that correspond to the link you chose. By clicking on Magazines, you will have a choice of three databases: General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile. Note that you will see a summary of each database below the name of the database. That is helpful for you since it can help you determine whether or not you want to use the particular database.
Note that in almost all cases the database comes with full-text. This means that if you find an article that you need, you will fine the actuall words (the full-text) of the article. No more microfilm or microfiche or photocopying newspapers or magazines. You will be able to either email the article to yourself (and then print the article at home on your printer) or you can print it in the library. Talk about easy and simple!
For the younger students you might want to click on the link at the bottom called 'Student Resources'. This link covers a bunch of online databases as varied as Kids Infobits, Live Librarian, Opposing Viewpoints, Primary Search and Student Resource Center. Again, all of these databases are unbiased, well-known, free and easy for kids to use.
If you have any questions about how to use any of the databases I discussed in this post, call the reference desk at 249-9090 to speak with a reference librarian.
Regards,
Stu
Friday, September 3, 2010
Are You Ready For Some Football?
It is that time of the year! Football season!!! Woohoo! Are you ready for some Sunday football?
Forthwith - some really helpful links for all-things-football.
Pro Football Reference - lots of great football statistics for teams and players
Fantasy Football - do you need some advice on how to rank your players or to monitor how your team is doing? Click here for a few links: FFToday ESPN Fantasy Football NFL.com
Here is a goofy link on how to put together a football themed party from Party411.com.
Football is complicated - you've got 22 guys running around on the field at one time. What do they all do? Click here for a 'Girls Guide to Football'. Note that guys should read this as well - its a good intro to the game. Here is another link (from the NFL) for learning about the game of football.
Finally, here is a site for 'fun football facts'.
And one last bit of pr for the library. We've got a lot - and I mean A LOT - of books on the history of football, current biography's of football players, team histories and fun stuff about football strategy. Click here for a link to the library catalog for a search on 'football'
Okay...here is a Youtube clip from Coca-Cola with Mean Joe Green giving his jersey away to a kid who offers him his Coca-Cola. It is one of the best commercials of all-time - let alone one of the best football commercials of all-time.
Stu
Forthwith - some really helpful links for all-things-football.
Pro Football Reference - lots of great football statistics for teams and players
Fantasy Football - do you need some advice on how to rank your players or to monitor how your team is doing? Click here for a few links: FFToday ESPN Fantasy Football NFL.com
Here is a goofy link on how to put together a football themed party from Party411.com.
Football is complicated - you've got 22 guys running around on the field at one time. What do they all do? Click here for a 'Girls Guide to Football'. Note that guys should read this as well - its a good intro to the game. Here is another link (from the NFL) for learning about the game of football.
Finally, here is a site for 'fun football facts'.
And one last bit of pr for the library. We've got a lot - and I mean A LOT - of books on the history of football, current biography's of football players, team histories and fun stuff about football strategy. Click here for a link to the library catalog for a search on 'football'
Okay...here is a Youtube clip from Coca-Cola with Mean Joe Green giving his jersey away to a kid who offers him his Coca-Cola. It is one of the best commercials of all-time - let alone one of the best football commercials of all-time.
Stu
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Hurricane Information
Hi All,
We'd be remiss if we didn't mention at least something about the impending hurricane Earl that is winding its way up the east coast. Here are five quality sites that will help you prepare for hurricane Earl (and for that matter, any future hurricanes that might affect Long Island) Hopefully you'll never have to look at this post again...
Hurricane information can be found here: NOAA - the National Oceanica and Atmospheric Administration Click on active weather alerts and then look on the right side of the screen - you'll find links to varios active weather events.
Newsday.com has a good site - only if you are a subscriber to either the newspaper or to Cablevisions' Optonline service. Go figure. If you are a subscriber, click here to find lots of useful information on the storm
Hurricane preparedness is darn important. Click here for information on getting prepared for oncoming hurricanes - not just hurricane Earl. NOAA has also put together this site to help families prepare for hurricanes - click here for more.
Finally, click here listen to WCBS880 - a local AM radio station that has weather reports every 10 minutes - alternatively you can listen to WINS 1010 for weather reports also.
Hope this helps!
Stu
We'd be remiss if we didn't mention at least something about the impending hurricane Earl that is winding its way up the east coast. Here are five quality sites that will help you prepare for hurricane Earl (and for that matter, any future hurricanes that might affect Long Island) Hopefully you'll never have to look at this post again...
Hurricane information can be found here: NOAA - the National Oceanica and Atmospheric Administration Click on active weather alerts and then look on the right side of the screen - you'll find links to varios active weather events.
Newsday.com has a good site - only if you are a subscriber to either the newspaper or to Cablevisions' Optonline service. Go figure. If you are a subscriber, click here to find lots of useful information on the storm
Hurricane preparedness is darn important. Click here for information on getting prepared for oncoming hurricanes - not just hurricane Earl. NOAA has also put together this site to help families prepare for hurricanes - click here for more.
Finally, click here listen to WCBS880 - a local AM radio station that has weather reports every 10 minutes - alternatively you can listen to WINS 1010 for weather reports also.
Hope this helps!
Stu
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