MEMBER LIBRARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
No. 08-21

May 30, 2008

Cassette Replacement for FLLS Books on Tape 

FLLS is no longer replacing damaged/lost cassette tapes in our books on tape.  

If a patron returns a FLLS-owned book on tape with a damaged tape or if they’ve lost a tape, please send the BOT back to FLLS to my attention and with an explanation of what is wrong.  Neither you (member library) nor the patron will be charged for a replacement tape.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

 

RECYCLED REFERENCE Let me know by June 5 if you are interested in one of the following titles:

  • The Foundation Directory (2007) 3 vols. [includes Part 2 and a Supplement]

  • The Foundation Directory (2006) 1 vol.

ILL: Out-of-System Requests on WorldCat

Links to Information and Instructions for placing out-of-system requests right on the Polaris PAC are available at http://www.flls.org/ill/. Our goal is to eliminate paper requests by the end of June for Out-of-System books that can be found on WorldCat. If we are unable to place the request we will email the reason the request can not be filled to the patron directly with a copy to the library if the patron’s email is in the patron record. Otherwise we will send a paper explanation in the delivery and you will have to communicate with the patron.

ILL – FAQs

I have also posted ILL FAQs http://www.flls.org/ill/FAQs.htm on the FLLS ILL web page. Let me know if you have an ILL question that is not answered in the FAQs.

WEBSITES – Two websites to help with NYS Regents exam preparation and study:

  • The Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center http://www.regentsprep.org/ has review lessons, and practice for Math A & B, Algebra, geometry, Algebra2/trig, Global & U.S. History, Earth Science, Living Environment, Chemistry and Physics exams. There are also links to study strategies and to old exams (above subjects as well as English and Foreign Languages).
     

  • The NYS Library http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/regentsexams.htm  has NYS Regents Exams in PDF format from 1957 through the current year as part of the Library's digital collection. You will need JavaScript to use and will have to enable popups.

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: 1) In which of Lewis Carroll’s novels does the nonsense verse “Jabberwocky” appear? 2) What is a “portmanteau” word?

1) “…in Through the Looking-Glass, young Alice comes across the poem "Jabberwocky" in a book and can only read it when viewing its reflection in a mirror, or looking glass.”1

2) Definition of “portmanteau” (as found in the Literature Resource Center’s Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature)

 

“(‘Jabberwocky’) is considered a nonsense poem, primarily (because of) its use of these so-called portmanteau words. For example, Carroll refers to the evening as "brillig" (changed from its initial spelling of "bryllg"), which is a reference, according to Carroll himself, of the time of broiling things, i.e., dinner. Other portmanteau words are slithy (first published as "slythy"--a combination of slimy and lithe), mimsy (the marriage of flimsy and miserable).1

1Levchuck, C. M. (2001). “Critical Essay on ‘Jabberwocky’”. In E. Thomason (ed.), Poetry for Students, vol.11. Detroit: Gale Group. Retrieved May 21, 2008, from Literature Resource Center

 

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Find three NoveList “Grab and Go Booklists” about the immigrant experience for older kids.

Submit your own Question of the Week for inclusion in future FLLS Bulletins by emailing me at lbeins@flls.org !

 

·     DIRECTORS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL (DAC) MEMBERS: 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding FLLS library service, you are welcome to contact a DAC member from the list below.

  • Janet Steiner, TCPL, Ithaca
  • Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
  • Sally Otis, Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
  • Sheila Mikkelson, Seymour Library, Auburn
  • Diane Pamel, Southworth Library, Dryden
  • Beverly Dann, Waverly Free Library

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