Two More New Databases Available!

The library system has added two new databases that may be of interest:

Science Resource Center is a one-stop source for your science research needs. Concepts such as earth, life, physical and space science, as well as history and technology, are featured. Search through major reference titles, magazines, academic journals, multimedia websites and science experiment guides.

This authoritative source of information on American and foreign firms operating internationally covers 190 countries and 500 industries. American and foreign firms with branches, subsidiaries or affiliates that have a substantial interest in the US or in foreign countries are represented here.

To access these databases from home, visit http://online.lancasterlibraries.org and enter your library card number!

Are you reading this year's book?

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order, and predictability shelter him from the messy wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.

Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents' marriage. As he tries to deal with the crises within his own family, we are drawn into the workings of Christopher's mind.

For more information about the book, and the ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, visit the website at www.oboc.org.

Library ELF - Keeping Track of Your Library Account

Check out this great new service, Library Elf, at www.libraryelf.com.

Basically, Library Elf is an internet-based tool for keeping track of what's due, overdue and ready for pickup. Users can keep track of one or more library accounts in one place and receive reminders. Reminders are sent when the user wants it -- before items are due (up to seven days advance notice, weekly notice or everyday reminders).

To sign up for Library Elf, all you need is your library card number, your PIN (from My Account i the catalog) and your email address. You can even have reminders sent to your cell phone (standard text messages charges apply)!

This service is free! Give it a try and let me know what you think!