New databases added this year

We have several new databases available for you to use in your research this year, a description of each follows.

Facts On File World News Digest @ FACTS.com presents the full text of Facts On File World News Digest since 1940, plus a live newsfeed from Reuters® and thousands of in-depth features, images, charts, and primary documents.

 

ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection, with thousands of databases and billions of names, is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest™ Online. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time.

 

The Electronic Tax, Payroll & Accounting Library is designed for community colleges and small universities who need financial management and reporting research for their undergraduate and graduate Accounting programs. You’ll find information including: * Financial Management on Checkpoint where information and tools are provided to help you drive continuous process improvements at the corporate and departmental levels. * Controllership, the comprehensive Web-based resource designed specifically for controllers. Get solutions concerning management as well as accounting. * GAAP Compliance on Checkpoint, where you’ll find concise analysis and useful examples for every GAAP requirement. * Internal Auditing on Checkpoint, including analysis on critical auditing concerns and today’s best ideas and guidance. * SEC Compliance on Checkpoint is the place to find sample disclosures of all SEC accounting, auditing & financial reporting requirements in a usable, easy-to-understand format. * Payroll Compliance: Payroll Guide is a comprehensive and coherent payroll reference and research tool. It provides detailed explanation and analysis of Federal, State, and local income tax withholding

You may access these databases from the library home page by choosing the databases link.  If you have quesitons please don’t hesitate to ask one of the staff for assistance.

Welcome to the start of the semester

Welcome to the start of the semester at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.  The library staff is here to assist you in your research endevours.  If you have any questions on how to search, where to look, or need assistance in citing material you have located don’t hesitate to ask one of the staff for help.  We hope you have a good semester.

Armchair Travels in June

Looking for a great summer read?  Our Library and Computer Services Staff selected the following favorite picks.  Whether you’re looking to share a family book, experience a reading adventure, learn more, or gain a different perspective, one of the following titles could be your ticket to a wonderful book vacation.  Stop by to see our selections on exhibit at the Library this month.  Better yet, check one out.  All of the titles are available through URSUS or MaineCAT.  Happy reading!

Our favorites…

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

The Dark Tower Series: The Gunslinger by Stephen King

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

The O’Hurley’s Series by Nora Roberts

One Child by Torey Hadyn

Salem’s Lot by Stephen King

She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin

For kids of all ages…

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

For young adult readers

Alanna, The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

Maine’s Poet Laureate visits Turner Memorial Library

Elizabeth “Betsy” Sholl will be at the Turner Memorial Library Friday, May 23, at 6pm.  This is a chance to hear and meet Ms. Sholl.  Opening poetry reading is by Melissa Crowe of the UMPI English Deptartment.

We’ve moved

You may have noticed that we’ve moved to a new blog space.  We were running the blog at Blogger, but have found that our new home suites our needs better.  We’ve also changed to a new name Library News.  We continue to bring information about changes to the UMPI Library and items of interest about libraries from around Aroostook County.

Gardening Exhibit Brought Back

We’ve been asked to bring back the Gardening Exhibit from earlier this spring. Here’s what we said about it earlier. Hope everyone enjoys the reprise of the exhibit.

Just in time for spring greening and Earth Day, Master Gardeners Alice Sheppard and Karen Colburn have created an exhibit about Gardening with Nature. Gardening with nature is philosophy and practice that supports gardening as stewardship of our natural resources. Gardening with nature examples include: building healthy soil using composting techniques rather than commercial fertilizers, limiting chemical pest control, selecting the right plant for the right place, and enhancing habitat for wildlife. The Library exhibit features resources on the ecology of gardening, soil science, landscaping for wildlife, and plant identification. Anyone can garden with nature, and there are many publications and web sites to guide the novice or the expert gardener.

The Gardening with Nature exhibit is part of the ongoing efforts of the University of Maine-Presque Isle Green Campus Action Committee. The Green Campus Action Committee is charged with promoting strategies that limit negative environmental impacts on campus, and maximize benefits to the environment.

The Library exhibit theme was chosen to tie in with our University Day theme, Building Global Respect: Our Environment and Ourselves. University Day, April 16, highlights student projects and campus research. For a schedule of events, go to http://www.umpi.maine.edu/.

New Titles Link Added to Homepage

Several individuals have asked for a listing of recently received items at the library. We’ve added a link on our homepage, in the Find Books and More section, to a listing of material recently added to the collection. We hope it proves useful and enjoyable.

Aroostook County News Feed Update

We mentioned yesterday that we had added a feed for news about Aroostook County to the blog. We’ve also added the same feed to the library home page on the right side of the screen just above the current weather info. Let us know what you think.

Library Conference Room Calendar

We’ve added a calendar for the events in the Library Conference Room to the home page. So if you are interested in what’s going on, or you want to see if the room is available click on the link at the bottom of the page.

Aroostook County News Feed Added

We’ve added a feed about Aroostook County News on the left of the screen. Hope you enjoy the new item.