Global warming activities have come out with a new idea to celebrate this X-MAS. But the opponents feel that this time is for celebration and not for preaching.The book Santa Goes Green by Anne Margaret Lewis tells about Finn who requests Santa to go to North Pole and save his pet Leopold, a polar bear whose home is in danger. Because the sea ice is melting.
Santa gets so touched and he visits North Pole to save polar bears & melting ices. He also urges kids to re-use wrapping papers, reuse toys and generate energy for his toy factory.The book ends with a note from Santa urging kids to save our planet. The book also has received some critics saying that this book is brain washing our kids with their baseless contents.
Lewis, the author says I began to write this book when my son asked me about global warming, melting glaciers, and polar bear losing their homes. The message of the book is that each one of us has to understand & should try to save our earth.
In a clear and original treatment of a controversial topic, historian James H. Hutson, chief of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, describes the rise of organized religion in America and its interaction with government from the arrival of Protestant and Catholic groups in New England and the Middle Colonies in the early seventeenth century to the establishment of new religious groups in the early decades of the nineteenth century. "This book undertakes an immense task in a few pages -- to tell succinctly the story of religion and the formation of the American republic between colonization and the 1840s." -- Jon Butler, Yale University.
Damage to a book is cumulative. The repeated incorrect handling and storage of a book can quickly transform a new book into a worn or even an unusable one. Proper handling and storage in a stable, cool, clean, non-humid environment can prolong its life. The environment around the book is a major concern because unacceptable levels of temperature and humidity will accelerate deterioration. For example, the high humidity in an attic or basement can promote mold growth, cockle pages, and attract insects. Extremely low humidity, as found above hot radiators, can dry out leather bindings. Direct sun-light, with a large ultraviolet (UV) component, will fade leather and cloth. Blue leather fades to dull green and red leather to brown, especially along the spine of the book. Dust, dirt and grime from handling can adversely effect books as well. Many people shelve their books in closed glass cases away from brightly lit windows or damp exterior walls to minimize the amount of dust and grime that will accumulate. How we handle and use a book contributes to its longevity. If a book will not lay flat, do not use force to open further. The covers should always be supported when the book is open. Many books are damaged by the habit of pulling the books off the shelf with the head cap or the top of the spine. It is a much better practice to push the two adjoining books inward and remove the book by grasping the spine. Place similar sized books, next to each other on the shelf vertically, packing them neither too loosely or tightly. This will help to prevent warping of a tall book next to a short book. The use of paper clips and marking pens to make notations should be discouraged since clips will rust or crimp the pages and pens often bleed through the pages, obscuring text. The folding down of page corners is also damaging as it will often cause the page corner to break off over time. The practice of using rubber bands or string to tie-up a book should be avoided because both will cut into brittle pages and damage fragile covers. A flat, soft ribbon (such as cotton twill tape), can be used to tie up the books as an immediate and temporary solution. An excellent way to protect fragile books is with a box that is custom made to the dimensions of the book. Books with dry flaking leather covers can be wrapped in paper or polyester jackets to keep the fragments and dirt from transferring to hands, adjoining books and the rest of the pages. In the past, leather books were treated with a leather dressing; however the application of an oil or leather dressing can have an adverse effect and is, therefore, not recommended. See Library of Congress Preservation Directorate handout: "Leather Dressing."
Warren Brown gave up his law career to bake cakes. His dream of opening a bakery was realized with the debut of CakeLove in 2002, immediately becoming one of the most popular dessert shops in the District of Columbia. He has since opened additional stores in neighboring areas and now shares his passion for baking with his book, CakeLove (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008). He was the host of 26 episodes of "Sugar Rush" (2006) on Food Network and has been profiled in People, Forbes and Kiplinger's Personal Finance, among other publications. He lives in the District of Columbia.
Get your Westport Public Library passport at the door on Sunday, April 6, and join in the festivities when the Library throws a party to celebrate its 100th year. With co-chairs of the party, Julie Belaga and Karen Wolfe at the helm, festivities include jugglers, puppets, music spanning over 100 years, break dancers, stories, crafts, art exhibits, displays and more for children and adults of all ages. Be sure to stop and sign the book that said you were here for the celebration! 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
Books, as well as professional book reviews are important in all professions, but they are especially important in the sciences, which defines the specialization of the book reviewer. That is because the basic unit of scientific communication, the primary research paper, is short (typically five to eight printed pages in most fields) and narrowly specific. Therefore, to provide a general overview of a significant slice of science, professional writers of scientific books organize and synthesize the reported knowledge in a field into a much larger, more meaningful package. In other words, new scientific knowledge is made meaningful by sorting and sifting the bits and pieces into book reviews to provide a larger picture. Thus, the individual plants and flowers, and even the weeds, become a landscape.
Scientific, technical, and medical books are of many types, let alone reviews and overviews. In broad categories, they can be considered as monographs, reference books, textbooks, and trade books. Because there are significant differences among these four types, a professional book reviewer should understand the distinctions.
Damage to a book is cumulative. The repeated incorrect handling and storage of a book can quickly transform a new book into a worn or even an unusable one. Proper handling and storage in a stable, cool, clean, non-humid environment, can prolong its life.
The environment around the book, is a major concern because unacceptable levels of temperature and humidity will accelerate deterioration. For example, the high humidity in an attic or basement can promote mold growth, cockle pages, and attract insects. Extremely low humidity, as found above hot radiators, can dry out leather bindings.
Direct sun-light, with a large ultraviolet (UV) component, will fade leather and cloth. Blue leather fades to dull green and red leather to brown, especially along the spine of the book.
Dust, dirt and grime from handling can adversely effect books as well. Many people shelve their books in closed glass cases away from brightly lit windows or damp exterior walls to minimize the amount of dust and grime that will accumulate.
How we handle and use a book contributes to its longevity. If a book will not lay flat, do not use force to open further. The covers should always be supported when the book is open.
Many books are damaged by the habit of pulling the books off the shelf with the head cap or the top of the spine. It is a much better practice to push the two adjoining books inward and remove the book by grasping the spine.
Place similar sized books, next to each other on the shelf vertically, packing them neither too loosely or tightly. This will help to prevent warping of a tall book next to a short book.
The use of paper clips and marking pens to make notations should be discouraged since clips will rust or crimp the pages and pens often bleed through the pages, obscuring text. The folding down of page corners is also damaging as it will often cause the page corner to break off over time.
The practice of using rubber bands or string to tie-up a book should be avoided because both will cut into brittle pages and damage fragile covers. A flat, soft ribbon (such as cotton twill tape), can be used to tie up the books as an immediate and temporary solution. An excellent way to protect fragile books is with a box that is custom made to the dimensions of the book. Books with dry flaking leather covers can be wrapped in paper or polyester jackets to keep the fragments and dirt from transferring to hands, adjoining books and the rest of the pages.
In the past, leather books were treated with a leather dressing; however the application of an oil or leather dressing can have an adverse effect and is, therefore, not recommended. See Library of Congress Preservation Directorate handout: "Leather Dressing."
The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein...."
Established with $5,000 appropriated by the legislation, it was housed in the new Capitol until August 1814, when invading British troops set fire to the Capitol Building, burning and pillaging the contents of the small library.
Within a month, retired President Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library as a replacement . Jefferson had spent 50 years accumulating books, "putting by everything which related to America, and indeed whatever was rare and valuable in every science"; his library was considered to be one of the finest in the United States. In offering his collection to Congress, Jefferson anticipated controversy over the nature of his collection, which included books in foreign languages and volumes of philosophy, science, literature and other topics not normally viewed as part of a legislative library. He wrote, "I do not know that it contains any branch of science which Congress would wish to exclude from their collection; there is, in fact, no subject to which a member of Congress may not have occasion to refer."
In January 1815, Congress accepted Jefferson's offer, appropriating $23,950 for the 6,487 books, and the foundation was laid for a great national library (a reconstruction of Jefferson's Library is depicted to the left). The Jeffersonian concept of universality, the belief that all subjects are important to the library of the American legislature, is the philosophy and rationale behind the comprehensive collecting policies of today's Library of Congress.
Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Librarian of Congress from 1864 to 1897, applied Jefferson's philosophy on a grand scale and built the Library into a national institution. Spofford was responsible for the copyright law of 1870, which required all copyright applicants to send to the Library two copies of their work. This resulted in a flood of books, pamphlets, maps, music, prints and photographs. Facing a shortage of shelf space at its Capitol location, Spofford convinced Congress of the need for a new building, and in 1873 Congress authorized a competition to design plans for the new Library.
In 1886, after many proposals and much controversy, Congress authorized construction of a new Library building in the style of the Italian Renaissance in accordance with a design prepared by Washington architects John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz (an early depiction of the original Library of Congress is shown on the right). In 1888, General Thomas Lincoln Casey, chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, was placed in charge of construction. His chief assistant was Bernard R. Green, who was intimately involved with the building until his death in 1914. Beginning in 1892, a new architect, Edward Pearce Casey, the son of General Casey, began to supervise the interior work, including sculptural and painted decoration by more than 50 American artists.
When the Library of Congress building opened its doors to the public on Nov. 1, 1897, it was hailed as a glorious national monument and "the largest, the costliest, and the safest" library building in the world.
In 1984, Congress appropriated funds to restore the building, named the Thomas Jefferson Building in 1980, to its 19th century splendor while modernizing it for use in the 21st century. With the reopening of the building in 1997 on its 100th anniversary, the Library of Congress continues to share with the public its unparalleled research collections and the remarkable beauty of its art and architecture.
The types of formats of text for the Blind and Physically Handicapped :
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Narrated audio copied onto audiocassettes in NLS format (4 tracks at 15/16 ips) or in standard format (2 tracks at 1-7/8 ips).2)Computer Diskette
3 1/2 inches floppy disk3)Digital Braille
Braille in an electronic form. NLS digital braille is known as Web-Braille.4)Digital Text
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Print in 14-point type or larger.6)Press Braille
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Description:
Crime novelist Peter Robinson talks about how his character Inspector Banks has evolved over 21 years; shares writing tips that he teaches in his classes; and reminiscences about the writers who influenced him, including his tutor who became a world renowned author.
Biography:
"Friend of the Devil" (HarperCollins/William Morrow, 2008) marks Peter Robinson's 17th installment of his Inspector Banks series. His best-selling novels have been honored by Publisher's Weekly and the New York Times. He is also the recipient of many awards, including an Anthony, an Edgar and a Macavity. He divides his time between North America and the United Kingdom. Robinson will appear in the Fiction & Mystery pavilion.
About the 2008 National Book Festival:
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th Streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has named the Law Library of Congress the winner of the 2008 AALL/Thomson West Excellence in Marketing Award in the Best Brochure category.
The award ceremony, co-sponsored by AALL and Thomson West, will take place in Portland, Ore., on July 14 during the association's annual meeting. Leon Scioscia, special assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress, will accept the award on behalf of the Law Library.
The AALL/Thomson West Excellence in Marketing Award honors outstanding achievement in public relations activities that serve to raise the visibility of law librarianship and the AALL. The award was created to inspire, educate and encourage AALL members to publicize their activities.
"We are honored that our new institutional brochure has been selected by the AALL for the Excellence in Marketing Award," said Law Librarian of Congress Rubens Medina. "The brochure has served as an important information piece and it is gratifying for the product to be recognized by our colleagues."
Richly illustrated with photographs of some of the institution's rare treasures, the brochure was designed to be the Law Library's primary marketing tool in printed format. In addition to telling the story of the Law Library's 175 years, the brochure highlights the Library's vast research products, reference services and resources that are available to members of Congress, the Supreme Court, other branches of the U.S. Government and the global legal community.
Collaborators in its creation included Law Library staff, Tony Morton of the Library's Printing Office, Graves Fowler Creative, Eric Stewart, Matthew Borkoski Photography and S&S Graphics.
The American Association of Law Libraries was founded in 1906 to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship and to provide leadership in the field of legal information.
Founded in 1832, the Law Library provides the U.S. Congress, other government agencies and the public with legal information housed in its collection of more than 2.6 million volumes.
A wide-ranging book that explains the electoral process and how the three branches of government work. Discusses how the Constitution was drafted and forms the backbone of our government. Also explains that our electoral process has developed in part from the Constitution and in part from customs and traditions. Contains various lists: presidents, order of presidential succession, the oath of office, and more.
Specialty Volume of Textbooks of Military Medicine. TMM. Edited by Shawn Christian Nessen, Dave Edmond Lounsbury, and Stephen P. Hetz. Foreword by Bob Woodruff. Prepared especially for medical personnel. Provides the fundamental principles and priorities critical in managing the trauma of modern warfare. Contains concise supplemental material for for military surgeons deploying or preparing to deploy to a combat theater.
1)All use of Wandsworth Council's computers, network, systems and software is subject to monitoring and a log of the sites you visit will be kept.2)Monitoring systems are in place to make sure you comply with this policy and unauthorised use of the Council's computers, network and software is prohibited.3)As an Internet user you are responsible for your actions and therefore you may be subject to criminal prosecution or other legal action if you act illegally.4)Accessing, viewing, downloading and/or transmission of any material in violation of any laws is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: copyright material, threatening or obscene material, pornographic material, or material protected by trade secret. Use for any commercial purposes is prohibited.5)You will be prevented from further use of public access computers in Wandsworth Libraries if you access any site which, in the opinion of Council officers, including library staff, is considered to be illegal, threatening, obscene, racist, pornographic or likely to be of concern to the police or other regulatory organisation.6)Any restriction of a child's access to the Internet is the responsibility of the child's parent or legal guardian.7)The Council has no control over the information accessed and cannot be held responsible for the content or quality of information obtained from Internet sites.8)Information accessed through computers in Wandsworth Libraries is subject to the law, which includes but is not limited to the provisions of: the Terrorism Act 2006, Terrorism Act 2000, Race and Religious Hatred Act 2006, Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Human Rights Act 1998, Public Order Act 1986, and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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