How many times a day do you use a Google website? The just-released Google Zeitgeist ranks searches done during the 2007, classifying the most popular topics and people. In their words: To get a glimpse of what's been on our collective consciousness, we mined billions of search queries to discover what sorts of things rose to the top. We encourage you to check out our findings to see if you, too, reflect the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times.
Have you seen any robotainment lately? Met anyone that calls themselves a concoctionist?
Are these really words? Yep. According to a new Merriam-Webster online dictionary anyway.
In addition to their online dictionary and thesaurus - the Merriam-Webster web page also contains a dictionary that classifies unusual words created from popular usage, colloquialisms and current slang. Terms found in the Open Dictionary are submitted by readers and are REALLY different from typical entries in the regular dictionary. Some recently submitted definitions include:
More information on each title can be found in the catalog.
What did we miss? Remind us in the comments.
Oxford University Press, the august group that authors the largest dictionary in the world, has announced their choice for Word of the Year for 2007. This year's word: locavore. What is it?The “locavore” movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to grow or pick their own food, arguing that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locavores also shun supermarket offerings as an environmentally friendly measure, since shipping food over long distances often requires more fuel for transportation.
... a wide range of cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions an individual needs to evaluate claims and arguments in everyday situations, to discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases, to assess the reliability of information according to established intellectual standards, and to make decisions about what to believe and what to do.The Opposing Viewpoints Database contains a way to not only research a topic for journal or newspaper articles, but also provides a thorough view of a topic including a glossary of key terms and thought provoking questions designed to inspire thinking and examination of the topic from both sides of an argument. Each of the critical thinking topics have a quiz to test knowledge of the subject and a bibliography to suggest useful books if more information is needed.
Curious to know more? The Library has just received a copy of the new Daniel Boone biography by Robert Morgan, entitled simply Boone. Reviews can be found in the Courier Journal and the Washington Post.
To locate the book in the library collection, the call number is 976.902 M849b.
More information on each title can be found in the catalog.
The Library will be open the following hours for the Thanksgiving break:More information on each title can be found in the catalog.
You may want to try the recommendation service at What Should I Read Next -- simply enter a book title or author's name at and the database will suggest other similar titles for you.
WSIRN produces recommendations based purely on collective taste: when items are entered into the same favourites list, they become associated with each other. The more often particular items appear on different lists, the stronger that association becomes. Purely and simply, WSIRN represents mass opinion about items. Over time the recommendations will get better and better as the database grows.Register and you can build a favorites list of authors and titles as well as share your personal favorites and recommendations with other readers.
The Sullivan University Library E-Journal Index provides access to magazine and periodical titles full-text availability within other databases as well as in local library collections. 
If you want to get an early start on your holiday shopping, the Kentucky Book Fair is a good place to start. With over 180 authors signing their books, the book fair has a variety of book offerings for readers of all ages and interests. The facts:
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) provides access to education literature from journals and periodicals, book chapters and conference proceedings. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
Alt Press Watch is a full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. An interdisciplinary resource, Alt Press Watch provides a valuable source of viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge mainstream media coverage. Through investigative reporting by independent and critical sources, these are essential voices pursuing freedom of the press.Examples of titles include:
The Sullivan Lexington Library subscribes to 135 print magazine and journal titles. Due to space issues, we have relocated the back issues of these journals to a storage room off of the library. If you need a back issue of any journal, please ask at the desk and we can retrieve it for you.
More information on each title can be found in the catalog.
The Library Alert is another way to see new books. Separated by subject, the Alert lists are a great way to browse new books by area of interest. The lists for Lexington can be found here.
The Morningstar database provides comprehensive financial information on more than 6,000 stocks, 20,000 funds, and 150 ETFs as well as detailed analyst guidance on 1,800 stocks, 2,000 funds, and more than 150 ETFs.More information on each title can be found in the catalog.
The New York Times recently made much of their content free on the internet. From their announcement:
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