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Disappearing Statistics: Why it should matter to you and what you can do about it

books, good information, government information March 28, 2011 books, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

Some of you who have come to the library needing statistics for your research may have seen me reach for a book called Statistical Abstract of the United States. The Census Bureau, which has published it annually since 1878, has announced that it will discontinue producing it. It is, in the Census Bureau’s words, a guidebook that “provides a comprehensive summary of industrial, social, economic, and political data. It serves as a statistical compendium and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. It includes tables and charts drawn from data of almost 300 government, private, and international agencies.” It is produced both to provide the public with clear and current statistical data, and also to facilitate the best … Continued

E-Books are “real books” – really!

books, e-resources, ebrary January 24, 2011 books, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

Don’t be fooled by the format – e-books are ‘real’ books in every sense that matters, and can make your course assignments easier and better! Practically everyone who has used the Internet has had some experience with e-books. You might not own a Kindle or an iPad but likely have read something interesting through GoogleBooks or Project Gutenberg, or in specialized archives like the Baen Free Library. Some of us seek e-books, buying them for specific mobile devices. You sometimes hear people say that ‘real’ books are going the way of the dinosaur – but no one makes the claim that reading is dying out. At IU East, we subscribe to several e-book sources. The biggest are Ebrary, Books24x7, and … Continued

Bog Child and Breast Cancer Awareness

books, breast cancer, reading for pleasure October 25, 2010 books, Caitlin Tracey-Miller ctraceym 0 Comments

Sometimes you come across a book that grabs you and holds you from the first page until the last. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd, winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature in 2009, is one of these books. One of the many wonderful books available in the IU East Campus Library’s Young Adult collection, this beautifully written novel captures two times in one place. It is set in Northern Ireland in 1981, during the violence and upheaval known as “The Troubles.” Fergus McCann is struggling to finish his exams and plan for his future, but finds himself continually distracted by the chaos around him. His older brother joins a prison Hunger Strike and Fergus struggles to understand his own place … Continued