New to Staff Reference
These titles have recently been added to our Staff Reference collection. Staff Reference titles are held outside my office and can be borrowed. Just put them on your card. If you want something sent to your branch let me know. Cheers, Patou
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Quaff 2011 So many wines, so many labels, so much choice and so little time. Which wines to buy? Which ones offer the best value? Do you have to spend a fortune to get something half drinkable? In Quaff 2011 you’ll find tasting notes for more than 350 standout wines, all under $15. Quaff 2011 [...]
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Junior Reference At all our branches in Junior Reference, we have just received the following titles from Australia’s Best series: Humanitarians; Medical Workers; Inventors; Heroes and Adventurers (some copies still on order at time of writing); and Scientists (blogged about earlier). You will find them all in R920s. Great resource for homework. Medicinal Plants in Australia: [...]
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Health information online We have many resources available to us in order to complete health enquiries. Apart from the material you will find in the 610s in ANF and in Reference, there are many reputable online resources available. Web sites: I have added a collection of good Health web sites to our Delicious account. Check [...]
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Scientists (Australia’s Best) This one is a junior reference title with biographical information on Australian scientists, from the popular series Australia’s Best. Copies are held at all branches (JR 509.22 FER). For queries about Australian science and scientists, try the Australia + Science sites on our Delicious account. It includes the Encyclopedia of Australian Science which contains [...]
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Style : the essential guide for journalists and professional writers “Used by more than 120 newspapers and websites and more than 30 magazines, News Limited’s Style explains the grammar, spelling and punctuation rules used by Australia’s premier news-gathering organisation, its writers and its editors” – Revised and updated for the web. One copy in Reference [...]
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What’s new in Reference? Anatomy & physiology made incredibly visual! This book uses graphic presentation to maximize the power of visual thinking in understanding anatomy and physiology. Detailed and colorful photographs, diagrams, charts, and other visual aids demonstrate the anatomic structures and physiologic processes of each body system. One copy has been added to Reference [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Reference: How things work and animals
New titles added to Reference across branches How things work Encyclopedia This encyclopedia will help young readers discover how things are made and work. They’ll discover how the human body stays alive, what keeps a plane in the sky, why fireworks go ‘bang’, the amazing process that makes a plant grow, and much, much more. [...]
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Serving Boys through Readers’ Advisory Readers Advisory for boys, with an emphasis on non-fiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction. Preview of this title is available on Google Books: click here. ******************* The Readers Advisory guide to Graphic Novels * A short course in graphic novels, with reading lists and professional tools * Tips on [...]
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The New children’s encyclopedia This Dorling Kindersley (DK) title has been added to the reference collection at all branches. From giant galaxies to microscopic bacteria, it is an encyclopedia that explores and explains the world we live in and beyond. Ages 7+. The Upper Grose Valley: bushwalkers business Written by Michael Keats and Brian [...]
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