Our favorite periodical database is BIGGER!

Our favorite go-to online periodical database, Academic Search Premier, has been upgraded for all OhioLINK libraries.

The newly expanded database, Academic Search Complete, is already available to our library users. Searching the database will remain the same. Currently, the full text of over 800 journals has been added and this number is expected to increase over the next year.

We know how much our patrons love that full text, so we're so happy to have this expanded resource. Thanks, OhioLINK!

Fireside Readers announce upcoming selections

The Fireside Readers book discussion group has announced the list of titles to be discussed in the fall and winter:

• September: Behind the veil : an American woman's memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis by Debra Johanyak

• October: The glass castle : a memoir by Jeannette Walls

• November: I've got a home in glory land : a lost tale of the underground railroad by Karolyn Smardz Frost

• December: A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah

• January: No meeting.

• February: Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The group plans to continue meeting on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. New members and guests are always welcome. Refreshments will be served.

If you would like more information or are interested in joining the group, contact Maureen Lerch at (330) 684-8951 or mlerch@uakron.edu.

The Fireside Readers also has a MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/firesidereaders.

NEW: Easier browsing for videos

This summer we have completed a project that we hope will make it easier for you to browse and find what you're looking for in our audiovisual collection.

The first aisle of the audiovisual collection now includes major motion pictures and films. They are arranged in alphabetical order, so if you know the name of the film you're looking for, it's as easy as singing your ABC's.

Across the aisle is our collection of non-fiction or documentary materials. These are now arranged in call number order, just like our books. Why did we do this, you ask? Now you can see what videos we have in a particular subject area. For example, all of our yoga videos are shelved together in the RA 781.7 area. Before they were spread throughout the collection alphabetically.

Our collection is small enough that you can still browse to find what you're looking for. If you find that you don't know the call number for the area you're looking for (don't worry, we don't expect you to!) you can search the catalog for the subject heading you are interested in, then limit your search to the "Audiovisual" material type and "Wayne" location.

Or... you can just ask us for help! Often Lisa can suggest a good audiovisual title on your topic since she is the one who selects all of the AV materials for the library.

Don't forget that we also have many, many more video titles available digitally through the OhioLINK Digital Media Center.