PLANTS! New Internet Resource

The United States Department of Agriculture's PLANTS DATABASE is now available on the library' webpage. (Library Page > Internet Resources and Searching > USDA Plants Database>. This is the ultimate coverage on plants of any type, ranging from alternative crops to invasive weeds. Each plant's profile provides a plant guide (PDF) and images (leaves, seeds, bark and others). A variety of search options are available including searching by state. This is great resource for both the beginner and the expert. The Natural Resources Conservation Service is the lead agency for this database.

"New Spring Materials at Pine Tech" by LJorgensen [WorldCat.org]

Check out the following link to see our newly acquired materials.
"New Spring Materials at Pine Tech" by LJorgensen [WorldCat.org]

"New Materials at Pine Tech" by LJorgensen [WorldCat.org]

WorldCat is the world's largest online library catalog, and it is easy to share book lists with you using this site. Check it out, and look at the newly acquired materials available at Pine Tech's Learning Resource and Technology Center.

"New Materials for Fall at Pine Technical College" by LJorgensen [WorldCat.org]

September 11: 10 Year Commemoration and Digital Resources

As the ten year commemoration of the historic and tragic events of September 11, 2011 occurs this month, the Learning Resource and Technology Center is highlighting a notable information resource, The September 11 Digital Archive, Saving the Histories of September 11, 2001. This very interesting and useful site features electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of that terrible day, organizing 150,000 digital items, including emails and other electronic communications, first hand accounts, and 15,000+ digital images. In September 2003, the Library of Congress accepted the Archive into its collections. This resource can now be found on our library's website. Go to Internet Resources and Searching and the link will be located in the General Information category.

Here is a direct link. http://911digitalarchive.org/

Libraries top McDonald's Numbers

Here's some interesting library facts and statistics as noted by Leonard Kniffel in American Libraries Magazine last fall.

Public libraries and their branch outlets (16,549) outnumber McDonald's restaurants in the USA.

U.S. public library use has reached a new high level. Approximately 2 out of every 3 adults (63%) have a library card.

Book publishing is at an all time high with nearly 300,000 (English language) titles issued yearly.

Academic and public library reference librarians/information specialists (USA) on a weekly basis are responding to 7.2 million questions. Academic librarians alone are handling 72.8 million information/title requests annually.

For computer access, the public library is the first choice for those without home or work computers. Consequently 98.9% of public libraries provide such access, and librarians provide help in achieving accurate and relevant search results.


Relatedly, Mpls businessman and author Harvey Mackay recently touted the services and benefits of libraries in the Star-Trib, even creating one of his Mackay's Morals. "The library is a truly amazing resource - check it out."

List of Gunsmithing Periodicals

We have added a list of our gunsmithing periodicals to the Pine Tech website. Click here. Check it out and see what we have available in this special library collection.

New Medical/Health Information Link added!

The top source of information and resources for the emergency medical services community, JEMS.com is the leading online destination for EMTs, paramedics and EMS administrators. Check it out on our website under the Internet Resources and Searching heading.