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What is Ganesh Chaturthi?

September 3, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Histories

Last night and today, September 3rd, Ganesha has been brought home to many Hindu homes.  Ganesh–who goes by many names like, Ganesh, Ganesha, Ganpati, just to name a few–is the son of Parvati.  There are many…

How do I add an RSS feed to my portal page?

August 19, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Resources

It’s real easy to add an RSS feed to your personal ASB portal page.  Just follow these directions: 1.  Click on “Add an element.” 2.  You’ll be prompted to “select an element type.” 3.  Choose…

How do I use the online catalog?

August 18, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Resources

The features of the new online catalog are very simple.  You can search by title, author, keyword, subject, or even series.  If you want to use the Boolean search terms, you can conduct a more…

How do I get to the new online catalog?

August 18, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Resources

Currently there are two ways you can access the new online catalog for the ASB Library.  First, you can go to your Internet favorites, and look for the link to “ASB Library Catalog.”  Or, the…

What should I read this summer?

May 22, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Resources

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy leisurely reading–you have time, you’re on vacation, and you get to relax!  This summer you could choose among the list below for reading.  Or you could open up…

What’s Shelfari?

May 20, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Shelfari is a social networker for readers!  It’s awesome!  By creating an account you can add the books you’ve read to your shelf.  You can write comments about them.  You can star them according to…

How can I get a Netvibes page?

May 12, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Getting a Netvibes account is super easy.  You just need an email–which you all have.  And you just need to choose which applications you want to add to your page.  Once you’ve made your account…

Are there any rules for adding comments to blogs?

May 2, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Yes!  In fact, there are.  In real life we have what’s called etiquette.  Of course you can guess the online word: netiquette!  There are special guidelines for adding comments to blogs.  First and foremost, know…

You posted about puzzles awhile ago, but I like impossible puzzles and riddles. Any ideas?

April 30, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Well, actually there is a site that has daily difficult puzzles and riddles that I often cannot solve.  It’s called Smartkit, and they consider themselves a “brain gym and puzzle playground.”  This site has tons…

What’s Visuwords?

April 24, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Visuwords is as cool as the Visual Thesaurus–if not even more! It’s actually what the Visual Thesaurus used to be like. Now that Visual Thesaurus is a paid for subscription, it has gotten a little…

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