Monthly Archives: October 2011

Ten money saving tips with library services

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Free. Cheap. What’s not to love about library resources and services? You’re already paying for the library through your local taxes, student fees, etc. You can use most of what any library has to offer at no additional charge. If there is a cost involved for some of these services, it will probably be lower than what it would cost elsewhere. Here are a ten tips for how the library can save you money through its various services. 1. Books What do most people think of first when they think of a library? Books. Libraries have traditional printed books you … Continue reading →

Why and how to search for books with ISBN

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ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, provides a unique identifier for books and similar products published anywhere in the world. If a publisher issues a book in both soft cover and hard cover, each will have its own ISBN. So would any large print edition, electronic version, etc. But the publisher does not assign the numbers. ISBN is an international standard, and there are more than 160 ISBN Agencies that have exclusive responsibility to assign ISBNs in a particular country or geographic area. Why does it matter for anyone who is not somehow in the book business? You can use … Continue reading →

Writing with active voice

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Active voice brings writing to life. In active voice, the subject of the sentence does something. Active sentences are more direct than passive sentences, and usually shorter. Want to improve your English writing skills? Write with active voice. According to William Safire’s fumblerules, “The passive voice should never be used.” That’s not strictly true, of course, but in passive voice, whoever actually does an action is essentially left out of the sentence or is tacked on somewhere introduced with the word “by.” Active voice consists of a subject followed by a finite verb and perhaps a direct object. Passive voice … Continue reading →

25 quotations on libraries and reading

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A man’s library is a sort of harem — Ralph Waldo Emerson I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library — Jorge Luis Borgés Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. ~~ Groucho Marx In the past, libraries were concrete boxes, and you had to be brave enough to walk inside. When you have buildings that are transparent with lots of light and windows, it gives people the opportunity to get a glimpse of what’s going on inside. It makes the whole experience … Continue reading →