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May 18th, 2013
Inquiring Minds - Online Magazines
Every week, librarian Judy Woodward compiles the most interesting reference questions and sends them to the Roseville Review. Here's this week's periodical question! Q. Is it true that I can now read online magazines from the Library? A. Yes, the Library now subscribes to Zinio, an online provider of digital magazines. You can now read current issues of Consumer Reports, Newsweek, National Geographic and many other popular magazines for free on your computer or on compatible e-readers and other Internet-enabled portable devices. Go to our website at Ramsey County Library or... Read More » -
May 17th, 2013
Inquiring Minds - The Comet of the Century?
Every week, librarian Judy Woodward compiles the most interesting reference questions and sends them to the Roseville Review. Here's this week's astronomical inquiry! Q. I’ve heard there is supposed to be a really big comet coming later this year. Do you have any information about that? A. The Comet of the Century may be coming in November---maybe. That’s the news from the nation’s astronomers, who say that Russian scientists first spotted the comet in September 2012. They decided to name the newly spotted comet ISON after their employer, International Scientific Optical Network. Comet ISON will reach its perihelion on Thanksgiving Day,... Read More » -
May 1st, 2013
Inquiring Minds - Get To Know Our Website!
Every week, librarian Judy Woodward compiles the most interesting reference questions and sends them to the Roseville Review. Here's this week's exploratory inquiry! Q. I know how to get to your online catalog, but when I want to look up things by subject, suddenly I feel empty headed. I'm not a very sophisticated search term person. I suck at Google. Can you help? A. You sound like a great candidate for the Library’s class on “Explore the Library Website.” That class will give you an overview of how the library’s website works and what you can do to make your online visit pleasant and efficient. The Library offers ... Read More » -
Apr 23rd, 2013
Inquiring Minds - Books in Other Languages
Every week, librarian Judy Woodward compiles the most interesting reference questions and sends them to the Roseville Review. Here's this week's exotic inquiry! Q. Do you carry novels written in foreign languages like Russian? A. Most of the Library’s foreign languages books are in Spanish. Those include popular fiction and non-fiction titles, including translations of books originally published in English. We do have a few books in other languages, but those tend to be dictionaries and other language-learning aids, including some foreign language children’s picture books. Don’t take this as a total “nyet” for Russian novels, however... Read More » -
Apr 19th, 2013
Inquiring Minds - Rental Books
Every week, librarian Judy Woodward compiles the most interesting reference questions and sends them to the Roseville Review. Here's this week's high-demand inquiry! Q. How can I put a request in for a rental book? A. As a convenience to our patrons, the Library maintains a small rental collection of extremely popular best-sellers. For those who don’t want to wait through a lengthy request list to get a copy of a high-demand title, we offer the option of rental copies on a first come/first serve basis. We never take requests for our rental materials. We charge 25 cents per day for a rental book—slightly more for other rental materials—and you... Read More »
