I am a librarian at Cal Poly Pomona. I have an M.S. in library and information science and an M.A. in English.
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Now you can use Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles from academic publishers, professional societies, and universities, as well as scholarly articles available on the web. Results may show citations only, in which case you'll have to head to your nearest library that subscribes to the publication in question.
Noah Wylie stars in TNT's "The Librarian: Quest for the Spear", to be aired December 5. Wylie plays a 30-year-old bookworm who earns 22 degrees and then gets kicked out of school by his professor who believes the student needs some real life experiences. He receives a mysterious job offer from the Metropolitan Public Library, which is actually a secret repository for some of the greatest treasures of history. Mayhem ensues. Also on the cast are Olympia Dukakis, Bob Newhart, and Kelly Hu.
The opening of the new Clinton Library next Thursday in Little Rock, Arkansas is preceded by a week of entertainment including singer Aretha Franklin, comedian Al Franken, and band Better Than Ezra, among others. The Clinton Museum store, located 3 blocks from the library, will open this Saturday. Items to be sold include books about the civil rights movement as well as toy Clinton-Gore campaign busses and South-American bracelets emblazoned with the word "Hope", similar to one that the former president wears.