Electronic Library Resources and Turkey

Okay, today's post is only loosely related to natural sciences, but it does highlight some great electronic library resources, especially two that might come in handy for Thanksgiving tomorrow.

WMU Libraries have several items with "cookery (turkey)" as a subject, but two of these resources may be of special interest on the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow. The first, titled Let's Talk Turkey: A Consumer Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey, a pamphlet put out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is part of our Government Documents collection in the library. By clicking on the web link included in Talk Turkey's catalog record (see record detail above), you can access the PDF version of the pamphlet. This resource is an example of how U.S. Government Documents are increasingly available online.

The second item is Wild Turkeys: Hunting and Watching. Haven't gotten your Thanksgiving turkey yet? Why not skip the grocery store and instead let this resource show you how to get your turkey the old fashioned way. Wild Turkeys is an e-book -- an electronic version of the book that is viewed online.

To check out and read the book, you click on a web link in this item's library catalog record (see record detail at above), which takes you directly to the e-book viewer. This viewer has many features, such as a hot-linked table of contents (TOC) that allows you to click directly to book sections listed in the TOC, and a feature that lets you search for, and go directly to, keywords in the book text.

The WMU Libraries have many e-books on various topics available through the library web site. For an overview, see the Electronic Books Guide on the Libraries' web site. I'll talk more about effectively using electronic library books in future posts.

Meanwhile, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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