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Turn your questions into answers! October 2018

Inside this issue:

News About News 1

Director’s Corner 2

From the

Reference Desk 3

In the Spotlight 4

Did You Know? 4

WTML Contact Info 4

It’s Fall Y’all

Pumpkin Cake

Recipe

5

New Lincoln Titles 5

Newsletter compiled by

Volume 9, Issue 2

News About News Bruce Miracle

News, news, and more news. In the last two years, the number of news and current events resources available through the library has vastly increased. The most recent improvement has been the significant upgrading of our America’s News online news product. It can now be found on our online databases page as Access World News. Access World News is a full-text news resource consisting of over 3,300+ local, regional, national and international sources (of which 1,400+ international sources). With this upgrade we now have access to a number of Kentucky Newspapers, including the London Sentinel-Echo, and newspapers in Corbin (Times-Tribune), Middlesboro, Harlan, Richmond and others. But the most significant change is the enhanced online version of the Lexington Herald-Leader. We recently were informed that the Herald-Leader would no longer have daily delivery service in our area, and a subscription by mail would mean a delay of a day or two. So we upgraded to Access World News and now all our patrons can access the newspaper anywhere. In addition to the access we had (1983-Current) we now have Lexington Herald-Leader Web Articles and Blogs. Most importantly we now have a page image version for recent issues. The page image interface takes a little getting used to, but it is much like reading the paper version – you can also download pages or selections to PDF. This expanded resource joins last year’s addition of ProQuest’s Global Newsstream. Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content – with archives that stretch back into the 1980s – from over 2,500 news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites in full-text format. It incorporates the U.S. Newsstream, Canadian Newsstream, and International Newsstream databases. All titles are cross searchable on the ProQuest platform. Through ProQuest we also have the New York Times and NYT Historical collections with full text of the Times from 1851 to the present. If all this is not enough, we also have our longstanding Newspaper Source (EBSCO). Newspaper Source provides selected full-text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full-text for more than 260 regional (U.S.) newspapers. And finally, if you are looking for something a little different, check out ProQuest’s Alt-PressWatch. Alt-PressWatch includes full-text newspapers and magazines from alternative, independent presses, providing multidisciplinary resources for researchers seeking an alternative to mainstream media perspectives.

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Director’s Corner by Tara Cooper

Call Number Author Title

JUV 507.8 A239m 2018 Jonathan Adolph Mason Jar Science

JUV 551.23 G466g 2018 Sara Gilbert EARTHROCKS! Geysers

JUV 591.714 H193d 2019 Kelly Milner Halls Death Eaters

JUV 597.9 W517c 2018 David West Crocodiles and Other Reptiles

JUV 597.3 Y73s 2019 Karen Romano Young Shark Quest

JUV 507 G146s 2018 Joan Marie Galat Solve This!

Photos courtesy of Union College’s Facebook page

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From the Reference Desk Sean Jump

Vampires are everywhere, and there's certainly no shortage of reading material out there for undead aficionados to sink our teeth into. The following list is a snapshot of my personal favorites, ranging from acknowledged classics to more obscure pieces that I think are worthy of remembrance. And no, the omission of Interview With the Vampire and Salem's Lot is NOT an oversight. Carmilla. Sheridan Le Fanu's classic tale of a young girl haunted by an obsessed vampiress. Beautiful, lyrical, and deceptively eerie.

Dracula. The standard by which all vampire stories are measured. Though uneven and at times a bit slow, Dracula’s power remains undimmed.

Immanuel’s Veins. Terrifically atmospheric and terrifying novel that explores the true nature of the evil behind vampirism. Most vampire novels have an inherently Christian undercurrent, but Immanuel’s Veins brings the religious element to the forefront. Blood of the Impaler. The best "sequel" to Dracula yet written. Progeny of the Adder. One of the first novels to introduce the vampire as urban serial killer.

Bring on the Night. Interesting characters--including likeable heroes and a truly diabolical vampire--combine with taut suspense to make this little-known book one of the best of its kind.

The Pale Lady. This short novel rivals Carmilla in terms of atmosphere and gothic ambience, but features a more dynamic climax including an exciting sword fight between the hero and the vampire. 30 Days of Night. Movie tie-ins are often forgettable, but this time the novelization is even better than the film. The Fangs of Morning. Similar to the author's earlier and better known novel (see above), but stands on its own in terms of thrills and overall readability. I am Legend. The story of the last man on earth as he struggles to maintain his humanity in a sea of the undead.

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In the Spotlight...

Ta’Leah Adams

Please join us as we welcome

Ta’Leah Adams

as the Library’s newest employee!

Be sure to visit the WTML @ http://www.unionky.edu/library

WTML Contact Info

Information Desk

Phone: 606-546-1240

Email:

library@unionky.edu

Reference Desk Phone: 606-546-1243

Email:

refdesk@unionky.edu

Ta’Leah is from Madison, Georgia. She came to Union in 2016. She is an English major with a minor in

Communications. When she graduates, she wants to be a news/sports anchor!

Ta’Leah is a thrower on the Track and Field team as

well as a two-time all conference athlete. She is also a national qualifier!

In her spare time, Ta’Leah likes to

travel and go shopping.

Ta’Leah joins Taylor Turner and Auburn McCrary as Circulation Assistants.

The library provides a service to the faculty, staff, and students of Union College called Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan allows us to borrow materials from other libraries that we do not have in our collection. We can borrow items such as journal articles, books, and DVDs. Because the physical items such as books and DVDs must be shipped, you should plan accordingly. It can take a couple of weeks for us to receive the requested item.

Stop at the front desk or email library@unionky.edu for more information. Interlibrary Loan

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Interested in the newest titles the library has received for the Lincoln collection?

Check out the list below.

Pumpkin Cake Quetha Boles Bobbie Hamilton

4 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 cup cooking oil ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups self-rising flour 1 cup canned pumpkin 2 teaspoons baking soda

Mix well the eggs, sugar, and oil. Sift dry ingredients together and add. Beat 3 minutes on medium speed of electric mixer; add pumpkin. Bake in 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans at 300° F for 40-45 minutes. Cool and remove from pans. Frost cake with Cream Cheese Icing and refrigerate until icing is set. Will keep in refrigerator for at least 1 week. Freezes well. Serves 16.

Cream Cheese Icing

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla

1 (1 pound) box confectioners’ sugar ½ cup chopped nuts ½ cup margarine, softened milk

Cream together cream cheese and margarine. Add vanilla, sugar, and nuts, blending until smooth. Add milk to thin, if necessary.

Recipe by Mrs. Donald L. Seago

BARCODE TITLE CALL #

50702001444413 Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America by Brian McGinty

LNR 346.730322 M145l 2015

50702001444348 The Lincoln Museum quilt

by Barbara Brackman and Deb Rowden LNR 746.46 B797l 2008

50702001444470 These honored dead : a Lincoln and Speed mystery

by Jonathan F. Putnam LNR 813.6 P991t 2016

50702001444421 Staking Claims to a Continent

by James Laxer LNR 973.7 L425s 2016

50702001444330 Lincoln and New York edited

by Harold Holzer LNR 973.7 L736hol 2009

50702001444389 Lincoln and the Irish

by Niall O'Dowd LNR 973.7 O26l 2018

50702001444363 Backstage at the Lincoln assassination

by Thomas A. Bogar LNR 973.7092 B674b 2013

50702001444314 The political life of Abraham Lincoln

by Sidney Blumenthal LNR 973.7092 L736Xbl 2017

v.1 and v.2

50702001444322 The Gettysburg Address and other writings

by Abraham Lincoln. LNR 973.7349 L736wor 2013

50702001444488 American Ulysses : a life of Ulysses S. Grant

by Ronald C. White LNR 973.82 G763Xw 2017

50702001444447 The 116 : the true story of Abraham Lincoln's lost guard

by James P. Muehlberger LNR 978.102 M945o 2015

The library recently received a cookbook from the estate of an alumni member. The cookbook, Southern Sideboards, includes lots of great southern dishes. With pumpkin being a staple of the fall season, what could be better than a pumpkin cake recipe? This book is available for check-out from our Kentucky Appalachi-an Heritage collection. The call number is KAH 641.5975 S727 1978, if you’d like to take a look at it.