Reference: Panoramic Map of Boise

Last Spring Albertsons Library received a rare 1890 panoramic "bird's-eye view" map of Boise, as a bequest of Carole Clemens. Special Collections has had that map digitized and is now widely available via the Web for students, teachers, and the interested public at http://library.boisestate.edu/Special/Boise1890.htm

What are even more fascinating than the changes that have taken place are the things that are still the same 116 years later.

Alan Virta, Head of Special Collections and Associate Professor

Government: Federal Forms Catalog for Citizens

The IRS is making it easier to find the forms you need for personal or business use. The Federal Forms Catalog for Citizens, shortened to Forms.gov, has a clean interface and an easy to navigate form locator.

You can search by form number, keyword, A-Z list, or agency. It also includes a helpful "frequently used forms" section at the bottom of the page. Search results will give you both the form and its corresponding instructions in PDF.

Fiction Books @thelibrary

Did you know the library has a sizeable collection of fiction books including novels, short stories, poetry and more? You may have seen the small browsing collection of paperback books on the second floor, but this is only a fraction of the fiction titles the library owns.

The majority of the fiction titles (including literary criticism) can be found in the Ps on the third floor. I recommend that you use the library catalog first to search for a specific title, author or genre as this is a large section. This is the perfect place to find a great summer read!

Wifi @thelibrary

The library has 80 computer stations, fully stacked with Internet access, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. But did you know you can access the Internet from anywhere in the library with your laptop? The whole building is set up with wireless technology, with an additional 70 jacks (2nd through 4th floors) for wired connection.

All you need is your Bronco ID/Pass to authenticate connectivity and you are on your online way. Check out the particulars in one of our helpful FAQ pages.

Government: Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

The Census Bureau has revamped their website for the 2006 version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States at the U.S. Census Bureau website.

This one-volume source of U.S. social, political and economic statistics has been issued annually since 1878. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis and other federal agencies.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is also available in print @thelibrary.

Job Posting: Visiting Reference Librarian

Join the staff at the Albertsons Library as a Visiting Reference Librarian. For more information about this opening, go to: http://library.boisestate.edu/whatsnew/visitingreferencelibrarian.htm .

Reference: New Books

What do Casta Painting, The Psychology of Terrorism, New Developments in Ferromagnetism Research, and Naked Conversations have in common? They are all new titles showcased in the library’s New Books section.

You can find these titles and more using the catalog Voyager. Want to search only new books? Simply choose the New Books tab in the catalog and have at it. The library has a wide ranging collection of books to enrich, inform, and entertain. Check out these new titles on the first floor of the library and take one (or five) home today.