Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The Merck Veterinary Manual

Siegmund, O. H., & Merck & Co. (1955). The Merck veterinary manual. Rahway, N.J: Merck and Co.

REF SF 748 .M47 2010
Find in a library near you:
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/670529698 the 2010 edition
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1770866 our record

We originally discussed the 1986 version of the Merck Veterinary Manual in our weekly librarians' meeting, but the horror of finding out that we had an edition that old caused us to quickly purchase the 2010 edition. While the older edition was useful for us, especially to the pet owning librarians when they were trying to remember a technical term during Pet-Anecdotes-Chat-Time, we did feel that the past 24 years had enough advances in veterinary medicine that some of the information would be invalid, especially the drug references.

Like previous versions, this book is organized by anatomic systems, such as circulation or digestion, in the first half and topics, such as behavior or pharmacology, in the last half. This new edition also has full color images for the first time.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

History of the Mines and Miners in the Juneau Gold Belt: A collection of stories about the mines, the miners, and their dreams

Redman, E. 1988. History of the mines and miners in the Juneau Gold Belt: A collection of stories about the mines, the miners, and their dreams. Juneau, AK: E. Redman.

Genealogy Ready Reference TN 413 .A6 R25 2009
Find in a library nearby: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40985801

This history of mining in the Juneau Gold Belt area is told in an easy to read style. Earl Redman compiled this history through detailed research, looking through company records, newspaper articles, and personal accounts from people who worked in the mines.

Of particular interest are the Juneau area maps that have each of the locations of the mines noted, and the listings of how much each of the mines produced over the years.
This publication covers in detail the big three mines in the Juneau area; the Treadwell, Perseverance, and Alaska Juneau mines. In lesser detail the smaller mines in the area are also described.

The 2009 edition has the inclusion of many color photographs of the mines and their workers.