This time around, we moved into a Chico business park called Philadelphia Square.
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The interesting thing about this business park is that all of the buildings, about thirty of them, are modeled after historic buildings in Philadelphia. For instance, there’s Betsy Ross’ House, the Federal building and the Capitol Building.

We’re in the Franklin Library.

The sign out front says it serve as the first Library of Congress, which, considering the nature of our business, is interesting.

At the very least, this place definitely provides a more interesting lunchtime stroll!

Last week, we exhibited at the AALL conference in Denver. This was our third year attending the conference, and each year we’ve had a great time. Much of the fun is meeting the people that come by our booth and learning about what they do. It’s a great way to keep up with the pulse of the industry.

As exhibitors, we bring pens, letter openers and buttons to give away, and people seem to love it. The buttons have sayings on them that are geared towards librarians, and it’s great when they bring a big smile and laugh from folks who are just stopping by. We also take names for a daily drawing, and the response is always the same. “Oh, sure… why not. It doesn’t matter since I never win anything anyways.” Well, here’s proof that someone wins!

• Jennifer Berman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• Kate Martin, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Ann Morris, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

These three won a $100 giftcard to the choice of Barnes & Noble, Starbucks or Amazon. If you’d like a chance to win next year, keep an eye out for the blue and orange booth at the next show!

• Lilian Hyatt at Fluor
• Mary Ellen Vedas at Hess Corporation

Each winner has their choice of a $100 gift card to Amazon.com, Starbucks or Barnes & Noble. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth this year!

In just a few days from now, we’ll be flying into New Orleans for the SLA 2010 Annual Conference. This will be Research Solutions’ third year exhibiting at the event, and if it’s anything like the last two, it’ll be a great time! It’s a chance for us to meet some of our clients, talk to folks who haven’t heard about us and, overall, to enjoy the librarian community. Also, exploring New Orleans won’t be so bad!

We’ll be at the INFO-EXPO, which typically is a large conference center hall dedicated to the exhibiting vendors. It’s a place for attendees to walk around in between sessions, and learn about products and services that are offered. If you’ll be in New Orleans anytime between June 13 and June 16, and would like a free day-pass to visit the INFO-EXPO, click here. Let them know Research Solutions sent you!

“Well, yeah, I was thinking about it. You know, it’s in New Orleans this year, and I’ve been wanting to get down there for a while. What about your?”

“I’m heading down there with a couple other librarians from the office. It’s gonna be a jambalaya of a good time!”

“Ha! Yeah, I heard about it through the document delivery company we use at work, Research Solutions. I guess they’ll have a booth set-up in the vendor area.”

“Oh yeah, I’ve been using Research Solutions for years now! I met them at the conference in ‘08… up in Seattle. They’re great! In fact, they have a comp pass on their website for people to get into the INFO-EXPO, which is the vendor exhibit area. You’ll still have to pay for admission, though, if you’d like to attend the various talks.”

“Hmm… ssounds like something I’ll have to check out. I wouldn’t mind meeting up with a couple people and checking out a few vendors, so maybe I’ll just drive down for a couple days and make a trip out of it. Thanks for the tip!”

“No prob, Bob. They don’t call us ‘Information Professionals’ for nothing!”

That’s right, we’ve secured our spot on the INFO-EXPO floor of this year’s SLA conference, June 13th through the 15th. Come visit us at booth 1632 and help us put a face to the names we see every day. We’ll also be holding a drawing to give away gift-cards to a few lucky attendees.

Will you, like Bob, be in the area but would just like to visit the INFO-EXPO? No problem, we can help you with that! Simply click here for a free pass, and we’ll see you in the Big Easy!

The answer is a resounding yes, based upon the recent digitization of roughly 1000 bindings by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, or the National Library of the Netherlands. This online collection presents an overview of book-binding history from the 12th century through present-day. It’s eye-opening to see the art and level of craftsmanship that went into hand-making each book. In today’s world of the internet, the iPad and the Kindle, these book-bindings are a reminder that information hasn’t always been accessible and was held in very high regard.

Click here to check out the online collection.

NOCALL will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this weekend at the 2010 Spring Institute, and Research Solutions will be there. We’ll be exhibiting during the breaks amid the substantive programming members will enjoy. Given that the topic of conversation will include piracy and copyright infringement, we invite you to stop by our booth to learn how these issues relate to commercial document delivery. We’ll be able to answer your questions on a case by case basis and enrich your understanding of this timely issue. Also, in addition to giving away gift cards to Starbucks and Barnes & Noble, you’ll be able to plunder and pillage our loot. We have plenty of pens for you to stock up for the next few months and a sufficient supply of letter openers.

Visit the NOCALL website for more info on the Spring Institute and to check out the scedule.

Hope to see you there!

Click here to place an order.

Dictionaries

1906    Cassell’s New German Dictionary (German-English/English-German)

1956    Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary

1960    Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Heritage

1961    Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary

1962    The New American Medical Dictionary and Health Manual

1965    Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

1966    Webster’s New World Dictionary, School and Office Edition

1967    Webster’s New Practical School Dictionary

1967    Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary

1969    The Random House Dictionary of the English Language

1970    The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

1970    Modern Dictionary of Electronics

1970    Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 11th edition

1971    Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary

1971    IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms

1972    Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary

1974    Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary

1975    Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language

1975    Webster’s New Dictionary of the English Language (School and Office Edition)

1977    Funk and Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary

1977    Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary

1978    Webster’s Dictionary For Home, School and Office

1978    Modern Dictionary of Electronics

1979    The Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary

1979    Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary

1980    The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

1981    The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary

1981    The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary (Revised Edition)

1982    Webster’s New World Large Print Dictionary

1982    Dictionary of Computing, Data Comm. Hardware and Software Basics Digital Electronics

1983    Mosby’s Medical and Nursing Dictionary 2nd Edition

1984    Webster’s II New Riverside Dictionary

1984    Dictionary of Computers, Data Processing and Telecommunications

1984    McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Electronics and Computers

1984    IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms

1985    Dictionary of Contemporary Usage

1985    The American Heritage Dictionary

1986    Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

1986    Dictionary of Computer Terms

1987    Webster’s Dictionary

1987    Dictionary of Computers, Information Processing and Telecommunications

1988    New Concise Webster’s Dictionary

1989    New Webster’s Dictionary

1989    Barron’s Dictionary of Computer Terms

1990    Webster’s New Spelling Dictionary, Compact Edition

1990    Tormount Webster’s Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary

1990    Que’s Computer User’s Dictionary

1991    Random House Webster’s College Dictionary

1991    Tuttle Dictionary of New Words since 1960

1991    Webster II New Riverside Pocket Dictionary

1991    Webster’s College Dictionary

1991    Microsoft Press- Computer Dictionary

1992    The All Nations English Dictionary

1992    Random House Webster’s College Dictionary

1992    Dictionary of Computer Terms, 3rd Edition

1992    Home Medical Dictionary

1992    Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health

1993    Encyclopedic Dictionary of English Usage 2nd Edition

1993    New Webster’s Giant Print Dictionary

1993    Webster’s Dictionary

1993    Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus

1993    Intel Pentium Processor User’s Manual- Vol. 3: Architecture and Programming Manual

1993    Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 2nd edition

1994    New Webster’s Dictionary

1994    The American Heritage Dictionary

1994    Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (NewRev’d Ed)

1994    Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms

1995    Merriam Webster’s Dictionary

1995    Random House Webster’s College Dictionary

1995    Dictionary of Computer Words

1995    Que’s Computer and Internet Dictionary

1995    Spencer’s Illustrated Computer Dictionary

1995    Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary

1996    Compact Unabridged Dictionary

1996    Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms

1997    Webster’s Dictionary

1997    Microsoft Press- Computer Dictionary

1997    The Dictionary of Multimedia

1997    Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 3rd edition

1997    Steadman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions 3rd edition

1998    Garner- A Dictionary of Modern American Usage

1998    Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

1998    Webster’s Dictionary

1998    Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms

1999    Understanding Network Technology, Concepts, Terms, and Trends

1999    Webster’s New Explorer Medical Dictionary

1999    Black’s Medical Dictionary 39th edition

2000    Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

2000    The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style

2000    Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms, Eighth Edition

2000    Newton’s Telecom Dictionary  16th Expanded and Updated Edition

2000    The Bantham Medical Dictionary, 3rd edition

2001    Random House Webster’s unabridged dictionary, 2nd Ed.

2001    Dictionary of Computing

2001    Newton’s Telecom Dictionary

2001    Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th edition

2001    Steadman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions 4th edition

2001    Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary

2002    New Webster’s Large Print Dictionary

2002    Microsoft Computer Dictionary  5th Edition

2002    Drug Fact and Comparisons

2002    The American Heritage Steadman’s Medical Dictionary

2003    Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms

2003    McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Computing and Communications

2003    Webster’s New World Computer Dictionary 10th Edition

2004    The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (New Edition)

2005    Compact Oxford English Dictionary

2005    Newton’s Telecom Dictionary

2006    Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition

2006    Lotus Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics and Communication

2006    Barron’s Business Guides Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms  9th Edition

2006    Newtons Telecom Dictionary 22nd Updated and Expanded Edition

2006    Merriam Webster’s Medical Dictionary

2007    The Oxford College Dictionary

2008    Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary

2009    Barron’s Business Guides Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms  10th Edition

2000    Barron’s Business Guides Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms  7th Edition

2006    PDR Medical Dictionary

2008    Webster’s Medical Dictionary 3rd Edition

2008    Concise Oxford English Dictionary

2005    Current Consult Medicine

1995    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV)

1986    The American Heritage Dictionary of Science

2002    Drug Fact and Comparison’s

1993    New Webster’s Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary

1990    The New Webster’s Law/Fact finder

1961    University of Chicago English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionary

1994    Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (New Revised Ed)

1990    Webster’s New Spelling Dictionary Compacted

1997    Webster’s Thesaurus

2006    Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary  11th Edition

Physician’s Desk Reference

1954    Physician’s Desk Reference 8th Edition

1956    Physician’s Desk Reference 10th Edition

1957    Physician’s Desk Reference 11th Edition

1962    Physician’s Desk Reference 16th Edition

1964    Physician’s Desk Reference 18th Edition

1965    Physician’s Desk Reference 19th Edition

1966    Physician’s Desk Reference 20th Edition

1967    Physician’s Desk Reference 21st Edition

1969    Physician’s Desk Reference 23rd Edition

1972    Physician’s Desk Reference 26th Edition

1974    Physician’s Desk Reference 28th Edition

1975    Physician’s Desk Reference 29th Edition

1976    Physician’s Desk Reference 30th Edition

1977    Physician’s Desk Reference 31st Edition

1978    Physician’s Desk Reference 32nd Edition

1979    Physician’s Desk Reference 33rd Edition

1980    Physician’s Desk Reference 34th Edition

1981    Physician’s Desk Reference 35th Edition

1982    Physician’s Desk Reference 36th Edition

1983    Physician’s Desk Reference 37th Edition

1984    Physician’s Desk Reference 38th Edition

1985    Physician’s Desk Reference 39th Edition

1986    Physician’s Desk Reference 40th Edition

1987    Physician’s Desk Reference 41st Edition

1988    Physician’s Desk Reference 42nd Edition

1989    Physician’s Desk Reference 43rd Edition

1990    Physician’s Desk Reference 44th Edition

1991    Physician’s Desk Reference 45th Edition

1992    Physician’s Desk Reference 46th Edition

1993    Physician’s Desk Reference 47th Edition

1994    Physician’s Desk Reference 48th Edition

1995    Physician’s Desk Reference 49th Edition

1996    Physician’s Desk Reference 50th Edition

1997    Physician’s Desk Reference 51st Edition

1998    Physician’s Desk Reference 52nd Edition

1999    Physician’s Desk Reference 53rd Edition

2000    Physician’s Desk Reference 54th Edition

2001    Physician’s Desk Reference 55th Edition

2002    Physician’s Desk Reference 56th Edition

2003    Physician’s Desk Reference 57th Edition

2004    Physician’s Desk Reference 58th Edition

2005    Physician’s Desk Reference 59th Edition

2006    Physician’s Desk Reference 60th Edition

2007    Physician’s Desk Reference 61st Edition

2008    Physician’s Desk Reference 62rd Edition

2009    Physician’s Desk Reference 63rd Edition

2010    Physician’s Desk Reference 64th Edition

1980    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1981    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1982    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1983    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1984    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1985    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1986    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1987    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1988    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1989    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1990    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1991    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1992    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1993    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1994    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1995    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1996    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1997    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs

1999    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2000    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2001    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2002    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2003    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2004    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2005    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2008    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2009    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

2010    Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements