New Reference Additions

Movies Made for Television 1964 - 2004 is a five volume set that lists the plot, production company, and actors of movies that originally aired on either a broadcast or cable network.

1001 Movies You Must See before You Die covers all genres of film, both foreign and American, released between 1902 and 2004. Each entry provides a detailed signed synopsis, a list of cast members, as well as the names of the producer and director.

Interesting Web Sites

Crash Data Information for Massachusetts
www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/traffic/crashRateEval&sid=about

This web site compiles accident data from the Registry of Motor Vehicles for public and government agencies. For instance, you will find the number and severity of accidents at a particular location.

Netlingo
www.netlingo.com

This site, not only defines acronyms in chat and online messages, it also defines online marketing, computer software, and technical terms.

Stumper for February:

I am looking for the Haydn symphony called Morning. Can you help me find it?

Answer: Haydn's symphonies are listed by number. Morning is number 6.
Source: Great Composers: Their Lives and Times, volume 5, page 99.

Stumper for March:
What is a memcon?

Until next month,
Eleanor Sathan
Regional Reference Librarian
esathan@mhl.org