New Reference Additions:

America's Top Doctors, seventh edition, selects physicians who have studied at major medical centers under medical pioneers and those engaged in innovative research.

The Environmental Resource Handbook lists contact information for associations, government agencies and programs, research centers, green product catalogs, and ecological consultants in the United States and Canada. There is also a section containing statistics for hazardous waste disposal, energy consumption, and recycling.

Interesting Web Sites:

International Digital Children's Library
<http://www.icdlbooks.org/books/index.shtml>
The International Digital Children's Library is an extensive web site of books from picture books to preteen titles. You can search for books by age group, the color of the cover, the length of the book, genre, content, and more.

Law Library of Congress
<http://www.loc.gov/law/>
The Law Library of Congress provides online access for federal and state legal information, as well as links to the law of individual countries, and international and multinational law.

Stumper for February:

Can you find the speech where George Bush first called the war on terror a crusade against terrorism?

Answer: A Presidential address to the nation on September 16, 2001.

Source: <http://www.whitehouse.gov>

Three NMRLS librarians found this answer: Debra Hiett of the Boxford Town Library, Gwendolyn Charter of the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, and Donna Manoogian of Burlington Public Library. Thanks to all of you.

Stumper for March:

Can you show me how to find a list of audio books in Italian that can be borrowed from other libraries? I want fiction or nonfiction, not instructional.

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