New Reference Additions:

The entries in the AARP Guide to Pills include a picture, an explanation of the action of the drug, the recommended dosage, a description of side effects, and a list of conditions whose interaction with the drug are cause for concern.

Epidemics and Pandemics provides historical information on fifty diseases that have affected large numbers of people beginning with the Plague of Athens in 430 B.C.E. and ending with the present day pandemics of AIDS and Mad Cow Disease, and contemporary outbreaks of malaria and tuberculosis.

Immigration and Asylum from 1900 to the Present is a two volume encyclopedia that discusses the political impact of the migration of people from one country to another during the last century.

Interesting Web Sites:

Peterson's Planner
www.petersons.com
In addition to listing the college information found in their directories, Peterson's online allows you to customize your search by major, cost, location, SAT score requirements, and on-campus diversity.

Election Guide
www.electionguide.com
Election Guide not only provides information on upcoming elections worldwide, it also contains up-to-date information on a country's system of government, electoral system, and a summary of the results of recent elections.

Stumper for April:

Who were top ten finishers of the 1934 Boston Marathon?

Answer: D. Komonen in 2:32:53, J.A. Kelley (Jimmy Kelley) 2:36:50 , W. Steiner, A. Burnside, K. Koski, G.A. Norman, W.F. McMahon, P. Wyer, D. Fagerlund, W.P Malloy.
All of the men who finished in the top ten in 1934 were from the United States or Canada. This year's winner finished in 2:07:14.

Source: Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premier Running Event by Tom Derderian.

Stumper for May:

In what year were married women first given the right to manage their own estates?

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