New Reference Additions

The detailed instructions in Becoming an Expert Searcher: Proven Techniques, Strategies, and Tips for Finding Health Information begins with the search interview and proceeds through the evaluation of results. The concepts can be applied to general questions.

Corporate Affiliations or "who owns whom" will help you navigate through the hierarchy of parent company, subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates. There are eight volumes in the set.

Interesting Web Sites:

Massachusetts, It's All Here - <http://www.mass-vacation.com/>
Find Fall activities in Massachusetts using this Massachusetts Department of Tourism site.

Yankee Foliage - <http://www.yankeefoliage.com/>
Check this site to plan your leaf peeping itinerary.

Stumper for September:

My friend wants to be a home health care aide. What is the salary she can expect to find in this area?
Answer: $12.64
Source: Search for Personal and Home aide in the Occupational Outlook Handbook at <http://www.bls.gov/OCO/>. Under the section for earnings, click on the latest wage information and scroll down to Metropolitan areas.

Stumper for October:

What is the name of the English newspaper in Mauritania? Try finding this information using a database.

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