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JUNE 25, 2010
Social Books
If you are an online social networker and love books this post is for you.  Maybe you know about the user reviews on sites like Amazon (maybe you even write them), but where do you go to really share your love of books.  Below is a list of places you can go and indulge your passion by organizing your collection online, sharing it with others, discussing specific books, and passing on and finding new books (literally!  Check out bookcrossing.com.)
 Learn about more sites in this About.com article on social networks for book lovers.  Tell us what site you use in a comment. 

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Category: Reading

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JUNE 14, 2010
Quotations
A common request received at the Reference Desk revolves around who said what or what exactly did someone say.  There are numerous print resources in the reference collection (including Bartlett's Familiar Quotations), but there are also numerous Web sites dedicated to quotations.  So if you are ever wondering who said something or are looking for a quote to use in a speech, here are a few places to start. 
 Remember attribution, which means from whom and where the quote came, is an important part of any quotation.  If you are unsure of the attribution, the Wright Library reference librarians can help.

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Category: Quotations

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JUNE 4, 2010
Genuine Negro Jig by the Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Carolina Chocolate Drops play the old timey music of string and jug bands from the Carolina Piedmont.  This African-American roots music from Appalachia has been, to a large extent, overlooked.  The trio appears determined to rectify that.

Genuine Negro Jig is the third album of the group, which includes Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson, and Rhiannon Giddens each of whom play multiple instruments and sing.  The album is a mix of traditional tunes given new arrangements, originals, and a couple of surprising covers.  Their version of Blu Cantrell's 2001 hit "Hit 'Em Up Style" transports the song back in time.  (Watch a performance.)  Produced by Joe Henry (whose reputation continues to grow having produce Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, and Mose Allison), the entire album is full of rousing fiddle and banjo work and excellent vocals, especially by the opera-trained Giddens.

Check out the group's Web site for more information on who they are and what they do.  They have also been featured on NPR several times, including on All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and World Cafe.  You can also read reviews of Genuine Negro Jig from
 The library also owns Carolina Chocolate Drops' 2006 debut, Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind.

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Categories: Music,  AV Highlights

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