烟斗

道先生开的铺子,远邻近舍,家家熟知。这家小店,出售各种各样的零星百货,老老少少,都来光顾,选购各自所需的用品。货架和店柜上的商品,琳琅满目,美不胜收。小乔伊每天放学以后,就逛进这家小店东张西望。他爱看那些烟斗,其中有一只特别惹他注目。每当他回家路过这里,总要盯它一阵,而且一见了它就目不转睛,心想:“总有那么一天,我会长大成人,可以抽抽烟斗,就像这只。”他记不起父亲是啥模样,但是他知道父亲准是抽烟斗的。小乔伊伸出手去摸了摸那只烟斗,又用一根手指在烟斗杆上轻轻地摩挲(māsā)着。他老是在想:他长大了,就可以去工作,他的母亲…     

琴声

松树在它的绿房子里,放了一把竖琴,一把金色的竖琴。别人都看不见,只有风看见了,乱弹几下琴弦,给竖起耳朵的野兔听。琴声!美@艾琳·费雪 @王世跃     

Beyond online: primary research as a value-added service

Information specialists should provide a value-added service by supplementing their online searches with primary research. Primary research results in more up-to-date information from a broader spectrum of sources. The requester benefits from primary research by receiving a cost-effective and more comprehensive information package. The information professional benefits by acquiring a more in-depth knowledge of the subject, increasing awareness of important projects within the organization, and achieving recognition as a key information analyst.     

Hospital and corporate information services: introducing a new column

Successful hospital and corporate libraries offer customized resources and services to meet the needs of their dynamic organizations. Concepts such as customer-driven, service-oriented and value-added are central to these libraries. Serving decision makers and integrating the library into the decision-making process of the organization is critical. Future articles in this new column will further explore the underlying philosophies and the specialized resources and services that characterize these libraries.     

Inspiring vanguards: the Woods Hole experience

Twice a year, the National Library of Medicine and Marine Biological Laboratory co-sponsor a fellowship in Biomedical Informatics for librarians, clinicians, and other health professionals in Woods Hole, MA. The fellowship is designed to inspire participants to become "agents of change" at their institution and to broaden their scope of knowledge for biomedical informatics. This paper discusses the field of biomedical informatics and explores the results of an informal survey from the librarians who participated in the fall session of 2005.     

20世纪鞋子的简史

我们脚上穿的鞋子,是压抑、痛苦、美丽、创造力的载体,在很大程度上暴露了我们的性格以及对生活的态度。鞋子的演变和社会文化、性别、财富、地位的发展息息相关,并呈现出一些美好奇妙的时尚潮流。本书娓娓道来鞋履发展历史,体现了女性过去、现在、以及将来是如何逐步被鞋履塑造的。     

41号和43号总统

多萝·布什为其父——美国前总统老布什撰写的传记《我的父亲 我的总统》,堪称迄今首部完整的老布什传,亦是第一幅色彩层次丰富的老布什肖像画。这本书也像一条河,涌动着布什家族许多鲜为人知的个人经历与家庭往事。