In 2008, the Cornell Library collaborated with Microsoft to create approximately 80,000 digital books from titles in our collection. These digital books are now all in the public domain. In addition to storing them locally for archival purposes, we shared them with the Internet Archive for inclusion in their “American Libraries” collection of digital books. This collection includes thirty books from the Hotel School Library. The transfer was made using the “rsync protocol” over the National LambdaRail (similar to the very fast Internet2 network), a method that allowed a pool of two hundred of Internet Archive’s servers to rapidly pull files from CUL’s archival storage. The digital books are accessible with no restrictions at: http://www.archive.org/details/cornell The Internet Archive is now offering Kindle versions of the books in this collection for un-restricted download.
Print-On-Demand
The Cornell Library currently list 57,000 titles for sale via print-on-demand (POD) from Amazon. To date, Amazon has sold 6,000 copies from this collection, averaging 1,200 books/month. The top 5 selling titles in 2010:
• A Colored man’s reminiscences of James Madison – 78
• Quail breeding manual – 34
• On Religion: Speeches to its Cultural Despisers – 32
• Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt – 20
• Fiat Money Inflation in France (note: Andrew Dickson White is author) – 20
This summer the Library will submit approximately 500 Wordsworth collection titles suitable for POD.
Cornell Library Digital Books on the Internet Archive
June 21, 2010
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Appellation Cornell
June 18, 2010
Cornell’s Viticulture and Enology (V&E) Program now publishes a quarterly e-newsletter called “Appellation Cornell.” The second issue of the newsletter was published in April. Appellation Cornell showcases Cornell research in viticulture and enology, and includes industry news briefs, news links and student and faculty profiles. A more complete description of the newsletter, including subscription information, can be found here: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/grapesandwine/appellation-cornell/
Among the links included in the April issue of Appellation Cornell is an excellent report from Wine Spectator Online describing the immediate impact Cornell’s Viticulture and Enology Program is having on the Finger Lakes wine industry (photo above is of Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes). The article quotes horticulture professor Ian Merwin as saying “Our curriculum is comprehensive and we intend to be one of the top programs in this country.” Agriculture & Life Sciences dean, Dr. Susan Henry, concludes the article by noting, “We’re the only Ivy League school with an undergraduate enology and viticulture degree, and also the only school east of the Rockies with this program…And that has a certain panache to it.”
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New Book – Culinary Careers
June 9, 2010
Written by Rick Smilow, President & CEO of The Institute of Culinary Education, Culinary Careers: How to Get Your Dream Job in Food offers candid portraits of the many career paths available in the culinary industry. Instead of giving glossed-over, general descriptions of various jobs, Culinary Careers features exclusive interviews with both food-world luminaries and those on their way up, to help you discover what a day in the life is really like in your desired field.
Get timely advice from those at the pinnacle of the industry, including Lidia Bastianich, Thomas Keller, and Ruth Reichi. The book offers a lot of practical advice, including the attributes that employers look for, and how to put your best foot forward in interviews.
Culinary Careers: How to Get Your Dream Job in Food (and other career focused books) can be found on the Career Development shelf in the library (call number TX911.3 V62 S62).
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