Just a head’s up to everyone keen on trying out new, potential resources… October is new database trials month*. We trial new products twice a year and love to get feedback. A few of them are starting to trickle in a bit early.  Look at the Database Highlights and Trials blog over in the lower right corner of the Library’s homepage.  Some trials last for a week, some for a month. So if you see them and they strike your fancy, give ’em a test run. And send us your comments – good or bad.  We’re always interested in hearing what you have to say (or write).

* New database trials month is competing with an awful lot of other month-long celebrations to get your attention.  According to Wikipedia, October is also

3D Ultrasound Awareness Month
American Pharmacist Month
Black History Month (in United Kingdom)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Fair Trade Month
Filipino American History Month (in United States)
German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month (LGBT History Month) (in United States)
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
National Arts & Humanities Month (in United States)
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States and Canada)
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)
National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in United States)
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)
National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)
National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)
Polish American Heritage Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States)
World Blindness Awareness Month

I didn’t know it was 3D ultrasound awareness month.  Good thing I found that out before the month began so I can be aware of it.  I did know, however, that it was Italian American Heritage month.  With a last name of DeLuca, that can’t get past me.