ATTENTION STUDENTS:
The last day to submit interlibrary loan requests for Fall Term is Monday, November 24.
Note: All interlibrary loan materials are due back on Monday, December 8.
Please contact the Interlibrary Loan office if you have any questions or concerns.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
“Duke University Libraries has launched an online digital collection of about 5,000 photographs shot primarily in China between 1917 and 1932. The photographs were taken by Sidney Gamble, the grandson of Procter and Gamble co-founder James Gamble, and provide a glimpse into daily life unlike any other photographs from this period. A sociologist, China scholar, and avid amateur photographer, Gamble travelled extensively in China from Liaoning province in the northeast to Guangdong province in the south and to the western edge of Sichuan province along the border of Tibet. The photographs came to light when Gamble’s daughter, Catherine Curran, discovered the collection at the family’s home. She gave the entire collection to Duke in 2006, just before her death.”
Today the Mudd and physical plant staff said a fond farewell to Connie Bruner, the Mudd’s 1st and 2nd floor custodian for the last several years. We wish her well on the next part of her adventure. Happy travels Connie!
Please join Ben Willard (ITS) and Julie Fricke (Library) for an informative
overview of Facebook and social networking. Topics will range from basic
to advanced. We’ll cover Facebook’s origins and uses, and we’ll also
introduce you to events, groups, and developer applications. The fun is
nearly limitless! This presentation will occur at 11:00 a.m. on November
29th in Briggs 420.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
11:10 a.m.
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Since the age of 20, Paul Hawken has dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. He has written extensively about the impact of commerce on living systems, served as a consultant to governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy, and has founded and run several ecological businesses.
The library has several books by Mr. Hawken as well as access to many of his journal articles.
David Berk and Julie Fricke will be doing a workshop today at 11:00 a.m. “What is RSS…. and how do I use it” in the ITS Lab (Library 214).
If you are unable to attend, you can see the explanatory Power Point http://www.slideshare.net/frickej/what-is-rss-104298.
Have you heard about RSS but haven’t a clue as to what it’s all about? Come to the ITC (Library 214) on Thursday, November 1 at 11:00 am to hear Julie Fricke and David Berk talk about this technology and why it is important. For example, did you know that the Library and ITS newsletters are now being distributed via a blog and you can keep up with this news via RSS? It’s true! Newspapers and other sources distribute news and information via RSS as well.
David and Julie will demonstrate a couple of applications that you can use to keep up with your your favorite sources of information. Please plan to attend!
If you’re able to attend, please RSVP to Cassie Cobb at cobbc@lawrence.edu or x7029
You’ve found the perfect article for your class in JSTOR and now you want to add the link to your Moodle course page, but where do you find the URL? JSTOR and many (but not all) of the library databases have what they call persistent or stable URLs that you can quickly copy & paste into Moodle. Be sure to have the article links open in a new window so that students lose track of their Moodle page. Check the guide for more information.
While not all of the Mudd staff believe that all “good” rock and roll ceased at the end of the ’60s, we would be remiss if we did not point out that today is the birth anniversary of John Lennon (you know, that Beatle guy…) John would have been 67 today.
Sharing today’s birthday is son Sean Ono Lennon, born on John’s 35th birthday, and turning 32 today.
