Halloween is a scary time and what could be scarier than Halloween in the library? Music Librarian Antoinette Powell, Archivist Julia Stringfellow, and ILL wizard Angela Vanden Elzen demonstrate just how frightening it can be…
Author: Peter Gilbert
Reading Scientific Papers
This “Quick Tutorial on Reading Scientific Papers” from the Purdue University Libraries is a great introduction to the how and why of scientific papers. Its avowed goal: “To make reading scientific papers as painless as possible.” What’s not to like about that?
Bloggin’ Pneumonia!
Our regular blog readers are probably asking themselves, “How did our mild-mannered music librarian become the Blogging Machine that she is today?”
Well, now the whole story can be told — because Antoinette told it herself! To a national magazine, no less! Read “That Bloggin’ Pneumonia!” from the June 1, 2007 Library Journal.
National Poetry Month Revisited
Harken back to those poetic days of yore — last week! For National Poetry Month, April 2007, the Library asked visitors to post their favorite poems. As you might expect, we got a wonderful collection.
Welcome to Spring Term!
Welcome back from break! Hope you had a relaxing one and are ready for a productive spring. A couple of reminders:
1. The library offers nine individual study rooms that can be used for one term at a time by students. Preference is given to seniors working on honors projects and then to students whose research depends heavily on library materials. Complete this online form to request an office for Spring Term. Deadline is Thursday, March 29.
2. RefWorks, a web-based “Personal Database and Bibliography Creator,” is a convenient way to collect citations for that big paper and keep track of them all. Courtesy of your friends at the Mudd…