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Now available at Mudd Library: Higher education resource guide

Interested in keeping up with the business of higher education? Of course you are! That’s why your friends in the Mudd Library have compiled a handy research guide to help you keep up with the latest news and research affecting higher education. The guide contains a link to premium access to the Chronicle of Higher Education and other useful resources that can help you with your work at Lawrence.

Higher Education: The Business of Lawrence

Questions? Ask your friendly reference librarians! We’re here for the whole Lawrence community!

Dec. 5 Mudd Library Coffeehouse: Keeping up with new research

Stop on over to the Information Technology Center on the second floor of Mudd Library on Monday, Dec. 5 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for Mudd Library Coffeehouse: Keeping up with new research.

Information about new books and articles is easy to get using the alert features available in the library’s databases.  Come learn about how you can follow publications of interest using CHOICE, Web of Science (including Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index) and more.  Refreshments to follow!

 

Haunted Lawrence event

Join us in the Milwaukee-Downer Room of the Seeley G. Mudd Library on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8–9 p.m., for tales of “Haunted Lawrence.” Attendees will hear true stories of ghostly happenings on campus (past and present), have the opportunity to share their own stories and view some spooky materials from the LU Archives. There might even be treats!

UPDATE: Due to space limitations, we have to cap this event at 30 attendees. To register, please submit this online form. Please know that spots are going quickly! If you have questions, please contact Erin Dix at erin.k.dix@lawrence.edu.

Honors roundtable set for Sept. 22

The Fall Term honors roundtable will take place Thursday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. in room 401 of Mudd Library.

At this meeting, Honors Committee Chair and Associate Professor Antoinette Powell will go over the guidelines for completing an honors project. Reference librarian Gretchen Revie will discuss how the library can be of assistance in the honors process, while Andrew McSorley, interlibrary loan coordinator, will talk about interlibrary loan. Students will be asked to say a few words about their potential topics. All students currently working on honors projects or who hope to complete honors projects are strongly encouraged to attend.

For information on honors, please consult the Committee on Honors website.

An additional roundtable will take place at the beginning of the Winter and Spring Terms. Please consult the summary of deadlines on the honors website for the dates.