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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Library Closed Monday September 1st for Labor Day…

By Doug | Published: August 28, 2008
The library will be closed Monday September 1st for Labor Day but will reopen Tuesday September 2nd. Please see our hours page for the complete semester schedule.
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EndNote X2 is Now Available

By admin | Published: August 27, 2008
Georgia State University students, faculty and staff can download the Windows version of EndNote X2 here. When you download EndNote, it comes in a zipped package (endnoteX2win.zip). You will need to exctract the files (right click–>extract all) before running the installation file. See what’s new in EndNoteX2: http://www.endnote.com/enX2info.asp Please contact Joel Glogowski if you have any questions.
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Wikipedia seeks education, not profit

By admin | Published: August 25, 2008
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, August 25. Wikimedia pegs future on education, not profit “Analysts have pegged Wikipedia’s value between several hundred million dollars and $7 billion, the latter by Silicon Alley Insider, a technology blog known for its list of the World’s Most Valuable Digital Startups. But its keepers have thus far refused to sell [...]
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Marketing First Impressions

By admin | Published: August 22, 2008
Marketing First Impressions: Academic Libraries Creating Partnerships and Connections at New Student Orientations Academic libraries look for successful marketing strategies to promote positive perceptions among students. To do this, librarians need to find venues and partnerships outside the library. Florida State University Libraries discovered that participating in new student orientation networking sessions creates opportunities to generate [...]
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Friday Hours Extended

By Laura | Published: August 22, 2008
The University Library is now open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays.
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Podcast on iTunesU

By admin | Published: August 22, 2008
The University Library is now officially available on iTunes U, here.
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Library Moving to WordPress for our News and Blog System

By administrator | Published: August 21, 2008
The library is in the process of migrating to the WordPress system for our news and blog activities. Please visit our new blog site and update your RSS feeds as needed. *Author ID: 31 Author name: Doug*
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New resource: International Encyclopedia of Communication

By admin | Published: August 21, 2008
The library recently purchased the online version of the International Encyclopedia of Communication.  From the publisher: The International Encyclopedia of Communication represents the definitive reference source in this interdisciplinary and dynamic field. This authoritative work is jointly published with the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading academic association of the discipline. Key features: 1,339 newly-commissioned A-Z entries, [...]
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Books in PZ1-PZ4 Being Reclassed

By admin | Published: August 21, 2008
General collection books in PZ1, PZ3 and PZ4 (subclasses used by the Library of Congress prior to 1980) are being reclassified to the appropriate subclasses of literature. This will bring works together in PQ, PR, PS, etc. that were previously shelved in different places. For example, Roald Dahl’s Kiss, Kiss has gone from PZ3.D1374Ki to [...]
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Freshmen Friday @ the Library

By admin | Published: August 18, 2008
See photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/gsulibrary ______________________________________________ Join your fellow classmates for Freshmen Friday (8/22) in the University Library for games, movies, food, fun and more.  The fun begins at 10 a.m. Pick up your passport on the 1st floor of Library North. With your passport, you can access the game stations on 2nd floor, t-shirt giveaways, etc. Sponsored by Access and Media [...]
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