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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Two new electronic reference works

By William | Published: April 29, 2009
The library now has access to the following titles via Gale Virtual Reference Library: Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film The preface states, “Readers will find in the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film the major facts about film history, clear explanations of the main theoretical concepts and lines of scholarly interpretation, and guidance through important debates. Approaching cinema as art, [...]
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Sarah Steiner: NextGen Librarian 2009

By Christian Steinmetz | Published: April 27, 2009
This month, Lyrasis honored Georgia State University Learning Commons Librarian Sarah Steiner with the 2009 NextGen Librarian Award for Outreach. Lyrasis is a library network formed in 2009 after the merger of well-established library groups PALINET and SOLINET. It presents the awards to five NextGen librarians each year. They selected Steiner this year because of [...]
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University Library to host Study Break Event on April 27, 2009

By Kaetrena | Published: April 24, 2009
University Library invites the student body to take a break from studying for finals! On Monday, April 27 from 5p-7p, we’ll host a Study Break in Classroom 1 (1st Floor, Library North). Pizza, brownies, and refreshments will be served, and we’ll also offer door prizes and entertainment. This event is sponsored by the Learning Commons [...]
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Book Swap

By Christian Steinmetz | Published: April 24, 2009
Due to recent cuts in the library budget, it was necessary to reduce the size of our browsing collection. In order to continue to make leisure reading easy for all of our patrons, we have started a brand new Book Swap program! The new Book Swap bookshelf is located near the circulation desk in Library [...]
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Miranda Rhynes – Student Employee of the Year

By La Loria | Published: April 20, 2009
April 15, 2009 marked the First Annual Student Employee of the Year Award. The library’s own, Miranda Rhynes was the campus winner out of 26 nominations. Miranda has been with IS&T Department for almost 4 years in various student positions and now supervises the technical student assistants in the University Library and other computer labs [...]
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Audiobooks guide

By Jason Puckett | Published: April 16, 2009
Going out of town after classes finish?  Need something to listen to on the long flight or drive? We’ve just posted a guide to finding audiobooks for free, both in the library (we have a small collection on CD) and online.  Before you shell out to Amazon or Audible for listening material, take a look! Audiobooks Guide
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“Text Me” Service

By La Loria | Published: April 16, 2009
Western Illinois University Libraries is offering its new “Text Me” service, through which students can text reference call numbers to their mobile phones. Would you like to see this here?
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ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service

By Jason Puckett | Published: April 14, 2009
ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service is a free site that monitors over 12,000 scholarly journals to alert researchers to new items.  Readers can subscribe to be notified via e-mail, RSS, or many other formats whenever new issues of journals are published.
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“Winning Hearts”: A Eudora Welty Centennial Exhibition

By Traci | Published: April 10, 2009
Are you a Eudora Welty fan?  If not, you could be!  The 100th anniversary of her birthday is Monday, April 13, 2009.  To help celebrate, the University Library’s Special Collections & Archives has an exhibit of rare books, manuscripts, artifacts, and audio recordings for your viewing and listening pleasure. “Winning Hearts”:  A Eudora Welty Centennial Exhibition University [...]
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Library Insider podcast episode 1: EndNote and Zotero

By Jason Puckett | Published: April 9, 2009
Debuting the GSU Library Insider, an audio podcast featuring short episodes highlighting a library tool, service or skill that will make your life easier.* [display_podcast] In the first episode, Jason and Joel discuss EndNote and Zotero, two programs for storing and managing citations and creating bibliographies.  Links to the stuff we mention: Download EndNote (log in with your [...]
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