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Credit crimped: EIU Viewswire updates

By La Loria | Published: October 20, 2009
Featured stories from EIU Viewswire database      World: Feeling the crunch                 Bank lending remains weak. Although companies are issuing more debt to compensate, it won’t be enough to drive the economic recovery.     Asia: Durable recovery?                      The region is staging an impressive economic recovery, but what will happen when the effects of government stimulus wear off?  Africa: Risks and returns  [...]
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Author Talk and Book Signing: Martha Ackmann, author of “The Mercury 13″

By La Loria | Published: October 15, 2009
“The Lost Story of 13 American Women & the Dream of Space Flight“  Dr. Martha Ackmann will talk about her book on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. in Gaines Chapel, Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College. The lecture is free and open to the public. No ticket is required. Reception and Book Signing will follow [...]
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Collegiate Readership Program

By La Loria | Published: October 6, 2009
The New York Times and USA Today newspapers are available free of charge for students for the next two weeks. The newspapers are located in near the elevators on the 1st floor of Library North. Happy Reading!
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Learn how to….

By La Loria | Published: June 8, 2009
fulfill your information needs via these podcasts and tutorials and more!
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Kaetrena Kendrick’s “Kaleidoscopic Concern” is published

By La Loria | Published: May 15, 2009
The Kaleidoscopic Concern highlights the development of the myriad of issues surrounding racial and ethnic diversity in librarianship, and gives insight into concerns, goals, and strategies surrounding the recruitment, retention and advancement of librarians of color. This work contains over 80 years of the profession’s earliest training initiatives and more current best practices; and the [...]
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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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“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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Renew DVDs online

By La Loria | Published: April 3, 2009
VHS and DVD items can now be renewed online. Check out period is still 7 days. You must renew before the due date.  If the item is recalled, you will not be able to renew the item.
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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

By La Loria | Published: February 19, 2009
Here’s a step by step process for protecting your privacy on Facebook.  In a related story, Facebook has reorganized its Terms of Service. A company spokesperson clarifies the changes…but will users care?
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Learn Research Tricks Online

By La Loria | Published: February 19, 2009
Georgia State students–do you have a research paper to write, but you’re not sure where to begin?  Attend one of these basic library resource sessions to save yourself time and frustration. There are two remaining online drop-in sessions scheduled for Spring semester 2009.
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