To all of you out there walking across the stage in one of the many commencement ceremonies to be held later this week: Congratulations! You’ve poured your heart and soul […]
Who’s In Brody? Special Collections!
The Brody Learning Commons will be student-focused space, full of natural light, group study space and a bigger cafe (no more waiting for tables, we hope!). We have, though, carved out some […]
The Path to Brody, Part I
A building with the latest technology, designed with users in mind and intended to be the heart of the campus. Makes you think of the Brody Learning Commons, right? Well, actually, it […]
Nashville Cats
I just got back from a workshop in Nashville on assessing student learning (more about that later!), and now I can’t stop humming that song. A city immortalized by the Lovin’ […]
It’s May, It’s May, the Lusty Month of May
“That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray.” And you thought it was only the month for finals and commencement! Ever since playing both a lady-in-waiting to Queen Guinevere, and a page […]
LibQual: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Part I
Remember LibQual? That’s the survey we invited you to take back in October to rate our services. Well, we’ve gotten the results back and, with apologies to Sergio Leone, they’re good, bad, and […]
New: Making of the Modern World
Researching the development and regulation of child labor laws through the lens of chimney sweeps? Interested in the havoc wreaked by the South Sea Bubble? Curious about Irish fisheries? Dying to know […]
Getting to Resources Through Google Scholar
It’s late at night. You’re off-campus. You have a paper due tomorrow and you still need sources. You’d like to turn to Google Scholar, but you’ve been frustrated in the past by […]
Who, What, When, Where, How
How long can I check out books for? Who do I contact if I want an instruction session on library resources for my students? How do I get to databases from […]
And the Winners Are…
The results are in! Thanks to all of you who completed the recent LibQual survey. And congratulations to those of you who won either a Barnes and Noble gift card or a […]