Instamatic Instruction: Learn how to use the library via Instant Messaging

Have you ever IM-ed a Librarian? If you have you may have experienced something pretty cool. You asked a question and the librarian said “If you give me a quick minute, I can show you how to use this database” or “Just a sec and I’ll send you a short video on how to do [...]

Helpful Government Sites

Depending on what kind of project you’re working on, you often need statistics to back up any claims you make.  While we at the library are lucky to offer students access to a wide variety of excellent databases, sometimes you need to look outside the databases for your information.  Sites like wikipedia or blogs are [...]

Congratulations to our Student Workers of the Month for March!

Our Students of the Month for March are Corinne O’Neill and Naomi Kamiya from the Access Services department, and Dhara Shah from Reference! Thank you all for continually going above and beyond the call of duty, as well as for general awesomeness all around. And thanks to the rest of our fine crew, too, for [...]

Congratulations to our Student Workers of the Month for February!

The Circulation Desk student workers of the month for February are Danielle Simbliaris and Tyler Davis, and the Reference Desk student worker of the month is Cassidy Rydberg. Thank you, Cassidy, Danielle, and Tyler, for your continued dedication, willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty, and fantastic customer service skills. And, of [...]

Solutions: For a Sustainable and Desirable Future

Solutions is a newer *(one year old) Open Access Journal that hopes to blend scholarly research with the readability of a popular magazine.  According to Solutions’ website, “It’s intended to allow serious, creative dialogue and discussion at the highest level across a range of perspectives, while still being understandable and engaging to the lay public. [...]