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Borrow Kindle Fires from Skillman
The library has purchased two Kindle Fires which are now in circulation as eReader devices. If you’d like to suggest a title to read on one of our Kindles, or just want to play with the new technology, stop by the circulation desk!
Use the Library Catalog record to check on the availability of the Kindles and to see what titles have been loaded on them
Doug Durrenberger receives Leopard Award
Doug Durrenberger, Kirby Library Assistant, has received the Leopard Award, a monetary prize presented to Lafayette support staff who have made an exceptional contribution to the College beyond their normal job responsibilities.
Doug has provided crucial assistance in the Library’s attempts to re-work technical services workflow. He has been on the forefront of testing and developing new methods of handling and processing library materials, using Kirby Library as a laboratory and then transferring those processes over to Skillman. When presented with a challenge, Doug makes things work, with a cheerful disposition and can-do attitude. From mastering macros to getting legacy systems to communicate with new hardware, Doug has become the “go to” guy. The Library is proud that the College has chosen to recognize Doug with this award.
Try new OneSearch tool to search across library databases
OneSearch, a new service now being trialed by the library, allows users to search the content of multiple databases simultaneously. For example, a search in OneSearch for Frida Kahlo returns results from the Library Catalog, JSTOR, Art & Architecture Complete, and a myriad of other research tools.
Please try OneSearch and let us know what you think.
Connect to the OneSearch trial page and/or submit your comments.
Fifth edition of "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences" has arrived
The new, fifth edition of (2012) has arrived. We have two copies of this essential reference book for locating and writing biological literature available in Skillman Library: one behind the reference desk and one on the reference shelves. Both copies are for in-library use only.
ebrary releases app
ebrary, a collection of over 50,000 academic electronic books to which the library subscribes, has just released an app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The app is available for free in the App Store. To make it easier to use ebrary – with or without the app – ebrary also just announced the ability for researchers to sign-in with their Facebook usernames and passwords.
Kirby Library's weekend hours extended
Starting this semester, Kirby's weekend hours have been increased so that students have another quiet place to settle down and study. On Saturdays, Kirby is now open from 10am-6pm and on Sundays from 10am-11pm.
Safeguard your belongings in the libraries
As the new semester begins, this is a reminder that items of value that are left unattended can and do attract thieves.
Please take care to safeguard your belongings in the library and elsewhere. Take your valuables (including textbooks as well as calculators, cell phones, iPods, and wallets) with you when you step away from your study area, even if it is only for a brief period of time. Remember that the zipper of a book bag or the closed door of a study room are not effective deterrents to theft.
Please note also that laptop locks are available for three-hour loan periods at Skillman Library’s circulation desk.
The Office of Public Safety is continuing to investigate thefts of laptop computers that had been left unattended in the library last semester. If you have information about the thefts, please contact the Public Safety Office at (610) 330-5330.
Library seeks "Ambassadors" for student advisory group
The Library Ambassadors is a student group charged with increasing communication between the Lafayette College Library and the student body. Ambassadors play an active role in advising librarians and library staff on improvements to library services, resources, and policies. The library is currently seeking students to join the group. Ambassadors must be willing to serve for at least one semester (preferably longer) and able to attend lunchtime meetings once a month. Make your voice heard!
"Companions to Literature" series added to Literature Online
Electronic versions of the "Companions to Literature" series from Cambridge University Press are now available in the Literature Online database. Over 50 volumes from this acclaimed series of critical texts, containing well over 700 individual essays, are now fully searchable and readable alongside Literature Online’s extensive collection of full-text journals.
To access this content you can search via the Criticism search page or browse a list of volumes and constituent essays from the link in the Complete Contents. This release features the Companions to Chaucer, Contemporary Irish Poetry, Gothic Fiction, Kafka, Mary Shelley and Robert Frost, among others. Forthcoming releases of Literature Online will include still more from this renowned series of key critical works.
Faculty: schedule library instruction for your spring courses now!
Faculty: now is a good time to plan librarian involvement in your spring courses. Librarians are available to visit your classes or you can bring your students to the library. You can put contact information for librarians on your syllabi as "personal librarians" for your courses. If you don't have the time for an in-person session, librarians can create library research handouts for your students. Librarians work with all class years and disciplines. Contact Library Instruction Coordinator Lijuan Xu at xul@lafayette.edu or ext. 5152 or any librarian who you wish to work with.
Connect to more information about the library's instruction program.
