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Fifth edition of "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences" has arrived
The new, fifth edition of Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences (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.
Electronic access now available to Automotive News Data Center
The library now has electronic access to Automotive News Data Center. Automotive News Data Center provides production, inventory, sales and other data on the automotive industry.
LexisNexis offering webinars to help you become expert user
LexisNexis Academic, your primary tool for searching the full text of contemporary newspapers, business and popular magazines, law reviews and legislative sources, is offering webinars in January. Sign up from the comfort of your home or office to take a free one-hour online seminar on LexisNexis Academic or, specifically, on its News and/or Legal Research sections.
Project MUSE launches new interface
Project MUSE, the searchable collection of full-text articles from journals published by academic and scholarly presses, has launched a new interface in the new year.
Additionally, until the end of January 31, Project MUSE is including all of the electronic books in its new University Press Content Consortium Book Collections. Included in your search results will be results from approximately 15,000 books from nearly 70 academic publishers. After January 31, 2012, your search results will default back to only content to which you have full-text access, which does not include the e-books. You will still have the option to toggle your search to show all available books and journals relevant to your search, if desired.
