Library

Year: 2013

  • Nobel Conference Library Display

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    mperron

    Are you looking for more information on this year’s Nobel Conference subject “The Universe at its Limits”? Then look no further!  We have a display full of books on this topic including books by the presenters.

  • Happy 2013 Homecoming!

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    jpeter13

    As we look forward to the big game against St. Olaf on September 28, take a minute to check out the homecoming display featuring past traditions of this college holiday.  Over the years, Gustavus has hosted a variety of events and some even continue today.  Homecoming traditionally allows alumni to gather and catch up, but…

  • Reference Services: Get to know your librarians!

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    stimmer2

    Reference librarians.  At some point this semester, you’ll need them.  You’ll visit the reference desk, wondering what they can do for you.  You’ll discover librarians are masters at locating resources and extracting relevant information from the vast sea of materials at their disposal.  You’ll realize that with expert help, you now feel less overwhelmed, more…

  • Constitution Day Event Today at 2:30

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    fister

    Last May, Edward Snowden began to disclose in the press classified information about a sweeping surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency. Is Snowden a traitor or a whistleblower? Is the NSA program a necessary safeguard or unconstitutional? What expectations of privacy can we have the digital era? Join us in the GLA Reading…

  • Historic Yearbooks Now Online

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    fister

    Exciting news from the College Archives: All published editions of Gustavus yearbooks from 1904-1992 are now searchable online along with the student newspaper. Utilize this new resource to dig up family history at Gustavus, uncover old traditions and campus events, or use for your own personal research topic of interest. The Gustavian has chronicled the lives…

  • Highlighted book from our collection

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    mperron

    A festschrift in honor of Barbara Fister, one of our very own librarians, has been  published by the Association of College and Research Libraries and can be found on our new book shelf. Finding a public voice : using Barbara Fister as a case study edited by Danielle Theisse and Diane K. Kovacs. From the…

  • New and Improved Catalog Searching

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    mperron

    We’ve switched to a new version of our cataloging interface MnPALS  Plus.  Searching for books, music, videos & more is now better than before. Here are just some of the new features you may notice with new version: Narrow results by clicking on format, author, topic, genre, region and more! Search by call number to…

  • Retooled

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    fister

    Thanks to the wizardry of Anna Hulseberg, who looked under the hood and made a number of adjustments to the innards with her html tools, our old website now sports new features. We hope you will like them. The major changes are that searches for print reserves and journals by title have moved to the…

  • We Now Return You To . . .

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    fister

    . . . your previous library home page.  The problem we ran into is is not going to be an easy fix, and so we’ve had to pull the plug on our new design for now. We hope, whether the page is the current one or our ideal new page, that it won’t be too…

  • Whoops! Firefox Glitch

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    fister

    If you are using Firefox as a browser, you may be either unable to get links to work – or may be seeing nothing much at all on the library’s website.  Gustavus Technology Services is on the case! Meanwhile, please use another browser, such as Chrome or Safari, or try this alternative page. Apologies for…