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  • Summer Reading – Now You Can

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    When the last paper is handed in, the final exam taken, you might finally find yourself with time to read. We know, you read all the time – but the rigors of the semester can keep you from reading something just for fun. Maybe you’ve always meant to tackle War and Peace or that Jane…

  • Find It – Eventually

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    It may be a little tricky to “find it!” on Sunday, May 3rd. That is, the little yellow “find it!” buttons that link citations in the library’s databases to full text, print, or interlibrary loan options will be switched off starting at 4a.m. and may remain unavailable into the early afternoon. With any luck, the…

  • Author Tea, This Thursday

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    Join members of the Gustavus community as we celebrate books written by our faculty in the past year. There will be short and extremely entertaining presentations by the authors – and refreshments! So stop by the Courtyard Cafe at 4:15 on Thursday, April 30th, to join the fun. These are the books and authors we’re…

  • The Writing Center is Back!

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    Maybe you’re staring at a blank page on your computer screen and you think to yourself “I have no idea where to start with this assignment.” Or you just wrote yourself into a place where you think “this isn’t working.” Or you finished a draft of an assignment and you just reread the instructions for…

  • Happy National Library Week

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    To celebrate, we’re picking your brain. There’s a very short survey for students available in the library – or you might catch someone tabling for the survey near the Marketplace. Or you can even take it online. Just click Here to take the survey. Whatever your preference – we want to know what you think…

  • CCI – submit abstracts today!

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    Today is the deadline for participating in this year’s Celebration of Creative Inquiry to be held on May 1st. You can fill out a form at the Kendall Center Website to have your research or creative project considered for inclusion. It’s a great event, and a wonderful place to share your work. More information can…

  • Ain’t No Sunshine

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    fister

    It’s National Sunshine Week – an annual effort to highlight the importance of transparency in government. Though journalists are the primary organizers, the importance of freedom of information extends to all of us. (You knew our library is part of the Federal Depository library system, didn’t you? That’s why we have publications ranging from US…

  • CCI Abstracts Due

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    Don’t forget – submissions for the second annual Celebration of Creative Inquiry are due on March 18th. This is a wonderful showcase for student research, scholarship, and creativity that will be held on May 1st. Share your work – join the fun. The submission form is available at the Kendall Center Website. Students need to…

  • Darwin’s Birthday @ the library

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    On Thursday, February 12th, we’re marking the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his paradigm-shifting book, On the Origin of Species. We’ll mark the occasion from 2-4 pm with cake and conversation. At 2:30 Alan Gishlick, Professor of Geology, will give a talk about Darwin and his contribution…

  • Sage Advice – and News for Chemists

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    We have two changes in our database offerings. 1. Sage Premier now includes the full text of over 500 Sage Publishing journals in a variety of subject areas. You may search all Sage journals together, or you may limit your search to one of ten collections: Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization…