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  • Authors and Scientists @ the Library

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    The very first week of the spring semester will be a busy one for visitors and celebrations. On February 10th, Minnesota writer William Kent Krueger will be on campus to speak about his books and discuss the writing process. He is the author of the Cork O’Connor mystery series set in northern Minnesota in the…

  • Get Ready to Celebrate Creative Inquiry

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    Planning has begun for the second annual Celebration of Creative Inquiry, an event that highlights the creative and scholarly work done by Gustavus students. So mark your calendar for May 1st, from 7 to 9 pm. See a slide show or read the abstracts from last year’s event. Students can apply to present their projects…

  • Curl Up With a Good Book

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    Maybe you have a little extra time on your hands during January – but no desire to clean out your drawers or go out into the frigid air. Now’s your chance to catch up on reading, just for fun. In case you aren’t sure what to read, the library has some selections on display in…

  • Faster Wireless

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    Wireless access to the network is so popular in the library, it has been a victim of its own success. At peak times lately, connections have been on the sluggish side. Now GTS has set up another wireless option. If you’re in the library, choose gaclibrary for your connection. We hope this will provide fast…

  • Le Clezio on Literacy

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    Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio’s Nobel address is now available on the Nobel Prize website. It is a stirring tribute to writing and bearing witness, and ends with a plea for making stories available to all as a human right. Literacy and the struggle against hunger are connected, closely interdependent. One cannot succeed without the other.…

  • Come On! See Posters at the Hillstrom!

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    There’s a wonderful exhibit (actually two wonderful exhibits) at the Hillstrom Museum of art, just down the hall from the Book Mark. One of them, Come On! American Posters from World War I, is close to our hearts for two reasons. One, the posters are from the College Archives. Two, the exhibit brochure, commentary, and…

  • Building Bridges Book Drive

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    The library is serving as a collection point for the Building Bridges Book Drive – an effort to support the Invisible Children Foundation. Bring books (in good condition, please) to the lower level of the library. Lots of people already have – as you can see! Your donations will be sold and the proceeds will…

  • New Spaces for Students

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    Our renovations are finally complete. The interlibrary loan office has moved in with circulation, the front desk is now wheelchair accessible, and several spaces have become public areas. This office, near the electronic classroom, is now open for group study. It’s equipped with a large-screen monitor, a Mac Mini, and two keyboards for collaborative work…

  • Spring Course Offered

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    Once again, the library will offer a .5 credit course, NDL 301: Information Fluency, in the spring semester. This course is focused on how information is produced, how it is handled by libraries, and how different disciplines use it. It is intended for students planning on graduate school, or who are simply interested in honing…

  • Google Settles

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    Today Google settled with publishers and authors who sued them over their library digitization project. Google will pay a $125 million settlement and will develop a registry that will enable publishers and authors to receive payments for use of their work – payment based on, among other things, libraries paying for access. What it does…