Archive for October 2008
Curl Up with an Easy Read – Library adds to its Browsing Collection
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 31, 2008
In response to your feedback, the library is offering more browsing books! Come by the first floor of the
library to browse for yourself. They will join our existing collection of fiction and non-fiction books, currently shelved by the green couches, on the left as you enter the building through the front entrance.
Some authors include:
Martha Grimes
Nicholas [...]
Browsing Magazines
Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 27, 2008
Looking for gossip or fashion tips between classes? Students had asked us about adding some casual magazines to the Browsing Area (to the left of the front entrance). You can now find issues of magazines such as People or Vogue, donated and available while current. Read here and return to the coffee table, please.
Follow the Library on Twitter!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 24, 2008
follow ASClibrary at http://twitter.com
Library on iTunesU
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 24, 2008
The library now has a podcasting and vodcasting presence on iTunesU
http://tinyurl.com/InfoSlice. Check weekly for new videos and updates about research, library events, special projects, and more! Want your video featured on the library’s iTunesU account? Contact Leslie Porter Mathews at lporter@agnesscott.edu
Doing Primary Research? We have a new database for you!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 21, 2008
Recently, the library acquired a new database – Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries
Online. This database contains primary source materials from the 1550s to the early 2000s. Examples include such items as letters from Mary, Queen of Scots; letters from Abigail Adams during the American Revolution; and interviews with coast guardsmen about the [...]
Media Equipment Available for Checkout!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 20, 2008
Did you know…the library has lots of media equipment for you to check out, including:
laptops with chargers
USB drives
headphones
digital cameras
digital camcorders
flip video camera
voice recorders
35mm camera
tripods
Ask at the circulation desk if you would like to check out any of these items!
Library Sprouts a Veggie Garden!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 14, 2008
Student Jennifer Lee is conducting an experiment in the library. Take the back stairs (facing Bullock) and see for yourself. The ASC senior is doing the project for her ANTH/ART 250 class that focuses on the social uses of space.
In her project description, Jennifer notes, “For my project, I chose to explore plants and how [...]
Fall Break Library Hours
Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 14, 2008
Students, enjoy your break!
Wednesday, October 15 8:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday, October 16 8:30am – 4:30pm
Friday, October 17 CLOSED
Saturday, October 18 9:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, October 19 1:00pm – 12:30am
Halloween Spooktacular!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 10, 2008
BOO!
In honor of Halloween, we have a fun new exhibit for you to check out. On every floor by the elevators, we are showcasing some haunted tales from Agnes Scott’s hallowed history. Read up on these stories and freak out your friends – download a Spooky Handout now (Microsoft word file) or pick one up [...]
Ready for November 4? Check out our elections exhibit!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 8, 2008
As November 4 approaches quickly and the debates are in full swing, come by the main floor of the library to check out our new elections exhibit. The exhibit celebrates voting, elections, and presidents past and present. Read up on some of the hot policy issues, marvel at the best presidential speeches of our [...]
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New York Times Book Review
- Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic DetectiveThe themes of this collection are a good way to characterize the author himself: a minor genius who unwittingly demonstrates the hazards of statistical reasoning.
- Nabokov’s Last PuzzleThe unfinished “Original of Laura” comes ready for devotees to read and remix.
- The Morning AfterMary Karr’s third memoir layers the pangs of recovery with those of motherhood, divorce and making art.
- Performance AnxietyPhilip Roth’s novel stars an aging actor who can no longer act.
- The Cheating GameJames McManus explores the characteristically American history of poker.
