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Why should you use RefWorks?

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: November 17, 2009

1. It’s web-based, so your citations will be available if you lose a flash drive or laptop that had them on it.
2. You can attach the text or PDFs of journal articles cited within your database, so you won’t have to track them down later.
3. Have a works cited list in MLA format but need [...]

Author Talk on Thursday, Nov. 5

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 22, 2009

You’ve heard of Sally Ride, right?  Ever heard of Jerrie Cobb or Wally Funk?  Probably not.
If you relish true tales of feisty women underdogs and lost episodes in American history, come listen to author Martha Ackmann talk about the brave women who were the “Mercury 13.”  Secretly tested in 1961 with hopes of being the [...]

Book Club Chat

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 22, 2009

Agnes Scott alumnae, community friends, students, staff and faculty:
Bring your lunch and join us for a book club-like discussion of The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann (before her talk on campus Nov. 5)!

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Noon – 1:00pm

McCain Library Terrace (or in McCain 211 if it’s raining)

Book a Librarian

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 9, 2009

Students – if you would like some individualized research guidance, and
Faculty – for a librarian to work with your class before an assignment, or for your own research needs:
Contact Casey Long, User Education Librarian, x6343.

So, what do you think of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize?

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: October 9, 2009

If you’d like to read his books, we have two in our collection:
The audacity of hope
Dreams from my father
There also are  eight that pop up if you do a keyword search on his last name in the SOPHIA catalog.  Enjoy!

Need a foreign language dictionary?

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: July 24, 2009

We’ve just subscribed to Oxford language dictionaries online, covering Chinese, French, Italian, German, Russian and Spanish:
http://0-www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com.sophia.agnesscott.edu/

New Research Database: American History in Video

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: June 20, 2009

McCain Library recently subscribed to the Alexander Street Press database American History in Video.  American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles to be included on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze [...]

Alice Munro wins acclaimed prize

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: May 29, 2009

Canadian short-story author Alice Munro has emerged victorious from a clash of the world’s literary giants to win the £60,000 ($94,900 U.S.) Man Booker International prize. The 77-year-old writer was picked from a lineup of towering international talent that included V. S. Naipaul, Mario Vargas Llosa, Peter Carey, and Joyce Carol Oates. The prize is [...]

New Library Catalog Lookup Stations

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: April 30, 2009

This week the library relocated 2 short term use computers to stand-up height carrels in the McCain Library lobby.  We moved the display case to the top of the spiral stairs, so now it’s handy to look up a book or DVD right as you enter the building’s main floor.  Enjoy!

Exam Time Extra Hours

Posted by: Liz Bagley on: April 30, 2009

Fri., May 1
8:00 am – 12:30 am**
**Circulation & research services end at 6 pm; building open for quiet study until 12:30 am.
Sat., May 2
9:00 am – 10:30 pm**
**Circulation & research services end at 6 pm; building open for quiet study until 10:30 pm.


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RSS New York Times Book Review

  • Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic Detective
    The 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 Puzzle
    The unfinished “Original of Laura” comes ready for devotees to read and remix.
  • The Morning After
    Mary Karr’s third memoir layers the pangs of recovery with those of motherhood, divorce and making art.
  • Performance Anxiety
    Philip Roth’s novel stars an aging actor who can no longer act.
  • The Cheating Game
    James McManus explores the characteristically American history of poker.

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