Information Update - Fall 2012
- An Interview with Jean Lenville, New Assistant Dean of the Library
- Building on the success of the 2011 Library Research Prize, which was open only to undergraduate students, the Weinberg Memorial Library will extend eligibility to graduate students in 2012. Applications will be judged in two separate categories, and two prizes of $500 will be awarded, one to an undergraduate student or group of undergraduate students, and one to a graduate student or group of graduate students. > Full story
- A Print Off the Old Block: Letterpress Printing the Library's Christmas Card
- In 2010, the Zaner-Bloser Company donated a rich collection of 19th and early 20th century penmanship materials to the Weinberg Memorial Library's Special Collections. In addition to original artwork by the masters of the Golden Age of Penmanship, the collection also includes a set of engraved printing blocks, used to reproduce and publish the artists' engrossings. > Full story
- Expanding our Library Resources Virtually with Ebrary
- In January 2012, the Weinberg Memorial Library was able to expand its holdings by more than 75,000 titles without having to add any shelf space. This was possible with the addition of ebrary's Academic Complete eBook collection to the Library's list of online resources. The eBooks are available 24/7 both on and off-campus through the Library's A to Z List of Databases web page under "ebrary : Academic Complete eBook Collection," as well as through links to the individual book titles through the Library's online catalog. > Full story
- Academic Integrity Tutorial Implemented for Graduate Students
- The successful implementation of an Academic Integrity Tutorial for undergraduates (See Information Update, Spring 2012) led to a request by members of the faculty for a graduate tutorial. Librarians, instructional technologists and Techcons in the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) collaborated to develop an Academic Integrity Tutorial for graduate students. This tutorial was then implemented beginning in the fall of 2008. > Full story