- Mary Gordon to Receive Distinguished Author Award
Mary Gordon, author of novels, short stories and non-fiction will be honored on May 3, 2008, with the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award at 5:00 p.m. in the Ballroom of the DeNaples Campus Center. She is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College. > Full story
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Digitalization Project Continues
- The Library's digitization projects mentioned in the preceding issue of this newsletter are progressing nicely. Over 2,000 images from the University's collection of materials have been scanned and some have made their way to the AccessPA Digital Repository (http://www.accesspadigital.org/) for the world to see. > Full story
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RefWorks Simplifies Organizing Research
- In Fall of 2007 the Weinberg Library acquired RefWorks, a new online service which allows the user to store and organize citations much more easily when doing research. To access RefWorks click on the Library link from the My.Scranton page, and then click on the link for A-Z Database Listing. RefWorks will be available from the menu bar near the top of the page. > Full story
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ILLiad and Rapid for Interlibrary Loans
- ILLiad has been up and running since October 2007. Once the user has established his/her profile with the My.Scranton login, making requests for interlibrary loans, in most cases, is a click away.> Full story
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Special Collections News
- From the Library Dean
- The University of Scranton Celebrates Excellence:
The Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards
- On December 6, 2007, The University of Scranton celebrated excellence during an award dinner sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. This celebration showcased the achievements of individuals who were receiving this year's Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards.
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CTLE Update
During the 2006-2007 Academic year the Weinberg Memorial Library continued to add to its growing list of electronic resources available to current University of Scranton students, faculty and staff, both on and off-campus. > Full story-
Using Web 2.0 in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis and Facebook
- Blogging has been traditionally used as a means for expressing personal statements, exchanging information, fostering a social environment, entertainment or a political platform, instruction, or, as I began, for project management. > Full story
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- Book Donations — A Way to Remember
- In the past several years, faculty and staff of the University of Scranton, as well as alumni, former employees, and members of the community have contacted the Weinberg Library to ask about donating a book to the Library's collection in honor of a special birthday or anniversary or in memory of a loved one who had recently died. These requests are welcomed and encouraged. > Full story
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- 2007/2008 Information Literacy Stipends Awarded
- The Newest Friends of the Library
- Library Celebrates Scholarship Month
- Staff News
- Leaves of Class Winners
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Inspired by the Villanova University Newsletter
Posted 22 March 2008
