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Presidents’ Day

holidays February 21, 2011 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

Today is Presidents’ Day, but just like on Martin Luther King Day, not many of us are going to celebrate by reading a biography of George Washington. This day has come to represent ideals far more than any one person’s life. The idea of liberty, of our national character, is more the spirit of this holiday. As in the population at large, we’ve had presidents who were perceived as effective or not, and some have dealt well with the challenges that faced them, while others have failed in their tasks. But we can learn from anyone in history, and your library stands ready to connect you with that kind of resource. Several of our databases are particularly good for finding … Continued

Say what?

Programs February 14, 2011 Frances Yates, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

On Saturday, February 12, numerous students from regional counties competed and presented speeches in 14 different categories at an Indiana High School Forensic tournament. The Library was a venue for Radio and Extemporaneous events and we enjoyed having these students and observing all the academic preparation that is involved. The photo featured in this blog is Michael Lakes, of Connersville High School, who participated in the U.S. Extemporaneous event. The IU East Campus library has several reliable resources available in an electronic format. Here are links to some journals and databases that college students may find useful for research to prepare to write speeches, papers, or other projects. Also included are links to some e-books on the topics of … Continued

How do I love thee?

e-resources February 7, 2011 Frances Yates fyates 0 Comments

On February 14th the Campus Library will be the site of love poems read with passion and panache by students in Alyssa Clapp-Itnyre’s Victorian Literature course. Co-hosted by the Humanities Club and the Friends of the IU East Campus Library, this poetry reading event is sure to set your heart a flitter with enjoyment. Please join us (tba). Until then, you can enjoy these e-books about Victorian lives and literature: Great Victorian lives: an era in obituaries Sanders, Andrew, 1946- London : Times Books, 2007. Ghost-seers, detectives, and spiritualists: theories of vision in Victorian literature and science Smajic, Srdjan, 1974- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. Novel violence: a narratography of Victorian fiction Stewart, Garrett. Chicago ; London : … Continued

Libguides: reliable research resources ..Trust the Guide!

libguides January 31, 2011 Frances Yates, Library Resources, Website fyates 0 Comments

IU East Campus Library has reached the milestone of 100 published library guides! Since September 2009 IU East has been a member of the “Libguides” Community, which includes 1,857 libraries worldwide, representing 28,000 librarians who have contributed almost 140,000 publicly searchable guides on topics ranging from Art to Zoology. At IU East, our libguides are developed in partnership with faculty to provide a convenient and organized portal of reliable information resources focused on specific courses or general subject areas. Examples are Cost Accounting, Methods of Experimental Psychology, Topics in History: Understanding Vietnam, and Professional Nursing Seminar. Libguides are an online tool for students and faculty to conveniently access reliable content for course assignments and research. Libguides are transforming the collaborative … Continued

E-Books are “real books” – really!

books, e-resources, ebrary January 24, 2011 books, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

Don’t be fooled by the format – e-books are ‘real’ books in every sense that matters, and can make your course assignments easier and better! Practically everyone who has used the Internet has had some experience with e-books. You might not own a Kindle or an iPad but likely have read something interesting through GoogleBooks or Project Gutenberg, or in specialized archives like the Baen Free Library. Some of us seek e-books, buying them for specific mobile devices. You sometimes hear people say that ‘real’ books are going the way of the dinosaur – but no one makes the claim that reading is dying out. At IU East, we subscribe to several e-book sources. The biggest are Ebrary, Books24x7, and … Continued