Library News tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009-05-19:/libnews/99 2009-11-20T12:54:05Z Movable Type Pro 4.23-en Thanksgiving Break Hours tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4778 2009-11-20T12:40:01Z 2009-11-20T12:54:05Z Here are the shortened hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library associated with the University's Thanksgiving Break. Normal hours will resume at noon on Sunday 29 November,... Dick Grefe Here are the shortened hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library associated with the University's Thanksgiving Break.

Normal hours will resume at noon on Sunday 29 November,

]]> Two New Oxford Encyclopedias tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4745 2009-10-12T12:34:10Z 2009-10-12T12:40:13Z The Washington and Lee University Library has acquired online access to two recently-released major encyclopedias from Oxford University Press -- the Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World. The latter title includes an entry... Dick Grefe The Washington and Lee University Library has acquired online access to two recently-released major encyclopedias from Oxford University Press -- the Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World.

The latter title includes an entry on the The Automobile Industry by W&L Professor of Economics Mike Smitka.

These two multi-volume "electronic books" are available online to current W&L students, faculty, and staff from just about any location allowing access to the W&L computing network, on-campus or off-campus. (If your first attempt to link does not work, back up and try again.)

]]> Encyclopedia of Modern China tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4715 2009-10-01T14:50:47Z 2009-10-01T15:20:56Z The Washington and Lee University Library recently acquired online access to the newly-released Encyclopedia of Modern China, a major new resource covering the history and culture of China over the past two centuries. While perusing the list of contributors (available... Dick Grefe The Washington and Lee University Library recently acquired online access to the newly-released Encyclopedia of Modern China, a major new resource covering the history and culture of China over the past two centuries.

While perusing the list of contributors (available through the "eTable of Contents"), we discovered a local connection. Professor of History, Emeritus, Roger Jeans authored three essays included within this work -- "Federalism," "Liberalism, and "Zhang Junmai (Carson Chang)."

This four-volume "electronic book" is available online to current W&L students, faculty, and staff from just about any location allowing access to the W&L computing network, on-campus or off-campus. (If your first attempt to link does not work, back up and try again.)

]]> New Life for Life tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4702 2009-09-28T19:55:27Z 2009-09-28T21:09:21Z Google Books recently announced free access to the digitally-preserved issues of Life magazine, dating from 1936 through 1972. And Annie, the Washington and Lee library catalog, now includes a link to this collection. Once one of the popular mainstays for... Dick Grefe Google Books recently announced free access to the digitally-preserved issues of Life magazine, dating from 1936 through 1972.
And Annie, the Washington and Lee library catalog, now includes a link to this collection.

Once one of the popular mainstays for U.S. readers, the magazine's issues now serve as a revealing time-capsule of American life over five decades in the middle of the twentieth century. Even the advertisements fascinate.

A reader may browse page-by-page through (mostly) weekly issues or search the entire contents by keywords for such stories as Life's coverage of the death of Alben Barkley at W&L's 1956 Mock Convention.

]]> Library Letters tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4693 2009-09-24T17:26:26Z 2009-09-24T17:29:07Z The September 2009 issue of the Washington and Lee University Library's Library Letters newsletter is now available here.... Dick Grefe The September 2009 issue of the Washington and Lee University Library's Library Letters newsletter is now available here.

]]> "New" Student E-Mail tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4652 2009-09-14T11:54:25Z 2009-09-15T13:00:15Z Washington and Lee students who want to e-mail citations and articles from online databases, including Annie, need to remember to use the NEW versions of their e-mail addresses, which went into effect several months ago. On 30 March 2009, W&L's... Dick Grefe Washington and Lee students who want to e-mail citations and articles from online databases, including Annie, need to remember to use the NEW versions of their e-mail addresses, which went into effect several months ago.

On 30 March 2009, W&L's Information Technology Services posted this summary of the new addresses:

After considering technology standards and consulting with W&L student leaders and the Student Affairs office, Information Technology Services has chosen this naming convention:

CurrentUsername@mail.wlu.edu

So, for instance, a student named Jill Smith in the class of 2012 with the current user name smithj would have the Outlook Live user name smithj12 and the e-mail address:

smithj12@mail.wlu.edu

Please note: This "class year" figure refers to a student's expected graduation class year at the time he/she matriculates and does not change.

]]> Library Carrels tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4637 2009-09-07T13:00:00Z 2009-09-07T12:44:33Z Undergraduate students may reserve individual carrels in Leyburn Library or Telford Science Library, beginning Thursday 10 September. Here are the details.... Dick Grefe Undergraduate students may reserve individual carrels in Leyburn Library or Telford Science Library, beginning Thursday 10 September.
Here are the details.

]]> End of Summer Hours tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4638 2009-09-07T12:42:45Z 2009-09-07T12:43:07Z As the summer of 2009 winds down, we have posted on our Web site the hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library for the remainder of August -- and the start of the school year... Dick Grefe As the summer of 2009 winds down, we have posted on our Web site the hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library for the remainder of August -- and the start of the school year

]]> End-of-Summer Hours tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4628 2009-08-20T12:32:45Z 2009-08-20T12:35:30Z As the summer of 2009 winds down, we have posted on our Web site the hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library for the remainder of August -- and the start of the school year.... Dick Grefe As the summer of 2009 winds down, we have posted on our Web site the hours of operation for Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library for the remainder of August -- and the start of the school year.

]]> Thomas Jefferson Papers tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4494 2009-06-03T16:25:49Z 2009-06-05T16:06:24Z The Washington and Lee University Library has acquired access to the online Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Digital Edition), part of the University of Virginia's Rotunda project. Purchase of this great resource was made possible by the generosity of the Friends... Dick Grefe The Washington and Lee University Library has acquired access to the online Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Digital Edition), part of the University of Virginia's Rotunda project.

Purchase of this great resource was made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Library of Washington and Lee University.

According to the publisher, this "digital edition brings together all thirty-three volumes published through 2006 into one searchable online resource. This content will be joined soon by the first four volumes of the Retirement Series sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which documents the time between Jefferson's return to private life and his death in 1826."
Entries may be browsed chronologically and the entire text is searchable by keyword.

Here is an example of a letter concerning Liberty Hall.

]]> New Graduates and W&L Computing tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4483 2009-05-26T11:36:42Z 2009-06-08T11:57:15Z Some of the Washington and Lee University computing services which graduating seniors (Class of 2009) have used during their time at W&L will become unavailable soon, while others will continue. Network Access New graduates will continue to have access to... Dick Grefe Some of the Washington and Lee University computing services which graduating seniors (Class of 2009) have used during their time at W&L will become unavailable soon, while others will continue.

Network Access
New graduates will continue to have access to the W&L computing network through the month of June. However, all access to network databases, files, and printers will be withdrawn on 1 July 2009.
W&L's Instructional Technology Services recommends "If you need files that you have stored on network servers, you must save those files to some type of recordable media (floppy, hard disk, CD or DVD, media 'stick,' etc.) or your new Outlook Live SkyDrive."
Through the end of June, new grads can access their files on network drives by logging in at http://vpn.wlu.edu/.
Questions should be directed to Earl Edwards (edwardse@wlu.edu / 540-461-1015) or the ITS Information Desk (helpdesk@wlu.edu / 540-458-HELP).


Databases
Use of most of the commercial databases to which W&L libraries subscribe, such as JSTOR and LexisNexis Academic, is limited to current students, faculty, and staff.
However, W&L alumni, including members of the Class of 2009, now may use "Alumni Editions" of two commercial "article databases," courtesy of our Friends of the Library group. Access is available through W&L's Colonnade Connections resource for alumni.

E-Mail
New graduates will continue to have "lifetime W&L e-mail access" through their new Outlook e-mail accounts.
For more information, see this introduction and this FAQ page.
Questions should be directed to the ITS Information Desk (helpdesk@wlu.edu / 540-458-HELP).

]]> W&L Honors Theses tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4470 2009-05-15T14:13:01Z 2009-05-15T15:13:30Z Approximately 40 current Washington and Lee University seniors have been identified by the University Registrar as scheduled to graduate with honors status. A major component of each of these students' work is the completed honors thesis, described in the 2008-2009... Dick Grefe Approximately 40 current Washington and Lee University seniors have been identified by the University Registrar as scheduled to graduate with honors status.

A major component of each of these students' work is the completed honors thesis, described in the 2008-2009 University Catalog as "involving six credits (no more, no less) of independent work, such as a significant report based upon field or laboratory research, a creative accomplishment in the arts, or a comparable scholarly undertaking, demonstrating more than simply a mastery of subject matter."

The Catalog continues, "A permanent copy of the thesis must be deposited in the Leyburn Library."
These honors theses are catalogued in Annie, the W&L library catalog, and housed in the Archives section of our Special Collections. You can use Annie to view this chronologically-arranged list of past W&L theses.

Seniors submitting honors theses should deliver them to Laura Turner in Leyburn Library's Technical Services area on Lower Level 1. Another option is to leave it at the Information Desk on the Main Floor, with a note that it should be given to Laura Turner.

If possible, the thesis should be submitted without any binding or stapling on it. The library's commercial bindery removes any binding that has been done to it, so loose sheets are preferable.

]]> Seriously Overdue Book tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4376 2009-04-08T17:49:03Z 2009-04-17T17:23:38Z On February 28 of this year, Mike Dau and his wife Paula, of Lake Forest, Illinois, made a special stop in Lexington on their way to vacation in Florida to return a book missing from the library at Washington and... Dick Grefe On February 28 of this year, Mike Dau and his wife Paula, of Lake Forest, Illinois, made a special stop in Lexington on their way to vacation in Florida to return a book missing from the library at Washington and Lee -- for 145 years.

Harry Goodheart, Class of 1966, the owner of Goodheart Books in Tryon, NC, facilitated the donation by arranging communication between Mr. Dau, owner of the book, and Laura Turner, Technical Services Librarian at the W&L University Library.

The book, History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France by W. F. P. Napier, was volume one of a four-volume set. An undated inscription in the book by a Union soldier named C.S. Gates refers to the book being removed during Hunter's Raid in June 1864. On the title page, the handwritten "Washington College" mimics the title page of volume 2 that remained in the library collection. The bindings of the gift volume and volume 2 also are identical. The other volumes of the library's set are bound differently and came to the library through another gift in the early 20th century.

Mr. Dau was excited to see the match between volumes 1 and 2. The only stipulation on the donation was that he not be charged any overdue fees for returning it!

For additional information, see these articles in the Lexington News-Gazette, Roanoke Times and Washington Post.
Robert Siegel interviewed Laura Turner on National Public Radio.
And Washington and Lee's News Office prepared this news release.

W&L students, faculty, and staff can browse this compilation of (mostly) relevant articles, retrieved from the Newsbank Access World News database.

]]> Food for Fines tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4300 2009-03-20T13:31:29Z 2009-03-20T17:55:11Z Washington and Lee students now can pay their University Library overdue fines with canned goods. The food items then will be donated to W&L's Campus Kitchens project. How much is your can of peas worth in overdue fines? $1-5 in... Dick Grefe Washington and Lee students now can pay their University Library overdue fines with canned goods.
The food items then will be donated to W&L's Campus Kitchens project.

How much is your can of peas worth in overdue fines?
$1-5 in Fines = 2 cans
$6-10 in Fines = 4 cans
$11-20 in Fines = 8 cans
$20-50 in Fines = 16 cans
And no -- beer is not a "canned good."

There are some limits to this "bartering": (1) this arrangement applies only to current W&L students; and (2) all lost library materials must be paid for with cash, check, General debit, or charge.

A reminder that W&L students (and faculty, staff, and others) can use the View Your Library Record option on Annie's home page to see a list of library materials checked out.

If you have questions, please contact our Information Desk (458-8645).

]]> Darwin on Display tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/libnews//99.4299 2009-03-20T13:20:44Z 2009-03-25T17:17:19Z A new Boatwright Room exhibit features Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking theory of evolution. The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his monumental volume, On the Origin... Dick Grefe A new Boatwright Room exhibit features Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking theory of evolution.
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his monumental volume, On the Origin of Species. The current exhibit includes Special Collections' first edition of that publication, originally a gift of former Washington and Lee biology professor William Dana Hoyt.
The exhibit also includes material contributed by by current W&L biology professors Helen I'Anson, John Knox, and Larry Hurd and professor emeritus Cleve Hickman..

The Boatwright Room is located next to Special Collections, on Lower level 1 of Leyburn Library, and is open to the public Monday-through-Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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