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Friday, February 27, 2009
New Books to Help You Get Into Grad School!
Yesterday I attended a workshop for students who are interested in attending graduate school. I'll be typing up a summary in the next few days and posting in on here. In the meantime, I want to tell you about some new books we just got in on the subject. We have Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D by Robert L. Peters, Ph.D., the Kaplan guide Get Into Graduate School: A Strategic Approach for Master's and Doctoral Candidates, Graduate School Companion: How to Apply to, Pay For, and Succeed in Master's and Doctoral Programs by Peter Diffley and the Staff of The Princeton Review, and (my favorite) Graduate School: Winning Strategies For Getting In With or Without Excellent Grades by Dave G. Mumby, Ph. D. These books will be on reserve behind the circulation desk. Come check 'em out!
Here's another blast from the library's past
This one is from the fall of 1990. I think MTV had already stopped showing music videos by then. This is "LTV"!
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Hmmm... maybe it's time we made another one of these...
(Of course, now that I've typed that, I have a suspicion that Michael will put me on it)
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Hmmm... maybe it's time we made another one of these...
(Of course, now that I've typed that, I have a suspicion that Michael will put me on it)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ta-Da!!! Let's go back in time!!!
Just like Marty McFly, we have to go BACK... to 1985! Check out this amusing and instructive videotaped library instruction , starring our own Joel Langford as, well, everyone.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
the suspense...
A day with no library blog? Perish the thought...
The blogger is working on a project. You'll see tomorrow what it is, if all goes well.
It involves '80s hair. That's all I'm saying.
I will leave you with this. Thank you to my friend who reminded me of it, and to the wonderful library database The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry.
Ash Wednesday
by Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot
I
1Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
5 I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the aged eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?
Because I do not hope to know again
10 The infirm glory of the positive hour
Because I do not think
Because I know I shall not know
The one veritable transitory power
Because I cannot drink
15 There, where trees flower, and springs flow, for there is nothing again
Because I know that time is always time
And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
20 I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
Consequently I rejoice, having to construct something
25 Upon which to rejoice
And pray to God to have mercy upon us
And I pray that I may forget
These matters that with myself I too much discuss
Too much explain
30 Because I do not hope to turn again
Let these words answer
For what is done, not to be done again
May the judgement not be too heavy upon us
Because these wings are no longer wings to fly
35 But merely vans to beat the air
The air which is now thoroughly small and dry
Smaller and dryer than the will
Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still.
40 Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death
Pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Click here for the rest.
The blogger is working on a project. You'll see tomorrow what it is, if all goes well.
It involves '80s hair. That's all I'm saying.
I will leave you with this. Thank you to my friend who reminded me of it, and to the wonderful library database The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry.
Ash Wednesday
by Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot
I
1Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
5 I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the aged eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?
Because I do not hope to know again
10 The infirm glory of the positive hour
Because I do not think
Because I know I shall not know
The one veritable transitory power
Because I cannot drink
15 There, where trees flower, and springs flow, for there is nothing again
Because I know that time is always time
And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
20 I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
Consequently I rejoice, having to construct something
25 Upon which to rejoice
And pray to God to have mercy upon us
And I pray that I may forget
These matters that with myself I too much discuss
Too much explain
30 Because I do not hope to turn again
Let these words answer
For what is done, not to be done again
May the judgement not be too heavy upon us
Because these wings are no longer wings to fly
35 But merely vans to beat the air
The air which is now thoroughly small and dry
Smaller and dryer than the will
Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still.
40 Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death
Pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Click here for the rest.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
"Last Chance" Book Sale
Our sale table is dwindling! We have just a few books still available. You can find our sale cart on the second floor by the circulation desk. We still have several crafts books and a number of religion-oriented titles. Come by and take a look before they all disappear.
Library receives kudos!!!
The Hill Freeman Library & Spruill Learning Center is going to pat itself on its metaphorical back. Our library Web site has attracted attention from as far away as Canton!
No, not Canton, GA. Not even Canton, Ohio. Canton, China!
Public services librarian Karen Preslock received an email from a library science student at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou (Canton), China. From the information available on our Web site, our library was identified as having "excellent information commons services." We were asked to participate in a survey about our learning commons, in order to help "shape the models of ICS collaboration in China."
"Information commons" is a relatively new concept in librarianship. It has to do with embracing the concept of the library as a place of community-building. Information commons ensure open access to ideas and encourage collaborative learning. We strive to make information available to everyone in the Reinhardt community and promote the free exchange of ideas. We're happy the students in China have noticed this, but more importantly, we want our own students to be aware of what we have to offer. If you're reading this blog, I hope you have a pretty good idea of the resources we have available! Please come by and "check us out." We'd love to help you find the information you need!
No, not Canton, GA. Not even Canton, Ohio. Canton, China!
Public services librarian Karen Preslock received an email from a library science student at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou (Canton), China. From the information available on our Web site, our library was identified as having "excellent information commons services." We were asked to participate in a survey about our learning commons, in order to help "shape the models of ICS collaboration in China."
"Information commons" is a relatively new concept in librarianship. It has to do with embracing the concept of the library as a place of community-building. Information commons ensure open access to ideas and encourage collaborative learning. We strive to make information available to everyone in the Reinhardt community and promote the free exchange of ideas. We're happy the students in China have noticed this, but more importantly, we want our own students to be aware of what we have to offer. If you're reading this blog, I hope you have a pretty good idea of the resources we have available! Please come by and "check us out." We'd love to help you find the information you need!
YM Speaker in the Library Tomorrow
Tomorrow, February 25, the Year of the Mediterranean will be presenting a talk at 2:30 on the third floor of the library. Shawn Reeves of Habitat for Humanity International will present the talk: "Building Houses, Building Bridges: Experiencing the Work of Habitat for Humanity in the Mediterranean."
In northern Africa and the Middle East, Habitat for Humanity works to create connections between communities and to turn despair into hope for thousands of families currently living in substandard housing conditions. Habitat’s Shawn Reeves will visit Reinhardt College to share his firsthand experiences in Egypt and Jordan.
In Egypt, where Habitat has worked since 1989, construction projects provide a chance for members of the Muslim and Christian communities to work side by side, building trust as they build houses.
Similarly, each house built in Jordan since 2001 represents an opportunity to build relationships across cultures, religions and classes. In a region where relations are often fragile, building houses together creates a spirit of solidarity and a new understanding between families, their neighbors and volunteers from around the world.
Shawn Reeves has worked in the Communications department at Habitat for Humanity International since 1998, when he came to the organization as a general writer/editor. Since then he has held several editorial positions, serving most recently in support of CEO Jonathan Reckford. Currently, Shawn oversees the communications function for Habitat’s global capital campaign.
(Thank you to Dr. Anne Good for this information).
In northern Africa and the Middle East, Habitat for Humanity works to create connections between communities and to turn despair into hope for thousands of families currently living in substandard housing conditions. Habitat’s Shawn Reeves will visit Reinhardt College to share his firsthand experiences in Egypt and Jordan.
In Egypt, where Habitat has worked since 1989, construction projects provide a chance for members of the Muslim and Christian communities to work side by side, building trust as they build houses.
Similarly, each house built in Jordan since 2001 represents an opportunity to build relationships across cultures, religions and classes. In a region where relations are often fragile, building houses together creates a spirit of solidarity and a new understanding between families, their neighbors and volunteers from around the world.
Shawn Reeves has worked in the Communications department at Habitat for Humanity International since 1998, when he came to the organization as a general writer/editor. Since then he has held several editorial positions, serving most recently in support of CEO Jonathan Reckford. Currently, Shawn oversees the communications function for Habitat’s global capital campaign.
(Thank you to Dr. Anne Good for this information).
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