Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Given the continuing interest and concern on campus, James Williams (head, Public Services) has updated the library’s LibGuide for the Swine Flu or H1N1 Virus with a new database of government reports, documents and other materials from various agencies that are now publicly accessible. (The direct link to the database is at H1N1 Searchable Information [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Sergey Brin, co-founder and technology president of Google, has an opinion piece on Google Book Search in the NY Times in which he talks about preserving and making books accessible (long after print versions have been forgotten) by putting them online HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2009 No Comments »
The College of Charleston Library is part of a consortium of 40+ academic libraries across the state that make borrowing quick and easy. The consortium is called PASCAL (PARTNERSHIP AMONG SC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES) and the service is called PASCAL Delivers. (We librarians are clever folks).
If you don’t find the book in the College catalog, you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2009 No Comments »
The following journals are joining Project MUSE, one of the Addlestone Library’s online databases:
Conservative Judaism, sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly and
the Jewish Theological Seminary, publishes articles which express a
serious, critical inquiry of Jewish texts and traditions, legacy, and
law; further the quest for a Conservative Jewish theology and ideology;
and explore today’s changing Jewish community. Its [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2009 No Comments »
After 28 years at the College, Sheila Seaman, Assistant Dean for Public Services, will be retiring at the end of this fiscal year. As many of you have told me, Sheila has had an extraordinary tenure here at the College. She has led the public services staff as it has evolved into the what [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Please join us in our quest of ending illiteracy. Better World Books, with the help of MUSC and the College of Charleston, is hosting a book drive. All books are welcome – textbooks, fiction, and non-fiction. A collecting bin will be in the rotunda of the Addlestone Library for the next week. All proceeds [...]
Posted in Addlestone Events, Uncategorized on May 5th, 2009 No Comments »
One day a year the library is not a quiet and relaxing environment. But, it is stress relieving. No explanation necessary (or barely possible). Seeing is believing…and understanding…mostly.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2009 No Comments »
The Friends of the Library Fall series is “Hard Luck, Good Times . The theme of the series is that despite (or perhaps because of) the ‘hard times’ of the 1930s, Charleston saw a flourishing of cultural, artistic and political activities. Dates have not been confirmed, but here’s the current plan
Porgy and Bess: “Plenty of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2009 No Comments »
August 18 New faculty reception @ Addlestone
Sept 21 Women’s symposium – Based on the success of the Ashley Hall archive, Marie Ferrara and Sharon Bennett are reaching out to identify and collect other materials related to the women in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers, according to people familiar with the matter.
Beginning this fall, some students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will be given large-screen Kindles with [...]
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