http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A table of Exam Planning Resources–including Calendars, Final Exam Schedules, Class Assessment worksheets, the Exam Study Plan, Test Preparation and other study handouts–is set up in the Center for Student Learning. Please drop by and pick up the resources you need for exams and download the Four Week Study Plan ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/11/13/cougar-countdown-and-exam-planning-schedule/ It’s an Addlestone LITE session about collecting and organizing and managing your research!   Who knew digital technology could make this easy?  (Okay, so it is supposed to do that.  Boy, does it ever!)  Come learn about some web applications that do just that: Zotero to collect, manage, and cite your ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/11/11/lite-workshop-thursday-3-6-pm/ If you keep wondering what Twitter is, why everyone is talking about it, if you should start doing it, or if you should just ignore it entirely and hope it will simply GO AWAY, The Complete Guide to Twitter, by Mark O’Neill, from MakeUseOf might help you make up ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/10/21/15-minutes-a-day-what-is-twitter-why-should-i-care/ Starting today, the Department of German and Slavic Studies and the Addlestone library is hosting an exhibit on the 20th century Austrian poet and novelist Ingeborg Bachmann. Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73) is one of the most famous German language poets of the 20th century. Her poems, stories, and novels focus on questions ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/10/07/%e2%80%9cwriting-against-war-ingeborg-bachman-1926-73%e2%80%9d-ingeborg-bachman-exhibit-oct-7-29th-and-lecture-oct-16-330pm-addlestone-227/ Looking on Amazon for a book? Rather borrow it than buy it? Make life easier by installing the Amazon/Library Catalog search plugin. Download the LibGuides Facebook application to view our research guides directly from Facebook. Need an answer quick? Chat or text a librarian from your dorm, ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/10/01/lite-workshopsaddlestone-tonight-6-in-room-122/ Would you like to chat with a librarian? Asking a question is as easy as going to the library webpage at http://www.cofc.edu/library/ and clicking on the ASK A LIBRARIAN TAB! The built in chat widget, added this year during the campuswide redevelopment of the College of Charleston website saw a ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/10/01/chat-with-a-librarian-on-the-library-website/ Student Computing Support recently installed Office 2007 on the lab computers in the Addlestone Library. Being a Mac user, the transition has been a little difficult for me. In an effort to help patrons, I went looking for some helpful quick reference guides and found a wonderful selection ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/09/23/office-2007-available-in-the-student-computing-lab-at-addlestone-library/ The web team at the College of Charleston added a new feature to blogs.cofc.edu that allows you (and others) to post to multiple blogs by category or tag. This process is one of the features of using RSS ( or “NOT SO” Really Simple Syndication).   Robin Good provides a wonderful ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/09/22/15-minutes-a-day-i-need-more-time-what-is-rss-and-how-can-i-use-it/ The Browsing Book Committee (Andrea Galbo, Martha McTear, Will Breard, and Jannette Finch) at Addlestone Library started a browsing collection blog at http://blogs.cofc.edu/browsingbookscollection.  The blog features book reviews, new browsing books, a Twitter feed, and interactive widgets to LibraryThing and Shelfari. The browsing collection is located near the ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/09/22/addlestone-library-browsing-book-collection-blog-launches/ While reading 6 Facebook Hack Codes And Tips To Show Off Your Geeky Skills By Ryan Dube from makeuseof.com I ran across a couple of interesting and useful hacks.  The second hack mentioned, "Aye, Make Yer Profile a Pirate's Page..." would be great for Talk Like a Pirate Day. It ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/vanarnhemj/2009/09/22/15-minutes-a-day-helpful-facebook-hacks-to-make-your-life-easier/