DOES GOD EXIST ONLINE? Theme and Variations by Paul B. Wiener Librarians know better than most people how easy it is to find the answer to a question. They also know how hard the search can be. That’s because most…
Monthly Archives: April 2007
New Online Reference Titles
250 reference titles are now available online via the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. The entire collection can be searched as a whole or titles within a subject area or even single titles. The complete texts of these titles are searchable.…
Posted in Reference
News from ARTstor
Paintings and Tapestries from the Getty ARTstor is pleased to announce two new collections from the Getty. The first, J. Paul Getty Museum Collection, contains nearly 400 paintings from the 14th century through the early 20th century. The second collection,…
Melville Library Author Series Elof Carlson to Discuss His Book “Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science and the Battle for Public Trust”
Thursday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m. – Javits Room, Melville Library (second floor) The intent and uses of science are a continuing preoccupation, especially in public debates on issues such as new pharmaceuticals, cloning, stem cells, genetically modified foods, and…
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Melville Library Author Series Paul Edelson to Discuss His Book “Drawing on Experience in Adult and Continuing Education”
Tuesday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. – Javits Room, Melville Library (second floor) Based upon his experiences and scholarship, Dr. Paul Edelson, Dean of the School of Professional Development, will present an overview of present-day continuing higher education from the…
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Extreme Googling Workshop – April 11
Extreme Googling WorkshopWednesday, April 11, 2007Central Reading Room, classroom A12 PM
Posted in Library Instruction
Xrefer Reference E-Books Trial thru April 30.
Melville Library currently subscribes to sets of multidisciplinary reference books in electronic format via the Gale Virtual Reference Library and Oxford Reference Online. Through April 30th we have trial access to XreferPlus – a competing set of online reference ebooks…
Posted in Database Trials, Reference
Melville Library Author Series Shirley Lim to Discuss “A Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women’s Popular Culture, 1930-1960”
Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. – Javits Room, Melville Library (second floor) In A Feeling of Belonging, Shirley Lim highlights the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960. This period marks a crucial…
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