How to Find Books, Movies, & More

Have you visited the library and wondered how to find books or other items specific to your research topic? You\’re not alone; several students approach the Reference Desk with questions on locating items on a daily basis. We\’re always happy to help but here\’s a brief tutorial to get you started:  1.  Visit the library\’s

Do you have interests beside school? We have databases for you!

This semester we have several new databases for you to use! Most of them are academic databases that will be great for your school work, and you can check them all out on the Guide to Databases Page.  But, we know that you have interests outside of school as well, so today I’m highlighting three

Saving Images for the Web

Spring and summer are excellent times for taking pictures: graduations, Mother\’s Day & Father\’s Day, vacations and family outings, weddings, parties, picnics, concerts, and the list keeps going. Once the pictures are taken, most of us want to share them, and we usually want to do so on the web. That\’s where the article \”The

Formatting your Works Cited list the easy way

It seems like everyone\’s working on a paper at the library right now. If you\’ve got one you\’re working on, too, you might need to include some kind of Works Cited section. When formatting your Works Cited section, don\’t fiddle around with tab indents and rulers – you\’re making it harder on yourself than you

Learn More, Get Involved, Take Action — Useful Top Tens

It\’s Top Ten Tuesday, plus April is Keep America Beautiful month, Thursday is Earth Day, and April 30th is Arbor Day. What a great time to check out ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, as well as embrace going green. 10 Top Tens: Ideas, Tips, Resources, and News Emerging Environmental Technologies – from LiveScience Endangered

Flip Video Cameras

What is a Flip Video? Flip Videos are pocket-sized, battery-operated, portable camcorders with LCD screens, one-touch recording, and digital zoom. They hold up to 60 minutes of TV-quality video on 1GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required (recording time may vary based on recorded content). A built-in USB adapter plugs directly

Ever Wonder How To?

Since finals are starting next week, you need some ideas for productive procrastination. May I suggest Have you ever wondered how to… Drive cats endlessly crazy?Bellydance?Create and animate a stop motion LEGO brickfilm?Break in 8 ball and 9 ball?Make a compressed air spit ball launcher?Avoid fretbuzz on an electric guitar?Stop procrastinating? (ok ok, time to