Trial subscription for Lyell Collection of Geologic Journals

From now until June 18 you can access this trial from our articles web page or directly at http://www.lyellcollection.org/.

Some details about this trial:
The Lyell Collection has been launched to mark the 200^th Anniversary of the Geological Society of London in 2007. This completely new service will feature both Journal of the Geological Society and Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, each journal title having been captured back to its launch issue.

Journal of the Geological Society has been digitized back to 1845 and some 6000 peer reviewed articles on 100 000 pages will be available. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology will be available from its launch year in 1967, and feature some 1200 peer-reviewed articles over 15 000 pages.

Please e-mail at jnelson@western.edu if you have any questions or comments.

Information Commons

By now many people have heard about the new Information Commons to be built in the library. Here are some answers to questions we've been getting..


What is an information commons? It's a place for students to interact, get research assistance, and work in groups together or individually on course assignments. It will contain a range of study experiences, from individual computer carrels to small group study areas with internet access or without to individual work areas and comfy chairs to group areas where you can practice presentations.

Where will it be? In the quiet study area, behind the circulation desk?

When will it be ready? We hope it will be ready when classes start this Fall.

If you have any other questions, please ask us.

Web 2.0 bibliography generator

Here is a Web 2.0 site that creates a work cited/bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago styles that can be downloaded and inserted into an article or paper.

A new fun tool

Spell with Flickr, is one of my favorite fun tools. You can find it at http://metaatem.net/words

Beth

Jazz Appreciation Month!

In addition to Poetry Month, April is also Jazz Appreciation Month. To celebrate jazz, Savage Library is showcasing albums from our extensive collection of vinyl records. Stop by the display case on the first floor to see some classic jazz albums. If you have a turntable, check out our records. Of course, we also carry CDs. To find out what we have in our music collection, including downloadable music, keyword search the library catalog for "sound recording" and add "music" or "jazz" or another word describing what you'd like to hear.

Poetry Month!

April is poetry month! In celebration, Savage Library has pulled poetry books by local poets and Poet Laureates for your enjoyment. The books are available on main floor display stands. Add a little poetry to your life!

The Rare Book Room site has digitalized images of a number of the greatest books ever published from some of the top libraries in the world including Library of Congress, British Library, the Bodleian Library, the Edinburgh Library, and the National Library of Scotland.