I ran across a link to this collection of library related videos from the University of Pennsylvania in one of the blogs I subscribe to -- all the videos are very fun.

The annual conference of the American Association of Museums was held in Denver, Colorado, this past week. As a long-time member of its subgroup, ACUMG (Association of College and University Museu

As part of the work to implement academic research guides into Drupal, we’ve added an academic subject taxonomy to the LIS Blog that allows individual posts to be tagged for specific academic

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEETINGApril 28, 2008, 9:15 a.m., HovdePresent: Chris, Ryan, John, Lindy, Germano, Rachel.John gave an update on Encore.Germano presented C

At the tail end of the library's annual book sale, we typically mail selected textbooks to Bookfriends International in Chicago for eventual shipment to Tanzania. Today we mailed two boxes of Engl

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEETINGApril 21, 2008, 9:15 a.m., HovdePresent: Chris, Ryan, John, Lindy, Germano.Items discussed: Budget update. Book sale pre

I was in Louisville, KY last week for the Midwest Archives Conference meeting. It was our first time gathering in KY, which joined the regional organization about 3 years ago.It was a very

We've activated a feature that allows users of EBSCO's Academic Search Complete database to more easily use their ILLiad account to request articles that we don't have in print or electronically. S

The meeting was devoted almost entirely to the group taking a critical look at the "new Magnus" and Encore. We tried different searches and discussed the results. We also viewed Michael Wesch's

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEETINGApril 9, 2008, 9:15 a.m., HovdePresent: Chris, Andi, Ryan, John, Lindy, Germano, Rachel.John led a discussion on the department name change

This past Tuesday through Friday I attended the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication held in New Orleans. My attendance was sponsored by the Paideia Endowment. This was a co

Get hands-on experience using Magnus, the library’s catalog, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Olin Round Table Room. This session will familiarize the searching capabilities of the c