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March 6 , 2008 — Vol. 8, No.3

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News

Grow @ Your Library

grow @ your library posterKnowledge. Ideas. Inspiration. Good things are always growing at the Library. The latest thing to spring up is our new poster and bookmark campaign for 2008-09, featuring Environmental Studies (ES) graduate students, Lindsay Poulin and Matthew Lee. [full article - Grow @ Your Library] 06 March 2008


Article Finder - NEW!

Tired of having to navigate through databases and e-journals to locate specific articles that you know are there? Try out the Article Finder search tool, a feature of our new e-journal system that connects you directly with the articles you are looking for. [full article - Article Finder] 06 March 2008

John Manley to Speak at the Friends of the Library Event

Honourable John ManleyJoin us for our Friends of the Library event scheduled for 4 pm on April 1 in the Humanities Theatre. This year our speaker is the Honourable John Manley former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. [full article - Friends of the Library Event] 06 March 2008

New Resources

From Pennsylvania to Waterloo: A Biographical History of Waterloo Township

A Biographical History of Waterloo TownshipLocal historians and genealogists rejoiced when local groups interested in history and archives collaborated to make the information in Ezra Eby's long out-of-print book "A Biographical History of Waterloo Township" available in a new searchable website. [full article - Pennsylvania to Waterloo] 06 March 2008

Attention RefWorks Users

The Library recently acquired the RefShare module of RefWorks, a feature that allows you to share your references with others. [full article - RefShare] 06 March 2008

Updates

"Why do you love the Library?" Contest

Library contestThe "Why do you love the Library" contest closed on March 3 and the Library received a total of 18 amazing video entries! The videos range from funny, to dramatic, to informative – with even a few musical videos submitted.  [full article - Library Contest] 06 March 2008

Porter Renovations Site - Now RSS Enabled

With Porter renovations scheduled to begin in just over a month, the Porter Renovations Project News Page has recently been RSS enabled, to make staying current with renovations news easy. [full article - Porter Renovations] 06 March 2008

March Break Open House

March Break Open House
This year UW's March Break Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11. As usual, the Library will have an information booth to meet and greet all visiting UW applicants. [full article - March Break Open House] 06 March 2008

Web Picks

St. Patrick's Day Online Exhibit

St. Patrick's DaySt. Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17th. In preparation, why not celebrate the history behind this mid-month event? Check out the History Channel’s St. Patrick’s Day online exhibit. [full article - St. Patrick's Day] 06 March 2008

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March 6, 2008