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Summer Edition — Vol. 8, No.6

In This Issue

News

Engineering Dean Donates the Millionth Copy of His Textbook to the Library

Mark Haslett, Adel Sedra, and Susan MavorAdel Sedra, UW’s Dean of Engineering, recently donated a leather-bound copy of his bestselling textbook, Microelectronic Circuits, to the Library to commemorate its millionth copy in print. [full article - Sedra] 17 July 2008

Special Collections Showcases Its Euclid Collection

ElementsThis summer Special Collections is showcasing items from its highly unique Euclid collection. The display, entitled Making Euclid Easier!, features examples of the many efforts made by editors and teachers to make Euclid more understandable to students and scholars. [full article - Special Collections] 17 July 2008

New in the Davis Library!

Vending machineDavis Library regulars will have noticed a couple new additions to the Library’s landscape recently with the installation of a digital display screen and vending machine in the front areas of the Library. [full article - Davis] 17 July 2008

New Resources

Local Historical Air Photos Now Available Online

Historical air photography digitization project

Individuals from the public can now view and download historical air photographs of Kitchener-Waterloo and surrouding areas from the Historical Air Photography Digitization Project's website. [full article - Digitization] 17 July 2008

Springer eBooks

Fancy an e-book? How about over 20,000 of them, available whenever you need them? It has been over six months now since the Library acquired the Springer eBooks collection and usage continues to rise steadily. [full article - Springer e-books] 17 July 2008

Updates

Porter's Main Floor Takes Shape

Artist's renderingIf you have been keeping up with the Porter renovations news and photo gallery, you will have noticed the significant progress being made on the main floor construction. Despite a late start, construction is now back on track and is anticipated to finish on schedule. [full article - Porter Renovatons] 17 July 2008

Welcome to Laura Howell, Martha Lauzon, and Kathy MacDonald

Laura Howell, Martha Lauzon, and Kathy MacDonald

After a few busy months of recruitment, the Library is pleased to welcome a handful of new staff. Among the new hires are Laura Howell, Martha Lauzon, and Kathy MacDonald. [full article - New staff] 17 July 2008

Web Picks

Zotero

Firefox users will be interested in learning about Zotero, a free and easy-to-use extension that helps you collect, manage, and cite research sources. [full article - Zotero] 17 July 2008

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July 17, 2008