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May 20 , 2010 — Vol. 10, No. 5

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News

Walkway Renovation at the Dana Porter Library

Dana Porter walkway renovations - banner

The walkway around the Dana Porter Library is being replaced this summer. Construction will begin next week and is expected to be complete by mid to late August. [full article - Renovation] 20 May 2010

Scholars Portal and RACER Down on May 24

Scholars Portal logoRACER logo

Attention students, faculty, and researchers! Scholars Portal and RACER will be unavailable on Monday, May 24 from approximately 6 am to 11 pm. [full article - Downtime] 20 May 2010

Featured Workshops

There is still time to catch some of the Library’s spring workshops. Later this month and into June the Library is offering sessions on RefWorks and Georeferencing in ArcGIS and Google Earth. [full article - Workshops] 20 May 2010

Express Workstations at Porter

Picture of the express workstations at Porter

On the suggestion of a faculty member, librarians at the Dana Porter Library have initiated an express workstation pilot for the spring term. [full article - Workstations] 20 May 2010

New Resources

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

The Library recently activated online access to the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, a reference resource for information on human geography and related subjects. [full article - International Encyclopedia of Human Geography]20 May 2010

Springer Protocols

Springer Protocols

Here’s something to take to the lab! The Library now has a subscription to Springer Protocols, the largest subscription-based database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences published within the past 30 years. [full article - Springer Protocols]  20 May 2010

LGBT Life

LGBT Life banner

The Library recently initiated a subscription to the interdisciplinary database LGBT Life. Self-described as the “definitive index to the world's literature regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues,” this database contains indexing and abstracts for over 190 LGBT periodicals and more than 330 LGBT books and reference works. [full article - LGBT Life]  20 May 2010

Updates

Introducing Mary Lynne Bartlett

Mary Lynne BartlettThe Library welcomes Mary Lynne Bartlett to the position of Circulation Services, Supervisor: Lending. [full article - Mary Lynne Bartlett] 20 May 2010

Geese Gone Wild Picture of the Canada geese display at Porter

If you can safely avoid the Canadian geese on campus, make your way to the Dana Porter Library to check out the latest display on these curious creatures. [full article - Display] 20 May 2010

Special Collections' Latest Researchers

Special Collections' latest researchers

Special Collections hosted some of the region’s most promising researchers this month. [full article - Special Collections] 20 May 2010

Web Picks

Doodle

Doodle logoMove your scheduling efforts outside of email. Doodle is an online scheduling tool that makes group event planning a lot easier for you and others to keep track of. [full article - Doodle] 20 May 2010

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May 19, 2010