Attention student groups and organizations, faculty, and students: Earth Day is coming! Make your plans, share your ideas, and bring it all to the Earth Day Sustainability Fair, coming to you on Ben Brown Plaza Thurs, 21 April 2011. This year's suggested theme is "Renewal." Sign up here:
http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/oncregform.html
And view a full list of events here:
http://www4.samford.edu/earthday/schedule.html
News, Updates, and Information of Interest from Samford University Library
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
University-wide Earth Day Art Exhibition 2011
Who: Samford artists: students (graduate or undergraduate), staff or faculty
What: Any piece of art that is framed/matted and ready to hang, or sculpture suitable and ready to be displayed. (No outdoor installations please.) If you are in doubt, ask Naomi.
Where: Exhibition in the University Library
When: April 18 – 25, 2011
Why: Receive two weeks of fame and a fabulous Earth Day Art T-shirt.
To participate in the show, you MUST do the following:
Deliver artwork between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 through Wednesday, April 15 to:
Naomi Gold, Reference Librarian
Room 224, University Library
ngold@samford.edu
Your submissions must be accompanied by the appropriate paperwork. Please download the paperwork instructions from this link.
What: Any piece of art that is framed/matted and ready to hang, or sculpture suitable and ready to be displayed. (No outdoor installations please.) If you are in doubt, ask Naomi.
Where: Exhibition in the University Library
When: April 18 – 25, 2011
Why: Receive two weeks of fame and a fabulous Earth Day Art T-shirt.
To participate in the show, you MUST do the following:
Deliver artwork between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 through Wednesday, April 15 to:
Naomi Gold, Reference Librarian
Room 224, University Library
ngold@samford.edu
Your submissions must be accompanied by the appropriate paperwork. Please download the paperwork instructions from this link.
Friday, March 11, 2011
EARTH DAY ESSAY CONTEST. GRAND PRIZE: NOOK eREADER!
The Communication Resource Center is sponsoring an essay contest for Earth Day. The grand prize is a Nook e-reader. Visit the CRC site to learn more, and visit the library's Earth Day book display, which also includes details about this great writing opportunity!
Monday, March 7, 2011
TRIALS AND MOBILE-FRIENDLY DATABASES
Please take a moment to have a look-see at the database trials we are now offering--
http://samford.libguides.com/trials--as well as our list of mobile-friendly databases now available at http://samford.libguides.com/mobile.
http://samford.libguides.com/trials--as well as our list of mobile-friendly databases now available at http://samford.libguides.com/mobile.
Friday, March 4, 2011
MOBILE-FRIENDLY DATABASES!
We have created a page that lists all the databases with mobile-friendly interfaces. It is available here: http://samford.libguides.com/mobile.
We would really appreciate hearing your feedback about this page and the resources on them. How well do they work with your mobile device? Feel free to comment on our Facebook page, here on the Library News Blog, or with the comment feature on the mobile-friendly device page.
Thank you!
We would really appreciate hearing your feedback about this page and the resources on them. How well do they work with your mobile device? Feel free to comment on our Facebook page, here on the Library News Blog, or with the comment feature on the mobile-friendly device page.
Thank you!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Women's History Month
The library's Government Documents area has a display of numerous materials related to Women's History Month, including materials dealing with women's involvement with the American trade union movement 1824-1976; Women in Congress; Women marines in World War II; and a document titled "Equal Pay: A Thirty-Five Year Perspective."
Please visit the Government Documents area on the second floor of the University Library. Thank you.
Please visit the Government Documents area on the second floor of the University Library. Thank you.
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