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Library News September 2011

RefWorks 2.0 Workshops

Posted: September 30th, 2011

Bracken Library will present several workshops on RefWorks 2.0 in October.  The workshops are intended for graduate students and faculty, but anyone is welcome to attend.

  • Introduction to RefWorks - October 18, 4:00 – 5:00
  • RefWorks 2.0 Update – October 25, 4:00 – 4:30
  • Introduction to RefWorks (Repeat) – October 26, 4:00-5:00

For more information or to register for a workshop, click here.

2011 Ig Nobel Prize Winners Announced

Posted: September 30th, 2011

The 2011 Ig Nobel Prize winners were announced last night at the 21st First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University – for achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK.

ProQuest Multidatabase Subject Searching

Posted: September 29th, 2011

Searching simultaneously in several ProQuest databases is now available by subject grouping. These groupings partially replace the former Scholar’s Portal subject groupings, but may not include all the same databases. Some databases that were in Scholars Portal subject groupings are now available only as individual databases on various vendor platforms.

Bracken Library Annual Report Highlights 2010-11 Activities

Posted: September 14th, 2011

The Bracken Health Sciences Library’s 2010-2011 Annual Report describes organizational changes undertaken in the last academic year. ”The staff is smaller”, notes Bracken Library Head Suzanne Maranda, “but the desire to participate in your academic ventures is even stronger!”

Knovel University Challenge for Engineering Students

Posted: September 12th, 2011

The Knovel University Challenge Kicks Off Today!
The Knovel University Challenge may be a multiple choice contest but it goes a long way in introducing you to the tools that are used by engineers at some of the world’s most innovative companies.
There are only 3 questions and lots of great prizes including an iPad 2, $500 cash prize and lots of other cool stuff.

How It Works — Play Two Ways
1. Go to www.knoveluniversitychallenge.com or the Facebook version of the game.
2. Choose your difficulty level.
3. Use the search box to answer 3 questions correctly.
4. Share with Friends — Bonus prizes are available! If your school has 100 student entries or more, an iPod Nano prize is guaranteed for a student at your university, so share the contest to increase your chances.

Contest closes midnight December 1st.