better 'n wikipedia!

Who hasn't faced the dilemma: to wikipedia or not? Many (most?) of your professors don't want to see a trace of this allegedly erroneous, expertise hating, subversive and egalitarian source of information in your papers and projects.

But how else can you start your research when you know *nothing* about your topic? Yeah, you could stop by the library, but _________(go ahead, fill in the blank...the library stinks, it is too loud, the librarians care too much, etc.).

Lila is a pretty hip librarian. She knows that you want online access to quality, authored encyclopedic information. She has selected several online, subject specific (this means that they're much more substantial than world book) encyclopedias that you can search from the comfort of the Beaman, Bongo J, or wherever it is you choose to do your research.

Here is a small sample from the buffet of reference delectables.


Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice


Encyclopedia of U.S. National Security


Encyclopedia of American Industries

Find other titles here or linked from the alphabetical list of databases under Gale Virtual Reference Library

Ready or not...finals fun

After a semester of preparation, you have the opportunity to prove to your instructors how much you've learned! No need to stress, right? You're totally prepared. Instead of pulling fruitless all-nighters, why not...

Enjoy some good, clean (inflatable) fun? A free lunch seals the deal. Don't miss the Dead Day Carnival. Wednesday, April 30, 11:00am - 3:00pm.

Get your Exam Exercise on from Noon - 1:00 PM any or every day of finals. Or take a walk/jog/run down beautiful Belmont Blvd. Just do it!

Visit Nashville’s Largest Latin Street Fair (May 3, 11am - 7pm). You don't even have to leave campus to experience this Fiesta.

Take in a ball game. The Sounds play at home...go enjoy some peanuts and cracker jacks.

Distract yourself with an oldie but goodie or a new classic...like Borat. The new pop media collection has something for everyone.

If you can't take an extended study break, visit the Leu Art Gallery (in the library) and check out J. William Myers' exhibit "Skyscapes and Other Images."

And if you do have some concerns about that final paper, it is not too late stop by the writing center (please call 460-6241 for an appointment). Here is the finals week schedule:
Wednesday: 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am-8:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am-4:30 pm
Monday: 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Be prepared ...

Belmont is hosting two amazing authors this Thursday. Are you prepared?

Dr. James Loewen will be giving the Keynote Address at the Belmont Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Troutt Theater at 5:30pm. He is the author of next year's common book Lies my Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (E175.85 .L64 1995). Check out the library guide to this book, or read Loewen's Sundown Towns: a Hidden Dimension of American Racism (E185.615 .L577 2006)

Jim Wallis is speaking at 7:30 in the Belmont Heights Baptist Church. Several of his books are available in the library, including:

God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it
(BR526 .W265 2005)
Soul of Politics: Beyond "Religious Right" and "Secular Left"
(BR115.P7 W26 1995)
Who Speaks for God?: an Alternative to the Religious Right...
(BR526 .W266 1996)

(Great Awakening and Living God's Politics have been ordered, check back soon!)

National Library Week!

You've no doubt heard about the book sale by now...stop by and buy! When you're here, make sure to check out the "Best of the Bunch" display! Several library employees, including a few of our awesome student workers, have described some of their favorite books. Get 'em while you can!

Book Sale...Everything Must Go!

Well, not everything. But a whole lotta books are on their way out. Good stuff, old stuff, really dated (and sometimes quaint) stuff. Interested???



When:
This Saturday, 4/12 @ NOON to 4/19 @ 5pm.

Where:
The library.

How much:
$1 for hardbacks
$.50 fo paperbacks

Why:
So we can make room for more current, relevant, better and (most importantly) shiny, new stuff.

Snack attack!

National Library Week is on the way. To whet your appetite, Lila humbly offers the following for your consideration...