wiki WOW

Ever asked yourself about the who what where when why of Wikipedia? How Wikipedia Works will provide some answers to most of your burning questions about Wikipedia. It may even inspire you to join the Wikipedia community and pitch in!

Celebrate a great American author

John Updike passed away today. What better way to celebrate his life than to read or re-read one of his novels?

Centaur PS3541.P47 C45
The Coup PS3571.P4 C68
A Month of Sundays PS3571.P4 M65 1985
Of the farm PS3541.P47 O3
Problems and other stories PS3571.P4 P7 1979
Rabbit at rest PS3571.P4 R23 1991
Rabbit is rich PS3571.P4 R25 1981
Rabbit redux PS3571.P4 R25 1994
Rabbit, run PS3541.P47 R33
Roger's version PS3571.P4 R6 1986
S. PS3571.P4 S17 1988
Terrorist (Popular Reading) PS3571.P4 T44 2006
Too far to go : the Maples stories PS3571.P4 T66
Toward the end of time PS3571.P4 T69 1998
Trust me : short stories PS3571.P4 T7 1987

Survey says (part 2)

Another common complaint on the survey had to do with McWhorter becoming a classroom. Due to your responses and to an increase in library usage, the McWhorter classroom will be open for student use when class is not in session. We will post the weekly class schedule on the door, so take a look. If class is not in session, just swipe your Belmont ID and go on in. If class is in session, please use a computer in reference or on the third floor.

Thanks again for your input!

finals success!

Help others! Take a study break and Feed My Starving Children Wednesday, 12/10 from 10 a.m.-noon; 1-3 p.m; 3:30-5:30 p.m or 6-8 p.m.

Eat! University Ministries will host its excellent Late Night Pancake Event Wed., 12/10 from 9–11 p.m. Carbohydrates are brain food.

Study! Stop by the library and get a group study room, spread out at one of the tables, or hide from your friends (and Facebook) in a study carrel. We’re open 7:30 am - 12:30am now through December (excluding the weekend: Friday 7:30am - 6:00 pm; Saturday 9am-6pm; Sunday 2pm-12:30am).

Exercise! Get your “Exam Exercise” in from noon - 1:00pm on exam days! A workout will help you sleep better, stay focused, and be a little less stressed. Just do it.

Get expert feedback @ the Writing Center! (call x6241 for an appointment): W ed 12/10: 8am-7:30 pm; Thurs 12/11: 8am-8pm; Fri 12/12: 8am-5pm; Mon 12/15: 9am-6:30 pm; Tue 12/16: 9am-2pm.

Celebrate! Wednesday, 12/17 5pm and 7pm. Support the women and men's basketball teams and enjoy the night off!

Survey says...

Thanks to everyone who completed a library survey! Lila will be responding to some of the more common complaints and requests in the near future. The first, of course, is the library cafe idea. Yeah, Lila loves coffee (ask the friendly baristas at Bongo). Yeah, a lot of college libraries have a coffee shop/cart/cafe. Yeah, it would be awesome to fuel your study session with some caffeine. Yeah, we've tried to get a cafe. No, this story doesn't have a happy ending. Unfortunately no one we've approached thinks it would be cost effective.


So, until this devastating situation has been rectified, please feel free to byoc in a *reusable cup* with a secure lid.

last chance!!!

Get in some library time before skipping town. We are open normal hours (7:30am - 12:30am) today, 7:30am - 8pm Tuesday, and 8am - noon Wednesday. Take care of that research now, or come December 1st you'll wish you had....just sayin'.

don't get got

NY Times recently published an article, A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence, that you might read as a cautionary tale about the potential danger of using online sources. Some guys "created an elaborate Internet hoax complete with a fake policy institute and a phony adviser to Senator John McCain." Think you're more clever than the folks at Fox News and MSNBC that fell for it? Possibly.

What do you know about the people or organization responsbile for an article/webpage/poll? How can you check up on them? There are lots of clever little pranksters out there...watch your back.