Can you imagine your world without the Internet? We can’t! From shopping, to music, to travel, to research- so much has changed about how we navigate through our daily lives. As we end the year, take a look at Time’s … Continue reading
December 19, 2007
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Are you looking for a good book to read over vacation? How about a new audio book to listen to on that long drive to your family’s Christmas party? Or are you just plain tired of being the 20th person … Continue reading
December 18, 2007
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Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore, Jr. were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, ”for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures … Continue reading
December 11, 2007
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The Library has some terrific online guides to help you with documenting sources. You can see all 4 guides at http://www.fairfield.edu/x7976.html.
December 5, 2007
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Try the Research Guides created by Library staff at http://www.fairfield.edu/x7980.html. Not sure where to begin? Try our Best Bests Guides. Also, our new citation style guides are very helpful for anyone struggling with the proper format of a bibliography or … Continue reading
November 28, 2007
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We all want to be more productive, but how can we use technology to increase our productivity without increasing our frustration? Come to a 1 hour Library Workshop for Faculty and Staff on Thursday, December 13, 2007 (Reading Day) from … Continue reading
November 28, 2007
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The library has posted a new Best Bets guide for Taxation that will get you started with the best print and electronic sources for your taxation research. Need help with a taxation project? Contact Jackie Kremer at jkremer@mail.fairfield.edu or at … Continue reading
November 27, 2007
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To Read or Not to Read: a Question of National Consequence, a report by the National Endowment for the Arts, offers no good news for lovers of reading, literature and perhaps even for our nation. Check it out for yourself at at … Continue reading
November 26, 2007
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With the movie of Dylan’s life and music entitled I’m Not There to be released 11/21/07, expect to hear plenty about this elusive and extraordinary musician. The Library music collection includes his powerful music, such as his Times They are a-Changin’ album and Modern … Continue reading
November 20, 2007
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Last night at a swanky affair at New York’s Marriott Marquis, writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz hosted the National Book Award Ceremony. Here are the 2007 winners’ books, available at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library : FICTION Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson – … Continue reading
November 15, 2007
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Norman Mailer, an American literary giant, died on November 10, 2007 at age 84. The Library owns an extensive collection of his works, such as Tough Guys Don’t Dance, The Naked and the Dead, Miami and the Siege of Chicago, … Continue reading
November 12, 2007
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Do you ever struggle writing a bibliography or works cited page? Are you looking for a way to become more organized with your research? If so, come to the Library this evening for an instruction session for RefWorks. RefWorks is … Continue reading
November 7, 2007
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View the DNL Report to get the inside scoop on Research at Fairfield University!: http://blog.fairfield.edu/The_DNL_Report/
November 2, 2007
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Of the numerous themes present among books that our new to our collection – one predominant subject is Food. Whether it is a story of one family’s attempt to grow all of their own food (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, call # … Continue reading
November 1, 2007
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The library has now added the Facts on File World News Digest Database to our holdings. It provides coverage of news and significant events from around the world. It includes features on Key People, Key Events, Key Issues, and Country … Continue reading
October 30, 2007
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