Monday, April 20, 2009

Finals!

The school year is almost over, but there's still one thing standing between you and the summer:

FINALS!

Do you need a quiet place to study?
Do you need a computer to finish working on that last paper?
Do you have nagging questions about that bibliography you almost finished?

Come over to the Grand View Library and we'll help you out.  Remember, this is one of the most important times of the year to focus on your work, so make sure you have a quiet place to go to.  If you need help, call us at 263.2877.

Good luck!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Earthquakes & Volcanoes
















Have you been following the news of the Italian earthquake?  A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy and people are still searching for survivors.  The quake destroyed over 10,000 homes and left over 28,000 people homeless.

With the digital technology that we have today, we can learn more about these events as they happen.  The most recent newspaper articles are available through our NewsBank database as they are published.  One of the most recent articles noted that the Vatican has sent in its fire brigade to help out the other Italian emergency services.  People pull together in times like this.

There's also a scientific side to this story as well.  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been monitoring the quake as well as the aftershocks.  Of course the USGS has also been paying very close attention to another geological event here in the U.S.: the earthquakes and ash eruptions from Alaska's Mount Redoubt.  You might think that Alaska is mainly wilderness, but Mt. Redoubt is very close to Anchorage, one of the largest cities in Alaska.

Remember that the next time an event like this happens, you have many resources to draw upon.  They will give you up to the minute information when you need it.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Finding Articles

It's the beginning of April.  Our last month of the term is here.  You know what that means.

Everything will be due soon!

Finals will be approaching, papers will be assigned, and projects will look like gargantuan tasks.  Where to begin?

Remember: the library's website is one of the best places to start your research.  One of the best places to start looking is in one of our electronic databases.  So get started right now and use some journals!