The folks at the library hope that you had a great Spring Break. Now that you're back, though, you're already probably thinking about all the homework you have left to do this semester. Well, we have good news for you.
We're here to help you with that. Come by the library this week and we'll help answer questions for you, help you figure out a timeline for your work, and assist you with the resources you need.
It's not easy coming back from vacation, but think of it this way: you're almost there. The semester only has about a month left and you can get some work done in that amount of time. It's just a matter of sitting down and coming up with a solid plan.
Good luck and we'll see you soon!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Student Technology Session: Evernote
Attention students!
• Do you want to learn more about online tools that can help you with your classes?
• Do you need a new way to collect information from online sources with your laptop, tablet, or phone?
• Do you want to be able to take notes and access them anywhere?
• Do you want to organize all of your academic and personal stuff on the web in one place?
If you answered yes, then you should sign up & attend our first tech session of 2013. We will be demonstrating and working with Evernote. All are welcome to attend, ask questions, and try your hand in our workshop.
Curious about Evernote? Check out this sneak peek.
Student Technology Session: Evernote
February 4th, 4:00-5:00
Krumm East Computer Lab – Room 28
Sign up here!
We will also be taking requests for future technology sessions, so bring your ideas and questions.
Monday, January 14, 2013
GV YA Book Club for January: Scarlet
Are you interested in reading a good book and discussing it with fellow students, while eating cookies? Well, then we've got a sweet deal for you.
On Monday January 28th from 7:30-8:30 p.m. there will be a meeting of the GV YA Book Club. The book this month is Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen. You can find a copy here and read reviews here.
So come on out and join us for some great discussion. It's a fun way to put down your textbooks, notebooks, and laptops and just read a great book. Also, consider joining our Facebook group and our Goodreads group.
On Monday January 28th from 7:30-8:30 p.m. there will be a meeting of the GV YA Book Club. The book this month is Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen. You can find a copy here and read reviews here.
So come on out and join us for some great discussion. It's a fun way to put down your textbooks, notebooks, and laptops and just read a great book. Also, consider joining our Facebook group and our Goodreads group.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Welcome Back to Campus!
Welcome back to campus! It may be cold and snowy outside, but it's warm and comfy in the library. Come on over and grab a new book (we've got lots of them) and enjoy a drink at the coffee shop.
Also, remember that we've got one of the best computer labs on campus, so check out our library lab calendar to see when it's available. We're open until midnight Monday-Thursday, until 4:30 on Fridays, 12-4 on Saturdays and 3-midnight on Sundays.
Finally, as you're getting started with the spring semester, remember some of these helpful links:
Learning Commons
Helpful Library Videos
Student Technology Help
Have a great start to your semester!
Also, remember that we've got one of the best computer labs on campus, so check out our library lab calendar to see when it's available. We're open until midnight Monday-Thursday, until 4:30 on Fridays, 12-4 on Saturdays and 3-midnight on Sundays.
Finally, as you're getting started with the spring semester, remember some of these helpful links:
Learning Commons
Helpful Library Videos
Student Technology Help
Have a great start to your semester!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thanks for a Great Semester
Thank you to all of our students who utilized the library this semester. It was a very busy but productive semester for all of us. We hope that you found the resources and services at the Grand View Library to be exactly what you needed.
If you have recommendations or ideas for us in the future, feel free to email us, call us, leave a comment, or just swing by the library. We'll be open during the holiday break (except for Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day).
Enjoy your holiday break.
If you have recommendations or ideas for us in the future, feel free to email us, call us, leave a comment, or just swing by the library. We'll be open during the holiday break (except for Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day).
Enjoy your holiday break.
Monday, September 10, 2012
GV Young Adult (YA) Book Club (and cookies!)
Meet the Book Open House!
Need a great escape from heavy course readings?
Like homemade cookies?
Want a chance to win a free book?
If so, then the GV YA (Young Adult) Book Club is for you!
Stop by the library to check out the Meet the Book Open House!
Grab a cookie, learn more about our first selection, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and sign up for our email if you are interested in attending our first group meeting.
Monday, Sept. 17, 4-7 p.m.
First floor of the GV Library
You don’t have to stay the whole time! Come & go as your schedule allows!
Want to learn more about the first book? http://youtu.be/G4BCKLbRHTM
Check out a video from the author: http://youtu.be/fOuGTNYGi7Y
Read a summary & reviews of the book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11870085-the-fault-in-our-stars
Contact Cara Stone or Dan Chibnall with questions.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
National Women's History Month
Celebrate National Women's History Month at the Grand View Library!
The following books are available at our library:
The following books are available at our library:
Early
Elementary:
Brave Irene by William Steig
Call
number: Juv PZ7.S8177 Br 1986
Late
Elementary:
Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh, Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh, Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Call
number: Juv T 39 .T48 2000
Adult:
A
Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot by Mary Walton
Call
number: JK 1899 .P38 .W35 2010
Monday, March 21, 2011
New Books in the Grand View Library
Come visit the library and check out a fresh book. We have many new arrivals, including these:
Friday, January 7, 2011
Scholarly Journals, Vaccines, and & Andrew Wakefield
The year 2011 has already gotten off to an interesting start, especially in the area of scholarly journal publications.
Andrew Wakefield, a medical researcher, published a famous study in 1997 in which he claimed he had found a connection between the administration of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and the development of autism in children. This study was published in the famous British medical journal, the Lancet. It caused a huge stir worldwide and led to countless numbers of unvaccinated children.
The Lancet has retracted the study. Andrew Wakefield has been investigated by journalists and medical boards and found to have committed fraudulent actions when performing the study. No other scientists have been able to replicate any of his data, thus suggesting that his study was incorrect and there is no connection between MMR vaccine and autism.
You can read more about this here and here.
Andrew Wakefield, a medical researcher, published a famous study in 1997 in which he claimed he had found a connection between the administration of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and the development of autism in children. This study was published in the famous British medical journal, the Lancet. It caused a huge stir worldwide and led to countless numbers of unvaccinated children.
The Lancet has retracted the study. Andrew Wakefield has been investigated by journalists and medical boards and found to have committed fraudulent actions when performing the study. No other scientists have been able to replicate any of his data, thus suggesting that his study was incorrect and there is no connection between MMR vaccine and autism.
You can read more about this here and here.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Science News
If you visit the Grand View Library, you will find that we have a great collection of science books. You can learn quite a bit about biology, chemistry, and physics from our collection. Pulling one of the biology books off the shelf, you would be able to learn that all living things on the Earth are composed of six base elements (carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus). It has been this way for a long time and is considered one of the backbones of biological history.
Today, that all changed.
Scientists with NASA's Astrobiology Institute announced that through intensive research, they have discovered a new form of life, a microbe, living in a lake in California. The Mono Lake microbe contains five of the six elements, but is missing phosphorus. In its place, scientists discovered that the cells were using arsenic instead.
This is a major announcement and rewrites some of the basic ideas that we have about biology on our planet.
Take a look at some of the information that's been posted about this historic announcement:
"Bacterium Grows with Arsenic"
"Bacteria Use Arsenic As Basic Building Block In A Pinch"
Today, that all changed.
Scientists with NASA's Astrobiology Institute announced that through intensive research, they have discovered a new form of life, a microbe, living in a lake in California. The Mono Lake microbe contains five of the six elements, but is missing phosphorus. In its place, scientists discovered that the cells were using arsenic instead.
This is a major announcement and rewrites some of the basic ideas that we have about biology on our planet.
Take a look at some of the information that's been posted about this historic announcement:
"Bacterium Grows with Arsenic"
"Bacteria Use Arsenic As Basic Building Block In A Pinch"
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thanksgiving Read-In
Every month we try to hold a read-in with a theme that corresponds to that time of year. Our read-in tomorrow will be focused on the concept of giving thanks to those things around us that we feel are the most important things in our lives. You can bring a poem, a play, a novel, an essay, or whatever story you might have in your memories. The main idea here is to share it with others and discover what is important to them. This is the season to remember those things we hold dear.
We'll be in the coffee shop in the library from 11:30-12:30 tomorrow November 23rd.
We'll be in the coffee shop in the library from 11:30-12:30 tomorrow November 23rd.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Halloween Read-In
Have you ever been to one of the library's read-ins? Well, if you haven't, then you might want to consider coming to the Halloween Read-In tomorrow at 10:00-11:30. Every read-in has a theme and this year we are asking people to bring scary, spooky, or haunting stories that they have enjoyed over the years. It's always best to bring a book, an article, or a poem, but if you have a personal story to tell, that is a great way to share as well.
So if you enjoy spooky stories come on by and see what we're discussing. We'll be in the @ the Library coffee shop from 10-11:30 on Friday October 29th.
So if you enjoy spooky stories come on by and see what we're discussing. We'll be in the @ the Library coffee shop from 10-11:30 on Friday October 29th.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
New Library Website
Have you visited our website lately? If you have then you will notice some major changes to the layout.
We now have drop-down menus! The resources are all still available, but instead of having their own pages they now exist in drop-down menus. It's easier to find things because you can simply click on a menu and see what's underneath. You can't get lost in a flurry of pages because the menus will help you find what you need.
You will also notice easy quick links on the right-hand side of the page. These quick links will help you find other resources on campus such as the campus directory, bookstore, admissions, and the career center.
So if you haven't been to http://library.grandview.edu lately, check it out. It's a whole new experience.
We now have drop-down menus! The resources are all still available, but instead of having their own pages they now exist in drop-down menus. It's easier to find things because you can simply click on a menu and see what's underneath. You can't get lost in a flurry of pages because the menus will help you find what you need.
You will also notice easy quick links on the right-hand side of the page. These quick links will help you find other resources on campus such as the campus directory, bookstore, admissions, and the career center.
So if you haven't been to http://library.grandview.edu lately, check it out. It's a whole new experience.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Library Book Sale!
Come one, come all to the Fall Library Book Sale!
We have tons of books for sale and each one will only cost you $1.00. We have books of all shapes, sizes, and subjects.
Also, we will be adding books every morning, so if you come only once, you'll want to come again and browse the new materials as well.
Our sale will continue until October 15th.
We have tons of books for sale and each one will only cost you $1.00. We have books of all shapes, sizes, and subjects.
Also, we will be adding books every morning, so if you come only once, you'll want to come again and browse the new materials as well.
Our sale will continue until October 15th.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Banned Books Week 2010
Welcome to Banned Books Week 2010!
The purpose of Banned Books Week is to remind people everywhere of the dangers of censorship, our history of censorship, and the promise of reading a variety of books for educational and recreational purposes.
Libraries across the country will often display books that have been challenged or banned in the past so that the public can see for themselves and think about why that book was challenged or banned. Banned Books Week gives everyone time to think about what they choose to read and why they choose to read the books they do. It's an important time to reflect on the choices we make and provides us with an opportunity to consider reading something new in the future that we may not have considered before.
At the Grand View Library we have put together a small display as well. Please come by and take a look. The books are available for checkout, so pick one up today. There are some really good ones in this batch as well.
The purpose of Banned Books Week is to remind people everywhere of the dangers of censorship, our history of censorship, and the promise of reading a variety of books for educational and recreational purposes.
Libraries across the country will often display books that have been challenged or banned in the past so that the public can see for themselves and think about why that book was challenged or banned. Banned Books Week gives everyone time to think about what they choose to read and why they choose to read the books they do. It's an important time to reflect on the choices we make and provides us with an opportunity to consider reading something new in the future that we may not have considered before.
At the Grand View Library we have put together a small display as well. Please come by and take a look. The books are available for checkout, so pick one up today. There are some really good ones in this batch as well.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Portfolio Drive & Laptop Printing
When you think of the library, you probably have an image of lots of books in your mind. And yes, we do have over 90,000 volumes. However, the library is not just about books anymore. We are also a place that you can go to ask questions about technology and computer help.
For example, have you recently had a professor tell you that you needed to start saving your documents to your portfolio drive? You might have been thinking to yourself, "Where is my portfolio drive? How do I access it? Who can see my files?" One of the questions we get most often at the library has to do with the portfolio drive, so we decided to make a video showing you, the user, how to save documents to your portfolio drive. Once you learn how, it's a tool you will find yourself using again and again.
Another issue you might encounter is trying to print from your personal laptop to a Grand View printer. How do you set that up? How do you know which printer it's going to go to? Well, we've made a helpful video about that too. It's called the "Web Print Feature" and anyone can do it from their own laptop on campus. So the next time you need help printing from your laptop, check out our new video showing you how to do it.
We have plenty of other videos where those came from as well. They are an easy way to remind yourself how to do certain tasks associated with the library and the research process.
For example, have you recently had a professor tell you that you needed to start saving your documents to your portfolio drive? You might have been thinking to yourself, "Where is my portfolio drive? How do I access it? Who can see my files?" One of the questions we get most often at the library has to do with the portfolio drive, so we decided to make a video showing you, the user, how to save documents to your portfolio drive. Once you learn how, it's a tool you will find yourself using again and again.
Another issue you might encounter is trying to print from your personal laptop to a Grand View printer. How do you set that up? How do you know which printer it's going to go to? Well, we've made a helpful video about that too. It's called the "Web Print Feature" and anyone can do it from their own laptop on campus. So the next time you need help printing from your laptop, check out our new video showing you how to do it.
We have plenty of other videos where those came from as well. They are an easy way to remind yourself how to do certain tasks associated with the library and the research process.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Grand View Library Web Directory: High Quality Websites
We use the web every day and we do quite a bit of searching. We all know that there are some really bad websites out there and just as many mediocre ones as well. Where are all the high-quality websites? If you're working on a project for class and need a variety of good websites, how do you know which ones to choose?
One suggestion is to critically evaluate each website you visit. Find out who the author is, how accurate the information is (compare it to another site), and determine how much bias exists on the site.
Another suggestion is to try out our new Grand View Library Web Directory. This site has dozens of good websites that you can choose from when researching a topic. If you like one of the sites that you find there, let us know and we'll make sure to keep it in the future.
Good luck searching and browsing!
One suggestion is to critically evaluate each website you visit. Find out who the author is, how accurate the information is (compare it to another site), and determine how much bias exists on the site.
Another suggestion is to try out our new Grand View Library Web Directory. This site has dozens of good websites that you can choose from when researching a topic. If you like one of the sites that you find there, let us know and we'll make sure to keep it in the future.
Good luck searching and browsing!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Collaboration Cart
One of our newest additions this fall is the Collaboration Cart. This new device is a compilation of a flat-screen tv, a laptop computer, a wireless keyboard, and a wireless mouse. Plus, the whole thing is on wheels so you can move it around a little for better viewing.
So now you're asking the question: Why do we have this big cart?
The Collaboration Cart exists to help groups work on projects together. The flat-screen allows for optimal viewing by all members of the group. The wireless keyboard and mouse allow for any group member to take control and show an example on the screen. Plus you can take turns working on the project by sharing the keyboard and mouse. The laptop gives you wireless web access and access to all of Grand View Library's resources.
So as you can see, this new set of tools really helps you work together on projects in ways you've never tried before.
Come try it out!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Grand View! We hope your summer went well. If you are a new student, welcome to the library's blog. You'll find research tips, announcements, new resources, and other miscellaneous information from around the web.
Make sure to bookmark this page and visit the library when you get a chance. We have all new computers and some other new resources which we'll tell you about in future posts.
Good luck getting started this semester.
Make sure to bookmark this page and visit the library when you get a chance. We have all new computers and some other new resources which we'll tell you about in future posts.
Good luck getting started this semester.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New Hours Until August 30th
If you need to visit the library in the next couple of weeks, make sure that you come before 4:00. We will be closing at 4:00 until classes start on August 30th.
Good luck preparing for the semester!
Good luck preparing for the semester!
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