Mar 30 2006
Miscellaneous

“RefWorks=Citation Calculator” Workshops

RefWorks is a web-based tool that retrieves and organizes citations from the library’s databases then creates correctly formatted citations, footnotes and bibliographies (APA, MLA, etc.). The Greenwood Library is offering four hands-on training sessions targeted to faculty and staff:

Date Time
Tuesday, April 4 12 noon – 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.)
Thursday, April 6 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 13 12 noon – 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.)

All workshops will be held in the Library Computing Center, 2nd floor (Children’s Collection Room). Registration is strongly encouraged. To sign up for one of the sessions, contact Liz Kocevar-Weidinger by April 3 indicating which session you will attend.

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Mar 20 2006
Databases

Spring Database Trials

The Greenwood Library has several database trials available. Click one of the links before for more information and access to the database:

  • Book Review Index Online – until April 19
  • KCDL (Kraus Curriculum Development Library – until April 1
  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center – until April 19
  • Safari Tech Books Online – until April 24
  • Shakespeare Collection – until April 19
  • Women and Social Movements – until April 15
Feb 24 2006
Miscellaneous

Student “Citations Made Easy” Workshops

Do you ever want to just throw the style manual in the trash? The Greenwood Library can help you. Learn the basics of RefWorks, a web-based tool that retrieves and organizes citations from the library’s databases then creates correctly formatted citations, footnotes and bibliographies (APA, MLA, etc.).

Date Time
Monday, 2/27 12 noon – 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.)
Thursday, 3/2 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/1 6 – 7 p.m.
Monday, 3/6 6 – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/8 12 noon – 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.)
Thursday, 3/9 3:30 – 4:30 p.m

All workshops will be held in the Library Computing Center, 2nd floor (Children’s Collection Room). Cookies will be served.

RefWorks workshops for faculty will be held in the same location at the following times:

  • Tuesday, April 4th – 12 noon -1 pm (bring your lunch)
  • Thursday, April 6th – 3:30 – 4:30 pm
  • Tuesday, April 11th – 3:30 – 4:30 pm
  • Thursday April 13th – 12 noon – 1 pm (bring your lunch)
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Feb 16 2006
Databases

Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience

The Greenwood Library is a Charter Subscriber to the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, an online resource developed collaboratively by Proquest Information and Learning, Howard Dodson, Chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library, and Colin Palmer, Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University and Managing Editor of the project. The Schomburg Studies database chronicles the African experience in the Americas through scholarly essays, key research, primary sources, timelines, video clips and images. The essays cover multidisciplinary topics such as black women’s studies, religion, black cinema, the black press, African-American labor history, slavery, and sexuality. As a Charter Subscriber, the Library also has access to the International Index of Black Periodicals Full Text, covering cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues related to Black Studies in scholarly journals and newsletters from the U.S., Africa and the Caribbean.

Jan 17 2006
Miscellaneous

Virginia Library Association Celebrates 100 Years

The Library of Virginia’s traveling exhibit commemorating 100 years of the Virginia Library Association will be on exhibit in the Janet D. Greenwood Library’s atrium through the month of January 2006. The exhibit is titled "Honoring the Past, Building Our Future: One Hundred Years of the Virginia Library Association."

For one hundred years the Virginia Library Association (VLA) has developed, promoted, and improved library and information services and the profession of librarianship to advance literacy and learning and to ensure access to information for all Virginians. A non-partisan organization composed of libraries, librarians, trustees, friends, and other interested people, the VLA is the only statewide association that represents all types of libraries including academic, public, and special libraries. Libraries are crucial for a democratic government, providing access to information and the necessary tools that allow people to make informed decisions. Through a range of services, the VLA promotes programs to ensure that Virginians remain active life-long learners. The VLA supports library professionals through development opportunities and is actively engaged as an advocate of libraries to the state government. Today, its approximately 1,300 members represent a cross-section of educational, commercial, and professional interests.

Nov 29 2005
Services

Virginia Authors Collection

The Greenwood Library’s "Virginia Authors Collection," developed through generous donations of autographed copies of authors’ work(s), now consists of over 225 items and continues to grow. For more information about the collection, as well as access to a list of Virginia author titles, click here.

Nov 02 2005
Services

Where Are the DVDs and CDs?

We’ve moved all of the Library’s DVDs, CDs and video sleeves to the back wall of the Reference/Periodicals Room!

They are arranged in call number order and will soon have genre signage to indicate various music genres and types of DVDs (American feature film, foreign films, television shows). Simply take the CDs and DVDs you want to check out to the Circulation/Reserve Desk. As in the past, take video sleeves to the Circulation Desk for check out.

Any comments about our move? Please click on Suggestion Box and let us know.

Sep 29 2005
Alerts, Services

Information Commons + Learning Center = The Learning Commons!

The Learning Center (formerly the Academic Support Center) is moving into Greenwood Library on Thursday, September 29.

The Learning Center offices are on the east side of the Information Commons. Lisa Burns, the Tutoring Coordinator, is in the Alcove facing Brock Commons, and Rebecca Sturgill, the Director, is in Room 153. Between them is the Writing Center, in the space that it has occupied for a year.

At the Alcove, students can get information about Math Lab, Writing Lab, or Foreign Language Lab sessions. There is no charge for these open labs, and students do not have to sign up in advance. Students can also arrange for tutoring in other subjects at a nominal fee.

Like the Library, the Learning Center is a place where all students can participate in collaborative learning, academic inquiry, and individual consultation. The addition of the Learning Center to the Information Commons area will create a comprehensive Learning Commons, providing a variety of learning opportunities for students in one central location.

Please call 2393 for further information.

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Aug 25 2005
Technology

New Online Catalog Design

The Greenwood Library has launched a complete graphic redesign of the online catalog. Local graphic artist Chris Peterson, who also designed the library website last fall, worked with library staff to develop a new look that is more integrated with the look and feel of the website. Custom logos and a new button to search for full text in the online databases give all library resources a more similar look.

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Aug 25 2005
Services

Java City Comes to the Library!

Beginning Monday, August 29, the STOA student lounge off the Greenwood Library entry foyer will have a Java City kiosk offering hot and cold gourmet coffees, salads, sandwiches and pastries. A valid Longwood ID card is required for access to the student lounge. The STOA Java City will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. until midnight Monday through Friday. It will be closed on Saturday and open from 5:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday.

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