tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157940762024-03-14T07:00:49.081-05:00DeWitt Wallace Library NewsDeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-29507000822021736162016-07-06T14:17:00.000-05:002016-07-06T14:30:04.766-05:00Library Painting / Carpeting Project On July 6th, crews supervised by Facilities Services began moving furniture to prepare for painting and carpeting all rooms on the library's second floor. We expect the work to continue through the month of July and into early August. During this period, the floor will be closed to the public. Staff with offices on second floor will be temporarily housed in other spaces in the building. While there will be limited access to portions of our collection, library staff will work with community members to provide full access to needed materials.<br />
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The main stairway will be closed during the project. We ask that library visitors use the elevator or one of the side staircases to access levels three and four of the building during the construction period. Thanks, Mac community, for your flexibility and understanding as we refresh our study spaces.DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-30130213284931335602016-06-29T14:14:00.001-05:002016-06-29T14:15:57.512-05:00Funky library search results?<a href="https://macalester.on.worldcat.org/discovery" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'WorldCat Discovery Beta', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img width="200" src="http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/worldcat-discovery/worldcat-search-graphic.png" border="0" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;; float: right"/></a>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.3em ">The library has partnered with our vendor to test changes in the way our WorldCat Discovery results display. If you see search results that look unusual to you, you can use the "sort by" box in the upper left corner to select "Library and Relevance." This will sort your search results in the "regular" way. If you have questions or are having trouble finding an item, please <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/">contact us</a>.</p> DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-25783861401819972482016-06-20T09:07:00.000-05:002016-06-20T09:12:35.060-05:00Macalester College welcomes SPARCS@Mac<div><a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/sparcs/" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'SPARCS event', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/sparcs/sparcheader.jpg" border="0" width="375" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;"/></a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.3em ">Library staff are thrilled to host the second iteration of <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/sparcs/">SPARCS@Mac</a>, a technology skills development program for Minnesota high school students, co-hosted with our partners at <a href="http://advanceitmn.org/" target="_blank">AdvanceIT Minnesota</a>. This day camp will bring 28 participants eager to learn about technology to Macalester June 20-24 in the DeWitt Wallace Library. Individuals from historically underrepresented populations, students of color, gender non-conforming students, and would-be first-generation college students were especially encouraged to apply. Please join us in welcoming SPARCS participants and volunteers to Macalester. </p> DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-33708249884462845392016-06-15T10:17:00.002-05:002016-06-15T10:22:43.789-05:001600grand Library Tab Retiring<div><a href="http://1600grand.macalester.edu/" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': '1600grand Tab retiring', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="https://1600grand4.macalester.edu/site/content/2635875490670093.gif" border="0" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;"/></a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.3em ">The Library tab in 1600grand will be retired at the end of June. All services are now available via the <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/">Library website</a>, including access information for both <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/resources/ingentappv.html">Ingenta</a> and <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/resources/sciencedirectppv.html">ScienceDirect</a> Pay Per View article services. See "<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/faculty/index.html">For Faculty</a>" for more information on these services.</p> DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-69227837895355794532016-06-09T09:08:00.001-05:002016-06-09T09:22:32.582-05:00Macalester College welcomes the Oberlin Digital Scholarship Conference<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/oberlindsconference/index.html" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Oberlin DS Conference', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/oberlindsconference/img/oberlin_logo.png" border="0" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;; float: right"/></a>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.3em ">The DeWitt Wallace Library welcomes participants to the first Oberlin Digital Scholarship Conference taking place this weekend, June 10-12th, on the Macalester College campus. More than 70 participants from <a href="http://www.oberlingroup.org/" target="_blank">Oberlin Group Libraries</a>, a consortium of over 80 private liberal arts colleges, will be meeting on campus beginning with a Friday reception and dinner. This is an opportunity for Oberlin Group staff and faculty with significant interests or responsibilities in digital scholarship, digital humanities, and other digital projects to meet, network, and learn together.</p><p>More information may be found on the <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/oberlindsconference/index.html" target="_blank">conference website</a> or on Twitter using the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23obeds2016&src=typd" target="_blank">#obeds2016</a>.</p> DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-87537309961723940702016-04-27T11:59:00.001-05:002016-04-27T12:08:31.792-05:00Get Help with Citations and Sources!<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/beth_promo.jpg" height="177" width="458" border="0" style="margin-left: -16px;"/></a><div style="font-size:1.2em">
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.3em ">Did you know you can ask a Macalester librarian for help with references, citations, and sources? Your librarians can help with:</p>
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<li>Creating a source list using <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=423" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'RefWorks'});">RefWorks</a> or <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=1886" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Zotero'});">Zotero</a></li>
<li>Citation style questions</li>
<li>Finding sources</li>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">How to Get Help</h3>
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<li style="line-height: 1.5em">Visit the Library Service Desk</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em"><a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/qprefconsult.html" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Your Librarian'});">Schedule a consultation</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em">Check out other <a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'AskUs options'});">contact options</a> on our AskUs page</li>
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<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/11BFnc3YUZStvR65V69U49gePKWvpcfKCAC8JjT6KKxU/viewform?c=0&w=1" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Sign-up Link'} );">Sign up and learn</a> from a librarian how to be more efficient in your research and find out about special resources and services, just for you. Sessions will be offered:</p>
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<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/11BFnc3YUZStvR65V69U49gePKWvpcfKCAC8JjT6KKxU/viewform?c=0&w=1" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Thursday'} );">Thursday, April 21, 4:45pm - 5:45pm</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/11BFnc3YUZStvR65V69U49gePKWvpcfKCAC8JjT6KKxU/viewform?c=0&w=1" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Tuesday'} );">Monday, April 25, Noon - 1pm</a></li>
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<p>Please <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Questions'} );">contact us</a> if you have any questions. <a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'More Info'} );" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/learn/honors/sessions.html">About the sessions</a>.</p>
DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-88363710494112230302016-04-11T06:00:00.000-05:002016-04-11T10:49:33.842-05:00National Library Week 2016: Libraries Transform<a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'Top Image Link'});" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/nlw2016.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin-left:-17px; padding-right:0px; padding-left:0px; margin-right:0px" src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/nlw2016.jpg" /></a>
<p>April 11-April 17 is <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'NLW ALA Link'});" href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek" target="_blank">National Library Week</a> and the theme is <b>Libraries Transform</b>. Come attend one of our events and celebrate this week with the Dewitt Wallace Library.</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: .8em"><b>All week:</b> Are you feeling transformed by life or the library? Post your transformation story or picture <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeWittWallaceLibrary/?fref=nf" target="_blank" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'Facebook page link'});"><b>on our Facebook page</b></a> and be entered to <b><a href="https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/" target="_blank" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'Google Cardboard Viewer link'});" >win a Google Cardboard viewer</a></b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: .8em"><b>Tuesday 4/12: Senior Fair</b> 11am to 1pm, Campus Center. Come get your alumni card!</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: .8em"><b>Thursday 4/14: <a target="_blank" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'Radio Link'});" target="_blank" href="http://www.wmcn.fm/">Tranforming tunes on Mac Radio</a></b> served up by the DeWitt Wallace Variety Hour, 10am to 11am, WMCN.fm</li>
<li><b>Thursday 4/14:</b> Test <a href="https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/" target="_blank" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'National Library Week 2016', 'uaEventLabel': 'Google Cardboard Viewer link'});" ><b>Google Cardboard viewer</b></a> virtual reality, 11am to 1pm in the Library</li>
</ul>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-70708735216193895652016-04-06T14:17:00.001-05:002016-04-06T14:26:52.686-05:00Library Party Mac @ Nite<a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Library Party Mac at Nite', 'uaEventLabel': 'Party Image Link'});" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/Library%20Party%20Mac%20at%20Nite%20Poster.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/Library%20Party%20Mac%20at%20Nite%20Poster.jpg" height=150 style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;; float: right" class="boxed-image"/></a>
<p>Welcome to the Wizarding World of the Dewitt Wallace Library! Join the Library staff and the Mac @ Nite team this Saturday from 10:00pm to 1:00am in the Library for a <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Library Party Mac at Nite', 'uaEventLabel': 'Party Link'});" href="http://events.macalester.edu/event.cfm?id=28092">Harry Potter themed party</a>!</p>
<p>There will be games, music, button making, and plenty of butterbeer and snacks to satisfy those late night cravings! Come dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character to enter the costume contest for the chance to win the Chromebook grand prize!</p>
<p>If you have questions, please <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Library Party Mac at Nite', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Katie Brown'});" href="mailto:kbrown6@macalester.edu">contact Katie Brown</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-19135480109428219042016-03-29T10:36:00.002-05:002016-03-29T10:36:16.127-05:00Read Local!<a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Ebooks MN Image Link'});" href="http://ebooksmn.org/"><img src="http://mndigital.org/files/images/ebooks-mn-widget.png" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;; float: right" class="boxed-image"/></a>
<p><a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Ebooks MN Link'});" href="http://ebooksmn.org">Ebooks Minnesota</a> is a collection of ebooks available to anyone living in Minnesota, with a focus on local, independent publishers. Want to find a great local read? Just <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Create an account'});" href="https://library.biblioboard.com/#sign-up/suggested-organization">create an account with Ebooks Minnesota</a>. </p>
<p>If you have questions about accessing the collection, please <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Katie Witzig'});" href="http://library.macalester.edu/staff/staff.php?id=51">contact Katie Witzig</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-79652046229641598132016-03-08T10:09:00.000-06:002016-03-22T08:56:56.269-05:00Read Local!<a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Ebooks MN Image Link'});" href="http://ebooksmn.org/"><img src="http://mndigital.org/files/images/ebooks-mn-widget.png" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em;; float: right" class="boxed-image"/></a>
<p><a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Ebooks MN Link'});" href="http://ebooksmn.org">Ebooks Minnesota</a> is a collection of ebooks available to anyone living in Minnesota, with a focus on local, independent publishers. Want to find a great local read? Just <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Create an account'});" href="https://library.biblioboard.com/#sign-up/suggested-organization">create an account with Ebooks Minnesota</a>. </p>
<p>If you have questions about accessing the collection, please <a onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Ebooks Minnesota', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Katie Witzig'});" href="http://library.macalester.edu/staff/staff.php?id=51">contact Katie Witzig</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-58353651355192153642016-02-04T11:27:00.002-06:002016-02-04T13:22:03.536-06:00Open Access Books and the Lever Press<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lib.umich.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/picture-126711-1404226114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.lib.umich.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/picture-126711-1404226114.jpg" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/watkinc">Charles Watkinson</a>, Associate University Librarian for Publishing and Director of Michigan Press, will be speaking about the <a href="http://www.leverpress.org/">Lever Press</a> on Wednesday, March 2nd at 3:30pm in the Harmon Room. This new open access book publishing press focuses on works in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Unique among open-access publishing initiatives, Lever Press is conceived, governed, and funded by a consortium of liberal arts college libraries. <a href="http://events.macalester.edu/event.cfm?id=27436">A complete description of his talk can be found on the events calendar</a>. Charles will also be meeting with interested faculty during the day. If interested in meeting with Charles during one of the open discussion times, please contact <a href="mailto:fishel@macalester.edu">Terri Fishel</a>.</p>
<p>Curious about Lever Press? <a href="http://webapps.macalester.edu/dailypiper/item/?id=30784">Read more about the launch now</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-65285167562419511502016-01-13T16:15:00.000-06:002016-01-14T08:34:41.487-06:00DeWitt Wallace Library wins ACRL award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p>The DeWitt Wallace Library is proud to announce it has received the 2016 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award for the "college" category. The award recognizes the staff of a college, university, and community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution.</p>
<p>"I was absolutely thrilled when ACRL President Ann Campion Riley called me with the news," Terri Fishel, library director, said. "I have the pleasure of working with extremely talented, creative, and dedicated people, and this is affirmation for every one of them because each and every one contributes so much every day. I am delighted to have their work recognized by receiving this distinguished award. Thanks so much to the members of the selection committee."<br />
</p><p>Congratulations are also in order for the other two recipients: The Hudson County Community College Library in Jersey City, New Jersey, which won the community college category, and the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Atlanta University Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which won in the university category.</p>
<p>Read <a alt="about ACRL award" href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/excellenceacademic" target="_blank">more about the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award</a> including a list of past winners as well as <a alt="MAC announcement" href="http://www.macalester.edu/news/2016/01/macalester-s-dewitt-wallace-library-receives-the-excellence-in-academic-library-award-for-2016/" target="_blank">Macalester College's announcement</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-23579399588840119752016-01-08T09:53:00.001-06:002016-01-08T09:57:20.552-06:00DeWitt Wallace Library joins Lever Press<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM9PlP8If2O0bi_BhDAqAlHuQ9U79Iub___d6wA3R7obwSpUGYBrWDK1QEpT534IWoP-llmHGvpFL0yH9p1Spa0gpu02afLcMoBMpLPJAUAhnxB80U0Ym_D1I4NiJlLnlgBZOlg/s1600/LeverLogo-PMS2921.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM9PlP8If2O0bi_BhDAqAlHuQ9U79Iub___d6wA3R7obwSpUGYBrWDK1QEpT534IWoP-llmHGvpFL0yH9p1Spa0gpu02afLcMoBMpLPJAUAhnxB80U0Ym_D1I4NiJlLnlgBZOlg/s320/LeverLogo-PMS2921.png" /></a></div><h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px;">New Open Access Initiative</h3><p>The DeWitt Wallace Library is proud to be a member of the group launching Lever Press. Lever Press is an exciting new open access initiative and aims to acquire, develop, produce and disseminate a total of 60 new open-access scholarly titles by the end of 2020.</p>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Library Director Member of Oversight Committee</h3><p>Terri Fishel, the Library Director, is a member of the Lever Press Oversight Committee. This group will begin work to assemble an Editorial Board that will be responsible for approving Lever Press publications.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.leverpress.org/news/">Read the announcement from Lever Press now</a> or <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/01/08/oberlin-group-launches-platinum-open-access-publisher-lever-press">the news from Inside Higher Ed</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-31512150121507336942015-12-21T10:11:00.001-06:002015-12-21T11:00:03.531-06:00Thank you for another great semester <img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/winterbookmon.jpg" height="315" width="458" border="0" style="margin-left: -16px;"/>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 1em; line-height: 1.3em ">Everyone at the DeWitt Wallace Library would like to say thank you to the people who made this semester great, especially our student employees who work so hard keeping everything in the Library working smoothly. </p>
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<h3>Keep track of the Library while you are away</h3>
<li style="list-style-type: none;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeWittWallaceLibrary/"> <i class="fa fa-facebook fa-3x"></i> Facebook</a></li>
<li style="list-style-type: none;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macalesterlib/"> <i class="fa fa-instagram fa-3x"></i> Instagram</a></li>
<li style="list-style-type: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/macalesterlib"><i class="fa fa-twitter fa-3x"></i> Twitter</a></li>
</ul>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-64125916187916806252015-11-03T07:30:00.000-06:002015-11-03T12:35:41.695-06:00Ask a Macalester Librarian for Research Help<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/alexis_refservicepromo.jpg" height="177" width="458" border="0" style="margin-left: -16px;"/></a>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 1em; line-height: 1.3em ">Ask a Macalester librarian for help with research papers. Your librarians can help with:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; ">
<li>Finding sources and searching research databases</li>
<li>Questions about citation style</li>
<li>Formatting citations with <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=423" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'RefWorks'});">RefWorks</a>, <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=1886" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Zotero'});">Zotero</a>, and much more</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Get Help</h3>
<ul>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em">Visit the Library Service Desk</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em"><a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/qprefconsult.html" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Your Librarian'});">Schedule a consultation</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 2em">Check out other <a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'AskUs options'});">contact options</a> on our AskUs page</li>
</ul>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-77282819458659074052015-10-28T12:00:00.001-05:002015-10-29T13:17:59.197-05:00Come Celebrate Archives Open House!<img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/posts/oldmain1888c.jpg" style="margin-left: -17px;"/>
<h3>What do Abraham Lincoln, tricycle races, and costume design all have in common?</h3>
<p>Find out the answer and see collections from the college's 130-year history during our Archives Open House!</p>
<p>October is American Archives Month, so we're celebrating with button-making, coloring of old Spotlights (what's that you ask? come find out!) and tours of the College Archives. Stop by the second floor of the DeWitt Wallace Library between 11am and 1pm on Thursday, October 29th.</p>
<p>Everyone is welcome!</p>
<h3>Questions?</h3>
<p>Email <a href="mailto:archives@macalester.edu">archives@macalester.edu</a>.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-44819657078511183472015-10-16T09:34:00.001-05:002015-10-16T10:10:55.401-05:00Intermittent WorldCat Discovery and ILLiad Access<p>We regret to report that we are currently experiencing intermittent problems with our library catalog, WorldCat Discovery, and related services such as our ILL request system. Our vendor, OCLC, is working on a fix and we will update this message when all systems are restored. Please <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/">contact us</a> if you have any questions or concerns.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-57378557100877999552015-10-16T01:50:00.000-05:002015-10-16T13:49:40.190-05:00Ask a Macalester Librarian for Research Help<a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Image Link'});"><img src="http://www.macalester.edu/library/images/beth_promo.jpg" height="177" width="458" border="0" style="margin-left: -16px;"/></a>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 1em; line-height: 1.3em ">Ask a Macalester librarian for help with research papers. Your librarians can help with:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; ">
<li>Finding sources and searching research databases</li>
<li>Questions about citation style</li>
<li>Formatting citations with <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=423" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'RefWorks'});">RefWorks</a>, <a href="http://library.macalester.edu/azlink.php?resource_id=1886" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Zotero'});">Zotero</a>, and much more</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Get Help</h3>
<ul>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em">Visit the Library Service Desk</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em"><a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/qprefconsult.html" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'Contact Your Librarian'});">Schedule a consultation</a></li>
<li style="line-height: 2em">Check out other <a class="more" href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onClick="dataLayer.push({'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Works Cited Help', 'uaEventLabel': 'AskUs options'});">contact options</a> on our AskUs page</li>
</ul>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-53400627363697447352015-10-15T16:48:00.005-05:002015-10-15T16:48:45.916-05:00JSTOR Problems have been fixedThe problems we had been experiencing with JSTOR have been solved. If you experience any problems with JSTOR, please contact us via <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/">ASKUS</a>. We again apologize for any inconvenience. DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-5402981989647624842015-10-12T16:43:00.000-05:002015-10-15T09:57:17.848-05:00Intermittent JSTOR AccessAccess to JSTOR books as well as recent journal content may be intermittent. JSTOR is aware of the problem and is working on a fix. If you need assistance with JSTOR, please <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/">contact a Macalester librarian</a>. Thank you for your patience while this issue is being addressed.DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-74113508407226860872015-10-06T10:12:00.000-05:002015-10-07T09:44:15.876-05:00MacLinks Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Link Restored<div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: .7em; font-size: 10px; font-style:italic">Posted 10/06/2015 at 10:10am</div>
<p>Update on MacLinks for ILL - the problem has been resolved. For Mac patrons using the library's online databases the MacLinks connection to ILLIAD will now work and will populate the ILLIAD form with the information from your citation. Thank you for your patience while we resolved this problem with our vendor. </p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-84200140898188617552015-10-04T23:51:00.002-05:002015-10-04T23:51:45.417-05:00MacLinks Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Alert<div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: .7em; font-size: 10px; font-style:italic">Posted 9/29/2015 at 9:14am</div>
<p>For Mac patrons using the library's online databases: currently the MacLinks connection to ILLIAD is not working. If you need to request an article that we do not have direct access to, please log in directly to <a href="https://macalester.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html">your ILLIAD account</a> and enter the information for your article into a request form. This problem has been reported and we will post a notice as soon as the problem has been resolved. </p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-11283604513819793392015-09-25T17:05:00.000-05:002015-09-25T17:14:53.613-05:00We Read Banned Books!<p>September 28 - October 2 is Banned Books Week, the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. The DeWitt Wallace Library celebrates this week with the following events:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Make a Banned Books Button</b> Monday, 11:30am-1:30pm, Library Entrance</li><br/>
<li><b>Participate in a Virtual Read-Out</b> Wednesday, 1pm-4pm, Library Reading Room.<br/>
Read a passage from <a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Banned Books Week', 'uaEventLabel': 'Your Favorite Banned Book'} );" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_commonly_challenged_books_in_the_United_States">your favorite banned book</a> and we'll post it on <a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Banned Books Week', 'uaEventLabel': 'Library YouTube Channel'} );" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DeWittWallaceLibrary">the Library's Youtube channel</a>. While there, take a mug shot holding a favorite banned book. Be proud of your dangerous reading habits!</li><br/>
<li><b>On the Radio</b> Thursday, 10am-11am, Tune into WMCN to hear the DeWitt Wallace Variety Hour spinning a whole hour of songs that have been banned or challenged in some way. 91.7 FM or <a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Banned Books Week', 'uaEventLabel': 'Radio Link'} );" href="http://wmcn.fm">wmcn.fm</a></li><br/>
<li><b>Mac English Faculty and Students Read Banned Passages</b> Thursday, 7pm-9pm<br/>
Check out your favorite English faculty and students as they read passages from banned or challenged books. This event, co-sponsored by the English Department, will take place in the library's Harmon Room. Refreshments will be served. </li><br/>
<li><b>Post Your Favorite Book on the <a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Banned Books Week', 'uaEventLabel': 'Facebook'} );" href="https://www.facebook.com/DeWittWallaceLibrary">Library's Facebook Page</a></b> We'll tell you if it's been banned or challenged.</li>
</ul>
<p><a onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Banned Books Week', 'uaEventLabel': 'Learn why'} );" href="http://www.ala.org/bbooks/about">Learn more about who bans books and why</a> on the American Library Association's website.</p>DeWitt Wallace Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13317188924342547699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15794076.post-71115891433463910992015-09-10T10:15:00.002-05:002015-09-10T11:40:05.939-05:00Writing an Honors Thesis This Year? <h3>Sign Up and Learn How to Better Use the Library</h3>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/1Pt17NbILIIhHjpg87SzVY1GnxQxkvOR5lCoEdtd5hqc/viewform?usp=send_form" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Sign-up Link'} );">Sign up and learn</a> from a librarian how to be more efficient in your research and find out about special resources and services, just for you. Sessions will be offered:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/1Pt17NbILIIhHjpg87SzVY1GnxQxkvOR5lCoEdtd5hqc/viewform?usp=send_form" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Thursday'} );">Thursday, 9/24, 4:45pm-5:45pm</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/macalester.edu/forms/d/1Pt17NbILIIhHjpg87SzVY1GnxQxkvOR5lCoEdtd5hqc/viewform?usp=send_form" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Tuesday'} );">Tuesday, 9/29, noon-1pm</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Please let us know if you have any <a href="http://www.macalester.edu/library/askus/" onclick="dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'uaCustomEvent', 'uaEventCategory': 'Library Promo Click', 'uaEventAction': 'Honors Session Sign-up', 'uaEventLabel': 'Questions'} );">questions</a>.</p>
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