RefWorks Has a New Look!

Our handy citation management system, RefWorks, now has great new features and a new and improved look. To learn more, check out this RefWorks tutorial.

New to RefWorks? Please visit the Library's RefWorks page or talk to a library staff member. For questions, please AskUs.

Learn About Plagiarism

Would you like to learn more about how to avoid plagiarism? Check out the Plagiarism Tutorial that the Macalester library recently created together with other CLIC schools.

This tutorial explains what plagiarism is when writing college papers, and how to avoid it.

Welcome Back!

Have you tried media:scape? We are, and we'd love your feedback. Bring your laptop and come see it in the lower level classroom until Feb. 3rd.

Holiday Break Information and Hours

Dec. 20-22: Open 10am-4:30pm, Mon-Wed.

Dec. 23-Jan. 2: CLOSED. On these dates, there will no CLIC book deliveries. Interlibrary loan arriving by mail will be available beginning Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.

Jan. 2-Jan. 21: Open M-F, 8am-4:30am. Closed Jan. 17th for MLK holiday.

Enjoy your winter break!

WorldCat Local Down Sunday 12/19

Please note that Macalester WorldCat Local will be unavailable due to maintenance on Sunday, December 19 from 12AM-6AM CST. All OCLC services will be unavailable at this time.

If you need to search for our printed resources during this time, please consider using CLICnet Classic.

Thank you for your patience while this maintenance occurs.

Story Time for Students

Come listen to President Rosenberg, Rabbi Barry, Jim Hoppe, your friendly library staff, RAs and others read children's stories in the DeWitt Wallace Library Harmon Reading Room.

Take a break from your studies and enjoy a cookie and a story with your friends from 3 to 5 p.m, Tuesday, December 14.

Changes to Electronic Course Reserves

At the end of this academic year, the Library staff will discontinue its electronic course reserves service. Moodle and the increased availability of full text electronic content through library licensed databases have made this service redundant.

The library will continue its copyright management service for Moodle material, ascertaining the need for permission, and paying for it, when use of copyrighted materials exceeds the guidelines of Fair Use. Library staff will continue to provide traditional reserves services, processing library and personal books and CDs, and reprints that are not for electronic access.

The library staff will also continue to serve administrative departments who need to make material available electronically.

During the Spring term, the library staff can assist in scanning documents if department staff is unable to do so. Please consult with your Academic Information Associate if you have questions about uploading material to Moodle.

A letter has been distributed to all faculty and department administrators detailing this plan.

If you have any questions, please call (x6545) or email Janet Sietmann (sietmann@macalester).