This month's book display shows materials that discuss topics in global women's history. The display was made to compliment the campus-wide Month Celebrating Women and contains photos of notable women in history.
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March is Global Women's History Month
on Friday, March 27, 2009This month's book display shows materials that discuss topics in global women's history. The display was made to compliment the campus-wide Month Celebrating Women and contains photos of notable women in history.
April is National Poetry Month
on Tuesday, March 24, 2009Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading a few timeless works by your favorite authors. We've compiled some staff favorites to help you pick something special:
Tulips and Chimneys by e.e. cummings
Ariel by Sylvia Plath
Mexico City Blues by Jack Kerouac
Collected Works by Allen Ginsburg
The Waste Land and other poems by T.S. Eliot
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
Selections, 1949 by Matthew Arnold
Les lais de Marie de France
Ariel by Sylvia Plath
Mexico City Blues by Jack Kerouac
Collected Works by Allen Ginsburg
The Waste Land and other poems by T.S. Eliot
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
Selections, 1949 by Matthew Arnold
Les lais de Marie de France
The End of the News as We Know It?
on Wednesday, March 18, 2009There has been a lot of buzz in the media about the demise (physically) of well-established newspapers - the latest being the Seattle Post-Intelligencer - as cash-strapped newspapers move to an all digital format.
Before we marvel at how technological progress marches on, think on this: one of the major sources of primary information for historians comes from newspapers, whether they are archived on newsprint, microfilm or microfiche.
As more print resources turn to a digital only format, how will this information be archived for future researchers and historians? As some of our paper past evaporates, will our digitized future lead to a historical black hole, an empty space where our society should be?
- Teri
Before we marvel at how technological progress marches on, think on this: one of the major sources of primary information for historians comes from newspapers, whether they are archived on newsprint, microfilm or microfiche.
As more print resources turn to a digital only format, how will this information be archived for future researchers and historians? As some of our paper past evaporates, will our digitized future lead to a historical black hole, an empty space where our society should be?
- Teri
Lincoln and Darwin turn 200!
on Tuesday, March 17, 2009On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born. A book display in the library was put together to celebrate their bicentennial birthday and showcase their individual achievements:
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