BOOKWISE

How did you do with the Credo Brainteaser for last week? Click here for the answers!

The February 2009 issue of Southern Living has a one-page story on Athens, describing the town as a great stop-off while traveling I-75. The article describes the quaint downtown and several businesses and attractions, including “the lovely campus of Tennessee Wesleyan College.” The photo included is of our very own Merner Pfeiffer Library! The shot is through the arch with 2 students walking and the library behind them. Can you identify the students? Come by and see the issue, and let us know who the students are!

JSTOR contains thousands of articles from hundreds of excellent scholarly journals. JSTOR is quite easy to use, unless you are trying to print! We all have trouble figuring out how to print from JSTOR. Here is the best way we have found: *

When you have brought up the article you wish to print:
1. Hover your cursor over “PDF” and right click
2. Choose “Open in new window”
3. Click “Proceed to PDF”

Then you will have your PDF in a new window, you can print all or some of the pages, and it is easy to return to your results list.

*Horrors!  We have now learned that from the TWC “student” log on, this won’t work because right click is disabled.  Try this:

Register with JSTOR for a free user account.  Once registered, you should be able to left click over the PDF button and then either save to a disk or print.  For printing, you may need to select the printer (or it will open in OneNote).

Let us know in the library if you have problems.  746-5250

No, you have not entered a parallel universe; our website www.twcnet.edu/library has changed a little since yesterday. The catalog search box has moved from right to left, and vice-versa for the links to the articles and databases. But change is good!

Another change is the search button for WorldCat; it now goes to WorldCat.org, a web-based user friendly version of this database of books, cds, dvds, and other materials in libraries worldwide. Look up books you want, and see if our library or nearby libraries have them. You can create an account, save searches, write reviews, and create lists for friends to see.

If you prefer the familiar FirstSearch interface for WorldCat, simply use the “Database Links” drop-down box from our home page and select WorldCat there.

When Dr. Dan Gilbert published Magi: A Novel last fall, he was accustomed to answering questions about the long journey of the wise men to find the Christ child. Now the book has taken a lengthy journey of its own to readers in northern Europe.

Gilbert’s novel has been translated into Dutch and is being sold in the The Netherlands this Christmas season under the title De Magiërs. The publisher is Boekencentrum Uitgevers, which is affiliated with the Reformed Church of the Netherlands. You can see the novel’s listing on the publisher’s website at http://www.boekencentrum.nl/shop_details.php?productId=22748

“It is exciting to see the novel translated into a different language,” noted Gilbert. “And as an associate professor of business administration, it has been interesting to learn how fiction is marketed and distributed in Europe.”

Magi: A Novel is on sale in TWC bookstore, and Gilbert will be glad to autograph a copy for you – in English, of course.

TWC is having an Election Day Party tomorrow night. Starting at 8 PM, students, faculty and staff are welcome in Glenn Lowe Dining Room to watch the election results unfold. Drop in any time between 8:00 and midnight. You can even get convo credit for attending.

If you still need more info before voting, here are some links that might help.

The League of Women Voters has an election guide and information on the candidates’ positions on issues, and how the election works (PDF). There is even a polling place guide if you are unsure where to go to vote.

Vote Smart lists the issue positions and voting records for national and state candidates.

Rock the Vote also has lots of info, and will even show you a map from your home to your polling place.

CNN website

New York Times’ politics page

NPR’s election news

So who will win? Come to Sherman Hall and watch history happen! One thing is for sure: you’ll be much more popular at the party if you’re wearing your “I Voted” sticker.

On Wednesday October 22, 2008, the TWC library will close at 6:00 p.m.

Even though there are no classes Thursday, October 23, the Library will be OPEN!!!!  Hours Thursday are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

We do get a break, too, though- we’ll be closed Friday, October 24 through Sunday, October 26.  We’ll reopen at 8:00 am on Monday, October 27. 

Have a great Fall Break.

Freshman Experience students got a whirlwind introduction to the academic library research process from Sarah Roy and Julie Adams in the Student Theater.  Students are now completing the above TWC 101 exercise which involves using the library website to locate books, articles, and web sites on a chosen research topic.

TWC students learn more about research in their English 102 classes and in other upper level classes in their majors.

We know how to party here at the library. All we need is an excuse. So when we realized that Ms Clariday has been here 25 years this month (yes, she started young), we knew we had to break out the punch bowl. Sure, we just filled it with ice for the lemonade, but there was cake!

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Wow! A number of our student assistants won awards today at Honors Day. We’re so proud! Just look at all these beautiful, smart people.

Autumn Lowry wins half of everything.

Jaymie Arden doesn’t do too bad either.

Jonathan Brock is a Who’s Who.

Former student assistants Jessica Whitted and Jennie Bloodsworth were also honored.

Tracy, who keeps us in line (or tries to) and clean, won the National/TWC Staff Award, because she’s just that awesome!

And last but not least, this year’s winner of the Harrison Hart Outstanding Library Assistant Award, Holly Knight! Congratulations to Holly and all our winners.