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Sometimes our books are the history

Yesterday, I taught a class for students who need to find articles about American Indians published between 1800-1925. Cool fact, we actually have, on the shelf on Hale's 4th floor, bound issues of magazines published during those dates. Naturally, I... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2012 at Talking in the Library

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In Hale? Take a minute to tell us what you think!

We need to hear from you! A Task Force has been working since fall to review and redesign Hale's Library Help service points -- both the Library Help desk and the Ask a Librarian podium and table. So that we... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2012 at Talking in the Library

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What's the word from RefWorks?

While we've been moving one million volumes here in Hale Library, RefWorks, my favorite citation management system, has been housecleaning and renovating. And they still have a few projects in the pipeline. Shifting away from GroupCodes. Remember how you needed... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at Talking in the Library

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Even Interlibrary Loan has to take a holiday. You can, too! They'll be back January 3rd.

Heads up hard core researchers: Interlibrary Loan will be closed from December 24, 2011 - January 2, 2012. Wondering why your favorite service isn't open for a week? Sadly, as much as they deserve it, our Interlibrary Loan staff will... Continue reading

Posted Dec 22, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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What holiday tune are you humming?

Somewhere in K-State Libraries we have a very special Content Development Librarian, Tim, who spends 11 months of the year quietly building our collections and listening to whatever music his officemate plays. During the 12th month of the year he... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Quiet or Group? Getting into the Zone in Hale

As we bump into the end of the last week of classes, Hale Library has already hosted all-nighters, including a few students who made their own blanket fort (a la Community?) while completing some end of semester projects. (And let... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Short Cuts: Public Speaking Review and Hammer Time is Sublime!

Public Speaking Library Days will forever be branded in my brain as Hammer Time. I understand that amuses only me. But, you know what, MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This makes me so happy, I'm going to play it for... Continue reading

Posted Nov 15, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Another year, another MacArthur snub

This will doubtless not surprise anyone, but once again the list of MacArthur Geniuses was released WITHOUT my name on it. I'll give you a moment to absorb that. It took me a few days, but I'm sure you'll get... Continue reading

Posted Sep 22, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Do I need a library card?

All K-State students, faculty, and staff automatically have a library card that you can use in any library at K-State--your K-State ID! Yes, the same handy bit of plastic that will let you pay for a coffee in the Union,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Introducing RefWorks 2.0

RefWorks users may notice something a little different when logging into RefWorks starting today. The colors are bright and shiny. Buttons and links are slightly reorganized. You can see your folder listed at the right side of the screen (and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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How much would researchers pay for scholarly database access?

In the July 26th Chronicle of Higher Education, the ProfHacker column asks independent researchers how much they would pay for access to scholarly databases (off-campus K-Staters, try this link). That made us wonder, too. What dollar value do researchers place... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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We need your help setting the mood: What's your favorite quote about quiet?

We are transforming Hale's entire 3rd floor to a quiet study space for the fall semester and we'd love your help setting the mood. What are your favorite quotes about quiet, contemplation, reflection, etc... anything that sets the stage for... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Looking for the hottest place to study on campus? Try Hale's Great Room

You may have noticed that it's hot in Hale. Well, technically, it's hot in Historic Farrell Library, the part of the building that is home to favorite study spaces like the Great Room and 117. We also have some folks,... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Quiet Zones: A time of great study calls for great courtesy

Into each semester comes a time of great study. That time is upon us now. If you haven't stopped by Hale yet, you should know that everyone is hunting down a corner so they can study for Finals. Based on... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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My library bucket list

As you may have heard, it's National Library Week. National Library Week means I get to talk about libraries all the time. In fact, since it's National Library Week, I kind of have to talk about libraries all of the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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One day I walked into a library

...with my kindergarten class. We walked all the way over from our school dressed in our hip, 70's duds. The library was huuuuuuge, two stories high at least, and we had to walk up stairs to get to the children's... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Hale quiet study temporarily relocated to 1st floor

I have an earworm. Every time I walk through 1st floor, the song "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday gets stuck in my head, "Hush, keep it down now, voices carry." Whilst* distracting to others when I start humming, this particular... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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Flying the nerd flag high on Friday

It's almost the weekend, what are your plans? I know what mine are.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2011 at Talking in the Library

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This one goes out to all of our student employees (guys, too!). We couldn't do it without you, navigating the media, using encyclopedias, and always rocking the stacks. Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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Researching Fun-Karts, hydraulic cement, or detection of deception? Get your favorite ASTM standard online now!

Whether you are searching in our catalog, or going directly to the ASTM Standards and Digital Engineering Database, you have access to the complete set of ASTM standards, as soon as they are in effect. According to Alice Trussell, our... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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What's better than 100,000,000 guinea pigs?

200,000,000 guinea pigs, of course. Well, unless you are the guinea pig, which is what these books seem to be implying. What's even more interesting? We have four (yes, I counted, four!) editions of 100,000,000 guinea pigs: 1932,1933,1935, and 1937.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 25, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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Some little girls dream of being Miss America. I want to be a MacArthur Genius.

The 2010 MacArthur Geniuses have been announced! Looking for your name? Yeah, I'm not on the list either. Oh well, the Nobel prizes are announced in October, so maybe it will be a good year for me yet. My crushing,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 29, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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Need hot steel mind lightning? Try LibX.

Today's researchers need a little hot steel mind lightning*. In fact, if you insert "hot steel mind lightning" for "research" in the sentence, "I need to go to the library and get some research," college life becomes exponentially more interesting.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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Find your quiet place

Recently, I've had two conversations about studying with two students. One student needs background noise, like the t.v., in order to concentrate while studying. One of my GPS mentees, however, perfers quiet. My answer for study space for both? Hale... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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InfoOasis rained out, but you can always Ask a Librarian

Sodden maps lose their usefulness, even when wielded by super helpful library staff, so we've retreated inside from the rain. Still have questions of directional and other sorts? Ask a Librarian! You don't even have to come inside, just program... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2010 at Talking in the Library

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