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Mason Libraries welcome these new colleagues:
- Alyce Hamilton, part-time Administrative Assistant, Library Administration, Fenwick
- Leah Donnelly, Research Services Coordinator, Special Collections & Archives, Fenwick
- Dorothee Schubel, JCL Cataloger, Technical Services, Fenwick
- Michele Lecuyer, part-time Assistant, Copyright Resouces Office, Johnson Center
October 27th, 2009
On March 24-25, 2009, George Mason University is holding the conference “1989: Looking Back, Looking Forward” featuring Mikhail Gorbachev as the keynote speaker. Gorbachev will also participate in a round table discussion with Lee Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and former FBI Director William Webster. In support of this conference, Special Collections & Archives is hosting a loaned collection of poster art pertaining to the Berlin Wall. Photographs of several of the posters are available for viewing via SC&A’s Facebook page. Some of the posters contain photographic images from the Wall, while others show graphic arts related to, and actual paintings from, the Wall. These items are from the private collection of Thomas Hill.
March 25th, 2009
Tempus fugit! Learn about library research and resources..we’re at your fingertips.
Arlington Campus Library
- Research Strategies for ICAR Grad Students: general overview on how to navigate the library to find pertinent information in their field of study. Identify and locate print and electronic resources specifically for conflict resolution and analysis research, and develop search strategies using relevant databases. March 18, 2009 / 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM / Arlington Original 101-K / Register here
- Research Strategies for Public Policy Grad Students: general overview on how to navigate the library to find pertinent information in their field of study. Identify and locate print and electronic resources specifically for conflict resolution and analysis research, and develop search strategies using relevant databases. March 19, 2009 / 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM / Arlington Original 101-K / Register here
- Zotero 101: Zotero is a Firefox browser based utility that makes capturing bibliographic content from around the Web a snap! Learn how to install and manipulate your own Zotero library. March 20, 2009 / 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM / Arlington Original 101-K or 242 / Register here
Fenwick Library
- CiteSeeing@Fenwick: in less than an hour, you will learn how to: develop basic research strategies; use online catalogs & databases; idenfity scholarly or popular resources; cite it right…and more! Dates & times: March 16, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 17, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 18, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM / March 19, 2009 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, or 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM. / Sessions start in Fenwick Library Lobby / Register here
- GIS@Fenwick: 90-minute workshop provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and discusses the GIS services and resources that are available at Mason. Topics include: What is GIS? Why is GIS useful? Examples of GIS applications at Mason and government agencies; GIS data structure. Session includes a GIS demonstration and hands-on exercises using ArcView 9.0. Workshops are held in GIS Room, Fenwick Library, First Floor, Wing C / Dates & times: March 18, 2009 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM / March 20, 2009 10:30 AM – Noon / Register here
Johnson Center Library
- Introduction to Library Research: Not sure how to find and use library information resources? This class will acquaint you with the basic elements of the research process and introduce you to the George Mason University Libraries system. Johnson Center Library Room 228/ March 18, 2009 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM / Register here
March 16th, 2009
Stop in and watch history…television coverage of the Inauguration is being provided today in the Fenwick Library lobby as well as the Fenwick Library Conference Room until 2:00 pm.
January 20th, 2009
Welcome to the Libraries and to Mason!
- Elena Landry, Global Programs/Foreign Languages Liaison Librarian, Fenwick Library
- Brian Brodeur, Educational Services Assistant, Johnson Center Library
- Laura Jenemann, Film Studies/Media Services Librarian, Johnson Center Library
September 25th, 2008
University Libraries welcomes Ian Fairclough, Catalog/Metadata Librarian, Cataloging & Metadata Services (Fenwick Library). Two current library staff members have new positions in the library system: Mai Ngo, E-resource Access Coordinator (Fenwick Library), and Everett Seamans, Evening Circulation Supervisor/Reference Assistant/Stacks Manager (Mercer Library/Prince William).
September 12th, 2008
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