Archive for September, 2009
Celebrate Columbus Day by discovering Primary Sources! Liaison Librarians Jen Stevens and Melissa Johnson will conduct an hour-long session answering questions on primary sources such as:
• What are they?
• Where do you find them?
• How do you use them?
• What can you find at Mason, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, or beyond?
The session will be held in the Fenwick Library Instruction Room, A214, from 2:00 pm — 3:00 pm on Monday, October 12. No registration required. Questions? Contact jsteven7@gmu.edu or mjohnsh@gmu.edu
September 29th, 2009
iMasonLibraries is a popular venue for students and faculty to work with library reference staff. This semester, IM reference service hours have expanded — current hours are:
- Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
- Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
You can find iMasonLibraries at library.gmu.edu/ask and infoguides.gmu.edu as well as myMason. b r buddy! Use iMasonLibraries for research help with your projects, assignments and other resource needs.
September 28th, 2009
The Special Collection & Archives (SC&A) blog has a new name and location: vault217 can be found at vault217.gmu.edu. vault217 will continue to provide information about SC&A collections, projects, and services. All the old posts, including some classics such as “The Good Humor Man”, and “Richard Nixon’s Guide to Leisure”, are available at the new location. Please update your browser’s list of favorites with the new address — and check out what’s in vault217!
September 24th, 2009
ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 13 hours from 12:00 GMT Saturday, 19 September to 01:00 GMT Sunday, 20 September (08:00 EDT Saturday, September 19 to 21:00 EDT).
September 17th, 2009
George Mason University Libraries cordially invite you to attend a discussion on Abraham Lincoln by Susan Swain, broadcaster, and Richard Norton Smith, historian, on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 3:00 pm in the Johnson Center Cinema. This event is sponsored by the Libraries as part of the Fall for the Book festival.
September 11th, 2009
Mason Libraries is offering a variety of instructional workshops to students, faculty, staff on each Mason campus this Fall. Workshop topics include bibliographic management software, basic and advanced research, and other specialized topics. Faculty may also request a library instruction session geared to their specific courses. For more information, contact Educational Services, edserv@gmu.edu
September 9th, 2009
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