Don't miss these exhibits
in February and March
In celebration of Black History Month, Perry Library presents "The
Life of the Attucks Theater: From the Center of Culture to a Cultural
Center. " The exhibit, held in the library lobby, features
large photographs of the theater and celebrities who performed there,
as well as playbills and other materials on loan from the Crispus
Attucks Cultural Center. The Center's home page is at http://sites.
communitylink.org/attucks/index.html.
In
March, an additional exhibit will be mounted, honoring Women's History
Month. "Norfolk Women Working for Justice" will focus
on materials from the Perry Library's Special Collections and encourages
scholars to explore the collections for possible research projects.
An accom-panying Web page is located at: http://www.lib.odu.edu
/aboutlib/events/norfolkwomenjustice.htm.
Graduate-level workshops
offered
On
Saturday mornings from 9:30 until 11:30, reference librarians will
offer research
workshops designed specifically for graduate students. On February
24, Nancy Schafer will offer the first workshop. To register or
for more information, write to her at nschafer@odu.edu. The second
workshop will be held on March 3, conducted by Renee Davis. For
more information or to register, write to her at rdavis@odu.edu.
Both workshops will be held in room 163 of Perry Library.
Remember The American
Memory
Black
History Month is a perfect time to get acquainted with this Library
of Congress site devoted to primary source and archival materials
relating to American culture and history. Located at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
amhome.html, the site offers the complete text of documents
in The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909, African
American Odyssey, and several other relevant collections.
For Women's History Month,
you might try searching for "women" across all the collections.
You will find some 500 documents, among them, a 1917 film of women
suffragettes visiting Teddy Roosevelt, lyrics to songs about women,
and a collection of 19th Century books, including Common Sense in
the Household; a Manual of Practical Housewifery.
From
our home page at http://www.lib.odu.edu,
you may click on Information Resources and type American Memory
in the search box for easy access to these fascinating collections.
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Free book appraisals!
Need an old, rare or collectible book appraised for free? You won't
want to miss the February 10 taping of the public radio show, The
Book Guys, 2:00 until 4:00PM, in the Mills Godwin Auditorium. Friends
of the Library members will enjoy a reception afterwards. For more
information, call 683-4141.
Term Paper Triage in
April
Know
any desperate Old Dominion students? Let them know that they are
invited to drop in for research paper help on Monday, April 9, from
1:00PM until 4:00 PM, in room 163 of Perry Library. Both Library
and Writing Center professionals will be on hand to offer some extended
personal assistance. We'll help students find articles, search the
Internet, cite resources, and use correct grammar and style. No
registration is necessary, but for more information, call 683-4178
and ask to speak with a reference librarian.
Try this one!
The
One Look Dictionaries Web site allows you to search simultaneously
over 580 general and specialized online dictionaries. Translations
or definitions in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Turkish, Yiddish and other languages are available from the site
at http://www.onelook.com/.
This resource and other dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference
works are conveniently linked from the Old Dominion Libraries Web
page at http://www.lib.odu.edu.
Just click on Information Resources, then on General Reference.
Faculty, staff and grad
students invited to workshops
To
find out about upcoming workshops, be sure to check http://www.lib.odu.edu/
research/
facgta.shtml. Included in the spring line-up are workshops on
finding and using data (February 26) and image scanning techniques
(April 20).
Distance Learning Corner
Need a book, article, report or dissertation? You can request the
item electronically through the Interlibrary Loan Services office
at http://iii.lib.odu.edu/screens/
illforms.html. Alternatively, from the library home page at
http://www.lib.odu.edu, click
on Library Services to get to the page. This is generally a free
service. Have questions? Email ldodson@odu.edu, or call the office
at 757-683-4167 or 4170. For toll-free access, call the Office of
Distance Learning's 800 number and ask to be transferred to 4167
or 4170.
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