Bi-Weekly Update from the Library
9/26/08
Applying Fair Use in the College and University Setting
You won’t want to miss the live audio conference on copyright and fair use running in Seegers 113 from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Attorney and professor Laura (Lolly) Gasaway from the University of North Carolina will discuss best practices for using copyrighted materials in the classroom in light of recent legal and technological developments. For a complete description, click on the following link:https://www.higheredhero.com/audio/main.asp?G=2&E=1572&I=1.
Seating is limited. Email Terry Collings, collings@muhlenberg.edu to sign up now. The conference is being facilitated locally by Terry Collings (OIT) and Kelly Cannon (Library).
Classic Board Games Now Available on Library Terraces
Is the stress of the semester already getting to you? Come into the library to relieve some of that stress by playing some board games. Grab a couple of colleagues and indulge in a game of Apples to Apples. Challenge your department head to an intellectual game of Chess or Scrabble. All of the games are located on the library terraces and include: Boggle, Scrabble, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Apples to Apples, Chess, Backgammon, and Uno. There are more to come…
Infomaniac Tip of the Week
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Calendar of Events
9/28: Amze Emmons’ student art is now on display (Trexler Library Information Commons, rotating display through the semester).
9/28: Meditation Group (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM).
9/28: Poll Workers Sign Up Table (Front of Trexler Library, 7:00PM-10:00PM).
9/29: Poll Workers Sign Up Table (Front of Trexler Library, 7:00PM-10:00PM).
10/1: “National Coming Out Day” display (Trexler Library Level A, on display through October).
10/3: Zotero Workshop for faculty and staff (Trexler Library Computer Lab B-01, 10:00AM-11:00AM).
10/3: Meditation Group (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM)
10/6: Faculty/Author Reception for Larry Hass (Trexler Library Fulford Room, 4:00PM-5:30PM).
10/12: Jewish Literature Discussion Group. Discussion on “The Dybbuk and Other Writings” by S. Ansky. Discussion led by Hartley Lachter (Trexler Library Current Periodicals Section, 3:30PM-5:30PM).
