Trexler Library Scuttlebutt

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A Bi-Weekly Update
2/26/10

Trexler Library Staff at Second Harvest

Over winter break, Trexer Library staff headed out to Second Harvest, the mega-food bank of the Lehigh Valley, to lend a helping hand. They spent part of a morning bagging food for school kids from lower income families, part of a program called Backpack Buddies.

Pictured above: Kathy Lilley, Library Secretary, and Donna Whary, Government Documents Assistant, volunteer at Second Harvest.

NITLE News

NITLE Summit “Advancing towards Liberal Arts 3.0”: Early Registration, Call for Poster Proposals Close Friday, February 26
Early registration for the NITLE Summit closes this Friday, February 26. The Summit will bring leaders of liberal arts colleges together on March 25 – 26, in New Orleans. It will offer a venue for strategic-level exchange about the integration of inquiry, pedagogy, and technology at small, liberal arts colleges.

Leaders are invited to register and are also encouraged to submit proposals for the Summit’s poster session. The call for poster proposals also closes this Friday. The poster session provides a special opportunity to highlight campus accomplishments and projects and to gather valuable feedback from fellow leaders and peers within the liberal arts community.

NITLE Summit 2010: At a Glance

 

Infomaniac Tip
by Jen Jarson, Information Literacy and Assessment Librarian

Words, Words, Words

Looking for a good dictionary? Or just an unusual one? Check out these resources…

Authoritative Dictionaries Online
Trexler Library subscribes to Credo Reference, a collection of hundreds of online reference works, including general and subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, companions and more. Access via the Online Reference Shelf or the library catalog. Credo Reference features English language and bilingual dictionaries, including: Collins English Dictionary, Collins French Dictionary Plus, Collins German Dictionary, Collins Italian Dictionary, and Collins Spanish Dictionary. Search the library catalog by title (individual title or Credo Reference) to access these and other excellent sources.

Google as Dictionary
For quick definitions of unknown words and phrase, search define:word. For example, for definitions of the word schadenfreude, enter define:schadenfreude.

Pronunciation Guides
Don’t know how to pronounce a word? The following sources provide audio files of each word pronounced:

  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary allows you to listen to the pronunciation of any word. Just look up a word and click the speaker icon to hear it pronounced.
    Access: Part of the Credo Reference package, search the library catalog by title or browse through Credo Reference. The pronunciation feature is also available through the Merriam-Webster website.
  • Forvo features pronunciations of words in many languages by people around the world. Hear accents from around the world, as well as non-English words pronounced. You can even add your own pronunciation.

Visual Dictionaries

  • Merriam-Webster’s Visual Dictionary connects words to images. Over 6,000 images are organized in 15 themes, including: astronomy, earth, plants and gardening, animal kingdom, human being, clothing and articles, energy, society, and more.
  • VisuWords VisuWords is a graphical dictionary, visually displaying words in relation to other words and concepts.
  • The Visual Dictionary is a visual exploration of words in the real world. The dictionary catalogs user-submitted images of signage, graffiti, advertising, and more. Browse or submit your own.

Calendar of Events

2/26: Meditation Group. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM.)

SPRING BREAK HOURS

Friday, 3/5: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday, 3/6 – Sunday, 3/7: Closed
Monday, 3/8 – Friday, 3/12: 9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday, 3/13: Closed
Sunday, 3/14: 6:00PM – 1:00AM

3/15: Faculty Author Reception for Margo Thompson. (Trexler Library Fulford Room, 4:30PM-5:30PM.)

3/15: Display: “2010 Student Award Applicants from the Dean of Academic Life.” (Trexler Library Level A Big Bulletin Board.)

3/18: Allen High School AP English Research Day. (Trexler Library, 9:30AM-2:30PM.)

3/19: Allen High School AP English Research Day. (Trexler Library, 9:30AM-2:30PM.)

3/19: Meditation Group. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM.)

3/23: Faculty and Staff Favorite Book Series: Discussion led by Robin Riley-Casey. – “Push” by Sapphire. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Periodicals Reading Room, 4:30PM-5:30PM.)

3/26: Meditation Group. Open to the public. (Trexler Library Rare Books Room, 5:00PM-6:00PM.)