Cup & Chaucer, the library’s own coffee spot, has had a makeover during spring break! The area has gotten a face-lift, with rearranged seating areas, comfy pillows, new art and more greenery, all with the hopes of making it a better place to hang out and study. Check out a virtual tour here. In addition …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
New Communication Database
One of the newest databases added to Van Wylen’s collection is Communications & Mass Media Complete. This database covers nearly 700 titles, has full-text availability for over 380 journals and substantially increases our resources for communications research. Though the content is geared towards communication students, students in other fields may also find this database relevant …
Collection Highlights: New Browsing Books
Looking for something to do over spring break? Check out some of these newest additions to the browsing collection for a fun way to spend your free time: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage is Elizabeth Gilbert’s follow-up memoir to her first release, Eat, Pray, Love and is a New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction …
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Meet the Library: Technical Services and Systems
If you have ever used any resource provided by Van Wylen library, whether print or electronic, you owe your access to that resource to Technical Services and Systems. This department of the library, housed on the first floor, has two functions. The technical services aspect is responsible for ordering, cataloging, and processing new materials in …
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Ethnic NewsWatch Database
Looking for a different perspective in your research? Ethnic NewsWatch could be the perfect database for you. This full-text database is made up of over 300 ethnic, minority, and native publications such as The Arab-American News, the Native American Times, and La Opinión. These and the many other titles you can access at Ethnic NewsWatch …
Student Faces of the Library
Student library workers are an important part of Van Wylen. Almost a hundred students support various aspects of library operations every semester. Here are four of the many students who help make the library a useful place to study and research: Circulation Desk Maria E. (’10) has worked in the library since her freshman year. …
Visiting Writers Series: Terrance Hayes
The second Visiting Writers Series event of 2010 will take place Tuesday, March 9, when poet Terrance Hayes comes to Hope College. Hayes is a professor of creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University and currently has three published collections of his poems. His most recent collection, Wind in Box, was chosen by Publishers Weekly as …
Collection Highlights: Oscar Winners
The 82nd annual Academy Awards will take place this Sunday in California. Even though Hope College may be far from the handing out of the golden statuettes, Van Wylen has many Oscar winning movies in its collection to help you get in the spirit of the awards. In the videorecording section on the second floor, …
A.J. Muste Alcove
A.J. Muste, a prominent pacifist and labor activist, is one of Hope College’s most famous graduates. Muste was born in Zierkzee, the Netherlands in 1885 but moved to Grand Rapids with his family in 1891. He enrolled in the Hope Preparatory School in 1898 and entered Hope College in 1902, where he was a captain …