Do you need to fulfill cultural activity credits for a foreign language class? Consider checking out a foreign language film from Van Wylen. An advanced search in HopeCat can help guide you. Let’s say you are interested in watching a film in German. In order to search the entire video collection, put an asterisk in …
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Off-Campus Access
The end of the semester is fast approaching, which means deadlines for research projects are also coming near. Thinking of getting a head start over Thanksgiving break? There are two ways to access the library’s databases and journals when you’re not on campus. Visiting the off-campus database list gives you “off-campus friendly” links to use. …
Information on Government Websites
When looking for resources on the web, one group of high quality and authoritative sources are publications from the United States Government. Websites managed by the United States government have a wealth of information you may not stumble across at Van Wylen, since we are not a federal depository. Government websites have a wide variety …
Mobile Friendly Resources
Imagine this: you’re meeting with a professor to talk about a research paper, and they mention a book that would be relevant to your topic. You would like to see if the library owns this title, but you aren’t near a computer. What can you do? Van Wylen Library is currently working on a mobile …
Great Performance Series: Turtle Island Quartet
On November 12, the Turtle Island Quartet will perform in Dimnent Memorial Chapel at 7:30 p.m. as part of this year’s Great Performance Series. This two-time Grammy Award winning ensemble last came to Hope in 1992 and will be performing here again as part of their 25th anniversary season. The Turtle Island Quartet has been …
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Visiting Writers Series: David Shields
Writer David Shields will give the last reading of this semester’s Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre. Shields has authored 10 books, including New York Times bestseller The Thing About Life Is That One Day You’ll Be Dead and the February 2010 release Reality Hunger: A …
Library Book Sale
This semester’s library book sale begins on November 1 and last through November 8. Various items will be for sale, including books, videos, CDs, and LP records. CDs, hardback books, and videos are $1.00, paperback books are $.50, and records are $.25 The book sale will be held on the first floor of the library …