The library has a large collection of materials related to this year’s CIS theme, Islam. All of the libraries printed materials can be found on the shelves behind the Research Help desk. This includes books and multimedia resources such as videos. In addition to the information physically available in the library, Todd Wiebe has also …
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Browsing Journals
Need a study break? Van Wylen Library has over 400 periodicals in its browsing collection on nearly any topic you can think of. While you may be familiar with popular magazines in the collection such as People or Rolling Stone, consider these other magazines the next time you’re looking for something other than textbooks to …
Richard J. Mezeske Pop Up Book Collection
The former home of the puppets in the curriculum library on the second floor has new inhabitants: a collection of pop up books donated to the library by retired education professor, Dr. Richard Mezeske.T Mezeske began collecting pop up books over thirty years ago when his children were young. While he worked towards his master’s …
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LearningExpress Library
Just because you’ve entered college doesn’t mean you’ve left the world of standardized testing behind. Acronyms like MCAT, LSAT and GRE are just a few of the ones you could encounter if you plan on continuing your education to the graduate level. Fortunately, the library is able to provide you with preparation and practice resources …
Koran Display
The display case near the computers on the first floor of the library currently houses a first-edition copy of George Sale’s The Koran; commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed. This text is a full-length English version of the Koran, the sacred text of Islam.Sale published the first edition of this text in 1734. According to …
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Exploring Madonna’s rise to fame? Curious about the Coon Creek Girls? If you’re looking a place to start your research on popular music from the past century, the library has a new resource that will assist you. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is an electronic encyclopedia with 30,000 entries on a variety of musical topics. …