The open access movement saw major developments in the past two weeks. Last Friday, the Obama Administration mandated that federal agencies develop open-access policies in the next six months. Just a week earlier, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), a bi-partisan effort to increase access to federally funded research information, was …
Monthly Archives: February 2013
New Journals Added to Library’s Collection
Van Wylen Library is constantly adding new journals to their collection. In 2013 alone, the library has added or will add over 300 new titles. Many factors go into the purchase of new journals for the library’s collection. “The library tries to support new endeavors or programs with the purchase of new journal titles,” said …
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Altered Book Art Exhibit on Display
Altered Book Art projects are currently on display on the first floor of Van Wylen Library until March 15. The exhibit features the work of Stephanie Milanowski’s Design II students. For this project, students must take old books and use them to make a variety of sculptures. Many look like books; however, some take on …
Happy Birthday Phonograph!
Image courtesy loc.gov On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison officially patented the phonograph, thereby changing the music listening habits of people everywhere. The first notes that rang out from the bell? Mary Had a Little Lamb! Edison came upon the phonograph while working on improvements to the telegraph and telephone. The machine was marketed first as …
Breaking Chains: Human Trafficking Awareness Week
Hope’s Women’s Studies Program, along with other departments and organizations across campus, is sponsoring a week (February 15-22) of special events and lectures to raise awareness about human trafficking across the globe. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry, with an estimated 27 million people held in bondage right now according to modern-day abolitionist …
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Winter Break Hours
Van Wylen Library will be observing the following hours during Winter Break: Friday, February 8: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 9: Closed Sunday, February 10: Closed Monday, February 11: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 12: 8 a.m. to midnight We wish you a safe and relaxing break from classes! –Madalyn Muncy, Library …
VWS: Shane Book and Mat Johnson
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series welcomes poet Shane Book and novelist Mat Johnson on Thursday, February 7 at 7 pm in the Knickerbocker Theater. Shane Book “Ceiling of Sticks,” Book’s first collection of poems, focuses on the effect of global politics on the individual. He takes readers to places like Uganda, Ghana, Mali, Trinidad, …