When teaching students about Internet research and how to think critically about sources that can be found freely online, we librarians may at times sound like broken records, giving repeated “warnings” followed by a list of tips on how to scrutinize and evaluate web content. Who wrote this piece? Is it credible? Why?Does it cite …
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Landscapes by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
On exhibit in the first floor of Van Wylen Library is a unique gift of Chinese landscapes by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. This edition of Chinese landscapes is a private personal edition published around 1962 and personally inscribed in 1976 to George Zuidema, who recently donated his edition to the library. It includes 24 landscape lithographs. …
Christmas Music
Looking for a way to stream ad-free Christmas music? Consider using the Naxos Music Library. This online music library allows users to stream music over the Internet from over 60,000 classical (and some popular) albums. While Naxos allows you to listen to individual songs or entire albums, you can also create a playlist to listen …
Pizza at the Cup and Chaucer
Think you’ll need a study break during finals week? From Dec. 11 to Dec. 14 in the evening, the Cup and Chaucer will sell 12″ thin crust one topping pizzas for $7.00. You can add additional toppings for 50 cents each. Available toppings are extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage, ham, pineapple, red pepper, green pepper, onion, …
Finals Week Hours
The library will have extended hours during exam week that are as follows: Friday, Dec. 9: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11: 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Monday, Dec. 12: 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 13: 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Wednesday, Dec. …
Ellison Die Cuts
Looking for some visual effects for your posters or just a fun study break? In addition to pop-up books and teaching materials, the curriculum library on the second floor of Van Wylen is also home to two Ellison die cut machines. Ellison die cut machines use dies to punch shapes, letters, numbers, and nearly anything …
Ambrose Video Trial
Ambrose Video has over 1200 streaming educational videos in their archives, and, for the next month, Van Wylen library users have access to three complete Ambrose collections. During this trial period, you can stream all 37 of the BBC productions of Shakespeare’s plays, six hour-long episodes tracing the history of Christianity from its beginnings to …
Community Action House Drive
Van Wylen will once again be holding a collecting drive to benefit the Community Action House from November 22nd until finals week. The Community Action House provides a variety of social services to those in need in the greater Holland area. This year, the Community Action House hopes to collect 150,000 pounds of food, …
Thanksgiving Hours at the Library
Van Wylen will have reduced hours over Thanksgiving weekend that are as follows: Wednesday, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24: Closed Friday, Nov. 25: Closed Saturday, Nov. 26: Closed Sunday, Nov. 27: 12 p.m. – midnight — Bethany Stripp, Library Student Blogger
Monday Noon: IP Address Change
From Noon to one on Monday, November 21st, HopeCAT and access to databases through the proxy server may be unavailable due to the IP address change. Access to databases through the A – Z list (on campus only) will still be available.