Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Hope College student, Allyson Hoffman. You may reach her at digitalholland@hope.edu. Start your experience with Digital Holland today. Imagine yourself on a scavenger hunt, but the list of items to gather has been sliced and scattered around a city. By the time you gather the pieces of the list, you’ve …
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Welcome, Chris McKinnon!
Van Wylen Library would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Evening Circulation Supervisor, Chris McKinnon. Chris comes to us from the Kent District Library, where he was a circulation assistant. In addition to his duties as a Circulation Supervisor, Chris is the go-to person during the evening hours at the library. When …
1Search Gets a New Look
You may have noticed a slight change in the way search results are displayed in 1Search, Van Wylen Library’s 1-stop search stop. This 2.0-upgraded version is designed with the user in mind, making searches easier and more intuitive. Like before, the facets on the left allow you to refine your results by content type, discipline, …
Library Holiday Hours
The library will be closed on Friday, July 4. We will reopen at 8 AM on Monday, July 7. Happy Independence Day!
Image Collections @ Hope College Available via 1Search
Hope College digital image collections are now accessible through 1Search. Keywords can be used to find your topic related to Hope College history. You can choose “Image Collections @ Hope College” under the “Library Location” facet to limit your results to only the images from our digital repository. Here’s an example of a search using the Myron Van Ark …
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Library Services and Hours for Summer
May Term has begun, and so have our summer hours at the library. We are open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. All regular library services are available. Questions? Drop us a line at our Ask a Librarian page and someone will respond as quickly as possible. If you’re studying abroad this …
Exam Week Hours at the Library
Friday, April 25 8am – 6pm Saturday, April 26 10am – midnight Sunday, April 27 10am – 2am Monday, April 28 8am – 2am Tuesday, April 29 8am – 2am Wednesday, April 30 8am – 2am Thursday, May 1 8am – midnight Friday, May 2 8am – 5pm Saturday, May 3 Closed Sunday, May 4 …
Knowledge Unlatched
Van Wylen Library is participating in a pilot collection called Knowledge Unlatched. What is KU? Essentially, it creates sustainable, open access to scholarly books with long-term savings for institutions by sharing the costs. Each institution that has pledged their support has acknowledged the need for new publishing models that give broader access to information while keeping …
Attention First-year students and Seniors!
If you’re a first-year student or a senior, we need your help! The 2014 HEDS Research Methods Survey is currently underway and we need you to participate. This survey will help to improve research methods, help us assist you more effectively, and will update FYS functions. The survey is open March 20-April 24 and only takes …
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And the winner is…
Congratulations to Hailey Perecki for her winning piece, entitled “The Flickering Torch Mystery,” one of many entered into the Altered Book Art Contest at Van Wylen Library. Students in Stephanie Milanowski’s class had their altered books on display at the library on the first floor for several weeks in March. If you missed it this …