2nd Floor Services at Van Wylen

The Media Services Desk provides the necessities for basic schoolwork throughout the year.  It serves as the circulation desk on the 2nd floor & a satellite Copy Works! location. Here are some of the available tools at the Media Desk: Available for Checkout: •Books & Videos •Laptop Computers – 3 hours •Digital Still & Video Cameras – 3 …

Polar Bear Oral History Interviews

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said: To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing …

Ask a Librarian at Van Wylen

It is almost like having your own personal librarian, living right inside your computer! Hope College’s library website offers many fact-finding resources, but did you know that there is a Live Chat option, which allows you to contact someone who is ready to help you with any research questions you may have? Using the “Ask …

Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion

Van Wylen Library offers a wide collection of resources that highlight many different subjects. Recently, new resources in religious studies have become available. The Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion, available from Credo Reference, give multiple options to find information on these subjects. These volumes can be accessed by any student, faculty, or staff with …

Database Trials

New resources have been posted to the Van Wylen Library Database Trials page. Some databases may not be available off-campus. Try your hand at the following: Vogue Archives (expires October 31, 2013)-This database includes all issues of Vogue from 1892 to the present. Routledge Performance Archives (expires October 31, 2013)-Routledge performance Archive is a practitioner-focused …

Celebrate Open Access Week

International Open Access Week is in full swing with several universities, colleges, and other institutions combining their efforts to introduce and celebrate open access efforts throughout the world. Open Access (OA) is the freely available, electronic access to scholarly research with the intention of use and re-use. An OA journal attracts more readers, citations, and …

Myron Van Ark Postcard Collection

The Myron Van Ark Postcard Collection was recently posted on the imagecollections @ Hope College, the archival image repository which features rare and historic materials from the Hope College Libraries and Archives. This collection is a representation of the area of Holland in the form of postcards. Hundreds of these images were collected by Myron …

2008 Milestone Available Online

Hope College’s yearbook, Milestone, is now available in Digital Commons, Hope’s institutional repository, for the year 2008. Milestone is an annual publication of Hope College. The first yearbook was published in 1905 as a single edition and was titled The Hope College Annual. The yearbooks became an annual publication in 1916, which was also when …

Fall Break Hours

Hours for the Library during Fall Break will be: Van WylenFriday, October 11    8am – 5pm        Saturday, October 12    Closed                Sunday, October 13    Closed                Monday, October 14    9am – 5pm            Tuesday, October 15    8am – Midnight            Wednesday, October 16    8am – Midnight        Cup & …

Armenian Gospel – Part I

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series about a book found within Van Wylen Library’s rare book collection written by Humanities Librarian, Patrick Morgan. Part II is available here. So, for the past few weeks I have been nursing a mild obsession (yes, these exist ) with a book we  recently rediscovered among …