FREE New York Times Subscription Compliments of the Library!

STUDENTS, faculty and staff: We have fantastic news! You no longer need to deal with Facebook commenters or figure out how to view more than your allotted amount of monthly free articles when all you want is the (real) news.  With your .edu email address you can sign up for complimentary access to  The New York …

Come Research With Us!

Do you remember a Research and Instruction Librarian coming in to your English 113 or FYS class?  Or maybe it was Chemistry or Political Science.  Your interactions don’t have to end in the classroom.  Our R&I Librarians are available right here in the library in a variety of ways. You can schedule an appointment individually …

3 Great Library Research Tools You Need to Add to your Toolbox

Doing great library research is a journey, with many wrong turns and some truly great eureka moments. Following are 3 great library research tools that can make your research journey less tedious, quicker, easier to track, and maybe even a little fun: Zotero An open-source citation management system, this is a tool to never leave …

New Database: JSTOR Life Sciences

To better support Hope College’s science programs, librarians at Van Wylen Library are excited to announce that Hope students, faculty, and staff now have access to the journal archives of more than 280 titles in the life sciences through the JSTOR Life Sciences Collection.   Notable titles include:               …

Keeping Up With Journal Literature

Keeping up with the journal literature in your field just got a whole lot easier. Van Wylen now offers two solutions for staying current. JournalTOCS is a current awareness service that enables users to create personalized lists of journals to view their latest tables of contents. By signing up for an account with your 1Hope email address, …

Happy 12th Birthday, MeLCat!

The first MeLCat request was placed twelve years ago today.  If you haven’t used MeLCat yet you are missing out!  425 libraries ranging from small public to huge research libraries lend books, CDs and DVDs that we don’t own here at Van Wylen.   You can get a book you need for research or a …

Library Christmas Break hours

Friday, December 16 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, December 19 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 20 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 21 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, December 22 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, December 23-Monday, January 2 Closed Tuesday, January 3 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, …

Library Exam Week Hours

EXAM WEEK (DECEMBER 9–18) Friday, December 9 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, December 10 10 a.m. – midnight Sunday, December 11 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. Monday, December 12 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Tuesday, December 13 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Wednesday, December 14 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Thursday, December 15 8 …

GoinGlobal- a Great Career Resource

Sponsored jointly by Career Services, International Education, and Van Wylen Library, GoinGlobal provides students and faculty access to career resources arranged in five categories: Career Guides (search by country or global/U.S. City to access job search resources, hiring trends, industry overviews, professional and social networking groups, work permit and visa regulations, financial considerations, resume/cv guidelines, …