J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library Blogs » Library NewsBlog http://blogs.mtu.edu/library What's new, what's hot in the library Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:58:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Check Out Our New Exhibit! http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/12/check-out-our-new-exhibit/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/12/check-out-our-new-exhibit/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:58:30 +0000 sbrodeur http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1089 The Graduate Research Colloquium Poster & Presentation Competition is a unique opportunity for grad students to share their research with the university community and to gain experience in presenting research to colleagues. This is sponsored by the Graduate Student Government.

Stop by the first floor exhibit space to enjoy posters from some of the winners!

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Information Technology plans to upgrade Zimbra, the online room reservation software, this summer.  It is our hope that most, if not all, of the kinks will be worked out when students return in the fall.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the circulation department, please contact Carol Makkonen at makkonen@mtu.edu.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/09/customer-satisfaction-survey-results/feed/ Spring Break Hours http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/02/spring-break-hours/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/02/spring-break-hours/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:50:11 +0000 eseidel http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1078 The Library is open during Spring Break on Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. We are closed both weekends, March 6-7, and March 13-14.  The Reading Room is open during Library hours, but closed after hours.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/03/02/spring-break-hours/feed/ EngNetBase now CRCnetBASE http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/19/engnetbase-now-crcnetbase/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/19/engnetbase-now-crcnetbase/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:06:20 +0000 eseidel http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1062 The newly released CRCnetBASE continues to offer the same full-text versions of CRC Press handbooks found in EngNetBase.

Need help getting started? Visit the Getting Started page to view tutorials on browsing, searching, viewing full-text,  and  setting up personal accounts.

Looking for full-text books and chapters? Be sure to check the “Search Full Access Content Only” box. Look for green check marks in results lists.

Known problem: The new site did not properly link catalog records to the new platform.  When in you find a CRC Press title with a link in Voyager,  please switch to CRCnetBASE to locate the content. We will reload all CRC catalog records as quickly as possible.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/19/engnetbase-now-crcnetbase/feed/ Career Fair Comes to the JRVP and Opie Library http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/career-fair-comes-to-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/career-fair-comes-to-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:51 +0000 sbrodeur http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1056 The 2010 Spring Career Fair will be holding interviews in the library group study rooms on Wednesday, February 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Please visit www.career.mtu.edu for more information.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/career-fair-comes-to-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/feed/ The Geological Society of London makes papers on Caribbean geology available http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/the-geological-society-of-london-makes-papers-on-caribbean-geology-available/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/the-geological-society-of-london-makes-papers-on-caribbean-geology-available/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:38:52 +0000 Mies Martin http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1045 Following last month’s earthquake in Haiti The Geological Society of London is pleased to make available papers on Carbbean geology.  All papers are hosted on the Lyell Collection and will remain open access until the end of March 2010.  For more information please follow http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/publications/lyellcollection/page7188.html

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/15/the-geological-society-of-london-makes-papers-on-caribbean-geology-available/feed/ The Latest News Regarding the New IEEE Xplore® Digital Library http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/12/the-latest-news-regarding-the-new-ieee-xplore%c2%ae-digital-library/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/12/the-latest-news-regarding-the-new-ieee-xplore%c2%ae-digital-library/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:03:51 +0000 abinonie http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1042 IEEE has announced that its newly enhanced and upgraded edition of IEEE Xplore digital library will be launched on February 13, 2010. IEEE Xplore’s more robust search engine, sophisticated facets and customizable features will offer researchers a powerful vehicle to perform refined searches of IEEE’s more than 2 million full-text technical documents. Karen Hawkins, IEEE Director of Product Management, said, “This major upgrade marks a milestone in the evolution of the IEEE Xplore digital library, enabling our customers to truly discover an altogether smarter research experience.”

Access IEEE Xplore via the Library’s Databases page:  http://www.lib.mtu.edu/eresources/eressearch/eressearch.aspx.  Off Campus access available.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/12/the-latest-news-regarding-the-new-ieee-xplore%c2%ae-digital-library/feed/ Archives Premieres New Exhibit: “A Sense of Place” http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/03/archives-premieres-new-exhibit-a-sense-of-place/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/03/archives-premieres-new-exhibit-a-sense-of-place/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:57:39 +0000 jblair http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1038 The Michigan Tech Archives announces the opening of a new exhibit highlighting images from archival collections. “A Sense of Place,” is a photographic essay of the Michigan Tech campus, community life, and of the Copper Country. Historic images selected from the Archives’ collections create a story of the Keweenaw and its people from the earliest days of European settlement to the present. The photos are grouped into four themes: early life on the Keweenaw Peninsula; copper miners and the mines in which they labored; the changing face of the Michigan Tech campus; and the communities that are home to long-time residents and thousands of students through the years. The story told is one that gives the viewer a sense of the special character of the Copper Country, a place that so many people are proud to claim a connection to, no matter where they may live.

Funded in part by the Friends of the Van Pelt Library, the new exhibit was conceived as a tribute to Jonathon DeCleene, a student assistant in the Archives for many years. Although Jonathan’s life ended at a young age, it was his zest for life and adopted love of the Copper Country which shaped the themes of this exhibit. Additional financial support for the exhibit came from Jonathan’s family, Gloria Kennedy and Valerie DeCleene, and members of the Archives staff.

The exhibit is a permanent installation in the halls of the Library’s Garden Level, outside the Michigan Tech Archives’ reading room and can be viewed at any time during the Library’s open hours. Images were selected by the staff of the Michigan Tech Archives, caption text was written by Julia Blair, and graphic design for the exhibit was completed by Mike Stockwell of Cranking Graphics.

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]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/02/02/website-maintenance-early-thursday-morning/feed/ Winter Carnival Hours http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/29/winter-carnival-hours/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/29/winter-carnival-hours/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:47 +0000 sbrodeur http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/29/winter-carnival-hours/ The library will close as 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3rd. The Reading Room will also close at that time.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/29/winter-carnival-hours/feed/ Book Sale and Free Hot Cocoa & Cookies FVPL http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/27/book-sale-and-free-hot-cocoa-cookies-fvpl/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/27/book-sale-and-free-hot-cocoa-cookies-fvpl/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:20:20 +0000 sbrodeur http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/27/book-sale-and-free-hot-cocoa-cookies-fvpl/ The Friends of the Van Pelt Library will be holding a Winter Carnival Sale in the Van Pelt and Opie Library lobby on Saturday, February 6th, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Friends will be offering FREE hot chocolate & cookies ~ And will be selling the MTU heritage souvenir blankets, Copper Country historic photo note cards & used books. All proceeds go to support the Van Pelt and Opie Library.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/27/book-sale-and-free-hot-cocoa-cookies-fvpl/feed/ Library New Website Launched http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/13/library-new-website-launched/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/13/library-new-website-launched/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:59:48 +0000 haili http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1006 We are excited to launch our new library web site, and we hope that you enjoy the new site.

We are excited to launch our new web site, and we hope that you enjoy the new site.

We are excited to launch our new library web site, and we hope that you enjoy the new site. http://www.mtu.edu/library

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/13/library-new-website-launched/feed/ Video Camera and Still Camera Available for Check-Out In the Library http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/12/video-camera-and-still-camera-available-for-check-out-in-the-library/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/12/video-camera-and-still-camera-available-for-check-out-in-the-library/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:25:22 +0000 eseidel http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=1002 You can now check out a video camera or still camera from the
circulation desk in the library with your valid MTU Tech Express
card. Each is available for a period of three days. Models are:

still camera - Canon PowerShot G10, 14.7 megapixels, 5x optical zoom
video camera - Canon Vixia HG20, High Definition, 60mb hard disk

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2010/01/12/video-camera-and-still-camera-available-for-check-out-in-the-library/feed/ Break Hours http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/22/hours-for-break/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/22/hours-for-break/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:24:35 +0000 eseidel http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=992 Open Dec 21-23, 8 am - 5 pm

Open Dec 28-30, 10 am - 2 pm

Open Jan 4-8, 8 am - 5 pm

Schedule varies for some services. Archives closed Dec 28-30.

Closed weekends and Holidays. No extended study hours in the Library reading room.  Regular hours resume at 7:45 am on Monday, January 11.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/22/hours-for-break/feed/ Archives Exhibit Highlights Calumet Photographer J.W. Nara http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/18/archives-exhibit-highlights-calumet-photographer-jw-nara/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/18/archives-exhibit-highlights-calumet-photographer-jw-nara/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:16:15 +0000 Erik Nordberg http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=988 The Michigan Tech Archives premiered a new traveling exhibit about the life and times of Calumet photographer J.W. Nara at a special opening event on Wednesday, December 16, on the first floor of the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Technological University.  The exhibit will remain on display at the library through February 7, 2010.

John William Nara was born in Finland in 1874. He later immigrated to the United States and established a photographic studio in Calumet, Michigan, in the heart of America’s most productive copper mining region. In addition to posed studio portraits, J. W. Nara’s lens also captured the people, place, and time he experienced in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Copper mining and industry are an important part of the story, but Nara also captured the Keweenaw’s rural landscape, including local farms, shorelines, lighthouses, and pastoral back roads.

The exhibit, funded in part by descendants Robert and Ruth Nara of Bootjack Michigan, works from historical photographs held at the Michigan Tech Archives. Interpretive panels highlight the people, places, and times that J.W. Nara experienced during his lifetime and include material on urban life, farming, and the 1913 Michigan copper miners’ strike. The exhibit is designed as a touring exhibit and will travel to libraries, museums, and schools following its initial installation in Houghton. A small exhibit catalog is available at no charge and includes three Nara photograph postcards from the collection.

 The J.W. Nara exhibit will remain on display at the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library through February 7, 2010.

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 The exhibit consists of 10 vinyl ‘banner up’ panels. Here is the introductory panel, which discusses J.W. Nara’s life and photography business. J.W. did a lot of studio work, some if it fanciful like the onset pic of the bartender training the dog. nara-jrvp-2

 

 

 Four panels explore themes of recreation, rural life, urban life, and family life captured through Nara’s lens. Each panel enlarges a detail photograph of individuals to life size from an inset image.

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 The remaining five panels explore themes concerning the 1913 Michigan copper miners’ strike, which Nara experienced - and photographed - first hand. One of our ulterior motives with this exhibit was to position ourselves a bit for planning for strike centennial commerorative activities in 2013.

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There is also a collapsible literature rack which holds free giveaway copies of an eight-page exhibit catalog. The catalog includes most of the text from the exhibit, as well as three cut-out Nara photo postcards.

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The J.W. Nara exhibit will remain on display near the Research Help Desk on the first floor of the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library through February 7, 2010.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/18/archives-exhibit-highlights-calumet-photographer-jw-nara/feed/ Websites Maintenance During Winter Break http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/16/websites-in-maintenance-during-winter-break/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/16/websites-in-maintenance-during-winter-break/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:49:19 +0000 haili http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=978 Library websites will be in maintenance during winter semester break starting Monday, December 21,  you may experience some page links and resources links unstable.  If you have questions or problems about getting the library resources please call the Library Research Help Desk at 487-2507 or send an email to reflib@mtu.edu.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/16/websites-in-maintenance-during-winter-break/feed/ TechReads: Miller Recommends “The Life You can Save” http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/08/techreads-miller-recommends-the-life-you-can-save/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/08/techreads-miller-recommends-the-life-you-can-save/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:35:37 +0000 haili http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=938 “For the first time in history it is within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings.” This sentence grabbed me. Really? Eradicate? But first, I needed convincing that is this a worthwhile goal. That giving makes a difference. That you really can save a life. This book challenged me to think about world poverty as a real thing that is not just out “there” but as something I should care about. For someone who is not widely traveled, I find it easy not to think about these things.  Singer asks the reader to examine what it means to live an ethical life and proposes answers to the question “How much does it cost to save a life, and how can you tell which charities do it best?” This book also made me think about this - “There are many organizations doing good work that offer opportunities worth supporting, and not knowing which is the very best shouldn’t be an excuse for not giving to any of them.”

Jennifer Miller is the catalog librarian in the Van Pelt and Opie Library. She performs original and complex cataloging for books, monographs, foreign language materials and electronic materials.  The book “The Life You can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty” is  on display in the new-book area of the library through the Holidays.

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/12/08/techreads-miller-recommends-the-life-you-can-save/feed/ Thanksgiving Break Hours http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-break-hours/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-break-hours/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:46:10 +0000 eseidel http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=929 The Library will be open Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 23, 24, 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.   Schedule variations for some services:

Archives: 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Digital Studio open by appointment; contact ds@mtu.edu

Interlibrary loan/ Document Delivery: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Research Help Desk: 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

No extended study hours in the Library Reading Room during the break. Regular hours resume 7:45 a.m., Monday, November 30.


]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-break-hours/feed/ Poppy King “Lessons of a Lipstick Queen” visits the JRVP and Opie Library http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/16/poppy-king-lessons-of-a-lipstick-queen-visits-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/16/poppy-king-lessons-of-a-lipstick-queen-visits-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:50:16 +0000 sbrodeur http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=925 Join us for a reading and book signing with Poppy King!

November 18th

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

East Side Reading Room

“Lessons of a Lipstick Queen” follows Poppy King’s extraordinary journey through the world of business and teaches you how to be more entrepreneurial in your own life.

In “Lessons of a Lipstick Queen”, Poppy reveals how she managed to launch a multimillion-dollar business, extracting valuable lessons from the experience as she goes along.  Through King’s example, you can learn how to become a real entrepreneur - from recognizing a good idea and finding financing, to marketing yourself and your brand, to approaching the media and avoiding common pitfalls.  In a world where everyone is looking to get ahead, it’s essential to think like an entrepreneur.  Much more than just a guide to success, “Lessons of a Lipstick Queen” is a candid adventure story designed to take you on a journey of self-discovery.

Sponsored by the Michigan Tech School of Business and Economics

]]> http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/16/poppy-king-lessons-of-a-lipstick-queen-visits-the-jrvp-and-opie-library/feed/ TechReads: Orozco Recommends Lessons of a Lipstick Queen http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/13/techreads-orozco-recommends-lessons-of-a-lipstick-queen/ http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/2009/11/13/techreads-orozco-recommends-lessons-of-a-lipstick-queen/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:49:14 +0000 haili http://blogs.mtu.edu/library/?p=895 “In ‘Lessons of a Lipstick Queen’, Poppy King tells the story of how she became a cosmetics maven with a cult following around the globe. Ms. King started her first company in Australia at the age of 18. She quickly went on to create a cosmetics empire, only to lose it, then regain her position as the Lipstick Queen with an enormously successful new line of lip products. Ms. King’s engaging story is interspersed with practical advice for anyone who wants to succeed as an entrepreneur. This inspiring book resonated so much with me that I’ve asked all the students in my Entrepreneurship course to read it. If you have a great idea that you want to launch into the world, you will learn a lot from ‘Lessons of a Lipstick Queen.’”

Dr. David Orozco is an assistant professor of business law in School of Business and Economics. His teaching interests include business law, intellectual property, entrepreneurship and innovation. And his research interests include law and management, intellectual property, trademarks, patents and innovation policy. The copy of the book “Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that can Change Your Life” will be on display in the new-book area of the library and will be available to check out beginning Dec. 14.

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