March, 2008
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Seasons of Love |
On Sunday March 16 at 7:00 pm in Riley Auditorium in Battelle Fine Arts Center, the 2007-08 Freshman Musical Theatre students under the direction of Dennis Davenport will perform.
Everyone is invited to attend this annual event sponsored by the Friends of the Otterbein College Courtright Memorial Library. Refreshments will be served. Admission is $10.00 ($5.00 for students). Come support the Freshman Musical Theatre students as they perform songs about the "Seasons of Love"
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READ Poster Contest Winners
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New READ posters will be coming in May featuring the winners of our contest.
The faculty from the Business Department will all be featured on one poster. The other three posters will feature students: Anna Haller, Katie Johnson, and Sarah Martindale.
Congratulations to all of our winning contestants.
New materials added in the past month. More... |
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News About Research
Databases
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Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. The sources that Gale Virtual Reference Library offers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include arts and humanities, biography and genealogy, business and industries, general and consumer interests, government and political science, health and medicine, law, science and technology, and social sciences.New databases on trial through March 31st for Women's History Month. (Contact Reference 823-1984 for username and password) Women and Social Movements, Scholar's Edition http://wass.alexanderstreet.com North American Women's Drama http://wodr.alexanderstreet.com North American Women's Letters and Diaries http://nwld.alexanderstreet.com British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries http://bwld.alexanderstreet.com Latin American Women Writers http://laww.alexanderstreet.com |
Get it on your calendars now! Jonathan Mooney, author of "The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal", will be speaking on Sunday April 13 at 2:00 PM in Riley Auditorium in Battelle Fine Arts Center. During the "Short Bus" presentation, Jonathan brings to life some of the individuals with disabilities that he met during his trip across the United States. He describes how schools, institutions, and public policy enforce normalcy and he empowers his audience to think differently. For more information, visit his website at http://www.jonathanmooney.com. We hope you will attend this presentation and help the library celebrate the 50th Anniversary of National Library Week. The presentation is an Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space Event. All are welcome and there is no charge to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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In conjunction with this year's theme of the women's history month: "Women's Art: Women's Vision", the library is having a display featuring works from the women artist from Otterbein. Participated Otterbein women artists include professor Joan Stichweh, assistant academic dean Susan Fagan, campus web director Amy Householder and students from professor Paula Nees class “Global Art Survey – Art 250": Chelsea Davis, Maggie Livisay, Katey Douglass and Kaitlyn Lloyd. Please come and enjoy the talent from these women.
March 14th is Albert Einstein’s birthday as well as Pi Day (3.14). Books about Pi and Einstein will be displayed on the 2nd floor of the library during the Month of March. On Friday, March 14th the library will have a contest to see who has memorized the most digits of Pi. Students, faculty and staff members can win a marshmallow pie for every 10 digits of Pi they memorize! Winners’ names and how many digits they memorized will be posted on the display for the rest of the month. |
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