Category Archives: Services

One-stop shopping is here!

Need to check out a DVD?  A Reserve book? How about a digital camera?  Now you can check out all of these materials at the same place - the Front Desk at McConnell Library.
The Front Desk is located on Level 3 (the main floor) and was formerly known as the Circulation Desk.  In addition to [...]

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New APA Style for Electronic Resources Available

The library has purchased a site license so that Radford University faculty, students, and staff can each download and print his or her own copy. This 24 page PDF revises and updates section 4.16 (pp. 268-281) of the 5th edition of APA, and includes how to cite online articles, Websites, PowerPoint Presentations, blogs, and much, [...]

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APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, and Plagiarism workshops (April 8-10)

The final Library Survivor workshops of the semester will be held April 8-10. Many professors offer extra-credit for attendance!PlagiarismTuesday, April 8, 4 pm to 4:50 pmMLA StyleWednesday, April 9, 2 pm to 3:15 pmChicago/Turabian StyleThursday, April 10, 11 am to 12:15 pmAPA StyleThursday, April 10, 2 pm to 3:15 pmThese workshops are free; no [...]

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Library computers have Office 2007, but not Office 2003

Starting Monday, March 24, the computers in McConnell Library will have only Microsoft Office 2007 (which includes Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). The computers used to have both Office 2003 and 2007 installed, but incompatibility issues forced us to remove 2003 this weekend.
Office 2007 is backwards-compatible, meaning you can use Office 2007 to read, modify, [...]

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Brown Bag: Keeping current with RSS feeds

Wednesday, March 5, 12 pm to 1 pm
McConnell Library Classroom B
Hosted by Candice Benjes-Small and Kevin Tapp
By popular demand, Kevin Tapp and Candice Benjes-Small will be repeating the brown bag on keeping current with RSS feeds. In this session, we will:
*Learn what RSS is and how it can make your life easier
*Explore different ways [...]

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