New Titles for September 2006

The new titles list for books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials added in September 2006, is now available on the library web site under “Information & Services - What’s New?”

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More Radford University faculty authors on display

McConnell Library continues to highlight faculty publications with a new display of books by RU authors. Come by the library’s circulation lobby and see the latest installation in our rotating display of RU faculty research and creativity. All of the items are available for check out.

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Read a banned book - celebrate your freedom to read!

Do you remember the first book that made you laugh, made you scared, or made you rethink the world?  Chances are someone has tried to have that book removed from a United States library. 

All kinds of books - including JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter,” Shel Silverstein’s “Light in the Attic,” and Daniel Pinkwater’s “Captain Underpants” series - have been targeted for all kinds of reasons.  This year, McConnell Library has a display celebrating recently challenged books.  Stop by the bulletin board located in between the Reference and Circulation Desks and browse through some of the books in our collection that someone, somewhere, doesn’t want you to read!

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Download EndNote X!

EndNote is a powerful program which helps you keep track of your citations and turns them into APA, MLA, or a thousand other style formats. The newest version, available for PC users, allows you to attach PDFs right to your record and has newly improved forms for Web page citations.  To download EndNote X, go to:

https://ru-portal.portal.radford.edu/downloads/

In the login box, type radford\username
The password would be your e-mail password

The library offers Library Survivors on EndNote in October and November; to see a complete schedule visit:

http://lib.radford.edu/Instruction/survivor.asp

To learn more about EndNote, visit:

http://lib.radford.edu/Instruction/endnote.asp

Questions?  Contact Candice Benjes-Small, cbsmall@radford.edu or Kevin Tapp, ktapp@radford.edu 

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More group study spots

There are six new group study rooms on Level 2 on the Alumni Garden side of the building. Each room has a lovely view of the garden and a table with chairs. Eventually we hope to add whiteboards and artwork.

The rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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