Author Archives: Joan Campbell

Wrapping up the First Year Blog…

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LibraryThis will be the last post on the Class of 2016 Welcome page. We hope that you have found this site helpful as you have begun your time at Bowdoin.

As we close this blog, remember that the Library exists to support your learning. If you need help with your work, the Library staff is available at our reference and other service desks, via phone (x3227) or email (libref@bowdoin.edu) or by contacting your First Year Librarian or your favorite reference librarian for an individual research consultation.

We would appreciate hearing any comments you might have on this site and ways that the Library can help you and future first-year classes make the transition to college research. Send your thoughts to Joan Campbell.

See you in the Library!

Learn How to Manage Your Citations

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confusionUnless and until a miracle happens and citation formats across the disciplines suddenly become identical, you will benefit greatly by learning a program to help you manage and format your citations.

Make your research life a little easier and come to one of the Library’s workshops:

Fall Workshops
(all workshops will take place in the ECR, basement HL Library)

EndNote           Fri.,  Sept. 28:  10AM-11AM

Thurs., Oct. 11: 10AM-11AM

Tues., Oct. 16: 1PM-2PM

Wed., Oct. 31: 2PM-3PM

 

Zotero                Fri., Oct. 12: 11AM-12PM

Thurs., Nov. 1: 2PM-3PM

If you would like to register for the classes above,  please contact Karen Jung, 725-3311

For questions about EndNote and citation managers or to arrange an individual session, please contact:

Karen Jung
Mike McDermott
Sue O’Dell

Last Chance: Library Tour, Wednesday, Sept. 19

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ReminderCalling all first-years!  Mark your calendar and meet in the lobby of the Library on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 3:00 for a 45-minute student-led tour of the Library.  If you can’t make this last tour, please email your First Year Librarian or Leanne Pander at  lpander@bowdoin.edu

>>>Where do I check out books? (Wait, where can I even FIND a book?)

Where can I find my course reserves? (What ARE course reserves anyway?)

Where are the Hubbard Stacks (and do they really have GLASS floors?)

Find out the answers to these questions and lots of others when you stop by for a 45-minute tour of the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, led by one of your fellow students and designed especially for first-years on:

Thursday, Sept.13: 4:00-4:45
Wednesday, Sept.19: 3:00-3:45

Tours begin in the H-L Library lobby.

 

Reminder: Tours of H-L Library Sept. 13 & 19

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Calling all first-years!  Just a reminder to meet in the lobby of the Library tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 13 at 4:00 for a 45-minute student-led tour of the Library.   Can’t make tomorrow?  Stop by next Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 3.

>>>Where do I check out books? (Wait, where can I even FIND a book?)

Where can I find my course reserves? (What ARE course reserves anyway?)

Where are the Hubbard Stacks (and do they really have GLASS floors?)

Find out the answers to these questions and lots of others when you stop by for a 45-minute tour of the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, led by one of your fellow students and designed especially for first-years on:

Thursday, Sept.13: 4:00-4:45
Wednesday, Sept.19: 3:00-3:45

Tours begin in the H-L Library lobby.

If you can’t make any of these dates, please email your First Year Librarian or Leanne Pander at  lpander@bowdoin.edu

 

Three Questions for Carr Ross, Research and Web Development Librarian

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Carr RossQ. What is your favorite book?
A.  It’d have to be something by John le Carré or John Irving.  I’ll go with Hotel New Hampshire by Irving, although A Perfect Spy by le Carré runs a close second!

Q. What is your favorite part of your job?
A. That’s easy – Bowdoin Dining Services.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant/store/place in Brunswick?
A. Maquoit Point

Three Questions for Jaime Jones, Library Access Services Assistant

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Jaime JonesQ. What is your favorite book?
A. It’s a tie between Halldor Laxness’ Independent People and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.  Good reads, both!

Q. What is your favorite part of your job?
A. One of the biggest perks of working in Interlibrary Loan is getting to see all the neat (and sometimes obscure) materials being borrowed for our patrons’ research.  I love that I have the opportunity to chat with students and faculty about their research projects, and learn about interesting topics that I might not have even considered otherwise.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant/store/place in Brunswick?
A.  The Frontier Café – it’s a great place to eat, relax, and watch the river roll by.

Three Questions for Richard Lindemann, Director, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives

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Richard LindemannQ. What is your favorite book?
A. Henning Mankell’s Depths, a brooding book tempered by extraordinary literary skill.

Q. What is your favorite part of your job?
A. Leading students to the discovery of books as art and reading as a visual as well as a cognitive experience.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant/store/place in Brunswick?
A. Shere Punjab. Try the poori and the lamb curry.