The IC participated today in "Tips for Working with Students with Disabilities," a workshop presented by Jo Ann Fernald, Director of UNC Charlotte's Office of Disability Services. Thanks, Jo Ann!

5 great Firefox add-ons

If you use the Firefox browser, try these 5 great add-ons: (1) Adblock Plus, (2) CustomizeGoogle, (3) Xmarks, (4) ColorfulTabs, and (5) Cooliris.

Welcome Back, Lewis, Alice, and Shannon!

The IC welcomes back Lewis Herman, Alice Mitchell, and Shannon Paul. Stop by the Research Services desk and say hi to them, beginning September 28!

Scare Fair '09 @ Atkins Library - be there if you dare!

Mark your calendars: Atkins Library, October 30, Scare Fair '09 ... the Library's SCARIEST event yet! Thanks to Scare Fair '09 organizers Ashley Heller, Somaly Kim Wu, Debbie Myers, Bonnie Newman, Lisa Nickel, Barbara Tierney and Judith Van Noate!

IC's first videocast!

IC's first videocast features Arturo Royster of Technology Support. Arturo provides a really interesting perspective as an IC student worker. He graduates with a double major in Finance and Economics in December 2009. Arturo, thanks and good luck!

Heritage Quest

If you're a genealogist, Heritage Quest features census records from 1790 to 1930, articles and books relating to genealogy, Revolutionary War era pension and bounty-land warrant application files, and records of Freedman Bank, which was built to serve African Americans.

Writing Resources Center

Students, the Writing Resources Center has a satellite office near IC. Located on the Library's Main Floor, around the corner from the Research Services Desk, WRC experts provide another set of eyes for your writing projects. Schedule an appointment today!

Looking for resources on a particular subject? Intute, created by subject specialist librarians in Great Britain, lists key websites in your subject. The site is very easy to use. Check it out!

NEW! Atkins Library Learning Express

Announcing Atkins Library Learning Express, a suite of online modules created by IC's Donna Gunter to help you with your research. Learn using quick videos about finding books and articles in library databases. You may want to start with Atkins Library As A Learning Commons for an introduction to the IC services available to you.

EndNote Web is the web version of EndNote, a bibliographic citation management tool for researchers. Keep track of your research, organize references, format bibliographies, and share your research online. Register for a free Endnote Web trial. EndNote Web enables you to access your EndNote folders from anywhere you have access to a computer. Use EndNote Web when you’re traveling or share your citations with colleagues in your field.


Questions? Contact Somaly Kim Wu.

2009 Atkins Library Departmental Information Exchange

IC’s Beth Scarborough has organized the 2009 Atkins Library Departmental Information Exchange. During the next two weeks, Library faculty, staff, and students will learn about various services. Each visit lasts about thirty minutes. Featured: Architecture Library, Assistive Technology, Curriculum and Instructional Materials Collection, NASA Regional Educator Resource Center, Circulation Desk, Human Resources, Information Desk, Instruction Services, Interlibrary Loan, Research Services, Second-Floor Collections Desk, Security, Special Collections, Systems, Technical Services, and Technology Support.


Great job, Beth, and thanks to the hosts of each session!

Nominate Your Librarian

"Librarians in our nation’s 123,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans every day. Now is your chance to tell us why we should shine the spotlight on a librarian at your public, school, college, community college or university library. Nominate your librarian for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award! Up to ten librarians will be honored. Each will receive $5,000 and be recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by The New York Times at TheTimesCenter in December 2009. Nominate a librarian in one of three categories: public librarians; school library media specialists; or college, community college, or university librarians. Nominations close Oct. 9, 2009. All winners will be announced in early November."


[Link contributed by Lisa Nickel. Thanks, Lisa!]

Who are this year’s college freshmen?

Since 2002, Beloit College (Wisconsin) has released an annual Mindset List, a list of items that its incoming first-year class has always taken for granted. Most students entering college for the first time this fall were born in 1991. Among this year’s 75 items:

They have never used a card catalog to find a book (item 4).
Text has always been hyper (14).
They have always been able to read books on an electronic screen (34).

Business Research @ Atkins: http://library.uncc.edu/business/

Introducing Business Research @ Atkins, a webpage dedicated to business research and information. Explore business databases, tutorials, guides and news. Have a business-related question? Contact Somaly Kim Wu, IC's Business Reference Librarian, or chat directly with Somaly using Meebo IM.

Dead or alive

IC’s Somaly Kim Wu brings to our attention an interesting tool from MIT that turns Information Commons on its head, scanning the Internet for common information about ourselves. Checking my name, one of two results was once correct (guess which one), the other thankfully incorrect.

MICHAEL P OLSON IS THE LIBRARIAN FOR GERMANIC COLLECTIONS AT HARVARD'S WIDENER LIBRARY, AND A FORMER CHAIR OF WESS

THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL P OLSON WAS FOUND DEAD BY HIS UNCLE IN THE WOODS NEAR HIS HOME IN EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

Check Personas for yourself.

Students, IC's Judith Van Noate has put together a very useful Research Guide: Basic Research Tools - check it as you prepare for your papers and first exams.