Winter Term – Library Co-curricular
Sessions – Descriptions
A Beautiful Mind: Viewing and
Discussion
Prevo Science Library
Come to Prevo Library to
watch the Oscar-winning movie about mathematician John Nash, and participate in
an after-movie discussion about the fim, Nash's
accomplishments and his struggle with schizophrenia.
Roy O. West Library – Café
Using the library's
dictionaries, play a version of the popular game where you try to fool others
with the most outrageous fake definitions. Feel free to bring your dinner with
you!
Give me a G! Science Crossword
Puzzle Challenge
Prevo Science Library
After an
introduction to Prevo Library science reference sources (print and online),
you'll be ready to solve a challenging (but not impossible) science crossword
puzzle or two.
Good Googly Moogly
Roy O. West Library – IMS Computer Lab
So you think you know how to use Google to search the
web? Come to this hands-on session and learn about some of Google's best hidden
features.
Looking up Wil
Shortz
Roy O. West Library – Café
Working in a group, use our reference
collection to solve a Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. Feel free to
bring your dinner with you!
New Library Web Site Usability
Roy O. West Library – dml
Be our web site guinea pig! As the
library gets ready to unveil our new web site design, you can get a sneak peek
and help us determine any areas for improvement. Plus, you'll learn a little
bit about how to go about conducting a usability test for a web site.
SciFinder Scholar for emerging science scholars
Prevo Science Library – Julian A112
Learn more about how to use this
science database. Searching for articles and other publications will be the
focus of this session. After a database overview and examples of sample
searches are presented, there will be time for independent searching and
questions. This will be a great time to do research for your Winter Term class!
Martin Luther King, Jr.: What do you know?
Roy O. West Library – Café
Why do we celebrate his birthday?
Come learn a little bit more about the civil rights leader, while getting
practice with some library tools. We'll give you questions (and help!) - you use the resources to find the answers.
Finding
Out About Films
Roy O. West Library – IMS Computer Lab