They don't call it alma mater for nothing. Times change, places change, people change. One's alma mater also changes, but a kind, nurturing mother always welcomes her children back home, just as Davidson did for alumni this past weekend. Libraries, too, welcome their children back home. Those who haven't checked in (or checked out) with mom in a while might need some minor adjustments in order to accommodate changes since their last return home, but they will always be welcome. Thanks to … [Read more...]
What does “reference” mean to you?
April 30, 2014 By
From the Oxford English Dictionary: 7. b. Orig. and chiefly U.S. A source of information; (spec.) a book or work of reference. ... 1820 Medico-Chirurgical Rev. 1 Pref. iii, We have selected a mass of the most important facts..which cannot fail to provide..a valuable reference in the hurry and anxiety of actual practice.1 The term "reference" has many definitions, of course, but in our library, we use the term most often to describe a specific type of publication, and, by … [Read more...]
Winners of the 2014 Gale Digital Studies Prizes
April 23, 2014 By
As I mentioned in a previous post, this is the inaugural year of the Gale Digital Studies Prize. The prize is one of the fruits of the library's partnership with Gale, a part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference sources for libraries; the library and Gale established the prize in order to recognize students' contributions and innovations in the broad field of digital studies. In this first year of the prize, we were delighted to receive a great -- and diverse … [Read more...]
Gale Digital Studies Prize
March 25, 2014 By
In classes, seminars, and research projects, Davidson students are using, creating, contributing to, and adapting digital resources, methods, and tools. Last winter, I mentioned that the library and Gale would be sponsoring a new prize to recognize undergraduate achievements in the broad field of digital studies. This new award, the Gale Digital Studies Prize, is the product of a partnership between the library and Gale, a part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and … [Read more...]
Highly Cited
February 19, 2014 By
What are the most frequently-cited articles published by Davidson professors? Who has published the most articles and book reviews? Which journals have published the greatest number of articles by Davidson faculty and staff? Rankings are loved and loathed in higher education; we use them and criticize them in equal measure. Libraries are not exempt from this. Academic libraries compare budgets, collections, and services, and within individual libraries, we track usage, mark trends, and set … [Read more...]
