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August 28, 2008

Library Closed September 1st

Filed under: Library News — Amanda Hollister @ 3:44 pm

The library is closed on September 1st for Labor Day. The library will re-open for regular hours on September 2nd.

August 22, 2008

Jewish Literature Series starts August 27th

Filed under: Events — Amanda Hollister @ 2:39 pm

WHO? Discussion Leader, Nicola Morris, SUNY Cortland English Department

WHEN? All discussions will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM on the following dates:

            A Contract With God on August 27, 2008

            The Complete Maus on September 24, 2008

            Julius Knipl on October 15, 2008

            The Quitter on November 12, 2008

            The Rabbi’s Cat on December 3, 2008

WHERE? Teaching Materials Center, Memorial Library, SUNY Cortland

Books and other materials will be provided to participants at the Memorial Library Circulation Desk.

For more information, call Ellen McCabe at 753-4051

These discussions are free and open to the public.

Refreshments provided by funding from Friends of the Library at SUNY Cortland.

This program is made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and Nextbook.

August 6, 2008

Lets Talk About It - Jewish Literature

Filed under: Library News, Events — Amanda Hollister @ 11:30 am

Coming in the fall to Memorial Library!

Let’s Talk About It will be back in the fall with more book discussions on Jewish literature. This year we will be looking at Modern Marvels, a series of graphic novels, including A Contract With God by Will Eisner; The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman; Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories by Ben Katchor; The Quitter by Harvey Pekar; The Rabbi’s Cat by Joann Sfar. Once again, sessions will be conducted by Nicky Morris of the English Department and held in the Reading Area of the Teaching Materials Center at Memorial Library. Projected dates for the discussions are: August 27, 2008, September 24, 2008, October 15, 2008, November 12, 2008 and December 3, 2008; all at 7:00 P.M. Refreshments will be served. Please join us!

For more information please contact Ellen McCabe (753-4051; mccabe@cortland.edu ).

This program is made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and Nextbook

August 4, 2008

New Ebsco Interface

Filed under: Electronic Resources, Tips — Amanda Hollister @ 2:08 pm

Ebsco, the publishers of most of the Memorial Library databases, have introduced a new interface.

With this new look, you will find:

  • Ability to preview the abstract when you mouseover the title.
  • Additional search options.
  • Improved results list.
  • Enhanced visuals including charts, graphs, photos, etc.

They have provided a flash demonstration of the new features. Additional help can be found on the support site or by contacting the library.

Jennifer Hoover

Electronic Resources Librarian

SUNY Cortland Memorial Library

PO Box 2000

Cortland, NY 13045

(607) 753-2528

SUNY Cortland Information Resources