Once again Ivy Tech Library made books come to life through amazing creativity and delicious foods. Our 8th Annual Edible Book Festival was an absolute success, entertaining spectators and participants alike. Some pictures made it to the Metro section cover page of the Journal Gazette! Colors, delicious foods, fantastic ideas, smiles and conversations were flowing in the hallways of the Student Life Center for more than three hours. 31 participants included Ivy Tech students and staff, as well as outside businesses and colleges. Have a look at the festivities in the slideshow below. Remember, Ivy Tech library is your on-campus home – for help and resources, a place to rest, and even entertainment and occasional food is provided free of charge and with a lot of love and care! So next time you pass by the Library, come in and see for yourself. And we hope to see you next year for our Edible Book Festival!
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Keep calm and read on! Ivy Tech Library has you covered. Check these read-alike books we have just received:
Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Cora Crawley, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon’s ancestral home. Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman.
This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle. (From B&N)
Using copious materials—including diaries and scrapbooks—from the castle’s archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon brings alive a very modern story in a beautiful and fabled setting, paying particular attention to the staff who provide Highclere Castle with continuity between generations. (From B&N)
New Service in the Library – Wireless Printing from Your Personal Laptop
Wireless Printing from Your Personal Laptop
It is now possible to print from your personal Windows laptop to Library printer FW-CC1771-lib2 by installing the Pharos software.
Requirements
- You must have administrative rights on your computer to install the Pharos system!
- You must be running Windows 7, Vista or XP! (Sorry, no Macs or Windows 8 operating systems at this time.)
- You must be connected to IvyStudent or IvyStaff (not IvyGuest) wireless networks in order to send print jobs to our printer!
Disclaimer: All software is installed at your own risk. Due to the wide variety of settings and configurations possible on personal laptops, we cannot guarantee that wireless printing will work on all laptops. If you follow all the correct procedures to print, but printing does not work, the Bursar’s office will NOT reimburse you for your printing costs.
For more information click here.
The Target / David Baldacci
Call number: FIC BAL
The President knows it’s a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.
The Collector / Nora Roberts (coming in April!)
Call number: FIC ROB
When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one. . . .
Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn’t capable of violence—against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers to touch her. But their investigation draws them into a rarified circle where priceless antiques are bought, sold, gambled away, and stolen, where what you possess is who you are, and where what you desire becomes a deadly obsession. . . . (From B&N)
Natchez Burning / Greg Iles
Cell number: FIC ILE
Missing You / Harlan Coben (coming in April!)
Call number: FCI COB
It’s a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she’s ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart—and who she hasn’t seen in 18 years.
I Shall Be Near To You / Erin Lindsay McCabe (coming in April!)
Call number: FIC MCC
Inspired by the actual letters of a woman who fought in the Civil War, McCabe’s debut imagines the challenges faced by newlyweds Rosetta and Jeremiah Wakefield when she decides to join him in battle. Feisty Rosetta was never at home doing women’s chores, preferring to help her father run the family farm. Therefore, it’s no surprise that when Jeremiah says he will join the Union Army, she proposes to him so they can be wed before his departure—and then she decides to join him in training, cutting her hair, binding her breasts, putting on men’s clothes, and enlisting as “Ross Stone.” Though she promises to go home when the real fighting starts, there are numerous reasons for Rosetta to stay put with her husband and the group of local boys who are in on the secret. McCabe successfully recreates the tedium of prebattle training, the rigors of marching from one destination to the next, the exhaustion of battles and retreats, and the massive destruction that occurred during the war. An author’s note states that hundreds of women fought on both sides during the Civil War, and without being preachy or having an agenda, McCabe offers a feminine perspective on a dark time in U.S. history. (Publishers Weekly)
Far Gone / Laura Griffin (coming in April!)
Call number: FIC GRI
Andrea must find a way to do what’s right while protecting her only sibling. As the clock ticks down on a deadly plot, Andrea and Jon race to confront a heartless killer who will stop at nothing to deliver a final, terrifying message.
JSTOR News
JSTOR Adds Hebrew Language Journals In December 2013, JSTOR announced the Hebrew Journals Collection, which will add at least 40 Hebrew-language titles to JSTOR by completion. The collection culminates JSTOR’s collaboration with the National Library of Israel and the University of Haifa Library. It also builds upon a free pilot program for four Hebrew-language journals begun in 2008. Hebrew journals are fully integrated and searchable on the JSTOR platform, with added support for Hebrew content including right-to-left reading for Hebrew articles. This is the first collection of journals in a non-Roman language on JSTOR, and expands JSTOR’s efforts to add global scholarship to the platform. Read the full press release for more on Hebrew Journals. |
Arts & Sciences XIII Expands Global Humanities Content Launching in April, the Arts & Sciences XIII Collection will add 125 new journals to JSTOR in foundational humanities fields. More than 60 percent of titles in the collection are published outside of the United States. Core disciplines in the collection include Religion, Language & Literature, Philosophy, and Art & Art History. Notable titles in the collection include Literature and Theology (Oxford University Press), the Journal of Indian Philosophy (Springer Science + Business Media), and the Journal of Korean Religions (Institute for the Study of Religion at Sogang University, South Korea). Want more on Arts & Sciences XIII? Contact participation@jstor.org. |