Thursday, February 22, 2007

One Half Million Books!



The Franklin & Marshall College Library adds 10,000 to 12,000 books to the collections each year. The Library has been developing its fine resources since the first documented library collection of 136 books was bequeathed to Franklin College in 1821 by William Reichenbach, Professor of Mathematics from 1787-1821. The collection has grown by leaps and bounds - 50,000 volumes in 1928, 100,000 in 1944, 200,000 in 1969, 300,000 in the mid-80s, 400,000 in 1996, and NOW ... One Half Million volumes in 2007.

It just so happens that the celebrated book is Reading Greek Vases by our Provost & Dean of Faculty, Ann Steiner. Imagine the odds!

CLICK HERE to follow the route our 500,000th volume took, from ordering to acquisition to cataloging to circulation before it could be checked out and enjoyed by our patrons.

- Andy

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Things you MUST know (like DUH!!):

You can check out a book for 4 weeks at a time.

You can renew your book ONLINE…so easy….
1) Go to MY ACCOUNT in the library catalog
2) Choose “renew my materials”
3) Enter your FandM ID barcode for user ID, and the last four digits of your SS# for the PIN.
4) Check-mark the items you want to renew

You can check out up to 50 books at one time!

Books on reserve can only be checked out for two hours at a time.

You CANNOT check out reference books.

- Roshni

Monday, February 12, 2007

DID you KNOW?

Hello!

My name is Roshni. I blackmailed Andy (yes, the “Ask Andy” cartoon boy is real but I’m not quite sure if the black cape gives him flying powers…) to get the password for this blog so I can tell you more about this library. We have access to some amazing resources! I am a senior and I regret not making the best of what this library provides.

DID you KNOW?

….IF you don’t find the book you’re looking for here, you can check E-Z borrow or Interlibrary loan. I’ve never had to wait more than 10 days for the book to arrive.

…The library website has a “How To CITE” link. Helpful hints on MLA, APA and CHICAGO style. GO NO FURTHER….you’ve got the information you need right here.

…The COMPUTER ROOM on the second floor is open until 11:45pm from Mondays to Thursdays. Not quite 24/7….BUT GOOD ENOUGH!

…You can make an appointment with a librarian and learn about effective search strategies (print and online resources) for your research papers.

- Roshni

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

5 random pictures

On the walk to work, enjoying the first significant snow of the season.



Life Sciences roof holds up quite well under the snowy burden.



These bikes haven't moved in months, and aren't budging now.



Quiet moment over the steam vents.



Ben is undaunted.



Yet, there is still swimming.

- Andy