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Events
32 past eventsSee All
- Russ Vernon to Speak on Orchid...
Bracken Library, Room 104
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30pm - Easy Bibliographies with EndNo...
Bracken Library, Room 225
Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30pm - Surf and Seek: Your Pipeline t...
Bracken Library, Room 225
Tuesday, October 13 at 2:00pm - Easy Bibliographies with EndNo...
Bracken Library, Room 225
Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00am - Internships & the Internet: Na...
Bracken Library, Room 225
Thursday, September 24 at 3:00pm - Grant Searching Workshop
Bracken Library, Room 225
Wednesday, September 23 at 3:00pm - Interviewing Skills
Bracken Library, BL 104
Friday, September 18 at 4:00pm - Intro to MultiSearch & MultiLink
Bracken Library, Room 225
Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30pm - How to Work a Career Fair
Bracken Library, BL 104
Wednesday, September 16 at 4:00pm - Resume Writing Workshop
Bracken Library, BL 104
Tuesday, September 15 at 4:00pm
Photos
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Wall PhotosUpdated last Sunday
Bracken Library Carpeting 2009Updated about 3 months ago
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Springsteen and Steinbeck Subjects of Steinbeck Lecture by Dr. Lauren Onkey of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
More than eighty students, faculty, and community members attended the 2009 Steinbeck Lecture given by Dr. Lauren Onkey, Vice President for Education and Public Programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,... Cleveland, Ohio. Her topic was “Bruce Springsteen’s John Steinbeck.” The event took place on October 12, 2009 in Bracken Library.
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More than eighty students, faculty, and community members attended the 2009 Steinbeck Lecture given by Dr. Lauren Onkey, Vice President for Education and Public Programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,... Cleveland, Ohio. Her topic was “Bruce Springsteen’s John Steinbeck.” The event took place on October 12, 2009 in Bracken Library.
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Orchid Photographs on Exhibit
A selection of 60 Charles E. Bracker Orchid Photographs are on exhibit outside of the Archives and Special Collections, Bracken Library BL-210, and in exhibit cases on first floor east through December 2009.
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In conjunction with the Bracker Orchid Photographs exhibit, internationally recognized orchid horticulturalist Mr. Russ Vernon will present a program on “Orchid Art and Conservation” on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library BL-104. Sponsored by the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library, the p...resentation is free and open to the public.
Mr. Vernon is a 1972 graduate of the Ohio State University where he majored in horticulture/floriculture. He has worked for Orchids by Hausermann, A & P Orchids, and Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield the cat. In 2004, he and his wife Anita started New Vision Orchids, a company specializing in Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossums and their intergenerics, Miltoniopsis and Lycastes. Their focus is on hybridizing and wholesale and retail sales. He is a judge for the American Orchid Society (AOS) and is currently the president of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance.Read More
Mr. Vernon is a 1972 graduate of the Ohio State University where he majored in horticulture/floriculture. He has worked for Orchids by Hausermann, A & P Orchids, and Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield the cat. In 2004, he and his wife Anita started New Vision Orchids, a company specializing in Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossums and their intergenerics, Miltoniopsis and Lycastes. Their focus is on hybridizing and wholesale and retail sales. He is a judge for the American Orchid Society (AOS) and is currently the president of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance.Read More
Time:7:30PM Tuesday, October 20th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 104
Ball State University Libraries
Mr. Russ Vernon will present a program on “Orchid Art and Conservation” on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library, room 104. Sponsored by the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library, the presentation is free and open to the public.
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Professor Yoshifumo Kato Conducts Steinbeck Research in the Ball State University Libraries as Recipient of 2009 Ditsky Award
by John B. Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections
Professor Yoshifumo Kato, Ehime University, Japan, conducted a week-long research visit in early August 2009 in the... University Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections. He is this year’s recipient of the Steinbeck Research Award in honor of Dr. John M. Ditsky. The topic of his research concerned the representation of Spanish- Mexican’s and Japanese American’s legacies as seen in the work of Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.Read More
by John B. Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections
Professor Yoshifumo Kato, Ehime University, Japan, conducted a week-long research visit in early August 2009 in the... University Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections. He is this year’s recipient of the Steinbeck Research Award in honor of Dr. John M. Ditsky. The topic of his research concerned the representation of Spanish- Mexican’s and Japanese American’s legacies as seen in the work of Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.Read More
Ball State University Libraries Planning is now underway for the Ball State University Libraries’ upcoming Seventh Annual Copyright Conference, scheduled for April 21, 2010.
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University Libraries’ Provide Leadership in Developing Digital Oral History Collections
by Susan G. Akers, Executive Dir., Indiana Library Federation
Narratives in every culture serve to educate, preserve customs, entertain, or instill moral values. The evolution of technology has changed the tools available to storytell...ers. Ball State University Libraries’ fast growing digital oral histories collections ensures that future generations will be able to hear important stories and voices.
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by Susan G. Akers, Executive Dir., Indiana Library Federation
Narratives in every culture serve to educate, preserve customs, entertain, or instill moral values. The evolution of technology has changed the tools available to storytell...ers. Ball State University Libraries’ fast growing digital oral histories collections ensures that future generations will be able to hear important stories and voices.
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Architecture Building Material Samples Collection in the Visual Resources Collection
by Amy E. Trendler, Architecture Librarian
This fall, the Architecture Library’s Visual Resources Collection (VRC) debuts the Building Material Samples Collection. This new collection, which is devoted to innovative and sustainable build...ing material samples, has been assembled by Cindy K. Turner, Visual Resources Curator.
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by Amy E. Trendler, Architecture Librarian
This fall, the Architecture Library’s Visual Resources Collection (VRC) debuts the Building Material Samples Collection. This new collection, which is devoted to innovative and sustainable build...ing material samples, has been assembled by Cindy K. Turner, Visual Resources Curator.
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University Libraries’ CardCat Connects to Google Books
by Matthew Shaw, Collections Development Librarian
The University Libraries have launched an exciting new discovery tool that increases the scope of desktop, point-and-click digital information delivery through the University Libraries, offering Ball State’s students and faculty a more robust and integrated virtual library experience.
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Tired of spending hours typing bibliographies? Try using EndNote, a software application purchased by Ball State for faculty and students and freely available for download! The University Libraries wants to help you take full advantage. Use EndNote to organize references exported from online databases and then create b...ibliographies in many citation styles, including MLA and APA. Come to this workshop and learn to make EndNote work for you. All sessions held in Bracken Library, room 225.Read More
Time:7:30PM Wednesday, October 14th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
Ball State University Libraries Looking for a new job or career? Need to connect with employers? Before you start pounding the pavement, come to this free workshop to learn about Internet resources for researching companies, finding job ads, preparing for interviews, and more. The session will be held in Bracken Library room 225, in conjunction with the Career Center.
Time:2:00PM Tuesday, October 13th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
Ball State University Libraries
Tired of spending hours typing bibliographies? Try using EndNote, a software application purchased by Ball State for faculty and students and freely available for download! The University Libraries wants to help you take full advantage. Use EndNote to organize references exported from online databases and then create b...ibliographies in many citation styles, including MLA and APA. Come to this workshop and learn to make EndNote work for you. All sessions held in Bracken Library, room 225.Read More
Time:10:00AM Tuesday, October 6th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
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Looking for an internship? Before you start to panic, come to this free workshop to learn about Internet resources to help you connect with internship opportunities and put all the pieces together in your internship job search. The session will be held in Bracken Library room 225 in conjunction with the Career Center.
Time:3:00PM Thursday, September 24th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
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An opportunity for researchers to "put it all together" in terms of research tools! Staff from Bracken Library and Sponsored Programs Office are combining forces to lead workshops for graduate students and faculty that will put research databases literally at your fingertips. Workshops will focus on Web of Science, Gra...ntSelect, and Community of Science—information sources for enabling searching literature/citation indices and identifying funding opportunities. Sessions will be held in BL 225.Read More
Time:3:00PM Wednesday, September 23rd
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
Ball State University Libraries Learn to use the University Libraries' newest research tools! MultiSearch helps you find articles in several databases with one search. MultiLink helps connect you to the articles you find. Come to this short workshop to find out more. Each session held in Bracken Library room 225.
Time:7:30PM Wednesday, September 16th
Location:Bracken Library, Room 225
