Author Archives: kyle

About kyle

I'm the library guy. No, seriously, I'm the only male reference & instruction librarian. I also have the pleasure of serving several campus committees, the Academic Staff Assembly and the Chancellor's Task Force on LGBT Issues, among others.

Another Plagiarism Post

Posted on August 4, 2010 by kyle

I can’t help it. My friends keep sharing great articles about plagiarism (on Facebook, of all places), and I feel compelled to share them on here. Another article from the New York Times highlights the growing concern of plagiarism on … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 3

Posted on August 3, 2010 by kyle

Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get by Ken Doctor PN4784 .062 D63 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor As I was laying in bed catching up on the news from the Wisconsin State Journal app … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 27

Posted on July 27, 2010 by kyle

Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the Present by George Szpiro QA99 .S97 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor When I browsed the New Book Island for this week’s New Stuff Tuesday candidate, I knew that … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 20

Posted on July 20, 2010 by kyle

Popular Culture and the Future of Politics Cultural Studies and the Tao of South Park by Ted Gournelos PN1992.6 .G67 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Good ol’ South Park. I remember when the show first starting airing when I … Continue reading →

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Are You Prepared?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by kyle

Coming to college can seem like a daunting task. It’s not like grade school where you pick up the school supplies and head to Target. You’ve got to pack up your whole life and move to a faraway place (or … Continue reading →

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Old Spice Guy Loves Libraries

Posted on July 16, 2010 by kyle

Here’s your Friday Fun video (it’s been a while, hasn’t it?) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu-KBxOtJxs[/youtube] There’s also been a marriage proposal as well! UPDATE The Harold B Lee Library at Brigham Young University has taken the Old Spice guy to the next level … Continue reading →

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Ctrl+X → Ctrl+V

Posted on July 14, 2010 by kyle

Technology is great, isn’t it? Back in the day (not that long ago), doing research for a paper meant pulling a book off the shelf, photocopying pages from a journal, breaking out a highlighter, all in the name of referencing … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 13

Posted on July 13, 2010 by kyle

A Traveller’s History of Spain Fifth Edition by Juan Lalaguna DP66 .L25 2001 New Book Island, 2nd floor If you have been reading the New Stuff Tuesdays column for a while, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Spain … Continue reading →

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New Google Scholar Feature

Posted on July 9, 2010 by kyle

One of the ways of judging the impact of an article/author is to look at the numbers of times that article/author has been cited by others. If you’ve used Google Scholar before, you may have noticed that part of the … Continue reading →

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Scientists Behaving Badly

Posted on July 8, 2010 by kyle

When you think of plagiarism, you tend to think of students frantically trying to finish a paper at the last minute, choosing to ‘borrow’ a paragraph or two from some of the research that they found. But scientists? Professional researchers … Continue reading →

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