Monthly Archives: November 2007

Wall Street Journal for Free

Posted on November 14, 2007 by kyle

More and more newspapers are shifting their online business models to compensate their declining print circulation numbers. The Wall Street Journal is no exception. The New York Times reported yesterday that Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, anticipates dropping the … Continue reading →

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Elusive Advertising Rates

Posted on November 14, 2007 by kyle

If you’re working on an advertising or marketing project and you need radio and TV ad rates, you’ve probably figured out that they’re not easy to find. Rates for print are easier to find, as you can use SRDS Media … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 13

Posted on November 13, 2007 by kyle

In case you haven’t heard, we have movies that you’d actually want to watch outside of the classroom, not just in school. We just received a second batch of popular titles, such as V for Vendetta, The Big Lebowski, Anchorman … Continue reading →

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YouTube in a Research Paper?

Posted on November 12, 2007 by kyle

If you’re writing a paper about viral marketing (what’s that?), you’re probably going to talk about YouTube and its fantastic ability to share video with people all over the world. The problem is citing any videos that you would like … Continue reading →

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We Know How To Party

Posted on November 9, 2007 by kyle

So I should probably not put this out there because it’s kind of embarrassing for me, but I don’t care. The Library held its Fall Office Party yesterday, and Patty graciously put together a slideshow to recap the highlights. | … Continue reading →

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Work Us Into Your Schedule

Posted on November 8, 2007 by kyle

Time is money, right? So why waste it by spending hours researching and getting nowhere? That’s where the librarian comes into the picture. Hopefully you know that you can always come to the Reference Desk and ask for assistance, considering … Continue reading →

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Is Google Going Down?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by kyle

Imagine your life without Google. You would have to search the interwebs using some other search engine. You wouldn’t have the discrete advertising to the right of your search results. You might actually have to come into the library for … Continue reading →

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Gain the Edge to Get the Job

Posted on November 6, 2007 by kyle

Anything you read about careers, interviewing and landing that first job (or any job for that matter) says that you need to prepare, prepare, prepare. Well, what do you have to do to prepare? If you answered ‘I don’t know’ … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 6

Posted on November 6, 2007 by kyle

Don’t Get Scrooged: How to Thrive in a World Full of Obnoxious, Incompetent, Arrogant and Downright Mean-Spirited People By Richard Carlson MCN Car McNaughton Collection, 2nd floor I went to Target this weekend and found myself in the holiday section … Continue reading →

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We’ll Fit in Your Carry-ons

Posted on November 5, 2007 by kyle

That is, if you have a laptop with you. But seriously… Are you going to be studying abroad for part or all of the spring semester? First of all, I’m incredibly jealous because I would love to study abroad again … Continue reading →

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