Announcements

New Database Trial:

We are pleased to bring you CREDO reference on free trial. Please note that it is only available on campus for the time being. CREDO reference brings you easy access to trusted content from over 70 of the world's leading academic publishers (including ABCCLIO, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier Science, Routledge, and Wiley) and over 460 reference sources, offers seamless linking to other valuable and trusted information sources to speed your research and offers you powerful tools that help answer questions or find the perfect paper topic. The trial will run through July 31st. Please contact Carla Weiss with any questions/comments.

New LibGuide:

Citing Sources - Why citing sources matters. Information on APA, MLA and other formats is discussed along with links to additional resources.

Other Featured LibGuides:

Academic Integrity - Some valuable information to assist you in avoiding plagiarism.

Copyright: What You Need to Know - The basics of copyright and fair use.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Information on promotion and support of faculty scholarship in teaching practice.

Adams Library Awarded $20,000 as Participant in The Big Read

The James P. Adams Library with Linda Jzyk's assistance has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for participation in The Big Read. The events included the participation of three school districts, students, teachers, professors and local authors. The kick-off was on April 7 and the closing event took place on May 28, 2010. Students who participated by reading or writing received a certificate.

Read about the Kick-Off event in What's News and the Anchor.

Read about the Big Read and RIC's involvement in our LibGuide

Adams Library Awarded $10,000 for Digitization

RIC’s James P. Adams Library has received a $10,000 grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to digitize a special collection of slides and op-ed pieces focusing on historical urban development in Providence and other urban centers. [read the What's News article]

Exhibits

Adams Library exhibit honors J.D. Salinger

Author J.D. Salinger passed away in January, 2010 at the age of 91.  His literary reputation rests chiefly upon his short novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, three books of collected short fiction, and 21 uncollected magazine stories, yet he remains one of the most praised, criticized, controversial and enigmatic American authors.   An exhibit about the literary work of Salinger will be on display in the James P. Adams Library lobby through August 31st.  See the LibGuide for more information.

Debra Thomson

Baseball at RIC

Whether it’s the statistics, historic ballparks, or just the love of the game, baseball has something to offer everyone.  As New York Times writer Joel Oppenheimer once said, baseball “makes it easy for the generations to talk to one another.”  You can start your conversation at the “Baseball at RIC” exhibit, located outside Special Collections on the 4th floor of the Library.

Elizabeth Warburton