Stay current on Katrina

If you've been watching the progress and destruction of Hurricane Katrina, whether out of curiousity, sympathy, or concern for friends and family, there are a few websites that might be very useful to you:

• Wikipedia entry on Katrina, with current information as well as lots of hurricane history
• The National Hurricane Center, the government office in charge of monitoring tropical storms
• A list of live online news sites
• The Red Cross's site devoted to disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina

Also,

• A growing list of resources put together by a librarian at McNeese University in Louisiana.
  

Courtesy Notices

Library courtesy notices are now being sent to your campus e-mail account. These notices are sent as reminders when loaned material are due. Check the link to "Loans and Renewals" for instructions on requesting a renewal.

Looking for a good book to read?

The College Libraries has a new project in the works -- a blog called "Potsdam Reads". A few book-loving librarians (and we're trying to recruit some faculty and staff, as well) will be posting about books we liked, with a short statement of Why I Liked This Book. If you're tired of reading textbooks, need a paperback for an airplane read, or are just looking for something you might not think of yourself, check it out!

Potsdam Reads can be found on the left hand side of the College Libraries homepage, and a feed of current reviews can be found in the same place on the Finding Books page.

Enjoy!

POIESIS - a philosophy research tool

The most comprehensive online search service for philosophy journals, POIESIS is now available to the SUNY Potsdam community. Use it to look for articles in over 100 journals, with links to full-text of the articles, when available.

New Summer Reference Service

During Summer Sessions, you will be able to connect to Crumb Library reference services in a variety of ways. Librarians will staff the reference desk, be available for IM chat, answer e-mail queries and offer appointments for research consultations. Click on our “Ask a Librarian” link on our web site and choose the option that best fits your needs.

About the bloggers

The College Libraries news blog is a library-wide venture -- we're all eager to tell our corner of the internet about what we do in the Libraries, what we're excited about, and what we think you might find most useful to know about. Check the name at the bottom of each post to see who wrote each piece, and if you're curious to know more about us, stop by and introduce yourself!

About the College Libraries News Blog

Over the years, the College Libraries have used lots of ways to keep students, faculty, staff, and the community up-to-date on what's going on in the Libraries. Our newest method of telling you about what you can find and do at Crumb and Crane libraries is this: The College Libraries News Blog.

We hope to use this blog to tell you about events in the library, about new books and databases, about research tips and tricks, about cool new stuff on the internet... and about whatever we think you might like to know. And our goal is to update several times each week, so check back.

Or, if you use a feed-reader like BlogLines, you can subscribe to this feed using the RSS feed link, permanently located in the sidebar on the left. You can also find the feed on the College Libraries web site, at the bottom of the front page.

However you choose to acquire our newsfeed, we hope you find what you were looking for!

August 25 - Information Technology Fair

The College Libraries and Computing & Technology Services are hosting the 4th annual Information Technology Fair from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 25 in Crumb Library - LTEC (first floor). Drop in anytine.

Special demonstrations are scheduled for the following times: "Blogging & instant messenger"- 11:15-12:00 ; "The NEW MeetingMaker"- 12:15-1:00 ; "Coming Soon: D Space, GoogleEarth, SUNY Universal Borrowing"- 1:15-2:00 ; "E-mail Services"- 2:15-3:00 ; "Classroom podium demonstration"- 1:00 (Kellas 102) ; "Technology facilities tour"- 2:00 (meet in Kellas 102).

Schedule of events.