Apr
28
Artwork in the Library
April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The next time you visit the library, take a minute to stop in the front lobby and look at the beautiful antique print of Milan hanging above the display case. This historic view of the city was given to the Library by Ray Zilinskas, Director of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program at the [...]
Apr
21
Earth Day is here!
April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is Earth Day and the Library is continuing to celebrate. We’ve been featuring different areas of our environmental studies collection all month – this week’s topic is ocean and marine resources. The display case in our front lobby is filled with books on marine conservation, protected areas, and fisheries. Tomorrow’s MIIS events include: Sustainability [...]
Apr
13
The new Christian Science Monitor
April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you are a regular reader of The Christian Science Monitor, you may have noticed that the newspaper has disappeared from our newspaper shelves. The Christian Science Monitor published it’s last newspaper edition on March 27. The new Christian Science Monitor is a weekly magazine which you will find in our magazine/journal stacks on the [...]
Apr
10
Faculty Authors Collection debuts next week
April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
In honor of National Library Week – April 12-18 – the Library is inaugurating a new Faculty Authors Collection. Located on the second floor, adjacent to the New Books section, the Faculty Authors Collection houses books that are authored, edited or translated by MIIS faculty and staff. We’ve also included books that contain chapters authored [...]
Apr
7
New Earth Day display
April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This week’s Earth Day display features books about forest policy, deforestation and forest management. You might also want to add The Monterey Institute Conservation Symposium on April 25th to your calendar. conservationsymposiumflyer
Apr
2
Earth Day is coming
April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Library is celebrating Earth Day (April 22) during the entire month of April. Every week we’ll have a new display of books in our front lobby – this week we are featuring books on green business to tie in with the 2009 International Trade Conference, Trade and the Environment: the Value Proposition of Greening [...]
