Aug
13
Welcome new students!
August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We would like to invite you to the Library. Before classes begin on the 31st, we are here to help you. Things to do early: Attend a library tour: stop by on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon at 3:30 for a general tour. Set up your library account: come to the Front Desk with your student [...]
May
1
Be GREEN, Look for BLUE
May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
CFL light bulbs use 75% less energy than regular incandescent bulbs, last up to 10 times longer, save 2,000 times their weight in greenhouse gases, and must be disposed of properly. Now you no longer need to worry about where to dispose of these “GREEN” bulbs: just look for BLUE. Blue buckets with white lids [...]
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
Feb
13
New titles for business research
February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We’ve been getting lots of great new titles in for our reference collections, including these new sources for trade and marketing research: Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide maps states and counties in the United States with business data and population trends. You’ll find it in our Reference Collection under G1019.R22. The new edition of the [...]
Dec
13
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Dec
10
Compiling a bibliography: some tips
December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Writing a paper is only half the battle. Putting together your footnotes and bibliography can take as much time as writing the paper. Here are some tips that might help… Many of our databases have citation tools that can help. For example, when you are using Proquest, you can select articles and save them to [...]
Nov
24
Library hours this week
November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The library will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will be open hour normal weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, 10:00AM – 10:00PM. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Oct
14
Library book sale this week
October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Come visit the library’s annual book sale for great deals on books. We’re putting new books out every day. Book prices: Hardcover books – $.50 Paperback books – $.25 Multivolume sets – $1.00
Oct
4
International Film Festival
October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
MIIS, Naval Postgraduate School, and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center have partnered in the presentation of Windows to the World: a Cultural Education Film Symposium, October 16-19. The film symposium features 15 international films that will be shown at NPS, DLI and MIIS. Admission is free, but you will need to register to attend. [...]
Sep
26
Finding quiet in the library
September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Now that we are 4 weeks into the semester, paper deadlines, midterms and presentations are on the horizon. Lots of students are coming to the library to try to find a quiet table or carrel to study. Several students have expressed frustration to the library staff that they can’t find any quiet places to work. [...]
