Library research is sometimes like rounding the corner of a winding mountain path. The higher you climb, the more you realize how much there is to see. In a survey of last year’s incoming students, we noticed gaps between students’ perceptions of their abilities and their actual knowledge and skills. For example, only 50% of…Continue Reading What Students Say About Research
Ever wonder what the most popular movies are that the library owns? Well, we did, and here’s what we found:…Continue Reading Most Popular DVDs
We were wondering exactly how much coffee is drunk at the Wilson Café, so we asked them. Turns out… a lot! Last year Wilson sold a total of 2,177 gallons of coffee: • 416.25 gallons of iced coffee • 1971.78 gallons of regular coffee (that’s 7,618 large (16 oz.) coffees and 8,625 small (12 oz.)…Continue Reading Data Point: Coffee @ the Wilson Cafe
Did you know you can borrow articles, books, CDs, videos, and more from libraries across the world? Our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service borrows and lends thousands of items every year. Here are some of the most frequently loaned items over the past 7 years from the Middlebury Library collections. Article: The Critical Period Hypothesis For…Continue Reading Interlibrary Loan Facts