In each issue of this newsletter, we profile a staff member who works in the library or other related department. This issue features Arabella Holzapfel, who works in the Discovery and Access Services area of the library. Arabella grew up in Denver, Colorado, and received her undergraduate degree in Physics. She attended graduate school in…Continue Reading Arabella Holzapfel
The start of the academic year always brings exciting developments for our campus, including new faces in the student body and the administration….Continue Reading 1,768 New Students, 15,000 Old Letters, and One New President
In each issue of this newsletter, we profile a faculty member who makes innovative use of the library or academic technology. This issue features Dr. Phanindra (Phani) Wunnava, David K. Smith ’42 Chair in Applied Economics. He is also a research fellow at IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor) in Bonn, Germany. Originally from…Continue Reading Phanindra (Phani) Wunnava
This year the library is piloting Scrivener with a group of faculty and thesis students. Scrivener is a software program that breaks down your writing into manageable “chunks,” and brings your research and writing together into a single conceptual work space. See more information at: go.middlebury.edu/scrivener…Continue Reading Scrivener
If you’re off-campus, clicking on a link for any subscription database linked from library web pages such as our Research Guides, Summon, and the Journals “A-Z” title list will ask you to log-in with your Middlebury username and password (the same credentials you use to get your email). Once you do that, you should be…Continue Reading Searching Library Databases and Getting Research Help from Off-Campus
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
Seven members of the campus community gathered for an introduction to the college’s 3D printing technology this week. The printer (a MakerBot Replicator) buzzed and whirred throughout the workshop, printing out the initials of everyone present while the group discussed applications of 3D printing technology ranging from theatrical set design to architectural tool making to…Continue Reading 3D Printing Workshop
Welcome to the 2nd issue of our newly christened library newsletter, Keywords! This fall started with a flurry of activity at the Davis Family Library. We hired five new library staff members, installed two new high-tech rooms for media and videoconferencing, hosted a set of exciting new exhibits throughout the building, and set an ambitious…Continue Reading Welcome to the Fall 2015 Issue of Keywords
In each issue of this newsletter, we profile one of the many student assistants who help make the Middlebury Libraries run smoothly. This issue of our newsletter features sophomore, Salim Terrazas. Salim began work at the Circulation Desk in the Davis Family Library in the Spring 2015, and he has continued with us throughout the…Continue Reading Salim (Esteban) Terrazas