Hey, first-year students! Now that you’re settled in to campus, it’s time to explore the libraries a little more. Here’s some insider advice to get you going (thanks, College Newsroom!):
What Every First-Year Student Should Know about Middlebury Libraries
P.S. You can meet all of the librarians at go.middlebury.edu/librarians.
Zotero makes citations and bibliographies easy.
Get started: go.middlebury.edu/zotero.
Find help: go.middlebury.edu/zoterohelp.
Ask a librarian about Zotero!
Is the Research Desk in your toolkit yet? Come and talk with a librarian when you start your first assignment. You’ll find that we are always happy to help. You don’t even need a question! Just tell us what you’re working on. Together, we can figure out what you’ll need to do first, next and last.
Fall Research Desk Hours
(September 10 – December 14, 2018)
And online anytime!
go/askalibrarian/ or
http://go.middlebury.edu/askalibrarian
Have a question outside of the Research Desk hours?
Visit us in our offices! Librarians are conveniently located right behind the Research Desk.
Thanks to poet Gary Margolis for sharing this library-related poem.
God’s Library
You wouldn’t mind dying
if you could assume
on that first heavenly night
you’d awake in God’s
library. Each star a book.
Each fire. And there’d be
more than enough time
to browse the sky, to sit
in a soft chair and read
a few opening words.
Before you dozed.
Before you realized
where you were.
And you could check out
a book for the better part
of eternity. Use the moon
as a bookmark.
Write in the margin,
if there was an image,
a thought, you never wanted
to forget. If God was
the universe’s librarian.
Who didn’t mind you
sleeping on the floor
in the stacks. Who didn’t
need you to look up,
Books To Read
On The First Night
Of Your Death.
Assuming your loved ones
had said all their prayers.
Were beginning to sort
through your things.
Finding, book after book,
long overdue.
September is right around the corner, so it’s time to start wrapping up your summer checklist. Go out and explore Vermont! Borrow a pass at the Davis Family Library Circulation Desk for free or reduced entry fees at:
Learn how to borrow these passes, and what the benefits are, at: VT Historic Sites Pass now available and ECHO Pass now available.
Like your French and Spanish with pictures on the side? We’ve got just the thing for you. Come and check out (literally!) the French- and Spanish-language comics and graphic novels we’ve put on the cart in the Davis Family Library atrium. (Yes, you may borrow them!)
We have a lot, and we’re eager to refill. So if you want to see more colorful covers, and texts in your summer language, be sure to come and get these!
P.S. Looking for books in other languages? Use the links in our research guides:
We have a library guide for every language program this summer, from Spanish, to Hebrew to 
Chinese and more. Browse a complete list of subjects here.
Every guide is carefully curated by a Middlebury librarian. You’ll find links to lists of in-language books, search tips, and answers to questions that are commonly asked by students studying your language.
Most importantly, you’ll find contact information for a librarian who can help you find exactly what you need. Use the “Schedule Appointment” button, or send an email, to sign up for a one-on-one research consultation with your language librarian. If we can talk with you about what you’re working on, we can ensure you’re getting exactly what you need.
Find your favorite research guide at go.middlebury.edu/guides.
Welcome back to the libraries, alumni! We know that even though you’ve graduated, you’ll never stop learning. We want to be sure you’re aware that the scholarly journals in JSTOR and Project Muse are available to you. After signing up for a Midd alumni 
account, you can use JSTOR and Project Muse from anywhere. For more information including instructions on how to sign up, see How do I get Alumni Access to JSTOR and Project Muse?
We hope you enjoy reunion! Here are a few tips to welcome you back to the libraries.
Computers and Library Databases
Use our computers and library databases while you’re here in the library! Just ask for a guest username and password at the front desk. (Or, for quick a email inbox check, look for the computers that are already logged in on the main level of both libraries.)
Wireless
To connect your phone or other device to the wireless network, create a guest account by following the instructions here: Get started with wireless.
Borrowing, printing and more
You may also find our information (including borrowing privileges and printing advice) for guest and alumni patrons useful: Guests and Visitors to the College.
Just for fun
We put the yearbooks out for you this weekend. Find yours! They’re all on display in the atrium of the Davis Family Library.
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