http://blog.knox.edu/libnews News about the Knox College Library services and collections. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:41:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seymour Library Friday, November 13th (8am – 1am) Saturday, November 14th  - Sunday, November 15th (9am – 1am) Monday, November 16th - Friday, November 20th (8am – 2am) Saturday, November 21st (8am – 1am) *Finals end 10pm Sunday, November 22nd (12noon - 3pm) Winter Break Hours Monday – Friday (8:30am – 5pm) Science & Math Library Friday, November 13th ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=49 The Illinois State Library has made available dozens of databases on a trial basis for the month of October. The Try-It! program requires a login, so please inquire at the Reference Desk in Seymour Library (x7228) or contact a librarian to obtain the login information. http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=48 The Knox College Library is please to announce that the following new databases and electronic resources are now available to Knox students, faculty and staff. Access World News provides access to local, in-state, national and international news sources, including newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, news web-only content and video. Consumer Health ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=47 The Knox College Library announces a new digital collection of images and documents: Railroads in the Midwest: Early Documents and Images. This collection showcases documents, letters, photographs, and ephemera from Knox College's Special Collections and Archives related to the history of railroads in the Midwest from the 19th century through ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=46 Seymour Library Wednesday, June 3rd  - Friday, June 5th (8:30am-5pm) Saturday, June 6th (8:30am-4pm) Sunday, June 7th  - Monday, June 8th (CLOSED) Summer hours begin Tuesday, June 9th (8:30am-5pm) Science and Mathematics Library Wednesday, June 3rd  - Friday, June 5th (9am-3pm) Saturday, June 6th - Monday, June 8th (CLOSED) Summer hours begin Tuesday, June 9th (9am-3pm) ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=44 The Knox College Library will host several events to celebrate National Library Week. Monday, April 13th - LC Egg Hunt (Seymour Library, Andrews Forum, 4pm) How well do you know the Library of Congress classification system? Teams of 2-3 students will test their skill using the library catalog’s new ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=43 The Library has ongoing trials for the following databases. Safari Tech Books Online Safari Tech Books Online, a joint venture of O’Reilly Media and The Pearson Technology Group, provides full text of thousands of books in computer science, networking and technology fields: certification, enterprise computing, Java, Linus/Unix, Web development, Windows, XML, and ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=41 The Library is pleased to announce that ARTstor is now available to members of the Knox community. "ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images and related data in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=40 The Knox College Library & The Office of Instructional Technology will be presenting a series of brown bag lunches this year featuring demonstrations and discussions of technology-based information products and services that enhance teaching and learning in the liberal arts. These brown bag sessions will meet in Ferris Lounge from noon ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=37 Knox College now subscribes to The Birds of North America Online from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the American Ornithologists' Union. This database provides photos, images, habitat maps, and, in some cases, sound and video, for birds of all species in North America. In addition, the articles summarize characteristics ... http://blog.knox.edu/libnews/?p=36