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Aquinas ID Required!

deepthought2009 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:32:43 +0000

Beginning February 1st, Aquinas Library will charge a 25 cent fee each time we have to look up your name in the circulation list if you don’t provide us with your currrent Aquinas College ID. We have been warning people since last semester that the day would come and it’s almost upon us. Fees accrued will result in a hold on your grades being made available to you or your transcripts being released until such time as they’ve been paid in full. There are several reasons for this with the primary ones being: 1. You are required to have current ID for security purposes and 2. You need to get in the habit of having it with you anyway as it will eventually serve multiple functions such as access control and billing transactions. (At least that’s the plan!) AND since most of you are planning on becoming nurses it’s going to be something you need to get used to anyway. Plan ahead!

Textbook Options

deepthought2009 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:31:36 +0000

It’s not uncommon to have students requesting textbooks from our stacks or as Interlibrary Loans so as to find a way around investing in new books of their own. Unfortunately, we don’t usually have them and, when we do, it’s more often than not a happy coincidence. Interlibrary Loans are not a real option and to use them as such is an abuse of what is intended as a short term, supplimentary resource for research purposes. There are several other alternatives though such as buying used books and new online textbook subscription services as well as discount book dealers. The availability of specific textbooks will vary but you may want to check these resources out. Good luck!

www.Coursesmart.com
Sells online subscriptions enabling you to access over 7,000 textbooks online
www.TextbookMedia.com
Allows you to download textbooks for free.
www.Chegg.com
Rents textbooks.
www.CheapestTextbooks.com
and
www.Booksprice.com
Two additional discount book outlets.

Welcome Back!

deepthought2009 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:58:28 +0000

It’s that time again so put your game face on and strap yourself in for the ride! We’ll post any changes in our Library hours this semester but our schedule is as follows: We’ll be open Wednesday, Jan. 6 through Thursday, Jan. 7 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Friday, Jan. 8 we’ll be open from 8:00 AM to 4:00PM. (All hours subject to change due to weather conditions) We’ll be closed Saturday and Sunday the 9th and 10th. Monday, Jan. 11 we will begin our regular hours of 7:45 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Thursday. Remember, any scheduling changes will be noted here, on our Library web page, and posted on the doors. See you soon!

“Oh My NEG!”

deepthought2009 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:32:47 +0000

I just came across this phrase from an “official” Atheist. I know this is true because he has an official Atheist Blog icon on his site. Anyway, I thought that was beside the point of his commentary as a librarian until I ran across his exclamation, “Oh my neg!”, which he so kindly chose to decode for we uninformed readers. It stands for, “Oh my Non-existent God!” Now, personally, I prefer this to the usual swearing with which people often make their appeals to God, regardless of their beliefs. Still, it seems a mite self conscious. There’s nothing like torturing the language to make a point. Anyway, he made me laugh…and I’m NOT offended.

That Special Date

deepthought2009 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:26:32 +0000

Ok ……I’m leaving now.

A Cautionary Tale

deepthought2009 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:19:21 +0000

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deepthought2009 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:12:59 +0000

So Surfing The Web Is GOOD For You?!!!!

deepthought2009 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:43:26 +0000

A research team from UCLA has discovered that surfing the internet apparently exercises areas of the brain which would otherwise be prone to the typical memory loss and slowing down associated with aging. Test subjects unfamiliar with internet technology and ranging from 50 to 70 plus years, were given basic instruction in web surfing. Then, after following a regimen of at least one hour a day for a relatively short number of days, their brain activity was monitored revealing brain activity in areas previously unresponsive.
The question is, does this represent a potentially new method of staving off memory loss and mental depletion caused by aging? Further studies are planned but the initial results would indicate that doing crossword puzzles, learning new skills, and reading keeps your brain nimble and young. And surfing the web? More of the same. It’s not just killing time, it’s giving you more and of a better quality.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568576,00.html?test=latestnews

Are you E-Brained?

deepthought2009 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:56:27 +0000

Will we all be reading on Kindles or their like in the future? (In a previous post we referenced a prep school which was completely exchanging it’s print collection for an all digital version. http://deepthought2009.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/empty-shelves-or-empty-heads/ )

How does the medium effect the reading experience? Does it interfere or heighten your concentration? Does it stimulate your imagination or challenge you technically? In the opinion piece below, several researchers bring their insights to the table to discuss the ramifications of new and more electronic ways of navigating and interacting with information.

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/does-the-brain-like-e-books/

Oooh…That’s Hot!…NOT!

deepthought2009 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:14:33 +0000

Terminally Photo-Shopped model begs the question, Do you really find this attractive?!! The saying goes, you can never be too rich or too thin. Oh yeah?!! This model lost her job because she was supposedly too heavy and no longer within the weight range of her contract. This according to the model herself, Fillipa Hamilton, who is 5′ 10″ tall and weighs 120 pounds. Of course that didn’t stop the art director from simply adjusting her image a bit. Sheesh! Are these people cross-eyed or what? Her waist is about the same size as her head! Maybe that’s hot if you’re anorexic but then again maybe it’s just a distorted artistic vision of the ideal woman… from a tech savvy crackhead! Read more details below…and for God’s sake, eat a sandwich already!

http://www.shine.yahoo.com/event/fallbeauty/image-of-ultra-thin-ralph-lauren-model-sparks-outrage-521480/