Did you catch Bob Dylan’s concert last week? According to a list just published on Buzzfeed, he is the most critically acclaimed rock star ever to come from Minnesota. I think his album cover definitely makes Minnesota stand out on this map, don’t you?
image source: buzzfeed.com
Buzzfeed cited a study from Acclaimed Music, “a website that crunches and compiles best-of lists to determine critics’ general consensus.” I liked reading through their list, but I have to admit I felt a little clueless about some of the bands. And as I sat there scratching my head thinking about where to find more information about them, I realized: the library has entire Biography subject guide filled with great resources for finding information about your favorite musician/film star/historical figure/you-name-it. Awesome!
The guide has information about how to articles, books, and more. Although I know you may be thinking that Wikipedia is better, humor me for a moment and think of this: EVERYTHING on the subject guide is from a reliable source your professor would be more than happy to let you use for your next research paper. Even more awesome!
We have quite a few options for biography research, but my favorite library resources for finding info about musicians are the following:
Have fun searching! I’m off to listen to some music…
Tired of the Same Old Relationships?
Need Something New and Exciting?
How about a blind date with a book?
It’s that time of year when many of us are looking to add a bit of adventure and fun to our lives. As Valentine’s Day approaches, a bit of romance would be fun, too, wouldn’t it?
Well have no fear – UST Libraries have you covered! If you haven’t stopped by yet, come by the OSF Library to have a blind date with a “Mystery Book” we’ve wrapped up just for you! Take it home, unwrap it, read it, and enjoy! If you don’t like the book, simply return it to the library – its feelings won’t be hurt.
Sure you might be disappointed; but then again … you may end up having a great read with something you wouldn’t have chosen for yourself.
It’s exciting. It’s fun.
And who knows? It could be romantic! (or fascinating, or about zombies, or a mystery, or….!)
Okay, everyone, it’s time to admit it: we ALL (librarians included!) use the internet to find information on a regular basis. Google, Wikipedia, and even Twitter have become seemingly indispensible sources for anything and everything. I mean, where else are you going to quickly find out that answer to a crossword puzzle, why there is a protest going on across the street, the hours for your favorite coffee shop, or even why Olympic long jumpers are allowed so many attempts?
But the question remains: with so much information out there, how do we know what to trust? Where can we go to get valid information? A recent article (and I’ll be the first to admit that there are getting to be so many of these published that I’m starting to question even their validity) published this chart about the perceptions of trust-worthiness that most of us have about various kinds of websites out there.
But, as we all know, perception is not always reality (as the new Bourne Legacy movie forces us to consider). And this whole dilemma makes the prospect of gearing up for research paper season again all the more daunting, doesn’t it?
But, ladies and gents, guess what?! It doesn’t have to be! This is where your friendly UST librarian comes into play. We are all more than happy to help you figure out if that “perfect” source you found online happens to be as good as you really think it is. Heck, we even have a whole section of our website geared towards helping you figure it out yourselves if you’d like (in librarian-ese, this whole topic is called “information literacy”).
Check it out, and feel more comfortable in your search. You can even brag to your friends that you are positively “search-savvy!” (and if that isn’t cool, I don’t know what is!)
Ireland Library would like to introduce the namesakes of the three new computers in the Reference Room. They are Saint Jerome, Blessed Kateri, and Saint Lucy.
Saint Jerome
Saint Lucy
Blessed Kateri
It was a hard fought race but these three candidates rose to the top to receive the honor of having a Personal Computing device named after them. This might seem insignificant to some, but these indivduals will be implored every time a patron has only a prayer in completing a paper.
Thank you to all Ireland Library users who participated in the democratic process of nominating and voting for saints. You make Ireland a unique place.
The poll of favorite J, K, and L named saints is now closed. Please check in with us next week for the results! Feel free to come in use the computers when we’re open!
As the astute Ireland patron knows, each one of our computers is already named after a great saint in alphabetical order. The next letters up are J, K, and L. The Ireland staff solicited names from the wider community and these are the top responses we received! Below are the candidates with links to descriptions of each saint or blessed person. Also, check out the Reference room book The Book of Saints (BX 4655.2 .B66 1989) for a quick blurb on each candidate. And tell your friends to vote too!
Under the J’s we have:
In the K’s, these names have been raised up:
For the L’s, here is what was brought forward:
As for voting, you have two options: 1) you can fill out the white slip of paper on the reference desk, and drop it in the jar there; or 2) go to the following Doodle polls and vote electronically. Please cast one vote for each individual letter. Polls close on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 5 p.m. The new names for the computers will be announced during Finals Week.
Thanks for voting! Rock the vote!
