Thanksgiving and Finals....

Shortly after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, everyone will be ready to settle in and prepare for finals. Starting on Dec. 2, 2007 the library will begin staying open 24 hours - the best place to study!

We've been doing this now for about 2 years, after many requests from students. The service desks and computer lab close at the usual times and a security guard will be on shift from 1:00am to 8am, or until regular library staff begin to arrive the next day.

Good luck! Here are a few good links for tips on studying...

Have a happy holiday!

NEW: Chicago Manual of Style Online

Chicago Manual of New Style is now available online via Alkek Library databases. The resources contains the full text of the 15th edition of the manual plus the popular Chicago Style Q&A. The Quick Guide provides practical examples of Chicago-style citations in a concise format.

Online Access to Oxford Dictionaries

The Library has just added Oxford Language Dictionaries Online, a new database providing instant access to Oxford’s top-of-the-line, unabridged bilingual dictionaries.

Initially, the database includes the following dictionaries:

French-English; English-French (The Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, Fourth edition)
German-English; English-German (The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, Third edition)
Italian-English; English-Italian (The Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary, Second edition)
Spanish-English; English-Spanish (The Oxford Spanish Dictionary)

Also included are correspondence templates for sample letters, emails, and resumes to provide practical help with writing.

You can also set up a Word of the Day alert in five languages by email or RSS feed.

Coming in 2008: Chinese, Russian, and revolutionary pronunciation software allowing you to hear native speaker stress and intonation.