2017-2018 "Inside the CU Library Newsletters"

May 1st, 2018, Volume 13, Number 29

 
  • Study Around The Clock At Carlson Library!
  • Carlson Library Is Going To The Dogs!
  • It's Not Too Late To Get Help
  • Pizza Night-Monday
  • Library Tip: Protect Your Valuables
  • Library Tip: Return Day
  • Library Tip: Eagle Dollars Accepted At Carlson
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Making The Move
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... frabjous
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Everyone you will ever meet knows something that you don't.
-Bill Nye
 

April 24th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 28

 
  • Two Weeks And Counting...
  • Faculty/Staff Scholarship Recognition Today
  • What Is Nexis Uni?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Time To Save!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... niggle
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away.
-Pablo Picasso

 

 

 April 10th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 26

 
  • Save Time; Get Better Grades
  • What Is JSTOR?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Scam Watch!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... paper tiger
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
-Victor Borge
 

April 3rd, 2018, Volume 13, Number 25

 
  • What Is ABI/INFORM Complete?
  • What is Business Source Complete?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: How To Use Periods In Excel Dates
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... nidus
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
-Margaret Mead
 

March 27th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 24

 
  • 250,000+ E-Books!
  • What Is Literature Resource Center?
  • Library Tip: Easels
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Save Early Save Often
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... dégagé
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
The answer to peace is simple; it begins with you.
-Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock
 

March 20th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 23

 
  • Welcome Back... We Are Here To Help
  • What Is Statista?
  • Library Tip: EBSCOhost Listen
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Where's Waldo?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... sate
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in ang given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
-Victor E. Frankl
 

March 6th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 22

 
  • LibGuides Jumpstart Your Research
  • What Is Opposing Viewpoints In Context?
  • Winter Break Hours
  • Library Tip: Streaming Video
  • Library Tip: Borrowing At Other Libraries
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Misspelled Words In Your Dictionary?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... gaucherie
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About:
Fertility of imagination and abundance of guesses at the truth are among the first requisites of discovery.
-William Jevons-
 

February 27th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 21

 
  •  What Is CQ Researcher?
  • Your Voice Matters!
  • iPads At The Libraries
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: The Perfect Email
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... unitigated
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
When you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.
-Ezra Bayda-
 

February 20, 2018, Volume 13, Number 20

 
  • Your Voice Matters!
  • 53,584 Electronic Journals!
  • 600,000 Words... 3 Million Quotations... 1000+ Years of English
  • Collaborative Study & Presentation Rooms
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Just The Fax!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week... Victorian
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
You Cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
 

February 13th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 19

 
  • If We Don't Have It... We'll Fetch It!
  • Got Newspapers?
  • Student Tip: Great Study Spaces
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: About Those "Free" Apps...
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... unco
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Do not judge by appearances .  A rich heart may be under a poor coat.
-Scottish Proverb-
 

 February 6th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 18<L/span>

 
  • Research Help Is Here!
  • African-American Resource Guide
  • Library Tip: Book & Resource Suggestions?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Scan And Fix A USB?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... titan
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
It's easy to attack and destroy an act of creation.  It's a lot more difficult to perform one.
-Chuck Palahniuk-
 

January 30th, 2018, Volume 13, Number 17

 
  • Clarion Online/Distance Education Support
  • EBSCO Discovery Service
  • Textbooks
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Just... No!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... malapropos
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
It's easy to attack and destroy an act of creation.  It's a lot more difficult to perform one.
-Chuck Palahniuk-
 

January 23rd, 2018, Volume 13, Number 16

 
  • Welcome Back!
  • Dear Faculty: Information Literacy Instruction Is Here!
  • Cheresnowski Retires
  • Library Tip: Best Sellers
  • Faculty Tip: Streaming Video
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Can't Sleep?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... deferential
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
I am I plus my surroundings and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.
-Bob Chapman-
 

December 5th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 15

 
  • Studying Around The Clock At Carlson Library!
  • Carlson Library Is Going To The Dogs!
  • Pizza Night - Monday
  • It's Not Too Late For Help
  • Library Tip: Protect Your Valuables
  • Library Tip: Return Day
  • Library Tip: Eagle Dollars Accepted At Carlson
  • The S.W.A.T Minion's Tip: When Laptop Batteries "Go Bad"
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... tempestuous
  • Something To Think About:
Something To Think About
All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.
-William Harvey-
 

November 28th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 14

 
  • Two Weeks and Counting...
  • What Is Dissertations & Theses (Proquest)?
  • Library Tip: Research Guides & Tutorials
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Driver-Updating Utilities Are Worse Than Useless!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... offal
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
-A.A. Milne-
 

November 20th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 13

 
  • Thanksgiving Break Hours
  • The CU Libraries are closed?
  • That Is ABI/INFORM Complete?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Beware... Never Download "Codecs" or "Players"
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... affectious
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
-Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (9 Nov 1934-1996)-
 

November 14th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 12

 
  • Save Time And Get Better Grades!
  • What Is LexisNexis Academic?
  • Library Tip: Book & Resource Suggestions?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Make Your PC Use Less Power
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... ingurgitate
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Do you wish the world were happy?  Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindess as you pass along the way.
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet-
 

November 7th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 11

 
  • Faculty Tenure & Promotion Recognition Reception Today
  • What Is Literature Resource Center?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: USB 2.0 -vs- USB 3.0
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... salacious
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
-Theordore Roosevelt 26th US president (27 Oct 1858-1919)-
 

October 31st, 2017, Volume 13, Number 10

 
  • Let Us Fetch That!
  • What Is JSTOR?
  • Library Tip: EBSCOhost Listen
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: WiFi Is Dangerous!?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... phantasm
  • Something To Think About:
Something To Think About
'Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.
-William Shakespear-
 

October 24th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 9

 
  • LibGuides: Jump Start Your Research!
  • What Is Opposing Viewpoints In Context?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Web Addresses (URLs)
  • Vranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... olio
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Who, being loved, is poor?
-Oscar Wilde-
 

October 17th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 8

 
  • Research Help Is Here!
  • What Is CQ Researcher?
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Why Computers Cannot Boot Instantly
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... rancid
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the hear.
-Kahlil Gibran-
 

October 10th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 7

 
  • What is Academic Video Online (AVON)?
  • 600,000 Words...3 Million Quotations...1,000+ Years of English
  • Faculty Tip: Chronicle of Higher Education Online
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Get The Most From Your Mouse!
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... knell
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Freedom is the kit's response to the wind.
-Marty Rubin-
 

October 3rd, 2017, Volume 13, Number 6

 
  • ALF Schedule
  • Collaborative Study & Presentation Rooms
  • Printing/Copying At Carlson and Suhr Libraries
  • The S.W.A.T Minion's Tip: Fax?
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... effrontery
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
-Mother Teresa-
 

September 26th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 5

 
  • 280,000+ E-Books!
  • Student Tips: Whiteboards
  • Library Tip: Easels
  • Library Tip: Photocopying
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: Printing Facts
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... tawdry
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
-Henry Ford-
 

September 19th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 4

 
  • What is Academic Search Compete?
  • Study Tip: Group Study Rooms
  • Faculty Tip: Faculty Study Room
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Top: Printing with Eagle Dollars
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... mainspring
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Your Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
-Khalil Gibran-
 

September 12th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 3

 
  •  Clarion Online/Distance Education Support
  • Under Construction - Library Catalog of Holdings
  • Laptops At The Libraries
  • iPads At The Libraries
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion's Tip: We Are S.W.A.T
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week ... beleaguer
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.  Without them, humanity cannot survive.
-The Dalai Lama-
 

September 5th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 2

 
  • EBSCO Discovery Service
  • Textbooks
  • Student Tip – Great Study Spaces
  • The S.W.A.T. Minion’s Tip: We are S.W.A.T.
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week … hydra
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead. ~ Ernest Hemingway, author and journalist, Nobel laureate (21 Jul 1899-1961)
 

August 29th, 2017, Volume 13, Number 1

  • Welcome
  • Carlson and Suhr Libraries
  • Library Tip – ID Card
  • Faculty Tip – Information Literacy Instruction
  • The Minion’s Mighty Tech Tip S.W.A.T. The Problem
  • Cranial Candy: Word Of The Week … Leviathan
  • Something To Think About
Something To Think About
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. - Alphonse Karr -
 
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