“Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.” —Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams Davidoff, H. (1942). The pocket book of quotations. New York: Pocket Books. Image: ignorance by McBeth Continue reading Wednesday Wisdom
“I am sufficiently proud of my knowing to be modest about my not knowing everything” —Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1995 Metcalf, F. (1987). The Penguin dictionary of modern humorous quotations. London: Penguin Books Image: House of Knowledge Variation2 by Adrien Sifre Continue reading Wednesday Wisdom
Last week, the Coalition for Responsible Sharing brought pressure on ResearchGate for hosting material under copyright by publishers. In some ways, this is no different from Sony Music putting pressure on YouTube to take down copyrighted content – while YouTube might not have put up that video of a baby dancing to a Prince song, … Continue reading Academic Take Down Notices and Author Rights: Understanding what’s happening with ResearchGate right now
” A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.” —Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism. ii Davidoff, H. (1942). The pocket book of quotations. New York: Pocket Books. Image: Fountain by Riccardo Cuppini Continue reading Wednesday Wisdom
“Brevity is the sister of talent.” —Anton Chekhov, letter to Alexander Chekhov, 11 April 1889 Ratcliffe, S. (2012). Oxford essential quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Image: Leelanau Tarts (fo-lomo) by Andrew McFarlane Continue reading Wednesday Wisdom
Have you got company research projects on your mind? Need to download financials for your finance class? Searching for company ratios or filings? Or would you just like to create a list of companies based on your own criteria? If any of these sound like you, check out our new business database, Mergent Online! Mergent … Continue reading Need Company Information? Try Mergent Online!
The Klan newspapers of the 1920s are a reminder of how current divisions over immigration, race, and citizenship are deeply embedded in American history. Continue reading Why Digitize KKK Newspapers?
Gleeson’s book display in honor of Autism Acceptance Month is up at the Circulation Desk the week of April 10. Some may refer to April as Autism Awareness Month, but many argue what we need most in terms of autism is acceptance. After all, the majority of Americans already have some basic understanding of what autism … Continue reading Autism Acceptance Month at the library
Happy Open Education Week! Open Education Week is an international celebration of the hard work and success stories behind the idea of “free and open sharing in education.” For many students, this is a no-brainer: Textbooks are expensive! So expensive, in fact, that many students don’t buy them, which has a real impact on classroom … Continue reading Happy Open Education Week!
In honor of Women’s History Month and in light of the critiques of the exclusivity of the Women’s March, I created a display next to the Reference Desk about the experience of trans folk, with emphasis placed on trans women of color. The 2017 Women’s March focused on a genital-based feminism where womanhood was linked … Continue reading Spotlight on Trans Women
