Randy Kidd, Visiting Professor in History, presents “Language of the Heart”: The Implication of William Harvey’s 1628 Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood.”
When: Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wyckoff Room, Cullom-Davis Library
Randy Kidd, Visiting Professor in History, presents “Language of the Heart”: The Implication of William Harvey’s 1628 Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood.”
When: Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wyckoff Room, Cullom-Davis Library
The Bradley Book Club will return Wednesday, February 24th at 8 pm. The meeting will be held in the Wyckoff Room on the first floor of the library. It is open to all faculty, staff, and students. For this month, we will be discussing any book to movie adaptation. What is it that makes book-to-movie adaptations work or not work for you? Come discuss your favorite and least favorite attempts at visualizing literature. For more information, contact: Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu
I’m delighted to welcome returning students back to the hilltop and new students to the Bradley family! You’ll be happy to know we kept busy while you were away for the summer. I want to list some of the projects we’ve completed and will be giving you more info on these later. I just want to give you a heads up.
First is printing. This is something you have been wanting–a new and improved print management system. Well, it’s here! The library is the pilot site for what will become a campus wide printing system. You can choose to print in color or black/white and…ta da!! from the wireless laptops. We truly believe this is an improvement and hope you feel the same way. We have prepared a video walking you through printing from library computers and will be working on one to walk you through printing from your own laptops. Check out the first item under what’s new on the library website.
Second, they are putting the finishing touches on the library cafe on the first floor of the library. The cafe will open 31 August with a grand opening ceremony on 2 September at 10 a.m. The hours of the cafe will be 10 a.m. til 12 midnight. We have also done some rearranging to create casual seating with some tables outside the cafe. I hope you plan to meet your friends here and relax in the library. We will have a naming contest for the cafe later in the semester.
Third, and something I’m very excited about, we will be offering quick reference service via text messaging. Yes, you can text a reference question to the library and receive your answer on your cell phone. I’ll blog more about this later but if you want to use this service now, text 309-222-7740 and enter BUL (our code) then ask your question. Current service hours are M-F 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. We hope to be adding more hours as the semester progresses.
And, when you walk in the library, you will notice a new Information Desk. Instead of trying to figure out which desk you need to go to, ask your question here and the staff will help you as quickly as possible.
So as you can see, we’ve been keeping busy and getting ready for your return. It’s great seeing the campus come alive and we are ready and eager to help you as you begin your studies and research. Please drop by and see us and once again, WELCOME!!!
College Students Reading Lists
Chronicle of Higher Education’s “What They’re Reading on College Campuses.”
Harvard Bookstore’s Top 100 Books.
St. John’s College Reading List.
The Telegraph (U.K.) Top 100 Books.
UC Berkeley Summer Reading List.
University of Maine Honors College Reading Lists.
Best Sellers News from The Publishers Weekly.
New Books at Bradley University Library.