Tag: resources
Fall McGoogan Sessions offer three chances to polish research skills
This fall’s McGoogan Sessions offer three distinct opportunities to grow your research skills and add tools for your academic work belt. McGoogan librarians will guide you through the following hour-long courses, providing practical tips and important context. EndNote: Basic to Advanced Features Tuesday, Oct. 6 / Noon to 1 p.m. This session will cover the citation and reference management tool from A to Z, both for newcomers and users looking to brush […]
Sep 24, 2026
The Art of McGoogan: Two Paintings by Two Brothers
Note: This occasional series will take a closer look at pieces within McGoogan Library’s special collections, and will include everything from paintings to portraiture, medical illustrations to 3-D objects. This first installment covers the paintings “Mama” and “El Parto, Atitlan,” by brothers Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay and Matias Gonzalez Chavajay, respectively. “Mama” About the artist: Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay (1956- ) was born in Guatemala and belongs to the Tz’utuhil Maya people. Among […]
Sep 21, 2026
What to expect from a cleaner, fresher McGoogan Library catalog
A recent refresh of the McGoogan Library catalog interface will provide users with a “cleaner … less cluttered” experience. That’s how McGoogan’s Alison Bobal describes the new look, adding that the update is more visually appealing and intuitive and created with accessibility in mind. Visitors to the catalog today will meet an image of the library’s colorful “spine” of books and journals, […]
Aug 21, 2026
See McGoogan Library through its ‘eyes and ears’
Ride an elevator or take the stairs. However you reach Level 6, you’re likely to encounter a friendly, knowledgeable face ready to help you make sense of McGoogan Library’s many resources. Staff at the AskUs desk not only exist as a sort of front door to the library, they’re also the eyes and ears of […]
Aug 20, 2026
How student workers further the McGoogan Library mission
Three thousand books down, and nearly 8,000 to go. Facing McGoogan Library’s rare books collection, Kara Walters does the math. Supporting the inventory of these texts is among Walters’ current projects and is representative of unique opportunities provided to the library’s student workers. The efforts of students like Walters bear great effects at McGoogan. Recent […]
Aug 12, 2026