The Adventures of Silence @thelibrary

Come see the medieval drama The Adventures of Silence at the Albertsons Library on Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, and Monday, December 4 at 7:30 pm.

The Adventures of Silence will be held in the McCain room on the second floor of Albertsons Library on the campus of Boise State University. The play is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Linda Marie Zaerr at 426-1213, or visit the website at: http://english.boisestate.edu/Lzaerr/the_adventures_of_silence.htm

Mountains Beyond Mountains Grand Prize Winner!

Angeline Adams is the grand prize winner of the Mountains Beyond Mountains Question of the Week contest. Angeline received a $200.00 gift certificate to the Boise State University Bookstore.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mountains Beyond Mountains Question of the Week contest.

Way to go, Angeline!

Thanksgiving Library Hours

The library will have limited hours for the Thanksgiving Holiday starting Monday, November 20. They are as follows:

• Saturday, November 18: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Sunday, November 19: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
• Monday, November 20: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 21: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, November 22: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Thursday, November 23: CLOSED
• Friday, November 24: CLOSED
• Saturday, November 25: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Sunday, November 26: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Regular hours resume Monday, November 27. Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

Event: International Connections Luncheon Seminar

Join us for the November open brown bag seminar entitled "Engaging Tibetan Monks in Inquiry into Science."

Dewey Dykstra, Professor of Physics at Boise State University, in a multimedia format will talk about his travels to northern India to participate in the Science for Monks Project begun by the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama.

International Connections Luncheon Seminar Series
Date: Friday, November 17, 2006
Location: SUB Jordan A
Time: 12:30 p.m - 1:30 p.m.

The monthly seminars are jointly sponsored by Albertsons Library and International Programs at Boise State University.

REACH Health Fair, the library, and you

The REACH Health Fair will take place today, November 15, in the SUB from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Stop by the Library's booth and learn the awesome power of health-related resources available to you @thelibrary.

Event: Dr. Errol D. Jones Receives Library Faculty Award

Dr. Errol D. Jones, Professor in the History Department, has been chosen to receive the 22nd Annual Library Faculty Award for Excellence in Library-Oriented Teaching from the Albertsons Library, Boise State University.

The award will be presented at a reception to be held from 3:00-4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15, in the McCain Room on the 2nd floor of the Library.

Dr. Jones has been at Boise State since 1982. In the letters of nomination for this award, his colleagues recognized his consistent use of the library and its resources as well as his evident appreciation of the library staff.

Dr. Jones is an avid user of the Library and encourages his students, through example and instruction, to utilize library materials for historical research. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Errol Jones on this outstanding achievement.

Author Recognition Deadline

Submissions for the second annual Boise State University Author Recognition are being accepted online at http://library.boisestate.edu/faculty/

The Author Recognition events celebrate all Boise State University faculty and employee authors who published a book, article, or creative work between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006.

Submissions must be in by November 15, 2006. Contact Barbara Glackin for additional information.

I’ll Take “S-words” for $1000, Alex.

Do you remember the classic Saturday Night Live Jeopardy skit where Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond), much to the chagrin of Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell), mistakes the category “S-words” for “Swords”? Well the Albertsons Library has an encyclopedia of “s-words”…. err, I mean “swords” that is worth checking out.

If you ever wanted to know how Ralph Faulkner received the real life scar on his face from a fencing duel in the movie Sword of the Avenger (see Accidents, Movie-Related Fencing) or the difference between a Curtana and a Katana, then The Encyclopedia of the Sword (Call#: ref GV 1143.2 E93 1995) is the place to look.

Oh by the way, A Curtana is commonly known as “the Sword of Mercy” and is one of three swords brought before the sovereigns of England during coronation, while a Katana is a traditional Japanese samurai sword.

So this is just a little reminder that there are a lot of interesting books and materials in the Albertsons Library that can pique most any interest or satisfy most any curiosity. Give the library and it’s collection a look around. Take it for a test drive, you never know what you may find out.

For example, did you know that Helene Mayer is considered the greatest female fencer of all time? Some additional books on “S-words” located in the main collection are:

• The Book of the Sword by Richard F. Burton call#: U850 .B8 1987
• Samurai Sword: A Handbook by John M. Yumoto call#: NK6784 .Y8
• Sword in the Age of Chivalry by R. Ewart Oakeshott call#: U854 .O2

Rick Stoddart
Reference Librarian

Internet: Getting Your Information Organized

Web sites which are well organized and lead you to other web sites can be very useful. Suggestions for use of two of sites which do this have already appeared in this blog: http://about.com and http://lii.org (the librarians guide to the internet) remain as excellent examples of imposing order on the chaos of the web.

Two more should be mentioned: http://www.libraryspot.com is one and http://www.educationindex.com/index.html is another. Both of these sites provide a “directory approach” as well as a search feature which allow you to locate information by general or specific topic. These four sites taken individually or together can help you manage your searching of the web and can save you a great deal of time.

Mountains Beyond Mountains Winner: Karlee!

Congratulations to Karlee Peek for being the 11th-week winner of the Mountains Beyond Mountains Question of the Week contest. The final question is now posted here.

Weekly winners will be randomly selected from appropriate responses the following Monday. On November 13, 2006, a grand prize winner will be selected from all appropriate responses sent in over the 12 week period.

Don't miss it!

Deadline for Author Recognition @thelibrary

Albertsons Library is pleased to announce its second annual Boise State University Author Recognition. The recognition events celebrate all Boise State University faculty and employee authors who published a book, article, or creative work between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006.

Please submit your citation(s) online at http://library.boisestate.edu/faculty/ by November 15, 2006.

Contact Barbara Glackin for additional information.

Question of the Week Winner: Eva!

Congratulations to Eva Lopez for being the tenth-week winner of the Mountains Beyond Mountains Question of the Week contest. A new question will be posted every Monday morning here, with the final question posted on November 6, 2006.

Weekly winners will be randomly selected from appropriate responses the following Monday. On November 13, 2006, a grand prize winner will be selected from all appropriate responses sent in over the 12 week period. Check it out!

Book Design Display at Special Collections

The annual Western Books Exhibition from the Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles is now on display in the Special Collections windows on the second floor of the Library.

The exhibit features books issued by publishers in the Western U.S. that in the opinion of the club exemplify excellence in book design. The display will be up until Friday November 17 and can be seen whenever the Library is open.

Alan Virta, Head of Special Collections and Associate Professor