http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews Mon, 12 May 2008 20:08:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jeff Smith: Before Bone May 1-September 5 Cartoon Research Library’s Reading Room Gallery 27 West 17th Ave. Mall Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. To celebrate the opening of this exhibit and its companion exhibition Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond at the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Cartoon Research Library will be ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/05/05/jeff-smith-before-bone/ Use the library without leaving your car...try out the drive-thru window service at the Ackerman Library, 600 Ackerman Road. You can drop off materials you need to return, or pick up materials that you reserved, without having to park. Window hours: *Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. *Saturdays & Sundays, ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/30/use-ackermans-drive-thru-window/ Frederic Tuten Selected Readings OSU Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr. Tuesday, May 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Frederic Tuten is the author of the novels The Adventures of Mao on the Long March, Tallien: A Brief Romance, Tintin in the New World, Van Gogh's Bad Cafe and The Green Door, in addition to many ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/28/frederic-tuten-5-6/ Metacognition and Monitoring Web Seminar offered by OSU Libraries and TELR Monday, May 5 1-2 p.m. Sullivant Library, Room 244A. Hear more from Marsha Lovett, who gave the keynote address at the Spring OSU Academy of Teaching Mini Conference. Lovett, Associate Research Professor and Associate Director Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/23/metacognition-web-seminar-55/ Jay Kennedy, the former Editor in Chief at King Features Syndicate who died in 2007, bequeathed his collection of underground comic books to The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library. The collection of more than 9,500 items is one of the most extensive in the world. Kennedy, ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/21/cartoon-library-receiving-comic-book-collection/ A new service from the OSU Libraries gives students and researchers the ability to search multiple databases at the same time. The service, available from the Libraries’ web site, library.osu.edu, lets customers select subject areas they want to include when conducting a database search. The feature then searches multiple ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/21/new-service-searches-multiple-databases/ April 15 is fast approaching. If you're in need of tax forms, supplies of some popular forms are available at the Sullivant Library, 1813 N. High St. Access to additional forms and assistance is available from these government resources: Federal Tax Forms Internal Revenue Service 1-800-TAX-FORM (829-3676) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/01/tax-forms-available-at-sullivant-library/ University Libraries is accepting proposals for the 2008 Course Enhancement Grant program. Grants of $2,000 will be given to instructors for the enhancement of courses by substantially integrating library resources and/or incorporating information literacy instruction. The deadline for proposals is Monday, April 21 for courses to be taught during Summer ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/04/01/libraries-course-enhancement-grants-summer-autumn-2008/ Peter Brantley Executive Director, Digital Library Federation Wednesday, April 2, 3:30 p.m. Refreshments begin at 3:15 p.m. Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr. Peter Brantley is currently director of strategic technology for academic information systems in the University of California’s Office of the President. He has 20 years’ experience in systems development and management, ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/03/28/peter-brantley-42/ "The Black Dress," with author Valerie Steel Monday April 28 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave. 5:30 p.m., refreshments, Columbia Gas Lounge 6 p.m., lecture, Campbell 200 7 p.m., book signing The black dress has been the foundation of a woman’s wardrobe for centuries. The allure of the black dress has captured the imagination of generations of ... http://library.osu.edu/blogs/librarynews/2008/03/28/the-black-dress-428/