What's New @ Gordon Library

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Under Self Help, check out our Business Plan Research Guide. Events this week sponsored by CEI.

International Education Week: Nov. 16-20. Take the Global IQ quiz.

PubMed has a new, improved search interface. Try it now.

Don’t miss Judi Trainor’s fantastic exhibit, Impressions from the Grave, now on view in 3rd floor. You can meet the artist at a reception Thursday, 10/29 4-6 pm. Judi will be giving a gallery tour at noon on Friday, Oct. 30, as part of Gordon Library’s Scarefest activities. More...

President Obama declares October National Information Literacy Awareness Month which "highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age." More ...

Scare Fest IT/Library Services & Vendor Fair: Friday 10/30 11am-2pm. Come if you dare! Costumes encouraged, great raffle prizes, and events. More ...

Automated ILL services will not be available on Wed. 10/21 in order to facilitate the move to ILLiad. Please contact Laura Hanlan if you have an urgent ILL need.

Archives & Special Collections: will be closed Oct. 19th-23rd and will re-open Oct. 27th.

New ILLiad interlibrary loan system to be implemented October 22, 2009. The Interlibrary Loan staff is thrilled to be rolling out a new interlibrary loan interface over the term break. The new system, called ILLiad will offer a single web-based interface for placing requests, checking request statuses, and receiving electronically delivered items. Learn more about ILLiad by visiting ILLiad @ WPI: FAQ.

Term Break Hours: Thurs Oct 15, closes at 10pm; Fri & Sat Oct 16-17, closes at 5pm; Sun Oct 18 open noon-9pm. More...

LOL - Library Open Late: Mon-Wed October 12-14 GL open 'til 2am. More...

Stress Free Zone: Mon-Wed October 12-14, in GL303 9pm-1am. Stop by for games, puzzles, & oasis of fun.

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Gallery Reception for Worcester's Last Gas Lights : Paintings by Christina P. O'Neill
Refreshments will be served. Thursday, Sept. 17, 6-8 pm 3rd floor gallery.

Share your thoughts on the renovation project and learn more about Phase III at a focus group for students on September 16 from 5-6pm. Food and goodies provided! If you are interested in participating please contact Christine Drew (cdrew@wpi.edu).

Welcome Class of 2013, new graduate and transfer students! Also find us on Facebook.

New Academic Year Hours: Open Sunday-Thursday nights 'til 1am. More ...

New Library Catalog Now Available! Please try it and let us know what you think.

Renovation Update: Technology for Teaching and Learning staff of the Academic Technology Center, Jes Caron, Jim Monaco, Erin DeSilva, and Debra Dexter have moved to the main entrance level of the library. More ...

August 1-26 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm; Saturday & Sunday closed.

Lab A and B Computers Replaced: Anderson Lab A computers were replaced and have the WPI lab software installed, in addition we’ve installed the LibX Toolbar and EndNoteWeb Cite While You Write. Anderson Lab B computers were upgraded and now have additional software also found on Multimedia Lab computers including Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Adobe Premiere.

July 16 Telegram & Gazette: Preserving the past, WPI pursues time travel the old-fashioned way: through archives

Renovation Updates: No more leaks! The roof was replaced by early July. Also, Library Administration, Systems, and Collection Management offices have moved to the third floor in the space vacated by the Archives and Special Collections. More ...

Library closed Friday July 10th for water main replacement. Ask Questions Online if you need research help. Various labs on campus are open including SL123 and printing at the CCC Help Desk in Fuller Labs.

New Resource - Journal Citation Reports within ISI Web of Knowledge: JCR® Web offers a science and social science edition with a systematic means to evaluate leading journals. It provides quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. JCR will allow you to:

• Look up the impact factor for a specific journal title
• View five year trends of citation impact for journals
• Compare journals in the same field
• See a yearly count of the number of articles published in a journal
• Benchmark the age of cited articles
• Quantify source data
• And more ...

New Library Catalog Interface Coming Soon: The library is testing and revising the beta version of the new library catalog. Please try it and let us know what you think. We expect to move to this new version later this summer.