George C. Gordon Library
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Use Summon as a first stop for your research to search across most of the library's resources. Example: “life cycle assessment” cars
More Search Options: Advanced Search | Databases A-Z | by Subject and Type
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Use to find books, ebooks and films available through the Gordon Library. Example: “ultimate history of video games”
More Search Options: Advanced Search | eBook Collections | WorldCat
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Use when you know the title of a journal, magazine or newspaper to find if WPI has full text access. Example: “Journal of Solar Energy Engineering”
More Search Options: Journals Search Home
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Use to find completed project report, theses, or disserations.
Example: “Erosion”More Search Options: Project Center Resources | Theses & Dissertations
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Use to find resources through Google Scholar and connect through FullTextFinder. Example: “life cycle assessment” automobiles OR cars
More Search Options: Advanced Search
Company Research Workshop
Did you go to the Summer Internship & Job Fair?
Are you starting to research where you might want to work?
Attend the Company Research Workshop on February 23 at 11 a.m. to learn how to research companies that interest you.
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Celebrate Black History Month by Exploring Online Digital Collections
Visit the library foyer to see a display on various digital collections featuring many black leaders. Check out some of the featured links to view these online collections.
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- “Our Art” Awards & Recognition for WPI Community Artists Many attended the reception last Thursday in the Class of '41 Gallery on the 3rd floor of the Gordon Library. Many folks mingled and discussed artworks on display. Dean Karen Oates made comments on the importance of the Arts at WPI. Dean of Library Services, Tracey Leger-Hornby welcomed visitors. Awards were given by Lora Brueck and the selection committee to recognize artists Joanne Beller, Scott Hadley, Tom Hunt, JoEllen Reinhardt, Marie Keller, and Ward Pettibone. Honorable mention were extended to Ryan Shooshan, Adriana Hera, Piyali Mazumdar, and Lori Willens. The reception was sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations to all for sharing their work, which will be on display for the coming months so there is plenty of time to see the exhibit. We invite you to stop by sometime. >
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Noelle Richard is winner of Robert Fellman Memorial Scholarship Prize
Noelle Richard, WPI Class of 2013, is the winner of the 2012 Robert Fellman Memorial Scholarship Prize for her essay, "The Ghostly Progression Towards Redemption."
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- Happy Birthday Mr. Dickens Celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens today with some words from Dickens like “Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” >
- Library Workshops This Week! Copyright & Your WPI Project and Finding Numbers/Statistics Sign up now for this week's library workshops: Copyright & Your WPI Project Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Library Lab A 3:00-4:00 p.m. Since WPI Interactive Qualifying Projects (IQPs), Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs), theses, and dissertations are now published online and often distributed to a sponsor, you need to pay close attention to copyright law. You need to consider such issues as: Can I copy an image from a commercial Web site? May I use a chart or table from an article in my MQP, IQP, thesis or dissertation For online projects it is not enough to simply cite your source with a citation; copyright permissions are required for works under copyright protection. This workshop will explain basic copyright as it relates to your project as well as show you how to find free-to-use images and other resources for your project work. >
Events
RSS Feed- Library Workshop for Job Hunters Next Thursday, Feb. 23rd from 11:00 a.m.-noon, Jason Homer from the Library and Maggie Becker from the Career Development Center will present a workshop especially for job hunters: Company Research for Job Hunters Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:00am Location: Library Lab A 11:00 a.m.-noon >
- Library Workshops Next Week! Check out two great workshops at the Library next week: EndNote Web Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 1:00-2:00 p.m. Library Lab A Thomson Web of Science Cited Reference Search Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 10:00-11:00 a.m. Library Lab A >
- Library Workshops Next Week! Summon-Simplify Your Research Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 3:00-4:00 p.m. Library Lab A >
- Library Workshops This Week! Copyright & Your WPI Project and Finding Numbers/Statistics Sign up now for this week's library workshops: Copyright & Your WPI Project Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Library Lab A 3:00-4:00 p.m. Since WPI Interactive Qualifying Projects (IQPs), Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs), theses, and dissertations are now published online and often distributed to a sponsor, you need to pay close attention to copyright law. You need to consider such issues as: Can I copy an image from a commercial Web site? May I use a chart or table from an article in my MQP, IQP, thesis or dissertation For online projects it is not enough to simply cite your source with a citation; copyright permissions are required for works under copyright protection. This workshop will explain basic copyright as it relates to your project as well as show you how to find free-to-use images and other resources for your project work. >
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Our Visual Art Reception – Thursday, February 2, 4:15 – 5:15, 3rd Floor Library Gallery
All are welcome to attend a gallery reception with WPI artists. Thursday February 2 4:15-5:15pm, 3rd Floor, Library. Refreshments will be served.
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