August 15, 2017
by Lisa Thornell
Comments Off on Transforming Library Collections into Art
As the Library continues to reorganize collections this summer to better serve the student community, some dated materials have been weeded out of the collection and recycled. Jo Yarrington, Professor of Visual & Performing Arts at Fairfield University, has used several boxes of … Continue reading
July 12, 2017
by Lisa Thornell
Comments Off on The Afterlife of a DNL Dust Jacket
Every time the library adds a new physical book to the collection, the dust jacket (also called a book jacket, dust wrapper, or dust cover) is removed. This is a standard practice at many academic libraries. So, what happens to the dust jacket? Many libraries … Continue reading
June 28, 2017
by Lisa Thornell
Comments Off on Welcoming New Stags to the Library
On June 21st and June 27th the DiMenna-Nyselius Library welcomed the class of 2021 with open arms…and lemonade. While students waited to register for classes they congregated outside of the Library and visited the “Library Lemonade Stand” under the tent … Continue reading
June 23, 2017
by Jackie
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Librarians Barbara Ghilardi and Jeremiah Mercurio presented at at the 2017 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference The IL Connection: From How We Learn to Now We Learn in June, 2017. Their presentation, developed with librarian Matt Bernstein, was entitled Building & … Continue reading
May 24, 2017
by Mat Blaine
Comments Off on Congrats to Our Graduating Student Workers!
Warm congratulations and a sincere thank you to our library student workers who graduated last Sunday. Your dedication to our missions here will certainly be missed, but we wish you all the very best in your bright futures. Keeping with … Continue reading