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Library Announces Winner of Showalter Research Award, May 2, 2013: The Legacy Library is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012-13 Kenneth E. Showalter '50 Special Collections Research Award.
3rd Annual Ghost Stories for the Stacks, October 24, 2012: Gather with students, faculty, and staff on October 31 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. for an evening of spine-chilling tales and other activities! The lower level of Legacy Library is the setting for two sessions of "Ghost Stories From the Stacks," read by volunteers from the Marietta College community.
EBSCOhost Mobile 2.0 Now Available, August 22, 2012: EBSCO has released a new version of its mobile app. EBSCOhost now offers a free app to ensure that iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android device users can take full advantage of their premium EBSCOhost database content, no matter where they happen to be.
Oil Portraits by Sala Bosworth on Exhibit in Library, August 16, 2012: Four oil paintings by early Ohio artist, Sala Bosworth, are on exhibit in the Schwartz Fireplace Lounge on the first floor of the Legacy Library during the summer and fall of 2012.
Library Announces Winner of Showalter Research Award, April 27, 2012: On Thursday, April 26, 2012, the Legacy Library held the inaugural presentation of the Kenneth E. Showalter '50 Special Collections Research Award. This award is presented annually to an undergraduate or graduate student who authors the best research paper using the primary sources of the Slack Research Collections of the Legacy Library.
Japanese Prints on Exhibit, February 9, 2012
Focus on Resources: JSTOR, January 26, 2012: JSTOR is an interdisciplinary archive for the older content of selected academic journals. It contains retrospective material for more than 1,000 core scholarly journals across the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and sciences.
Digitization Project Selected for Statewide Honor, January 18, 2012: The Legacy Library's recent Civil War Digitization Project was recently selected as one of three exemplary programs for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) 2011 Program Report to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Ghost Stories from the Stacks is back by popular demand, October 13, 2011: Marietta College's inaugural "Ghost Stories from the Stacks" was so wildly popular, the Legacy Library staff knew they had to bring it back this year. Naturally, there will be a second annual "Ghost Stories" on Friday, Oct. 28 in the Legacy Library.
Spinning Wheel Demonstration and Exhibit , October 11, 2011: Dr. Michael B. Taylor will be discussing the history of spinning wheels and demonstrating their use. He has been collecting and writing about American spinning wheels for more than 40 years and has co-authored two books and more than 30 articles on the topic. Several spinning wheels from Dr. Taylor's collection of more than 50 wheels are on display on the second floor of Legacy Library.
Library Completes Civil War Digitization Project, October 3, 2011: The Legacy Library announces the completion of a project to scan and make available on the web several of its Civil War collections. The project was funded by an LSTA grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which was awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
Library Exhibits Riverboat Photos from the Fred Way Collection, September 13, 2011: The exhibit is comprised of prints of 12 unpublished photos selected from the 9,500 images of the Fred Way Collection. The collection documents riverboats that worked the Mississippi River and its tributaries (principally the Ohio River) from the mid 19th century through the later 20th century.
Legacy Library presents ... the EBSCOhost iPhone App, August 31, 2011: Research anytime, anywhere with the EBSCOhost iPhone App!!! * Search any of our EBSCOhost databases with one easy-to-use tool * Access thousands of HTML and PDF full text articles * Email results to yourself or others * Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
OhioLINK Adds Music Center, August 8, 2011: OhioLINK announces the launch of the OhioLINK Music Center featuring more than 78,000 tracks and 21,000 works from the Naxos Music Library. Users can search for and listen to tracks in six genres - Chinese music, classical music, opera, jazz, spoken word and world music - with works from many well-known composers, including Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Chopin, Strauss, Copeland, and Ellington.
Focus on Resources: The Cochrane Library, August 5, 2011: The Cochrane Library, a new resource offered by the Legacy Library is a collection of evidence-based medical databases that provide a filtered approach for health practitioners to find summarized "best evidence" for determining the effectiveness of specific interventions for diseases and related health care problems.
Focus on Resources: Opposing Viewpoints in Context, July 29, 2011: The Legacy Library introduces a new electronic database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context, a multi-disciplinary database that provides information and perspective on important contemporary social issues.
Library Virtual Exhibit Showcases Marietta Photography, 1880-1900, July 29, 2011: The lobby display screen in the Legacy Library is currently showing a slide show of the photography of Dwight Biscoe, professor of natural sciences at Marietta College from 1874 until 1907. The exhibit features numerous local scenes, including shots of downtown Marietta taken from Williamstown and from Harmar Hill, pictures of the flood of 1883 (including shots taken from Irwin Tower), campus buildings, and the building of the Williamstown bridge in 1902.
Library Exhibits Mineral Specimens, July 29, 2011: Selections from the Geology Department's recently acquired W.M. Smith Mineral Collection are currently on display on the second floor of the Legacy Library near the entrance to the Worthington Center for Teaching Excellence.
Marietta Floods Virtual Exhibit, February 17, 2011: Stop by the Legacy Library lobby and see the virtual exhibit of images of Marietta floods taken from the Harry Philip Fischer Collection. Photos taken during floods from 1913 to 1948 show familiar locations such as the Lafayette Hotel, the (now) Dime Bank building, the Betsy Mills Club, Front Street, and many others.
New JSTOR Collections Available , January 20, 2011: With the beginning of the Spring Semester 2011, the Marietta College Library expands its offerings of digital journal backfiles with the addition of three JSTOR collections. The three collections combine to include over 420 journal titles in the core arts, humanities, and social sciences disciplines.
Legacy Library Hosts Exhibit of Indian Art, December 13, 2010: Beginning December 4, 2010 and extending through the Spring Semester, the Marietta College Library will be hosting the Colors of India, an exhibit of six contemporary paintings from India. The paintings are available for public viewing in the Schwartz Fireplace Lounge on the first floor of the Legacy Library.
Legacy Library extends hours during finals, December 1, 2010: The Legacy Library will be open until 1:00 am the Sunday-Thursday of finals.
Legacy Library offers photocopying using M-Cash, September 17, 2010: The Legacy Library now offers photocopying using M-Cash on your college ID card. The photocopier on the lower level of the Legacy Library now accepts M-Cash. Copies with M-Cash are charged at 5 per copy. You must have deposited money on the M-Cash account on your card to use this copier.
Focus on Resources: Serials A-to-Z, September 3, 2010: Serials A-to-Z provides a unified listing of all electronic and print journals accessible to Marietta College library patrons. Users can browse an alphabetical list of journal titles or search for key words in journal titles.
Got Questions? Just Ask!, August 26, 2010: The Legacy Library staff is here to help and ready with answers to your questions. Whether you can't find the resources you need to complete a research paper, or you don't understand the difference between OhioLink and Inter-Library Loan, or you just need to know where to find a book on the shelf, we're here to help.
Library Accepts New Additions for Special Collections, August 18, 2010: The Legacy Library announces the recent acquisiton of several historical collections. Materials include: early Marietta documents, a collection of letters from the 1850's, WWII letters and diary, and Marietta College memorabilia.
Library Receives Riverboat Photo Collection, August 8, 2010: The Legacy Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Fred Way Collection of Steamboat Images. This significant collection of more than 9,500 negatives documents riverboats that plied the Mississippi River and its tributaries (principally the Ohio River) from the mid 19th century through the later 20th century.
Legacy Library to Begin Opening at 7:30 a.m., August 2, 2010: Effective August 23rd, 2010, the beginning of classes for the Fall Term, the Legacy Library will begin opening for access by users at 7:30 a.m. on weekdays.; Special Hours, Opening Week; Regular Semester Hours are as follows:
New DVD titles added to collection, July 30, 2010: See the latest DVDs added to the library's Audiovisual Collection
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