- Reference Radio rocks the airwaves
- Dan Overfield and Chris Barr feature eclectic music, listener requests, interviews and research Q & A on their new show. > Full story
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In this issue...
- The Digital Library @ Villanova University and Wikipedia
- Blue Electrode column: "We could add content to Wikipedia, expanding the scope of this resource while also pointing broad sectors of the Internet-using public to our digitization efforts. > Full story
- A bridge to history for Falvey Memorial Library: the American Catholic Historical Society and the Digital Library
- Groundbreaking agreement takes important and rare resources and digitalizes them, "making them visible to the world." > Full story
- Libraries at Play: From “Homo Liber” to “Homo Ludens”
- Director's Watch: The quiet space stereotype of libraries, represented by the bun-wearing, shushing librarian, diminishes the vibrancy and creativity of the current library environment. > Full story
- The meaning of “Hispanic”: A student forum
- Dr. María Gladys Vallières and Dr. Carlos Trujillo led this wide-ranging discussion. > Full story
- America’s Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922.
- Unplug those microfilm readers. Over two hundred years of events chronicled in American newspapers offer endless research possibilities for faculty and students alike. > Full story
- CQ resources provide full-text political and social commentary
- Perfect for researching contemporary and controversial issues, these in-depth reports are from the authoritative Congressional Quarterly Press. > Full story
- Dr. Mercedes Juliá presents her latest book
- In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month: Dr. Juliá examines approaches to the historical novel in postmodern times. > Full story
- Philadelphia's "Little Italy" topic of Scholarship lecture
- Dr. Richard Juliani's new book centers on the life and work of Rev. Antonio Isoleri, pastor of the first U.S. church established for Italian Catholics. > Full story
- New faces
- Trisha Kemp and Stephen Spatz join Falvey's ranks. > Full story
- “How technology is changing communication”
- Dr. Leonard Shyles presents at the Scholarship @ Villanova series. > Full story
- Falvey partners with Office of Health Promotion to create resource center
- How do you catalog a piece of plastic pizza -- or goggles simulating what people see when they’ve had too much to drink? > Full story
- Frank Henninger’s personal journey
- "Seven Life Lessons Learned on Mount Rainier" featured in Community Author event > Full story
- Wildcats exhibit now online!
- Rabbi Lazar is World Religions Day guest speaker
- What's high and holy about the High Holy Days? > Full story
- Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
- Find out about luminaries such as Stephen Colbert: his life, his aspirations -- his middle name. Try out this easy-to-use and reliable resource. > Full story
- Cultural calendar for Falvey Memorial Library
- A complete listing of exhibits and upcoming events > Full story
- Art Index Retrospective
- Publications about art, architecture, archeology, interior design and more, back to 1929, are listed in this recently acquired resource. > Full story
- Noteworthy
- Andrew Nagy and Chris Barr present at regional conferences. > Full story
- In memoriam
- James N. McAleer > Full story
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