graffiti Volume 6, Issue 2, October 2008

              O P E N A C C E S S D A Y
Tues., Oct. 14, 7— 8.30 PM ● Irvine Room, 4th Floor, Honnold/ Mudd Library
Open Access Matters! Learn more about what it is and how it impacts
Claremont Colleges students and faculty. Watch a live webcast as Sir Richard
Roberts, Ph. D., F. R. S., and Philip E. Bourne, Ph. D., discuss how Open Access
impacts research and answer questions from participating campuses.
FMI: allegra. gonzalez@ libraries. claremont. edu
Comments? Email alex. chappell@ libraries. claremont. edu
HONNOLD/ MUDD NOW HAS WIRELESS EVERYWHERE
Visualizing the Buddha for the Here and Now:
Art, Religion, and Politics in Contemporary Taiwan
Thurs., Oct. 9, 4: 15 PM ● Founders Room, 2nd Floor, Honnold/ Mudd Library
Shi Zhiru, Professor of Religious Studies, Pomona College
Can a Lender of Last Resort Stabilize Financial Markets?
Lessons from the Founding of the Fed
Wed., Oct. 29, 4: 15 PM ● Founders Room, 2nd Floor, Honnold/ Mudd Library
Eric Hughson, Don and Lorraine Freeberg Professor of Finance and Economics,
and Director, Financial Economics Institute, Claremont McKenna College
FMI: adam. rosenkranz@ libraries. claremont. edu
C L A R E M O N T D I S C O U R S E L E C T U R E S E R I E S
Browse the Braxton Books ( across from the
exit gate in Honnold/ Mudd) for these and
other eerie Halloween reads.
The Host
Parasites on the brain
The Heretic’s Daughter
Witches hanged in Salem
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
Dead Man’s Jest
S P O O K T A C U L A R R E A D S
Project Vote Smart vote- smart. org
Find how the candidates stand on various issues, and how they voted. Get
links to candidates’ official websites, and how they’re rated by interest groups.
Center for Responsive Politics opensecrets. org
Find out about candidates’ campaign contributions. Do they
take money from Big Oil but make speeches about being
pro- environment?
League of Women Voters ca. lwv. org
Get a good analysis of the candidates and issues.
Roper Center libraries. claremont. edu > Databases > R > Roper
Public opinion and exit polls
CQ Library libraries. claremont. edu > Databases > C > CQ Library
Voting, Elections, Presidential, and Congressional analysis
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO BE AN INFORMED VOTER
All library workshops are held in the Keck
Learning Room in Honnold/ Mudd Library.
Finding the Articles You Need
Learn the secrets to finding the best articles
for your research papers.
Thurs., Oct. 9 ● 6— 7 PM
Fri., Oct. 24 ● 4: 30— 5: 30 PM
Reservations are required: email
gale. burrow@ libraries. claremont. edu
RefWorks
Save time by managing your citations and
doing your bibliography and footnotes online.
Fri., Oct. 10 ● 4: 30— 6: 30 PM
Thurs., Oct. 23 ● 6— 8 PM
Reservations are required: email
gale. burrow@ libraries. claremont. edu
Geographic Information Systems Workshops
Explore spatial analysis
and visual presentation of
your data.
Intro to GIS ● Fri., Oct 3 ● 9 to noon
Working with Census ● Fri., Oct 24 ● 1— 4 PM
No reservations necessary, FMI:
warren. roberts@ libraries. claremont. edu
LIBRARY WORKSHOPS
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