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| Winter 2003 Issue |
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The friends of the WVU Libraries roared to life in September with a presentation
by alumnus and author Dr. Ofcansky.
WVU alumnus Kenneth Walter Cameron left West Virginia University in 1931
with two degrees in hand and found success as a popular professor of American
literature at Trinity College in Connecticut.
Remember staring at a blank computer screen or sheet of typing paper
while the deadline for a research paper fast approaches?
Dr. Thomas Ofcansky logged thousands of frequent-flyer miles in writing
his several books, but he's also spent countless hours poring through
books, files, and databases at libraries around the globe.
West Virginia University's Health Sciences Library was one of the first
of its peers to use the Internet to electronically transmit requested
journal articles and other materials directly to the desktop of a student
or doctor.
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An alumnus and self-avowed sci-fi fan recently donated his Isaac Asimov
collection containing about 600 books, games, audio recordings, videos,
and wall charts to the WVU Libraries. The new Downtown Campus Library's enhanced features as a learning environment have made a big hit with WVU's students. More...
The WVU Libraries Web Team is pleased to present the Libraries' new web site, offering more services than ever for WVU students, staff, and faculty. More...
What do Judy Blume and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men have in common? More...
WVU Libraries sponsored two readings on campus for two diverse groups to celebrate Diversity Week. More... |
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Ex Libris is published quarterly by the WVU Libraries |
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