June 22, 2009

MLibrary Welcomes Michigan Debate Institute

MLibrary Hosts Michigan Debate Institute

We are pleased to once again host high school students from the Michigan Debate Institute. This year's debate topic is Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

Debate students will be working in the Shapiro Library from June 21 - August 8, from 1-5 PM daily.

For more information, see the library's announcement or the Michigan Debate Institute website.

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June 10, 2009

Not All Scientific Publishers are Raising Prices

We all know that some publishers are raising the price of their science journals by double or triple digits. In contrast, other scientific publishers are responding to these tough economic times by freezing or even reducing journal subscription costs.


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June 09, 2009

New Books Have a New Home

New books in the Shapiro Science Library are now in the Shien-Ming Wu Reading Room. We have new display shelves which let you view the front covers of books, and comfortable new chairs for reading.

Please come by and take a look.

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May 28, 2009

Science Library Gets New Furniture

If you have visited the library this week, you will have seen our new reference desk being installed. Reference service remains open Mon-Fri 10-5. If installation work precludes us from sitting at the desk, we are here to assist you from an office near the desk.

We have also added new comfortable chairs for your use near the reference desk and in the Shien-Ming Wu Reading Room.

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