- “Wildcats Past and Present: Moments from the History of Sports at Villanova”
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On exhibit until May 21 on Falvey's second floor
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In this issue...
- Now at Falvey: Print from library laptop computers
- What is this thing called Wikipedia?
- When discussing the research process with students I often feel Wikipedia looming like the elephant in the classroom. > Full story
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online -- Falvey adds significant primary works collection
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Included are all significant English-language and foreign-language titles printed in Great Britain during the 18th century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.
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- Early Modern Ireland class delves into original documents and maps: Blue Electrode column
- "It was interesting to get a glimpse into how real historians do their research by going to primary sources. ...More students should become aware of what Special Collections has to offer." > Full story
- The Spanish flu, Villanova College and Philadelphia
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If you walk past the Augustinian Community Cemetery on the University lawn overlooking Lancaster Avenue, you may notice the graves of three young seminarians, buried next to each other.
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- Libraries & Books: Reframing the Picture
- Director's Watch: "Books are symbolic entities as much as they are physical ones, embodying key cultural values and practices related to ideas and discourse." > Full story
- Welcome: Linda Hauck, research and business support
- "It’s always a challenge to respond well to the mix of intellectual curiosity and pragmatism students bring to their research. Fielding questions from across the academic spectrum is just plain fun." > Full story
- From sickle cell anemia to Huntington’s disease: Gen Bio students participate in information research lab
- The biology instructors noted a significant improvement in the quality of the information sources the students use to support their presentations. > Full story
- The mutilation and rebirth of a classic: Fahrenheit 451
- “I will not go gently onto a shelf, degutted to become a non-book.” > Full story
- Ralph Lamarra retires
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- The rate of inflation in 1492? Try the new Global Financial Data database
- View historical stock market prices, exchange rates and inflation info in a user-friendly format. > Full story
- New research tools: Databases in brief
- Historical statistics of the United States, 18th century collections, Red Book infectious disease news, Medieval Sources and Parliament Rolls of Medieval England > Full story
- In memoriam: Joan Bianco
- We remember her gracious and helpful nature. > Full story
- Noteworthy: People news
- Cultural calendar: Events and exhibits
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