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RefWorks workshops: February 4, 5, 27 & 28; Create an
account and practice downloading citations to build your bibliography...More...
 Dittman Research Paper Competition: Opens January 28,
accepting submissions through March 10. More...
 Do You Speak Bible? The Gospels Read Aloud: February 13, 20, 27, &
March 5, all at 3:30 p.m. Listen to the complete Gospels (or whatever chapters your schedule
allows). More...
Spring Colloquium: April 15 at 2 p.m. with Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law
and Public Policy.
Marquette's First Olympian: John Brennan and the 1908 Olympics. April 15, 7-8 p.m.
Sponsored by Archives.
 March on Milwaukee: More Than One Struggle (Traveling exhibit
from the Wisconsin Black Historical Society): Opening Lecture by Dr. David Krugler
(UW-Platteville), April 21 at 7 p.m. Raynor Conference Center.
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| MISSION WEEK |
 Online resource guide for Mission
Week themes, "Faith Doing Justice," and keynote panelists. More...
 Project 288: See and hear Martin Sheen in
Raynor's lobby, plus 19 more luminaries in other campus locations. Call the phone extension to hear
the words from their inspiring speeches. Full texts of the speeches reside in University
Archives. More...
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| EXHIBITS |
Don Doll, S.J., "Grandeur of God" photo exhibit,
January 31-April 13. More...
Tiffany glass through April 18. More...
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| COLLECTION
NEWS |
New electronic resources are reviewed
regularly at the request of faculty and subject librarians. See the list for additions and
enhancements since August 2007, including such varied subjects as economics, education, Islamic
studies, language, and theological periodicals. More...
Spotlight on Dissertations and Theses Full Text: Now almost 1 million
digital dissertations from 700 universities are immediately available (PDF) online. More...
Libraries join Portico: Dark archive to insure future access to e-journals. More…
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| STAFF
NEWS |
 Jean Zanoni has been appointed Associate Dean
of Libraries, effective January 1. Prior to accepting her new position, Zanoni was head of... More...
More staff news: IMLS grant-funded internship begins; UWM SOIS interns, and
volunteer recognition. More...
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 Since adding instant messaging a year ago, the
Information Desk’s virtual services continue to grow in popularity. Now, send us a text message via IM.
Or use any of the other means of getting help—IM,
24/7 live chat, phone, e-mail, research consultation,
or walk up.
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| SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES |
 Political collections:
Three collections of Wisconsin politicians are now fully processed: Tommy Thompson, Clement
Zablocki, and Charles Kersten. More...
 New digital collection, The Indian Sentinel:
Complete contents of this
magazine (1902-1962) published by the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM). More...
History 191--Technology for Historians: Students in this course (co-taught by history
professor John Krugler, archivist Matt Blessing, and Jon Pray, associate vice provost for educational
technology) will present end-of-semester projects focused on aspects of the African American
experience in Milwaukee, May 1 at 5 p.m. in the Prucha Archives Reading Room. Open to all
members of the Marquette University community.
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| ATTENTION
FACULTY |
Spotlight: New campus-wide subscription to the
digital Chronicle of Higher Education. Enhance your access by subscribing to
weekly e-mail highlights in special topics, including technology and fundraising. More...
Need data? ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political
and Social Research) announces new learning
guides, allowing instructors to locate relevant data quickly and to customize data for their
syllabus. The beta collection includes aging and caregiving; gender and occupation; racial disparities
in mental health; social class and health, for example.
"Getting Published" is a new resource guide to help with finding a
publisher, academic writing, and More...
 Class Reserves staff have implemented new Ares software to manage
reserve readings. Information on placing requests is online.
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| CREDITS |
Managing Editor
Susan Hopwood
Co-Editors William Gagliani & Leslie Quade
Outreach Intern Elizabeth Horn
Photography Steven Blackwood
Webmaster Keven Riggle
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