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December 13, 2012
Booksbooksbooksbooksbooksbooks, or how I learned to stop worrying and do some good old-fashioned reading.
Why are you here and what do you want to learn?
November 8, 2012
A question I ask of all my students.
Mudd: Love it, hate it, use it.
January 19, 2011
When I first came to Oberlin in the fall of 2007 - yes, I am old - I knew basic library skills, but never really had to use a library for an extensive research project. Thank you, California public education.
On Study Breaks: Fun, Delicious, Necessary
December 16, 2010
During finals, study breaks are most necessary. Sometimes they're planned, sometimes they're surprises, but they're always welcome.
Finally
December 22, 2009
Finals are all over, all praise due to NoDoze. My biggest hurdle was the paper for English I wrote on The Tempest.
Open Access!
November 23, 2009
Much of the cutting-edge knowledge about the world is out of reach for most of the people who inhabit that world. But access to knowledge is a good in and of itself.
Steal Away
November 11, 2009
At Oberlin, I believe the library is synonymous with academic rigor, intellectual stimulation, computers, socializing, networking, and to some degree relaxing.
My book addiction
July 21, 2009
I have a habit of picking up library books that look interesting, checking them out, bringing them home, and letting them sit around for months on end.
Midnight Mudd
December 6, 2008
I neglected to utilize the lock on the bathroom once, and it became uncomfortably non-private in the middle of my activities within.
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