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Nationwide Glitch Affects Google Scholar
Recently the “Library Links” settings used by Google Scholar researchers across North America inexplicably disappeared. To understand the issue at hand, a brief explanation of this customizable search feature is in order. Google Scholar indexes articles, theses, books, conference proceedings and technical reports that Google considers to be scholarly. Some materials are available in full-text;…
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Got Fines?
Wayne College Library has a solution! The library will be collecting the following items for the Wayne County Humane Society in lieu of library fines: Dry kitten / cat food Dry dog / puppy food Canned cat / dog food Cat litter The campaign will begin on November 1 and we will accept donations until…
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Congratulations to our Survey Winners!
Congratulations to the winners from the Library Satisfaction Survey! Our grand prize winner has won a $100 Visa gift card and two runners-up have won $50 Visa gift cards: Grand Prize Winner: Theresa Rabbits Runner Up: Sharon Ostroski Runner Up: Brandon Miller Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey over the past weeks. …
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New Resource for Turning Your Ph.D. into a Full-time Tenure Track Position
Karen Kelsky, Ph.D., offers first-hand advice on how to navigate the academic job search from start to finish in her book, The professor is in: the essential guide to turning your Ph.D. into a job. (LB 1778 .K45 2015 Faculty Resources Collection). Her plan for success addresses issues regarding the CV, references, preparing a diversity…