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Your Library - Newsletter: December 9, 2009

Welcome to Your Library - Newsletter, information about what's been happening at the ISU Library. We welcome your suggestions and feedback on how to improve this newsletter, so if you have a comment, please drop us an email.

ISU Library to Close Dec. 24-Jan. 3
In an effort to reduce costs and conserve energy, the University Library will close its physical facilities for 11 consecutive days during the winter break.
Physical Sciences Reading Room to close
The ISU Library will close the Physical Sciences Reading Room (PSRR) as of December 19, 2009. The PSRR is located in 208 Office and Laboratory (O&L) Building.
Special Collections Supports the University's Mission
Read about the efforts made by Tanya Zanish-Belcher and her Department to promote the use of rare and unique research materials.
New Free Service for Searching Scholarly Technology Journals
TechJournalContents enables users to search current issues of technology journals for up-to-date content.
Embedded Librarians: Beyond the Library's Walls
Much like "embedded journalists" we now have "embedded librarians" located at various academic units across campus.
American Casino (DVD)
A documentary film about the American subprime mortgage crisis.
Want Access to Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Files?
Let us walk you through setting up an account so you can access the ICPSR data files.
Scientists From ISU Played a Key Role in Sequencing the Maize Genome
Check out the library's collection of recently published books related to corn.
Archive-It
A service from the Internet Archive allows institutions to build and preserve collections of born digital content.
Redesigned Interface for PubMed Released by the National Library of Medicine
Find out what changed in the redesign.
The Library Will Display a History of Computational Technology
In spring semester, a history of computational technology display will be on exhibit on the 1st floor of the Library.
More Treasures You Can Find in the Periodical Room
Highlights titles of interest to ISU readers.