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  • Introducing Rick Mikulski, Instruction and Reference Librarian

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    In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new instruction and reference librarian, Rick Mikulski!

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Lawrence Leemis

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    Dr. Lawrence Lemis, a mathematics professor, discusses his new book the second edition of "Learning Base R."

  • Library staff member places second in VLA LGBTQIA+ Forum Art Contest

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    “Queer joy,” according to the corporate giant understanding, is made of brightly-colored silhouettes, hands clasped together, and flashy letters declaring “Proud” and “Love is Love.” This approach skyrocketed in popularity after the legalization of gay marriage by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015.

  • Changes in the Land

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    Recently, several neighbors and I trekked up a narrow, muddy path through dense, jungle-like foliage. Bright, glossy leaves crowned by yellow plumes. Long branches arched above and crowded around. This tropical moment was not faraway and exotic but on College Creek, less than a mile from Colonial Williamsburg.

  • Introducing Kaitlyn Weathers, Digitization Specialist

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    In this post, we introduce the newest member of our digital services team!  

  • Understanding Fair Use

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    Copyright legally grants for a limited time the monopolistic use of a work. The copyright holder has the sole ability to make copies, distribute, edit, perform, and display. Rather than allowing all copyrighted works to sit in a vacuum where their uses are incredibly limited to everyone except the rights holder, certain exemptions are allowed. The most familiar to us in higher education is fair use.

  • Open Pedagogy: Harnessing the power of open educational resources

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    David Wiley once said that using OER the same way we use a commercial textbook is like driving a plane down a highway, it can be done but defeats the purpose.

  • Introducing Brigid Cryan, Music Library Assistant

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    In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new music library assistant, Brigid Cryan '22! Name: Brigid Cryan Title: Music Library Assistant

  • Like a needle in a haystack: Finding quality OER

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    Did you see our recent post introducing Open Educational Resources (OER)? If not, start there by clicking here. In this post we’ll walk through tips and tricks for finding OER in your field or discipline.

  • Searching for Women’s Voices in the Archives

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    On the 17th of October 1834, a fourteen-year-old Chinese girl arrived on the shores of New York City. The ship’s passenger list included her name as “Auphmoy” which was later phonetically shortened to Afong Moy—because of this, we do not know her real Chinese name. So began Afong Moy’s story as the first known female Chinese immigrant to the United States.

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Andrea Wright

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    Alexandra Flores, Instruction & Research Librarian and librarian to Anthropology, spoke to Assistant Professor, Dr. Andrea Wright, about her recently published book, “Between dreams and ghosts : Indian migration and Middle Eastern oil.”

  • Creative Commons Licensing Explained

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    Scholarly publications (any publications for that matter from blogs to books) must adhere to some form of legal ownership structure. For us in the USA we follow the US Copyright Law (Title 17, 1-8, 10-12). Copyright was established in the US Constitution to support the progress of arts and sciences. Whenever you see the “c” copyright symbol and often when you don’t it means ALL rights reserved.

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Maurits van der Veen

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    Dr. Maurits van der Veen, (Associate Professor, Government) and Dr. Erik Bleich (Middlebury College) recently published Covering Muslims: American Newspapers in Comparative Perspective. 

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Adam Potkay

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    Liz Bellamy, Instruction & Research Librarian and librarian to English, spoke to Adam Potkay, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities, about his recently published book, Hope: A Literary History. 

  • How Open Education Fits in the Larger Open Access Movement

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    Open Education Week (OEW) is usually held the first full week of March, but it’s not the only time we could/should talk about open education. OEW is an international celebration with ideas and collaborations from around the globe, but what exactly is it that OEW celebrates? Why Open Education, of course! Okay, but what does open education mean?

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Carrie Dolan

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    Candice Benjes-Small, head of research and librarian to Kinesiology and Health Sciences, spoke to Assistant Professor Carrie Dolan about her recently published article, “Cost-effectiveness of paediatric surgery: An evaluation of World Paediatric Project surgical interventions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”

  • New Exhibit, "Milestones: Superhero Comics by Black Writers, Artists, and Editors"

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    Altogether, William & Mary’s Richard Wright Collection of Graphic Images of African Americans holds more than 1,500 comics.

  • Understanding publication versions and which you can share with ScholarWorks

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    Your work has been accepted for publication! Congratulations!

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo

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    Candice Benjes-Small, head of research and librarian to Kinesiology and Health Sciences, spoke to Assistant Professor Iyabo Obasanjo about her recently published article, “A Case Study of a Community Health Worker Program Located in Low-Income Housing in Richmond Virginia.”

  • Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Joel S. Levine

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    Instruction & Research Librarian Camille Andrews spoke to Dr. Joel S. Levine about his published book, "The Impact of Lunar Dust on Human Exploration."