About the Author
In Kindergarten, Norah claimed that when she grew up she would become the planet Pluto. After parents and teachers pointed out that this was impossible, her subsequent dream jobs included astronaut, dinosaur hunter, Starfleet officer, film director, doctor, coroner, mathematician, and Top Chef contestant. Naturally, she became a librarian. Whenever Norah isn’t working on her plan for world domination, she can be found in the library answering questions at the reference desk, teaching instruction sessions, buying materials for bio, chem, math, and physics, and generally being awesome.
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Author Archives: Norah
Google Scholar
Do you like Google Scholar? Of course you do! It’s Google, except it searches for journal articles, books, and other documents that make appropriate sources for research papers. But if you’re using Google Scholar off campus without being connected to … Continue reading
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The Great Citation Chase
So you’re doing research for a project, reading a book or an article, just minding your own business, when out of nowhere appears a footnote. Right after a really interesting fact or argument, one that you’d like to know more … Continue reading
Art in the Library
If you walked past the reference desk in the library during the past month, you probably noticed an untitled sculpture of metal and plaster made by UCCS student Ian Brands. Pay special attention to the radial symmetry of the arms … Continue reading
The Best Books of 2011
It’s a very common misconception, but we librarians do not actually read books all day. Case in point: I am currently writing this blog post. But even though we don’t read 24/7/366 (leap year!), we can definitely point you towards … Continue reading
Can I Check Out My Textbooks from the Library?
For the first blog entry of the new year, let’s tackle the most common question we receive at the beginning of every semester… and I’m not talking about “Do you have a bathroom?” because, yes, yes we do – on … Continue reading
Raising Awareness About Domestic Violence
Our colleagues at UCCS are utilizing the display case in the second floor apse area to promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Their display includes great information on campus and community events taking place this October, as well as the alarming … Continue reading
In Defense of Banned Books Week
When I write my blog entries I usually try (and mostly fail), to inject some humor, but there wonʼt be much of that today because Iʼm writing about an issue I feel very strongly about: Censorship. Every year at the … Continue reading
Science – It’s Online!
Did you hear about the circumbinary planet in the Kepler-16 star system? (That means it orbits 2 stars – just like Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine!) Did you know that dinosaur and bird feathers from the late Cretaceous period found … Continue reading
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New Archives Display: History of Student Government at UCCS
The UCCS Archives “serves as a primary source of information on UCCS history and development,” so you can count on receiving a major download of university history every time a new Archives display goes up on the third floor of … Continue reading
LibGuides for Learning (and Fun)
Part of my preparation for visiting classes to teach instruction sessions about library research is to create a unique LibGuide for each class. So I figured I’d take a quick break from making LibGuides in order to write a blog … Continue reading