Friday, April 25, 2008

Reference Chat with Librarians: Ask A Librarian

Have reference questions? Librarians are available through reference chat at Ask a Librarian http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/ask/.

Our online/offline button is not working but despite appearances, we are online especially during the hours of 1-5 and 7-10 p.m.

Friday, April 4, 2008

5-Question Survey for Human-Computer Interaction Class

Students in Janet Davis' Computer Science 295 class, Human-Computer Interaction, have written the following survey in consultation with the Libraries to determine the usability of the Libraries website. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DQ8OP2vBaJK0sk7qY_
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. It has only five questions!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Turkish Mission Photograph Collection Online

Tarsus, Turkey in the early 20th century

The Grinnell College Libraries has mounted the Turkish Mission Photograph collection from the Nilson-Fyfe Papers on PDID (Pioneer Image Database)at http://pdid.grinnell.edu/.

Paul and Harriet Nilson were Congregational missionaries and teachers in Turkey during the first half of the 20th Century. This collection of photographs documents their time in Turkey and contains many rare images of the cities of Tarsus, Talas, Diyarbakir, and Mardin.

More information about the Nilson-Fyfe collection is available at
http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/collections/specialcollections/Manuscripts/
findingaids/NilsonFyfeMss.html


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