2009-2010 News

Researching the Post-Soviet Period Nov 9

The marking of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall may prompt many in the Williams community to look into issues... more

Internet Archive - Sources of Untold Riches Oct 28

Interested in finding moving images of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 in the Sea of Tranquility?  How about a... more

Sawyer Café goes Cup-less Oct 21

After watching stacks and stacks of paper "hot cups" disappearing at the Sawyer café this fall, we have decided to go... more

Transfer of journals to off-site continues with P-PM section Oct 14

PaperCut means less paper wasted in the libraries Sep 29

Less than a month after the implementation of PaperCut, Sawyer and Schow libraries are already noticing a dramatic... more

Big Changes to MLA Style! Sep 15

For the first time in six years, the Modern Language Association has updated the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research... more

Sawyer Power! Sep 3

As resources grow scarcer and money tighter, we must all find ways to reduce and save. In Sawyer Library, our public... more

A Red-Shoulder Hawk? Really? Aug 19

Having listened to hawks in the tall pines behind our home for the past ten years, I learned only this month from my... more

Paperless Interlibrary Loan Aug 4

Did you know that the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department fills almost 8,000 article requests from other libraries each... more

Journals in DB-DR section move to LSF Jul 31

Back issues of Sawyer journals in the DB-DR section are being transferred to the Library Shelving Facility. For... more

New Worldcat Interface starts July 27 Jul 27

The Boston Library Consortium chose Worldcat as its new catalog interface. In preparation for the full implementation of... more

Worldcat migrates to a new interface Jul 24

Transfer of journals back issues continues Jul 16

Journals in the F section (History of the Americas) will be transferred to the Library Shelving Facility starting July 17... more