{"id":1132,"date":"2015-02-23T08:22:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T14:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/library\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2015-02-23T08:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T14:43:30","slug":"whats-up-minor-myers-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/library\/whats-up-minor-myers-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s up Minor Myers, jr.?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_20150223_074448[1]\"<\/a>Have you been wondering what’s going on with the Ames patio? It turns out that the past couple Illinois winters have wreaked havoc on the drainage systems under the patio, causing certain parts of it to blister up. A number of tiles had risen so much as to think a new faultline was forming, but it was only the expanding frozen waters under the patio.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless\"IMG_20150223_074518[1]\", those tiles were major tripping hazards, so Physical Plant has done what they can in the subzero temperatures, but we’ll have to wait for warmer weather in order to fix the base problem. In the meantime, have caution when approaching the library – knowledge is contagious.<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong>,\u00a04 p.m.<\/b><\/span><\/span>,<\/b> Welcome Center Auditorium \u2013 Faculty Convocation: “Copyright, Plagiarism and International Students”<\/strong> \u2013 Kevin Smith, director of the Office of Scholarly Communications at Duke University, will share his expertise on how copyright is practiced internationally, provide some tools to help faculty assist our students \u2013 especially those from other countries \u2013\u00a0to avoid plagiarism, and consider a couple of assignments that help underscore the concepts of copyright. Smith’s visit is supported by the Mellon grant on Writing in the Disciplines and Information Literacy.<\/p>\n

Instruction Lab, Room 129, Entry Level<\/strong><\/p>\n