Lynne Bisko


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Nov 01 2011

How has Belk Library helped you?

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Has Belk Library helped you track down a hard-to-find book or article, given you a quiet space to study, find a job, start a business, or benefited you in some other way?

Use the form at http://www.nclive.org/mystory to submit your personal story explaining why Belk Library has made a difference in your life.

 

Sep 19 2011

Get help with your research

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Need help finding good resources for a paper that’s due tomorrow? Belk Library’s online research guides are your one-stop-shop for all your research needs. The guides are organized by subject — no matter what you’re researching, there’s a guide for you. Check them out by clicking here.

Sep 07 2011

Videos about Belk

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Looking for information about what’s in the library or how to use the copier or DocSend? You’re in the right place! Elon students created videos about resources in Belk Library and how to use them, as well as ways the library can improve your leisure time.

Think you have an idea for a new video? Check out How to make a video and then contact Lynne Bisko (lbisko at elon dot edu) to find out how.

Want to find the videos again? The quickest way is to click on the “How do I…?” link on the library’s home page.

May 09 2011

Farewell student worker graduates

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Belk Library thanks our graduating senior student workers for all their hard work AND
wishes them well in all their future endeavors.
We’ll miss you!

Library student worker graduates 2011

Jordan Freeman, Bart Caro, Peter Cooper, Amanda Olmstead,
Elizabeth Rice, Amanda McBride, Justin Berger, Kate Vogt

(not pictured, Josh Carswell, Megan McGrath, Kelsey Renner, Elizabeth Dobbins,
Alex Buttermore, Kerrin Tracy, Julie Schnabel, Monica Kobelinski and Corri Oster)

Mar 28 2011

Belk Mobile is here!

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Belk Library now has a mobile website that provides easy online access from your smart phone, iPod Touch, or iPad.  Find the call number for a book, check the library catalog to see if a DVD is available, or ask us a question – all from your mobile device.

Check out the site today! Add the site to your mobile device’s bookmarks/home screen for the next time you need quick online access to Belk Library.

Find us at http://www.elon.edu/mobile/Library.mvc.

We’re on Elon’s mobile site, too, at http://www.elon.edu/mobile.

More information about Belk Library Mobile is at http://elon.libguides.com/mobile.

Scan the QR code below on your mobile device to get to Belk Mobile. More about QR codes at http://elon.libguides.com/qrcodes.

Jan 31 2011

New videos sponsored by SGA

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Thanks to the generosity of Elon’s Student Government Association, we now have more than 300 new videos (DVDs and Blu-ray) at Belk Library. Visit the library soon to check out them out!

To see a list of the new SGA videos, click on this link.

Jan 10 2011

Art Exhibit in Oak Grove Lounge

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The new art exhibit by Peg Gignoux in the Oak Grove Lounge is part of the Alamance Reads “one community, one book” celebration.  This year’s book is The Pleasure Was Mine by Tommy Hays and includes a character who attends the Penland School of Crafts in the North Carolina mountains.  Peg is well-connected to Penland.

PAGES – MIXED MEDIA WORKS was created by Marguerite Jay Gignoux. Known for fabric and book arts, she leads collaborative workshops for all ages and is a former Penland student, mentor, and teacher – and also an Elon adjunct art professor who regularly teaches winter term courses in fabric arts, book making, and story illustration. The exhibit will be run through February 18.

ARTIST RELECTIONS – PENLAND CONNECTIONS – Artist’s talk and reception Saturday, Feb. 5, 2:00-5:00pm in Belk Library.  The artist’s talk starts at 2:30pm.

ALAMANCE READS – Join the reading discussion by purchasing the book for only $5 at any Alamance County public library http://www.alamancereads.com/.

Sep 22 2010

Game night in the library

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Join us for Game Night in the library on Friday, September 24 from 9pm-1am. Video games, board games and food. Come play Halo, Rock Band, Wii Sports, Twister, Jynga, Apples to Apples, and more. Bring your roommate and join the fun!

Apr 28 2010

Video contest winners

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Congratulations to Chelsea Moir for her winning entry in the Belk Library video contest! Check it out on the about:belk library video blog at https://blogs.elon.edu/aboutbelk/.

Honorary mention goes to:
* Jenna Strucko and Brent Edwards for the FUNNIEST VIDEO
* Kara Johnson for the MOST ENERGETIC VIDEO
* Chelsea Caplan for the MOST CREATIVE VISUALS

You can view these videos, as well as all of the original library how-to-videos created by Professor Pope-Ruark’s fall 2009 ENG 313 class, on the about:belk blog.

Although the contest is over, you can still submit a video! Contact Nick Massa (nmassa@elon.edu) or Lynne Bisko (lbisko@elon.edu) for details.

You can also easily get to the videos by clicking on the “How do I…?” link on the Belk Library home page.

Mar 29 2010

Library video contest

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Want to share a secret about the library? Want to win a brand new Flip video camera? Then we want you!

Belk Library is looking for 60 second videos about the library. If you think you know something about the library that no one else knows, then we want you to create a video about it. Submit your entry by April 19, 2010 and you could win a Flip camera. Download a copy of the official video contest guidelines or pick up a copy at the Information Desk at Belk Library. Questions? Contact Nick Massa (nmassa@elon.edu).