Canisius Library Blog

Waiting for the election results to roll in??? CNN getting on your nerves? How about taking a trip to Delaware? or Illinois? or Arizona? or Alaska?

Just a few clicks away and you are there!

Delaware Historical Society —a Joe Biden favorite.

www.hsd.org/library.htm

Illinois Digital Archives —Barack Obama territory.

http://www.idaillinois.org

Arizona Historical Society, Cline Library Digital Archives—John McCain visits here.

http://www.azhs.gov/library_and_archives

Alaska Digital Archives—Sarah Palin sleds over.

http://vilda.alaska.edu

By the time you finish visiting these…we should have a new president.

One of the most frequent questions we’ve been getting lately is, “Where is the stapler?” In the past, one could usually find a stapler at the Circulation and Reference Desk, or near the printers.

The Library has installed a new, fast, industrial stapler on the low desk near the Reference Offices. Watch for the eye-catching sign nearby! The automatic stapler holds a thousand staples, can handle large stacks of paper, and there’s a spot nearby to discard your cover sheets, as well.

Enjoy!

The Curriculum Center has numerous games for children of all ages and for different subject areas.  To find the games enter the keyword game into the Library Catalog Search and limit to Location: curriculum center.

October is American Archives Month.

The Canisius College Archives likes nothing better than joining its colleagues around the country in “Celebrating the American Record.” And what could be better than including Y-O-U in that celebration?

Afterall…you ARE the record of Canisius College.

The Archives, located on the top floor of the library, keeps the history of the College. Think about it for a minute…you create the history of the college as a student, professor, administrator, staff member, alum, parent of a student…and even a special guest of the College. Don’t you think you deserve a pat on the back for that?

We do.

We also think you deserve a chance to win one of several gift certificates to Tim Horton’s.

You’ll need to drop by the Archives any day Monday-Friday between 10 am and 2 pm to enter your name in the drawing. While you are here, ask us a question. If you see the question you asked posted on this blog… with an answer … contact us. Your name will be put in a second chance drawing to win a gift certificate, too.

Visit us here

http://www.canisius.edu/archives/

then climb the stairs or take the elevator to the top floor of the library. You won’t be disappointed.

This New York Times website, On This Day in History, lists Today’s Highlights in History and links to additional information.

History.com has a brief video illustrating various events on This Day in History.

The Library of Congress has interesting historical photos and documents for events that happened Today in History.

Try searching the Library’s Historical New York Times database to see what was being written about on any particular day (1851 - ) This database has PDFs of the articles as they actually appeared in the New York Times.