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• e-Codes from International Code Council (Civil Engineering)
  Civil Engineering students and faculty will be pleased to have electronic access to a collection of the International Code Council’s reference works.  E-Codes Premium include the full text of the most recent versions of the International Building Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code as well as pertinent titles from the [...]
• Nursing Historical Book Collection
  Driscoll Hall, the new home of the College of Nursing, is also home to the Nursing Historical Book Collection. Attractively displayed behind sliding glass doors, these books and pamphlets collectively tell the story of the nursing profession. Over 200 of the approximately 600 items were donated by Dr. M. Louise Fitzpatrick, Dean of the College, [...]
• Places and Faces: People in the News
  David Lacy joined Falvey Memorial Library in September as Library Software Development Specialist. He will work on a variety of projects including the enhancement and extension of our Digital Library software, the library catalog, web applications, open source library management software, instructional resources and aspects of  technological development as well. David has a master’s degree in [...]
• Some Thoughts on Library Storage in the Digital Age
  Libraries have always been expensive to operate. Acquiring, managing and storing large collections of print books and bound journals, done on any significant scale, have substantial associated costs. But one of the fuzzier aspects of cost analysis for a library has involved determining the ongoing, annual expense of keeping items in the “warehouse.”Physical storage is [...]
• Counting on a Greener Campus: Falvey Adopts Recyclable Bag Policy
  One web site featuring recyclable bags displays a counter totaling up the number of plastic bags used this year in the United States. The counter currently shows 85 billion bags and counting. According to Christine Simmons, student aide at the circulation / information desk at Falvey, “The world uses 100,000 plastic bags each minute.”Christine, a [...]