Allison Wonderland - Art Exhibit

Come to the library to see Allison Foster's "Allison Wonderland" art exhibit. The art exhibit is on display now and a reception for the artist is being held Saturday, May 1, 2:30-4:30pm.

Music subject guide

A music subject guide has been created for students and faculty. This guide will help you find:

• Sheet Music
• Audio files
• Phonetic translations
  
• Journal Articles
• Books
• Resources by music genre
• and more.
  

Check it out today! See it before the movie!

Icelandic Volcano images and video

Photos from Boston.com on the Icelandic volcano

AP Video of the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

National Geographic - Photographs

Take a break and explore the National Geographic photography gallery. Browse these amazing photos in the broad categories:

• Exploration
• Wildlife
• People & Culture
• Science & Climate Change
  

Tax Day - IRS forms

Tax returns are due today. Submit your tax return today, even if you do not know owe funds.

• Find tax forms on this page.
• Extension information on this IRS.gov page.
• IRS homepage
  

Webby Awards - Best web sites

Webby Awards
Each year websites are nominated for Webby, best website. There are many interesting and useful sites. Nominations are categorized by genre and sub-genre. Also, check out previous years' nominees and winners.

Genres:

• Connections
• Entertainment
• Features
• Living
• Marketplace
• Media
• Services
• Society

Celebrate National Library Week

Celebrate National Library Week by:

• Viewing "How Libraries Stack Up" (PDF)
  
• Taking our student survey
• Viewing the Altered Book exhibit in person
• Viewing the faculty publication exhibit
  
• Attending an event at the public library
• Supporting your hometown library
  
• Watching one of these silly videos on libraries
  

Off-campus access to library databases

Did you know you could access the library databases from off-campus? The username is the 14-digit number on the back of your NSU ID and the password is your last name.

When you are off campus, select any database and you will be prompted to input this information. Watch this video on the process.

Please contact the library if you have questions or problems accessing the resources from off campus.

Essay Contest Winners!

Last night, the library hosted a wonderful program of students reading personal belief essays. Each student did a great job of presenting his/her ideas. The judges (President Smith, Dr. Connie Smith, and Assistant Professor Ann Vidoloff) had a difficult time select the three winners. And the winners are:

• 1st Place: Danielle Peters - Essay - R-E-S-P-E-C-T
• 2nd Place: Kevin Nakajima - Essay - The Power of Music
• 3rd Place: Bethany Ellefson - Essay - From Zero to Hero

Kevin, Bethany, and Danielle

Congratulations.

Altered Books - Student Art Display

Students in the Mixed Media art course are displaying their work, Altered Books, in the library. Below is Sara Christensen Blair's (course professor) description of the project.

"The purpose of this project was to create a piece of art using a book in some way. The actual book inspired some of the project, whereas others were based purely on form. By using a non-traditional material, such as a book or books, the artists were free to experiment with form, content and process. Some of the art is interactive so please feel free to explore those pieces."

The Altered Books display will be in the library for two weeks.