Written by Harold Henkel, Assistant Librarian

The Library Book Club invites the Regent community to rediscover the joy of reading for pleasure! The Club meets on campus to discuss great books, old and new. We also have a group site on LibraryThing, the Web’s #1 site for book lovers.

Here is the new schedule of… ...continue reading...

by Jon Ritterbush, Associate Librarian to School of Communication and the Arts

Several new databases will be coming online this summer, accessible to Regent students, faculty and staff. Access World News is already available and provides full-text access to over 2,200 news sources including newspapers throughout the United States and around the globe. This ...continue reading...

Reviewed by Sam Reese, Circulation Graduate Assistant

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in an area that doesn’t get very good TV reception, you know that former Vice-President Al Gore recently won a Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts to educate Americans on how not to make the earth warmer. He even made ...continue reading...

by Cary Reynolds, Reference Assistant

To adapt to the changing needs of its students and faculty, academic libraries are using new and diverse forms of outreach. Regent promotes outreach through library instruction, the book club, the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration, and the anticipated creation of the information commons.

Outreach challenges libraries to find viable ways to ...continue reading...

by Robert Sivigny, Librarian to School of Divinity

How many Evangelicals attend a religious service more than once a week? What is the distribution of Mormons in America? Statistical data is available through the library Web pages in a number of places. A good starting point is a Website link for the Association of Religion ...continue reading...