Monday, April 17, 2006

Upjohn Library Commons Dedication Celebration

Please join us to Celebrate the Dedication of the Upjohn Library Commons!

You are invited!

Kalamazoo College will celebrate the Dedication of Upjohn Library Commons on Saturday April 22nd.

Dedication Program

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Easter Weekend Hours for Upjohn Library Commons

Please note our Easter weekend hours:

Good Friday, April 14th: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, April 15th: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Easter Sunday, April 16th: 3:00 pm to 2:00 am

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Student Spring Egg Hunt!

Celebrate the advent of Spring! There are several Spring Eggs hidden inside the Upjohn Library Commons for students, and they are filled with fabulous prizes. Hop on over to the Library and enjoy!

Monday, April 10, 2006

REALIA Database for Foreign Language Teaching

REALIA is database of images put together by language faculty and librarians from the GLCA and NITLE (National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education). The REALIA Project can be found here:

http://www.realiaproject.org/

REALIA is a searchable database that provides language instructors with images accessible via the Web. These images are royalty-free and submitted by faculty from colleges throughout the United States. It focuses on images of that should be helpful in the teaching of modern languages and cultures.

Current languages are French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Arabic and Chinese are in the works, but these aren't in the database yet. REALIA includes the ability to compare images side by side as well as download to PowerPoint.

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