1.  RefWorks: learn it from the experts on November 29, 2007
2.  Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize

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Workshop Announcement:  **RefWorks in Thirty Minutes or Less**


Interested in getting lightning-fast instruction on setting up a RefWorks account and using it effectively?

This week,  Lamont Librarians will host 2 workshops, each 30 minutes long, to introduce students to this new product. RefWorks is software which helps you gather and manage the references you use in research projects and papers. RefWorks can take away the mystery -- and much of the misery -- of figuring out the rules for in-text citations, endnotes, and bibliographies.  It's worth a test drive!

When: Wednesday, November 29, 2:00pm OR 3 p.m.

Where: Larsen Room, Lamont Library

Who: Steve Kuehler and Chris Lenney, Lamont Reference Librarians, will lead these workshops.

**No RSVP necessary **-- just come by at one of the times above!  Bring your own laptop to the session, if you'd like, or work on a computer in our Larsen Room.

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**The Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting**
Declare your intent to apply by Friday. December 1, 2006

 Do you collect books of a certain type, on a particular topic or theme, or for a special reason? If so, you should consider entering this year's Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize Competition. First Prize is $1000; Second Prize is $750; and Third Prize is $500. Winning collections in past years have centered on the Berlin subway system, ocean liner books and memorabilia, antique cookbooks, autographed books, and "labyrinthine" literature. Last year's winning collections are displayed in the exhibit cases on Level 5 in Lamont. More detailed information about the Visiting Committee Prize, including rules for applying, can be picked up in the Lamont, Quad or Cabot Libraries. House Masters, House Librarians, Senior Tutors, and Freshman Deans have this information as well. Find out more online: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/lamont/book_collecting_prize.html

If you're interested in entering the Competition, you should notify Heather Cole, Librarian of the Lamont Library, of your intention to apply We ask that you declare that intention, in writing, by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005. Address your letter to her c/o The Lamont Library or send via email to this address:hcole@fas.harvard.edu

The deadline for submitting an essay and annotated bibliography describing your collection is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007.