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The Lamont News-List lamref(a)fas.harvard.edu
May 16, 2005
http://hcl.harvard.edu/lamont
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Congratulations to the winners of this year's Visiting Committee Prize for
Undergraduate Book Collecting! Have a look at their work, featured in the
exhibit cases on Level 5 or read about their passion for books of various
kinds here:
http://hcl.harvard.edu/news/stories/2005/ug_book_collecting.html
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IN THIS ISSUE:
-- Recommend A Summer Book--There's Still Time
Share your favorite titles with Lamont News-List readers and
you could win a **prize**!
-- Looking for old FAS exams?
Link to them right from Lamont's home page
-- The Harvard College Libraries Want to Hear from You!
Take our online survey
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RECOMMEND A SUMMER BOOK
Share your picks with Lamont News-List Readers--and win a prize!
It's an annual rite of Spring for Lamont News-List readers: our call for
summer reading suggestions. Perhaps you've read a book this term that was
so important, timely, or life-changing that you want other people to know
about it. Maybe you're a mystery or sci-fi fan with a favorite author to
share. Maybe you've happened upon a book that's unusual, eccentric,
visually interesting, or verbally stunning. Maybe you've recently re-read
or remembered a book that meant a lot to you at another point in your
life. Or maybe you've got a book on hand that you're simply dying to read
once you've gotten past papers and finals next month.
Tempt us! We're planning to publish the list of reader recommendations in
our May 25 final issue of the Lamont News-List--just before you head out
for vacation.
Send us author(s) and title(s) AND tell us why you've made this choice.
We'll enter your name in a raffle for one of our much-coveted Lamont
stainless steel travel mugs. Only a few are left--so aim to get one
before they're gone!
Each winner will get a $10.00 Starbucks coffee card, too.
Not a bad way to end the year!
Two mug-coffee card combos will be awarded
Deadline for entering is **'THURSDAY, MAY 19 .** Winners will be chosen
in a random drawing and notified by email after Friday, May 20.
Email your book suggestions to sgilroy(a)fas.harvard.edu
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LOOKING FOR OLD FAS EXAMS?
Link to them right from Lamont's home page
http://hcl.harvard.edu/lamont/resources/exams.html
Old FAS final exams (some dating back as far as Spring 1998) are available
online at the address above.
Although you'll find a generous selection of materials, not every
instructor or every course is represented here. Harvard faculty are not
obligated to post exams, and many do not participate in the program.
Remember, too, that much of the material on this page will be dated: exams
typically make their way online two full terms (or more) after they've
been administered. Courses can change drastically from year to year, even
when they're taught by the same instructor.
That said, there are also many good reasons to take a look at the page.
Understanding something about the parts of an exam or the general shape
that questions may take can help minimize pre-test anxiety by giving you
a sense of what might be expected of you and in how much time.
Lamont retains no paper copies of old FAS exams, but several other Harvard
libraries do. We've also listed these libraries, and what we know about
the FAS exams they have in print, at the web address above.
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The Havard College Libraries Want to Hear From You!
Take our online survey before May 26
What do you know about the kinds of reference services that Lamont,
Cabot, Widener, and other Harvard College libraries offer? What kinds of
reseach help would you like to see us offer? How often? At what time of
year?
Now's the time to tell us! The Libraries are conducting an online survey
through May 26. It's easy to fill out, it won't take you long, and we
really do want your input.
The survey is here:
http://tinyurl.com/dypnz
Once you've answered the question, you can opt to enter your name in a
drawing for a $20 Harvard Bookstore gift certificate. Winners are
selected every day, so you have multiple chances to win.
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HAVE A TOPIC you'd like to see us cover in a future issue of the Lamont
News-List? A research question you need answered? A tip you want
to pass along to other Lamont News-List readers? All suggestions welcome!
Send your thoughts and comments to sgilroy(a)fas.harvard.edu.
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