Hi there everyone,
I realized that I haven't been copying the lhop list to all of the
newsletters I've been sending out this semester. Oops! For what it's worth,
here's this week's newsletter. There are some funky formatting things with
this week's copy+paste that I hope to fix for next week's:
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*This Week:*
- Using the library to help pick a *concentration*!
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
As always, you can find my study break information and helpful online links
to library sources under the *PRF tab
<https://currierquad.wordpress.com/peer-research-fellows-prfs/>* on our
Currier Website! This week, I'll be holding the study break in the dining
hall on *Thursday September 10th from 7:30-8:30pm*.
*Study Space of the Week:*
The Loker Reading Room
Located on the second floor of Widener, the Loker Reading Room is home to
large wooden work tables, comfy arm chairs, reference material, and an
absolutely breathtaking ceiling view.
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*Did You Know...?*
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...that you can use Harvard Library resources to help you decide on a
Concentration??? Talk with the liaison librarian for the fields you're
interested in to get a sense of what the research/projects are like in that
field. Browse through the current periodicals sections of Lamont and Cabot
libraries or check out a book in the Oxford *Very Short Introduction *series
to get a feel for what the field is all about and where it's going. Glance
through the collection of Hoopes prize-winning theses in the front of
Lamont, on the shelf immediately as you walk in. You can also search the
library for books on career paths if you'd like! There are so many sources
to help you figure out what you want to do.
*Quick Tips*
Library of Congress Subject Headings
<http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/freelcsh.html#About>
Search terms are tricky things. Sometimes, you want to search for something
like shellshock in newspaper articles during the Korean War. But guess
what? It was actually called “combat exhaustion” or “combat fatigue” at the
time, and so a search for shellshock isn’t going to help you find anything
at all. But how do you figure out what terms *will*bring up the thing that
you’re *actually*looking for? Welcome to the wonderful world of Library of
Congress Subject Headings
<http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/freelcsh.html#About> (LCSHs)!
This is a simple way to find keywords that you *know* will be relevant to
your area of study. Simply look up the word or term you think you want to
use, and the LC Subject Heading files will tell you the term that you
*should*be using instead. They also provide broader terms if you want to go
from a small topic to a larger one and narrower terms for the opposite
effect. Plugging these terms under the “subject” field in an advanced
search in HOLLIS+ will bring up relevant sources. For example, the LCSH for
“shellshock” is actually “war neuroses”, so I would modify my searches to
look for war neuroses to find more relevant sources than before.
*Currier Book of the Week*
This week's *book recommendation
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1anibZ-RA1fPI9Ij0mz9h5hgrqGiCpp9T5hbpbXr_0FA/viewform>*
is *Watchmen*, by Alan Moore. In the words of the individual who
recommended it: "Excellent writing and illustration, captivating story."
*Watchmen,* by Alan Moore (Graphic Novel)
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*Upcoming Events*
- *Tackling the Tutorial: How to research like "section kid"
<http://docs.google.com/forms/d/19N8tgwXxj1EbMOdhBl2qpZlfTJ9nUbtsIaVnqXyJjHc/viewform>.*
Day,
Monday, September 28th, from 4-5pm in the Poker Room. Come to this
half-hour workshop that will provide you with tools to efficiently start
the research process, improve your search bar skills, and connect you with
the resources you need for personal research assistance and how to stay
organized during the research process. *RSVP here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19N8tgwXxj1EbMOdhBl2qpZlfTJ9nUbtsIaVnqXyJjHc/viewform>*
!
- Don't forget to fill out the *Special Collections Tour
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xz1MHTCbOKMGgXRCbBI3KuVlDq1Wx10AFu4r6Kp5zBI/viewform?usp=send_form>*
and *Currierite Book Recommendation
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1anibZ-RA1fPI9Ij0mz9h5hgrqGiCpp9T5hbpbXr_0FA/viewform?usp=send_form>*
surveys!
- The library's *Citation Tool Workshops
<http://guides.library.harvard.edu/cite>* continue throughout the semester.
If you still haven't signed up for a class, I highly recommend it!
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