View in a web browser This week: -Tackle the Tutorial: How to Research Like "Section
Kid" Workshop at 7 pm on Thursday in Bower Room (free pizza!) - 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 Adams
tab on the PRF website! This week, I'll be holding the study break in the dining hall
on Thursday September 10th from 8-9 pm (following the workshop). Also, don't forget
to email me if you need research help! I can do one-on-one appointments. 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. Did You Know...? ...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 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 willbring up the thing that you’re actuallylooking for? Welcome
to the wonderful world of Library of Congress Subject Headings (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 shouldbe 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. Adams Book of the Week Not sure which new book to read? Check out the Adamsian
Book Recommendation of the week! I'll be randomly selecting book recommendations from
Adamsians like YOU who fill out this survey. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda
July (short stories) According to Rachel Cheong, No One Belongs Here More Than You is a
collection of "Odd stories about slightly deranged people who walk the line between
acceptance and sadness, as so many of us do." Her favorite quote from the book is,
"I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and
when you leave, it will be hard again." Upcoming Events - Tackling the Tutorial: How
to research like "section kid" this Thursday from 7-8 in the Bower 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! - Do you like Instagram? Do you like music? Then enter in the Loeb Music
Library's first ever Instagram contest for the chance to win two tickets to The Bad
Plus Josh Redman! Just follow @harvardmusiclib on Instagram, take a picture of something
you like at the Loeb Music Library, and tag it #harvardmusiclibcontest. You have until
September 22nd at 11:59pm to make submissions! - Don't forget to fill out the Special
Collections Tour and Adamsian Book Recommendation surveys! - The library's Citation
Tool Workshops continue throughout the semester. If you still haven't signed up for a
class, I highly recommend it!
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