Yearly Archives: 2014

The American House fire in downtown Burlington, December 1906

On a bitter cold December morning in 1906, crowds gathered at the corner of Main and St. Paul Streets as a catastrophic fire swept through Burlington’s premier hotel, the American House. Local photographer B. Benton Barker rushed over from his studio and home on College Street to capture the scene. He soon published his images […]

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Inaugural Ugly Sweater Contest – Judging starts Monday, December 8th at 3pm!

The Inaugural Ugly Sweater Contest Hosted by the Champlain College Library In-person competition: Monday, December 8th, 2014 3:00-3:45pm, outside of the Tower Room on the 1st floor If you can’t make it, compete online! Submit a photo of you in your ugly sweater by tweeting @champlib with #champsweater or post to our Champlain College Library […]

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Victory Parade, 1918

Ninety-six years ago, on November 11, 1918, a victory parade was held in downtown Burlington to mark the end of World War I. This postcard from Champlain’s Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History commemorates the moment when crowds gathered to watch soldiers march up Church Street. The following year, November 11 would become a national holiday […]

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DISPLAY: HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Haunting everyone. We love Halloween here at the Miller Information Commons! Stop by and check out our wonderful display of  books about ghosts, witches, monsters and other frightening creatures. Be sure to grab a  Halloween button and a bookmark on the table near the display. And remember…. Read something spooky and have a safe […]

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Open Educational Resources

In yesterday’s post, Mike Lange discussed his experiences with open access publication. There is another set of open access information available for faculty: open educational resources. What is an Open Educational Resource (OER)? An open educational resource (OER for short) is a curriculum item that is freely available for use. In general, it is released […]

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