Open Access Button Yesterday, Sean wrote about some of the basic ideas surrounding OA and also introduced some of the groups working toward greater access to research. The Right to Research Coalition (R2RC) is one of these, and it is entirely student-driven! Focused on their statement as a call for action, the R2RC works to […]
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Welcome to Open Access Week! This week, the MIC will be celebrating Open Access (OA) and broadcasting the role OA plays in today’s research as well as the impact it can have for students and faculty.Throughout the week, we will be exploring the many issues surrounding this new paradigm for distributing and accessing scholarly research. […]
Continue readingWhat do a calligrapher, typewriter salesman, co-owner of a family business, peace corps volunteer, and college professor have in common? They all went on to become president of Champlain College. Remarkably, only eight men have held the position in the 136 years of the College’s existence. A new exhibit in the Tower Room of Miller […]
Continue readingSeptember 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month we have set up a display of books at the Miller Information Commons. If you have a chance come on over and check it out! Please check out the links below to find out more about Hispanic Heritage. […]
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Reach Out! This year Conflict Resolution Month in Vermont is once again reaching out to leadership, professionals, students, and the public. All over the State of Vermont, through free workshops, book displays, speakers, proclamations, and public facilitations, Conflict Resolution is the conversation. Below are just some of the scheduled events for this October. Please check […]
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Monday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Sept. 26 Special Event: Banned Books Kick-Off during Roundtable with hosts Chuck Bashaw & Lindsey Rae Monday, Sept. 22 at 12:15pm in Fireside Lounge Greetings provocateurs, creative minds, and proponents of free-speech — Every year, we join forces during Banned Books Week to celebrate the importance of the First Amendment and […]
Continue readingIn remembrance of the attacks on the United States on September 11,2001, a display was set up in the library. For more information please visit the links below. National September 11 Memorial &Museum Grief and Celebration at the 9/11 Memorial National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Happy Fourth of July everyone! In honor of our nations birth, a display has been created at the Miller Information Commons. Come check out all the wonderful books that we have on Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and many others. And…. we also have buttons to give away! Hope to see you soon. Please […]
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Think the Vermont tourism industry is a fairly new development? Think again. For more than one hundred years, government officials and private businesses alike have marketed the state as an unspoiled land perfect for scenic automobile trips, exhilarating hiking adventures, and lakeside relaxation. Marketing Vermont: Tourism Publications in the Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History, which opened […]
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The “Day of Silence,” this Friday, April 11th, is a nationally honored remembrance day. This student-led national event is a day for LGBTQ communities and allies to come together and acknowledge the “silence” that results from hate speech, bullying, and subtle “othering” of LGBTQ peoples. INCLUDE, Champlain College’s student-directed LGBTQ group, is organizing a […]
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