Winter at Nazareth College

Librarians spend a lot of time thinking about ways to get students inside the library, teaching them about our resources and services - which are extensive and wonderful. Even with campus-wide access available, we really like to see them come through our doors. With that said, sometimes it’s good to go outside, look beyond our usual confines and embrace how winter, especially this year, has transformed the campus into a wintry wonderland. Really photo worthy!

This weekend Campus Activities Board, Student Activities & Leadership and the Undergraduate Association will be hosting the annual Winter Wonderland event, reminding me of winter festivals I’ve read about in the college Archives.

Beginning with winter picnics at Powder Mills Park in the ‘30’s, the festivals became popular annual events after the college moved to our present location in 1942. Highlights included snow sculpture competitions among the classes, sledding and ice skating, dances, concerts, and, of course, a Winter Weekend Queen.

We may not crown a court anymore, but the college’s Winter Wonderland event will still be lots of fun and good way to start off the new semester. And don’t forget to bundle up and get outside and take a few minutes to enjoy our beautiful campus.

-Deborah Janetos, Reference Librarian and Library Archivist

Chicago Manual of Style: 17th Edition

The newest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style was released in Fall 2017.  We have a copy located at the Reference Desk, and have updated our Chicago Citing Handouts.

The goods news is that there are very few changes that will affect how the majority of students use Chicago Style to cite their sources!  Some changes are noted below, along with information on where students can learn more in the Manual.

The biggest change is that Chicago is giving more clarification on how scholars should cite digital materials.  As before, they emphasize citing digital sources using a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) when available.  For most articles, the DOI will be listed on the first page (1.33).  The other option is to use a permalink (rather than copying a URL directly from the browser address bar) (14.9).  Most databases have a Permalink or Durable URL function (look for something that looks like a link chain).

They have also expanded their description of how to cite websites, blogs, and social media (14.205-10).

You can read a full description of what's new in the 17th Edition on the Chicago Manual of Style website.

The Washington Post has a somewhat humorous take on the changes.  The OWL at Purdue has also updated their Chicago Manual of Style tip sheets.

If you have any questions, please contact us!