Quick Survey

We would like to improve our services and we need your input. Please let us know how we did this year by answering 5 quick questions. Thank you!

Take the survey: http://tinyurl.com/2nyzhv

Library open late for exams

The library will be open until 11:30 pm on Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th. We open at 7:45 am Friday and 9:00 am Saturday. Please keep in mind the Country Music Marathon takes place Saturday morning and some area streets will be closed.

Detailed information on street closures can be found here.

Good luck on your exams!

WML 25th Anniversary Celebration Presentation video now online

On WML’s homepage, you’ll now notice in the bottom left quadrant a link to the 25th Anniversary Celebration PowerPoint Presentation that was shown during the event last Thursday, April 19th. Didn’t get an opportunity to see it during the party? View it here now! It includes pictures of Owen’s construction in the early 1980’s and the library staff who first worked in the Walker Management Library. There are even a few pictures of current library staff, but from 1982. We had a blast putting this slideshow together, and hope you enjoy it!

The presentation opens in Windows Media Player and runs for about 10 minutes.

If you have any questions about the video or experience any technical difficulties, please contact Rachel Vacek,
rachel.vacek@owen.vanderbilt.edu.

We hope you enjoyed last week’s festivities and would love comments. Thanks!

National Library Week and Free Access to Several Databases

Thomson Gale, a major provider of databases, is celebrating America’s libraries during National Library Week by providing FREE access to ALL their online resources from April 15th to April 21st.

Out of the hundreds of databases they offer, here are some that may be of interest. Please remember that these are free THIS WEEK ONLY!

• Biography Resource Center
• Business and Company Resource Center
• Business and Company Profile ASAP
• Business and Industry (WML currently subscribes to this!)
• Business and Management Practices
• Business ASAP International
• Business Reference Suite
• Small Business eCollection
• Small Business Resource Center
• Tablebase (WML currents subscribes to this!)

To gain one week access to these resources, visit http://access.gale.com/nlw2007/ and just fill out the info. Be sure to uncheck the box for for information about special offers and products and services. You’ll then be taken to all available Thomson Gale databases.

Also, Tuesday, April 17th is National Library Worker’s Day. Have you hugged a librarian lately?

25th Anniversary Celebration on April 19th

Twenty-five years ago, the Walker Management Library moved into the wonderful new Owen Graduate School of Management Building. On April 19th, from 12:50 to 2 pm, we will take a few moments to celebrate the Library and the people who make the Library a place for research, study, and reflection - our staff, our faculty and our students. Please join us for cake and champagne to recognize the last 25 years and to look forward to the future.

Brief remarks from Dean Bradford and Walker Library Director Flo Wilson will occur at 1:15 pm.

Blogging can help you gain employment

The publicity bloggers (including OwenBloggers) get for putting their voice out there can help them land a great job or could derail any possible opportunities for successful employment. You know you are going to be Googled before being hired, so be careful what you say. Sarah E. Needleman, author of a recent WSJ article says “corporate recruiters have long surfed the Web to vet potential hires, but now they are also surfing blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can’t get from résumés and interviews.” Check out the full Wall Street Journal article.