Event: Lunchtime Lecture With Katheirne Henry

Grab your lunch and join The Ernest J. Gaines Center, Center for Louisiana Studies, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on March 29 from 13:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to hear an exciting Lecture with Katherine Henry.

Ms. Henry is an instructor in English and Comparative Literature at Univerity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Fellow and the 2017 Guilbeau Award recipient. The title of her lecture is The title of the lecture is "Ethnic Geography and Mobility in Ernest J. Gaines's book 'Catherine Carmier'.

Database Trials: Engineering Source & Petroleum Abstracts TULSA Database

Engineering Source provides indexing and full-text coverage for engineering journals, magazines and trade publications. Engineering-focused monographs, books, conference papers and proceedings are also included. This resource is ideal for professionals at all levels of engineering, including research, planning, product development, management and supply chain.

Spring Break Library Hours

March 29 – April 7, 2018

Thursday, March 29 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, March 30 – Monday, April 2 | CLOSED
Tuesday, April 3 – Thursday, April 5 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, April 6 | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 7 | CLOSED

All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.

Exhibit: Books About Women

Women's History Month celebrates ALL women, even the notorious ones. Women are courageous, resilient, intelligent, creative and most of all inspirational. Check out the display cases on the 1st floor which showcase some books inspired by and written about women. Some notable names include: Vera Atkins, a secret agent during WWII; Norma Wallace, a New Orleans madam; and Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO of Nasty Girl.

Exhibit: Engineering & Technology Week Poster Competition

As part of its annual Engineering & Technology Week, the College of Engineering is having a Poster Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the College of Engineering are given the opportunity to showcase their current research through the creation of a poster.

Posters will be displayed in the library during the entire month of March but winners will be announced at the Engineering and Technology Week Banquet on Friday, March 9, 2018. There will be a total of six prizes awarded, 1st to 3rd Place for both undergrad and grad divisions.

Digital Exhibit: The Mural - "The History of Medicine in Louisiana"

In the 1940s, Franklin Boggs was commissioned by the Aloe Company, a medical supply company in New Orleans, LA, to capture the evolution of the state's medical history. The 112-foot by 57-inch mural located in the Reference & Research Services area depicts memorable events in Louisiana’s medical history.

A digital exhibit was created to show the history of the mural and its journey from the Aloe Company to Tulane University and now Dupré Library. The exhibit can be viewed under Digital Exhibits.

Database Trial: JoVE

JoVE Science Education is a revolutionary video library dedicated to teaching scientific fundamentals through simple easy -to-understand video demonstrations.JoVE creates the ultimate solutions for advancing research and science education by making and publishing videos of scientific experiments from the top laboratories around the globe. By allowing educators and students to see the intricate details of cutting-edge experiments rather than read them in text articles, JoVE increases STEM research productivity and student learning.

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