A random post...

Just when you thought technology couldn't get any stranger...

now (thanks to a German Antarctic SubStation) you can listen to the sounds of whales, penguins and other critters communicating via a link to their undersea microphone...

http://www.awi.de/de/forschung/neue_technologien/marine_messsysteme/ozeanische_akustik/palaoa_livestream/

So odd, we couldn't help but share.

Part III of the Homiletics Post: Books and Digital Books

You thought we had forgotten, didn't you? Well, dear readers, here is the third, final, and brief post related to books on homilies...

First, an e-book on the subject: Preaching Better By Bishop Ken Untener
http://books.google.com/books?id=qOABZ7SwIN4C&dq=tips+for+better+homilies Be sure to check out the other recommended E-Books on the subject at the bottom of the page.

And here are some items from our very own collection recommended by Fr. Michael Woroniewicz, professor of homiletics:
Homietic: Moves and Structures by David Buttrick
Naming Grace by Mary Catherine Hilkert
How To Preach A Parable: Designs for Narrative Sermons by Eugene L. Lowry
The Homiletical Plot by Eugene L. Lowry

Please stop in or email us if you have further questions about resources on this or any topic.

Don't Know Much About...

the library staff's background...

We're a pretty zany bunch here at the library (yes, that's right...ZANY!). Our backgrounds can help the classes of St. Mary's Prep, SS Cyril and Methodius Seminary and Madonna University. With our past experiences, we can help guide research and enhance what happens in your classroom!

Christine Ayar has a bachelors degree from Central Michigan University in Entrepreneurship and a second degree in Sports Administration. Her Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) focused on digital libraries and digital archiving at Wayne State. In Winter 2008 she will start her M.A. in Theology.

Judy Edwards has a B.S. in Education from Wayne State University specializing in Recreation and Physical Education. She also has an Associates Degree in Auto Body Design from Macomb Community College and she worked in the engineering field at GM, Budd Compnay, and Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Judy received her MLIS from Wayne State.

Mary Gunn has her bachelors degrees in both English and Biology from Eastern Michigan University. Her MLIS from Wayne State focused on academic librarianship and medical librarianship.

Karen Majewski, the rare books specialist, has a bachelors degree and a masters degree in English and a Ph.d. in American Culture.

So as you can see, we can help you with many topics and areas of research. Stop by to see how the library staff can work with you to enhance student learning!

End of Semester Crunch Time...

It's getting to be that time of the semester...finals, big papers...crunch time!
Here are some resources to help you get through - think of it as an early Christmas present!

An Assignment Calculator from the Univ. of Minnesota - http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/

Subject Guides from the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/

A Better Way to Search the Internet from Ask.Com - http://www.ask.com/

Resources and Databases from the State of Michigan - http://www.mel.org/

And of course, three librarians willing to help with any research task you might throw at them! Stop by to see how we can help!

Sacred Places

This week's issue of U.S. News and World Report highlights Sacred Places. The issue is available for review at the library or visit their website to see images and parts of the issue.

http://www.usnews.com/