News November 2009

IntelliConnect Has Been Added to the Databases page

IntelliConnect replaces the CCH Internet Tax Research Network database. It provides federal, state, and international tax information. It also includes articles from professional journals and legal information including cases, regulations, and laws.

November Tip of the Month

It easy to use ilocker in the library to save a paper you are working on or an image you are scanning. The public computers in the Ball State University Libraries are configured to map the computer you are logging into to your ilocker account. This means that you can save a file to your ilocker without having to log into your ilocker account. All you have to do us click on File or the Microsoft Office button in upper left corner of any Office 2007 application. Next you click on Save as. Then click on the arrow next the Save in box and select your username on 'ilocker.bsu.edu\users' (W:) and then Save.

Events November 2009

Through December 30, 2009

Dr. Charles E. Braker Orchid Photographs will be on exhibit in Bracken Library through December 30, 2009. This exhibit features the photographs of retired Purdue University professor Dr. Charles E. Braker. The photographs in this collection are the result of Bracker's passion for orchids and photography. Also showcased in this exhibit is the rare four volume edition of Reichenbachia, a 19th century series of books which contain color plates of orchids named after orchidologist, Heinrich Gustave Reichenbach. These books were published in two series, each volume dedicated to a particular queen or empress beginning with Queen Victoria and ending with the Queen of the Belgians. 300 of the top orchid images may also be found in the University Libraries Digital Media Repository. F more information, please contact Lajmar Anderson at ldanderson@bsu.edu.