Have you ever started working on a
Bible paper or project for class and thought to yourself “Where was that
passage again?” Have you ever read your Bible and stopped, thinking “I wonder
what this word meant in the original Hebrew?” Perhaps you simply want access to
a plethora of different translations of the Bible, without having to find them
within the Masland Library and carry them about. (After all, Bibles are heavy!)
If any of these things have ever happened to you, I have good news. The
solution is only a click away. On all the Masland Library computers, there is a
program called Logos Bible Software. (However, the desktop icon displays
“Libronix Digital Library System”)
Logos Bible Software makes studying
the Bible extremely easy. Upon launching the software, you will be greeted with
a set of three search boxes, entitled “Bible Study Starter.” Here, you can type
in any Bible reference, specific word, or study topic and the software will
instantly find all applicable parts of the Bible, as well as recommend library
books for further study on the topic. But Logos is so much more than just a
search engine. While reading one of the vast numbers of Bible translations,
hovering the mouse cursor over any word will provide you with in depth
information on that word, including the original Hebrew, a definition,
synonyms, and possible alternate translations. This will allow you to study the
Bible in depth, without a fancy doctorate.
Finally, Logos allows you to copy
text directly from itself into whatever document you are working on. Worried
about plagiarism? Not a problem with Logos. When you copy and paste text from
Logos into your document, it automatically places a citation directly below,
without any effort or extra button pushes on your part. Now thats convenience!
Next time you are in the library
slaving away over that difficult Bible paper, consider letting Logos make your
life much easier. And as always, if you have any questions, ask the student
worker on duty. He or she will be happy to assist you in whatever way they can.
~Ryan Eshelman
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| Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz |
We love Homecoming as it is a wonderful time to see familiar faces that we may not see on a regular basis outside of social media. This year the Masland Library- yes it is officially the Masland Library and no longer known as the Learning Resource Center- will be having a rather large booksale. Located on the first floor around the staircase this sale features commentaries, encyclopedia sets, Christian living, and so Christian fiction.
More importantly the Library is also hosting Mr. Robert Munce, the grandson of Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz, who will be giving a talk about Mrs. Hill-Lutz. Many students around the library have noticed our signs about this talk and have remarked that they have seen their grandmothers and mothers reading Mrs. Hill-Lutz's materials. Ms. Grace had a knack for writing stories, and she loved to tell stories that had their basis in hard fact. Her tales of the Old West were based on correspondence and her tales set in Pennsylvania were based on her own experiences. Due to this history as well as the gospel in her stories, she has remained in print from the time she was originally published until today.
Please join us at 11:00 am or at 2:00 pm to hear Mr. Munce speak about the life of his beloved grandmother. The Grace Livingston Hill Collection will be available in the Masland Library until May 2013. We have also begun a Research Guide on her to discuss her books; it can be found here http://libguides.cairn.edu/glh.
Schedule
Grace Livingston Hill talk- at 11:00 am & 2:00 pm.
Booksale- All Day
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