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�Ը�������'s University Libraries is the place for student success and research. It's a makerspace. It was also recently voted "Best Place to Study" by the �Ը�������r's Best Of polls. On top of that, it's a repository for journals, books and historical and rare materials. This might be the most traditional function provided by the library in this series so far, but it's anything but ordinary. �Ը������� Today takes a deeper look into University Libraries in a three-part series about Demystifying the Library for students. Part one was about the Student Multimedia Services, and part t...

�Ը������� student Katie Criswell, ’24, is actively engaged in telling the daily stories from Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools classrooms through her communication-focused internship. During the Fall 2023 semester, the Communication Studies major and Honors College student has been to each of the district’s 10 schools, capturing what’s going on and what’s exciting in classrooms. Putting skills she’s learned in her own classes to work, Criswell then takes the content she’s captured and transforms it into social media posts and stories for the district’s Community Connection magazine. “My inter...

For scholarly authors, the journey of publishing a book is more than just the actual writing. For Jennifer MacLure, Ph.D., an assistant professor in �Ը������� University’s English Department since 2017, writing a book is more like an ongoing conversation. Of course, the process involves a lot of reading and analysis of others’ work, comparing theories and examining Victorian history to gain context. It’s also deciding your fundamental argument and which supporting content to include. It’s waiting for the helpful, yet stressful peer reviews. It’s revisions upon revisions. It can take...

Ever have an idea for a book that you can’t seem to get on paper? Maybe you don’t have the time, or maybe the first draft seems daunting. Whatever your reason, NaNoWriMo is here to help you get over that very important first hurdle. You might have even already heard of NaNoWriMo. Maybe you are currently writing something, or maybe you already finished it! Or maybe your struggling to finish or catch back up after a few off days. To help you get over that finish line, this article is here to help struggling beginners. First, some history. National Novel Writing Month, usually shorte...