Waste Not, Want Not

Knob Knowledge - Fact of the Week

Did you know that in 1929, cadets went on a hunger strike, and it was covered in the New York Times?

Take a look at the newly revamped Knob Knowledge entry on this hunger strike.

Knob Knowledge - Fact of the Week

See
VIDEO--CITADEL in Knob Knowledge for video clips about The Citadel, including General Rosa's YouTube appearance.

Opening Office '07 Files

If you're one of the many who has not been able to upgrade to Microsoft Office '07, but find yourself surrounded by people who have, there is a solution. Microsoft provides, free of charge, a compatibility pack which allows Office '03 users to open and edit Office '07 files. Check out this info. provided by Campus IT.

Knob Knowledge - Fact of the Week

Did you know that the crosses on the exterior of the Daniel Library building are actually stylized swords? There are fourteen in front, three on the patio side, and four on the Museum side. Learn more about The Citadel through the revamped Knob Knowledge, which was recently migrated to a wiki format.

BIG DAWGS WINNERS!

This week's winner is Cadet Alex Mars of Palmetto Battery who told us about reading Paget's I Wonder: Essays for the Young People.

Each winner receives a $5 gift certificate to Java City Cafe for filling out a Big Dawgs Reading Contest form (available at the front desk).

Previous winners from Spring 2008:

--Bryant Marcell of Papa Company, On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers
--Gerald Ratchford of Hotel Company, Frank Luntz’s Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear
--Adam Paschal of Papa Company, Virgil’s The Aeneid
--Gerald Ratchford of Hotel Company, Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels

Previous winners from Fall 2007 include:

--Tom Mitchell of Band Company - Stephen Wise’s Gate of Hell
--H. C. Westall of Papa Company - Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers
--C. A. Long of Band Company - Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
--Stephen Kinn of Band Company - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
–-Wes Howell of Papa Company - Shakespeare’s Hamlet
–-Wes Howell of Papa Company - Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks
–-Michael Dispenza of Lima Company - Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels
–-Charles Long of Band Company - Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night
–-David Murray of Kilo Company - Narayan’s The Ramayana

Tell us what you’re reading by filling out a form at the front desk of the Daniel Library.

Thanks for reading and winning!

Possible source of "Free" books

http://bookmooch.com/

Intended primarily for individuals to share books (and audio-visual materials), but I have inquired about making Daniel Library a "charity" for collection development purposes. Unfortunately, as a state agency, The Citadel's library is unable to accumulate points on its own by sharing withdrawn materials or unneeded donations.

Unexpected Journal Titles

Review of Economics of the Household

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry

Calcified Tissue International