Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has created a Digital Voting Toolkit to help make it easier and more accessible for people to vote. Some of the topics on the page include: Voting Early, a Safe Voting Guide, and How to Return Your Absentee Ballot.
Follow this link to learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_101996---,00.html
ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses Global is a vast database that has compiled 5 million citations and 2.6 million full-text works from authors around the world. This resource can benefit you by providing reputable data and research with ease.
This can be useful for literature reviews, in-depth scholarship and extensive bibliographies and citation links. ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses Global indexes from 1637 to present, and has full-text dissertations and theses available from 1743 to the present.
Check out our newest haunted display at the library. It is just in time for the Halloween season to begin and titled, "Trick or Treat yourself to a Spooky Book!"
Be sure to check out some of the chilling books and movies that are sure to put you in the ghoulish spirit. If you need to check out a USB DVD drive from the desk, please come up and ask!
Be sure to take a look at all the amazing features this database has to offer, including access to over 70,000 videos, feature-length films, and more!
All of this can be found on our website by going to the "Find" tab, then clicking on Databases, and scrolling until you see Academic Video Online (AVON).
We have released a new virtual library tour for the Lydia M. Olson Library!
Are you looking for a new social science, map-based database? Look no further than RAND.
RAND State Statistics is a social science statistical database spanning the U.S., states, counties, cities, school districts, and special districts. RAND has more than 200 social sciences databases covering all 50 U.S. states, too. Check it out on our database listings!
"NMU alumnus, Mylan Murphy published the motivational children's book, “It Only Takes 1”—as in one person, place, thing or opportunity to change someone's life. That is the guiding principle that has propelled him to personal and professional success in the face of challenges since he was a teenager."
Happy 906 Day from your friends at the Lydia M. Olson Library! (906) is the area code for the enitre Upper Peninsula.
Did you know that the U.P. has 1,700 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, and 917 miles of those are that of Lake Superior? There are also more than 3,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails in the Upper Peninsula.
If you are interested in checking out a book related to the U.P., we can help! Just stop by the services desk or send us a message through our website.
The Digital Media Tutoring Center is offering their services this semester. DMTC is a place where you can utilize programs like After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and more, right here in our library!
Get help using the software with one of our experienced tutors, or just use one of the many workstations. We have three PC workstations 34” curved monitors, two plug and play curved monitors, and even media equipment available for lending.
The Fall 2020, DMTC tutoring hours are:
The Absentee Ballot Voter Application period is now open! Did you know that you could apply for an absentee ballot through Michigan.gov/Vote with just your driver’s license or with a state ID card number and the last four digits of your Social Security number?
