Starting Wednesday, April 30, the Dibner Library will stay open 24 hours on weekdays until Friday, May 9. On Friday and Saturday nights the library will close at midnight and open at 9 am the following morning. A complete schedule of library hours is available on the library home page.
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If you’re in need of a study break, play around in Phun - a 2D physics sandbox. A Swedish computer science student developed Phun for his Masters thesis. The program (which is free to download) lets you flex your creativity and build fantastic contraptions, all while obeying the laws of physics.

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Climate change is a huge issue that affects us all. If you’re unsure of your role in the problem (and solution) take a minute to calculate your impact with the carbon footprint calculator. Answer a few questions about your energy use, diet, transportation, and recycling habits and get an estimate of how many […]

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Whether you’re looking for your first position as a new graduate or a way to earn some cash this summer, take advantage of the library’s resources to help you land the perfect job.
The Dibner Library has books to help you with everything from choosing a career path that suits your personality to writing a […]

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For more funny graphs, check out GraphJam, the latest from the creators of I Can Has Cheezburger?

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Have you ever tracked down a book with a great title, certain that it would be relevant to your research, only to be sorely disappointed when you discover a mere five sentences on your topic of interest? Now there’s help! Microsoft Live Search Books offers a neat visual ruler that shows you how […]

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The patenting of human genes raises all sorts of important questions whose answers will have a growing impact on our lives. Just consider this, one-fifth of the genes in your body are privately owned.
To learn more about this intriguing issue, come to the inaugural Dibner Family Professor of the History of Technology and Science […]

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Curious about How Well Your State’s Bridges are Doing? or about the Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges? Have a look and see the data in a visual format. The folks at IBM’s Collaborative User Experience research group use visualization “as an efficient way of transferring a large amount of information from a database into an […]

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