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Visit “Election 2008: A Selective List of Resources” to see video clips of candidates, visit political party web sites, follow media coverage, and more:http://www.valdosta.edu/~kensmith/election2008.shtml.

Odum Library’s government documents librarian, Ken Smith, has created this page to help us follow the candidates as well as the media coverage of this year’s elections. From the Government Documents home page at http://www.valdosta.edu/library/find/gov/index.shtml, click on the new “Election 2008″ link.

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Opacity: Urban Ruins, is an online collection of eerie photographs exploring abandoned schools, hospitals, cemeteries, and prisons.

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British actor Ronald Eyre investigated beliefs and practices of major world religions for the 13-part series The Long Search, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, religions of Indonesia and Africa, Taoism, and alternative lifestyles in California.

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Here Bygynneth Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is a fabulously illustrated comic-strip version of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, in which a group of 14^th-century pilgrims on a pilgrimage tell stories to pass the time.

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Fall Explosion is a great excuse to have some fun at Odum Library. On August 16^th 44 students participated in Treasure in the Stacks. Speed Dating, on August 30^th, was just as much fun. Our goal for these events was to lure invite students into the library to meet the librarians, learn a little about the library, and (most importantly) have lots of fun.

Now is your chance to tell us what fun events you want to see happening in the library.

What events are you interested in?

1. Speed Dating
2. Digital Cameras 101
3. Scavenger Hunts
4. Game Night
5. Citation workshop
6. Miniature Golf (This one will take a lot of planning and prep time. Please let me know if you would want to participate and how interested you are.)
7. Other ideas? Please share!

When do you want to participate in events?

1. At the beginning of the semester?
2. During the semester?
3. Are weekdays or weekends better?

How important are free food and prizes?

Ok, so I know free food is vital and prizes are great, but are they the deciding factor in whether you’ll attend?

Any other thoughts you’d like to share?

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