Friday, February 6, 2015

So many good things...

*Sigh* I love the internet. It is such a wonderful tool that provides access to so many incredible things. For a lot of classes I am enrolled in/have been enrolled in I need to read a lot of research articles and I can't imagine what I would do if the internet didn't so easily and readily provide them! I am especially grateful for the BYU databases accessible on the library website. Research articles/journals are expensive and luckily as a student I can literally access thousands for free! It's incredible! ....In case it isn't obvious, I may or may not have spent several hours today perusing through various databases looking for supportive articles for a paper I have been working on...and I found what I needed! And, even though I can access the databases I need at my apartment from my laptop (modern miracles are my fav!), I chose to go to the library so I could better concentrate. While there I came across a beautiful painting that literally stole my breath while invigorating my soul at the same time. It was inspiring and beautiful and fueled my productivity. No joke. I tried finding a picture of it online, but nothing I found does it justice. The detail, texture, and color enrich the experience of viewing it, so with that said, I invite everyone to go check it out! It is called "Monolith to Ko'o Lua" by Fidalis Buehler, and it is on the 4th, possibly 5th, floor of the library between the stairs and the bathroom. It is seriously beautiful. To top off an afternoon/evening of library wonderful, I also found Harry Potter in Dutch. Best. Day. Ever.

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  1. Ah, I love your post. I have actually been thinking along similar lines lately. I, too, have been searching for journal articles, and realize how incredible it is that so much information is at our fingertips...literally. One of the articles I needed was not in the HBLL database, but I was able to borrow it through interlibrary loan. Within 24 hours, I received an email telling me the article was ready for me to download. (I love libraries, too! I always say that, if I hadn't met my husband, I would be like Mary Bailey on "It's a Wonderful Life," locking up the library each night :)

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  2. I am so appreciative of the articles we have available to us as BYU students--we are definitely blessed and have lots of opportunities to succeed!

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