Friday, February 5, 2010

Friday Fun

Need some fun after a long week? Check out these web links!

Ever wonder how your fearless librarians spend their day? Unshelved can help!

Like dinosaurs, and are looking for more online? Try Dinosaur Comics!

Enjoy toothpaste and line art? Toothpaste For Dinner may be the comic for you!

Have a fun Friday!


Monday, February 1, 2010

CARL website has moved!

The CARL website has moved.  http://carl.army.mil/ will still redirect you to the library's website (http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/), but if you have bookmarked any internal pages that are not http://carl.army.mil/, it will be necessary to update those bookmarks.

We are sorry for any inconveniance this may cause.

To report any links that may not be functioning properly, please email: leav-carlref@conus.army.mil

Thursday, January 28, 2010

History of Army Officer Education

Looking for digital resources while the Archive and Documents Departments are closed?

The History of Army Officer Education, a bibliography by the CARL Reference Staff.

CARL website is down

As of yesterday, the CARL website has been down, preventing patron access to the online catalog, journals and other online resources.  We are attempting to remedy the situation as quickly as possible.

Until then, feel free to contact the library (913-758-3053) for assistance in locating resources.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns



A Thousand Splendid Suns is the haunting story of two women amid thirty years of turmoil in Afghanistan. It’s one of the few looks at the way war and conflict has affected the Afghan people from a literary point of view.

It is a story that is, in some ways, hard to read. There are enough detailed renderings of violence and suffering to fill several lesser volumes. The underlying messages of hope, friendship and love carry the reader through, however, and make a lasting impact that makes this book worth reading.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Hours Change for New Years Eve

On Thursday, December 31, the library will close at 1600.  The rest of the holiday hours will remain the same, and can be found at http://carl.army.mil/hours.asp


Tuesday, December 22, 2009

ARCHIVES CLOSED


The Archives Department and the Documents Department located on the 3rd
floor of the CARL are closed for renovations to improve the climate
control system.


From now to April 2010 Archives and Documents will not be able to
retrieve materials or answer archival research in preparation for the
renovation.


After April 2010 Archives and Documents will be on the 1st floor to
provide reference to assist in finding sources which are available
online or at other institutions but will not be able to retrieve CARL
archival or document materials as the collections will be in storage.


We expect the renovation to take about a year. Faculty, students, and
researchers should be aware that third floor materials will not be
available during that time.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

CARL holiday hours

The CARL will be running on reduced hours for the holiday season.

Holiday Break -- 21-23 Dec 2009 -- 0700-1700
Holiday Break -- 24 Dec 2009 -- 0700-1200
Holiday Break -- 25-27 Dec 2009 -- CLOSED
Holiday break -- 28-31 Dec 2009 -- 0700-1700
Holiday Break -- 1-3 Jan 2010 -- CLOSED

On January 4th, we will resume our normal hours of operation.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Audio Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

What would happen if, not only did the Bennet daughters have to contend with a zombies, in addition to their need and desire to marry well?


Fortunately, authors Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith have answered this question for us, and provide a humorous look at life, love and duty in the time of the regiency zombie-apocslypse. Katherine Kellgren's dulcet and cultured tones remind the listener of BBC period dramas played on PBS in the afternoon, albeit with the occational interruption for zombie slaying and violence.

Overall, it's a fun look at the world of class drama among the upper crust of society, because even one's own ability to kill a zombie has a greater meaning in the social hierarchy.

This audiobook is available via CARL and the State Library of Kansas' subscription to Overdrive. If you would like more information about accessing Overdrive, please talk to any of the librarians.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

MMAS Theses online

The Birrer-Brookes Award winner and nominee papers for the 2009-02 CGSC class are now in the digital library.

The theses can be found here, in the CARL's digital library. Other MMAS theses from this class will added to the digital archive as soon as they become available.

Disclaimer

This site is intended solely to showcase the resources and services of the Combined Arms Research Library. The information in this site does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Department of the Army. Any mention of or use of a product or company name is for educational purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army, Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth or the US Army Command and General Staff College.

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