Using APA style in a paper? Need a quick refresher on how APA works? You may want to watch this short video on APA style or you can visit the library’s research guide on citing sources.

I wanted to pass along this link to the Chicago Sun-Times Insert Commemorating Obama’s election. We have had many people ask us in the library about getting their hands on this.

I came across this site, Change.gov, which is the Web site for the President-Elect. This is a sort of a cool idea as a communications tool during this transition time. It’s like “coming attractions.”

Tonight, the world’s eyes turn to Grant Park once again. Many of us who have lived in the Chicago area pass through or near Grant Park without much thought. As host of The Taste of Chicago, Blues Fest, 4th of July, Lollapalooza and many other festivals, Grant Park has become a regional (national?) gathering spot where we mix and mingle with others (mostly in warmer months). Tonight, Grant Park plays host to the Barack Obama rally which brings the city’s native son home after a very long campaign. At this writing, we do not know if this will be a victory party or not.

For the first part of its existence, Grant Park housed squatters, refuse, and railroad lines (see Grant Park from the Encyclopedia of Chicago). Up until tonight, it may be most remembered as the site of the protests and eventual riots in 1968 (see Protesters Gather in Grant Park in 1968). Now, after 40 years, we have to have some pride in the fact that we nominated the first African-American to head a major party presidential ticket. There is something fitting that Grant Park, which hosted riots in 1968, will play host to celebration tonight. (We should celebrate victory or loss.)

This article from Bloomberg news outlines of the issues facing tonight’s rally and contrasts them with 1968: Chicago Girds for Obama’s Rally, Amid Memories of Violent 1968.

It was with great sadness that I saw the headlines relating the passing of Chicago (American) literary icon, Studs Terkel. Mr. Terkel was a storyteller like no other. His chronicles of the lives of average Americans captured the untold stories of the 20th century, and for his work, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and a National Humanities Medal. Studs Terkel has visited the Moraine Valley campus in the past, and he is one of the true, great literary icons from Illinois. He will be missed.We have a number of Studs Terkel’s books in the MVCC Library.You may also want to take a peak at Richard Stern’s 1995 interview with Studs Terkel published in the Antioch Review (MVCC ID required to view).Here is a remembrance from NPR: So Long, Studs Terkel, and ThanksHere is a short clip from the Associated Press about Terkel: