
More important, today was the final library visit for the senior class. While some universities will require a library visit in their freshmen sessions, from now on most students will be responsible for finding resources on their own. For as much as the students bemoan the research process and hope for a day when it's well in their rearview mirrors, it's actually a very solid model as opposed to aimless wandering through the world-wide web, or writing papers off the top of your head. While notecards and bib cards and outlines and drafts won't be required in their future missions, it's hopefully they stick to it.
And so as the weekend arrives and the Ides of March looms, it's time to watch the research library introduction again. At least one more time for the road.