Library News
Posted by Jennie Goforth on Friday, February 1, 2013 - 5:02pm
Many of our users have been missing the Map It! functionality in our new search tool, APPsearch. Map It is a tool in our classic catalog that shows the location of each book on a floorplan map of the library. It makes finding a book in the rows and rows of stacks much easier!
We're currently working hard to incorporate this functionality into APPsearch. Our web developers and vendors are doing everything they can to make it happen, and we hope to be able to offer Map It! in APPsearch soon. We'll keep you posted!
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Posted by Megan Johnson on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 2:49pm
The National Archives sent out this tweet:
Tackling the backlog at Appalachian State University with a National Archives grant:http://ow.ly/hheFG #archives #NHPRC
Did you know the National Archives supports other archives through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)?
The Special Collections department at Appalachian State University’s Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons received a grant from the NHPRC for an ambitious two-year project to process and create finding aids and catalog records for 450 accessions.
The William Leonard Eury Appalachian Collection is a repository with more than 44,000 volumes of books, over 200 periodical subscriptions, 8,000 sound recordings, and 1,500 videos and DVDs related to the Southern uplands, with strengths in the social sciences, regional history, folklore, music, religion, genealogy, fiction, and African and Native Appalachia.
The project is running a fascinating “Backlog Blog” on the project at http://appcollgrant.library.appstate.edu/.
Image: Photographs from AC.111: Appalachian Oral History Project Records; via the Backlog Blog.
Posted by Megan Johnson on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 12:18pm
Researchers and history buffs alike may now search and access local history collections across North Carolina with a single search box thanks to a collaborative project led by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, NC LIVE, and the State Library of North Carolina.
NC ECHO, available at http://ncecho.org, has been updated in order to expand access to unique local heritage collections previously scattered across a multitude of websites and North Carolina institutions. NC ECHO enables users to search across thousands of digitized and born-digital historic materials, including a wide variety of books, photographs, maps, family histories, state documents, newspapers and other materials from cultural heritage institutions around North Carolina. The collections available through NC ECHO include a diverse array of materials by and about the people, places and history of North Carolina.
Posted by John Boyd on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 1:02pm
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto", or "I am a human being, I consider nothing that is human alien to me."
-Terence
Speaking before 6,000 people at the Holmes Convocation Center Tuesday night as part of the 29th MLK Commemoration, Dr. Maya Angelou gave a shout-out to libraries.
Dr. Angelou specifically encouraged students to contact, meet, or get to know a librarian, and to find the library's poetry collections. We agree!
There are many ways to contact a librarian: Phone, text, email, RAP session, and in-person.
For more information about Maya Angelou, see the guide to Library Resources for Maya Angelou.
To find poetry in Belk Library, search APPSearch from the Library's homepage.
You can search by specific poet, e.g. Maya Angelou, or search by keywords, e.g. African American poetry.
You can further limit by format (articles, book, eBooks, etc.), or limit by location (IMC, Main Stacks, etc.).
You can refine your search by Tag: see the word cloud image below for African American poetry:
Posted by Megan Johnson on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 8:48am
Global Women's Series 2013: Women and the Environment: Eco-feminism and Activism
The Global Women's Series addresses contemporary global issues affecting women and girls and is a collaborative effort between a wide range of faculty, students, staff and community members. The program is co-sponsored by the Office of International Education and Development, the Women's Studies Program, and the Belk Library and Information Commons. Faculty are encouraged to participate as well as invite students and staff to attend.
We would like to invite you to participate in the opening event of our first annual Global Women’s Series on Tuesday, March 5th from 5:00-7:00pm. The theme for this year’s series is “Women and the Environment: Expressions of Inspiration”.
Faculty, students, staff and community members are invited to submit short performance works (5 minutes or less) or visual art to share individual and collective messages relating to building a sustainable community of health, justice, and connection. What are we doing to make a difference? What is our call to act? Participate by submitting this Registration Form.
If you have students, friends or colleagues who have made quality expressive art pieces or projects along the theme of environmental justice and activism, please encourage them to participate!
Posted by Jennie Goforth on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 12:23pm
Belk Library & Information Commons will offer drop-in (no sign up necessary) library orientation tours to First Year Seminar & Transfer students again this spring.
Spring 2013 Tour Schedule
January 22 - January 31, 2013
Monday - Thursday at 3pm, 5pm and 9pm
Tour participants should meet in the Belk Library Atrium, by the dancers statue.
Students who sucessfully complete the orientation tour will receive a tour completion certificate.
If you have questions please contact Amanda Bird at 828.262.2085 or birdam@appstate.edu
Posted by Greta Browning on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 3:02pm
Due to budget cuts, Special Collections will change their regular hours for the Spring 2013 semester.
Changes are as follows:
Open Stacks
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Dougherty Reading Room
Monday-Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Special Holiday Changes
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Sunday before first day of classes (1/13): Closed
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First day of classes (1/14): 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (1/21) Weekend: Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
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Spring Break (3/11 – 3/15) Weekends: Closed Saturday, 3/9, Sunday, 3/10, and Saturday 3/16
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University Holiday (April 1-2): Closed
Special Collections hours are available on the hours calendar.
Posted by Jennie Goforth on Monday, January 14, 2013 - 11:35am
The library has just launched APPsearch, a new tool to search for books, journal and magazine articles, movies and much more -- all in one place!
APPsearch is a powerful, information-rich, highly intuitive, easy-to-use search tool. Starting with one simple search box, you can find all the library has to offer. Great, detailed information is now just a click away. APPsearch is loaded with useful features:
- Google-like relevance ranking ensures that the best results rise to the top of your search
- Cool Web 2.0 features-like tag clouds- help you focus your search by format, collection, subject
- headings and lots of other ways
- “Did you Mean?” feature eliminates confusion and corrects common spelling mistakes
- Quick links to other Web-based resources
Take APPsearch for a test drive and give us your feedback!
Posted by on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 11:50am
If you or your department have been receiving delivered library materials, please help us by returning the green bags. We're about to run out. Return them to the library or to any of the library's remote book drops. (Don't put them in campus mail.)
Information about delivery of library materials to ASU faculty.
Posted by John Wiswell on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 2:38pm
We have one ebook collection that allows you to check out ebooks and download them to read offline. The (EBSCO) eBook Collection has about 80,000 ebooks. These are not bestsellers but have been published by small and academic presses. You can browse here or you might come across these books in our catalog.
Here's how to get them on your iPad, iPhone, or Android device. You have to do these first 4 steps just once:
- Set up an EBSCOhost account. If you have used EBSCO databases, you might already have one.
- Set up an Adobe ID.
- Install the free Bluefire Reader app on you iPad, iPhone, or Android device.
- Enter your Adobe ID information into your Bluefire Reader app.
Log into the EBSCO eBook Collection and find an ebook you want.
Click on "Download This eBook (Offline)" or "Download (Offline)" button.
Then click on "Checkout & Download" button.
Finally, click on the "Open in "Bluefire Reader"" button.