New Books! November 4, 2009
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Click here for a list of books we added to WorldCat in October, 2009.
http://twclibrary.worldcat.org/libraries/2782/recentitems?&fm=all&se=ts&sd=asc&qt=sort_ts_asc
The Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy by Thomas Buergenthal; foreword by Elie Wiesel. Little, Brown: 2009.
D 810.C4 B84 2009
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Library visitor October 30, 2009
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A Red-shouldered Hawk watched the sunrise from this perch atop the library’s weathervane today.
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BookWise for October 22 October 23, 2009
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Online Chat- Chat up the library on the new online chat reference box. Right now you can ask questions 4 nights a week between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm Monday through Thursday by going to our website and clicking on “Contact Us” or on the BookWise Blog.
What is WorldCat?- Just underneath the catalog search box on our website is a WorldCat button. WorldCat is a catalog of all the books and other things (DVD, audio, articles, internet resources) in libraries all over the world. Do a search and first you’ll see what TWC has, even the call numbers and whether they are checked out. Further down the list you’ll see what other libraries have on your topic. You can limit to just books or just visual material, etc. You can submit an Interlibrary Loan request directly from WorldCat. Create your own account, save lists, create tags, write reviews… Use it as an alternative to our regular online catalog and tell us how you like it (note the color book jackets!).
Better World Books- The library is a member of Better World Books (BWB), an online book company which resells used books and contributes funds to global literacy, plus saves discarded books from landfills. More info is on our blog, including BWB’s opportunities for student service learning projects and 10% off when TWC students and staff shop BWB.
This is Open Access Week, highlighting the growing international movement to make peer-reviewed research articles available for free online, bypassing expensive publishers. Read more about it here and check out DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) PubMed Central, Public Library of Science and Highwire Press as examples of open access journals and archives.
J. Adams
The MPL goes green with Better World Books October 22, 2009
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The Merner Pfeiffer Library has joined Better World Books, a company which resells used books and contributes funds to global literacy, plus saves books from landfills. Our membership will help us on several levels:
-The library can ship discards to BWB for free and they will resell, donate, or recycle the books.
-Everyone on campus can shop BWB’s online bookstore at http://www.betterworld.com
and get 10% off using this coupon code: RUF09 (that is zero9)
-If any of our discards are sold, proceeds are given to our chosen charity, the National Center for Family Literacy www.famlit.org
-Students can run a book drive on campus for a service project through BWB’s Reuse First for Students program.
BWB has already raised over $7 million for global literacy and has saved over 29 million books from landfills.
Here is a YouTube clip of a CNN story about BWB!
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Julie Adams
Beware of Book September 17, 2009
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These “dangerous” books in a cage illustrate what happens when books are banned: our freedoms are curtailed. Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 26 – October 3, 2009 by viewing this exhibit of books people have tried to keep others from reading.
Some examples:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
1984 by George Orwell
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Change We Can Believe In by Barack Obama
Thanks to Brenda Jaquish for this riveting display.
TWC 101 Freshman Experience September 16, 2009
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Choose one research topic below. Write up your search results as a journal entry and send to your TWC 101 teacher per his/her instructions.
The Beatles’ remastered cds
The H1N1 pandemic
Michael Jackson’s legacy
Vampires in literature
Psychology of terrorism
Sports nutrition
Bring up the library’s website. Use the library’s online catalog or WorldCat to identify one book on your topic. Write down the author, title, and call number. If you choose an e-book, there won’t be a call number.
Click on Research Guides by Subject and choose the research guide that fits your topic. Which research guide did you choose?
Choose a database in your research guide that looks like it might have journal articles about your topic. Which database did you choose and why?
Use that database to locate a journal article about your topic. Write down the article’s author, title, the journal title, volume, date and pages.
Choose a website from those on the same research guide that looks like it might have information on your topic. Visit that website and evaluate it for currency, credibility and relevance. See the blog post Evaluating Websites for help.
Bonus question: Why would you use library databases such as Academic OneFile, JSTOR, or PsycInfo to find articles for a college assignment instead of using an internet search engine such as Google?
TWC students volunteer to serve September 14, 2009
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Two of Ms. Sandra Clariday’s TWC 101 students pitched in to help take books to the recycling center on Friday, September 11. A library user not in her class helped out. Thanks to all three of you for your service.
Helpful student, Ashley Waddle, and Tyler Morrison
Ashley, Sarah Roy, Tyler, and helpful library patron load books.
Doing fine after 9 August 26, 2009
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As you can see, all 'cool' librarians wear v-necks!
As some of you may recall the library is now open until midnight, Monday through Thursday during the Fall and Spring semesters. You may ask yourself, “That’s great Tyler, but what does that mean for me? How does this improve my experience at TWC?” I’m so glad you’ve asked that, because I’ve prepared some answers ahead of time to enlighten you! By coming to the library later you can and will be able to:
- Drink coffee, hot chocolate and hot tea while enjoying a good book in the pleasant and hospitable surroundings of the Merner Pfeiffer Library.
- Have at your fingertips thousands of books in almost every subject including reference materials, DVDs, magazines and CDs.
- Interact with knowledgeable and friendly staff members dedicated to success for your academic future.
- Visit with the coolest person in the world — me! (Okay, I just threw that one in for good measure.)
I am grateful to be the newest member of the staff in the Merner Pfeiffer Library and welcome any comments, suggestions, and if you’re finished with your research and homework, gaming tips for the Xbox 360. Come on by and check out the hippest, well, the only place open on campus after hours!
WorldCat Local August 18, 2009
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New this semester is our link to WorldCat Local where you can search WorldCat AND our TWC library catalog at the same time:
http://twclibrary.worldcat.org
TWC’s books and articles will appear first in your search results, followed by books and articles we don’t have here but which you could request from another library if you need to.
For TWC books, WorldCat Local will show you the call number and whether or not the book is checked out. Articles will link back to our databases the same way things do in Tennessee Electronic Library. You can even request a book from another library right from that book’s page in WorldCat.
Plus, you can get a free login that will allow you to make a list of favorites, add tags, write reviews, make lists and save them, and even add us as a favorite library.
Our favorite new toy is the list of recently added books. This updates when new books are completely cataloged and ready to go. You can also sign up for the update feed to be sent to your RSS reader.
Some things are not in WorldCat local: a few of our e-book collections and other database holdings. These include:
ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection
Credo Reference
Wiley Interscience E-Books
Springer E-Books
Naxos Music Library
Evans Early American Imprints 1639 – 1800
North American Womens Letters and Diaries
American Civil War Letters and Diaries
Early Encounters in North America
So- just be aware that you may need to search our online library catalog to ensure that records for the above collections appear in your search.
Give WorldCat Local a try and leave us your comments! How does it compare with searching our online catalog alone? Which do you like better and why?
More soon about using e-books from off campus in WorldCat Local and other issues.
Night Owls Welcome August 6, 2009
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You asked for it, you got it! The library will be open into the wee hours of the night starting Wed. August 19, the first day of classes. While in the library, say hello to Mr. Tyler Dunsmore, our new late night library staff person.
Library hours starting August 19:
Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Fridays: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturdays: Closed
Sundays: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
