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Bookmark The McKee Library Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 2 September 2013 Positive changes for fall Positive changes made throughout library for improved student and faculty services Over the past few months, we have been busy improving the overall look and feel of the library for our patrons through a variety of changes and improvements. Zones of Study After reconfiguring the library spaces, we now have four distinct zones of study for students and faculty. Students looking for a silent space to study can now utilize the Silent Study Zone, located in the basement, in the former Writing Center space. Monitored by a student worker, the space is free A student worker on the collaborative floor looks for a journal in the compact shelving. from distractions. Space is available first come, first served. The main floor is a space intended for collaborative study, where quiet talk and discussion are encouraged. The second floor is reserved for quiet study, where limited communication is allowed. In order to keep a climate of study, we ask all patrons to silence their mobile devices while in the library. If you must place a call, please do so in the restrooms, stairwells, or outside. The Center for the Study of 19 th Century America, formerly Story continues on page 2 In the Library 3-D Printer 3-D printer now available at McKee Library In June, McKee Library purchased a MakerBot Replicator 2X 3-D printer. Over the past several months, Ron Miller, library systems administrator, has calibrated the nozzles and completed multiple test projects. In the coming months, the 3-D printer will be moved to the library s new Maker Space facility for supervised faculty and student use. The printer features a dual nozzle that utilizes fused filament fabrication. Currently, designs can be printed in red and blue. For more specific information on the printer and its specifications, visit store.makerbot.com. To see the library s printer in action, please contact Ron Miller at rsmiller@southern.edu. The MakerBot Replicator 2X 3-D printer. 1
Calendar of Events Landscape Art on display August - January An exhibit of Spears McAllester s prints are displayed on the second floor of McKee Library. Currently the Director of Clinical Engineering at Erlanger Health System, McAllester has a love for fine art digital landscape photography. His work has been exhibited in a variety of corporate and private collections. For more information on the artist, visit www.photographybyspears.com. get to know the mckee library collection September 16-30 McKee Library is highlighting a collection of pre-law materials selected by Joanna Billingy, a Global Policy and Service Studies student. A number of books, which are available for check-out, are displayed on the first floor near the main staircase and a display case of other related items. Twain celebration October 25 The 2013 Twain Celebration is scheduled for October 25 at 2 p.m. in the library s Knowledge Commons. Our speaker, Victor Fischer, is the Mark Twain archivist at University of California-Berkeley. For more information, contact at 423.236.2008. For more information, contact Dan Maxwell at 423.236.2008 or Katie McGrath at 423.236.2791. Positive Changes for Fall, continued from page 1 the Lincoln Library, is a space reserved for faculty research. To access the space, please see the circulation desk. Directories and Signage Patrons will now find directories throughout the library, detailing the various services located on each floor and signs indicating the study environments they are in. Signs have been placed on the ends of each shelf in the general collection indicating the category of books. The signs make it easy to locate a specific topic and are based on the Library of Congress system of organization. Service Offerings A fax machine, located near the circulation desk, is a free service offered to all students. The machine is for national and international outgoing faxes. In the evenings, the Instruction Lab is converted into a reservable Presentation Lab for practice and rehearsal of presentations. Users will have access to the classroom projectors, but will need to bring a laptop or ipad and all necessary cables. The space is KnowledgeExchange The Silent Study zone is a silent study spaced supervised by a student worker. open Sunday-Thursday from 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. by reservation only. While not a new service, the Writing Center is now located on the main floor of the library near Reference. Reservations for the Writing Center can be made on the library s website. In the coming month, the library plans to open a Maker Space on the second floor. This space will be designed for creation of robotics, computer engineering, and housing of the 3-D printer. If you would like more information on any of these improvements, please feel free to stop by the Circulation Desk. We look forward to serving you this academic year. Institutional repository Southern Adventist University s Institutional Repository sees major growth KnowledgeExchange@Southern, Southern s institutional repository, is an online platform used to collect, preserve, and disseminate the university s research and scholarly output. Not only does it give the university the ability to showcase its intellectual caliber to prospective students, staff, and donors, it also provides faculty with a tool for efficiently managing and presenting their own research, since data is Google-searchable once submitted to the repository. Currently housing 586 papers and one peer-reviewed journal, the repository boasts 5,743 full-text downloads to date. For detailed instructions on how to submit your research, or if interested in creating a peer-reviewed journal, please email Deyse Bravo at dbravo@southern.edu. To visit the repository, visit southern. edu/knowledgeexchange or follow the link available on the library s website, under Tools. 2
Resources for Faculty and Students Library offers new databases for patrons Four databases acquired this summer offer an array of resources for researchers, faculty, and students McKee Library is excited to share four new databases that will be of interest to many disciplines. Sage Research Methods Sage Research Methods is a database that offers both full-text and abstract-only articles through a variety of content formats, including Little Green Books and Little Blue Books series. There are parts of the database that will be helpful for any discipline that teaches a research seminar or research class. SPORTDiscus SPORTDiscus is the world s most comprehensive source of full text for sports and sports medicine journals. Disciplines for help in crafting persuasive essays and include a wide variety of sports, nutrition, conducting research. and allied health topics. Accessible Archives Points of View As a database that helps make Points of archives in all formats readily View Reference Center is a database offering a balanced viewpoint on a variety of current events and issues relevant today. We are proud to offer four new databases for faculty and students. available, Accessible Archives provides archived historical information once thought unavailable. Information is available in full-text format. All of these databases are available on the Browse all databases link under the Articles tab of the library website. They will also be Issues are evaluated from multiple sides available in the Research Guides. Director s Letter Library facilitates creation of new center McKee Library works with faculty from multiple departments to create a new scholar center McKee Library has undergone many changes this summer to improve services for students and faculty. Throughout the library, you can see changes that Library Director will result in a higher quality of service. One of the most important improvements is the creation of a The Center for the Study of 19 th Century America. This center is a collaboration between multiple disciplines across our campus and reflects the work of some of the university s finest scholars. Faculty involved in this project include Ben McArthur, Marcus Sheffield, Lucy Hill, Jud Lake, and Michael Cafferky. Currently, the founders are in the process of establishing a website. Future plans include a conference, further development of our 19 th encourage you to attend this annual event, century collection, and the creation of an sponsored by the McKee Library. Our speaker academic journal. for the event will be Victor The center will Fischer, the Mark Twain be housed in the former Lincoln Library on the third floor. Reserved for faculty use only, this is a quiet location to complete academic research and study. This space is also Join us for the Twain Celebration in the Library on October 25. archivist at University of California-Berkeley. For more information on the Center for the Study of 19 th Century America, feel free to contact me. Sincerely, the home of our Lincoln and Mark Twain collections. A formal announcement for the center will be made at the Twain Celebration on October 25 in the library s Knowledge Commons. I would like to personally 3
Bookmark Newsletter Executive Editor: Managing Editor: Jessica Spears Photographer: Seth Shaffer Living Art on Display Orchids in the library The new appointment of Seth Shaffer as the curator of living art brings a valuable opportunity for patrons to view live works of art while in the library. Library Staff Deyse Bravo Rivera Genevieve Cottrell Stanley Cottrell Carol Harrison Jennifer Huck Daniel Maxwell Katie McGrath Ron Miller Luis Rodas Marge Seifert Seth Shaffer Jessica Spears Becky Whetmore McKee Library is proud to announce the appointment of Seth Shaffer, periodicals and office manager, as the new curator of living art, a role which will help bring color as lettuce, chard, tomatoes, and herbs, like basil or oregano. Seth hopes that in addition to being the place where students come to broaden their academic learning, the library can also be a Library Info Hours Sunday 12 p.m. 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m. 11 p.m. Friday 7:45 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday Closed Contact Info P.O. Box 629 Collegedale, TN 37315 Phone: 423.236.2788 Fax: 423.236.1788 and life to the library space through living art. Currently, patrons can enjoy a variety of orchids, purchased from Lines Orchids on Signal Mountain, throughout the library. Future plans include bonsai trees and hydroponic growing towers for growing flowers as well as different types of edible plants, such place where students explore the connection between plants and a quality learning atmosphere. We hope you will plan a trip to visit your library and view these beautiful living works of art. The library s collection of orchids are currently in bloom. Websites southern.edu/library Facebook: Melville Dewey Twitter: McKee Library Student Art on Display Photography winners Winter 2013 photography contest winners artwork on display in the Knowledge Commons The winning artwork of the library s photography contest are now proudly displayed on the main floor of the library in the Knowledge Commons. From over 20 received entries, five finalist were chosen, from which students selected the popular vote winner and a panel of faculty selected the judges winner. Sponsored by the library and held in the spring semester, the contest produced two student winners. Winner of the popular vote was Daniel Jeon, featuring a beautiful landscape photograph. Students were asked to vote through the Melville Dewey Facebook page. Winner of the judges selection, Danielle Schafer s work features an up-close photograph of a chickadee. Faculty from the School of Visual Art and Design and selected librarians formed the judges panel. These works of art add to the growing art collection proudly displayed at McKee Library. (Top) Photograph by Daniel Jeon, winner of the popular vote. (Bottom) Photograph by Danielle Schafer, judges selection. 4