Welcome, new students and faculty, and welcome back to those of you who'd been away for the summer! We are pleased to welcome two new colleagues to the library's staff as well. Charlie Conway, a Music major and President of the Philosophy Club, is our new Public Services Assistant. You'll find him on duty at the Ask Here desk in the evenings. Gloria Beasley, an Art major, is our new Circulation Manager. She starts her job on Monday, August 27. Talk about jumping into the deep end!
If you've followed this blog over the summer, you know we have added JSTOR to our list of databases. JSTOR provides online access to the complete runs of 119 distinguished scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. We added this service in response to your comments on last spring's LibQual+ survey.
Sometime this fall, we'll be replacing all the computers on the main floor of the library with new machines. Again, we are doing this because we had so many comments about our dated equipment on the LibQual+ survey.
We have some great new books in the Browsing Collection and some wonderful films on DVD. Stop by and have a look. We're looking forward to working with you this year.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Wiki Replaces Textbook
Gerald Kane, A Boston College professor, has replaced his course textbook with a wiki he and his students write and edit. Quote from the article in Computer World:
"[The wiki] has become a really robust tool and has changed the way I teach, primarily because it means I am more of a guide to them rather than a lecturer," Kane said. "My job is to teach them how to navigate this information on the Web. The wiki is now the basis and the platform on which my class is based."
Read the full article here.
I think it's interesting that Kane says that his job is to teach his students "how to navigate information on the Web." I think many librarians see this as part of the library's role, too.
The authority of wikis and especially Wikipedia have been the cause of some pretty serious debate.
If you're interested in this topic, you should check out previous posts by Kathy Lowe here
and here.
"[The wiki] has become a really robust tool and has changed the way I teach, primarily because it means I am more of a guide to them rather than a lecturer," Kane said. "My job is to teach them how to navigate this information on the Web. The wiki is now the basis and the platform on which my class is based."
Read the full article here.
I think it's interesting that Kane says that his job is to teach his students "how to navigate information on the Web." I think many librarians see this as part of the library's role, too.
The authority of wikis and especially Wikipedia have been the cause of some pretty serious debate.
If you're interested in this topic, you should check out previous posts by Kathy Lowe here
and here.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Library closed this weekend, August 11-12
With the Summer II session drawing to a close, Carmichael Library will be closed for the next three weekends. The library will remain open on weekdays from 8:00-5:00 through the university intersession period.
By now many of you are probably aware of the tragic events surrounding the death of Ralph Burke. It was the morning accident near the intersection of Shoshone Street and Overland Road that resulted in yesterday's power outages and the subsequent closing of the university. Our hearts go out to the family of Mr. Burke and to all City of Montevallo employees at this trying time.
By now many of you are probably aware of the tragic events surrounding the death of Ralph Burke. It was the morning accident near the intersection of Shoshone Street and Overland Road that resulted in yesterday's power outages and the subsequent closing of the university. Our hearts go out to the family of Mr. Burke and to all City of Montevallo employees at this trying time.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Library Closed today, August 9th
If you were in the library this morning then you may be aware of the on-again-off-again power situation. After getting electricity temporarily restored this afternoon we were advised to keep all of the computers and other machines such as printers powered down as a precaution while crews continued to work on the problem.
This afternoon, President Williams asked us to close the building so that the proper repairs can be made to our electrical system. At this point we plan to return to normal operating hours tomorrow, Friday, August 10th at 8:00 AM. We'll post here again should that timetable change.
This afternoon, President Williams asked us to close the building so that the proper repairs can be made to our electrical system. At this point we plan to return to normal operating hours tomorrow, Friday, August 10th at 8:00 AM. We'll post here again should that timetable change.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Today 8/1/07 @ your Ask Here desk
Today @ your Ask Here desk
Originally uploaded by carmichaellibrary
This is our first Flickr photo in a while: the view from the Ask Here desk today, 8/1/07
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