Friday, May 26, 2006

Memorial Day hours

Bracken Library opens at noon on Memorial Day, May 29th.

You can get more information about the University Libraries' summer hours on the Hours & Calendar webpage.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

New books and library materials

Wondering what's new at the library? The University Libraries makes it easy to stay up-to-date on our ever-growing collection of books and materials.

One way to keep up-to-date on new titles in your field is to use the University Libraries' list of newly acquired materials. Updated monthly and arranged by subject, this list will alert you to titles recently added to the Libraries' collection. You can also browse new books on the first floor of Bracken Library, next to the bestseller collection.

For more information about the University Libraries, check out the News & Events page. It includes updates about services as well as recently added databases and other electronic resources. Another source of library news, the Library Insider provides monthly updates and in-depth analysis on library services. More University Libraries blogs and online updates are listed here.

What services would you like to know more about? Let us know by commenting below or e-mailing Stacy.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Campus computer outage on May 21st

University Computing Services has planned a computer outage on Sunday, May 21, from 12:00 am until 8:00 am. Internet connectivity, e-mail, all BSU websites and the IBM mainframe will be unavailable during this outage in order to allow for an upgrade.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

The University Libraries' vision

According to Dr. Hafner, dean of the University Libraries, the Libraries' vision is to "support students’ pursuit of academic success and faculty endeavors for classroom instruction and research for knowledge creation. Stated in other terms, the University Libraries’ programs, services, and collections make the Libraries a destination for research, learning, and friends."

This might mean improving library instruction by meeting with your instruction librarian to customize your library sessions. Or it could mean getting trained on a new database or technology at the University Libraries. Of course, there are many other applications for the journalism faculty and students.

Please, tell us what you think, too. How does this fit into your curriculum? How can the University Libraries better serve you? Send your ideas to Stacy or comment below.

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Monday, May 15, 2006

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the American Advertising Federation student chapter at Ball State University for their win at the district National Student Advertising Competition. For more information, see the article in the Muncie Star Press.

Do you have a kudos you would like to share? Please contact Stacy or comment below.

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Friday, May 12, 2006

New York Times historical database

The University Libraries recently added the New York Times historical database to its collection. It includes complete digital copies of the newspaper from 1851-2003, with updates coming. Users can search the newspaper, read the articles, and view PDF images of the full page as it appeared in the New York Times. In addition to articles, advertisements, obituaries, stock pricing, media supplements, and more are included.

As an historical database, the content will always lag two years behind. Current coverage of the New York Times is available via the Lexis Nexis Academic News database (article text only).

The New York Times historical database has the potential to help those studying journalism history as well as those interested in media advertising, with many other possible applications. What do you think?

If you would like additional training on this database or any other library resource, please feel free to contact Stacy in the University Libraries.

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Thursday, May 04, 2006

New look

Welcome to the new look of the Journalism @ BSU Libraries blog. Please, bear with me as I get the new template up and running correctly. Thanks!

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