Issue No. 13 - February 2019 The John F. Moss Library Newsletter
In this issue: Library Events Calendar New Resources Chat with a Librarian Database Connection Technology in the Library Halloween 2018 Pictures Spotlight on Graphic Novels Art in the Library New Bestsellers
Book Club/PLACE event, October 25th, 2018
Library Calendar - Spring 2019 February Through the 28th: Art Show “Integration” featuring the work of Krysten Haynes 4th: Database webinar on Gale’s Slavery & Anti-slavery Archive, 10am 5th: Lunch & Learn for Faculty: APA Academic Writer Tool, led by Dr. Rebecca Martindale, 12p-1p 11th: Webinar on Basic Database Searching, 1-2pm 12th: Database webinar on APA Style Central, 10am 12th: Webinar on Basic Database Searching, 6-7pm 13th: Webinar on Basic Database Searching, 7-8pm 14th: Database webinar on Gale’s Slavery & Anti-slavery Archive, 2pm 19th: Book Club, “Children of Blood and Bone,” 12:15pm-1:30pm 27th: Database webinar on APA Style Central, 2pm
March 4th: Database webinar on Gale’s Slavery & Anti-slavery Archive, 5pm 7th: Database webinar on APA Style Central, 5pm 14th: EagleCon 2019, 1-6pm 17th: Closed for Spring Break 18th-21st: Open 8am-5pm 19th: Art show featuring the works of Johnnie Terry 22nd-23rd: Closed for Spring Break 26th: Book Club/PLACE Event, “Juliet Takes a Breath,” discussion led by Dr. Hinton, 12:15pm-1:30pm
April 8th-12th: Library Week! Free magazines & journals, local authors, edible book contest, wand-making, poetry reading, and Harry Potter sorting ceremony! 21st: Closed for Easter Sunday 23rd: Book Club/PLACE Event, “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” discussion led by Dr. Cantrell, 12:15pm-1:30pm
May TBD: Art show featuring the work of Debbie James 2nd-15th: Extended library hours & free coffee 27th: Closed for Memorial Day
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Study rooms are here! Ask at the 3rd floor Service Desk!
NEW RESOURCES Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center Content Includes • More than 240 full-text publications • Cover-to-cover indexing for more than 260 publications • More than 400,000 records with subject headings from an extensive thesaurus Subjects Include • Business continuity management • Business continuity planning • Business impact analysis • Contingency auditing • Crisis communications • Disaster mitigation • Emergency preparedness • Regulatory issues • Risk evaluation • Strategic planning
WHAT YOU CAN FIND: • A growing number of high quality scholarly journals, published by OUP. • Diverse subject areas – with prestigious titles in Medicine, Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, and Mathematics and Physical Sciences. • OUP has the highest percentage of journals in the top 10% by impact factor, and the lowest percentage of journals in the bottom 50%, among publishers with over 100 journals in ISI Impact Factor ranking.
Teach with the best Hollywood has to offer and harness the storytelling power of film as a tool for engaging and inspiring students. The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. Brought to you in partnership with Global Eagle, this outstanding collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more. (Currently has 637 titles). This collection is available only in the United States. Some Feature Films titles contain mature themes or content; viewer discretion is advised.
Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.
The Business Economics & Theory Collection offers instant access to full-text academic journals and magazines--with a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index. Powered by InfoTrac, it includes more than 1,800 titles. Content is useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, constructing economic models, investing for the future, researching rates, and more. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.
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HELP
CHAT WITH A LIBRARIAN
by Sydney Custer & Kendra Harrell
BAM! The paper that you knew was going to
be due tomorrow is now due. You never cease to amaze yourself with how far you will go to procrastinate. Do not fret! The library has afterhours 24/7 help with Chat with a Librarian. On the library home page (http://library.tamut.edu) there is a perfectly exclaimed Help! button you can click that will take you to the information you need.
The page provides library hours, a phone number, a number to text, a chat box for 24/7 help, and a helpful librarian you can email directly for assistance. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!
Use the chat if you need help with... • Figuring out which databases to use for your research • Perfecting a search so that you actually find the information you need • Reporting an access problem with a database (we can troubleshoot some issues, and some we will have to refer to IT) • Research methods questions • Finding out about events in the library • Planning a research project • Questions about a library service
Other useful contacts:
- Questions about a fine? Call or visit the library’s 3rd Floor Service Desk, 903-223-3100 - Technology issues or trouble logging in? Contact IT at 903-334-6603 or ISITE@tamut.edu
By Kendra Harrell Gale Primary Sources allows you to go straight to the source, with carefully archived and indexed historical documents. You can see how historical events unfolded in literary, political, and social publications of their time. These documents are especially useful for historical, cultural, and political studies. Find Gale Primary Sources (and more) on our A-Z Databases page: http:// libguides.tamut.edu/az.php?
The library’s Gale Primary Sources collections contains multiple collections: 19th Century US Newspapers: “As the new American nation emerged in the 1800s, the first draft of its history was written by those who experienced and recorded it on the pages of urban and rural newspapers. As the primary source of news and information on national and local affairs, these pages are invaluable for historical research across a spectrum of subjects.The collection features publications of all kinds, from the political party newspapers at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the mammoth dailies that shaped the nation at the century’s end. Includes major newspapers as well as those published by African Americans, Native Americans, women’s rights groups, labor groups, the Confederacy, and other groups and interests.” (https://www.gale.com/c/19th-century-us-newspapers)
Sabin Americana: “Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 offers a perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late fifteenth century to the first decades of the twentieth century. Covering more than 400 years and more than 65,000 volumes in North, Central, and South America and the West Indies, this easy-to-use digital collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions, and momentous events of the time through sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature, and more.” (https:// www.gale.com/c/sabin-americana-1500-1926)
Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive (Parts 1-4): “In its entirety, Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive consists of more than five million cross-searchable pages sourced from books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts, and maps from many different countries. An unprecedented collection developed under the guidance of a board of scholars, it offers never-before-available research opportunities and endless teaching possibilities.” (https://www.gale.com/primary-sources/slavery-and-anti-slavery)
Times Digital Archives 1785-Onward: “The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of the Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 to 2012. This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context.” (https://www.gale.com/c/the-times-digital-archive)
Technology in the Library The library has lots of cool tech that you can check out from the library, including digital video recorders, Kindles, iPads, laptops, and so much more! The items below are new additions to our growing collection. For a visual catalog, check out our LibGuide at http://libguides.tamut.edu/MediaDevices Device Charger
These portable chargers are available for checkout in the 4th Floor kiosk, and have 3 USB ports, a standard wall plug, an LED flashlight, and a battery level indicator. Always running out of juice? Check one of these out for up to 7 days!
Insta360 ONE Action Camera (iOS)
These iPhone cameras shoot 4k, 360 degree video, creating a “bullet time� slow-motion spinning effect! A selfie stick is also available.
GoPro HERO5 Black & Head Strap Kit
GoPro HERO5 Black & Selfie-Stick Kit This GoPro camera captures up to 4k resolution video at 30 fps! Have some adventures to record? Check it out! Use with a selfie stick too!
This GoPro camera captures up to 4k resolution at 30 fps! With a head strap for hands-free filming, you can record your adventures like a pro!
Hallowe
The John F. Moss Library went all-out on a spooky witch theme for Halloween 2018. We made camp in the atrium, complete with a wagon, tents, cauldron, and a few comfortable places to sit and cast spells. We even performed a witch dance! For a lot more pictures, check out our Facebook page at www.facebook. com/TAMUTLIBRARY/
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Halloween Escape Room The library’s first ever escape room was a hit! We had 11 teams go toe-to-toe with the witch, and they all rescued the captured fairy before she was made into fairy stew!
t h g i l t Spo on: This graphic novel is a maniacal representation of not only what it’s like to have a cat, but what it’s like to be a cat. Many a person, both pro-cat and anti-cat, have wished to see into the minds of cats and understand the motivations behind the weird things they do. The Oatmeal, creator of How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You, as well as many other hilarious comics, grants that wish in the most ingenious of ways. Cat person or not, reading this graphic novel is sure to bring about many nods, grins, and chuckles. With the nearing release of MCU’s Captain Marvel into theaters, reading this graphic novel is simply a fun way to get to know Captain Marvel and her style as a superhero just a little bit better. Instead of delving into origin stories though, Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, More is less intimidating in that it tells an epic story of adventure with Captain Marvel already well established as the superhero that she is. A classic tale of standing up for the little guy, Captain Marvel comes to the aid of a bereft people and sticks around to see that their liberation is fully realized. Highly renowned and reviewed by many a Batman fan, Hush delivers a great and classic Batman mystery to be solved, and more. In this graphic novel, Batman must detect the source behind a great conspiracy, one that seems to elude him for far longer than he can abide. This work of art also offers up plenty of romance, comedy, and tragedy to really round things out. If one is looking for a collection of Batman thrills that also guest stars many of his time-honored enemies, as well as a few of his go-to allies, Hush is definitely where it’s at.
by Claudia Gorse Follow Noragami as he struggles to answer the age-old question of, “What is my place in the world?” Noragami is about a homeless god that nobody really knows exists, and his determination to change that at any cost, even as little as 5 yen. This manga is great one to read if one is interested in following the antics of a sweatsuit clad god that has deemed himself the ultimate problem-solver for hire. With one simple goal in mind, Noragami just wants to become a household name that is adored by the masses, that’s all, really. Nidhi Chanani has created a wonderful, deceptively complex, and yet highly relatable graphic novel here. Pashmina addresses different subjects and questions from the point of view of Priyanka, a young Indian teenager living in America with her mom. The style of artwork is captivating, with the creator using stark contrast between black & white and vibrant colors to illustrate differences between real world scenarios and dream world scenarios. Follow Priyanka on a quest to uncover the mystery of the magical pashmina, all while connecting with the past and embracing the future.
Art in the Library by Ann May
The John F. Moss Library is currently hosting an art show titled “Integration”, featuring local artist Krysten Haynes. Krysten was born in Texarkana and enjoyed creating art when she was younger. About a year ago she started painting again and has had a few small viewings of her artwork. This exhibit is her largest and includes about 43 paintings. Most of Krysten’s works are abstracts that are painted with acrylics and mixed media, although some are done in alcohol ink and digital painting. She particularly likes using metallic acrylics. Her paintings have vibrant colors, many with blue, turquoise, violet, and rose. She especially loves Starseed using gold in many Mixed Media of her works. Krysten enjoys using texture which she creates by gluing fabric on the canvas, then hardening and painting it, giving the piece a three-dimensional look. Examples of this artwork are seen in the paintings “This and That,” “Eclectic Waves,” and “Luna.” Since she admires Salvador Dali’s work, Krysten employs swirls and circles in some of her paintings, as seen in “Walking on Water,” “Cosmos,” and “Venice Beach.” Several of her paintings (including “Star Seed” and “Aspects of Self”) focus on women’s faces. One large painting titled “BB” depicts B.B. King playing his guitar Eclectic Waves with metallic gold Mixed Media spotlights flooding him with light. Krysten says that she enjoys watching people’s reactions to her paintings. The effect her art has on others excites and motivates her. This unique and visually appealing collection of artwork will be on display until February 28th. Most of the paintings are for sale.
BB King Mixed Media
The next art show will begin March 19th, featuring the works of Johnnie Terry.
Check out our audiobooks on CD!
The Boy by Tami Hoag An unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet. A panic-stricken woman runs in the dead of night, battered and bloodied, desperate to find help.... When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he’s ever seen.
Becoming by Michelle Obama An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments.
Reckoning by John Grisham Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi’s favorite son—a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shocking crime.
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton; James Patterson The publishing event of 2018: Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s The President Is Missing is a superlative thriller . . . one that can really happen, and one that must not be missed. The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation.
Not Quite over You by Susan Mallery In her beloved new series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery proves there’s nowhere better than Happily Inc. to rekindle first love ...
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Newsletter content by Sandra Holmes, Ann May, Claudia Gorse, Sydney Custer, and Kendra Harrell Edited by Ginger Mann & Teri Stover Layout & Graphics by Vecteezy.com & Kendra Harrell Questions about this newsletter? Contact kendra.harrell@tamut.edu
Library Mad Lib!
Ask someone else to fill in the blanks without telling them the story first! I searched the library’s ___________ online catalog for a book, and found the ____________ superlative
adjective
(like best, smallest, weirdest)
book about ____________. It was perfect. I used the call number from the catalog to find the noun, plural
book on the ____________ shelves. I ____________ for joy. At the service desk, I realized adjective
verb, past tense
I had left my ID card at (the) ____________, but the helpful person at the desk asked me a noun, a place
few questions and I was able to check out the book. I found a(n) ____________ place to read adjective
and settled in to start my research. My _____________ would be the ______________ my noun, type of homework assignment
professor had ever seen. This semester was going to be amazing.
superlative
(like best, smallest, weirdest)