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Ina Dillard Russell Library Newsletter Spring 2014

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Spring 2014

In this issue:

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” - John Dewey

A note from the Director

Library Hours

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Library Departments

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Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys reading and discussion series

Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

Student Advisory Board

9 Student Spotlight Wrap-Up

A note from the Director… Need to get this from Dr. Mocnik

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Meet the Staff

Library Hours Monday – Thursday

7:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Friday

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday

Noon – 1:00 a.m.

Museum Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Special Collections Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For exceptions visit the Library’s webpage at www.gcsu.edu/library. 2

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Meet the Staff Library Administration ♦

Jenny Harris – User Engagement Librarian & Assessment Coordinator

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Logan Herren – Administrative Office Coordinator

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Joe Mocnik – Director of University Library

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Jennifer Price – Administrative Assistant to the Director

Access Services ♦

Kell Carpenter – Associate Director for Access Services

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Joyce Dorsch – Library Assistant I, Collection Management Coordinator

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Lindsey Jones – Library Assistant I, Student Assistant Coordinator

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Evan Leavitt – Library Associate I, Facilities Coordinator

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Brittany McClure – Library Associate I, Circulation Coordinator

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Daniel McDonald – Library Media & Technology Associate

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Kristen Rodning – Library Associate I, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator

Collection & Resource Services ♦

Donna Bennett – Associate Director for Collection and Resource Services, Continuing Resources & Content Management Librarian

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Trina Couey – Acquisitions Associate

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Ben Davis – Acquisitions Librarian

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Macy Griffin – Cataloging Assistant

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Amy Lee – Cataloging/Serials Associate

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Instruction & Research Services ♦

Beth Broyles – Instruction & Research Librarian; Government Documents Coordinator

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Jolene Cole – Instruction & Research Librarian; Instruction Coordinator

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Jeff Dowdy – Instruction & Research Graduate Librarian

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Shaundra Walker – Associate Director for I&RS

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Edward Whatley – Instruction & Research Librarian; Collection Development

Technology & Operations ♦

Joe Windish – Associate Director for Technology & Operations

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Quechyan Cummings – Technical Associate

Special Collections & University Museum ♦

Nancy Davis Bray – Associate Director for Special Collections, Assistant Professor of Archives Administration

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Joshua Kitchens – Archivist

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Shannon Morris – University Museum Curator

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Gordon Thomas – Archival Associate

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Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Reading and Discussion Series In May 2013, the National Endowment for the

Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) selected 125 libraries to participate in a five-‐part scholar-‐led reading and discussion program. Georgia College Library was selected to participate in the project, which seeks to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the U.S. and around the world. The Muslim Journeys theme that GC Library has chosen to explore is Points of View. All programs are held in the Anne Moore Children's Theatre at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library. So far, two events have taken place discussing In the Country of Men and Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Three more book discussions will take place next semester: House of Stone -‐ January 13, 2014 Broken Verses -‐ February 24, 2013 Dreams of Trespass -‐ April 7, 2014 Everyone is welcome to join the series at anytime!

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South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Georgia College is one of nine universities and art agencies that received a grant to host six independent filmmakers and screen their films. These films are shown once a month, on a Sunday at 3 PM in A&S Auditorium. After the screening, a reception will be held with the filmmaker in the Library Atrium. Each film carries a unique and poignant message, while also providing a fun, educational experience.

So far, three filmmakers have visited Georgia College to share their experience making movies and screen their films. Three more screenings are scheduled for the Spring semester.

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Meet the 2013-2014 Library Student Advisory Board Laura Ahrens Freshman Political Science major

Jarrett Martin Sophomore Marketing major

Jennifer Clark Junior Philosophy & Art major

Pharat Man Senior Health Sciences major

Sierra Whitt Senior Health Sciences major

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Semester Wrap-Up

Whether you need to watch a film for a class or you just want to relax over the weekend, the Georgia College Library has a large collection of DVDs to suit your purpose. The DVD collection is multidisciplinary and international in scope composed of feature films, documentaries, instructional/educational films, and television series and specials. DVDs are searchable in GIL by title, actor/director, subject, and call number and are available for checkout to GC faculty, staff, and students for both classroom and personal use. For more information about the GC Library DVD collection please visit http://libguides.gcsu.edu/dvds.

“ A library outranks any other thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” - Andrew Carnegie

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Student Spotlight

From crazy fun karaoke nights at

I’ve been able to do a little

Buffington’s to the day long

bit of everything, from

marathon adventure of Deep Roots

shelving to scanning to late

to life talks with friends over coffee

night checks during finals

at Blackbird, Milledgeville and

week, but the student

Georgia College have shaped so

interaction is probably my

much of who I am (PS the ABC

favorite part. Though it is

burger at Buff’s is the best!).

also nice to be shelving and come across an old

I began my theatre experience here fall semester of my freshman

Anna Fontaine has worked as a student assistant in the library for the past two years. We asked Anna to tell us a little bit about herself, and this was her response: My name is Anna Fontaine and I am currently wrapping up my senior year at Georgia College as a Theatre major, French minor. It is crazy how quickly my time here has flown by. My hometown is Stockbridge, Georgia, but

year by performing in Nic Marrone’s capstone Dog Sees God in Russell Auditorium. It was my first show and I felt immensely

never seen and decide maybe not to shelve it so I can check it out myself. I am currently applying to

to Russell to perform in Iona

graduate schools to pursue

Holder’s Death of a Salesman for

an MFA in Acting, and I’ll

my senior capstone. I had not

begin lots of auditions

performed in Russell since that

starting this January, but I

freshman year so it was nice to

will definitely be sure to

come full circle in a way.

come back to Georgia College to visit with friends

become my home away from

opportunity to work in the Library.

home.

I love interacting with students;

incredible connections.

intrigued by a book I’ve

lifelong friends. This fall I returned

I am so thankful to have had an

memories and have made

Clockwork Orange, or be

welcomed and was able to make

Milledgeville has definitely

I have so many wonderful

favorite, be it Jane Eyre or A

and enjoy this beautiful town.

helping them find books and the other great resources the library has to offer that they may have never known. 9

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Greetings from Special Collections! We’ve had an exciting fall

Outside our doors, Special

semester here in 2013. Our staff

Collections was active in the campus

and student assistants have

community. Two Georgia College

been working tirelessly to keep

alumni held an event for graduates

up with donated materials and

for the Classes of 1968-1972 in

new collections that have come

Milledgeville on September 14th.

through our doors.

This brought approximately 50 alumni to Milledgeville that featured

The biggest story from Fall 2013

fellowship and reenactments of

was the donation Special

college community activities.

Collections was given from

Special Collections provided

former GC professors, Tom and

memorabilia and artifacts for the

Jan Fennell Armstrong. This

event including Golden Slipper

husband and wife duo spent

recordings, banners, photographs

numerous years collecting

and yearbooks. During the event

antique maps, many of which

alumni donated many items to

have Milledgeville as the state

Special Collections including

capital. Special Collections

photographs, Rat caps, Golden

received 22 antique maps with

Slipper recordings and much more.

dates ranging from the late 18th century, to the mid 19th century,

On a more recent note, Special

18 of which are currently

Collections is continuing to proceed

housed in the Barbra Chandler

with our Legacy Project. Archivist

Education Room at Georgia’s

Joshua Kitchens, has recently

Old Capital Museum. This

teamed up with The Dean Merritt

current exhibit will be on

Scholar recipients of Georgia

display until December 9th, and

College’s Honors program to record

a new map exhibit will go up

and edit oral histories from people

shortly after the new year. A

around the campus and community.

huge thanks goes out to the

This has been a successful project

Armstrongs for their donation.

and we have many more stories to record!