LIBRARY NEWS L I N S C H E I D L I B R A R Y A P R I L 2 0 1 5

R E A D A L L

A B O U T :

Facilities

Management

Student

Assistant

Summers

Resources for

History

Points of View

Reference

Center

From the

Mouths of

Patrons

Your Liaison

Librarians

shelves so that they dont fall through

the open spacelooks so profession-

al that it seems like part of the origi-

nal shelving. Musgraves says he enjoys

working on these projects for the

library because they present creative

problems, such as figuring out how to

create arrow shapes.

Ariel Spears, groundskeeper, is the

mastermind behind all the new plants

all around the library. Since the ECU

greenhouse has a plethora of plants

and there was a lot of space around

the floor, she approached librarian

Dana Belcher and came up with a plan

to bring in more plants to liven up

each floor. This transition wasnt

without challenges, though. One pen-

cil tree in particular was so tall that it

New additions in both style and

substance have been popping up all

over the library, thanks to Facilities

Management.

Dave Musgraves, ECUs new car-

penter, has made changes in the

library both seamless and promi-

nent. Finding your way on the sec-

ond floor will be much easier with

his new signpost, which gives direc-

tions to the most popular locations

on that floor. His other contribu-

tionmaking backs for DVD

needed to be moved very precisely

to make it down the stairs in one

piece.

View the new additions yourself by

visiting the library. You can check

when were open by visiting the

librarys hours page. And if you like

the new additions, tell Facilities Man-

agement

or visit

their

page on

the ECU

website.

Structurally Sound with Facilities Management

Left: Dave Musgraves next to the signpost he built.

Right: Ariel Spears poses with one of the new plants.

What are Library Tigers Doing this Summer? company, and Yates will assist in

filming and editing at an Oklahoma

City advertising and media agency.

Others have arranged

their summer plans for

something a little dif-

ferent. Lance Rei-

setter (right) will join

Drum Corps Interna-

tional on a scheduled

trip, and Vicente Ro-

driquez (left) is set-

ting off for tennis camp

in New York.

To join this group of jet-setters,

apply using the Student Employ-

ment page.

Some of our students plan

to venture internationally.

Circulations Elisabeth

Dignard (right) will go to

Spain to teach

English to children, and Col-

lection Services Kaylee

Dodd (left) will work to-

wards her CNA after a vaca-

tion in Mexico.

Chelsi Norris (left) and

Savannah Yates (right)

from Circula-

tion are both preparing

for internship positions.

Norris will work as an

accountant for a Tulsa

Though the library may sometimes be

sedate, the librarys student assistants

wont be with all these summer plans.

Some are traversing the country.

Melissa Pope (left) from

Instructional Services is

going to Las Vegas for a

weekend business confer-

ence, and Johnna Hacker

(right) from Collection Services will be

heading to Alaska to

work at a child develop-

ment center. Emily

Williams

(left) will

concentrate on school via a

field studies course.

P A G E 2

Picture

history more

accurately

than someone

pictured this

elephant by

using library

resources.

Public domain image from

Wikimedia Commons. Yes, it is

supposed to be an elephant.

Native American tribes, and histo-

ries of each decade in America.

Try F for more localized history,

or for history of South and Cen-

tral America. There are encyclo-

pedias of southern culture, hand-

books on Texas, and histories of

South America here.

To pore over something in-depth,

try looking on the librarys fourth

floor for materials you can check

out. If you want to look at the

history of civilization, try CB. D

has non-American history, from

the history of the Dark Ages to

the modern North and South

Korean split. In E, youll find all

the American history you can

handle, from writings on the War

of 1812 to reflections on race in

America in the modern era.

If you want the most up-to-date

research on history, try using

our databases. Americas His-

torical Newspapers & African-

American Newspapers let you

look at news from the 1820s

onward. For more scholarly

looks at American history, use

America: History and Life. Try

American Indian Histories &

Cultures for primary sources on

multiple tribes. Or you can use

the most prominent database

for history, JSTOR, to look up

academic articles going back to

the 1900s.

For more information, look

online at the History guide, or

visit the library whenever were

open.

L I B R A R Y N E W S

If youre a history buff, theres

no need to hunt down re-

sources Indiana Jones-style: just

use the library resources.

For a quick refresher on histori-

cal highlights, try the Reference

section on the librarys main

floor. Look in call numbers

starting with C for works about

history in general, like atlases of

medieval Europe, companions

to archeology, historic biographies,

and guides to tracing genealogy.

Maybe youre more interested in

history of places outside of Ameri-

ca. Try the D section for encyclope-

dias of historians, dictionaries of

war, or encyclopedias on Africa,

Ireland and Spain. For works on the

US, try E. Here youll find atlases of

ancient America, encyclopedias of

Resources for: History

They have always been there

when I need help. I ask for

them when I am in trouble &

cannot find the answers I need.

This space is reserved for what your

peersstudents, faculty, staff, and the public

alikeare saying about our reference

services. These are actual quotes from

library patrons.

Evaluate our reference for yourselfstop

by the library and talk to the person at the

Reference Desk, call 580.559.5371, or email

refdesk@ecok.edu for fast help.

Points of View Reference Center provide essays both for and against

a given topic, as well as expert

opinions. But the best part of this

database isnt just the points and

counterpoints. Its loaded with

news articles, images, book

chapters and more about the given

topic.

If you have to persuade someone

about a topic, this database does a

lot of the work for you. By finding

out what people say for and against

the issue, you can strengthen your

arguments and find supporting data

for them.

For more

about this

database,

head to the P

tab of the

electronic

resources page.

If youve ever wanted to find out

more about a controversial topic,

but are scared to Google for fear

of what youll find, theres a

resource for you.

You can find information on lots of

hot topics in Points of View

Reference Center. Whether its

environmental, governmental or

cultural issues you want to

explore, Points of View can

What People are Saying About the Library

Patrick Baumann, Media Services Librarian

Cartography/Geography

Education

Environmental Health Science

Family & Consumer Sciences

Human Resources

Katherine Sleyko, Public Services Librarian

Art

Biology

Communication

History

Music

Political Science & Legal Studies

Contact your liaison librarian

for one-on-one help if youre a student. If youre faculty, talk to your liaison librarian about

classes and materials youd like. The librarians are your guide to

the best resources, so make

sure that you use them!

Did you know that all departments have a

librarian assigned to them? Liaison

librarians can help faculty and students find

information best suited to their area of

study. Find your librarian below, or go to

our student page for more.

Dana Belcher, Assistant Director & Collection Services Librarian

Accounting

Business Administration

Computer Science

Kinesiology

Mathematics

Nursing

Chelsea Baker, Instructional Services Librarian

Chemistry

English & Languages

Physics

Psychology

Sociology

East Central University, in compliance with Title

VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as

amended), Executive Order 11246 (as amended),

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,

Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

1973 (as amended), the Americans With Disabili-

ties Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and

other federal and state laws, does not discrimi-

nate on the basis of race, color, national origin,

sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation or

status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices

or procedures. This includes, but is not limited

to, admissions, employment, financial aid, and

education services. This publication is issued by

East Central University as authorized by Title 70

OS 1981, Section 3903.

Connect With Your Librarian

East Central Universitys mission is

to foster a learning environment in

which students, faculty, staff, and

community interact to educate

students for life in a rapidly

changing and culturally diverse

society. Within its service area,

East Central University provides

leadership for economic and

cultural enhancement.

East Central Universitys

Linscheid Library

The iPearl Immersion Theater at

North Carolina State Universitys

Hunt Library is an interactive wall

used to display exhibits and show off

student coding.

Though our digital wall is still

imaginary, you can find our next-gen

databases and digital library services

at library.ecok.edu.

Image

from

NC

SU L

ibrarie

s.