What's New in the Library! http://www.unf.edu/library/info/whatsnew.html News from the Thomas G. Carpenter Library en-us btuck@unf.edu btuck@unf.edu (Barbara Tuck) mirabyte Feed Writer 1.0 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:15:57 -0500 http://www.unf.edu/library/graphics/liblogo160.jpg Thomas G. Carpenter Library http://www.unf.edu/library 160 67 Libraries Tests in Print now available Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/baseseducation.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:32:51 -0500 Clark Lunberry talks about his poetry Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the Department of English, will give a talk and slide presentation on his recent poetry installations at UNF at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Special Collections Room of the Library, Room 1301. Lunberry will discuss his recent "Murmur of Words/Murmur of Wounds" pond-poem and its accompanying stairwell sound installation, as well as his on-going exhibition of object-poems titled “No Stone Unturned: FACT,” which is currently on view in the Library’s display case. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:01:12 -0500 Library Open 24 Hours for Finals Week The Thomas G. Carpenter Library will provide 24-hour access during finals week, supported in part by funding from the Student Government Association. The Library will be open continuously starting at 7 a.m. Friday, April 25, and will remain open until 11 p.m. Thursday, May 1. Most service desks will adhere to normal operating schedules. Access to the Library's computer areas, study areas, book and media collections as well as Checkout/Course Reserves services on the first floor will remain available throughout finals week. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:39:05 -0500 UNF trustee Wilfredo Gonzalez speaks about his African Art Collection UNF trustee Wilfredo Gonzalez will speak about his African Art collection at 2 p.m. in the Special Collections Room of the Library, Room 1301. Gonzalez will discuss the background and cultural significance of the items on display in the current Library exhibit. He collected these artifacts during his assignment as Peace Corps director in Ghana, West Africa, from 1981 to 1984. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:42:56 -0500 National Library Week designates April 15 as Library Workers Day National Library Week designates today as Library Workers Day to recognize the work of employees in libraries across the country. At UNF’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library, the 46 full-time employees along with 32 part-time student assistants keep the Library open 134 hours per week. Last year more than 500,000 faculty, students and visitors entered the Library to study, use computers, locate books and journals, meet study groups and attend classes. Library employees managed an acquisitions budget of $1.6 million to acquire and catalog resources for the collections and delivered Library instruction to 5,600 students through 216 classes and tours. Library staff also answer reference questions, process interlibrary loan requests, check out books and media, book repair books and create exhibits. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:41:44 -0500 Library Exhibit - From Pen to Printing Press “From Pen to Printing Press,” in recognition of National Library Week. Created by the Serials staff of the Library, it includes reproductions of medieval manuscripts, a scale model of a Franklin printing press and tools used for hand bookbinding, along with several examples of Victorian bindings. The exhibit is located in the Library’s first-floor entrance display case and will be available for viewing until May 1. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:13:54 -0500 2008 Library Survey of Students Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:32:17 -0500 Grove Music Online now available. Grove Music Online has grown to include The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (published in print in 1992 and online in 1999) and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition (2001). Through a partnership with Sibelius notation software, over 500 of Grove's musical examples are now available in sound as well as notated examples. http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/basesmusic.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:20:25 -0500 Library Poetry Exhibit Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the Department of English, has a new exhibit of his object-poems in the first floor display case of the Library. The exhibit, titled “No Stone Unturned: FACT,” will be up through mid-May. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:16:36 -0500 Journals @ Ovid now available. Full text of 36 nursing journals - plus searching capability of all Ovid journals with citations, full abstracts, and possible linking using Article Linker. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:51:16 -0500 Dictionary of Old English Corpus An online database consisting of at least one copy of every Old English text. http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/basesliterature.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:12:35 -0500 Library Exhibit - Women's History Month "A Celebration of Women’s History Month,” created by the UNF Women’s Center highlights the March events and activities of the Center, and features historical materials relating to the center’s 20th anniversary. The exhibit is located in the Library’s first-floor entrance display case and will be available for viewing until April 2. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:52:25 -0500 Library Exhibit - Women's History Month “Women’s History Month (Jacksonville, Fla.) Posters, 1986-2007,” showcases the Library’s new collection of 21 commemorative posters donated by the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women. Since 1986, the commission has published an annual poster honoring four local women for their outstanding contributions to the Jacksonville community. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:51:15 -0500 UNF Library Sound and Poetry Installation: ‘Murmur of Words’ UNF Library Sound and Poetry Installation: ‘Murmur of Words’. Clark Lunberry, assistant professor in the English Department, in close collaboration with many UNF students (including Kelley Predieri, Lauren Seckinger, Orin Heidelberg, Tea Rorstrom, and Florida International University’s Erik Deluca), designed and installed the various components of this installation. The sound-collage heard in the stairwell is composed of 25 randomly chosen readers who were recently recorded reading in the Library. A slide show/projection event will begin from this evening, filling the tall, brick wall at the back of the Library. This projection/wall event, with reader projection, will run each evening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. through Thursday, Feb. 28. The stairwell sound installation will run throughout the day, and the pond installation will stay in place as long as the elements allow. http://www.unf.edu/library/info/whatsnew.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:36:51 -0500 Library Exhibit - African Art New exhibit features African art on loan from UNF trustee Willie Gonzalez. The exhibit can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until April 30 in the Special Collections Reading Room on the ground floor of the Library. The items on display consist of wood carvings, soap stone items, kente cloth and scarves, carved and painted masks, woven materials and brass pieces. Gonzalez collected these items while living in Ghana, West Africa. http://www.unf.edu/library/info/whatsnew.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:38:14 -0500 Library Exhibit for Black History Month In recognition of Black History Month, the theme of a new exhibit is the Harlem Renaissance. The display features art and literature related posters, books and sculpture. A highlight of the exhibit is a small replica of a sculpture by Augusta Savage, “The Harp,” which she created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. http://www.unf.edu/library/info/whatsnew.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:57:09 -0500 New Exhibit in the Library http://www.unf.edu/library/info/whatsnew.html Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:02:47 -0500 What's New! now available through RSS feed. To subscribe, add this to your RSS feeder.

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