2019 – Page 5 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

An Interview with Our Makerspace Technician

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 19, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff

Biographical Information Name?David Jones Current job?Makerspace TechnicianHow long have you been in the field?I went in the Navy in 1986, but I did not start working in a laboratory environment until 1992. On the civilian side, I started working in product development and testing for Hyster-Yale Group in 2006 where I purchased our first and second 3D printers. How Do You Work? What is your office/workspace like?It is full of things that make me happy and a mostly cluttered desk. How…

“A Nightmare of Biblical Proportions”: Review of Christopher Golden’s Ararat

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:July 16, 2019
Post category:Books & More Service for You

A Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, and an atheist walk into a cave…no this is not a poorly devised joke, but part of the plot line to Christopher Golden’s Bram Stoker Award winning novel, Ararat. What begins as an exploration of a newly revealed opening in the great Mount Ararat, ends in loss of sanity, the external and internal battle between good and evil, paranoia, death, and so much more. Let’s take a step back and talk a bit about the…

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Student Sculptures Featured at Bell Library

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 12, 2019
Post category:Library Randomness Today's Special We Made This

Site-sensitive installation art, according to Island University Assistant Professor of Art Leticia Bajuyo, can include materials ranging from paint to steel to sound, as these artworks not only take up physical space but also space in our minds. This is one of the philosophies that shaped the spring 2019 Sculpture III course at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and led to its focus on public art installations. In collaboration with the Mary and Jeff Bell Library, eight student-created sculptures are now…

Frame of the Day: Scholarship as Conversation

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 9, 2019
Post category:Library Hacks

We’ve made it, everyone. We’ve arrived at my favorite frame: Scholarship as Conversation. Is it weird to have a favorite frame of information literacy? Probably. Am I going to talk about it anyway? You betcha. What does Scholarship as Conversation mean? Scholarship as conversation refers to the way scholars reference each other and build off of one another’s work, just like in a conversation. Have you ever had a conversation that started when you asked someone what they did last weekend…

Need a place to study? We have got you covered!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 5, 2019
Post category:Service for You

Many people love the ability to think in a quiet, isolated environment. I personally fall into this category. I have no trouble interacting in a group, but when it comes to learning and absorbing information, I like being alone. We here at the Mary and Jeff Bell library are happy to provide an environment for you to learn and study as best fits your style. The Circulation department offers 15 study rooms which are available for first come, first served…

Raising a Bilingual Toddler

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 2, 2019
Post category:Library Randomness

"Hi, mamá," are the first words Isabelle, my daughter, utters every evening when I pick her up from daycare. At two-years-old, Isabelle's speech is developing, and her vocabulary is expanding. Her vocabulary consists of a balanced amount of both Spanish and English words. She is able to point at a "carro," but she can also spot a "bus." When Isabelle was born, my husband and I decided that we would only speak Spanish to her. We wanted her to master Spanish first.…

Meet Our Newest Director of Special Collections & Archives

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 28, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff

Greetings from the Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi! My name is Lori Atkins and I am just beginning my third week as the new Director. It is a blast, and exciting and sometimes late at night, a little scary. Only in that there are so many…wonderful projects ongoing and some needing to be started and other collections brimming with historical and culturally significant materials that aim to steal one’s attention. Thousands of photographs live here at…

Podcasting for Everyone…At Your Library!

Post author:Lisa Louis
Post published:June 25, 2019
Post category:Library Hacks Service for You We Made This

Have you ever listened to a podcast and thought: "Hey, I could do that!" Well, I'm taking a class on podcasting this summer, and I can tell you that yes, you probably can do that, but there is a lot to know about the equipment, audio editing, software, storytelling, and interview preparation. To create a podcast episode you will need a recording setup and audio software to edit the recording. And guess what? The library's got you covered in the…

Where Did the Makerspace Movement Begin?

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 21, 2019
Post category:Tech in the Library Today's Special We Made This

Makerspaces have grown at an exponential rate over the past decade and this popularity is felt around the world. According to Popular Science (2016), there are 14 times as many makerspaces as there were a decade ago, in fact numbers show nearly 1,400 active spaces across the globe. But, if you’re anything like me, you begin to wonder, where did this all begin? What was the catalyst that set off the spark to this hot bed of creativity? According to…

Fantasy Fiction: A World of Possibilities

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 18, 2019
Post category:Books & More

As you may have read on our blog last month, we have more Stephen King books than any other single author in the Popular Reading Collection, but did you know that the most popular genre is fantasy? We offer more fantasy books than any other genre. And you will find a variety of both Young Adult and adult fantasy titles including, ironically, a Stephen King fantasy series, The Dark Tower. What makes the fantasy genre so popular among readers? A quick search online will…