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New Browsable Media Collection and Displays

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:February 8, 2019
Post category:Books & More Service for You Things to Do

Things are changing with the media collection! To make room for the I-Create makerspace lab, we temporarily relocated all the DVDs and other media to the Circulation Desk. Once they were downstairs, we undertook a huge project to separate all the DVD’s from their cases, so the cases could be displayed as part of the new browsable media collection. As of February 1, a little over half of the collection has been displayed upstairs in their new home located just…

Behind the Scenes

Post author:Derrik Hiatt
Post published:February 5, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes News @ Your Library Service for You Tech in the Library

The construction area next to the Ask Us Desk isn't the only big change happening at the library right now. Library staff are gearing up for a “behind the scenes” change that you probably won't notice, but that we hope will help us deliver even better service to all of you. The software we use to manage library operations—checking books in and out, the library catalog, journal holdings, tracking orders for new books and other materials, etc.—was designed with print…

Celebrate Black History Month

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:February 1, 2019
Post category:Things to Do

February’s Black History Month is this year’s first campus cultural celebration. The library will be joining in by highlighting a variety of Black History themed resources and materials throughout the month! Look for books and displays in the library and check out our Guide which has information about campus events and the National theme selected by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Additionally, it offers titles in our collection, streaming media, and teaching resources for activities in the classroom. We’ll…

Your Popular Reading Collection

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:January 29, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Books & More Hello, from the Staff Service for You Things to Do

Do you hear it; the whispers calling out to you from our shelves? Tendrils of word clouds with themes like dragons, mystery murders, battles, and more wrap around and embrace you, enticing you to read. THIS is Popular Reading! Nestled beside the Circulation desk, the library has three blue shelves full of your popular reading desires. Before we talk more about the collection, however, how about a bit of history…. For years, despite all the amazing services the Bell Library…

Meet Our Newest Librarian

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 25, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff

Hello, everyone! My name is Kim Gianfrancesco and I'm your new Processing and Digital Archivist in the Archives and Special Collections here at TAMUCC. I'm so excited to be joining the Islander community and to be a part of the amazing team at the Mary and Jeff Bell Library! My interest in archives began during my time as an undergrad at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. Working as a student assistant in the College's Archives and Special Collections, I got…

Welcome back to your library!

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:January 22, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Things to Do

We’re looking forward to an exciting semester and we hope you feel the same! We have lots of events and programs planned, giving you an opportunity to learn something new outside of the classroom and have some fun too. The I-Create Lab will offer some pretty amazing things, our Workshop Series will start up again, and we’ll have lots of fantastic art on exhibit to spark your creativity. We’ll join the campus wide celebrations of Black History Month and Women’s…

Why Makerspaces are a Good Fit for Libraries

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 18, 2019
Post category:News @ Your Library Tech in the Library We Made This

We’ve been asked many questions since word started spreading about our intention to create a makerspace in the library. What kind of equipment will you have? Will it be open to the public? Will you charge a fee? How much will you charge? These are all very valid questions, but the one that struck me most was the question why would the library open a makerspace? I usually struggle with putting my thoughts into words. Luckily, I recently read a…

Welcome to Our Blog!

Post author:Catherine Rudowsky
Post published:January 15, 2019
Post category:Dean's Corner Hello, from the Staff

Greetings! To start, I would like to wish everyone a most happy 2019 and a successful spring semester. I am also excited to announce that the library is launching a blog and that I am honored with writing the first blog post. Being asked to kick-off our blog forced me to reflect on blogs in general. Specifically, I was asking myself what do we hope to accomplish through our blog and what might people find interesting? I believe our primary…