RECENT BOOK ACQUISITIONS

Thanks to Ed Cherry for creating the content of this posting.

Would you like a quick and easy way to learn about books our library has recently acquired?  Would you like to receive an automatic notification when new books in your field(s) of interest are added to the library collection?

Have a look at "Recent Acquisitions" available on the "Find Books" flyout on the homepage. The link is also accessible from the "Find Books" tab on subsequent pages.

Or you can visit http://library.samford.edu/newacq/.  This list of new books is updated weekly.  Books are grouped by broad subject categories, such as “language and literature” and “religion and society.”

This page includes RSS feeds for each subject area.  You can subscribe to these feeds to receive a notice when new books are added to the library collection.  To subscribe to a feed, click on the orange RSS link beside the subject name.

Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000

The Encyclopedia of European Social History covers all aspects of European social history from 1350-2000.  This six-volume reference resource includes more than 230 articles on subjects ranging from education and marriage practices to clothing/fashion, ethnicity and national identities, and the impact of religious authority on social life.  The volumes include photographs, drawings and maps.

This resource is located on the second floor of the University Library in the Reference Department.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK PRIZE WINNERS

Here are some of our happy Library Week prize draw winners, who enjoyed gift certificates from their favorite restaurants, such as Five Guys, Moes, Mugshots, Yolo's, and the Samford Food Court.  Committee member Jennifer Taylor did an outstanding job of contacting the restaurants and obtaining these gifts.  Almost every student said to me "I never win anything!"  Not true anymore!  Thanks to everyone who entered and to the terrific National Library Week committee.

BUSINESS PLANS HANDBOOK FROM GALE PUBLISHING

The Business Plans Handbook, a Gale Virtual Reference Library title, is now available.  Visit the library's catalog to view the title and gain access to this electronic resource.

OPEN MIC POETY READING!

We were very fortunate to have Michael Adams start us off with a rap poem of his own making titled "Thunderstorm." It was thrilling. Other readers included Eric Allen, Beth Ashmore, Jim Baggett, Garrett Brown, Cheryl Cecil, Naomi Gold, Harold Goss, Bradley Harris, Monica Longoria, Jennifer Taylor, Steven Thomas, Michael Virga, and Will Womack.

Thanks to everyone who read, recited, rapped, or came out to participate by watching and listening!

MEET N' GREET

Yesterday's meet n' greet (aka "meet n' eat") was a great success. Thanks to my great committee: Catherine Evans, Jennifer Taylor, Dana Webster, and Bekah Wood. Thanks especially to everyone who attended and enjoyed good coffee, good conversation, and delicious sweets.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

It's National Library Week, and the University Library will be marking this occasion Monday April 11-Friday April 15 with daily prize drawings, a Tuesday meet n' greet, a Thursday open mic poetry reading, and a final prize draw on Friday for a $50 Amazon gift certificate. Click here to learn more.

CENSUS BUREAU WORKSHOPS AT BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY

Click here to learn more about Census Bureau Workshops at Birmingham Public Library.

CLASSICAL MUSIC DATABASE TRIAL: MediciTV

With thanks to Jaro Szurek, Music Librarian.

We have a trial access to the MediciTV video database, which is devoted to classical music performance, dance, and other areas of the performing arts. The trial expires May 5.

Please click here to access MediciTV.

PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS AND THESES

Our current trial to Proquest Dissertations and Theses A & I will be active until the end of April.

The publisher states: “This database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day.” Our trial includes abstracting and indexing.

You will find the trial linked from our Databases Trials page and from our Dissertations and Theses subject guide.

EARTH DAY ART DISPLAY AND CONTEST

University-wide Earth Day Art Exhibition 2011

Who: Samford artists: students (graduate or undergraduate), staff or faculty

What: Any piece of art that is framed/matted and ready to hang, or sculpture suitable and ready to be displayed. (No outdoor installations please.) If you are in doubt, ask Naomi.

Where: Exhibition in the University Library

When: April 18 – 25, 2011

Why: Receive two weeks of fame and a fabulous Earth Day Art T-shirt.

To participate in the show, you MUST do the following:
Deliver artwork between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., April 1-15 to:

Naomi Gold, Reference Librarian
Room 224, University Library
ngold@samford.edu

Your submissions must be accompanied by the appropriate paperwork. Please download the paperwork instructions from this link.