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More Pembroke windows (sort of)
Under Construction
Please excuse the noise – our front steps are under repair. After ten years in Midwest winters and summers, the tiles needed some touch-ups.
Plus, we’re adding special, high-tech sensors that will alert us if students entering the building are in need of caffeine, sleep or food. The alerts will trigger a set of mini-robots to bring the students coffee, or a soft pillow, or chicken noodle soup (vegetarian options also available). We’re piloting the program through finals, and then will assess the project based on feedback from our users. It’s all part of the Ames tradition of supporting students however and whenever they need it!
New access to old sources
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Books on IWU history are now available online!
Posted in Ames Highlights
Tagged CARLI, digitized books, Internet Archives, research
Exploring Open Access
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Henning Room, Memorial Center
This forum will present an overview of how Open Access (OA) arose from significant disruptions to scholarly publishing, focusing on the current state of various advocacy efforts in the United States and globally. Opposing viewpoints to OA will also be discussed. Sponsored by the IWU Chapter of the AAUP and The Ames Library, this forum aims to start a conversation on campus about how IWU faculty, staff and students from all disciplines can contribute to the OA movement through individual and collective action and policy.
“A sneeze travels 20 feet!”
Don’t believe it? There are lots of gross-out videos on YouTube to illustrate…here’s just one (it’s actually kinda beautiful, too!) http://youtu.be/e2QAGVMlns4
The quote was spotted by one of our librarians in a local school and it seems like a helpful thing to remember since we’re all cooped up inside together. Then there’s the added joy that thoughts of the present flu season bring!
Not sure what to do? We made a resource guide with a collection of advice and links on the topic to think about, but our take away message to all staff and visitors at The Ames Library is to consider your own health as well as the well-being of those around you by remembering these tips:
1. Sneeze into your elbow (kleenex can’t stand the pressure!)
2. Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently (there’s also a supply of alcohol wipes at the 1st floor information desk in the library if you want to wipe down a keyboard)
3. Go to IWU’s Arnold Health Service if you have a fever or need medical advice.
A visual representation of this message was designed by one of our talented Ames Library Student Assistants. Click on the image below to get a halfsheet-sized poster you can put in your room or office for others to see!
Put on a public display!
Does your RSO have guest speakers, events, achievements or other topics of interest you’d like to share with the campus community? Are you in a class with a displayable-project component? Is there a milestone to celebrate in your department or program? A topic you’d like to raise awareness about?
The Ames Library Exhibit Team invites the IWU community to contact us about utilizing display space in the library. There are several exhibit spaces in the library in a variety of sizes and locations.
If your group is interested in scheduling a display, please contact Meg Miner at mminer@iwu.edu or x1538.
October is Archives Awareness Month
Click on the image to read all about it!
Humans vs Zombies 2012!
Good luck to all participating in this years’ Humans Vs Zombies game! As you know, Ames is a designated Safe Zone, but we’ve pulled together a list of helpful resources that could potentially save your life in the event of a actual zombie attack.
Center for Disease Control’s Zombie Preparedness Guide (complete with Educator Resources, the Zombie Novella, and Zombie Preparedness Posters)
ThinkGeek.com’s Supplement to the CDC’s Guide (products and gadgets that could aid in your survival)
The State of Zombie Literature: An Autopsy (from The New York Times)
Suggested Reading/Viewing: I Walked with a Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, Welcome to the Dead House (all at the Ames Library)
Posted in Ames Highlights
Places & Spaces around Ames
One of the great things about the library is the choices for study and conversation spaces.
Here are a few of our favorites:
The Minor Myers jr Honors Collection resides in what students call the “Beauty and the Beast” room. The Collection includes award-winning books from a wide variety of organizations and disciplines, including poetry, biography, cookbooks, children’s literature and fiction.
The Thorpe Center offers comfy seating, Mac computers, and a great view of the Ames Plaza.
Using whiteboard paint, we transformed three small walls in Thorpe into a large whiteboard, complete with seating.
If you need to meet with a study group, you can reserve one of our three project rooms by calling Help@Ames (x3900). Each project room has a computer, screen and seating for 3-4 people. We also have group study rooms on the second, third and fourth floors of the library which are first come, first serve.
Help@Ames, located on the entry level near the Information Commons, provides both research assistance and technology support during library hours. You can learn about starting points for library research, connect with a librarian, install your wireless client, or reserve a project room at the Help@Ames Desk.
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Ames Library MegaSearch!
MegaSearch allows you to search both our physical library collection and most of our electronic databases at one time, all from a single search box. MegaSearch will be useful for student, faculty and staff research. The basic MegaSearch box is featured on the library homepage. Users are still able to access the traditional Ames Library catalog and I-Share catalog from the homepage as well.
If you are interested in learning more about MegaSearch, please contact your library liaison.
If you want to explore MegaSearch on your own, a basic guide is located here: http://www.iwu.edu/library/MegaSearch_Handout.pdf
Best,
The Ames Library Faculty