An invitation …
Non-Juried Student Art Exhibition
November 7 – December 28, 2011
Gannon Gallery, BSC Library
Reception: Wednesday, November 30, 4-6 p.m.
Feast Your Eyes!
Student Art Show Reception – November 30
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Annual Used Book Sale
- Who: YOU!
- What: BSC Library Annual Used Book Sale
- When: Monday, November 28 – Friday, December 16, 2011 – During Regular Library Hours
- Where: BSC Library
- Why: Now and then, every library needs to make space for new books, recycle older ones, and find homes for donated items.
- Prices: Ridiculously low! Hardbacks – 50 cents; Paperbacks – 25 cents; Magazines – 25 cents; Special Items (e.g., Videos, DVDs, CDs) – Priced as marked
Bonus Days!
- First 20 sales get a free reusable bag.
- Wednesdays: Buy one book, get the second free.
- December 11-16: A bag or box for a dollar.
Check it out! Start your holiday shopping here!
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Library user: Oooooh noooooo! The Library is going to be closed. What to do? What to do?
Librarian: Not to worry. Even when we are closed, you can access the Library’s databases, including ebooks and eaudiobooks, and the ODIN catalog 24/7.
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Hours
- Wednesday, November 23 — 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Thursday, November 24 — CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY
- Friday, November 25 — 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, November 26 — CLOSED
- Sunday, November 27 — CLOSED
Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 28, when we open at 7:30 a.m.
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!
Free eBook Collections
Check out this posting on free eBook collections from the iLibrarian blog.
The five ebook collections highlighted include:
Good reading!
Lonely Bookworms No More
Are you a bookworm? Used to pursuing your passion in solitude? Wanting to connect with other readers?
Two Berlin-based Swedes are setting out to create a social network for readers with Readmill, a way to share what your passion with other like-minded people. Readmill is currently in closed Beta testing, but should go live soon.
Check out the full article: Readmill Networks Lonely Bookworms from Spiegel Online International.
Veteran’s Day Holiday Hours
The BSC Library will observe these hours over the Veteran’s Day Holiday weekend:
- Thursday, November 10 — 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Friday, November 11 — CLOSED
- Saturday, November 12 — CLOSED
- Sunday, November 13 — CLOSED
Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 14, when the library opens at 7:30 a.m. Even though the library will be closed over the weekend, the ODIN catalog and our databases are available 24/7.
BookTalk at BSC 2012
Good news! We received word from the BSC Foundation that our BookTalk at BSC 2012 grant request was funded!
We are working on the final plans, but here’s a preview to whet your appetite:
Our theme, The Only Thing that Lasts, was inspired (in part) by this line from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind:
“Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O’Hara, that Tara, that land doesn’t mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin’ for, worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for, because it’s the only thing that lasts.” — Gerald O’Hara
The Books
- O Pioneers by Willa Cather (January 8, 2012; discussion leader: Dr. Amy Juhala)
- Red Earth, White Earth by Will Weaver (February 5, 2012; discussion leader: Brian Palecek)
- Dakota or What’s a Heaven For by Brenda K. Marshall (March 4, 2012; discussion leader: Author Brenda K. Marshall)
BookTalk discussions will be held in the BSC Library from 1-3 p.m. Discussions are free and open to all.
Stay tuned for more details … In the meantime, start reading.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Now I know what all the fuss is about. I finally got around to reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Swedish author Stieg Larsson (1954-2004). What a ride! It’s a terrific book.
Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, is unlike any other character I’ve encountered in literature. She’s fascinating — wicked smart with a strong sense of justice. A little scary, too.
Like The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, one of my all time favorite books, there are a couple of mysteries in this book. One involves murder and the other is about greed and corruption, money and power. Both story lines are compelling and will keep you guessing until the end.
Speaking of the end, the best thing is that the story doesn’t end with one book. There are two other titles in the trilogy: The Girl who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. No surprise, but they are next on my reading list. All three are available at the BSC Library in an ebook format in our Beyond Library Walls Digital Collection. Check them out!
I’m also looking forward to seeing the movie versions. The American film, starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Joely Richardson, Goran Visnjic, and others, will be out on December 21. Swedish movie versions of all three books, starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace, are already out. I have the DVD of the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som Hatar Kvinnor) waiting at home for me to watch this weekend.
Good reading! Good viewing!
— Marlene Anderson, Director of Library Services
ebrary’s 2011 Global Student E-book Survey
ebrary, a leading provider of e-books and research technology to libraries worldwide, will release the full results of its latest ebook survey in January 2012. For a sneak preview of the findings, check out the press release.
More than 6,500 students were surveyed. Among the key findings of the survey were:
- E-book usage and awareness have not increased significantly in 2011 over 2008
- Preference for printed books over electronic books has not changed: Both are still equally important
- The vast majority of students would choose electronic over print if it were available and if better tools along with fewer restrictions were offered
- There is a need for reliable social media tools geared toward research
The BSC Library is well-positioned to provide information in both traditional formats and electronic formats.
- We currently have some 91,000 print items
- Our current ebook/eaudiobook count is just shy of 10,000 titles
- We have 7,000+ films available as streaming video, almost 3,300 video recordings in various formats (DVD, videocassette, film reels), 3,325 CDs, some 2,600 LPs, and thousands of magazine, journal, and newspaper articles available through our online databases.
Check us out! Use the ODIN catalog! Explore our website and our databases! Use LibGuides!
We are your information providers. It’s what we do.
Read it! Read it! 