Odum Library Blog

Odum Commodum was chosen by library staff– from among 375 entries– as the title for Odum Library’s restroom newsletter!

Bobby Marion submitted the winning entry. Bobby, come pick up your $50 gift certificate at the library Circulation desk!

Entries from Paige Boccia and Breana Crocker were randomly drawn to receive $25 gift certificates.

Thanks to all who participated!

We were overwhelmed by the response, and you are a clever, clever bunch. Here are just a few of our favorites (in no particular order):

“BM” – The Bathroom Monitor

The Daily Flush

Wet Shoes

Because We Can

The Writing on the Stalls

The Porcelain Post

The Loo Review

The Leak

Silent Library

Dear John

We Aim to Please – You Aim Too, PLEASE?

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Today we recognize veterans and all of those who have offered military service. Odum Library’s first floor exhibit cases currently feature a display of our World War II books, documents, posters, and media in honor of all veterans.

Poster for Veterans Day 2011, courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

View past Veterans Day posters, learn more about  Veterans Day from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and read a copy of the Presidential Proclamation for Veterans Day, 2011.

November 10^th marked the 236^th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps; share in the celebrations!

As a Federal Depository Library, Odum’s Government Documents collection includes many publications about veterans, including these hearings:

• Access to U.S. Department of Veterans Healthcare: How Easy Is It for Veterans?, available in print, microfiche, and online PDF formats.
• Women, Rural, and Special Needs Veterans, available in print and microfiche

Veterans’ history and needs extend beyond Veterans Day, of course. The Library of Congress invites public participation in the Veterans History Project. Veteran Brian McGough describes ways to help veterans after Veterans Day.

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides an online database to search for the burial locations of veterans, including National and other military cemeteries and private cemeteries in which veterans’ graves are marked.

View more documents about veterans and military service at the Government Documents display, located in the Odum Library 2nd floor Reference area.

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We have Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Steve Jobs (1955-2011), shelved in our POPULAR books section (on the 2nd floor next to Copier Room 2621) at POPULAR QA 76.2 .J63 I83 2011.

For your upcoming holiday reading pleasure, we also have the memoirs of comic actress and writer Tina Fey, actresses Barbara Eden and Betty White, actor Dick van Dyke, restaurateur Gabrielle Hamilton, football star Michael Oher, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, musician Sammy Hagar, and country singer Shania Twain.

As always, if you need help finding anything in the library, please ask! Chat Live during Reference hours, or text us at 229-234-1947

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Twenty-one PC workstations have recently been positioned on 2nd floor in front of Circulation and the IT Helpdesk. The upgraded PC workstations have Windows 7 and the Microsoft Office 2010 suite of applications. This PC upgrade facilitates printing, enhances security, and returns the Library’s 2nd floor public bank to the desired number of twenty-one workstations.

Current library computer lab information is always available from the Library Computing link found underneath the “Main Menu” heading  in the left red navigation column on most Library website pages.

Please visit the Media Center, if you are in need of an iMac as was formerly available on 2nd floor in front of the IT Helpdesk. The Media Center currently has only four iMacs. Watch for a forthcoming announcement about more iMacs  to be added  to the Media Center soon in the near future.

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Take the short GALILEO user experience survey and be registered to win an iPad!

http://galileo2011.questionpro.com/

The annual GALILEO user survey is your opportunity to share your experiences using GALILEO. This year it also an opportunity to enter a drawing for an iPad!  The survey will be available November 7-13. The random drawing will take place after the survey closes on November 13th.

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GALILEO has informed us of a scheduled ProQuest maintenance session that will make certain databases unavailable from Saturday night to Sunday morning:

Dear GALILEO users,

ProQuest will be performing infrastructure maintenance this weekend. A 12-hour maintenance window will be required for this from Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. to Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

Products on the new ProQuest platform (e.g., Research Library, ABI/INFORM Complete) and Chadwyck-Healey products (e.g., Archive Finder, LION) will be unavailable during these times.

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Why not take one of the classes taught by your very own reference librarians? We’re offering two different courses this spring:

LIBS 1000: Introduction to Library Research (1 credit) is an all-online class that will teach you the research skills you need to find great information for all of your research papers. As the Undergraduate Catalog describes it, this course is “[d]esigned to promote an awareness of Valdosta State University Library Services and general information resources, including the role of information in society, research skills, the Internet, and critical thinking skills” (p. 381). The CRN is 22572. This course will be taught by Ginger Williams.

PERS 2750: Exploring the Information Society (2 credits) is “[a]n exploration of information, examining how it is generated, evaluated, organized, and used. Students investigate the impact of information in society from regional, national, and global perepective with a focus on the political, economic, and ethical aspects” (p. 415). The CRN for this course is 22573. This course will be taught by Jeffrey Gallant and Michael Holt.

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Update: Ebooks at EBSCOhost should be running normally now – please let us know if you encounter any problems.

EBooks at EBSCOhost (also known as netLibrary e-books) are all currently down at the moment. GALILEO has seen this issue across all its institutions, and is currently working with EBSCO on the problem. We will update this post once access has been restored. Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience.

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Oct. 31st, 2011, marks the official recognition of a world population of 7 billion people. Is that a scary thought?

According to the United States Census Bureau, the projected U.S. population today, based on 2010 Census estimates, is 312,530,196.  It’s estimated that our population has a birth every 8 seconds and a death every 12 seconds, for a net gain of 1 person every 13 seconds.

This map shows the nighttime distribution of our population in the United States and Puerto Rico:

Nighttime Map of the U.S. Population, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations provides much more information about world population growth.

As we welcome our seven billionth world citizen, should we be concerned about population growth?  Yes, says the United Nations Population Fund, which sponsors the program 7 Billion Actions, A Global Movement for All Humanity. Learn more about global population, read stories of people who are trying to make a difference in their communities–and maybe even share your own story with the world!

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Happy Halloween!

As the semester winds down and the holidays approach, we totally hope you’ll find the time and have the inclination to read about vampires! We recommend:

30 Days of Night – PN 6791 .T4 N45 2003 – It’s a graphic novel in which vampires attack a small Alaska town!

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – POPULAR PS 3607 .R348 A64 2010 – The title says it all

Bite Me: a Love Story – POPULAR PR 9199.3 .M618 B58 2010 – Funny vampires in present-day San Francisco!

Blackwood Farm – PS 3568 .I265 B53 2002x – A young vampire searches for the legendary Lestat!

Death’s Excellent Vacation – POPULAR PS 648 .O33 D43 2010 – A collection of short stories including a Sookie Stackhouse story!

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