News August 2008

Sport Discus is Now Available with Full Text

Sport Discus now includes full text. Sport Discus is a key database for sports, sports medicine, and physical education. It provides indexing and full text for more than 2,000 journals.

Loan Period Extended for DVD's and Laptops

Students, faculty, staff, and Academy Students may now borrow DVD's for 4 days. Digital equipment, such as laptops, projectors, digital cameras, etc. may now be kept for 6 hours. The equipment may be renewed online twice, or returned to Educational Resources by the closing time of the same calendar day, whichever comes first.

University Computing Services Lab Closed

The University Computing Services Lab in Bracken Library has been closed. In the winter of 2008-2009 the area will re-open as the "Helen B. and Martin D. Schwartz Special Collections and Global Digital Complex." The complex will provide state-of-the-art interactive equipment for collaboration.

August 2008 Tip of the Month

In order for your students to do their best work it is important for them to be familiar with, and know how to use, the resources available to them. Instructional Services offers library instruction sessions designed around your students' class assignments. Subject-specific sessions are designed to help them locate and evaluate relevant resources. Librarians will help your students develop the information-seeking skills necessary for their academic success. You may sign up for a session in person, by telephone at 765-285-8017, or by e-mail at libinstr@bsu.edu.
Information Services is located in BL 101 on First Floor West. Please schedule your class at least two weeks in advance.

Events August 2008

The World In Artistic Expression is on display outside Archives and Special Collections, Bracken Library room 210, through August 31, 2008. The exhibit features rare books of drawings, calligraphy, murals, and mosaics from around the world. For more information, contact Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives And Special Collections, at 765-285-5078 or JStraw@bsu.edu.