Hunter Library News
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
Print Word and Excel files - QUICKLY
Instead of checking out a laptop just to print your file, use the new Print and Go computer.
Next to the Print Release stations in the library, the Print and Go computer allows you to send your Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office documents to the Pay for Print System QUICKLY. Just insert your CD, DVD, or flash drive into this computer, open the document, and print. You will still need to pay for that document using a Coin or Card Release Station located in the same area.
Next to the Print Release stations in the library, the Print and Go computer allows you to send your Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office documents to the Pay for Print System QUICKLY. Just insert your CD, DVD, or flash drive into this computer, open the document, and print. You will still need to pay for that document using a Coin or Card Release Station located in the same area.
Weekend in Atlanta
Hunter Library is pleased to announce the 5th annual WEEKEND IN ATLANTA. It will take place the weekend of February 2, 2008. It includes:
High Museum The High Museum has entered into an arrangement with the Louvre to bring hundreds of masterpieces from that museum to the High over a multi-year period. The exhibits that will be on display on February 2nd are: The Louvre and the Ancient World. This showcases Egyptian, Near Eastern and Greco-Roman works .The Eye of Josephine, sixty works from the collection of Napoleon’s wife. Houdon in France and America. Houdon depicted in sculpture some of the most prominent figures of his time including Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. The ticket in this package is for admission on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. and includes entrance to all three exhibits.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 2, 8:00 P.M. The program opens with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet followed by Prokifiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman as the soloist. After intermission the concert concludes with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.1. Robert Spano will conduct.
Lodging for one night, arrive Saturday, February 2nd; depart Sunday, February 3rd, at the Marriot Atlanta Midtown Suites, on 14th Street, two blocks from the Atlanta Symphony and the High Museum. Includes full breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning. There are a number of preconcert dining options within three blocks of the hotel and the concert hall. Directions to the hotel and nearby restaurant information will be included with tickets.
TOTAL COST LODGING INCLUDED: Per person, double occupancy: $148.53. Includes tickets, hotel, full breakfast, all taxes, and a $25.00 per person tax-deductible contribution to the Friends of Hunter Library. Full-time Students: $123.53 per person.
TOTAL COST LODGING EXCLUDED (find your own): Per person $58.61 Full-time Student: $33.61.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registration has been extended to December 12, 2007.
Registration Form (PDF)
Participants will provide their own transportation. Parking in the hotel garage is advised. $16:00 per vehicle for 24 hours.
High Museum The High Museum has entered into an arrangement with the Louvre to bring hundreds of masterpieces from that museum to the High over a multi-year period. The exhibits that will be on display on February 2nd are: The Louvre and the Ancient World. This showcases Egyptian, Near Eastern and Greco-Roman works .The Eye of Josephine, sixty works from the collection of Napoleon’s wife. Houdon in France and America. Houdon depicted in sculpture some of the most prominent figures of his time including Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. The ticket in this package is for admission on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. and includes entrance to all three exhibits.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 2, 8:00 P.M. The program opens with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet followed by Prokifiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman as the soloist. After intermission the concert concludes with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.1. Robert Spano will conduct.
Lodging for one night, arrive Saturday, February 2nd; depart Sunday, February 3rd, at the Marriot Atlanta Midtown Suites, on 14th Street, two blocks from the Atlanta Symphony and the High Museum. Includes full breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning. There are a number of preconcert dining options within three blocks of the hotel and the concert hall. Directions to the hotel and nearby restaurant information will be included with tickets.
TOTAL COST LODGING INCLUDED: Per person, double occupancy: $148.53. Includes tickets, hotel, full breakfast, all taxes, and a $25.00 per person tax-deductible contribution to the Friends of Hunter Library. Full-time Students: $123.53 per person.
TOTAL COST LODGING EXCLUDED (find your own): Per person $58.61 Full-time Student: $33.61.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registration has been extended to December 12, 2007.
Registration Form (PDF)
Participants will provide their own transportation. Parking in the hotel garage is advised. $16:00 per vehicle for 24 hours.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
IM a WCU Librarian!
Away from the Library in your residence hall? Connected to the Internet, but still far from the Reference Desk? No problem: instant message a librarian!
IM a WCU Librarian is available Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Add the library to your buddy list:
HunterLibrary (AIM)
HunterLibrary3000 (Yahoo)
HunterLibrary3000@hotmail.com (MSN)
Research assistance is also available face-to-face, by email, and by phone.
Need help after the reference desk is closed? NC Knows is staffed by librarians around the country and is available 24 hours a day, every day!
IM a WCU Librarian is available Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Add the library to your buddy list:
HunterLibrary (AIM)
HunterLibrary3000 (Yahoo)
HunterLibrary3000@hotmail.com (MSN)
Research assistance is also available face-to-face, by email, and by phone.
Need help after the reference desk is closed? NC Knows is staffed by librarians around the country and is available 24 hours a day, every day!
Maps have moved!
In an effort to provide more access for the library’s patrons, the maps collection has been relocated from the lower mezzanine to the main floor of the library at the end farthest from the entrance. It will now be open and available for use whenever the library is open. Future plans include adding GIS data workstations to the service desk located near the collection. For further information regarding the collection or to schedule a class visit, please contact Bart Voskuil at 828-227-3493, voskuil@email.wcu.edu.
The lower mezzanine will now also remain open whenever the library is open. It will house older bound periodicals and will serve as quiet study space. Plans are in the works to re-open the graduate study rooms off of this mezzanine for use in the spring. For information on this project please contact Kevin Unrath, Head of Access Services, at 828-227-3405, unrath@email.wcu.edu.
The lower mezzanine will now also remain open whenever the library is open. It will house older bound periodicals and will serve as quiet study space. Plans are in the works to re-open the graduate study rooms off of this mezzanine for use in the spring. For information on this project please contact Kevin Unrath, Head of Access Services, at 828-227-3405, unrath@email.wcu.edu.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Remember Hunter Library over your break!
Will you be working on a research project over Thanksgiving Break? You can access article databases such as Academic Search Premier or JSTOR from home by using your 92#!
Not sure where to start? The library provides online Research Guides by Subject.
Not sure where to start? The library provides online Research Guides by Subject.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Learning Express Library
Planning on taking the GRE, GMAT, or LSAT? Check out the Learning Express Library. The Learning Express Library offers online tests as well as practice tutorials (in subjects like math, reading, and writing). The tests are available anytime and anywhere (using your 92#). After completing the test you’ll immediately get your score results. In addition, you’ll receive an explanation of each answer and an analysis of your results. Sign in as a new user for full access to the database. For more information, call the Reference Desk at 227-7465 (or toll-free 1-866-928-5424).
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
GIS Day - Wednesday, November 14th
Geosciences and Natural Resources department along with the Hunter Library are hosting GIS Day @ WCU again this year. Please join us on Wednesday November 14th in the Hunter Library. The day is filled with faculty and student presentations, exhibitors from the region, and workshops on how to use a GPS, introduction to ArcGIS, and downloading census data. If you would like to attend the presentations or workshops, please go to http://www.wcu.edu/it/workshops/display.asp?qryid=SessionSignup
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
RefWorks Workshops - Store and Organize Your Citations
Hunter Library is hosting drop-in workshops to teach students and faculty how to use RefWorks.
What is RefWorks? It’s a resource that allows you to store and organize your research. You can select and easily download citations from most of the library’s databases. Book, article, and website citations can then be formatted in the needed style (MLA, APA, etc.), shared with other project members, or quickly turned into a bibliography or works cited!
At the workshop, you can
- Set up an account and start saving your research.
- Learn how to import citations from Academic Search Premier and other databases.
- Bring your works-cited lists and turn them into the appropriate format.
When: 1:00-3:00, and 5:00-6:00PM Wednesday October 24th; and 5:00-6:00PM Thursday, October 25th
Where: Hunter Library Room 186 (across from the Hunter Library Computer Lab)
Computers are available; feel free to bring your laptop!
For more information, contact the Reference Desk at 227-7465; email askalibrn@email.wcu.edu
What is RefWorks? It’s a resource that allows you to store and organize your research. You can select and easily download citations from most of the library’s databases. Book, article, and website citations can then be formatted in the needed style (MLA, APA, etc.), shared with other project members, or quickly turned into a bibliography or works cited!
At the workshop, you can
- Set up an account and start saving your research.
- Learn how to import citations from Academic Search Premier and other databases.
- Bring your works-cited lists and turn them into the appropriate format.
When: 1:00-3:00, and 5:00-6:00PM Wednesday October 24th; and 5:00-6:00PM Thursday, October 25th
Where: Hunter Library Room 186 (across from the Hunter Library Computer Lab)
Computers are available; feel free to bring your laptop!
For more information, contact the Reference Desk at 227-7465; email askalibrn@email.wcu.edu
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
New Student Presentation Practice Room
Check out the new Student Presentation Practice Room in Hunter Library!
This room provides a place where WCU students, individually or in groups, can create, practice and view presentations, and work together on projects requiring access to presentation and multimedia equipment and software. Groups of up to 11 students can use this room, which is equipped with a laptop with PowerPoint software and internet access, as well as a combination DVD/VHS player and a wireless keyboard and mouse.
The room is located in study room 46, behind the main stairwell on the ground floor of the Library. Space may be reserved up to one day ahead of time by stopping by the Circulation Desk in person or calling the library at 227-7485. Up to two hours of time may be reserved.
The Student Presentation Practice Room is a joint venture of Hunter Library and the Division of Information Technology.
This room provides a place where WCU students, individually or in groups, can create, practice and view presentations, and work together on projects requiring access to presentation and multimedia equipment and software. Groups of up to 11 students can use this room, which is equipped with a laptop with PowerPoint software and internet access, as well as a combination DVD/VHS player and a wireless keyboard and mouse.
The room is located in study room 46, behind the main stairwell on the ground floor of the Library. Space may be reserved up to one day ahead of time by stopping by the Circulation Desk in person or calling the library at 227-7485. Up to two hours of time may be reserved.
The Student Presentation Practice Room is a joint venture of Hunter Library and the Division of Information Technology.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Film4Thought: A Celebration of Librarians in Film
Hunter Library is pleased to present A Celebration of Librarians in Film in honor of Banned Books Week September 29 - October 6, 2007. First observed in 1982, Banned Books Week reminds Americans not to take the democratic freedom to read for granted. It is sponsored by the American Library Association.
A Celebration of Librarians in Film will offer free screenings of some favorite films that feature librarians and is dedicated to the many librarians throughout history who have valiantly defended the freedom to read. All screenings will take place in the University Center Theater on the Western Carolina University Cullowhee campus.
The University Center is providing free popcorn for the event. Hunter Library will host a reception Sunday, September 30, 2007, following the screening of the librarian cult classic: Desk Set (1957), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
For more information call Beth McDonough at 828-227-3423.
A Celebration of Librarians in Film will offer free screenings of some favorite films that feature librarians and is dedicated to the many librarians throughout history who have valiantly defended the freedom to read. All screenings will take place in the University Center Theater on the Western Carolina University Cullowhee campus.
The University Center is providing free popcorn for the event. Hunter Library will host a reception Sunday, September 30, 2007, following the screening of the librarian cult classic: Desk Set (1957), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
For more information call Beth McDonough at 828-227-3423.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Book Sale - October 2nd
Hunter Library will hold a Fall Book Sale on Tuesday, October 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The sale will include a large variety of both fiction and nonfiction books, ranging across genres and subject areas. Most hardcover titles will be sold for $1.00, while paperbacks will be $.25. Students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the surrounding community, are invited to take part in the sale. The event will be held at the Hunter Library building, 176 Central Drive, on the Western Carolina University campus. Visitors will also have the opportunity to enter a free drawing to win exciting WCU gifts! For more information, contact Heath Martin, Collection Development Librarian, at hmartin@email.wcu.edu or 227-3729.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Film4Thought: A Celebration of Librarians in Film
Hunter Library is pleased to present A Celebration of Librarians in Film in honor of Banned Books Week September 29 - October 6, 2007. First observed in 1982, Banned Books Week reminds Americans not to take the democratic freedom to read for granted. It is sponsored by the American Library Association.
A Celebration of Librarians in Film will offer free screenings of some favorite films that feature librarians and is dedicated to the many librarians throughout history who have valiantly defended the freedom to read. All screenings will take place in the University Center Theater on the Western Carolina University Cullowhee campus.
The University Center is providing free popcorn for the event. Hunter Library will host a reception Sunday, September 30, 2007, following the screening of the librarian cult classic: Desk Set (1957), starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
For more information call Beth McDonough at 828-227-3423.
Film Festival Schedule:
Sunday September 30, 2007
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Rated PG-13
Run Time: 120 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: James Frain (Forney Hull, Library Assistant); Margaret Ann Hoard (Mary Elizabeth Hull, Librarian); Natalie Portman (Novalee Nation)
Based on the bestselling novel by Billie Letts, this film features a quirky librarian who saves the day by delivering Novalee Nation’s baby in Wal-Mart where she has been hiding out after being abandoned on the roadside by her boyfriend.
Desk Set (1957)
Run Time: 103 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Reception to follow film
Starring: Katharine Hepburn (Bunny Watson); Spencer Tracy (Richard Sumner); Joan Blondell (Peg Costello); Dina Merrill (Sylvia Blair); Sue Randall (Ruthie Saylor)
Enjoy the fun as Katherine Hepburn pits her information retrieval skills against Emmarac, an "electronic brain." Based on a play by the same name, this film is a favorite among librarians and is credited with being the first to put technology into a library environment.
Monday October 1, 2007
My Side of the Mountain (1969)
Run Time: 100 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: Tudi Wiggins (Miss Turner, Librarian); Teddy Eccles (Sam)
Based on the Newbery-award-winning book by Jean Craighead George, this time honored classic features a librarian who helps a young boy who is determined to survive on his own in the wilderness for one year.
Time Machine (2002)
Rated PG-13
Run Time: 96 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Starring: Orlando Jones (Vox, future hologram librarian); Guy Pearce (Alexander Hartdegen)
Based on the classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, this film features a visit to the New York Public Library 800,000 years in the future where the time traveler is greeted by VOX, the library’s holographic, artificially intelligent librarian.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Pagemaster (1994)
Rated G
Run Time: 80 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Dewey/Pagemaster); Macaulay Culkin (Richard Tyler)
A boy seeking shelter from a storm in the library finds himself on an animated adventure where the books come to life.
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rated R
Run Time: 142 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Starring: James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen, Paroled Librarian); Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne, Librarian); Morgan Freeman (Red Redding)
Based on a novella by Steven King, the Shawshank prison library is a place where two prisoners find solace and redemption. This film was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Information for the movie annotations included in this announcement was gathered from the Internet Movie Database, www.imdb.com, and Movie Librarians: Notable Librarians & Librarians in Film a website authored by librarian Antoinette Graham.
A Celebration of Librarians in Film will offer free screenings of some favorite films that feature librarians and is dedicated to the many librarians throughout history who have valiantly defended the freedom to read. All screenings will take place in the University Center Theater on the Western Carolina University Cullowhee campus.
The University Center is providing free popcorn for the event. Hunter Library will host a reception Sunday, September 30, 2007, following the screening of the librarian cult classic: Desk Set (1957), starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
For more information call Beth McDonough at 828-227-3423.
Film Festival Schedule:
Sunday September 30, 2007
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Rated PG-13
Run Time: 120 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: James Frain (Forney Hull, Library Assistant); Margaret Ann Hoard (Mary Elizabeth Hull, Librarian); Natalie Portman (Novalee Nation)
Based on the bestselling novel by Billie Letts, this film features a quirky librarian who saves the day by delivering Novalee Nation’s baby in Wal-Mart where she has been hiding out after being abandoned on the roadside by her boyfriend.
Desk Set (1957)
Run Time: 103 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Reception to follow film
Starring: Katharine Hepburn (Bunny Watson); Spencer Tracy (Richard Sumner); Joan Blondell (Peg Costello); Dina Merrill (Sylvia Blair); Sue Randall (Ruthie Saylor)
Enjoy the fun as Katherine Hepburn pits her information retrieval skills against Emmarac, an "electronic brain." Based on a play by the same name, this film is a favorite among librarians and is credited with being the first to put technology into a library environment.
Monday October 1, 2007
My Side of the Mountain (1969)
Run Time: 100 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: Tudi Wiggins (Miss Turner, Librarian); Teddy Eccles (Sam)
Based on the Newbery-award-winning book by Jean Craighead George, this time honored classic features a librarian who helps a young boy who is determined to survive on his own in the wilderness for one year.
Time Machine (2002)
Rated PG-13
Run Time: 96 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Starring: Orlando Jones (Vox, future hologram librarian); Guy Pearce (Alexander Hartdegen)
Based on the classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, this film features a visit to the New York Public Library 800,000 years in the future where the time traveler is greeted by VOX, the library’s holographic, artificially intelligent librarian.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Pagemaster (1994)
Rated G
Run Time: 80 min.
Showtime: 3:30 p.m.
Starring: Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Dewey/Pagemaster); Macaulay Culkin (Richard Tyler)
A boy seeking shelter from a storm in the library finds himself on an animated adventure where the books come to life.
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rated R
Run Time: 142 min.
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Starring: James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen, Paroled Librarian); Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne, Librarian); Morgan Freeman (Red Redding)
Based on a novella by Steven King, the Shawshank prison library is a place where two prisoners find solace and redemption. This film was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Information for the movie annotations included in this announcement was gathered from the Internet Movie Database, www.imdb.com, and Movie Librarians: Notable Librarians & Librarians in Film a website authored by librarian Antoinette Graham.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Streaming Music
Just a reminder, Hunter Library has online streaming music:
Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added (currently over 32 labels), with a particular focus on content that meets the needs of educators and students. The collection of 50,000-plus tracks is supplemented by reference materials and backed by a suite of tools designed to support learning.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels, as well as music collected by recordists internationally.
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains approximately 16,000 tracks from a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Additional tracks and labels are added to the database regularly.
Headphones are available for checkout at the Hunter Library Circulation Desk.
Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added (currently over 32 labels), with a particular focus on content that meets the needs of educators and students. The collection of 50,000-plus tracks is supplemented by reference materials and backed by a suite of tools designed to support learning.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels, as well as music collected by recordists internationally.
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains approximately 16,000 tracks from a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Additional tracks and labels are added to the database regularly.
Headphones are available for checkout at the Hunter Library Circulation Desk.
ALERT - Access problems for Cambridge Journals
Cambridge Journals are currently not available electronically due to technical issues with the publisher's website. Access will be restored as soon as possible.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Need Computer Help?
The new Technology Assistance Counter (TAC), from IT Services, is located at the Hunter Computer Lab. Open 8am until 10pm, they’re ready and able to help you with all of your computer questions. Stop by!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Introducing a new look for Hunter Library’s Website!
We’ve joined Western Carolina University’s new web site, with a new look and feel for Fall 2007. We hope you like what you see and continue to find all of our great resources, right at your fingertips.
Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or input by completing this form.
Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or input by completing this form.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
New Database: ebrary
ebrary
Hunter Library’s ebrary collection contains approximately 35,000 full-text ebooks spanning most academic disciplines, including specially selected titles supporting Western Carolina University’s distance education programs. The database is full-text searchable; allows the creation of personalized bookshelves, notes, and highlights; and includes an interactive suite of reference tools.
Hunter Library’s ebrary collection contains approximately 35,000 full-text ebooks spanning most academic disciplines, including specially selected titles supporting Western Carolina University’s distance education programs. The database is full-text searchable; allows the creation of personalized bookshelves, notes, and highlights; and includes an interactive suite of reference tools.
Friday, June 22, 2007
New Database: Early English Books Online
Early English Books Online
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare , this collection contains reproductions, dating from 1473-1700, of the original printing of about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Subject areas represented include English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare , this collection contains reproductions, dating from 1473-1700, of the original printing of about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Subject areas represented include English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
New Database: CHEMnetBase
CHEMnetBase provides full-text access to eight major chemical reference works including the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Drugs, and the Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds. Choose any one of the reference sources to search (they cannot be searched all together). Substructure searching is available for the majority of the titles.
Monday, June 18, 2007
New Databases
Oxford Scholarship Online
Oxford Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library containing the full text of over 1,350 Oxford University Press books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at book and chapter levels. Also, the library’s full content is searchable at both the book and chapter levels.
Early American Imprints - Series I: Evans 1638 - 1800
The definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. Includes advertisements, almanacs, bibles, broadsides, catalogs, charters and by-laws, contracts, cookbooks, elegies, eulogies, laws, maps, narratives, novels, operas, pamphlets, plays, poems, primers, sermons, songs, speeches, textbooks, tracts, travelogues, treaties and more.
Early American Imprints - Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker 1801 - 1819
A comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century. Also includes published reports, works of many European authors reprinted for the American public, state papers and early government materials.
United Nations Common Database
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) provides key human development indicators for the countries of the world. Statistics are derived from 20 international data sources and include statistics on topics such as agriculture, communication and culture, education and learning, environment, finances, health, international trade, science and technology, and much more.
Oxford Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library containing the full text of over 1,350 Oxford University Press books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at book and chapter levels. Also, the library’s full content is searchable at both the book and chapter levels.
Early American Imprints - Series I: Evans 1638 - 1800
The definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. Includes advertisements, almanacs, bibles, broadsides, catalogs, charters and by-laws, contracts, cookbooks, elegies, eulogies, laws, maps, narratives, novels, operas, pamphlets, plays, poems, primers, sermons, songs, speeches, textbooks, tracts, travelogues, treaties and more.
Early American Imprints - Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker 1801 - 1819
A comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century. Also includes published reports, works of many European authors reprinted for the American public, state papers and early government materials.
United Nations Common Database
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) provides key human development indicators for the countries of the world. Statistics are derived from 20 international data sources and include statistics on topics such as agriculture, communication and culture, education and learning, environment, finances, health, international trade, science and technology, and much more.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
New Databases for Physical Education and Linguistics
Physical Education Index
An index to peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and many other publications. Topics include physical education curricula, sports medicine, sports law,kinesiology, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. Links to available full text.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Provides abstracts of articles from over 1500 scholarly serial publications. Also includes abstracts of book chapters and dissertations in all areas of linguistics and language including "all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics" and "descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics." Also covers some topics in communication, special education, and speech and hearing. Links to available full text.
An index to peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and many other publications. Topics include physical education curricula, sports medicine, sports law,kinesiology, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. Links to available full text.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Provides abstracts of articles from over 1500 scholarly serial publications. Also includes abstracts of book chapters and dissertations in all areas of linguistics and language including "all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics" and "descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics." Also covers some topics in communication, special education, and speech and hearing. Links to available full text.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
New Database: Abstracts in Anthropology
Abstracts in Anthropology
Provides abstracts of books, articles and conference papers in archaeology, ethnology, linguistics and physical anthropology. Pertinent articles in non-anthropological journals are also included. The simple interface allows for phrase, keyword, and Boolean searching in the title or abstract fields, plus author and year searches. Drill-down subject browsing is also available.
Provides abstracts of books, articles and conference papers in archaeology, ethnology, linguistics and physical anthropology. Pertinent articles in non-anthropological journals are also included. The simple interface allows for phrase, keyword, and Boolean searching in the title or abstract fields, plus author and year searches. Drill-down subject browsing is also available.
New Database: Security Management Practices
Security Management Practices
Provides reports covering all aspects of facility security, data security, network security, financial and legal security, e-mail security, and web site security. Reports address critical issues in information technology, business, emergency management, health care, and others. Updated monthly.
Provides reports covering all aspects of facility security, data security, network security, financial and legal security, e-mail security, and web site security. Reports address critical issues in information technology, business, emergency management, health care, and others. Updated monthly.
Friday, May 18, 2007
New Database: Westlaw Campus Research
Hunter Library is pleased announce a new database subscription. Westlaw Campus Research provides access to an enormous array of legal, news, and business information.
Law content includes the United States Code Annotated (USCA), all federal and state law cases (Courts of Appeals and higher), statutes and regulations for all 50 states, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Federal Register. In addition, there are high-quality analytical sources such as American Jurisprudence 2nd (Am Jur 2d), the American Law Reports (ALR), and over 700 law reviews and journals.
News formats consist of newspapers, magazines, newswire reports, transcripts of TV and radio programs, and international sources, including an extensive collection of foreign language publications.
Hoover’s Company Records, SEC reports, and trade journals for almost every imaginable industry comprise the business package.
All this is available through a sophisticated but easy-to-use interface. Two things to be aware of: 1) users must approve the license agreement every time they log in and 2) pop-up blockers should be disabled. As always, anyone with questions or problems is welcome to ask for help from the Reference Desk.
Law content includes the United States Code Annotated (USCA), all federal and state law cases (Courts of Appeals and higher), statutes and regulations for all 50 states, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Federal Register. In addition, there are high-quality analytical sources such as American Jurisprudence 2nd (Am Jur 2d), the American Law Reports (ALR), and over 700 law reviews and journals.
News formats consist of newspapers, magazines, newswire reports, transcripts of TV and radio programs, and international sources, including an extensive collection of foreign language publications.
Hoover’s Company Records, SEC reports, and trade journals for almost every imaginable industry comprise the business package.
All this is available through a sophisticated but easy-to-use interface. Two things to be aware of: 1) users must approve the license agreement every time they log in and 2) pop-up blockers should be disabled. As always, anyone with questions or problems is welcome to ask for help from the Reference Desk.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
New Database: Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies
Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies
A fully searchable database containing hundreds of reports dealing with IT infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless communications, data networking, convergence, information security, enterprise systems, Internet and Web, technology vendors, and more. Includes links to resources covering computer science, education and library sciences, the humanities, mathematics and science, health sciences, and business.
A fully searchable database containing hundreds of reports dealing with IT infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless communications, data networking, convergence, information security, enterprise systems, Internet and Web, technology vendors, and more. Includes links to resources covering computer science, education and library sciences, the humanities, mathematics and science, health sciences, and business.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Now Playing: Streaming Music!
Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added (currently over 32 labels), with a particular focus on content that meets the needs of educators and students. The collection of 50,000-plus tracks is supplemented by reference materials and backed by a suite of tools designed to support learning.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels, as well as music collected by recordists internationally.
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains approximately 16,000 tracks from a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Additional tracks and labels are added to the database regularly.
Headphones are available for checkout at the Hunter Library Circulation Desk.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels, as well as music collected by recordists internationally.
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains approximately 16,000 tracks from a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Additional tracks and labels are added to the database regularly.
Headphones are available for checkout at the Hunter Library Circulation Desk.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Hal Herzog Named Hunter Scholar
Hal Herzog of the Psychology Department was selected as the 2007 – 2008 Hunter Scholar. Dr. Herzog will be working on a project entitled “Thinking of Animals: Ethics, Culture, and Human Nature.” The research is also in support of a book that Dr. Herzog is currently writing.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
It’s the last week of classes. Have you finished that paper yet?
Hunter Library is hosting 4 drop-in workshops to teach students and faculty how to use RefWorks.
What is RefWorks? It’s a new resource that allows you to store and organize your research. You can select and easily download citations from most of the library’s databases. Book, article, and website citations can then be formatted in the needed style (MLA, APA, etc.), shared with other project members, or quickly turned into a bibliography or works cited!
At the workshop, you can
- Set up an account and start saving your research.
- Learn how to import citations from Academic Search Premier and other databases.
- Bring your works-cited lists and turn them into the appropriate format.
When: 2:00-4:00, Monday, April 23-Thursday, April 26; Drop in any time!
Where: Hunter Library Room 186 (across from the Hunter Library Computer Lab)
Computers are available; feel free to bring your laptop!
For more information, contact Becky Kornegay, 227-3417,kornegay@email.wcu.edu
What is RefWorks? It’s a new resource that allows you to store and organize your research. You can select and easily download citations from most of the library’s databases. Book, article, and website citations can then be formatted in the needed style (MLA, APA, etc.), shared with other project members, or quickly turned into a bibliography or works cited!
At the workshop, you can
- Set up an account and start saving your research.
- Learn how to import citations from Academic Search Premier and other databases.
- Bring your works-cited lists and turn them into the appropriate format.
When: 2:00-4:00, Monday, April 23-Thursday, April 26; Drop in any time!
Where: Hunter Library Room 186 (across from the Hunter Library Computer Lab)
Computers are available; feel free to bring your laptop!
For more information, contact Becky Kornegay, 227-3417,kornegay@email.wcu.edu
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Congratulations to Our Edible Book Winners!
It is Hunter Library’s pleasure to announce the winners for the 2007 Cullowhee Edible Book Festival. Drum roll please…
Best Overall: “Book of Rosemary,” by Marvene Cole
Tastiest Looking: “Fibonacci: Cupcake Sequence,” by Cathy Griffin
Best Kids’: “Lord of the Rings,” by Jack Liddle
Best Literary Interpretation: “Catcher in the Rye,” by Deb Moore
Best Presentation: “You Can’t Catch Me, I’m the Ginger Bread Man,” by Luzene Hill
Honorable Mention: “Tequila Mockingbird,” by Stephanie Ceraso
Funniest: “Origin of Species,” by Dana Edge
Best Group: “Thirteen Moonpies,” by Eloise Hitchcock and Brandon A. Robinson
We would like to thank all students, faculty, staff and other guests who helped make this event an enjoyable, and palatable, success. Special thanks to the Department of Art and Design for co-sponsoring the Festival, and to Jeanette Evans, owner of Cullowhee’s Mad Batter Restaurant, for serving as this year’s judge. We also appreciate the support of our local community sponsors: Annie’s Bakery, City Lights Bookstore, LIFT Culture House, Nick & Nate’s Pizza, and Papou’s Wine Shop. See you next year!
Best Overall: “Book of Rosemary,” by Marvene Cole
Tastiest Looking: “Fibonacci: Cupcake Sequence,” by Cathy Griffin
Best Kids’: “Lord of the Rings,” by Jack Liddle
Best Literary Interpretation: “Catcher in the Rye,” by Deb Moore
Best Presentation: “You Can’t Catch Me, I’m the Ginger Bread Man,” by Luzene Hill
Honorable Mention: “Tequila Mockingbird,” by Stephanie Ceraso
Funniest: “Origin of Species,” by Dana Edge
Best Group: “Thirteen Moonpies,” by Eloise Hitchcock and Brandon A. Robinson
We would like to thank all students, faculty, staff and other guests who helped make this event an enjoyable, and palatable, success. Special thanks to the Department of Art and Design for co-sponsoring the Festival, and to Jeanette Evans, owner of Cullowhee’s Mad Batter Restaurant, for serving as this year’s judge. We also appreciate the support of our local community sponsors: Annie’s Bakery, City Lights Bookstore, LIFT Culture House, Nick & Nate’s Pizza, and Papou’s Wine Shop. See you next year!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Encyclopedia of Appalachia: A Celebration
Hunter Library cordially invites you to our National Library Week event, entitled, “Encyclopedia of Appalachia: A Celebration.” This will be a gathering of scholars, writers, musicians and community residents interested in this major resource of Appalachian history and culture.
This event will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 6pm in Western Carolina University’s University Center Theater. Our keynote speaker is Encyclopedia co-editor Jean Haskell, to be followed by a panel of section co-editors: WCU faculty members Anna Fariello and Mary Jean Herzog, and emeritus faculty member Curtis Wood. Guests will also enjoy a performance by Appalachian folk musician Lee Knight and refreshments afterwards. City Lights Bookstore of Sylva, NC, will be present for a book signing with the contributors and co-editors.
Sponsored by the Friends of Hunter Library and a Visiting Scholar’s Grant from the Division of Academic Affairs, “Encyclopedia of Appalachia: A Celebration,” is free of charge and open to everyone. For more information contact Eloise Hitchcock, Associate Library Director.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Edible Book Festival 2007
There is no better way to show your love of words and books than to eat them at Hunter Library!
WCU students, faculty, and staff, and community members of all ages, are cordially invited to join us for the Annual Cullowhee Edible Books Festival on Monday, April 2, from 2-3:30 on Hunter Library’s main floor.
Use your creativity and “create” a book, using unique, but edible, materials. Entries may be brought in any time between 8am and the start of the reception. For inspiration, see http://www.books2eat.com/. Jeanette Evans, owner of the Mad Batter restaurant in Cullowhee, will judge the entries during the event. While we welcome all guests to bring an entry, they are certainly not required for attendance.
If you’re hungry for knowledge, we hope to see you there!
Sponsored by Hunter Library and the Department of Art & Design
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
New Viewing Areas and CMC Reserve Options!
Starting March 12, 2007, Hunter Library is making it easier for you to view video & DVD course reserves. While these reserves must still be checked out at the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), you will be able to watch them at two new viewing areas in microfilm rooms 1 and 4 on Hunter’s main floor (both DVD and VHS). You can also watch DVDs on a laptop anywhere in the Library. Remember that laptops are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.
We’ve also added four new 27” televisions, two in these new areas and two at the CMC. These large screens make it more conducive to multiple people watching video/DVD course reserves at once.
We’ve also added four new 27” televisions, two in these new areas and two at the CMC. These large screens make it more conducive to multiple people watching video/DVD course reserves at once.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
More New Resources to Try
**** Trial extended until April 10th ****
Hunter Library is providing trial access to a new database from CSA - CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. Please try this database and send your feedback to newsome@email.wcu.edu.
Hunter Library is providing trial access to a new database from CSA - CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. Please try this database and send your feedback to newsome@email.wcu.edu.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
New Resources to Try in February
We are offering access to two electronic resources in February. Please try them and send us your feedback to Nancy Newsome.
Nature Methods
Nature Methods journal presents rigorously peer-reviewed articles and brief communications, describing the development of novel methods and significant improvements to tried-and-tested techniques.
Free to all users during the month of February.
Sage Journals Online
Sage Publications is offering free online access to their journals for the month of February to celebrate a recently completed backfile project. Coverage includes, business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine.
Free online access during the month of February.
Nature Methods
Nature Methods journal presents rigorously peer-reviewed articles and brief communications, describing the development of novel methods and significant improvements to tried-and-tested techniques.
Free to all users during the month of February.
Sage Journals Online
Sage Publications is offering free online access to their journals for the month of February to celebrate a recently completed backfile project. Coverage includes, business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine.
Free online access during the month of February.
Friday, February 02, 2007
New Resource: Chronicle of Higher Education Online
Online, The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as an online CV's, salary databases, and more.
More Issues of the Cherokee Phoenix Available on Library Web Site
Hunter Library’s Special Collections and Cataloging units have added several months’ issues to The Cherokee Phoenix section of the Library web site. The latest transcriptions are from May to September 1830, the year that Congress passed the Indian Removal Act; and they are rich in details from the Jacksonian Era. Themes include U.S. House and Senate debates over Cherokee removal, gold mining on Cherokee territory, boundary disputes between the Cherokee and Creek tribes, and much more.
You can browse The Cherokee Phoenix by chronology at http://library.wcu.edu/CherokeePhoenix/. To facilitate your searches are subject headings indicative of entry content. The University of Georgia has digital images of these pages.
You can browse The Cherokee Phoenix by chronology at http://library.wcu.edu/CherokeePhoenix/. To facilitate your searches are subject headings indicative of entry content. The University of Georgia has digital images of these pages.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
2007 Faculty & Staff Works Reception
Hunter Library invites the university community to our annual reception honoring scholarly and creative achievements by Western’s faculty and staff. The reception will take place on Tuesday, January 30, from 2-3:30 pm on the Library’s main floor. Refreshments will be provided.
This year’s entries include books, articles, sculpture, pottery, paintings, photography, music scores, and other unique productions by Western’s talented community of scholarship. We hope to see you there!
For questions about this annual event, email Dana Edge, Hunter’s Reference Librarian/Business Liaison.
This year’s entries include books, articles, sculpture, pottery, paintings, photography, music scores, and other unique productions by Western’s talented community of scholarship. We hope to see you there!
For questions about this annual event, email Dana Edge, Hunter’s Reference Librarian/Business Liaison.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Patrons Give CMC High Marks
As part of a mathematics class assignment, Dana M. Wood, a library student worker, administered a written survey about Hunter’s Curriculum Materials Center—home to our CD, DVD/VHS, and educational materials collections. Administered in November 2006, the survey was completed by 124 randomly selected patrons—92 undergraduates, 2 graduate students, 19 faculty, 10 library personnel, and 1 NC Resident/Visitor. Here are some results:
- 8 respondents visited the CMC for the first time; 116 had visited previously
- 66 respondents came for class purposes; 69 for leisure
- 101 respondents use the CMC at least once a week
- All 124 respondents found the CMC staff helpful
- 59 respondents spent 15 min or less at the CMC; 42 respondents spent 30 minutes; 13 respondents spent 45 min to 1 hour; the rest either spent more than an hour, or were unsure of time spent on each visit
These statistics reaffirm that the CMC’s resources are being used for academic as well as personal development purposes. As you can see, the vast majority of our respondents use the CMC frequently, and feel that their needs are accommodated. It is also clear that while many people stop by for quick transactions, others spend a leisurely hour or longer with their favorite music or film!
We thank the students, faculty, staff and community members who participated in the survey. Special thanks also to Dana for incorporating her class experience with our assessment efforts. For more information about CMC resources and services, visit http://www.wcu.edu/library/finding/curriculum.htm.
- 8 respondents visited the CMC for the first time; 116 had visited previously
- 66 respondents came for class purposes; 69 for leisure
- 101 respondents use the CMC at least once a week
- All 124 respondents found the CMC staff helpful
- 59 respondents spent 15 min or less at the CMC; 42 respondents spent 30 minutes; 13 respondents spent 45 min to 1 hour; the rest either spent more than an hour, or were unsure of time spent on each visit
These statistics reaffirm that the CMC’s resources are being used for academic as well as personal development purposes. As you can see, the vast majority of our respondents use the CMC frequently, and feel that their needs are accommodated. It is also clear that while many people stop by for quick transactions, others spend a leisurely hour or longer with their favorite music or film!
We thank the students, faculty, staff and community members who participated in the survey. Special thanks also to Dana for incorporating her class experience with our assessment efforts. For more information about CMC resources and services, visit http://www.wcu.edu/library/finding/curriculum.htm.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Want to Donate to Hunter Library?
Whether they are books, CDs, films, or unique collections, Hunter Library welcomes inquiries about donations from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the community. These we receive throughout each year, and we appreciate your support!
To help facilitate the giving process, we have a few helpful, general guidelines about donations.
If your donation meets these guidelines, we encourage you to call 828-227-7357 or email Heath Martin, Collection Development Librarian. Thank you again for supporting Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library.
To help facilitate the giving process, we have a few helpful, general guidelines about donations.
If your donation meets these guidelines, we encourage you to call 828-227-7357 or email Heath Martin, Collection Development Librarian. Thank you again for supporting Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library.
Hunter Library Features Photographic Art of Mike Campbell
Several photographic interpretations by Mike Campbell, a student in Western’s Department of Art and Design, are featured near the Hunter Computer Lab, on the main floor. These digital photos, printed on canvas, capture Campbell’s perspectives from diverse travels and reflections. We invite you to view these works, portraying locations in France, North Carolina and Georgia as they appeared during his 2005 travels.
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