Friday, May 10, 2013

New Edition of The Clarion Available Now

The spring edition of Hunter Library’s newsletter, The Clarion, is now available. Read about the digitization of WCU Yearbooks, beginning with the earliest edition published in 1918 under the title OogoocooOur feature article, from Head of Special Collections, George Frizzell, announces the donation of 700 new letters, cards, photographs and published materials which now comprise the “Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Papers” collection.
We congratulate librarian Krista Schmidt for winning a national award from Library Journal magazine. Then, follow up with us on a story from last year's edition of The Clarion documenting 2012-13 Hunter Scholar Mae Miller Claxton's project on the library's Horace Kephart collection. We also highlight our Outstanding Student Workers for 2013 and the many activities and accomplishments of library employees.

Thursday, May 02, 2013

New Books & Films received in April 2013

Here's a sampling of some of the new books and films that
have arrived at Hunter Library in April 2013.


Please browse the full list.


Joe McKendry,
One Times Square: a century of change at the crossroads of the world
Jaffrey, N.H.: David R. Godine, c2012
WCU CMC F128.65.T5 M37 2012


Lisa Mauri Thomas,
Landing your perfect nursing job
Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2012, c2013
WCU New Books RT82 .T46 2012


John Homans,
What's a dog for?: the surprising history, science, philosophy,
and politics of man's best friend
New York: Penguin Press, 2012
WCU Leisure Read SF426 .H63 2012

Theodore T. Allen,
Introduction to engineering statistics and lean sigma:
statistical quality control and design of experiments and systems
New York: Springer, 2010
WCU New Books TS156 .A43 2010


Old-time Smoky Mountain music [sound recording]: 34 historic songs,
ballads, and instrumentals recorded in the Great Smoky Mountains by
"song catcher" Joseph S. Hall
Gatlinburg, TN: Great Smoky Mountains Association, 2010
WCU Audio CD T ZZZZ 180


Life of Pi (Motion picture)
An Ang Lee film; produced by Gil Netter, Ang Lee,
David Womark; screenplay by David Magee
Beverly Hills, CA.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2013
WCU Video DVD PVH.L5463