Now on display on the third floor across from the Circulation Desk is an exhibit on dulcimers. The exhibit includes hand-crafted instruments made by Larry Gaber as well as some books on dulcimers and dulcimer playing. Come by the library and learn about the dulcimer!
You all may be aware that the library is going through some “reconstructive surgery” right now but Mother Nature is putting her hand in there also. Since the contractors have been busy up on the roof it seems that it has been raining more days than not and this has caused some flooding throughout the building, and especially on the fifth floor. Please use caution when walking around on the fifth floor…there are buckets to catch the water but even these get full and run over leaving puddles and wet spots that housekeeping can not get cleaned up fast enough. If you are in a part of the library and notice water “seeping” in through places that it should not, please notify the administrative offices or the circulation desk so that we can call and have someone come over to take a look at it.
Have you been waiting to catch the latest best-seller on the popular reading shelf, but someone else seems to beat you to it every time? A new feature has been added to the online catalog, allowing you to request popular reading books. Previously, patrons had to ask Library staff to request these books for them.
If the book you request is available on the shelf, Library staff will hold it in your name for one week at the Circulation Desk. If the book you request is currently checked out, your name will be placed on a waiting list, and the Library will e-mail you when the book is available for you.
Do you have a research assignment for your students? Do you want them to use more than Google? The instruction librarians are available to teach library workshops on research techniques, article databases, finding full text, and evaluating Web sites. To see a list of available topics, visit http://lib.radford.edu/instruction/menu.asp
To request a library workshop for your class, point your browser to http://lib.radford.edu/Classroom-booking/index.cfm
Questions? Contact the reference desk, refdesk@radford.edu, 540-831-5696, and ask to speak to an instruction librarian.
We now have 28 additional full-text journals in Art Full Text. The new coverage spans a wide range of subjects in art, design, film, and media, and brings the number of full-text journals in this database to nearly 170 diverse titles. Art Full Text also indexes and abstracts some 470 journals, including indexing of the art reproductions that accompany articles.
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