Libraries' News, Events, Exhibits http://www.lib.usm.edu//news.rss.html en 120 Cook Library To Shift Some Science Books to 4th Floor http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/bookshift_news.html Books related to computer science, mathematics and astronomy which are shelved on the 5th floor of Cook Library will be moved to the 4th floor beginning May 20. This work should be completed in approximately two weeks. During this period, the location displayed in the catalog may include the wrong floor; however, the call number will be correct and can be used to successfully locate the item in the stacks.

The books to be moved have call numbers beginning with QA47 (and higher) and QB. Relocation of these books to the 4th floor will help to provide growth space needed on 5th floor and make best use of shelf space on the 4th floor.

If you have questions about this project or need more information, please contact Sarah Mangrum at 601.266.4251 or Sarah.Rials@usm.edu.

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 11:11:21 -0500 http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/bookshift_news.html John Blair <john.blair@usm.edu> Libraries Guide Updated http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/libguide5_news.html Libraries Guide, the guide to University Libraries at the University of Southern Mississippi, was updated recently. Libraries Guide provides an overview of library services available to students and faculty at the Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast campuses, with information specific to Cook Library, McCain Library and Archives, Gulf Coast Library and Gunter Library at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. It also describes information resources available in print and online as well as special collections materials (Archives and Manuscripts, de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, Digital Collections, Mississippiana/Rare Books).

See the new Libraries Guide.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:14:04 -0500 http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/libguide5_news.html John Blair <john.blair@usm.edu> University Libraries Digitizes Southern Miss Publications http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/lyrasis_news.html University Libraries recently digitized and made available Southern Miss yearbooks, bulletins, and The Talon as well as yearbooks, bulletins, and The Tammy Howls from the Gulf Park College for Women Collection at the Gulf Coast Library. This exciting project was made possible through the LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative – a Sloan Foundation grant-subsidized program that has made digitization easy and affordable for libraries and cultural institutions across the country. Through the Collaborative’s partnership with the Internet Archive, all items were scanned cover- to-cover and in full color. You can choose from a variety of formats, page through a book choosing the “read online” option, download the PDF or search the full text version.

To view the Southern Miss collections, visit http://archive.org/details/universityofsouthernmississippi. For the Gulf Park College for Women materials, go to http://archive.org/details/universityofsouthernmississippigulf.

If you have any questions about the Gulf Park College for Women Collection, contact Allisa Beck at Allisa.Beck@usm.edu or 228.214.3468. For questions about the Southern Miss materials, contact Jessica Clark at j.m.clark@usm.edu or 601.266.4348.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:19 -0500 http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/lyrasis_news.html John Blair <john.blair@usm.edu> Library Focus Newsletter, Spring 2013 http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/springlibfocus13_news.html The Spring 2013 issue of Library Focus, the newsletter of University Libraries, is now available. This issue includes articles on the new Learning Commons at Gulf Coast Library; expanded library services for both campuses, including e-books; LibGuides, the research guides for students and faculty; announcement of this year’s Keats Book Awards for new authors and illustrators of children’s books; Mississippi Digital Library; Gulf Coast artist and Southern Miss graduate Linda Lang Ishee; and the 40th Children’s Literature Association conference to be held in Biloxi in June. The Spotlight on… article features Jorge Brown, Access Services Librarian at Gulf Coast Library.

Read the new issue of Library Focus.

]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 16:08:47 -0500 http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/springlibfocus13_news.html John Blair <john.blair@usm.edu> Exhibit - Preservation Week @ your library http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/preservationweek_news.html University Libraries is celebrating Preservation Week @ your library, April 21-27. Preservation Week @ your library is a time when libraries across the country provide information and expertise on how to preserve books, manuscripts, digital photos, family records, collectibles, and much more.

In the lobby of Cook Library, an exhibit highlights different book and paper preservation techniques as well as the tools used in the processes. These will show you some of the procedures used by librarians and conservators to preserve our valuable materials. The exhibit and relevant handouts will be available through April 27.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Brannock at Jennifer.Brannock@usm.edu or 601.266.4347.

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