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The Inside Cover |
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AuG/sep 2007 |
Volume 1, Number 1 |
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It’s happening @ your library
Welcome to the SCD and Online student edition of the Midway College library’s monthly newsletter where you can find out what’s happening @ your library. The Inside Cover is brought to you by the library staff, and each upcoming issue will include mostly, if not all, new content so don’t be too quick to hit the delete button.
We have new people, new equipment, and new services, and the articles below are tailored to meet the needs of you, our SCD and Online students. We understand that many of you either have minimal contact with the library here on the Midway campus or no contact at all. However, we still consider ourselves YOUR librarians, and we aim to provide you with the same resources and services we provide our on-campus students.
If you have any suggestions on how we can improve services to you, just shoot me an email. We welcome all comments, and we are glad you are part of the Midway College community.
–Sarah Kaip, Reference Librarian
Who ARE those people?
We are the library staff—in other words—your connection to academic success. Below is a brief introduction of who we are, what we do, and how you can contact us:
Cathy Reilender, Director— You won’t find her with a bun in her hair walking around shooshing people. She is hip and fun (with short hair) and likes to hear students tell her stories. Hobbies include traveling around Europe, golfing, attending art shows, and shopping. She keeps the library functioning at the administrative level but can also help with research questions. Feel free to contact Cathy if you have ideas on how to improve the library’s products and services. She works on Monday nights for evening students. Phone 859-846-5315 or email creilender@midway.edu
Sarah Kaip, Reference Librarian—She may be short and petite, but she’s packed full of big ideas on how to do research and where you can find the best sources for your assignments. If you’re hanging on a research limb, she’ll come to the rescue. Hobbies include writing books, watching horse shows, watching basketball, and basically watching the world go by. If you are on campus and see a handsome golden retriever on the loose during the evening, that’s Sarah’s dog out for a walk. Feel free to stop her and say hello to “Chance” but watch out for slobber. If you have a research question or want to schedule a one-on-one appointment with Sarah, call her at 859-846-5744 or email skaip@midway.edu Generally, she works Wednesday nights, but her evening schedule will be flexible depending on appointments with students.
Carrie Lewis, Circulation Supervisor—Carrie is a wild, wildcat fanatic who attends all UK football and basketball games. Carrie started in July and is in charge of reserves, Interlibrary Loan, circulation (that’s books checked in and out), maintaining periodicals (that’s newspapers and magazines), and supervising work/study students. She can also answer questions about research. Contact Carrie if you need an Interlibrary Loan or have questions about check outs or reserves. Her phone is 859-846-5839 or email clewis@midway.edu
Karen Mullins, Lab Assistant—She is our computer expert. Her office is in the computer lab at the back of the library during the mornings and in the computer lab downstairs during the afternoons. When students can’t retrieve it, print it, boot it up, shut it down, or make it work, they go to Karen. In her free time she is a voracious fiction reader, is active in her church, and likes to cruise to the Bahamas. You probably will not need Karen’s assistance as she troubleshoots computer lab problems only and works during daytime hours.
What’s in the library?
Probably the first place most of you go for information is the WWW, but our library offers several academic databases that can be accessed from your computer at home. Using library resources will give you a broader scope and oftentimes more credible sources than using just web pages. Below is a sampling of what we offer in addition to the Internet. To access them, go to our homepage http://eagles.midway.edu/library .
ATHENA—our online catalog to find books and videos. Anything we do not have in our library you can order for free through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Magazines, journals, and newspapers (collectively, these are called “periodicals”)—EBSCOhost is our premier database for finding articles, many of which are in full text.
Call the library for the username and password if you're off campus.
There are a ton of databases available, but these are the most widely used--available through EBSCOhost:
Netlibrary—This database contains the full text of more than 145,000 books. An account must be set up on campus (call 846-5316 if you’d like us to do it for you—it takes less than 5 minutes. Once an account is set up, you can use it from any computer off campus.
This is just a sampling of what we offer to get you started. We will highlight other tools in future newsletters.
Interlibrary Loan
Did you know that all SCD and Online students can order any article through Interlibrary Loan? If you cannot get an article in full text on one of our databases, you can request the article by emailing Carrie Lewis at clewis@midway.edu. We will order the item for you from other libraries throughout the country. When it arrives at Midway College, if you live far away, we will scan it and email it to you as a PDF. If you can pick it up in the Midway College library we will hold it for you. Make a note on whether you want email or pick up.
Here’s the catch: INTERLIBRARY LOAN TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS, longer if we have to mail it to you. So if you do not have that much time before your paper is due, do NOT request ILL service. You could lose ILL privileges for not picking up materials.
ILL is usually free. However, sometimes libraries will charge Midway College, in which case you will be asked if you want to pay the cost or cancel the request.
If you are logged onto EBSCOhost from home or at the office with Midway College’s username and password, and the article is not in full text, there is a link on the article citation that says "Request through Interlibrary Loan." You can click that link and fill out your contact information, and the request will be sent to our ILL person. Or, if you’re on campus, you can stop in the library and fill out a paper ILL form.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, and this all sounds like a foreign language, call the Reference Librarian or the Circulation Supervisor for more information (phone numbers listed below).
It doesn’t pay to be a copycat
One of the biggest reasons students end up plagiarizing is because they procrastinate. When students feel overwhelmed and rushed, they sometimes mix up or lose track of where information comes from. If you are someone who writes your entire paper and then goes back and inserts sources, this tip is for you. It is especially useful when you cut and paste information from EBSCO and websites.
Ideally, you want to make a reference list first (also called a “bibliography” and “works cited” list). Then, you can put these codes next to the source on the reference page. If you do not have a reference page created, then these codes go on the actual article or website printed out. If the source is a book, put a post-it note on the inside cover (hee, hee) to record this information because it would be dead wrong to mark up a library book!!!
When you type a quote (or cut and paste one), put Q1 highlighted at the beginning of the quote and Q1 end at the end of the quote. Then, you should mark Q1 on the source from which it comes in the upper right corner. If it’s a book write Q1 pg # on the post-it note. Use Q2 for the second quote, Q3 for the third, and so on. Use F1 for facts, S1 for summarized material, and P1 for paraphrased material.
Example:
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to fellow clergy saying that although they Q1 “deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham, your statement fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.” Q1end
New example:
F1 When the foundation entered this arena, the average cost of treatment ranged between $500 and $1,600 annually. Today, it's down to about $140 a year (with pediatric doses down to $60 per patient), making it easier for poor governments to purchase the drugs and allowing more people to take them – 750,000 to date, according to the foundation's calculations. F1 end This points out a clear achievement with long-term benefits, as well as hope for AIDS patients in Africa.
It’s every librarian’s worst nightmare…
… and dream come true all at once. Some of the most widely read books in the country are books that have been challenged and banned in schools and public libraries. Books that make newspaper headlines also make bestseller lists.
During Banned Book Week, September 29-October 6, the library will make a display of the top 100 most frequently challenged books in the United States between 1990 and 2000. Come in and enter our drawing by telling us your favorite book on the list. If we draw your name, you win a prize (to be announced). For Online students who cannot make it to campus, we will email the list, at which time you can reply and tell us your nomination for the drawing. We’ll also let you know which book received the most nominations.
Students who use computers on campus…
All of our computers are new as of this summer. They have Windows Vista (2007), the new operating system that replaces Windows XP, installed on them.
IMPORTANT: you will need a jump drive. The computers do not have a floppy or CD drive. Anything saved to the hard drive will be deleted daily.
IMPORTANT: you must have a code for printing. The code replaces the “copy buttons.” Where and when to begin purchasing the codes have yet to be determined, but the code will used for both printing and copying.
Need to make space at home?
Bring in your unwanted books—fiction preferred—for the library’s book exchange. Feel free to donate books, take some, leave with no take, or take with no leave. The book exchange is located between the periodical browsing shelves and the computers in the reference section.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to call or email with questions anytime. Be on the lookout for October’s rousing news about the library.
For your Information
Main library number 859-846-5316
Cathy Reilender, Director 859-846-5315
Sarah Kaip, Reference Librarian 859-849-5744
Carrie Lewis, Circ. Supervisor 859-846-5839
Hours (hours vary on academic breaks, summer, and holidays)
Mon-Thursday 7:45 am to 11:00 pm Friday 7:45 am to 6:00 pm Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Library homepage: http://eagles.midway.edu/library
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