Are You a Visual Learner?

Have you been a little reluctant to use the Libraries’ Online Catalog?  No need to fear!  Help is here!

The GIL-Find Instructional Videos are tutorials to assist you with your research or any questions you may have regarding GIL-Find, the Libraries’ Online Catalog.  These tutorials were designed to help you learn about the Libraries’ resources and services.

These short, easy to understand tutorials show how to:

·       Access and Use Your Library Account

·       Do a Title Search in GIL-Find

·       Do an Author Search in GIL-Find

·       Do a Subject Heading Search in GIL-Find

·       Do a Keyword Search in GIL-Find

If you need additional assistance, please contact Information Services, 706.507.8671 or use our Connect with a Librarian services.

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What's your Favorite Children's Book?

CSU students, faculty, and staff are invited to share their favorite children's book during National Library Week.

Sign up today to participate by emailing the name of the book and the author to:  jones_michelle@columbusstate.edu

Each reader will have 5-7 minutes to share a few words about the book and to read an excerpt.

Deadline for signing up is Wednesday, April 10th at 5:00 p.m.

Happy Pi Day, 2013

Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. According to the Pi Day website, Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…

With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for Pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.

In honor of Pi Day, you're invited to discover MathSciNet®. MathSciNet® is an electronic publication within GALILEO which offers access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature. Over 100,000 new items are added each year, most of them classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification. MathSciNet® contains over 2 million items and over 1 million direct links to original articles. Bibliographic data from retrodigitized articles dates back to the early 1800s. Reference lists are collected and matched internally from approximately 450 journals, and citation data for journals, authors, articles and reviews is provided.

Happy Pi Day! Happy Discovery!

Library Hours for Spring Break

The Library will be closed Saturday, March 2nd through Monday, March 4th for Spring Break.

The Library will be open Tuesday, March 5th - Friday, March 8th from 8:00 AM - 5 PM. 

Regular hours of operation will resume on Saturday, March 9th. 

To schedule your next visit, please refer to the Library's online calendar.

From all of us at the CSU Libraries, have a safe Spring Break!  

Kimberly’s Bunny Gets a Wild Hair

Once upon a time, there was a sweet little bunny who visited the Schwob Library.  He was told emphatically by his Kimberly to stay inside his warm backpack.  When he saw the beautiful paintings by Librarian Tom (Ganzevoort) and the cool lime green chairs, the temptation was far too great.  The curious little bunny decided to experience the library for himself. 

For almost 48 hours, the little bunny ran to and fro looking at all of the great things the library has to offer.  He especially loved the Audubon magazine as he happens to be an avid bird watcher.  He thought to himself that it would be fun to read “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk” by David Sedaris in the McNaughton Collection.  Little did he know that his Kimberly was terribly worried.  She wrote letters to both friends and strangers telling them that her little bunny was lost.  She posted flyers outside of the library which told the plight of her little friend. 

When the little bunny became very, very hungry, he made his way to the vending area at the library’s entrance.  It was there that a Cougar named Jane (she’s a CSU student) found the lost, hungry little bunny.  That afternoon, Jane became a hero, Kimberly’s heart was mended, and the sweet little bunny went home with wonderful memories of his fun library adventure.

Moral of the Story:  There’s no place like home especially if you’re a little lost bunny without your cell phone. 

Pamela Y. McCreless, Blogger
CSU Libraries
Systems Department

Earlier Hours for the Schwob Library

What’s the best thing a library can be?        --Open!

Beginning Monday, February 18^th, the Simon Schwob Memorial Library will open earlier at 7:00 a.m., Monday - Friday.  Also, extended library hours will be announced for midterms and finals each semester. Visit the CSU Libraries homepage for library hours and more: http://library.columbusstate.edu/

 

 

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