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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Short Library Video
Check out this short video we show to students at various orientation activities around campus.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Many ways to get help in the Library
The Library has so many ways to help you. Come in, stop by and ask.
The Reference Desk (1st floor) is where you can get one on one personalized professional research assistance for your papers, projects, and class assignments. Call 898-2817, stop by, or IM us.
Circulation and Reserves desk (1st floor) From this desk, you can check out books, return books, pick up Interlibrary Loans and books placed on hold, and get books that Professors have set aside for their classes. We can also provide help with accessing E-Reserves, and retrieve items from the Music Library.
The Service Desk (1st floor) can help you with directions, information, graduate carrels and security. You can also checkout markers and 4th floor group study rooms .
The Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center (3rd floor) provides a relaxed, yet professional atmosphere in which writers from across the curriculum can become more comfortable with processes of writing. We encourage writers from undergraduates to graduate students to faculty and staff, and writers in all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to revision, to visit our friendly and experienced staff.
Special Collections (4th floor) offers collections that can help people research local and state history, MTSU publications like theses, Civil War, history of book printing and publishing, artists’ books, and movable books.
The Reference Desk (1st floor) is where you can get one on one personalized professional research assistance for your papers, projects, and class assignments. Call 898-2817, stop by, or IM us.
Circulation and Reserves desk (1st floor) From this desk, you can check out books, return books, pick up Interlibrary Loans and books placed on hold, and get books that Professors have set aside for their classes. We can also provide help with accessing E-Reserves, and retrieve items from the Music Library.
The Service Desk (1st floor) can help you with directions, information, graduate carrels and security. You can also checkout markers and 4th floor group study rooms .Technology Services Desk (1st floor, just past the elevators) provides general software assistance, assistance connecting to the campus network, , printing assistance, assistance with MTSU systems such as D2L, pipeline, and the sky drive as well as assistance with the library spaces Meeting Place 4 and TeamSpot. We offer services such as equipment checkout, poster printing, and color printing. We strive to provide answers to any technology related questions in the library.
Digital Media Studio (2nd floor) provides a knowledgeable staff who can help you find appropriate resources, train you on the latest media software and collaborate on projects. The Digital Media Studio is a welcoming, collaborative space for users of all abilities, disciplines, levels and interests. You can also access the Library's microtext collection of books, articles, newspapers and other resources that are preserved in microtext format.
Curriculum Collection (3rd floor) provides resources and services for those studying or working in the field of education including resource units, activity guides and learning kits available for classroom use. Also available is a collection of all current state adopted textbooks for grades pre-K-12 and a selection of books typically found in an elementary school library.
The Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center (3rd floor) provides a relaxed, yet professional atmosphere in which writers from across the curriculum can become more comfortable with processes of writing. We encourage writers from undergraduates to graduate students to faculty and staff, and writers in all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to revision, to visit our friendly and experienced staff.
Special Collections (4th floor) offers collections that can help people research local and state history, MTSU publications like theses, Civil War, history of book printing and publishing, artists’ books, and movable books.
Monday, June 4, 2012
On display in Special Collections
A new exhibit of pop-up books is on display in the Special Collections area on the 4th floor of the Walker Library. Books featured in this exhibit are all part of the Dimensional and Artists’ Books Collection that is housed in Special Collections.
Viewers can come and enjoy a life-size alien, three-dimensional art and petite natural wonders. These and other unusual books encourage us to appreciate the imagination and artistry of their creators, but they also challenge us to think about the nature of the book and its traditional role.
The display called BIG and small, WIDE and tall: Pop-up books and the function of scale will be mounted through September.
Viewers can come and enjoy a life-size alien, three-dimensional art and petite natural wonders. These and other unusual books encourage us to appreciate the imagination and artistry of their creators, but they also challenge us to think about the nature of the book and its traditional role.Friday, May 25, 2012
CUSTOMS begins!
Welcome incoming Freshmen!
CUSTOMS sessions begin tomorrow and last throughout the summer. CUSTOMS is the Middle Tennessee State University new student orientation program. CUSTOMS helps new undergraduate students make the transition into the university; prepares new students for MTSU's educational opportunities; and initiates the integration of new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social climate of the institution.
Because you are about to be an official student at MTSU we want to give you the low down on the Walker Library.
Check out our Library Hours. Good news!!! Starting in the Fall we are open a half an hour earlier in the mornings and open two hours later at night!
Computers are a big deal over here (we have over 350 of them).
CUSTOMS sessions begin tomorrow and last throughout the summer. CUSTOMS is the Middle Tennessee State University new student orientation program. CUSTOMS helps new undergraduate students make the transition into the university; prepares new students for MTSU's educational opportunities; and initiates the integration of new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social climate of the institution.
Because you are about to be an official student at MTSU we want to give you the low down on the Walker Library.
Check out our Library Hours. Good news!!! Starting in the Fall we are open a half an hour earlier in the mornings and open two hours later at night!
Computers are a big deal over here (we have over 350 of them).
Like Macs? Check out the Digital Media Studio.
We have over a million volumes in the library. See our borrowing privileges.
Get expert HELP from Librarians.
The University Writing Center is right here!
We have over a million volumes in the library. See our borrowing privileges.
Get expert HELP from Librarians.
The University Writing Center is right here!
And we have a full service Starbucks!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Mulitple tech problems in the library today (with updates)
We are experiencing a perfect storm of technology problems in the library today.
Update 4:10 pm: Wireless is still down.
Update, 5/22/12: Wireless is back!
1. A failed server in ITD is preventing logging in on public computers all across campus. The library computers are currently unavailable, except for a handful of Macs in the Digital Media Studio on the 2nd floor.
Update, 4:10 pm : Computers are back in business!
2. Off-campus access to most library databases is currently unavailable. Here is a limited workaround for article access.
Update, 4:10 pm : Off-campus access is back!
3. Wireless access is currently unavailable in the library.
Update, 5/22/12: Wireless is back!
Many people are working hard to resolve these issues, but regrettably, we don't have a timeline
for when they will be resolved. We'll update you as the problems are fixed.
Contact us if you have any questions or if we might be able to help you access something.
Off campus database access interruption
We are currently experiencing problems with off-campus access to our article databases. We are working on a solution, but in the meantime, here is a way to get access to articles from a few of our EBSCO databases (such as Academic Search Premier, PsycInfo, and more).
1. Log in to your MTSU Library Account. Use Option 2 to login, which is your name and the barcode on the back of your MTSU ID (the one starting with 23082).
2. Next, search the catalog from the Books and More tab on the library homepage or directly at http://infosearch.mtsu.edu.
3. Search for your topic. The initial results screen shows books, ebooks, videos, and websites, but not articles. To view journal articles, go to the top of the screen and click on the Articles link. This will give you a list of articles on your topic.
4. Select an article and click on the Full Text links to view articles in the native databases.
Logging into your Library Account with option 2 should also grant you off-campus access to E-books that you find through the Infosearch catalog.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Library Closed and Website Down May 9
Due to a scheduled campus-wide power outage, the library will be closed all day on Wednesday, May 9. The library website will be offline from approximately 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. All systems will be back online and the library will be open regular hours on Thursday May 10.Read more about the power outage, affected campus services, and squirrel saboteurs at http://www.dnj.com/article/20120507/NEWS/305020044.
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