Thrift Library Newsletters
(accessible via the the Intranet)
· Faculty Requests Are Due in the Library by April 30
· DASH, The Library's Online Archive
· 2011-2012 Student Library Survey
· Calendar Dates
· Database Situation Improves
· Thrift Library Supports International Travel Program
· New LibGuides
· Databases On Trial
· EBSCOhost Historical Digital Archive Viewer Tutorial
· New Library Collection Created
March, 2012
· Spring Break Hours
· Chicago Manual of Style Online Added
· Latest Departmental Reports Located on the Intranet
· Get Your LibGuides
· New and Updated "List"
· FREE websites have been added to Thrift Library Recommended Web page
· Apps You Need
· Latest Library Blogs and Facebook
· Credo Reference Short Training Video
· Latest Additions from Credo Reference
· Recently Relesed Updated Title
January, 2012
· Thrift eBook Collection DOUBLES in Size!
· On Campus Link to ebrary
· Elsevier's ScienceDirect College Edition Added
· Gale Virtual Reference Library Updated
· New Science Database on Trial for a Year - IOP
· Choice Reviews Recommended Academic Resources for 2011
· ProQuest Databases Get a New Look/Add Features
· Coming Soon! An Improved Proxy Server
· Trying to Get Published? Avoid These Places
· New Circulation Reports Available
· Shopping for eBooks? Here are Some Bibliographies
November, 2011
· Library Hours
· Another New First – Streaming Video
· Other Sources on Streaming Video
· e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection – 1,300 eBooks
· Still Another eBook Collection
· Miles Multimedia User Guides
· JSTOR Offers FREE Content
· National Academies Press offers free downloads
· Quote of the Month – What Is a Library?
· LibGuides Keep Coming – Surprising New Topics
· Acquisition Reports / Departmental Budget Report
October, 2011
· About Streaming Video
· Latest Digital Library, Classrooms, and Content Blog – The "5%" Rule
· Acquisitions Reports / Budget
· Chose Your Own Format – Hardback or Paperback? Book or eBook? DVD or Streaming Video?
· Library Support for Distance Education Students – New Service Announced
· Credo Reference Adds Lots of New Titles
· Find Your Favorite Resources – Movies, Musicals, Operas, Plays, Christian Fiction – using one of the library’s new Lists!
September, 2011
· Have Library Orientations. Will Travel.
· Database Trials
· FACTOIDS!
· Free Titles added to Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) by DISCUS, SC’s Virtual Library
· New Library Hours
· Five Databases Added to Support Masters in Music Education Program
· New Periodicals
· Credo Reference Grows to 635 Titles
· Contemporary World Issues Collection Added To Credo Reference
· Theatre Audition List Created
· Library Videos Available by a Click of a Mouse – Or a Camera
· Yearbooks, Viewbooks, Catalogs, and Literary Magazines Can Be Found Online
August, 2011
· NetLibrary Becomes eBooks on EBSCOhost
· Thrift Library Collections Keep Growing at an Astonishing Rate
· New Library Hours
· GVRL Expands - Again
· Video Cameras Now Available in the Library
· LibGuides Grow to Two Dozen
· How do I Get a LibGuide?
· Library Liaisons Switch
April, 2011
· Latest Blog: Digital Libraries, Classrooms, and Content - "Top Twenty eBook Questions For Library Users"
· Results of 2010-11 Faculty Library Survey – Guess what got a perfect score?
· Results of 2010-11 Student Library Survey – Third Highest Overall Score in History – Some interesting comments!
· EHIS (EBSCOhost Integrated Search) - Expands Coverage
· Factoids
· List of Accomplishments for 2010-11 - It’s a long list!
· Online Help – There’s more and more! Help create it!
· Summer Projects - Looking for a little professional development to go along with that summer R&R? Here are some suggestions.
· New and Important eBooks in NetLibrary
· Computer Camp Coming this Summer
· Lexis Nexus Is Back
· Summer School Hours / Exam Hours / Tween Hours
· New Credo Reference Titles – Up to 550
March, 2011
· LibGuides Are Coming…
· ArtStor Goes Mobile
· NetLibrary Adds 3,000 Titles with Purchase of Lyrasis 9th Shared Collection
· Thrift Library Collaborates in Publication of Two Important Books
· Got Money? Easy link to your Departmental Library Budget
· Credo Reference Titles Grow to 550
· New eBook Collection for Education
· Departmental Library Budgets / Spending / Acquisitions / On Order
· Anderson University Archives Go Online
January, 2011
· Thrift Rolls Out New Library Catalog - LS2 PAC
· JSTOR Added (Sort of)
· New Titles in Credo Reference
· Updated Titles in Credo
· EHIS Upgraded
· Congratulations to Anne Marie Martin
· Latest Digital Libraries, Classrooms and Content Blog
· eBooks Keep On Coming!
· Half Price eBooks – Limited Time Offer!
· eBook Page Added
March, 2010
· 2009-10 Thrift Library Student Survey Results Now In
· EBSCO A-Z List Replaces Serial Solutions’ 360 LInk
· New Favorite Websites
· Health Care Management Added to Favorites Page
· Horizon Reports Added to Collection
February, 2010
· March database trial with streaming video
· Born Digital added to Library in three formats
o Guess which gets used the most – General Circulation, Reserve, or Digital?
· 251 FREE career titles added to NetLibrary by DISCUS
· New collection purchased for NetLibrary containing 3,173 titles on all topics
o Guess how many eBooks we have now?
· Four new Library FAQs, including:
o Can I limit my Library Catalog search to new books?, and
o How can I find out what my professor has on reserve?
· Five new websites added to Favorites Page in Art, Business, History and "Open Content"
November, 2010
· How to look up your reserve materials online
· Saturday hours extended
· About the Library Calendar
· Find recommended web sites using Choice Reviews
· Library databases go Mobile
· Favorites page remodeled
· Economics professors create Favorites Page
· Theatre majors get new collection
· New Credo Reference titles
· Check out library equipment
· How to reserve library facilities
· Latest Digital Libraries, Classroom and Content Blogs
October, 2010
· New Reference Tool – Reference Universe – Is it as good as a librarian?
· Almost 3,000 new eBooks added. What’s the new total?
· Three paid databases added after last month’s trials
· New Free Database on History
· Biography Resources Center Updated / Name Changed
· Trial - 47,000 eBooks from ebrary
· Trial – LibraryMusicSource.com – 300,000 pages of sheet music
· Trial - Historical Abstracts Full Text
September, 2010
· Largest eBook Purchase in AU’s History!
· Digital Libraries, Classrooms & Content Blog
· Library Trial Databases
· New Titles in Credo Reference
· Thrift Library Starts Its Own Facebook Page
· H.W. Wilson Databases Available on Mobile Devices
· Top Twenty Circulating Library Books of 2009-10
August, 2010
· Digital Libraries: Has the Thrift Library Reached a Tipping Point?
· New Library Blog – Digital Libraries, Classrooms, and Content
· Mobile Apps Page
· Ebooks Get Their Own Line Item in the Library’s Budget
· Faith and Learning Follow up
· Database Changes and Updates
· September Database Trials
· Reference Universe – New search engine for the library’s in-house reference books.