Spring Semester…already in progress.

It’s hard to believe it’s almost mid-term. I hope that you are having a good semester. Hang in there because soon, you’ll be finishing up your tests, papers, and projects to head for whatever alternate destination is available. Enjoy some time away whether it’s relaxing at home, taking a vacation, or doing mission work. Whatever choice you have made for Spring Break will be a welcome diversion from classes and assignments. Travel safely.

Consequently, during this busy week we’re here for you:

• There are two copiers available near the periodicals area, now.
• A television with a VCR/DVD player is now available for use with headphones near the periodicals area. You can check out the remotes and headphones at the circulation desk.
• AV Room 2 is now available for group study.
• You can print from your laptop in the library. Just ask for help if you don’t know how.
• There is wireless upstairs in the library.
• We regularly order new materials for the library. If there is something we don’t have that you think we should, please let us know.
• The E.W. King Library is open until midnight Sunday through Thursday nights, until 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, and 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Hours will be limited during Spring Break.

Merry Christmas!

Congratulations to Drew Price, who is the winner of the iPod Shuffle giveaway. Thanks for your tremendous response to the library survey. Check back here in January for results of the survey.

Exam hours begin on Thursday, Dec. 6th and run through Dec. 12. Exams hours can be found on the library’s website.

Merry Christmas from the E.W. King Library Staff!

Advice for students: N’allez pas trop vite - lifehack.org

Advice for students: N’allez pas trop vite - lifehack.org

Here’s some more good advice for students (and all of us) on how to find some connections to your present surroundings.  If you’ve never taken time to learn any of these things about King College, I would encourage you to do so whether you’re a new student or new faculty.

For example, the other day I attended a retiree luncheon where I ate lunch with a lady who both graduated from King and also worked here for many years.  She told me about living in Bristol Hall when it was a dorm.  Her stories were fascinating, and I loved learning about where King College has been.

For those of you who have been here a while, leave us a comment and tell us about one of your favorite King College stories or places.

Happy Friday,

Julie Roberson

Name the Library Blog

We need your help to come up with a snappy name for the E.W. King Library blog.

Here’s the scoop:  Submit a name and tagline by September 7th to library@king.edu.  Include your name and contact information.  If we choose your entry, you will win a $20 Java J’s gift card.

Julie Roberson

Director of Library Services

Goodbye Summer; Hello Fall

In his devotional during faculty workshop, Dr. Dale Brown compared the beginning of school to the days before Christmas. You’ve been busy making all the right preparations for the season. The tree is decorated. Presents are wrapped. Stockings have been hung. You want to open that present under the tree, but as soon as you do, you know that the magic of Christmas will be over and life will be back to its normal routine.

People always ask me what we do in the summer in the library when no students are around? I grin and say, “Oh, there’s plenty to do.” This summer has been no different. Some of the preparations we’ve made this summer include:

• Hiring a new librarian: Jenny Horton is the new Instructional Services Librarian. She is coordinating library instruction and references services for the library. Her office is on the second floor of the library.
• Buying new equipment: The library now has two digital cameras and two digital video cameras for faculty, staff and students to check out.
• Beginning new services: If you use MSN, Yahoo! or AOL to instant message, add ewkinglibrary to your friend or buddy list to ask a question. If we’re not available via chat, send us an email at library@king.edu or call us (423-652-4716) or be really wild and crazy and see us in person.
• Adding new resources: Check out Credo Reference for an online reference library and Education Full-text for access to education periodicals.

I echo Dr. Brown’s feelings about opening the present before Christmas. I’m sad to say goodbye to summer, but glad to see students back on campus. I always wish for a restful, yet productive summer. Very rarely do those desires come true; however, this summer has been truly restorative. I hope the same has been true for you as well.

Julie Roberson, Director of Library Services