Burke News and Calendar

Carolyn Haines has recently published “The Darkling” under the pseudonym of R.B. Chesterton. This sharp and edgy gothic novel is set in 1974 Coden, Alabama. A young Californian family adopt a 16-year-old foster child and hire a tutor for their three children while restoring a shabby Paradise Inn to its former glory. During this time, claw marks begin appearing in the historic home and a ghost is seen in the woods.

Come join the Friends of Spring Hill College Library for light refreshments, lively conversation, and Carolyn’s book signing!

Event Details

Event Date: 

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: 

Stewartfield

Contact Information

Tracy Parman

tparman@shc.edu

251-380-2273 

Credo Reference is an easy-to-use tool for research projects and homework, and Burke Library has just added it to the collection. Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.

For more information check out the Credo Reference You Tube channel  or follow Credo on Twitter or Facebook or Pinterest.

On December 14, 2012, Burke Library Access Services Support Specialist, Daniel Wilson, received his Master’s of Library and Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

All of here at the library wish Daniel congratulations on this exciting achievement!

Library Director, Gentry Holbert, and Head of Technical Services, Janie Mathews, have co-authored an article in the prestigious journal Information Standards Quarterly. The article, entitled, “OCLC’s Worldshare Management: Early adopter experience at a small liberal arts institution on the Web,” discusses Burke Library’s experiences as early users of the OCLC integrated library system, Worldshare Management.

The article can be found online here.

The library is pleased to announce its subscription to the ebrary Academic Complete Collection, which offers more than 79,000 ebook titles in a diverse range of subject areas. The collection is available through the library catalog, and by going to the direct link here.

The ebooks can be viewed using a computer screen, or by downloading the ebrary reader for Android and iPad/iPhone.

Library Director, Gentry Holbert, is pleased to announce that an upgrade to the wireless service within Burke Library is now live. The library funded update was implemented by the SHC IT department. For instructions on how to connect, click here.

Burke Library welcomes new and returning students with two displays that shed light to the history of Mobile and its numerous attractions. As students and patrons walk into the Library they are greeted with a display incorporating books on the city of Mobile - its history, inhabitants, and southern charm – and photos of historic buildings that serve as examples of the grandiose scale of the architecture in its historic districts. Turning the corner, another display comes into view, introducing observers to the numerous museums and historic sites found in Mobile, as well various activities and events such as historic trails, recurring art walks, and botanical gardens. Check out these displays to learn more about Mobile and the opportunities for exploration within this wonderful city.

Many congratulations to Bret Heim for his promotion from associate professor to librarian/full professor! It is the highest faculty rank that can be achieved.

This is a well-deserved honor and we are proud to have Bret as part of our library team.

In preparation for the 2013 adoption of RDA, the proposed next edition of cataloging rules to replace AACR2 (the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2^nd ed.), SHC Technical Services Librarian Janie Mathews, attended an online seminar called “Introducing RDA 1: Structure, Principles and Core Elements.” RDA will take the place of the traditional cataloging language and structure that currently forms the basis of organization of materials in academic and public libraries in the United States.

Deanna Day, who has worked as an intern and a contract employee at SHC since January 2011, graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in May of 2012 with a Master’s of Library and Information Studies.  Congratulations, Deanna!