Mar 22 2010
Events

Live event: A History of Longwood

Longwood history comes alive:
A Special Collections Program
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Tuesday, March 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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Greenwood Library’s Special Collections holds historical treasures that make Longwood’s history come alive. On Tuesday, March 30 at 3:30 p.m., the Greenwood Library will host an event that will feature faculty, staff, and students reading excerpts from books and performing musical selections that will make you feel nostalgic. A slideshow of historical photos will be included as a part of this event. Attendees will have an opportunity to win one of three Barnes and Noble gift cards being given away as door prizes. Refreshments will be available following the event. Make plans to attend this event of March 30 to be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Atrium of the Greenwood Library.

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Mar 19 2010
Technology

Streaming Video and Online Catalog Upgrades

The Greenwood Library is pleased to announce two upgrades for our existing online catalog and streaming video services that expand their functionality and improve their ease of use.

Online Catalog RecordWhen viewing full item records in the online catalog, users will see the following improvements:

  • Larger book jackets and CD/DVD covers
  • Easily accessible tabs with additional information such as table of contents, first chapter, and book reviews
  • Redesigned interface

With the streaming video service, we’ve switched our delivery method from Quicktime to Flash and improved the interface to bring users the following benefits:

  • Logging in to PBS videos is simpler—it uses the same authentication system as our databases.
  • Integrated troubleshooting makes it easier to overcome any problems playing the videos.
  • Video playback and seeking are smoother and more stable.
  • Videos are more viewable, especially in a classroom, with full-screen support, automatic resizing, and backlight dimming features.
  • All major browsers are supported, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
  • Extensible webpage and streaming server allow us to easily host other academic videos from around campus.

Streaming Video Display

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Mar 17 2010
Events

Resources for LU Sustainability Conference

Starting Thursday, delegations from colleges and universities across the state will be on campus for Longwood’s Sustainability Conference, March 18th-20th.  Most programs will be held in Blackwell Hall.

A complete list of presenters can be found here.  Speaker bios include links for more information about their work.

For a collection of sustainability resources on the web and here at Longwood, check out the library’s Sustainability Libguide.

For academic literature and government reports on sustainability-related issues, take a look at the GreenFILE database.

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Mar 15 2010
Events

Melvin Ely to speak at Friends of the Library event

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Melvin Ely featured at
Friends of the Janet D. Greenwood Library’s Spring event
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Friday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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Dr. Melvin Patrick Ely, a historian best known for his acclaimed book about an antebellum community of free African-Americans in Prince Edward County, will speak Friday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Atrium of Greenwood Library at Longwood University.

Ely’s appearance, sponsored by the Friends of Janet D. Greenwood Library, is free and open to the public, though, due to limited seating, those interested in attending must RSVP to Keary Mariannino by phone (395-2431) email (marianninokm@longwood.edu), or in person (Room 121, Greenwood Library).

Ely, professor of humanities at The College of William & Mary, is author of the 2005 book Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War, which won several major awards, including the Bancroft Prize. Israel Hill, settled by about 90 freed slaves in 1810-11, became a successful community whose residents interacted with whites and other blacks. A state historical marker recognizing Israel Hill, just west of Farmville, was unveiled in September 2009.

There will be a reception at 6 p.m. and after his talk Ely will sign copies of Israel on the Appomattox and another book he wrote, The Adventures of Amos ‘n’ Andy.

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Mar 01 2010
Services

Take our library satisfaction survey. You could win an iPod Touch…

Dear Campus Community,

Tell us what you think about Greenwood Library and become eligible to win one of seventeen prizes. You could win:  a Nintendo Wii, an iPod Touch, a Nikon Coolpix camera, a Tom Tom navigation system, or a Barnes and Noble Gift Card.  At the end of the survey, you can enter a drawing for one of these prizes by providing your e-mail address.

You can take the 5-7minute survey at:

http://www.libqual.org/survey/RWSTJQ52TUL53VCY

Your participation will give us a better understanding of what you think about Greenwood Library’s services.  This survey will:

  • Let us know what services work best, and where to target improvements
  • Help us better understand how the Longwood community rates library services
  • Allow us to benchmark results against other libraries to determine best practices

Let me assure you that if you participate, your responses will be held in confidence. No identifying links between responses and the individual responding will be retained. Combined data only will be reported.

This national survey evolved from a conceptual model based on SERVQUAL, a popular tool for assessing service quality in the private sector. It has been rigorously tested and refined by the Association of Research Libraries and administered at over 500 colleges and universities to measure library service quality and identify best practices. The survey has been approved by Longwood University’s Human and Animal Subjects Research Review Committee and will be offered to all faculty, staff and students. To learn more about the survey, see the LibQUAL+ Survey FAQ on the library website.

If you have any difficulty in accessing or taking the survey, please contact Mark Lenker, Assistant Instruction/Reference Services Librarian, at lenkermn@longwood.edu or 395-2257.

Thanks for taking the time to help us serve you better.

Wendell Barbour

Dean of the Library

Janet D. Greenwood Library

Longwood University

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Feb 03 2010
Alerts, Events

Game Night Postponed

Due to the uncertain weather of this coming Friday (February 5), Game Night will be postponed.  Check back later for the new date.

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Dec 11 2009
Miscellaneous

Resources for Academic Transformation Libguide now available

We are pleased to announce that the Resources for Academic Transformation Libguide created by the Academic Transformation Committee is now available. To access the libguide from the Library’s homepage, scroll down to and click on  “Resources for Academic Transformation” in the “Research Your Topic” dialog box.

Nov 09 2009
Events

Martin Clark to speak at Friends of the Library event

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Martin Clark featured at
Friends of the Janet D. Greenwood Library’s Fall event
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Friday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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Mr. Martin Clark, a circuit court judge in Patrick and Henry county and Martinsville, VA will speak at the Friends of the Janet D. Greenwood Library’s Fall event. He has written three books entitled Plain Heathen Mischief, The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living, and The Legal Limit. The Legal Limit spent 30 straight weeks on Amazon’s legal thriller list and was named 2008 Book of the Year for both the Washington Post Book World and Bookmarks Magazine. Plain Heathen Mischief was chosen as a selection for the Quality Paperback Book Club and appeared on both Amazon’s and Barnes and Nobles’ Top 100 Books List. There will be a book signing after Mr. Clark speaks. Barnes and Noble will be present selling books. Limited seating available.

For more information, contact Keary Mariannino, marianninokm@longwood.edu or 434-395-2431

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Nov 03 2009
Databases

CAMIO Art Images Database

Need an image? Search CAMIO.

Go to the library’s website, click on Art under “Research Your Topic,” and click on CAMIO.

CAMIO—Catalog of Art Museum Images Online—is a premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums. Showcasing a wide range of fine and decorative art, CAMIO provides 95,000 high-quality art images for education, research and enjoyment.

  • All content is rights-cleared for educational use.
  • Images may be downloaded but may only be displayed on Blackboard or other web locations that are restricted to Longwood students, faculty and staff.
  • This database is available to Longwood students, faculty and staff as part of the OCLC database package provided through VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia.
Oct 13 2009
Events

Dr. Brock-Servais speaks about “Alice in Wonderland”

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“Interpreting Alice through the Ages”
A Special Collections Program
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Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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“Interpreting Alice through the Ages” will be the subject of a lecture by Dr. Rhonda Brock-Servais, department chair and associate professor of English at Longwood University, on Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Atrium of Greenwood Library. The lecture is part of a series of events related to Greenwood Library’s archival and special collections.

In her lecture about Lewis Carroll’s well-known classic, Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Brock-Servais will address the ongoing popularity of Alice in her various incarnations and add her own favorite interpretation to the mix, which reveals Alice as the fairy tale heroine. In 1999, Longwood received a sizable collection of books and memorabilia related to Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland from the late Carol S. Droessler, a 1950 Longwood graduate, and her husband, Dr. Earl Droessler of Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Brock-Servais will highlight this collection during her presentation. In addition, selected books and memorabilia from the Droessler collection will be on display in the Greenwood Library during October.

Following the presentation, refreshments will be served in the Library’s Special Collections Room 202.

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