Longwood University Library | Celebrate Curiosity

Sep 29 2009

Your opinion matters! Check out the NEW updated look of the Library’s research guides!

In spring 2009, we surveyed students to get feedback on the look and feel of our library research guides. The students we surveyed wanted to see four things: blog

-less clutter

-more search boxes

-convenient boxes for IM chat questions

-librarians’ friendly faces.

We were happy to report that in most cases, our research guides rated favorably in comparison with guides from other institutions and that student comments were generally positive. However, we listened and made the changes YOU requested. So, what are you waiting for? Go to our Research Guides, chat with us, leave comments, and share your favorite research sources! You can also access research guides via Longwood University Library Facebook .

Sep 23 2009

Databases, Miscellaneous

H1N1 Flu Information

Two of the library’s database vendors are offering free H1N1 information to the public.

Ebsco Publishing will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™. Please visit http://www.ebscohost.com/flu/ often and feel free to share, post, and email this link.

Gale Cengage Learning Gale is giving free access to the newly created Swine Flu Portal (Access Expired February 15, 2010) in Global Issues in Context. Updated daily, this portal offers: an in-depth expert overview; 279 perspectives (editorials) from international publications, such as The London Times and Africa News Service; 191 podcasts; 17,000+ news articles; and a link to the World Health Organization’s pandemic alert status.

Longwood students, faculty, and staff, as well as parents of current students, may check the Student Health Center website for the most current information about the H1N1 virus and how the campus community is responding. Additional information about the H1N1 (swine) flu virus is also available at: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/.

Sep 14 2009

Events

Play Games in the Library!

Greenwood Library and Lancer Productions are hosting their fall semi-annual game night, Friday, September 18th from 6:30 to 9:30. PLAY video games, board games, etc., enjoy refreshments and listen to great music provided by WMLU. We hope to see you there!

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Sep 11 2009

Services, Technology

Laptops available for in-library use.

Need a computer? The Library now has a limited number of dell laptops available for student use within the building.

Go to the Circulation/Reserve Desk to check out a laptop for up to 3 hours. See Website for details http://www.longwood.edu/library/about/policy/laptop_checkout.htm

Sep 01 2009

Technology

New PC log off procedures in the Library.

New Log Off Procedures on the Library’s Computers:

TO LOG OFF, Click on the Start button (bottom-left), then choose “Log 0ff.” If you don’t do this, no one else can use the computer after you leave!!!

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Aug 18 2009

Events

Library Participates in Digitization Planning Meeting

On July 22, 2009, Greenwood Library and Longwood University faculty participated in a meeting to discuss the potential for a collaborative digitization project related to civil rights in education in Prince Edward County. The Greenwood Library convened and organized the meeting, held at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities in Charlottesville, and the Moton Museum provided lunch.

Representatives from Longwood, the Moton Museum, Farmville Baptist Church, Martha E. Forrester Council of Women, Prince Edward County School Board, and Virginia State University joined staff from Eastern Shore Public Library, Encyclopedia Virginia, Library of Virginia, Virginia Center for Digital History, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to identify resources and define shared goals for a collaborative digitization project. A follow-up meeting for other Prince Edward institutions that have expressed interest in the project will be held in early fall in Farmville.

Prince Edward County Collaborative Digitization Meeting, July 22, 2009

Front, from L to R: Larissa Smith Fergeson, Scot French, Virginia Kinman, Russell Dove, Michael Cheuk, Edwilda Allen Isaac, Catherine Stevens, Ben Capozzi; Middle, from L to R: Kathleen Jordan, Jennifer McDaid, Lucious Edwards, David Bearinger, Gwendolyn Brooks, Joy Speakes; Rear, from L to R: Miles Barnes, Bob Hamlin, Lacy Ward

Mar 30 2009

Events

National Library Week @ Special Collections

Longwood Connects @ Greenwood Library:
A Program in Celebration of National Library Week
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Thursday, April 9 – 3:30 p.m. – Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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What’s so special about Greenwood Library’s Special Collections? You are invited to attend an event that has been designed to answer this question. On Thursday, April 9, 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 compositions that are among the holdings in Special Collections.

You are encouraged to come out and enjoy readings and performances by President Patricia Cormier, Dr. Craig Challender, Marty Dorrill, Dr. Mary Carroll-Hackett, Dr. Lisa Kinzer, Dr. Lily Run Ren, Dr. Gordon Ring, Dr. John Sturtz, Director of Multicultural Affairs Lonnie Calhoun, and Longwood students Rachel Burchard, Emily Kilgore, and Ashley Lauer. We may have some surprise guests, as well.

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.

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Mar 26 2009

Databases

Practice Tests for Teacher Certification and More

LearningExpress Library™ Version 2.0 makes it even easier to prepare for professional and graduate school tests as well as the job search process. Longwood users may create a personal account to track progress in practice tests for Praxis I and II, GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT. If you already have a LearningExpress account, your current LearningExpress username and password still work with the new version and your tests in process are located in “My Center.”

In addition to career resources on how to conduct a job search, writing resumes and cover letters, and interviewing, LearningExpress Library™ includes the following:

Two Praxis I practice exams of 125 questions each
Two Praxis II Early Childhood practice exams of 120 questions each
Two Praxis II Elementary practice exams of 120 questions each
Two Praxis II Middle School practice exams of 120 questions each
Two GRE Analytical Writing practice tests
Two GRE Quantitative Ability practice tests
Two GRE Verbal Ability practice tests
Two GMAT practice tests
One LSAT practice tests
MCAT practice exams for biological sciences, physical sciences and verbal reasoning

LearningExpress Library™ also includes a searchable collection of digitized study guides and test preparation books.

Mar 12 2009

Databases, Events

Celebrate Women’s History Month

Do you want to learn more about the role of women in history, politics, science, the arts, sports, the world of work, and more?

For quick links to Longwood events related to Women’s History Month 2009 and other interesting facts, check out the Women’s History Month guide created by librarian Mark Lenker and sociology professor Carl Riden.

For more in-depth research, consult the Women’s Studies Research Guide or search the following electronic resources:

Mar 03 2009

Alerts

Library closing at 10 pm on March 3

The Greenwood Library is opening at 10 am on Tuesday, March 3, and will close early at 10 pm.