February 5th, 2010

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New Books Display

The Library’s New Books Display has moved.  It is now located adjacent to the elevator on the 1st floor.  We have also implemented a new, streamlined system for retrieving your new item requests.  When your selection form is returned to you, an added call number indicates that the item you requested is now available at the LRC and is shelved in the circulating stacks. If the form includes a red “SHELVED IN NEW BOOKS” stamp, it will be placed on the New Books Display for a minimum of seven days before being shelved in the stacks.   If you’d like to view the items on the New Books Display visit http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/newbooks.html We hope that the more prominent location of the New Books Display will showcase the great new materials that the library receives every day and that the new notification system will make it easier for you to locate the materials you request. If you'd like to request a new purchase for the library please visit the forms page.

New Books Display

-Greg Decker

January 21st, 2010

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100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan

The Ensor Learning Resource Center has been awarded 77 new books from the Nippon Foundation’s 100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan program. The donation was the result of Dr. Michael Rich and Mr. Greg Decker’s successful application to the program. The foundation selected the Georgetown College library as one of the 300 institutions to receive the new titles on Japanese culture, history, literature, business, and other areas. The donation is currently on display on the 1st floor of the LRC near the elevator. You may also see a full list of the new titles here. For more information about the Nippon Foundation's 100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan program visit the foundation's website.

Nippon Foundation Display

-Greg Decker

December 2nd, 2009

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New Circulation Supervisor at the LRC.

On December 1st, the Library welcomed back GC alumna Rachel Goodwin Combs. Mrs. Combs has joined the Library staff as our new Circulation Supervisor.  Among other tasks, Mrs. Combs will provide public services information, process all faculty reserves, train Library student workers, and reserve rooms.

Rachel is no stranger to the Georgetown College Library or campus.  Rachel graduated from Georgetown College in 2006 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Music.  Rachel was also a GC Library student worker for several years. 

After college, Mrs. Combs taught pre-kindergarten classes in Georgetown and then worked as the office manager for a medical practice in Lexington. 

Please join the entire Library staff in welcoming Rachel Combs back to campus as the newest member of our team!

-Helen Beaven

December 1st, 2009

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Pay Off Your Library Fines with Food!

Help those in need this holiday season.  From Dec. 1st through Dec. 18th, non-perishable food items will be accepted in lieu of money for library fines.  Library patrons may have library late fines and fees forgiven if they donate non-perishable food items in exchange for the amount of fines they have on their account.  All food will be donated to the AMEN House located in Georgetown, KY.

Rules:
1. Only non-perishable food items will be accepted for library fines.

2.  The following is a list of the acceptable items for this program:

a.      canned goods  (corn, peas, fruit, beans, soup, tuna, etc.)

b.      peanut butter

c.      crackers

d.      cake/brownie mix

e.      dry mix Jell-o/pudding

f.        dry powdered milk

g.      cereal

h.      mac & cheese

i.        noodles/macaroni/spaghetti/ramen

3. This program only applies to late fines and fees on your library account.  If you have lost an item or damaged an item, you will still be responsible for fines denoted as “replacement costs.”

4. Each non-perishable food item is worth $1 regardless of size.  No change will be given in exchange for the value of food items and all fines will be rounded to the nearest dollar amount.

For more information please contact:
Randall Myers, Evening Circulation Supervisor
Randall_Myers@georgetowncollege.edu
863-8406

Helen Beaven, Reference Librarian
Helen_Beaven@georgetowncollege.edu
863-8405

-Helen Beaven

November 13th, 2009

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Twilight Books Featured in Lobby Display.

To view the items on display click here.

-Current display created by Michele Ruth
 

October 26th, 2009

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Ernie Heavin Holds Book Signing at LRC.

Ernie Heavin, author of, Living by the Power of Faith: an Unique Study from the Book of Romans, recently held a book signing at the Georgetown College library on October 16^th.  Heavin, who has been in ministry for 24 years, is pastor of the Oasis Church of Christ and a volunteer chaplain for Georgetown College and Chik-Fil-A (Hamburg branch, Lexington, KY).  In addition to his long list of ministry work, Heavin is one of Georgetown College’s very own employees (periodicals manager in the LRC).    

In his book, Living by the Power of Faith, Heavin uses clear language to examine the Good News of Jesus Christ as presented by Paul's letter to the Romans, over the alternatives that lead people away from it.  Heavin posits that many of us worry whether we are "working hard enough" in our Christian walk, or whether we are studying and praying enough, of if our church has perfect doctrine.  This book outlines how the Gospel presented in Romans puts all of those questions to rest, declaring that Jesus alone is sufficient for our needs.

You may contact Heavin at Ernie_Heavin@georgetowncollege.edu for purchasing information or to schedule a book signing. 

-Helen Beaven

October 12th, 2009

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Don’t do Wiki, do Credo!  Search Reference E-books for your Assignments…

The library recently purchased the Credo Database which contains over three million entries from hundreds of well-regarded titles from some of world's best reference publishers. Credo’s collection is intelligently integrated with millions of cross-references and contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy, science to Shakespeare and law to literature. It also includes the Bridgeman Art Library Archive image database.

For more information or for a demo of this new database, please stop by the Research Help Desk.

-Helen Beaven

October 8th, 2009

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Used Book Sale in the Library!

The Ensor Learning Resource Center receives book donations on a regular basis. Many of these offerings are helpful contributions to our collection, but some titles are duplicates or are otherwise unsuited to the research needs of our campus community. Such books are being offered for sale in the T3 Center in the LRC. The carts are clearly labeled on the north side of the room.

Hardcover books are $1, and paperbacks or other materials are $0.50. Payment can be made at the Circulation Desk.

-Kyle Potter
 

August 10, 2009

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The Library Welcomes Ms. Helen Beaven!
 

We are pleased to welcome a new member of the library faculty, Visiting Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian, Helen E. Beaven.  Ms. Beaven joins us from Morehead State University, where she was the Instruction and Outreach Librarian.

Ms. Beaven received the Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Kentucky; the Master of Arts in Education (Secondary), also from UK; and the Bachelor of Arts in English from Transylvania University.

Ms. Beaven will be coordinating all Information Literacy and Library Instruction courses and will coordinate our reference service. Please join us in welcoming Helen!

-Mary Margaret Lowe
 

January 9, 2009

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-Kyle Potter