New Hours for Cup and Chaucer Café

Listed below is the new Fall/Spring schedule for the library’s coffee shop, the Cup & Chaucer Café:

• Monday – Thur. – 8:00am-9:00pm
• Friday – 8:00am-2:00pm
• Saturday – Closed
• Sunday – 4:00pm-9:00pm

LIBRARIAN OFFICE HOURS FALL 2016 BY DAY OF WEEK AND LIAISON

Throughout the semester, Reference/Instruction Librarians have regular weekly office hours for the students and faculty in the academic colleges and departments they liaison with. In addition staff and community library users are welcome to contact us as well.  For additional consultation appointments, use the Meet with a Librarian links. In addition, the 1st floor Desk is always a first stop for people needing assistance with library research.

MONDAYS 10:00-11:30AM, LIBRARY ROOM 106>> Marsha Miller for  Applied Health Sciences; Applied Medicine & Rehabilitation; Distance Learning; Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport; Multidisciplinary Studies (Gender Studies; International Studies; Philosophy; Sociology); Music; Social Work,  Phone: (812) 237-2606, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

MONDAYS 2:00-3:00 AT LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK>> Cheryl Blevens for Browsing Books and Magazines; English; Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; Phone: (812) 237-8986 or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

MONDAYS 9:00-10:00 AM IN LIBRARY 110 >> Brian Bunnett for Art; History; Theater, Phone: (812) 237-2577, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

TUESDAYS 9:00-10:00 IN Landsbaum Center for Health Ed. >> Shelley Arvin for Biology; Chemistry; Economics; Nursing; Physics; Science Education; Phone: (812) 237-2605 or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

TUESDAYS 1:00-2:00, LIBRARY >> Karen Evans for Criminology; Government Documents; Psychology; Reference, Phone: (812) 237-8824, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

TUESDAYS 10:00-11:00 IN CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT>> Karen Evans for Criminology; Government Documents; Psychology; Reference, Phone: (812) 237-8824, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

TUESDAYS 10:00-11:00 AT LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK >> Cheryl Blevens for Browsing Books and Magazines; English; Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; Phone: (812) 237-8986 or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

WEDNESDAYS 9:00-10:30 COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY LOBBY >> Rolland McGiverin for  Career Center; College of Technology; Motorsports; Scott College of Business, Phone: (812) 237-2615, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

THURSDAYS 9:00-10:30 COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY LOBBY >> Rolland McGiverin for Career Center; College of Technology; Motorsports; Scott College of Business, Phone: (812) 237-2615, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

THURSDAYS 10:00-11:00 IN ROOT A-143 >> Cheryl Blevens for Browsing Books and Magazines; English; Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Phone: (812) 237-8986 or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

THURSDAYS 9:00-10:00 IN NURSING BUILDING >> Shelley Arvin for Biology; Chemistry; Economics; Nursing; Physics; Science Education; Phone: (812) 237-2605 or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

FRIDAYS 2-4 AT LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK >> Steve Hardin for Communication; Earth and Environmental Systems; Math and Computer Science; Political Science, Phone: (812) 237-7685, or use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

APPOINTMENTS AS NEEDED >> Edith Campbell for Bayh College of Education, Phone: (812) 237-2058; use our Meet with a Librarian Online Form http://library.indstate.edu/forms/liaison.asp

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Project Success Students in the Library

On Wednesday August 17, Reference/Instruction Librarians Marsha Miller and Karen Evans provided the library component of Project Success. Reference/Instruction has been involved in this special early fall semester week-long initiative since its beginnings in 2009.

This year, between 2:00 and 3:15 the student cohorts (50 students total, cohorts A Different World and First Sycamores) rotated between 3 Academic Resources presentations (Your Academic Life):

• Library (in Library Events),
• Center for Student Success (in 028) and
• the Math & Writing Center (in the Center).

Coordinated by Stephanie Pearcy, Director of First Year Student Outreach and Success in the University College, students attend a section of Univ 101 and meet with various campus entities, culminating in a closing banquet on Thursday August 18. This year’s goals were more familiarity with campus people rather than lots of subject matter. Other presentations that week are under these themes: Advising/Social Justice; Student Life; Looking at Your Future; Helping Hand. Project Success students will also help with the regular student move-in on Saturday and Sunday.

Karen and Marsha presented 20-25 minute lively snippets about the library. Some of the information shared is shown below.

Always start with a word cloud!

                                First year students need to know how many different components                                          make up a university library

                                                 First year students may use the building more than the                                                                actual resources during their first semester.

It’s hard to spot the books when you first enter the library, but they are there!

We have many ways for students to seek out help. If in the building, first stop is here.

We get a wide variety of questions thru chat. Linked from Blackboard sites too!

The newer way to contact librarians when a consulting appointment is needed.

The Reference/Instruction Librarians and Staff