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This Tuesday, February 28th at 12 noon, Professor Katrina Phelps of the Department of Psychology and The Alive Center performed modern and new country songs outside the WKU Libraries’ Java City. She was accompanied by the local folk band “Shadowdancer.”

The Holocaust exhibit took place on campus in three locations: the photojournalism gallery at MMTH, the 2nd floor hallway gallery at FAC, and room 100 of the Helm Library. The exhibit ran through the end of February in MMTH, and through the end of March in the other two locations. In addition, the library had created an audio tour of the exhibit which could be heard via players and headphones.

Tuesday February 21st, the Libraries were proud to have Jonathan David Eckberg, a native of Walnut, Illinois perform in Java City. Eckberg’s music has been described as “a perfect blend of rock and pop, blues and even a little jazz, acoustic and electric….” Photos of the event are available.

On Thursday, Feb. 16 from 7:00 - 8:30pm at Barnes & Noble on Campbell Lane, Dr. John Dizgun, a member of WKU’s History Department, presented this semester’s first Faraway Places program on the Yucatan. View photos of the event. Podcast of Dr. Gizgun’s lecture is also available.

This Thursday, February 16th at noon in University Library’s Java City, the University Libraries were proud to present the sweet and soulful sound of alt-country’s Steff Mahan. Steff is known for “a voice that is clear and powerful and lyrics that are heart-crafted and rock-solid.” View photos of her performance.

A discussion of the book In Country took place in Barnes & Noble on the evening of February 13. You may view a collection of selected photos here.

The annual Famous-Barr Used Book Sale was held from February 10-12 at the Bowling Green Public Library Depot Branch. The proceeds from the used book sale benefit the Southern Kentucky Book Fest.

• Photos of Book Sale on Friday, Februrary 10;
• Photos of Book Sale on Saturday, February 11;
• Photos of Book Sale on Sunday, February 12.

Out of popular demand, Atlanta native and Nashville Recording Artist, Sarah Peacock was welcome back to perform in Java City and Helm Library last Friday, February 10. Ms. Peacock’s music has been described as “not like the rest. Heart and guts fuel the fervor for her mission.” Joining Ms. Peacock was Nashville’s own Beau Bristow called “an acoustic prophet.”

On February 9, 2006, Charles Booe, president of the Frankfort-based Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory gave a talk about the business’ history in Barnes & Noble. This was part of the Kentucky Live! lecture series organized by the WKU Libraries and sponsored by Trace Die Cast.

If you missed the event, you may view these photos. Here, you can also take a virtual tour of the factory. You may also visit the Libraries’ Podcast web site to listen to or download Mr. Booe’s lecture.

We are adding access to an increasing number of electronic resources each day for many disciplines. Our primary management is through TDNet, but don’t forget TOPCAT for links also. “Check out” Learning through History, Environment and Planning (A and B), Geocarto International, limited online articles for Liberal Education and Peer Review (ASCU publications), Families in Society, Affilia, Journal of School Nursing, and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. A new database is Family & Society Studies Worldwide, which absorbed Family Index recently. . .and more on the way!
In TOPCAT alone, we have over 12,000 bibliographic records with links to electronic journals (thanks to WKU’s participation in a pilot project) and in TDNet, access to full text or citation/abstract level to over 26,000 titles! So whatever your major, whatever your research project or short paper, you should find relevant information through WKU Libraries!
We also have print copies of many of these titles, so come to Helm 2 or link from your computer. Either way, library resources are at your fingertips!

Just added: online access to International Abstracts of Human Resources. This is also a print index and continues the title: Personnel Management Abstracts. Covers management, human resources, and personnel topics.

Connie Foster, Head
Dept. of Library Technical Services
Submitted 7 February 2006