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by | October 1, 2013 · 7:26 pm

Two speakers featured–an editorial cartoonist and a Holocaust survivor– as part of WKU Libraries’ Kentucky Live! and Far Away Places series in October

mmurphy3Courier-Journal editorial cartoonist Marc Murphy from Louisville, Kentucky will be speaking at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, October 10 as part of WKU Libraries’ Kentucky Live! lecture series. Murphy’s cartoons are nationally distributed and are published five times per week in the Courier-Journal.

Murphy’s works are now online in digital animation through the work of Digital Graphic Artist Chris Feldmann at the Courier-Journal. Murphy describes Feldman’s process as taking his art and “combining Steven Spielberg and Walt Disney.” Murphy says, “if you liked today’s cartoon, or more particularly…if you absolutely hated it, if you want to hate it even more, go to the Courier-Journal website and see it in all its animated glory.”

devils among angels picSamuel Marder, professional violinist and Holocaust survivor, will be speaking at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, October 17, on his recent book Devils among Angels: A Journey from Paradise and Hell to Life.

Devils among Angels is a collection of short stories and poems inspired by memories of Marder’s childhood years before, during, and after World War II and the Holocaust. He uses prose and poetry in both fiction and non-fiction to reflect on good and evil in the past and present.

Distinguished Professor of History Lisa Rosner, Ph.D., from Stockton College, writes about Marder’s book. “This is a transformative book in so many ways,” says Rosner. “Sam Marder takes the harrowing images of his childhood, shattered by the Nazis, and his experiences in concentration and refugee camps, and transforms them into stories, poems, and music. The reader is transformed by Marder’s striking images of angels and devils at work in human lives—and his calm reassurance of the ultimate victory of the angels. This book is required reading for anyone interested in the resilience of children, and creative genius, in the face of the Holocaust.”

Both programs will be held at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Campbell Lane in Bowling Green, Kentucky. These are free events for anyone in the community. For more information, go to wku.edu/library.

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by | September 12, 2013 · 7:23 pm

Library student workers participate in orientation

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WKU Libraries student workers attended an orientation in Helm 100 on Wednesday, September 11 to learn more about their responsibilities in the libraries. Brian Coutts, Department Head of Library Public Services, welcomed the students and gave an overview of library services. Brent Fisk from VPAL, Crystal Bowling and Paula Bowles from Library Technical Services, and Doug Wiles from Library Security all provided insightful information and offered assistance to the students workers. Upon conclusion, several students won a library t-shirt from the drawing.

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by | September 6, 2013 · 5:58 pm

Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage

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Dr. Coutts with speaker Mike Veach at the book signing of
Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage

At 7:00 p.m. last Thursday, September 12, Mike Veach, the Associate Curator of Special Collections at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, KY discussed his latest book at Barnes & Noble about the the real story of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.

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by | September 5, 2013 · 6:51 pm

WKU Libraries speaker programs highlight Bourbon and Bush

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by | August 29, 2013 · 7:47 pm

New Faculty Orientation & Information Fair

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Faculty Orientation Agenda 2013

The faculty and staff of University Libraries participated in this year’s 2013 New Faculty Orientation on Friday, August 16.  Jack Montgomery, John Gottfried, and Jennifer Wilson answered questions at the lunch time Information Fair.

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(From Left to Right) John Gottfried, Jennifer Wilson, and Jack Montgomery at the Information Fair.

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John Gottfried and Jack Montgomery answering questions from new faculty members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The afternoon presentation included a welcome from Dean Connie Foster and then presentations on reference services, LibGuides and databases from John 2013-08-28 16_07_17-New Faculty Orientation & Information Fair _ WKU Libraries BlogGottfried, catalogs and TopScholar from Deana Groves and Research Instruction from Bryan Carson.  Jack Montgomery explained collection development and our desire to partner with teaching faculty.  He also introduced our new Patron Driven Acquisition program which will launch this fall.  A collection of selected resources will be added to our TOPCAT online catalog and become part of our permanent collection the second time they are selected by patrons.  Katie King introduced the libraries’ social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blog and our newest Pinterest).  The latter features pages on 2013-08-29 11_01_42-Greenshot capture formprograms and recent library acquisitions.  Brian Coutts talked about this year’s Literary Outreach programs including the Faraway Places and Kentucky Live series, the Kentucky Writer’s Conference, the Southern Kentucky Bookfest, One Book One Community reads program and Faraway Flix, a new series of foreign film nights.  He also discussed STACKMAP our new newest technical application which allows patrons to click on MAPIT in the public catalog to determine exact locations of circulating materials. Timothy Mullin talked about Library Specials Collections.  The New faculty received a copy of the libraries’ Centennial History.

 

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Link to the New Faculty Orientation Powerpoint:

New Faculty Orientation PowerPoint

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by | June 26, 2013 · 5:00 pm

Charles Smith recently returned from a conference in Bournemouth, England, where he was an invited speaker at the ‘Unremitting Passion for the Beauty and Mystery of the Natural World—Alfred Russel Wallace Centenary’ event held on 7 June at the University of Bournemouth.  The sponsoring organizations were the Linnean Society of London, the Society for the History of Natural History, and the University of Bournemouth.  Dr. Smith spoke on the subject ‘Wallace on Natural Selection: What Did He Really Have in Mind?’  The following day he and other attendees were bused out to the site of Wallace’s grave, and were entertained by a nature walk nearby.

Dr. Smith speaking at the conference

Dr. Smith speaking at the conference

Dinner at Bournemouth

Dinner after the conference for invited speakers.

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Wallace’s gravesite, with marker consisting of a petrified tree trunk.

 

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by | June 25, 2013 · 6:13 pm

Renovations are underway at Cravens Library

cravens_construction_insets_finConstruction workers are making great improvements to the rooftop area of Cravens Library. Work began May 13 to fix the wall around the roof and the roof. To ensure a safe environment, the exterior of the building has been fenced off to patrons; however, the building is open and accessible through the ground and 4th floor entrances as well as the Helm Java City entrance. All entrances are expected to be open at the beginning of the Fall semester in August.

According to Daniel Peach, Library Facilities Coordinator, the renovation was definitely needed. “The roof has been in disrepair for some time now, most recently leading to massive leaking on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors of Cravens,” said Peach.

The roof repairs are scheduled to continue through October 11, but will not limit access to the building in any way.

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by | April 22, 2013 · 9:03 pm

Cookbook Authors at the 15th Southern Kentucky Bookfest, April 20, 2013

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KY and Southern cookbook authors at the 2013 Southern Kentucky Bookfest. (From left to right) Paul & Angela Knipple, Maggie Green, and Bobbie Smith Bryant.

The 9:00 a.m. session at this year’s Southern Kentucky Bookfest featured Kentucky and Southern cookbook authors.

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Author Bobbie Smith Bryant displaying a family heirloom, a handmade quilt.

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by | March 13, 2013 · 2:48 pm

Dr. Charles Smith lectures in Mexico City

Charles Smith has just returned from a three-day conference in Mexico City at which he gave an invited lecture on the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.  The host institution was UNAM, the most prominent Mexican university.  Smith will also be speaking at three other international conferences later this year, one in New York, and two in England.

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Main Library at UNAM

 

 

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by | September 18, 2012 · 7:06 pm

Vogue Archive at WKU Libraries

Western Kentucky University Libraries have recently added the complete archives of Vogue magazine to our electronic resource collection. As the publisher describes this useful database:

“The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. In addition to the editorial content, all covers, advertisements and pictorial features have been captured as separate documents to allow for searching and discovery. You can also limit your search by journal editor, to find items published during the editorship of, say, Diana Vreeland (1963-71) or Anna Wintour (1988-present).”

This database will be a highly valuable resource across many disciplines, including:
• Textiles and dress
• Fashion history
• Popular culture
• Gender studies
• Photography and graphic design
• Marketing and advertising

This resource if available both on- and off-campus (off-campus users will log in with their NetID and password). We are delighted to be able to offer the Vogue Archive, and we invite all our library users to try it out soon!

Need help? Call Library Reference at 270-745-6176, or ask us online.

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