On the evening of November 7, 2011, Dr. Patricia Minter from the History Department discussed “Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and Habeas Corpus.” She discussed Lincoln’s handling of anti-war protest and civil rights. This was an important issue with many parallels being made between the civil war and the war on terror. The lecture was part of the travelling exhibition “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War.”
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WKU Libraries’ Web site with its One-Search Box hit the Top 5 most visited Web sites from WKU’s homepage for the month of October with 48,434 visits immediately after it’s new look’s debut in the OUCampus content management system.
According to WKU Public Affairs, the Google Analytics reports that WKU Libraries came in fifth after the WKU homepage, Webmail, Current Students landing page and Academics landing page.
Way to go WKU Libraries!!!
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Dr. Jerry W. Passon, who teaches English and technical writing at Hopkinsville Community College, gave a talk on corvette in literature and culture as an American symbol at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Bowling Green, KY on the evening of November 10, 2011. The event was the last of the “Kentucky Live! Southern Culture at Its Best” talks series organized by the WKU Libraries.
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Reminder:
This is the last week for WKU Libraries’ Food Drive and the Professional Marketing Association’s Denim/Clothing Drive.
Help out the disadvantaged by bringing in canned food for the Salvation Army and/or clothing for the International Center.
Bring food to Circulation and place any clothes in the bins in the front lobby by Cravens fourth floor entrance.
Thank you!
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On the evening of November 3, 2011 in the Western Room of Kentucky Building, WKU Libraries kicked off the month-long traveling exhibition titled “Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War with the “Background of Conflict and the Election of 1860” presentation given by Carol Crowe-Carraco, WKU Professor of History, and Nancy Baird, Kentucky Historian. This exhbition was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs and was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Josie Walker’s diary inscription
For a look into the daily lives of a Kentucky farm family late in the 19th century, WKU’s Special Collections Library offers this newly acquired diary, kept by an observant young woman in Columbia, Kentucky.
Josephine “Josie” Walker was nineteen when she began the second volume of her diary in October 1883. Like most single women living at home, Josie organized her life around family, household duties, school, church, and social events. She and her sister had their share of chores: “Sophie and I ironed some, churned, baked a cake & some apples and did a hundred other things,” she wrote on October 27. The following summer, she enjoyed a day out at the county fair, where she feasted on watermelon, watched mule races, and admired prize-winning livestock and quilts. Josie and her family, however, had decided not to go into town one day in March in order to avoid witnessing a scheduled public execution. “I don’t see how a humane person could go to a hanging,” she confided to her diary.
Josie was also attentive to events in the wider world. “This is election day. Hurrah!” she wrote in anticipation of a new president in November 1884, but her hopes were dashed when Republican James G. Blaine narrowly lost to Grover Cleveland. The Democrats, she grumbled, were uncharitably shooting off guns and making a “racket” to celebrate their victory.
September 6, 1884 had found Josie in a reflective mood. “This is my twentieth birthday,” she noted, and two years had elapsed since she began to keep a diary. “I suppose I am considered a grown lady by some,” she wrote, “but I feel as an ignorant timid child afraid to stand alone. Let us hope the records of this year will be pleasant to refer to in years to come.” With her diary now a part of our permanent collection, her wish can be fulfilled.
A finding aid for Josephine Walker’s diary can be downloaded by clicking here. To find other diaries from Kentucky and elsewhere, search TopSCHOLAR and KenCat.
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November is Native American Heritage Month. It is a nationally recognized tribute to the heritage of Native Americans, and to celebrate, the library’s reference area has created a book display showcasing WKU’s materials on Native American culture and history.
Books on Display:
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WKU Libraries presented the second of its new “We’ve Been Everywhere” talk series in Helm Library on the morning of November 9, 2011. Laura DeLancey, WKU Elizabethtown Campus Librarian, talked about her being caught “in the Midst of the Egyptian Revolution” while working in Cairo.
This “We’ve Been Everywhere” talk series is intended primarily for the audience of the WKU employees as an in-service experience to raise the awareness of WKU’s aspiration for international reach.
Photo Album | Audio | Podcast
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Interim Dean of Libraries Connie Foster (2nd left) and Dr. Aaron Hughey (middle) with the organizers of the event (from left) Jennifer Wilson, Amanda Drost, and Tammera Race.
WKU Libraries celebrated the International Open Access Week with a forum in Room 100, Helm Library on October 25. Speaking at the forum were Dr. Mary Bennett, APRN Director, WKU School of Nursing; Dr. John Cipolla, WKU Associate Professor of Music; and Dr. Aaron Hughey, WKU Professor of Counseling and Student Affairs. They presented their experience with TopSCHOLAR, WKU’s institutional repository. Connie Foster, Interim Dean of WKU Libraries, presided over the forum and gave an opening remark. The forum was followed by questions and answers and a reception that featured a beautiful cake.
This year’s International Open Access Week took place from October 24 through 30.
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Alabama bluesman Russell Gulley performed at Java City today. His set included originals like “Sand Mountain Mule” and covers of classic tunes like “Bo Diddly” and “Love in Vain.” In between songs, this top-notch performer offered up reminiscences of his youth in the rural south and some informal notes on the history of the blues.
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