Ramsey Library News

Library Help, Now Even More Helpful!

You may have noticed by our signage and new faces that to the one-time Reference Desk has been added a new service: ITS Help. We hope the campus community will benefit from the pairing of research support and tech assistance at the Research & Technology Desk.

Please remember to direct your ITS queries to the help desk rather than to individual staff so they can be most quickly and accurately dispatched.

ITS HELP
contact: 251-6445 or helpdesk@unca.edu
hours: M-Th 8am-9pm, F 8am-5pm

RESEARCH SERVICES
contact: 251-6111 or libref@unca.edu
hours: M-Th 9am-9pm, F 9am-5pm, S 10am-6pm, Su 1pm-9pm

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Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing
Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing : engineering and the technical sciences
How to write a lot : a practical guide to productive academic writing
How to do a research project : a guide for undergraduate students
Writing history essays : a student's guide
Writing to teach; writing to learn in higher education
Good essay writing : a social sciences guide
Engaged writers and dynamic disciplines : research on the academic writing life
Visual research methods : image, society, and representation
The sociology student writer's manual
Researching and writing : a portable guide

See also:
EndNote Web Tutorials

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Knowledge monopolies : the academisation of society
Privilege and diversity in the academy
Technology and diversity in higher education: new challenges
The American faculty : the restructuring of academic work and careers
Higher ground : ethics and leadership in the modern university
Engaging departments : moving faculty culture from private to public, individual to collective focus for the common good
Planning effective instruction : diversity responsive methods and management
Rights and wrongs in the college classroom : ethical issues in postsecondary teaching
Black women in the ivory tower, 1850-1954 : an intellectual history
Indoctrination U. : the left's war against academic freedom
Universities in the age of corporate science : the UC Berkeley-Novartis controversy
Assessing organizational performance in higher education
The art and politics of academic governance : relations among boards, presidents, and faculty
American educational history : school, society, and the common good
Searching for higher education leadership : advice for candidates and search committees
Diversity across the curriculum : a guide for faculty in higher education
To restore American democracy : political education and the modern university
Erotic mentoring : women's transformations in the university
Enhancing scholarly work on teaching and learning : professional literature that makes a difference
Creating a new kind of university : institutionalizing community-university engagement
Our underachieving colleges : a candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more
College girls : bluestockings, sex kittens, and coeds, then and now
The handbook of blended learning : global perspectives, local designs
Academic freedom at the dawn of a new century : how terrorism, governments, and culture wars impact free speech
The spirit of service : exploring faith, service, and social justice in higher education
Excellence without a soul : how a great university forgot education
What's happening to public higher education?
Instructing and mentoring the African American college student : strategies for success in higher education
Advancing campus efficiencies : a companion for campus leaders in the digital era
The power of privilege : Yale and America's elite colleges

See Also:
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted by Brandy at 11:31 AM | Permalink

All the folks in Ramsey Library extend a warm welcome to all the new members of our community, welcome back those who were away over the summer, and congratulate all who stayed around for all their hard work. We wish you all the most fulfilling and joyful year.

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CITS

You’ll recall that late last spring Distance Learning Services (Greg Dillingham & Emily Ellis) as well as John Myers (Instructional Technology Consultant) moved organizationally though not physically to become part of the Library’s Media Services under the able leadership of Rudy Moorrees. Recognizing the broadening of mission and following an agonizing search for just the right name, we’re pleased to announce that this new grouping of old friends and reliable professionals is now known as CLASSROOM & INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (CITS). Be sure to visit their web site.

http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/about/cits.html

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DISTANCE LEARNING CHAMPIONS

As one of the smaller campuses served by NCREN, the North Carolina academic internet system, you wouldn’t necessarily expect us to be among the leaders in the number of total video hours. Nevertheless, Greg Dillingham reports that UNCA’s Distance Learning Services was among the top two institutions for fiscal 2007 with 1,774 hours second only to UNC Wilmington’s 1,798. And we’ve been among the top two nine years running! Many thanks and congratulations to Greg, Emily Ellis, and their student workers. Check out the numbers:

Total Video Hours by Site FY 2007
http://facstaff.unca.edu/kuhlman/2007_site_hours_%20by_month.XLS

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NEW READINGS ON ACADEMIA

The previous issue of NOTES FROM RAMSEY proudly announced the library’s new blog and news section featured in the lower left corner of the library main page < http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/>. As we begin the new year, you’ll want to check out the recent listing of new readings on academia. Who knows? We may find just the thing to make us even better?

New Readings of Academia
http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/mt/2007/08/new_readings_on_academia.html

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Audio recordings of Humanities 124 lectures will now be available online via Ramsey Library's Course Reserves system. Do a course search for HUM 124, choose "Hum 124 Lectures Audio Unca Fall 2007" for a list of available lectures, and log in using your OneCard number.

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Using EndNote Web
EndNote bibliographic management software allows you to access your research references from any computer and export bibliographies in a variety of formats. Come learn how to import and annotate book & article citations from our library catalog and online databases.
Presenter: Brandy Bourne
Thursday, Sept. 13 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Critical Thinking and Google
Back by popular demand, this workshop will explore the latest features and provide tips for using Google with a critical thinking approach. Good info and practical tips for both beginners and expert searchers alike.
Presenter: Bryan Sinclair
Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Thursday, Sept. 27 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm

African American Studies Resources
Workshop provides "how to" information for use of the new Oxford African American Studies Center database and other African American Studies resources. Anita is well known as one of the best teachers in the library instruction biz, so come treat yourself to this workshop.
Presenter: Anita White-Carter
Thursday, Oct. 25 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm

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The UNCA STAFF AND FACULTY ART SAMPLER -- including photography, painting, stained glass, fabric, woodwork, basketry, cake decorating, cross-stitch, & cartooning -- will be on display August 13-31, 2007. The reception on Tuesday August 21st from 5-7pm will feature music by Jon Wheeler and a cake (like the one pictured) made and decorated by Sally Wasileski!

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Now available via our Research Databases section: The Oxford African American Studies Center, a scholarly database containing primary source materials, photographs, maps, charts, tables, and 7,500 articles from core reference works. TIP: Do a full text search for "Asheville" to find references to local African American history.

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