Number 78 | December 2025 | |
"Gunter Library News" is the monthly e-newsletter highlighting current events and happenings at the Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi. | | Calendars available at Gunter Library | | |
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
All faculty, students, and staff--now is the time to submit your recommendations for books to be purchased to support your teaching, research, and learning. Please include as much information as possible--author, title, date, publisher, etc. and indicate your preference for print or e-books. Please note there are some publisher restrictions with e-books including the number of pages you can download (usually 60 pages or less). If this will impede your use of the book, then be sure to indicate you are requesting print. We need your recommendations asap. Print books ordered for COA are housed at Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Please email to: guntergcrl@usm.edu
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Is an unpublished work protected by copyright?
Yes, copyright protection starts automatically when you fix your work in a tangible form, but you must register your copyright with the US Copyright Office before filing a lawsuit to enforce your rights for damages and attorney's fees, which protects your work while it's being shared with agents/ publishers.
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What if We Get It Right?
Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth. What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures.1st edition. New York: One World, 2024.
"Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice.
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A Guide To The Fertile Fisheries Crescent With An Emphasis On Louisiana
Stickle, William B. A Guide to the Fertile Fisheries Crescent with an Emphasis on Louisiana. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024.
This book explores the influence of the Mississippi River drainage system on the Northern Gulf of Mexico between Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Sabine Pass, Texas. Through geological time, this coastline has ranged from 250 miles offshore to North Louisiana. The present coastline consists of numerous barrier islands, bays and the most extensive saline, brackish, intermediate, and fresh marsh communities in the United States.
| | GUNTER LIBRARY ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE | | This is a potluck party, but bringing food is not mandatory! If you bring a dish --sweet or savory-- please bring a serving utensil and label your plate or bowl! Open House hours are 9am-12pm | | The 2025 Common Read brown bag lunch and book discussion is Thursday, December 18, noon to 1 pm at Gunter Library. Bring your lunch and book! Gunter Library will provide chips, cookies, and drinks. | | |
CONGRATULATIONS COA GRADUATES!
Devan Hildebrand
Morgan Segrest
Lindsay Bomgardner
Anna Millender
Lora Holman
| | - 15th Annual Jim Franks Merry Fishmas Fun Run, GCRL Halstead Campus (FSB porch), Saturday, December 13, 9:30 am ($15; kids
are free) Contact Evelyn.Pantelopoulos@usm.edu to register
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- Gunter Library Annual Holiday Open House, Monday, December 15, 9am-noon (potluck, bring a dish!)
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- Gunter Library "Why Fish Don't Exist" Common Read brown bag lunch, Thursday, December 18, noon - 1pm (free)
| - Holly & Jolly Open House at the Mardi Gras Museum, 792 Howard Avenue, Biloxi, Saturday, December 20, 2025, 11 am - 2 pm (free)
| - Colonial Christmas at La Pointe-Krebs on Sunday, December 21, noon -
4 pm (free)
| - New Year's Eve Anchor Drop, downtown Pascagoula, December 31, 8 pm - 12:30 am (free)
| - Biloxi 12th Night, Monday, January 5, downtown Biloxi & City Hall, 5 pm - 9 pm (free)
| - GCRL Science Cafe, Caylor 104, Monday, January 26, 6 pm - 7 pm (free)
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Mark Grace Presents on Pocket Sharks
Save the Date
Monday, January 26th - 6 pm to 7 pm
Caylor 104
Sponsored by Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
| | "Like" the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events. | | If you missed any of our virtual GCRL Science Cafes visit our Marine Education Center’s (MEC) Facebook page at the link below. | | |
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Joyce Shaw, Librarian & Professor
Brennan Collins, Library Assistant
Marjie Williams, Library Assistant
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