"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. |
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Resource of the Month:
Library Research Guides:
Scientific Style and Format
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Scientific Style and Format Online, 8th Edition: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
The authoritative reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields in a fully searchable format. Produced by the Council of Science Editors. We have online access to this resource via University Libraries.
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Time to Order Books
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.
Please include your preference for print or e-book.
Thank you for your support of Gunter Library!
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Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Monday, April 4
12:15-1:00 p.m.
“Creating a Professional CV or Resume.”
Taught by Jamie Stanfield.
Hybrid with physical in Hardy Hall 316/Gulf Park.
Wednesday April 6
12:15-1:15 p.m.
“Citation Management Tools.”
Taught by Hannah Madonna.
Hybrid with physical in Cook Library Room 207/Hattiesburg
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
"Ice Cream - Special Event"
Field Studies Building Porch - GCRL
Hosted by Gunter Library
Thursday, April 7
11:00-11:45 a.m.
“Mississippi Mutual Aid: Empowering Local Communities.”
Taught by James Skinner.
Hybrid with physical in Gulf Coast Library Room 204
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86th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Meeting
March 31- April 1, 2022
Biloxi Convention Center Biloxi, Mississippi
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2022 Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Research Symposium
Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
May 14-20, 2022
Grand Rapids, MI
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Announcing the 36th Annual Meeting of
The Florida Association of Aquatic Biologists
May 4-6, 2022
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Beads for Special Needs
Thank you to everyone who donated Mardi Gras beads and throws for the North Bay Civitan Club’s Beads for Special Needs collection the first week of March. Gunter Library presented four boxes of beads and throws to Keith Wilson, USM alumni and President of the Civitan Club. The beads and throws were given to the St. Martin High School special needs class for a hands-on project that recycled the trinkets and was a fund raiser for the class.
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"Pop-Up" GCRL Virtual Science Café -
Sargassum: Brown Tide or Golden Jewel?
March 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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Dr. Shelly-Ann Cox is an experienced ocean professional and fisheries management specialist. Shelly-Ann has ten years’ experience in applied interdisciplinary climate related research and fisheries management research. Shelly-Ann is well known for building, supporting, and sustaining positive and productive relationships with stakeholders in the Caribbean fishing industry She received her PhD from the University of the West Indies in Natural Resources Management and is the founder and CEO of Blue Shell Productions
Massive influxes of floating sargassum seaweed have been impacting shorelines on both sides of the tropical Atlantic for the last decade. 2018 saw record breaking quantities of pelagic sargassum reaching the Caribbean, with 20 million metric tons reaching the region in June alone. The seaweed itself is not harmful; floating sargassum at sea is beneficial as a unique habitat. It is the large floating mats clogging fishing gear and impeding navigation at sea, and the mass stranding on coastlines and ensuing decomposition that is highly detrimental to people, ecosystems, and economies. Join us at the Science Café to hear more about what sargassum is, where it’s coming from, how we predict its arrival, and how it can be turned into an opportunity.
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Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Webinar ID: 831 9783 7425
Passcode: 10547643
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GCRL Virtual Science Café -
Shifting Baseline Syndrome
March 29, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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Please join us for the Virtual GCRL Science Café presented by Mark W. LaSalle, Ph.D., Naturalist and Wetland Ecologist
Dr. LaSalle is a naturalist and wetland ecologist, providing expertise on wetlands, water quality and environmental impacts of humans. He has developed and conducted many environmental education programs and workshops for youth, teachers, realtors, and the community on a variety of subjects including wetlands, natural history, and environmental landscaping. Dr. LaSalle is a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S. and M.S. degrees) and Mississippi State University (Ph.D.).
Habitat restoration efforts are based on achieving baseline conditions that we determine are natural or the norm. But baseline is often established on conditions that may no longer be normal or current where restoration is planned, reflecting how local and regional environments may have changed over time. This is the essence of the concept of “shifting baseline syndrome,” our deference to conditions that may be normal in our lifetime but may have been quite different in the past or have been altered in the present. Understanding and considering how target conditions may have shifted are crucial to successful habitat restoration projects.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Webinar ID: 853 6408 7030
Passcode: 74829441
Special “Thanks” to the sponsor of the Science Café, MS-AL Sea Grant and to USM’s Marine Education Center for tech support.
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If you missed any of our Zoom GCRL Science Cafes or prefer to attend the event via Facebook Live, visit our Marine Education Center’s (MEC) Facebook page at the link below. |
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"Like" the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events. |
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Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213
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