University Libraries Newsletter
August 2019
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Library Resources & Events
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Have You Seen Our Marx Library Instagram Live?
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Marx Library LIVE began in Fall 2017, when Beth Shepard and Stephanie Ard teamed up to produce a weekly livestream reference session. Initially, the program was hosted on Facebook, but after examining social media demographics, the librarians moved to Instagram Live to better reach our target undergraduate audience. During the fall and spring semesters, Beth and Stephanie host LIVE episodes on Tuesdays at 1:45, so students can watch between classes.
The goal of the project is to increase outreach by using a platform familiar to younger students. Each episode of Marx Library LIVE is approximately fifteen minutes long and is
designed to address a number of common issues faced by the library’s Reference & Instruction Department. First, the episodes answer commonly asked questions, such as
How do I print?
and
How do I find peer-reviewed articles?
Second, the librarians attempt to present themselves as relaxed, unscripted, and personable, hoping to dispel students’ anxiety about visiting the library and asking librarians for help. Finally, students can ask questions and share ideas through Instagram comments, providing another point of contact between them and the library.
Each video is also uploaded to the Marx Library’s YouTube channel so that students can view it after the live broadcast has ended.
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Have you been accessing Kanopy lately only to get a message that the film you want to watch is not available in your library? There is a reason for that. Kanopy offers the USA community access to more than 30,000 titles on a film-by-film licensing system. This streaming service has proven to be very popular across the university. It is, however, extremely expensive.
In order to continue to provide access to Kanopy content, while also controlling cost, the USA University Libraries has begun evaluating requests that are not from the library's top fifteen providers. Evaluation will be done using the criteria delineated below.
Films from the library's top 15 providers and those already licensed from providers outside the top fifteen will continue to be available
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without having to request the titles.
Preference for requested films is given to titles that will be used:
- to support a specific USA course or courses,
- for academic or research purposes, or
- by recognized USA organizations for USA-sponsored events.
The USA Libraries also offer the following streaming video services:
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Explore Your Library: New Resources
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The USA University Libraries added the following new databases:
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In July 2019, USA Libraries became the first in Alabama to serve as a partner location for Yale University Library's Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. The Archive currently makes more than 4,400 testimonies available. To view these, users must register and then request access.
Learn more about the archive and search it either through the Marx Library website or at the
Fortunoff Video Archive
website.
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USA Libraries Represented at the Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC)
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Four librarian representatives from USA Libraries (Robert Britton, Deborah Gurt, Muriel Nero, Ellen Wilson) recently attended the Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC). Attendees learned about the many ways institutional repository managers are benefiting the faculty, students, and communities of their institutions. The conference consisted of presentations, panel discussions, and workshops that included such topics as choosing the best institutional repository platform, best practices, documentation, strategic decision-making, digital preservation, advocacy, and using the institutional repository to support and promote scholarly activity. Moving forward, these representatives will use the knowledge gained by their attendance to further investigate the possibility of creating and managing an institutional repository for the University.
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USA Libraries Recent Professional Development
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Clista Clanton - Appointed to the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries (AAHSL) Task Force for a two year term. The AAHSL Task Force is charged with creating an online resource for libraries to use as they create new models, refine existing models, or have conversations about library support to affiliated hospitals and/or health systems.
Deborah Gurt - Active this summer as a collaborating scholar on an Alabama Humanities Foundation - funded project, "Sharing Stories: Oral History in Blakeley Bluff and the Greater Mobile - Tensaw Delta." This interdisciplinary project involving USA scholars and community members has provided Honors College students with training in oral history methodology and will result in a unique set of interviews to be archived in the McCall Library.
Deborah Gurt - Peer-reviewed article published by the Society of American Archivists Research Forum, titled "Speaking of Africatown: a case study in community-university partnership in archiving."
Access article...
Rachel Fenske - Peer-reviewed research article published, titled, "Tablet Computer Use at the Bedside in a New Patient/Family Education Program."
Access article...
In addition, the research was featured in the publication,
X-Plain Patient Education Newsletter.
Rachel Fenske - Recipient of the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award.
Learn More...
Kristina Polizzi - Graduated from the University of Alabama with a Masters in Library and Information Science Degree on August 3, 2019.
Thalia Shaw - Obtained Disaster Information Specialization - II through the Medical Library Association.
Kathy Wheeler -- Current president of the Alabama Association of College and Research Libraries (AACRL), a professional organization which serves academic librarians across the state.
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Current Exhibits & Programs
July/August 2019
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Azalea City Art Quilters
July/August 2019
Mary Elizabeth and Charles Bernard Rodning Gallery of Art
Essence in Frame
Zak Todd
July/August 2019
2nd Floor Student Gallery
Lemonade, Lawn Games, and Librarians!
August 19th, 2019
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
2nd Floor Entrance
Marx Library
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Nature's Beauty
Julie Andel
July/August 2019
Gallery 181
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Garry Patterson Cosplay and Art Exhibit
July/August 2019
August 29th, 4:30 pm
The Batman Apprentice
Movies 1 & 2
Marx Library Auditorium
Reception & Art Talk Following in the Rodning Gallery 6 - 7 pm
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Understated Elegance
Shibui Chapter of the Sumie Society of America
July/August 2019
Gallery Hall
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Exploring the Art Behind Gaming: Episode#1
August 24th, 2019
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 181
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Upcoming Exhibits & Programs
September/October 2019
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Voices of Strong Women
Karen Bullock
September/October 2019
Gallery Hall
Exploration of Print
Kaylynn Daniel
September/October 2019
2nd Floor Student Gallery
Art Talk & Reception
September 19th @ 6 p.m.
Rodning Gallery
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Palaemon Press Limited
Exhibit Opening
September 2019
Rodning Gallery
Panel Discussion
September 6th @ 2 p.m.
Marx Library Auditorium
Reception
September 6th@ 4 p.m.
Rodning Gallery
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University of South Alabama Libraries | 251-460-7028 | Email | library.southalabama.edu
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