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Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 1:57pm
In fiscal year 11-12, the allocation to the Library’s collection budget had to be reduced by $400,000, part of the overall $1.8 million reduction in library funding.
Since the library will not know about actual budget conditions until August 2012 or later, the library faculty has identified $400,000 worth of cancellations from the collection expenditures. The library has consulted widely with various groups including Faculty Senate and in depth with the Library Services Committee which has faculty, staff, and student members.
This web site gives background information on the budget, the process, and the actual recommended cancellations. Please review this information and send feedback to University Librarian Dr. Mary Reichel (reichelml@appstate.edu) or John Abbott, Coordinator of Collection Management (abbottjp@appstate.edu) by the end of the semester.
If the budget is not as bad as feared, the library will not make these cuts.
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Friday, January 20, 2012 - 3:15pm
Searching for University Archives materials has just gotten easier. University Archives finding aids are now online and searchable through the new search box on the main Special Collections page. Finding aids, or guides to archival collections, are available for all University Archives material. If you're looking for information about the history of ASU, this is the place to start.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:02am
The following online databases from EBSCO are now available from the Library's Databases and E-Research Tools page (or click on the database below):
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 9:45am
House Bill H.R.3699 may effect your publishing rights. It is 1/2 a page and relatively easy read.
The gist is that publishers are concerned that the Open Access trend is gaining ground and will threaten their revenues. This is the third try at this legislation. It is essentially to reverse the NIH mandate that publicly funded research articles be deposited in PubMed Central where these articles are freely available to citizens. Publishers are already protected by an up to 12 months embargo before having the deposit in PubMed Central.
Appalchian State University particpates in NC DOCKS as an open access repository of open access information. The bill would end this and limit any other agency from enacting similar provisions.
The Atlantic magazine published a good article on the topic.
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Monday, December 19, 2011 - 12:02pm
The library made important changes to the catalog, which will affect how people search for books and other materials.
What changed about the catalog?
In the past, the catalog was set by default to search three libraries: ASU, UNCA, and WCU. We have changed it so that the default search will bring up only ASU items. We did this because our users made it clear they want to see what they have access to locally first, electronically or in paper. If needed, they can then expand their search. Another reason for the change is because electronic resources, especially e-books, are available only at the school that has a subscription to them, so it can be frustrating to see these items.
However, you can still view and request items from UNCA or WCU, and the ever-popular ABC express service is available. (ABC express stands for Asheville-Boone-Cullowhee and is a delivery service for books and bound journals between ASU, WCU and UNCA.)
- From the Books and Media tab on the homepage, you can choose ASU, ABC Express, or UNC libraries via the radio buttons beneath the search bar.
- Once you are in the catalog, you can expand your search to ABC Express using the button below.
If you have comments or suggestions, let us know in the comments below!
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Friday, December 16, 2011 - 1:53pm
 Our Safari Books Online database has travel guides for 16 major cities, including New York City, Washington, Chicago, Berlin, and Hong Kong (but not Charlotte, Dublin, or Shanghai). If you're standing on a street corner in Barcelona, click on this link, and search on Barcelona. Nice maps and you won't entirely look like a tourist. (There are also lots of books on photography.)
USA and Canada: Washington, New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto
Europe: London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Munich
Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong,
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Friday, December 9, 2011 - 12:08pm
 ASU will continue to have full access to PsycINFO. Don't be alarmed if you see a message that NCLIVE is dropping it. Belk Library will pay the cost, and ASU students, faculty, and staff should not experience any change in access.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 5:14pm
RSS (Real Simple Syndiation) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing web content that a user "subscribes" to.
An RSS reader allows you to view information from multiple web sites in a single interface.
You can use RSS to keep up to date on news headlines, and RSS can also help keep up with research. You can:
- view table of contents from new journals issues
- discover new journal articles on a specific topic (from multiple journals)
- view news on general topics such as science, technology, business, health, etc. from Google, New York Times, BBC, etc.
- follow blog discussions on certain topics.
To use RSS:
- Create an RSS reader account -- for example, Google Reader or My Yahoo. Readers are also embedded in popular applications, like Microsoft Outlook, Firefox, and Internet Explorer 7.
- Go to your favorite websites and look for a button or the words RSS, XML or Subscribe to this Feed.
      
- Click the RSS link, copy and paste the URL (web address) into your RSS reader and click Add or Subscribe.
- The name of the site with the number of new items in parentheses should apprear in your reader.
- Check the reader for new content on your subscribed sites, and save, tag, share, or email items of note
- Some feeds to consider:
Project Muse or Academic Search Complete (in EbscoHost- check the "help" pages - type in "Alerts" for more information or tutorials)
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:31am
 Since 1997, incoming freshmen at ASU have been asked to read a book as part of their orientation to Appalachian State University. By participating in the Summer Reading Program, students establish a common experience with other new students.
This years selection, Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
For information on this year's selection, and for related library resources, see the Library Guide to the Summer Reading Program. The author will be on campus September 15 2011: See the list of events.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:34am
Visiting Artist Talk by Jewel Castro
Wednesday September 7 Belk Library Room 114, 6:30 PM
Jewel Castro was born in Chicago and grew up in San Diego. Her maternal grandparents established the First Samoan Congregational Christian Church of San Diego. Castro's early career in art was in graphic design and illustration and culminated in a position in television programming administration for public broadcasting. Castro received a B.A. in Art with an emphasis in Painting and Drawing from San Diego State University in 1995 and an M.F.A. in Visual Arts with a Studio emphasis in 1998. Since then, Castro has been adamantly working as a multimedia artist, curator, part-time teacher of studio art, writer, and public speaker.
Castro is interested in bringing national attention to contemporary Oceanic art, having already curated two exhibitions that have received international exposure, including Island Affinities, Contemporary Art of Oceania at California State University Northridge (2007) with Dr. Peri Klemm and Turning Tides: Gender in Oceania Art at the University of California San Diego (2006) with Dr. Pamela Rosi. Her work is published in several journals, including Pacific Studies, The Contemporary Pacific, and Pacific Arts: The Journal of the Pacific Art Association, as well as a few books, including Samoan Art and Artists: O Measina a Samoa, edited by Sean Mallon, Moon Over the Pacific by Kay Flavell, and Pacific Island Artists Navigating the Global Art World, edited by Karen Stevenson.
This Doorways series is co-sponsored by Belk Library and Information Commons, the Office of General Education and the Program in Public History. Its goal is to provide a platform for people to share their research and knowledge on international issues and build relationships on campus based on interest in international affairs. For more information on this program or the Doorways series, call 262-4967 or visit
Doorways.
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