| Where: | Greenwood Library - Children's Literature Room |
| When: | February 26, 2008 |
| Time: | 3:30 pm |
Please come for some coffee and a brief discussion (interactive we hope) of Virgil the celebrated classical Roman poet. He was born October 15, 70 BCE and died September 21, 19 BCE. He authored three types of epics: the Bucolics (or Eclogues), the Georgics and the virtually completed Aeneid, the last an epic poem in imitation of Homer. This work became the Roman Empire’s national epic.
“Virgil is suddenly newsy” reported the New York Times (Ja. 2007). Nicholas Kristof invokes the Aeneid as a “tale of war and empire, and a constant subtext is how easy it is to be uncivilized when promoting civilization. [...] In war, moderation is the first casualty.” Of the new version by distinguished translator Robert Fagles, an Atlantic Monthly reviewer wrote that it is “...for our age, if not necessarily for the ages.”
After coffee and a social, Raymond Cormier will lead the discussion.
The Janet D. Greenwood Library is continuing its monthly series, "What is the Library doing for me?" to inform the Longwood community about library services and new products. To R.S.V.P. to our programs or comment, please contact Liz Kocevar-Weidinger at x2445 or kocevarweidingerea@longwood.edu.
| Session | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| RSS Feeds | Wednesday, January 23rd, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| Black History Month | Wednesday, February 6th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| Women's History Month | Wednesday, March 5th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
VIVA has announced that it will cancel three databases and two full-text journal resources because of state budget cuts:
Associations Unlimited (12/14/07)
Biography & Geneaology Master Index (12/14/07)
LexisNexis Statistical (2/28/08)
Cambridge Journals Online (12/18/07)
Duke University Press Journals (12/31/07)
The Greenwood Library will not be picking up these subscriptions due to our budget cuts, so access to these resources will terminate on the indicated end date.
The library's subscription to Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated will continue to provide online biographical information. STAT-USA and Historical Statistics of the United States will serve as alternate online sources of U.S. statistical data.
Cambridge and Duke journals for which the library maintains a paid subscription will still be accessible in the format indicated by the individual title subscription terms. Interlibrary loan will be the only way to obtain articles in the 190 Cambridge University Press journals for which the library has no other access.
This year the Janet D. Greenwood Library will offer a monthly series, “What is the Library doing for me?” to inform faculty, staff, and students about library services and new products. To R.S.V.P. or comment, please contact Liz Kocevar-Weidinger at x2445 or kocevarweidingerea@longwood.edu.
| Session | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| What is LibX? | Wednesday, September 26th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| What is the Learning Center? | Wednesday, October 17th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| What is RefWorks? | Wednesday, November 14th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
On Thursday, September 27, the library will host an event in a series of ongoing lectures related to the Greenwood Library’s archival and special collections. This event will feature Dr. Mike Lund, professor of English at Longwood University, and author of the Route 66 novels. Dr. Lund will speak in the Atrium of the Greenwood Library at 3:30 p.m. on a topic that relates to both the Library’s rare book collection and its collection of faculty publications. The title of Dr. Lund’s presentation is “Ice-Skating in Charles Dickens’ Novel, The Pickwick Papers, and Motoring along in the Route 66 Movie, Cars.” Charles Dickens’ popularity with a mass audience was launched through the serialization of his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. Charles Dickens’ story has inspired two interpretations of literary history, one based on the concept of the writer’s genius and another on the emergence of new readerships. Popular recent books and movies about historic Route 66 in America can similarly be explained as the product of individual talent or of forces reshaping American society.
Following the presentation, refreshments will be served in the Library’s Special Collections Room. Dr. Lund will be on hand to sign copies of his books, which the Barnes and Noble Bookstore will make available for purchase.
Greenwood Library’s first edition of The Pickwick Papers--in nineteen monthly parts--will be on display as well as the speaker’s Route 66 novels.
The inaugural event of the Friends of the Janet D. Greenwood Library on April 27 will feature a program by Henry Wiencek, author of The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White and An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. The opening reception begins at 6 pm in the atrium and will close with a book signing session in the Special Collections Room. Please contact Tonya Smith via email or at 434.395.2431 for more information.
The first newsletter of the Friends of the Greenwood Library is now available, with articles about the recently opened Special Collections Room on the second floor and the new learning spaces in the library's Information Center. Click here to read the newsletter and learn how you can become a Friend of the Greenwood Library.
The Janet D. Greenwood Library now has a Special Collections Room which is filled with a variety of unique book collections. The collections include Longwood faculty publications, the Virginia Authors Collection, the Virginiana Collection, the Edward Gorey Collection, the Droessler Collection, and a collection of rare books. This room holds treasurers that are priceless – some because they are inscribed by the author, some because of the illustrative matter, some because they are first edition classics and some because they are no longer available in print but have an enduring value.
The room is a warm and inviting place to visit; it is a place where you can sit and read from one of the many books housed on its shelves. Books may be used in the room during the open hours. The room is open during the academic sessions on Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; it is open on Friday from 10:00 am. to 12:00 p.m. The room is closed during fall and spring breaks. Special Collections Usage Policies and Procedures has more information about hours and using the materials.
The Special Collections Room is located on the west end of the second floor of the library. You are invited to visit the room and enjoy browsing through some of the treasures that make this room so special.
On April 5 the library will sponsor its premiere event in a series of ongoing lectures related to the Greenwood Library’s archival and special collections. This first event will feature Dr. James Jordan, professor of Anthropology at Longwood University. Dr. Jordan will speak in the Library Atrium at 3:30 p.m. on a topic that relates to the history of the University -- “The Longwood Revolution of 76: The History of the Male Student at Longwood.” Following this presentation, refreshments will be served outside the Special Collections Room on the second floor which will be open for all to visit. This will be an opportunity for you to learn more about the history of Longwood and to visit the Greenwood Library’s new Special Collections Room.
The Greenwood Library has free access to three full-text collections of primary sources related to women's studies from Alexander Street Press during the month of March. These may be accessed from on-campus locations through March 31:
Other resources available on the Women's Studies Databases page include three full-text databases: Contemporary Women's Issues, Women Working 1870-1930, and the Women's Studies Encyclopedia.
The Greenwood Library has free access to three full-text collections of fiction and non-fiction writings by African Americans from Alexander Street Press during the month of February. These may be accessed from on-campus locations through February 28:
The Library also has continuing access to the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, which chronicles the African experience in the Americas through scholarly essays, research, primary sources, timelines, video clips and images on multidisciplinary topics such as black women's studies, religion, black cinema, the black press, African-American labor history, slavery, and sexuality.
Come to the Library and learn how to use RefWorks, a web-based tool that makes creating bibliographies and citing resources quick and easy. With RefWorks, you can download citations directly from the Library's many electronic resources, creating your own personal database. Then you can insert your downloaded citations into your research papers in the style of your choice using RefWorks' Write-n-Cite feature.
The Greenwood Library is offering 7 hands-on training sessions for students:
Date |
Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, Nov. 6 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. (Feel free to bring your lunch.) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (Feel free to bring your lunch.) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Nov. 13 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (Feel free to bring your lunch.) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 15 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 16 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
All workshops will be held in the Library Computing Center, 2nd floor (Children's Collection Room). In the hands-on session, you will create your RefWorks account and begin organizing your citations. Even if you have to leave a little early or come a little late, don't miss this opportunity to learn how to use this web-based tool for organizing your research.
The Greenwood Library has purchased perpetual access to Thomson Gale's Shakespeare Collection online database. The Shakespeare Collection brings together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted criticism, primary source material such as the Prompt Books and the Gordon Crosse Theatrical Diary, and the full-text annotated works from The Arden Shakespeare. Dr. Shawn Smith, Assistant Professor of English, was impressed by the photographs and paintings relevant to Shakespearean studies as well as by the wealth of primary and critical material. Comments from his students during a trial of the database last spring include:
The Shakespeare Collection will be useful not only to English majors but also to the theatre department and any classes studying sixteenth- and seventeenth-century history and religion.
No need to wait in long lines to check out books, simply walk up to the self checkout kiosk and check them out yourself. Instructions on the screen make the process easy. If any problems arise, a staff member will always be available at the Circulation/Reserve Desk to assist you. If you have questions or comments on this new service, please contact Tammy Hines by email at hinestm@longwood.edu.
Currently, only books may be checked out at the self checkout kiosk. Audiovisual materials such as CDs and DVDs should still be checked out at the Circulation Desk.
The Greenwood Library now has access to over 11,000 e-books. Most of these are in the recently acquired NetLibrary Shared Collection V, which includes full-text versions of over 6,000 recent books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction as well as 3,400 titles from Project Gutenberg, BiblioBytes and other publicly-accessible digital libraries. Many of the NetLibrary titles are listed in the online catalog; all of the NetLibrary e-books can be searched by keyword, subject, author, title or full-text from the NetLibrary database interface. Longwood users may create a personal NetLibrary account to save favorite e-books with custom notes.
Other e-book collections available at the Greenwood Library include:
With the Learning Center coming under the oversight of the library, Wendell Barbour is now the Dean of the Library and Learning Center. Rebecca Sturgill, Director of the Learning Center, and Lisa Burns, Writing Coordinator, provide services from their offices in the first floor Information Center area.
Reference and instructional services have been brought together under the management of Liz Kocevar-Weidinger, Reference/Instruction Services Librarian. Mark Lenker joined the staff on July 10 as Assistant Reference/Instruction Services Librarian. Mark comes from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he received his MLIS in May 2006. He also holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University.
Tammy Hines became Reader Services Librarian last January, with responsibility for circulation, reserves, interlibrary loan, and building maintenance. Tammy received her MLS from Florida State University in May 2004. She previously served in a number of positions in the library, most recently as manager of interlibrary loan services.
RefWorks is a web-based tool that retrieves and organizes citations from the library's databases then creates correctly formatted citations, footnotes and bibliographies (APA, MLA, etc.). The Greenwood Library is offering four hands-on training sessions targeted to faculty and staff:
Date |
Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 4 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.) |
| Thursday, April 6 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 11 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 13 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.) |
All workshops will be held in the Library Computing Center, 2nd floor (Children’s Collection Room). Registration is strongly encouraged. To sign up for one of the sessions, contact Liz Kocevar-Weidinger by April 3 indicating which session you will attend.
The Greenwood Library has several database trials available. Click one of the links before for more information and access to the database:
Do you ever want to just throw the style manual in the trash? The Greenwood Library can help you. Learn the basics of RefWorks, a web-based tool that retrieves and organizes citations from the library's databases then creates correctly formatted citations, footnotes and bibliographies (APA, MLA, etc.).
Date |
Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, 2/27 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.) |
| Thursday, 3/2 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 3/1 | 6 - 7 p.m. |
| Monday, 3/6 | 6 - 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 3/8 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. (Bring your lunch.) |
| Thursday, 3/9 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m |
All workshops will be held in the Library Computing Center, 2nd floor (Children’s Collection Room). Cookies will be served.
RefWorks workshops for faculty will be held in the same location at the following times:
The Greenwood Library is a Charter Subscriber to the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, an online resource developed collaboratively by Proquest Information and Learning, Howard Dodson, Chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library, and Colin Palmer, Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University and Managing Editor of the project. The Schomburg Studies database chronicles the African experience in the Americas through scholarly essays, key research, primary sources, timelines, video clips and images. The essays cover multidisciplinary topics such as black women's studies, religion, black cinema, the black press, African-American labor history, slavery, and sexuality. As a Charter Subscriber, the Library also has access to the International Index of Black Periodicals Full Text, covering cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues related to Black Studies in scholarly journals and newsletters from the U.S., Africa and the Caribbean.
The Library of Virginia's traveling exhibit commemorating 100 years of the Virginia Library Association will be on exhibit in the Janet D. Greenwood Library's atrium through the month of January 2006. The exhibit is titled "Honoring the Past, Building Our Future: One Hundred Years of the Virginia Library Association."
For one hundred years the Virginia Library Association (VLA) has developed, promoted, and improved library and information services and the profession of librarianship to advance literacy and learning and to ensure access to information for all Virginians. A non-partisan organization composed of libraries, librarians, trustees, friends, and other interested people, the VLA is the only statewide association that represents all types of libraries including academic, public, and special libraries. Libraries are crucial for a democratic government, providing access to information and the necessary tools that allow people to make informed decisions. Through a range of services, the VLA promotes programs to ensure that Virginians remain active life-long learners. The VLA supports library professionals through development opportunities and is actively engaged as an advocate of libraries to the state government. Today, its approximately 1,300 members represent a cross-section of educational, commercial, and professional interests.
The Greenwood Library's "Virginia Authors Collection," developed through generous donations of autographed copies of authors' work(s), now consists of over 225 items and continues to grow. For more information about the collection, as well as access to a list of Virginia author titles, click here.
We've moved all of the Library's DVDs, CDs and video sleeves to the back wall of the Reference/Periodicals Room!
They are arranged in call number order and will soon have genre signage to indicate various music genres and types of DVDs (American feature film, foreign films, television shows). Simply take the CDs and DVDs you want to check out to the Circulation/Reserve Desk. As in the past, take video sleeves to the Circulation Desk for check out.
Any comments about our move? Please click on Suggestion Box and let us know.
The Learning Center (formerly the Academic Support Center) is moving into Greenwood Library on Thursday, September 29.
The Learning Center offices are on the east side of the Information Commons. Lisa Burns, the Tutoring Coordinator, is in the Alcove facing Brock Commons, and Rebecca Sturgill, the Director, is in Room 153. Between them is the Writing Center, in the space that it has occupied for a year.
At the Alcove, students can get information about Math Lab, Writing Lab, or Foreign Language Lab sessions. There is no charge for these open labs, and students do not have to sign up in advance. Students can also arrange for tutoring in other subjects at a nominal fee.
Like the Library, the Learning Center is a place where all students can participate in collaborative learning, academic inquiry, and individual consultation. The addition of the Learning Center to the Information Commons area will create a comprehensive Learning Commons, providing a variety of learning opportunities for students in one central location.
Please call 2393 for further information.
The Greenwood Library has launched a complete graphic redesign of the online catalog. Local graphic artist Chris Peterson, who also designed the library website last fall, worked with library staff to develop a new look that is more integrated with the look and feel of the website. Custom logos and a new 
button to search for full text in the online databases give all library resources a more similar look.
Beginning Monday, August 29, the STOA student lounge off the Greenwood Library entry foyer will have a Java City kiosk offering hot and cold gourmet coffees, salads, sandwiches and pastries. A valid Longwood ID card is required for access to the student lounge. The STOA Java City will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. until midnight Monday through Friday. It will be closed on Saturday and open from 5:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday.
Beginning in May 2005, all users will need to log in when using the Library's computers. In order to ensure that computers intended for student use are available for that purpose, a username and password are required to access public computers in the Library. The login feature provides a more secure, safe and reliable computing environment that is difficult for hackers to compromise. Please see the Computer Login Policy for more information.
The Library has adapted its regular policy for community use of public computers during the summer from May 10 to August 26. Please see the Community User Computer Use Policy, Summer 2005 for more information.
In response to suggestions from patrons and comments from the fall "Greenwood Library Free Gift" survey, the Race Street side of the second floor (A-HD classification) has been designated a quiet study area. We hope this will provide a space where students and other patrons can expect to have a noise-free environment. Individual study rooms are also available on each side of the second floor, and there are group study rooms in the Reference Room on the main floor for those needing a place for collaborative work.
Hi,
I would like to introduce myself to the Longwood University community. I’m Wendell Barbour, your University Librarian. I recently joined the staff on August 10.
I previously worked in the California State University System at the Bakersfield Campus. I served as Vice President for Information Resources and Chief Information Officer. I had responsibility for all information resources activities, including the library, academic and administrative computing, telecommunications and campus web services. Before going to California, I served as Dean of Academic Support at Christopher Newport University (CNU) in Newport News, VA from 1983-1996. I had many responsibilities during my tenure at CNU, including the library, computing, registrar, admissions, financial aid, international studies, online degree program, liaison to the Virginia General Assembly, and co-chaired CNU’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decennial self-study.
I look forward to serving all of you as University Librarian, meeting your information needs, and continuing the long tradition of excellent service to the university community.
Future news items on the What’s New page of the Greenwood Library web site will include the Information Center and the recarpeting of the library.
Please stop by my office and introduce yourself to me, and do not hesitate to contact me if you have a concern, request, etc.
Wendell Barbour
University Librarian
