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Find out “What’s New @ the Library” this Thursday (9/5) @ 3 in Addlestone LIbrary!

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Come find out What’s New @ the Library with guest speakers: Jared Seay and Jolanda-Pieta (Joey) van Arnhem.  Learn about the new resources available in the Addlestone Library: Research Portal (new search for the Library), Browzine (app to read Library journals), KIC Scanner (can scan, OCR, and convert text to audio), and Streaming Video.

  • Thursday, September 5th at 3:00 pm in Room 120 on the first floor of the Addlestone Library
  • Register Now!

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More about the Study Skills Workshops 101 & 201

In collaboration with the Center for Student Learning, the Library is co-sponsoring  a series of complimentary study skills workshops in fall 2013.

  • Workshop Series 101, offered by the Center for Student Learning, is geared towards the general student population wanting more information on study skills.  The 101 series occurs three times a week lasting about 50 minutes for each session.
  • Workshop Series 201, offered by the Library, is geared towards upper classmen and faculty, staff, and Friends of the Library that are interested in more advanced information literacy skills. The 201 series has guest speakers from all around campus.  These workshops will last about a hour and will take place at 3pm on specific Thursdays in Room 120 on the first floor of the Addlestone Library.
  • Click here to download a printable workshop calendar for Workshop Series 101 and 201! 

Whether you are an upper classman, graduate student, faculty member, staff member, or Friend of the Library everyone is welcome to attend these workshops.  We hope that you can find some time to just relax and learn something new!

 

Kindles now available for checkout at the Library!

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 The library has 2 Kindles available for the college community to borrow. Each Kindle has 7 browsing books installed for your reading pleasure. The titles are:

Kindle 1

  • The red queen.
  • Fly away home.
  • Private.
  • Under the dome.
  • The boy who came back from heaven.
  • The Known World.
  • Academically Adrift.

Kindle 2

  • The Moses expedition : a novel.
  • The thousand autumns of Jacob De Zoet : a novel.
  • One day.
  • Star island.
  • This is where I leave you.
  • The Known World.
  • Academically Adrift.

You will notice that both the title for the College Reads, “the Known World” and “Academically Adrift” are included on both of these readers. If you’re curious about the technology or just want to curl up with a good eBook , we encourage you to stop by the Circulation desk and borrow one for two weeks. Operators are standing by…..and so are librarians.

CofC has moved to PAPERLESS Course-Instruction Evaluations!

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As of this semester, there are no longer paper course evaluations.

Students can begin their course evaluations on Nov 15th – December 6th.  If you have a few moments while you are in the Addlestone Library, the link for course evaluations is easily accessible on the 250 computers in the library!

Students can also access the evaluation forms directly at coursereview.cofc.edu, MyCharleston, or via their Edisto email invitation.  Team-taught and linked course will have an online evaluation for each professor.

Students should use their Cougars user name and password to access their Course Instructor Evaluations for each class.

Library User Survey

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The Addlestone library is conducting its annual user survey and we encourage your participation.  Please let us know what you think about the library and its services by completing this brief survey. http://cofc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8GNMFNGNpwzZbaA.  While the survey is primarily directed at our largest user base, students, please take the time to let the library know what “you” need and you think.  Your feedback will help us shape the future of the library and its service to the college community. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

James Williams
Assist. Dean of Public Services
College of Charleston Library
Email: WilliamsJ@cofc.edu
Phone: 843.953.8015

The Lowcountry Digital Library uploads its 30,000th image!

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John W. White, Project Director of the Lowcountry Digital Library announced that yesterday the Lowcountry Digital Library uploaded its 30,000th image!  According to John, the project, which is just over a year old, includes digitized primary documents, photographs, publications, oral histories, and other resources from 10 different local cultural heritage institutions — most of which are fully transcribed and keyword searchable.

If you haven’t visited in while we encourage you to take another look.  Over 5,000 of these items have been added in just the last six weeks. http://lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu

Digital Library featured in Post and Courier

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Collaboration brings area archives online

The Post and Courier
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Lowcountry Digital Library is a collaborative effort to bring online more than 50,000 items from public and private archives in the Lowcountry.  Project partners included the Medical University of South Carolina, The Citadel, Gibbes Museum of Art, Historic Charleston Foundation, Beaufort County Library and the Charleston County Public Library.
The digital library received a $305,000 grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, which will enable it to grow from its current 7,500 images to 50,000 over the next three years.

Food For Fines Update

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The College of Charleston’s Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library celebrated National Library Week by accepting canned food items to reduce library fines during the week of April 12 through 18, 2009.  All cans collected were given to the Lowcountry Food Bank to help with their relief efforts.  This year, 72 students brought in food for fines and the College of Charleston Libraries received more than 900 cans of food.

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Library 105 Online Now!

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Summer I (094) – Electronic Resources for Research (1)

Prepare yourself for the fall semester! This course concentrates upon theory and application of electronic information resources for research purposes. These sources will include online library systems, computerized indexes/abstracts, and the Internet. Some basic knowledge and understanding of library research is assumed.  No face to face meeting required. Students must have internet access.

Contact Prof. Jannette Finch at or 843.760.5860, or visit for more information about the College of Charleston summer school programs.

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