What’s New at the GSU Zach S. Henderson Library

A word from our dean:

We are pleased to announce the resumption of the carillon mini-concerts by Dr. Michael Braz, professor of Music. To listen, simply step outside of your building at 10:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The carillon speakers are mounted on top of Henderson Library.

Bede Mitchell, Dean of the Library

Mid-morning Music: Carillon Mini-concerts by Dr. Michael Braz

Tuesday/Thursday from 10:45 – 11 a.m.

Welcome back to the new season and to the Henderson Library renovation!

PLAY LISTS:

Tuesday, September 30:

Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition) M. Moussorgsky

Simple Gifts Shaker Melody

Andante C. W. von Gluck

Minuet in G Major J. S. Bach

Georgia Southern University Alma Mater D. Mathew/C. Brown

Thursday, October 2:

Le Petit-Rien F. Couperin

Siciliene G. Faure

Minuet and Trio (First Viennese Sonatina) W. A. Mozart

The Swan C. Saint-Saens

Georgia Southern University Alma Mater D. Mathew/C. Brown

Chris Booth, Constitution crossword contest winner, and Lori Lester, Government Documents Librarian, sponsor of the contest

The winner of the Henderson Library Constitution Day crossword puzzle is Mr. Chris Booth, a junior history major at Georgia Southern. As a Constitution buff and crossword fan, Chris successfully answered all questions on the crossword sponsored by the Government Documents Department of the Library as part of the festivities sponsored by Henderson Library, Financial Aid, Student Media, Student Government Association and Dean of Students on Wednesday, September 17th. His prize is a $30 gas card. Congratulations, Chris!!!

The Cost of Government Financial Interventions, Past and Present, and Proposal to Allow Treasury to Buy Mortgage-Related Assets to Address Financial Instability have been written in response to the financial turmoil occurring in the United States financial markets.

Although the documents are short – each is six pages long – they contain important information that will help readers understand the severe stress under which the United States financial markets have been operating. They should be standard reading for anyone interested in the subprime mortgage debacle and the ongoing financial crisis.

The Cost of Financial Interventions, Past and Present attempts to answer questions about the recent financial interventions by the government in the business of private corporations. Sources of funding and the costs to the taxpayer are discussed. The AIG, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, and Bear Stearns cases are used as examples. A table of a Summary of Current and Historical Financial Interventions by the Federal Government is also supplied. http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS22965_09232008.pdf

Proposal to Allow Treasury to Buy Mortgage-Related Assets to Address Financial Instability explains Treasury Secretary Paulsen’s [draft of 9/21/2008] plan for legislative authorization to allow direct intervention in the economy. This report analyzes the proposals by answering frequently asked questions. http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS22957_09222008.pdf

Brought to you by Lori Lester, your very own Government Documents Librarian!

The Zach S. Henderson Library has opened the renovated building to the public after a four-and-a-half year project that doubled seating, added state-of-the-art learning technologies and an automated retrieval system capable of housing 800,000 volumes and retrieving any given item by robot in two minutes.

Alumni and students’ families coming to the September 27 Georgia Southern-Wofford football game are invited to tour the library that day between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free tours will be offered on the hour and the half hour, with the last tour beginning at 1:30 p.m. If you cannot attend the guided tours, you are still welcome to drop by the library, which will be open until 10 p.m. on Friday night, and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday.

http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/building

Here’s a handy guide for you!  This is the information from the signs we’ve posted around the building.  When in doubt, please ask!  The main places to get help are on the 2nd floor, at the Learning Commons desk (near the computers; ask here for help with research or computing, or chat with a librarian here) or the Circulation/Reserves desk (near the Learning Commons Desk; come here to check out books and reserve items, and to pick up items from the ARC or interlibrary loan).

ZACH S. HENDERSON LIBRARY DIRECTORY

Public computers are available on all floors except fourth, and wireless connectivity is available on all floors.

FIRST FLOOR

Center for Excellence in Teaching

Classrooms 1300, 1302, 1308

Group Study Rooms

Government Documents Collection – Assistance available 2^nd floor

Microform Reader/Printers

Magazines, Journals & Periodicals from 2000 to the present

Photocopiers

Presentation Practice Room

SECOND FLOOR

ADA Adaptive Technology

Microform Reader/Printers

New Books and Leisure Reading Collection

Newspapers

Photocopiers

Zach’s Brews Coffee Shop

Circulation and Reserve Desk: Check out or return books, laptop computers,

reserve readings

Information Technology Services Help Desk

Reference and Learning Commons Desk: Computers; multimedia production

Equipment; reference materials; Government Documents, research and production assistance; scanners and Scantron readers

Department Offices:

Access Services – Circulation, Reserves, Interlibrary Loan, Shelving

Collection and Resources Services – Ordering, Cataloging, Materials

Processing

Information Services – Reference, Government Documents

Information Technology Services Help Desk Personnel

Systems – Computer Maintenance

THIRD FLOOR

Quiet Study Only: No group studying or cell phone use except in group study rooms

Circulating Books: K-Z call numbers

Group Study Rooms

Library Administration

FOURTH FLOOR

Quiet Study Only: No group studying or cell phone use except in group study rooms

Circulating Books: A-J call numbers

George Burford Lorimer Reading Room

Group Study Rooms

Special Collections

In the interest of your safety, security cameras survey public areas and emergency intercoms are located near the public elevators.

To the Georgia Southern Community, Welcome to Your New Space at Henderson Library!

The employees of the Zach S. Henderson Library have been busy preparing for an expanded and newly renovated library building. It is our hope that you will utilize your library’s resources and services in order to achieve and promote academic success as well as enjoy yourselves in a warm inviting environment.

In an effort to meet the needs of the University, today the library is introducing a new concept called the “Learning Commons”, which is located on the 2^nd floor of the library and open 24 hours. You’ll be able to get help with library research and software/hardware questions. Additionally, the library will partner with the Information Technology Services (ITS) Help Desk. The ITS Help Desk staff will provide assistance with WINGs, MyGeorgiaSouthern.edu, and WebCT from the Learning Commons as well.

Projectors will be located in the “Learning Commons” for practicing presentations or conducting small group sessions. There is an additional presentation room located on the 1^st floor that students will be able to reserve for groups wanting privacy while rehearsing.

**Hot tip:  You can now do double-sided printing in the Learning Commons!  Please ask for help at the desk.

“Learning Commons” Layout

The “Learning Commons” was designed as  — A Place for Active Learning ·  A Place Designed to Put Users First ·  An Adaptable Place ·  A Functional Place ·  A Borderless, Integrated, Efficient Place ·  A Place Where Noise is Managed ·  A Safe and Secure Place. We hope you will visit us often and stop by if you have any questions.

Email – AskZach@GeorgiaSouthern.edu

Instant Messaging – http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/imref.html

Phone – (912) 478-5645

Dear Georgia Southern University faculty, staff and students: Today we received the following announcement from Merryll Penson, Executive Director of Library Services at the University System of Georgia’s Office of Information and Instructional Technology, regarding how state budget cuts are leading to the October 1 suspension of the GIL Express Courier service and the cancellation of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts from the suite of GALILEO databases. Ms. Penson’s message follows.

Bede Mitchell, Dean of Henderson Library

>>> Merryll Penson <merryll.penson@USG.EDU> 9/18/2008 9:54 PM >>>
GIL Express Announcement

The recent decline in state tax revenue collections has forced the
University System of Georgia to plan for budget cuts for the current
fiscal year. Given the level of these cuts, there is insufficient
funding available to continue GIL Express operations, at least where
on-line requesting and delivery of books is concerned. The costs were
also increasing due to high fuel costs. Over 85,000 books were shared
among USG libraries during FY08. On-line requesting and delivery of GIL
Express books, therefore, will be suspended beginning October 1, 2008.
This suspension will allow continuation of most GALILEO electronic
resources for the current fiscal year.

Only on-line requesting that requires books to be shipped to another
library is being suspended. Patrons can still check out books from any
University System of Georgia library with a current and valid
institution issued-picture ID. A current and valid government issued
picture ID such as a driver’s license or a Georgia ID card, a US
passport or a US military ID are also acceptable. An example of a
walk-up request: A Georgia Tech student can walk into Georgia State’s
library and check out books from their collection as a walk-up (also
called on-site) transaction.

The CSA Illumina set of GALILEO databases/indexes will also be
cancelled effective November 1, 2008.

We hope this will be the end of any changes in the GALILEO/GIL
services for the remainder of the fiscal year. In the meantime, be
assured that our staff and the staff of other University System
libraries will continue to work with you to help you meet your
information needs.

Merryll S. Penson
Executive Director, Library Services
Office of Information and Instructional Technology
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
2500 Daniells Bridge Road
Building 300
Athens, GA 30606

706-583-2007 (voice)
706-583-2294 (fax)

Merryll.penson@usg.edu
http://www.galileo.usg.edu
http://gil.usg.edu

Please note: new address and new phone number

Henderson Library, Financial Aid, Student Media,

the Student Government Association and the Dean of Students

have teamed up this year for an exciting and informative celebration of Constitution Day

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

2:00-4:00 p.m.

In the Russell Union Commons

Join patriotic Americans around the country as we celebrate our Constitutional rights. Read the Preamble to the Constitution at 2pm, as others around the country congregate to do the same thing. Get your own Pocket Guide to the Constitution, as a handy reminder of those rights. Get prepared for the November election with information about registering to vote and voting from Bulloch County’s Deputy Registrar, Shontay Jones. If you haven’t registered already, now is the time! We will have a voter registration drive and you can ask questions of the Deputy Registrar. Join us in a discussion of the issues surrounding the creation of the Presidency with Dr. Patrick Novotny. See the winners of the “What Does the Constitution Mean to You?” contest and turn in your correct and complete George Anne crossword puzzle for a chance to win a $30 gas card.

To view the pdf announcement of events taking place in The Russell Union Commons, click here.

Your recognized student organization can compete in a contest for great prizes, including $600 and a full page ad in the George Anne Daily for first place by submitting an expression of what the Constitution means to you. Submissions are due September 15^th, so enter your organization today! Winners will be announced during the festivities on September 17^th, between 2 and 4. Click here for application and full details.

One lucky individual will win a $30 gas card in a drawing of correctly answered crossword puzzles found in the George Anne Daily on Constitution Day, September 17^th. Get complete details for this contest here.

Come out and enter to win free gas, support your friends who entered the student organization contest, and get answers to those questions you’ve been wanting to ask about voting, the Presidency, or one of our oldest Government Documents, the Constitution of the United States!

This event is being held in compliance with the 2005 federal mandate regarding institutions receiving state funds. Read the text in the Federal Register here.

Following is an announcement from GALILEO:

The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability
of a new online resource: The Macon Telegraph Archive (1826-1908).

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/telegraph

The Macon Telegraph Archive provides online access to early issues of
the Macon Telegraph ranging from its inception as a weekly newspaper in
1826, through the daily issues of the early twentieth century.
Consisting of over 50,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides
historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed
by date.

Launched just three years after the city of Macon was incorporated, the
Macon Telegraph provides an inside view into the initial years of the
city’s growth. Macon’s central location within the state provided the
paper with a unique perspective of the news through a period when middle
Georgia was both geographically and politically a focal point of the
state. During the early publication of the newspaper, Macon and its
surrounding areas were guided politically, economically, and racially by
the growth of cotton. Through that lens the paper provides historical
insight into the development of the state during the sectionalism of the
antebellum period, the devastation of the Civil War, and the rise of the
“New South” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The Macon Telegraph Archive is a project of the Digital Library of
Georgia as part of the Georgia HomePLACE initiative. The project is
supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service,
a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.