When entering the library, please note the exhibit reflecting the life and accomplishments of Pearl S. Buck. Buck was the first American woman to receive both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prizes for literature, and held that distinction for 55 years. She spent the first 40 years of her life in an unexplored and threatened China. The last 40 years of her life was spent just 20 minutes north of BC3 at Green Hills Farm. Over 1,000 published pieces of literature are attributed to Buck. Miss Buck is also associated with her groundbreaking successes in introducing biracial adoption which still continues today through Pearl S. Buck International. The intact collection and home of Miss Buck is open for visitors Tuesday through Sunday offering guided tours of the house, community events and self guided tours of the outdoor sculpture and water garden. www.pearlsbuck.org
Just look to the right instead of to the left as you enter the Newtown Campus Library. Now we’re conveniently located right in the middle of the reference area. And while you’re passing through, look to the left and check out the art exhibit space at the entrance to MInDSpace.
The Fall 2009 issue of the Learning Resources Newsletter is now available online at http://www.bucks.edu/library/pdf_files/lrnews5_1.pdf. The Newsletter is published three times a year and is packed with timely information about our services, information resources, and teaching and learning technologies. Highlights of this issue include articles on MInDSpace, Online Teaching Best Practices, LibGuides, and Google Books. Previous issues of the newsletter are available at http://www.bucks.edu/academics/learn/publications.php.
President Obama Declares October National Information Literacy Awareness Month
Published October 2, 2009 News Leave a CommentFor information about Information Literacy at Bucks, see http://www.bucks.edu/library/infolit/.
The artists and writers from the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen whose work is currently on display in the library will be on hand for a reception in their honor on Thursday, October 1 from 4:30pm-6:00pm. Please join us, and tell your students about this opportunity to meet and support these artists. All the works are for sale with all of the proceeds supporting the A-Team.
Requesting Information Literacy Sessions
Published September 17, 2009 News Leave a CommentTags: Information Literacy Sessions
Attention Faculty: Please use our electronic form to request an information literacy session for your class. It is located in Faculty Services which resides inside our Services link. Once we have that information, we can create a custom presentation that will help students find the best scholarly information for their assignments. Please give us at least a week’s notice. Very Important: if you don’t receive an automatic confirmation after submitting the form, or if you don’t receive a confirmation email from a librarian, please contact us right away. Call the Reference desk at 215-968-8013 or Margaret Montet at 215-968-8373.
Free Evidence-Based Influenza Information from EBSCO
Published September 10, 2009 News Leave a CommentAs public concern about Pandemic H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) respond by offering available fthe latest evidence-based flu-related information for free.
This free flu information resource is located at www.ebscohost.com/flu and will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™.
Hey everybody,
I am Matt Seibert or as some call me, the ID card guy. I will be working at Bucks County Community College as the Emerging Technologies Librarian in the MInDSpace. At the MInDSpace, we are using new and interesting technologies for teaching and for having fun, all while learning. I look forward to helping Bucks County Community College library users. So come to the library, it’s a great place to be.
Matt
Not only is your student ID your library card, you also need it for other important stuff like getting your parking permit, returning textbooks to the College bookstore, and getting into the Wellness Center. And it will take only one minute and 4 seconds! Don’t believe us? Watch this video of librarian Matt Seibert in action, then come in and get your ID card!
My Andy Warhol inspired pic
Hello! My name is Jackie (I am usually not yellow and spotted), and I am the new, New Media Librarian here at the Bucks Libraries. For this semester, I will reside in MInd (Media and Instructional Design) Space in the library at Newtown (right behind the reference desk). My upbringing, supported by generations of teachers, inspired my to enter the field of higher education. I aim to facilitate the learning process by engaging faculty and students by applying multimedia projects and resources to current curriculum. My educational background includes a BA in Psychology from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and a MS in Library and Information Science from Drexel University. My professional experience in libraries ranges from art school to health care environments.
To discuss multimedia resource use in the classroom, contact me at fritzja@bucks.edu
