Memorial Day, May 27, 2013

In observance of Memorial Day, the Kolwyck Library will be closed. Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service.

In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers often place American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries.  A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Locally in Chattanooga, The Annual Memorial Day Service at the Chattanooga National Cemetery will be on Memorial Day with the musical prelude beginning at 10:30 a.m. and program beginning at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Honorable Andy Berke, Mayor of the City of Chattanooga.

History of Memorial Day (from the Veterans Administration)

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Need Technology or Computer Help?

The library and TTC have partnered up at a new service desk called the Tiger Tech Station.  The Tiger Tech Station is a new free service provided by TTC's Computer Operations Technology (COT) program in partnership with Chattanooga State's Kolwyck Library.

At a special booth within the library, Computer Operations Technology students are offering technology hardware assistance and repair to current Chattanooga State students and employees.  This includes such services as:
•    helping a laptop run faster
•    replacing hard drives (the new hard drive must be provided)
•    fixing sticky keyboards
•    helping download a new driver for a tablet
•    assistance with customizing Windows 8
•    explaining how to save cell phone contacts to an SD card
•    and much more!

Before the Tiger Techs can provide service, students must present a Chattanooga State student ID and faculty or staff must show proof of employment (name badge, ID, etc.).  A brief waiver also must be signed before a Tiger Tech can touch any device. 

If the issue requires the device to be opened for more extensive service, the Tiger Tech will fill out a Service Order form and have the customer take the form and their device to TTC for the work to be done. There is NO CHARGE for this service, but any needed parts must be purchased by the device’s owner.

For current hours, go to http://libguides.chattanoogastate.edu/tigertechs

 And There is More! The TigerTech page is one of many pages in the Student Technology Lifeline guide found at http://libguides.chattanoogastate.edu/student/lifeline

Other information found in the Student Lifeline guide include online campus guides, how to get your student ID, how to reset your passwords, where are computer campus labs, eTextbooks, and more. Read the Student Lifeline Guide to find many technology answers!

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Our Children Book Collection Has Moved!

If you are looking to check out books from our children book collection, you will need to look for the books in their new location.  The collection is now located behind the DVD shelving. Walk in the front door of the library and go straight back!

Pictures by D. Hunter
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Ishmael Reed Visiting Library April 10

Ishmael Reed will be on the campus of Chattanooga State next week, April 8 -12, and will be meeting with students, faculty and staff. One of those meetings will be in the Library on Wednesday, April 10 starting at 1 PM.

For more information about Chatt State's Writers at Work, visit their Facebook page here.

For more information about Ishmael Reed, visit his website at ishmaelreed.org
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What’s New@Kolwyck Library

What’s New@Kolwyck Library 

·         Library’s Interim Website:  Currently, the Web Committee is working on making refinements and conducting usability testing with Faculty, Staff and Students.  Here’s quick video pointing out a couple of features that you need to know!  How to Get Started and Power Search

·         Hello – Goodbye!  This Month, we said good bye to Sharon King, long time Library Staff Member.  Thank you, Sharon, for your 23 years of service.  We welcome Cynthia Cohen to Sharon’s vacated position.

·         Library Refurbishment Plans:  The Library has been working with interior designer, Jane Grant in planning for a library refurbishment.  It’s a very exciting time for us!  Many thanks goes to Tammy Swenson, Drs. Catanzaro and Hewlett, and many others for making this happen!

·         Library Staff In-House Retreat:  On January 10-11, the Library welcomed Ms. Sue Hisle, Information Services Manager at Appalachian State University as a guest and facilitators for our in-house Library Staff Retreat.  During the retreat, library staff began formulating plans for new ways of training staff and students and developing new ways to provide services to our patrons. 

·         Social Media Forum:  January 14 & 16^th, the Library hosted a Social Media Forum.  We had a dozen or so participants from ChSCC, local libraries and area business to discuss various aspects of the impact of social media.

Events Held In Kolwyck:  Kolwyck Library hosted two wonderful exhibits for Black History Month:  1) African American Inventors and 2) Black Solders in the Civil War. 

Stigall Poetry Contest Reading: Check out the pics from this great event.

Susan L. Jennings

Dean of Library Services - Augusta R. Kolwyck Library

Chattanooga State Community College

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Hats Off to Student Assistant Nathan Jones!

This year the library's Hats Off to Excellence Award was given to one of our hard-working, dedicated, knowledgeable student assistants--Nathan Jones.


When you come in the library on any day of the week, you might see Nathan wearing one of several "hats."  He works at the check-out desk and at the technology help desk and provides excellent service at both places. Whether you are looking for an item on reserve or need help with eLearn, Nathan is ready and more than willing to provide his expertise.


Thanks, Nathan, for your conscientious, dependable service and for all you do to help us help students.

Lori Warren, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, presents the award to Nathan Jones.

Got Your Chatt State Photo ID? NO? Then Read This.

Your official Chattanooga State photo ID card is an essential item for library services, campus security, free CARTA bus rides, discounts around town, and other benefits too numerous to mention. 

What, you haven't had your ID made yet?  No money?  No time?  No good hair days?  

Not to worry. The first ID is FREE!  It takes only 2-3 minutes!  Sorry, can't help with the hair. : (

ID cards are made in the Student Center, room 216. 
For the first two weeks of classes, Jan. 18-Jan. 28, you can have your ID made anytime between 8:00-5:30, Monday through Thursday, and 8:00-4:30 on Fridays.  

After Jan. 28, hours of operation for ID cards will be:

Monday-Tuesday, 8:00-5:30
Wednesday & Friday, 8:00-12:00
CLOSED Thursday

To obtain an ID:
Provide a printed confirmation number or receipt of payment as well as one of the following:

• Valid Driver's License
• Valid State photo ID
• Original Birth Certificate
• Current Passport

Students can also schedule an appointment for a student ID by contacting Student Life at 697-2618.

So, what are you waiting for?  Time's a-wastin'!

Library Closes for Thanksgiving Holiday--Yippee!!

Yes, you read it right the first time.  The library, and the whole College for that matter, will be closing early on Wednesday at 5:30, November 24 and will remain closed until Monday, November 29. 

No evening classes--those that begin at 5:30--will be held on Wednesday, the 24th.

We hope you have a pleasant holiday and come back ready to give it all you've got to make the end of the semester a triumphant conclusion to all your hard work. 

See you Monday, the 29th, at 7:30 AM, sharp!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !



Library Takes No Break During Fall Break

Overheard in the IMC lobby:

Guy 1:  Dude, that fall break is so short I don't have time to go anywhere and get back. What's the use of having a break if it's that short?

Guy 2:  Yeah, I have to work anyway, so I have no plans except maybe go to the library for a few hours each day.

Guy 1:  Library, what library?

Guy 2:  You know, our library, right in there.

Guy 1:  Ah, they're not open when there's no classes.

Guy 2:  Oh, yeah, they are. There's a sign outside the door that says they'll be open regular hours during fall break, Monday, Oct. 18 and Tuesday, Oct. 19--7:30 am until 9:00 pm.

Guy 1:  That's cool. Maybe I can work on some of that stuff I didn't turn in this week.

Guy 2:  I'm not behind, but I want to see if I can get a little bit ahead in that online class I had to take. My computer at home is busted.

Guy 1:  Yeah, well, maybe I'll see you in there, then. But don't spend the whole break studying, man. You need to let your brain take a break!

NOW READ THIS: Library Hours Change Between Semesters

Aren't you excited?  You now have your evenings FREE to play games, read to your kids, watch all the shows on your DVR, visit your mom, walk on the Riverwalk, ride your bicycle, and a plethora of other activities that your devotion to schoolwork has kept you from enjoying.

Our hours from August 11 through August 27 will be:

Monday - Friday --- 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

The exception (always is one) will be:

Monday, August 23 --- 1:00 - 4:30

Enjoy this time of brain and body relaxation and face the fall semester renewed and ready to get back to it.

We will be!

Got our stuff? Bring it back by August 10, and you're good!

Here's how it should work:

1. We buy books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, and CDs so you don't have to.

2. You check them out to use for a few days or a few weeks.

3. We tell you when you should return them (by August 10) so others can use them, too. (Remember how you learned to share in kindergarten? Still works.)

4. You return them on on before the due date.

5. We check them in, and everybody's happy.  

Here's how it sometimes works:

1. Same as above.

2. Same as above.

3. Same as above.

4. You don't return them by the end of the semester--August 10.

5. Your grades and transcripts are held until you DO return them.

To avoid the consequences mentioned in #5 above, just bring back whatever you borrowed by the last day of classes (August 10), and no harm will come to you or your family AND no late fees will be charged.

Should you fail to accomplish your mission, just bring the stuff back when you remember it, and we'll give you the infamous CLEAR SLIP that you take to the Bursar's Office for the ultimate forgiveness and erasure of your hold.

REMEMBER: It's all up to you, so do the right thing and all will be well.

See you by August 10th!!

If you had one thing to tell the library, what would it be?

Give Us a Piece of Your Mind

In a recent survey of about 350 college students aged 17-57, respondents were asked to give one piece of advice to the library.

Categories of suggestions ranged from space needs to purchase requests, technology access, customer service, restroom accommodations, staff helpfulness, and lots of other areas too numerous to mention.

We'd like to know your opinions about what you see as the library's usefulness to you or what you would like to see improved, added, or changed.

Post your comments below, and we'll compile them into one list to add to the blog. 

Thanks for taking the time to speak your mind!

Angela Ditmar's Vibrant Art is on Display in the Library

We are excited to be able to display a selection of works by local artist Angela Ditmar. The exhibit will be shown in the library through June 24. 

This collection of works was inpired by Angela's visit to the Philipines.  She says, "The term “baranguay” is used to describe a division of land in a Filipino city. By definition it is the smallest unit of government in Filipino culture. As I visited various cities and rural areas of Luzon, the northern region of the Philippines, I was compelled to record an informal baranguay marking system....Each baranguay was coded by a color or color sequence, and on rare occasions, a symbol had been used. Each sequence was then painted on electrical poles and trees along the streets throughout each baranguay. This system, whether placed with intentions towards patronage and pride, invariably became a visual language, demarcating invisible boundaries and territories.

Competition, persuasion, balance, control and defiance are the behaviors that come to mind when something is territorial. I have discovered that these found color sequences combined with the compositional devices and the materiality of a painted field imitates some of these behaviors."

Angela received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Hunter College, City University of New York, where she has been a guest instructor of graduate courses in Theory and Criticism. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Angela is currently teaching foundation courses as an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Art at UTC, as well as working for the department as the Visual Resources Librarian.

We invite you to take some time out of your day and experience her remarkable interpretations of this element of Philipine culture. 

Going, Going, Gone...until 2009!

This week we will be here only on Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23 from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM. In order to save energy, the College will close all buildings except the Student Center after 4:30 Tuesday. Library staff and other college personnel who did not take vacation time will be in the Student Center until we leave on Wednesday.

If you have books to return in order to clear your account, come to the Student Center and one of us will help you.

We wish you a safe and happy holiday and look forward to being back for another challenging and rewarding semester on January 5.

You'll see something new when you come to the library next year. Just watch where you're going so you don't run into it!

Coffee, Juice, Bagels, and Biscuits

No, that's not the title of the hottest tune on the CMT charts. That's what we had for you this morning if you arrived in time.

Thanks go to Panera Bread for the bagels, Cracker Barrel for the sausage and biscuits, and the library staff for the coffee and juice. And an additional pat on the back to Jed Mescon in Marketing for getting the donations from these area businesses. There's a rumor that the SGA will set the table tomorrow morning (Tuesday).

So, study hard and help yourself to the offerings provided by our sponsors.

And good luck on your exams!!

Got New Stuff?

Uh, yeah. We add new stuff all the time--books, books on CD, DVDs, too. Didn't you see the current display when you came into the library? Instead of heading for the computers, keep going straight ahead and you will run into the display shelves where we have a selection of new books for your edification. (Look that one up in your Funk & Wagnalls.)

But stop before you run into the display and take a few minutes to notice what we've added just for you!

Here are a few representative titles:

Fine Just the Way it Is: Wyoming stories by Annie Proulx

Good Woman by Danielle Steel (current fiction)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (CD)

One Hour Photo (DVD)

The Last Lecture (CD)

West Side Story (DVD)

Anytime you get to wonderin' what's new under our sun, just go to the library's catalog search and select the "New Books" tab. Choose from a list of locations (or not) and a time when the items were added to see a list of new stuff alphabetized by call number. Click on the title links to see if the they are available or already checked-out.

See, and you thought all we had was computers. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Christie O'Grady Exhibit Now Showing

Chattanooga artist Christie O'Grady is interested in "vibrant energy filled with infinite potential," and viewing her work is something akin to feeling a small earthquake's tremors in one's brain. The spectator becomes involved in her energetic expression of what she describes as "natural patterns...from ocean washed sand, wood grains, rocks, clumps of tall grasses, and clouds" that are layered with other "compositional elements in patterns like tree rings or reflections in water."

Christie graduated from Memphis College of Art; opened a studio in San Francisco; held one-woman shows in Chattanooga and Santa Fe, New Mexico; and recently returned to Chattanooga to open a studio here.

The ArtBox Gallery in Rising Fawn, GA has generously loaned seven of Ms. O'Grady's paintings to the library for the next few weeks so that visitors will be able to admire and wonder at her unique creations.

Come by the library to view her work, and visit her website to see other examples of her collection. Don't miss this extraordinary exhibit!

Image credit to ArtBox Gallery.

Something's Comin', Something Good!

As the fall semester begins, we want to welcome everyone and invite you to familiarize yourself with our offerings, both in physical space as well as in print and electronic resources. And we want to introduce ourselves and offer our services. Come on in and, please, ask questions!

We can help you:

• print a copy of your schedule
• locate classrooms
• find instructors' offices and phone numbers
• get started with your assignments

You will notice changes in:

• the library's website and catalog
• the location of the copiers
• the arrangement of some study carrels

And more changes are coming! Watch for:

• new group study rooms with technology enhancements
• new equipment to check-out for creating video projects
• new student workers

Beginning August 25, our hours will be:

Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Beginning Sept. 6, we will be open Saturdays, 11:00-4:00.

Come in anytime for your personal tour.

"The air is hummin'. And something great is comin'."

Summer Semester Ends--Library Hours Change

With the end of the summer school session on Aug. 5 comes a change in the library's hours.

Beginning on Aug. 6, our hours will be as follows:

Wednesday, 8/6 - Friday, 8/15
8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday
CLOSED

Monday, 8/18
8:00am - 2:00pm: CLOSED
2:00pm - 4:30pm OPEN

Tuesday, 8/19
7:30am - 7:30pm

Wednesday, 8/20
8:00-6:00

Thursday, 8/21 - Friday, 8/22
8:00am - 4:30pm

Saturday - Sunday

CLOSED

See you in the fall!

Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19


Join the circle of knowledge @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the the Augusta R. Kolwyck Library here at Chattanooga State, April 13-19

It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how you can join the circle of knowledge @ your library.

One of the ways we are celebrating this 50th anniversary is by offering free access to a variety of web-based resources provided by Greenwood Press and Gale. Visit our National Library Week: Free Resources page.

“Everyday, libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities,” says Vicky Leather, Dean of Library Services. At our library, people of all backgrounds are welcome to collaborate, to do individual research, or to work with the assistance of a professional librarian, an experienced staff person, or a trained student worker. That assistance can come in the form of extensive research for a class project, help with finding and checking out a book, or technical assistance with software.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information, visit Chattanooga State's Augusta R. Kolwyck Library at 4501 Amnicola Hwy, call 697-4448, or see the library’s web site at http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/. The library's hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:30 AM-9:00 PM; Friday, 7:30 AM-4:30 PM, and Saturday, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM.

And just for fun, visit Entertainment Weekly's Sexy Trips to the Library Stacks--Movie Clips and watch some funny library videos posted by American Libraries.