http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news The Newsletter for Lupton Library Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:10:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Message from the Dean New Library Building Facts Alexander Calder Tapestry Top 10 Circulating Films New Faculty Service Lupton Library At-A-Glance Special Collections Online Podcasting @ Lupton Library Display Cases in the Library Star Student Can't Find What You Need? Spring Workshops Fall Finals 24/3 -- Three Times the Fun! Fiction for Your Reading Pleasure Featured DVDs New Children's Collection ShareThis http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/spring-2008-table-of-contents/ Up to our Necks in New Library Planning! The excitement of receiving 48 million dollars to build a new library has sunk in, and so has the reality of the difficult work of predicting future student learning styles and trends in information and libraries. The good news is that there is ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/a-message-from-the-dean/ Project Funded: July 2007 Target Completion Date: July 2011 Project Dollar Amount: 48 million Estimated Gross Sq. Ft.: 180,000 Estimated Usable Sq. Ft.: 126,000 – 144,000 Site Location: Corner of Vine and Douglas, adjacent to Chamberlain Field Project Architect: Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson / Artech (Joint Venture) ShareThis http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/new-library-building-facts/ The UTC Art Department has teamed up with the library to display a unique Alexander Calder tapestry on loan from the collection of Nancy Bowen Wiggins. The piece, made of dyed and woven jute is entitled, "Zebra," and was created in 1975, a year before Calder's death. ShareThis http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/alexander-calder-tapestry-on-display-in-the-library/ Announcing a New Service Just for UTC Faculty Do you need a journal article from Lupton Library’s paper or microform collections, but you don’t have time to come over and print or copy it yourself? Simply submit your request at http://illiad.lib.utc.edu/ and library staff will scan and post these articles directly ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/faculty-corner-announcing-a-new-service-just-for-utc-faculty/ Lupton Library has 8,869 DVD and VHS Tapes available for you to check out! We thought you might want to know what your fellow Mocs are watching, so here’s a list of our 10 most popular videos from last semester: The Illusionist - PN1995.9.S87 I4587 2006 Babel - PN1995.9.S87 B3345 2007 Little Miss ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/videos-we%e2%80%99ve-got-videos/ ILL Staff--Melanie Dunn, Jane Beene, Beatrice Hudson, Shauna Jones Have you discovered that Lupton Library doesn’t own everything? We’ve got a solution for you. Last year UTC Lupton Library borrowed over 2,800 books, 8,848 articles, and numerous musical scores, videos and microfilm from libraries worldwide for our students, faculty, and staff. ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/interlibrary-loan-ill/ LUPTON LIBRARY AT A GLANCE (Fiscal year 2006-2007) Library Holdings Books and Bound Periodicals579,122 Online Journals21,468 Journal subscriptions (print, digital, microform)1,737 Audio9,345 Video8,595 Library Services Materials Borrowed from Other Libraries - InterLibrary Loan10,698 Materials Loaned to Other Libraries - InterLibrary Loan2,083 Total number of items checked-out 54,561 Book Circulation 27,296 AV Circulation6,960 Laptop Circulation9,091 Visits to library website (2005-2006)1.5 million Library Faculty & Staff31 Library Instruction ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/library-at-a-glance/ The Letters of the John T. Wilder The Special Collections recently digitized one of its more significant collections: The Letters of the John T. Wilder Collection. General John T. Wilder (1830-1917) was a Union officer who moved to Chattanooga after the Civil War, having distinguished himself in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/the-letters-of-the-john-t-wilder/ So what is a podcast anyway? A podcast is a digital recording made available on the internet for viewing or listening either online or through a personal audio player such as an iPod. Lupton Library is creating short podcasts which cover resources, services and research strategies. Found under the Podcasts ... http://blog.lib.utc.edu/news/2008/01/31/podcasting-lupton-library/