Stay In Touch over the Summer

Are you aware that Mildred Johnson Library has a presence on several of the new social media.?  There are links on our Library Web page to our Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest accounts.  You can keep up with what's new or interesting by looking at our posts.

Let us know what you are thinking or would like to see in the library.  You can connect with the Library in many ways. 

Saturday Open Hours, May 4

Do you have to get a little extra studying in before finals?  Do you have a class project to complete?  If you need a quiet place to study, the Mildred Johnson Library will be open on May 4 from 1:00 - 5:00 pm.  Staff will be available to help out with finding those last minute materials, or you can find a quiet corner and work in peace. 

Why is it Called Agawasie Day?

In 1914, the School of Science published its first annual, called the Agawasie.

According to the authors of NDSCS: 100 Years of Excellence, the origin of this name is obscure but that in an early issue of the annual it was explained as an Indian word for Ascience.@

However, there also is a story that 2 wily students, Max Lauder and Arnold Forbes had neglected to actually research any real Indian word for science. In order to cover up their blunder, they contrived the word AAggy-Wassy@, which later became the easier form Agawasie.

After publishing the Agawasie for three years, it was discontinued from 1917 through 1920 because of World War I. Again in 1943 and 1944 the yearbook was reduced in size and made a softcover instead of the more usual hardcover edition.

Financing the annual varied from the sale of candy, proceeds from the Penny Carnival, student activity fees, nominal sale price, and solicited advertisements. The arrival of the annual became a day for celebration, and the annual Agawasie Day Picnic was started.

Publishing an annual yearbook was discontinued in 2004, but the day for celebration continues as Agawasie Day.

Information from the NDSCS College Archives at Mildred Johnson Library, compiled by Karen Chobot, Director.

Smart Money Week

Hello all,

I wanted to thank all who attended the Money Smart Week program and our speaker Justin Neppl from First Community Credit Union, we had a near full house. The video of the program has been posted on the library’s website on the Guide page. Here is the direct link Money Smart Week Program be warned the program ran a bit log (an hour and a half).

Thanks - Daniel

Library EduStations

Good morning, everyone!

We want to support and include all students and staff and truly let each of you know that “You Belong Here”.  Therefore, the EduStations Online Tour & Survey is up online allowing you to partake from afar for a chance to win the Nook Simple Touch Reader.  Just go to the Mildred Johnson Library Home Page at the following link and complete the brief tour and survey.

http://www.ndscs.edu/academics/services/library/

Please note we welcome all your ideas as students, staff, employees, and faculty.  We want to support you in your journey of learning and educating, as we all do both daily.  Feel free to contact us with your questions and ideas.  If you have any EduStation concepts you would like to see implemented I would love to hear them!

Learning should feel limitless…

Enjoy this snowy April Thursday & Happy National Library Week from all of us at the Mildred Johnson Library!

Tina

National Library Week 2013

Come celebrate with us…

The Mildred Johnson Library is proud to celebrate National Library Week, April 14-19, 2013.  We invite you to share in the celebration throughout the week.  In particular, on Tuesday April 16^th  in the afternoon from 1 to 4 pm in the afternoon we will be initiating the beginning of EduStations featuring EduTools.  Educational learning stations to “learn by doing” for NDSCS students, staff, and faculty to use to promote learning!  Did we mention if you visit all the stations plus take a survey, you can register for a chance to win a NOOK Simple Touch Reader!

The EduStations are:

·        Curriculum Topic areas including 3-D Learning Tools (Featured area is Allied Health)

·        Dry Erase Easel for collective/individual creative brainstorming.

·        Interactive Games – Board games for social interaction.

·        Mango (an interactive language program) allowing you to learn up to 41 languages with ESL components.

·        The Barnes and Noble Nook for check-out.

·        Last, but not least, the Apple TV & iPads (3) allowing you to wirelessly connect to a station and have small or large group discussions.

o   Utilizing the Apple TV and iPad a sample training will be demonstrated with Overdrive.

·        Other ideas are in motion and suggestions are encouraged!

From 3-D curriculum-related learning tools to an Apple TV and iPad accessibility, the stations are in early development and will grow based on your suggestions, needs, and wants.  Please contact Tina Grenier for additional ideas at 701-671-2612 or Tina.Grenier@ndscs.edu.  In the meantime, check out the stations that are up!

Note:  A video will be available online in conjunction with the survey Wednesday April 17^th for NDSCS Fargo and those otherwise unable to attend in person.

Two free audiobooks each week from Overdrive

A great program from Overdrive - you can download two free audiobooks every week starting June 14^th until the end of August. The program is called SYNC and the website is www.audiobooksync.com. 

Every week SYNC will release two different titles that you can download and then listen to whenever you like.  All you need is OverDrive Media Console, either on your computer or you can download the mobile app.

In order you to access these free audiobooks you will need to go to www.audiobooksync.com  Check with the library if you have questions that their site doesn't answer.  We'll find out!

Our GoodReads account

Did you know?  MJLibrary has an account with GoodReads.  For those of you looking for the new books in the library or for some ideas on things to read that we can lend you, go to http://goodreads.com/MJLibrary to see what is listed.  Then stop by the library and see what else we have - over 65,000 items at last count!

APA citations available from Films on Demand

APA Citations

Films On Demand now features APA citations for every video on the platform. Users can toggle among the radio buttons to select either Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago Manual of Style , or American Psychological Association (APA) style. The citation will automatically change depending on the selected format. These dynamic citations make it a breeze for researchers to include videos in bibliographies for reports and papers.

Summer Registration Dates

Summer Registration Dates for new students (starting classes in the fall, 2012) have been scheduled. If you are on campus, take time to visit the library and meet the staff, who are here to help you!

WAHPETON DATES:

June 8

June 9

July 9

August 6

August 20

FARGO DATES:

June 12

July 2

July 17

July 30

August 10 (Paramedic Only)

August 17 (Pathway Only)

August 21

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

Check in time: 7:45 am

Welcome: 9:00 am

Testing: 9:45 am

No Testing students to register: 9:45 am

Tested students register: After testing is completed

OPTIONAL activities:

Tours of residence halls

Family Orientation

Finalists for the New Andrew Carnegie Medal

Here are the 2012 finalists:
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction:

The Forgotten Waltz, by Anne Enright,
published by W. W. Norton & Company

Lost Memory of Skin, by Russell Banks,
published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell,
published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction:

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie, published by Random House, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, by James Gleick, published by Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, by Manning Marable,
published by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA)

Information taken from Booklist, May 17, 2012, ALA Publishing.

Mother's Day Reading

Barnes and Noble has some recommendations for new books about Mothers.  If you would like the Library to purchase any of these, please let us know.  Read the B&N reviews here:

Mothers - The Barnes & Noble Review

Did you know about the Naval Program at NDSCS during WWII:

Here is a link to the blog from a vet who sailed on the USS Pride.  USS PRIDE DE 323 - PAGES FROM A SCRAPBOOK: OUR LAST SAIL ON THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER - PAGE 12

The Prairie Schooner was the program paper, and we have copies in the Library Archives.

Exam Week at NDSCS

Today starts Exam Week, with schedule changes for classes.  Be sure to check when the exam for your class will be held.  we have schedules in the library.  Next week the Library starts a break schedule.  We will be open Mon - Thurs, 1:00 - 4:30 pm, and Fri, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.  Hours will change again when summer school starts, so watch for the times to be published, or check out the web page.

ProQuest Maintenance

ProQuest® will be performing infrastructure maintenance on Saturday, May 5, 2012. A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will be required for this maintenance. The window will take place from Saturday, May 5, 2012, at 21:00 CT to Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 9:00 CT.   This means the ProQuest databases may not be available during that time (Saturday night through Sunday morning.)

Today is Agawasie Day - Celebrate!

Why is it called AAgawasie Day@?

In 1914, the School of Science published its first annual, called the Agawasie.

According to the authors of NDSCS: 100 Years of Excellence, the origin of this name is obscure but that in an early issue of the annual it was explained as an Indian word for Ascience.@

However, there also is a story that 2 wily students, Max Lauder and Arnold Forbes had neglected to actually research any real Indian word for science. In order to cover up their blunder, they contrived the word AAggy-Wassy@, which later became the easier form Agawasie.

After publishing the Agawasie for three years, it was discontinued from 1917 through 1920 because of World War I.  Again in 1943 and 1944 the yearbook was reduced in size and made a softcover instead of the more usual hardcover edition.

Financing the annual varied from the sale of candy, proceeds from the Penny Carnival, student activity fees, nominal sale price, and solicited advertisements.  The arrival of the annual became a day for celebration, and the annual Agawasie Day Picnic was started.

Publishing an annual yearbook was discontinued in 2004, but the day for celebration continues as Agawasie Day.

Information from the College Archives at Mildred Johnson Library, compiled by Karen Chobot, Director.

Saturday Hours - May 5, 2012

The library will be open from 1 - 5, for the convenience of students with projects to complete and final exams coming up.  Take advantage of the quiet to get some work done in a peaceful setting.

Folk Music in the Library

Adam Miller, folk singer and story teller, performed Thursday night in the main reading room of Mildred Johnson Library. A crowd of college and community people smiled and tapped their feet through the performance, which featured history, folk songs, and related stories. It was not a sing along, although most people did hum along on some of their favorites. However, there were many new and lesser known music that was equally fascinating.

This was the Library's contribution to Homecoming 2011.

http://www.folksinging.org

New rules on Copyright

Librarian of congress announces DMCA 1201 Rules for Exemptions regarding circumvention of Access control technologies.

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-169.html

Here is the whole web site from the Library of Congress

http://www.copyright.gov/1201

Summer Session Hours

During Summer Sessions, the Library is open for college business hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Friday: 7:45 a/m/ to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: Closed