RAMble: WCU Libraries News & Views

A "Green" Library - recycling is taking hold on campus.

Wow! Through your efforts the new Recycling Program showed tremendous growth during 2008. West Chester University recycled a total of 150.47 tons of paper and cardboard in 2008. This is more than 3-1/2 times greater than the amount recycled in 2007. Thanks to all of you who made the new program a success.

This semester WCU is taking part in the RECYCLEMANIA event, which is a nationwide recycling activity among colleges and universities. Our participation will give us a great opportunity to benchmark our progress as compared to other comparable universities. This is all the more reason to jump in and really show what we can do in the world of recycling!

Everyone needs to know WCU is serious about recycling.

Every bottle, can, and piece of paper counts!

Please encourage everyone to continue recycling office paper and use the hallway containers for commingled items.

For more details, see our website at:

http://www.wcupa.edu/_information/afa/Facilities/Recycling/default.htm

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An Historical Day for a Recent Visitor to WCU

Martin Luther King Jr. : The Legacy

F. H. Green Library has a new exhibit in the display cases across from the elevators on the 2nd floor.  The exhibit “Martin Luther King Jr: The Legacy” will run through Friday, January 23rd. 

Please stop by to see books, periodicals, and brochures about Dr. King.  You can also view photographs of historic sites and read many of his famous quotes.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning Committee.  Please join the campus community in celebrating Dr. King on Thursday, January 15th.  For an outline of the day’s events, pick up a flyer next to the exhibit or see http://www.wcupa.edu/PR/12.18MLK.asp

 

Drop In to learn about WCU Library Services

Did you recently arrive on campus and are wondering how the Libraries can help with your studies? Even if you have been here for several semesters, drop in for a brief tour and orientation to WCU Library Services at one of these sessions:

• Tuesday, January 20         3:00 - 4:00
• Wednesday, January 21    1:00 - 2:00
• Thursday, January 22      11:00 - 12:00
• Monday, January 26          4:00 - 5:00   

Please meet at the F. H. Green Library’s main entrance.

Welcome Back to Spring Semester!

You will quickly notice the many changes happening in the library.  The heating and ventilation systems are being upgrading.  Also, on the main floor, you will see new seating desks in the Reference area for an improved work space and privacy.  There are desks also so you can bring your own laptops to work or work in groups.  Improvements have been made in the QVC area with the addition of terminals for use by the general public.  The group study room will also become available soon for students to work together on projects.

We ask for your patience and good humor while the HVAC work in the library proceeds.

The Good News
*       Major work on the preparing the library for geothermal heating and cooling has been completed and temperatures have returned to normal.
*       Library Services are available at all the usual service points on the First and Second (Main) Floors.
*       New computer furniture has been installed in the Reference Area (Main Floor) and the Serials Area (1st Floor)
*       The library has added online access to the Oxford English Dictionary and all three parts (Arts and Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences) of the Web of Science, 1984 -

The Bad News
*       Computer network connections for the new furniture will not be completed until Wednesday, January 14. Printing will only be available from seventeen computers in the QVC Information Commons. Please advise your students not to come to the library to print their syllabi or materials from BlackBoard until at least Wednesday, Jan. 14.
*       HVAC construction work will continue on FHG Library Floors 3-6. This work should not interfere with access to library materials. However there will be construction noise and intermittent disruption of normal activities, and it may be necessary to reschedule activities in FHG 409 and some of the other peripheral rooms.
*       The 4th floor of the library on either side of the elevator will be the construction staging and work area. This will not be quiet.

Our best wishes to you for the New Year and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding.