The Bookmark August 2017

The John F. Moss Library Newsletter

Issue no. 10 Aug 2017

Special

Library Week Recap

Issue!

In this issue: Library Events New Collection Database Connection Library Week 2017 Behind the Scenes New Bestsellers

Library Calendar

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Events, pictures, updates, and more!

21st-Sept 4th: Call for Exhibits for the Student,

Faculty, & Staff Art Show!

28th: Party Like a Pirate at the Library’s BEST

WEEK EVER Event! 11am-2pm

Sept

To register for any training or event, go to http://tamut.libcal. com and choose the event to enter your information.

4th: Closed for Labor Day 5th: Statista virtual database training, 10am 12th: Sociology Source virtual database

training, 10am 12th: Student, Faculty, & Staff Art Reception 13th: Laptop Kiosk Ribbon Cutting, 1:30pm 14th: Scopus virtual database training, 10am 18th: Statista virtual database training, 2pm 20th: APA Style virtual database training, 10am 25th: Sociology Source virtual database

training, 2pm 28th: Book Club: “Need,” 12:15pm-1:30pm,

Moderator Dr. Angie Sikorski

The 2017-2018 PLACE theme is “Science and Technology.” The library has a guide to resources on this subject available at http://bit.ly/PLACE17-18, make sure to take a look!

5th: Scopus virtual database training, 2pm

10th: APA Style virtual database training, 2pm

11th: Statista virtual database training, 5pm 17th: Scopus virtual database training, 5pm 18th: Book Club: “1984,” 12:15pm-1:30pm,

Moderator Dr. Doug Julien 19th: APA Style virtual database training, 5pm 23rd: Sociology Source virtual database

training, 5pm

Nov 8th: Book Club: “The Demon Haunted World,” 12:15pm1:30pm, Moderator Dr. David Allard 14th: Art Reception for Four States Regional Art Club, 5-7pm 23rd-25th: Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Oct

Dec

4th-12th: Extended Hours

4th-13th: Free

Coffee!

18th: Closed for

staff training 19th-21st: Close early at 5pm 23rd-Jan 1st: Closed for

Winter Break

Training is important -- it keeps you sharp.

Behind the scenes with the John F. Moss Library’s new collection!

By Chris Depineda

The John F. Moss Library revealed a fantastic surprise to students during Library Week. For students who were not able to see it, the library unveiled its massive Graphic Novel Collection to an excited crowd of students. The selection process was not easy, but even more difficult was keeping the collection a secret from our students for so long.

The collection itself began as an enthusiastic suggestion from a part-time worker several years ago, and after careful preparation, the John F. Moss Library began development on the project.

“We had a little room to breathe after receiving some Curriculum samples,” said acquisitions assistant Kendra Harrell. “I know it had been buzzing around for a while, but after being reminded at a recent meeting, I approached Teri about looking into the collection.”

With the seed of an idea in place, Harrell organized the Graphic Novel Collection Development Committee (GNCDC) in order to develop a selection of diverse interests and subjects.

The section’s sign was made by staff from wooden letters and dust jackets.

“One of the biggest hurdles was in keeping a balance,” said Harrell. “We had to ask, ‘How many superhero comics do we want?

How much literary?’ There were no collection policies in place for graphic novels, so developing a method for title selection was an important aspect of the GNCDC. The committee used a combination of book reviews, consultations with subject matter experts, personal knowledge, and recommendation lists to compile a title list. The goal was to split the budget between 4 main categories, with 11% going to manga, 23% to modern titles, 25% to literary/cultural titles, and 40% to mainstream comics.

The collection is 360 books strong, with plans for more. Because the catalog department was also all-hands-on with the ongoing weeding project at the time, other staff had to be involved to make sure the titles were kept secret from students while also processing new graphic novels as they arrived.

“I ended up having to get more familiar with the accession process to teach a clerk how to do it at night,” said library secretary Barbara Mackey. “It was a bigger collection than we thought it would be, so I ended up planning for additional shelving, too.”

The staff all agree: this collection would have never come into its own without a desire to give students more reason to visit their library and create more interest in the services provided.

A teaser the library released in March.

“I hope we can engage a lot of students who are intimidated by the library,” said Mackey. “We have a Best Sellers collection, but nothing quite as appealing as a full graphic novel selection.”

“I wanted us to be able to get the best of the best,” said director Teri Stover. “It’s not the biggest collection, but I do believe the selection chosen is of a very high quality.”

In order to diversify the selection as much as possible, each member of the GNCDC was asked to formulate their own lists of graphic novels they wished to see in the collection. Titles like Fun Home and Asterios Polyp were a natural fit for their literary value, but in creating the list the committee also discovered the library had incomplete volumes of the masterpiece graphic novels Maus and Persepolis. For every suggestion in one category, the GNCDC would then name titles in separate categories to keep the balance set. Masterwork collections of classic Marvel series were a given, and many works by the legendary author Alan Moore were selected as well. Rather than entire runs of massive series, the committee also decided on selecting first volumes to gauge reader interest. Where shorter series like Preacher and Akira are complete in the collection, long-running franchises like One Piece and the classic Marvel Masterworks are represented by their respective first volumes.

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Yotsuba&! (pronounced “Yotsubato”) is a fantastic way to introduce oneself to the world of manga, or a simply lighthearted manga to read when in need of cheering up.

Following the antics of Yotsuba is a pure delight and is highly recommended to all.

Graduate Library Assistant Claudia Gorse, a member of the Graphic Novel Collection Development Committee, has some of our new books to show off!

Cancer Vixen is a standalone graphic novel recounting the author and professional comic’s experience with fighting breast cancer. This graphic novel is a must read, especially for those interested in understanding what a cancer patient may go through. For an enlight ening and uplifting story, read Cancer Vixen.

Batgirl is back in a new fun series set in Gotham’s trendiest hipster neighborhood, Burnside. For those who have a special place in their heart for Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, this series takes on a modernized new twist on a classically awesome character.

Jughead is a riot!

Jughead’s graphic novel series follows the namesake through a rough time in his otherwise laid back high school life. For a barrel of laughs read this series and follow the Riverdale gang through their battle for meal time justice and Jughead’s right to eat as many hamburgers as he wishes.

What if there was only one man left alive on the planet? (Well, one man and his male capuchin monkey.) Y: The Last Man explores a world full of women and no men, that they know of. For a fascinating and addicting read, this series is a must read.

Warning: don’t start it unless you’re sure you can finish it.

Gotham Academy is a fun series set in the world of Batman following a group of students and the mysteries that surround their school. With adventures and shenanigans portrayed in a lighter tone than typical Batman comics, Gotham Academy is a fun read for children and adults alike.

“Mostly, I want people to check them out and give us feedback,” said Harrell. “That they tell us what they want more of or less. I hope that students are comfortable and familiar enough to be able to give us that type of feedback so it’s more useful for them.”

The Graphic Novel Collection currently stands in the hallway between the service desk and the computer lab. A suggestions list is also on the shelf if you would like to recommend any titles, but we think you will find something you like.

By Kendra Harrell

At the end of 2016, the library ended access to Wolter Kluwer’s “Web of Science” and began access to Elsevier’s “Scopus” product. Scopus will be of particular interest to graduate students and faculty looking into scholarly publishing metrics, searching for collaborators for projects, investigating journals for article submission, and analyzing & boosting their own profile.

Scopus is an intuitive yet complex tool to help you: Find potential collaborators

•Discover leading experts in your field

•Discover leading institutions with strong

presence in your field Gain insight on where to publish your next paper

•Compare prestige, ranking, and citations of

scholarly journals

•Learn how to utilize PlumX and Mendeley

Scopus is the largest citation & abstract database of peer-reviewed literature from over 5,000 publishers. It also contains tools to track, analyze and visualize your research.

Readership metrics to better understand your paper’s immediate impact

•Understand how to leverage impact metrics (SNIP, SJR, CiteScore) to isolate appropriate journals –

learn 2nd generation advantages versus the Impact Factor Analyze your author output & profile

•Enhance your researcher profile and establish your unique ORCID identifier. Use it to link other identifiers, and when you submit publications, apply for grants, and in any research workflow, ensure you get credit for your work •Discover your H-index and who is citing you. This is very useful for preparing your promotion packet and securing research funding The library will be providing several training sessions to help students and faculty take advantage of what Scopus has to offer.

Above information provided by Elsevier.

Library Week 2017: Heroes & Villains

This past Spring, the library celebrated Library Week with the launch of a new collection and our first Comic Con! It was a blast! Our 2018 Comic Con is scheduled for March!

Monday, April 10, 2017: Free Magazines & Journals, and a Book Art Workshop!

Tuesday, April 11: Book Club & PLACE discussion: “Maggie the Mechanic,” moderated by Dr. Drew Morton!

Tuesday, April 11: The Graphic Novel Collection launched! Dr. Morton cut the ribbon and officially opened the new collection for checkout! The first title to leave the library?

“The Walking Dead” Compendium #1!

Wednesday, April 12:

Edible Book Festival &Contest!

We had 30 entries this year!!!

Check out our Facebook page for more pictures!

Thanks to all who participated in the Edible Book Festival!

Thursday, April 13th:

Comic Con!

Best Faculty/ Staff

Best Student

People’s Choice

Jeanette Mitchell as Misty knight

Claudia Gorse as Two-Face

The Library Crew:

Thanks to everyone for a FANTASTIC first Library Comic Con! There are MORE pictures on our Facebook page, check it out!

From Left to Right: Jeanette Mitchell as Misty Knight, Darlene Haley as Harley Quinn, Arthur Christy as Alfred, Chris Depineda as Rick Grimes, Ginger Mann as Martha Kent, Joshua Oden as The Punisher, Maggie Bunch as Black Widow, Kendra Harrell as Captain Marvel, Barbara Mackey as the Huntress (kneeling), Claudia Gorse as Two-Face, Olivia Garcia as Poison Ivy, Teri Stover as the Joker, Kayla Vaughn as the Winter Soldier, Pierson Swanger as Superman, and Niesha Federick as Dr. Cecilia Reyes.

Behind the Scenes at the Library...

by Kendra Harrell

A special project is underway behind the scenes of your library right now! The cataloging team is selecting 6,000 books to send to a Joint Library Facility, which will free up shelf space that is desperately needed for new materials. The cataloging team has been carefully reviewing thousands of books for months to decide what will be sent to the facility. Librarian/ Assistant Director Ginger Mann explained that we will not be losing these books at all – they will not be removed from the collection, but rather be available via the Interlibrary Loan procedures already in place, and will continue to be considered as part of the library’s holdings.

Library Assistant Chris Depineda, Technical Services Librarian/Assistant Library Director Ginger Mann, and Cataloger Jenny Pool

“As a part of the Texas A&M University system, John F. Moss Library has been given the opportunity to contribute selected holdings to the Texas A&M University System / University of Texas System Joint Library Facility.”

– Librarian/Assistant Director Ginger Mann

The Joint Library Facility is a 6.3 million dollar project spearheaded by Texas A&M University Libraries – College Station (TAMU) and the University of Texas – Austin Libraries (UT). According to their website, the storage facility is unique because every item is jointly owned by all the libraries in the cooperative. The project is designed to help ease the burden of space constraints on the participating libraries in a long-term, “cost effective solution.” Without this facility, the libraries could have had to pay for their own individual storage facilities, or had to remove books from their collections permanently. TAMUT students will be able to request any of the books from this facility for checkout, and will be able to pick them up at the John F. Moss Library.

For a lot more information, including title lists from all participating libraries, visit the Joint Library Facility’s webpage at http://library.tamu.edu/joint-library-facility/

“[T]he project is going more smoothly than I would have ever guessed and I’m proud of our tremendous progress. I guess that just reflects the hard work and dedication of our catalog department!”

– Library Assistant Chris Depineda

The Monkeewrench crew returns to face the city of Minneapolis’s worst nightmare--a rampant serial killer on the loose--in the electrifying new thriller. When Minneapolis homicide detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are called to a crime scene in a heavily wooded city park, everything about the setting is all too familiar. As a baffling tangle of evidence accumulates, the cops and Monkeewrench make the unlikely connections among a farmer’s missing daughter, a serial killer, and a decades-old stabbing that brings them face-to-face with pure evil.

Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days.

When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner’s block, where Jane transformed her father’s greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom. Her younger sister Katherine is heir to the insecure and infertile Queen Mary and then to her half sister, Queen Elizabeth, who will never allow Katherine to marry and produce a Tudor son. When Katherine’s pregnancy betrays her secret marriage, she faces imprisonment in the Tower, only yards from her sister’s scaffold. “Farewell, my sister,” writes Katherine to the youngest Grey sister, Mary. A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary keeps family secrets, especially her own, while avoiding Elizabeth’s suspicious glare. What will happen when the last Tudor defies her ruthless and unforgiving Queen Elizabeth?

Check out some of our new audiobooks on CD in the bestseller section, too! And try out our e-book service Overdrive for more casual reading and listening!

With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions. It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team composed of unknown, young players and supposedly washed-up veterans come together to break the Curse of the Billy Goat?

Tom Verducci, twice named National Sportswriter of the Year and co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre, will have full access to team president Theo Epstein, manager Joe Maddon, and the players to tell the story of the Cubs’ transformation from perennial underachievers to the best team in baseball.

A “riveting” international cloak-and-dagger epic ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the liberation of Western Europe, wartime China, the Red Scare of Cold War America, and the Cuban Revolution, here is the stunning untold story of a literary icon’s dangerous secret life -including his role as a Soviet agent codenamed “Argo” -- that fueled his art and his undoing In 2010, while he was the historian at the esteemed CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, a longtime American intelligence officer, former U.S. Marine colonel, and Oxford-trained historian, began to uncover clues suggesting Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway was deeply involved in mid-twentieth-century spycraft -- a mysterious and shocking relationship that was far more complex, sustained, and fraught with risks than has ever been previously supposed.

Descriptions are supplied by the publishers.

A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother’s sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from-a place to which she vowed she’d never return. Beware a calm surface--you never know what lies beneath.

Meanwhile in the library...

I will check out all the first volumes of every graphic novel!

Muahahahaha!

John F. Moss Library 7101 University Avenue University Center 3rd Floor South Texarkana, TX 75503 (903) 223-3100 http://www.tamut.edu/ library-services

Not if I have anything to say about it!

Newsletter content by Sandra Holmes, Ann May, Chris Depineda, and Kendra Harrell Edited by Ginger Mann Layout & Graphics by Kendra Harrell Questions about this newsletter?

Contact kendra.harrell@tamut.edu