Bunch Library News

Spring break on the brain?

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Whether you are roadtripping or staying put, give your brain a break (that doesn't involve reality tv) and read something just for fun! Lila has lots of new popular fiction and there's sure to be something that strikes your fancy. I'm still deciding between this one or that one.

(Image credit: "The Perfect Morning" from LaurenKelseyPhotography via Flickr Creative Commons)

Data, data everywhere

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Lila just got some amazing new tools that can help you find national and local industry data!

BizMiner produces the most granular industry statistical reports in the market. They offer industry financial analysis benchmarks for over 5,000 lines of business and industry market trends on thousands more. Their market analysis reports are available at the national and local levels down to the zip code.

IBISWorld offers comprehensive industry research reports with the very latest content on every U.S. industry. Each report consists of 30 to 40 pages of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants and more.

Yes we scan!

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:03:00 +0000

Lila just got 3 new scanners! The new scanners are spread out around the reference area on computers 14, 16 and 23. Come on over and test them out!

Color printing - now in Bunch Library

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000

The day has come! This new addition to our printer family is located in the 1st floor print/copy room and color prints are 50 cents per page.

Philosophy research made easy

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000

Being a philosopher is hard enough already! Check out our latest database addition, Philosopher's Index, and rejoice about all of the wisdom that is now at your fingertips.

Philosopher's Index is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The database covers the fifteen fields of philosophy: aesthetics, axiology, philosophy of education, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, logic, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, metaphilosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of science, social philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.

Do owls tweet?

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:03:00 +0000

This one does! Lila has joined the twittersphere. Follow LilaDBunch for the latest library news, events and even some just for fun! http://twitter.com/#!/LilaDBunch

The down-low on the (ebook) download

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Did you know you have access to over 60,000 ebooks through Bunch Library?!?

Ebooks can be viewed online and most of them can be downloaded and viewed even when offline! Watch this to learn how.

Here are a few titles I can't wait to get my hands on:

Healthy College Cookbook : Quick, Cheap, Easy

by Alexandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, Emelinen Starr

Icons of Hip Hop : An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture
edited by Mickey Hess

Cleopatra : A Biography by Duane W. Roller

GMAT, LSAT, GRE, OMG

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:03:00 +0000

Are you planning for graduate school? Lila wants to help! Bunch Library has a plethora of resources to make the process a little less arduous and to extirpate all anxiety as you prep for your standardized tests. (Like how I threw in some GRE words there? You’re already on your way!)

GRE
•The online resource Learning Express Library has practice tests for both Analytical and Quantitative sections
•The official guide to the GRE revised general test : inside look at the test changes effective August 1, 2011 by the Educational Testing Service (CD-Rom 825) Media Room, Third Floor
•Nova’s GRE prep course by Jeff Kolby and Scott Thornburg (ebook!)

GMAT
•Practice Tests and Analytical Writing practice through Learning Express Library
•How to pass the GMAT: unbeatable preparation for success in the Graduate Management Admission Test by Mike Bryon (ebook!)
•The official guide for GMAT review from the Graduate Management Admission Council (HF1118 .O35 2009) Shelved at Exam Placement Resources shelf next to the Reference Desk on the first floor.
•Nova’s GMAT prep course by Kolby, Scott Thornburg (ebook!)

LSAT
•Practice exams and logic games in Learning Express Library
•LSAT 180 by Eric Goodman and the staff of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (KF285.Z9 G66 2006) Shelved at Exam Placement Resources shelf next to the Reference Desk on the first floor
•Law school survival manual : from LSAT to bar exam by Nancy B. Rapoport and Jeffrey D. Van Niel (Ref KF283 .R37) at the Law Library in Ready Reference
•McGraw-Hill’s LSAT (ebook!)

MCAT
•Learning Express Library contains 2 different practice tests for each section: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Verbal Reasoning

Bunch Library also has test prep materials for NBCOT, PCAT, and CPA exams.

14 Days to Have Your Say

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:36:00 +0000

Lila wants to know! And you have 14 days to tell her.

The library survey will be open from October 24- November 7 and should take about 10 minutes to fill out.

Student Survey

Faculty Survey

Break out the Fall

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:24:00 +0000

Fall Break is here! While you are resting up Lila will be keeping busy. All public computers in Bunch Library will be getting an upgrade (woot!) so they will be unavailable on Monday, Oct. 17 and Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Don't forget about our Fall Break hours!

October 14 - 7:00am - 4:30pm
October 15 - 12 noon - 4:30pm
October 16 - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
October 17 -18 - 8:00am - 4:30pm

I like banned books and I cannot lie

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:47:00 +0000

It's Banned Books Week and Lila has some celebrations going on! Drop by the library to check out our display of banned books and join us for our Banned Books Week convocation program.

Here is what you need to know:

What? Internet Censorship in TN: Information Wants to be Free! (personal/professional growth category)
When? Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 7-8 pm
Where? Leu 117

Karyn Storts-Brink, high school librarian from Knoxville will speak through Skype about joining her students in suing the Knox County School District for using Internet filters to block “gay positive” websites while allowing access to “gay negative” sites. Storts-Brinks fought for intellectual freedom, arguing that students were only allowed to access one side of information about LGBT issues. In 2009, the school district agreed to unblock the sites with LGBT information and as a result, all schools in Tennessee changed the settings on their Internet filtering software. This convocation program is being co-sponsored by Bunch Library and Bridge Builders as part of Banned Books Week’s celebration of intellectual freedom.

Lila's cleaning house: It's book sale time!

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:59:00 +0000

The Bunch Library Book Sale....
....has begun!

Most hardbound books are one dollar (unless otherwise marked or in sets).

Most paperback books are fifty cents!

We have books from various disciplines ranging from education to history, religion, and philosophy as well as many general-interest titles.

The book sale will run from now until Tuesday, September 20th at 9am.

Come on over, browse and buy!

(Cash or check payable to Belmont University Library)

You want it? You got it!

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:10:00 +0000

The Listening/Viewing Center (LVC) on the 3rd floor of Bunch Library has updated their policies regarding checkout of media. Until now, undergrads have had in-house privileges only for all items in the LVC. Now, ALL students can take CDs and DVDs home! See the complete Media Circulation Policies for details. For help finding a movie or recording in the LVC just ask!

This collection, though its focus is on courses offered throughout campus, also has timeless standards, cult classics and ageless recordings spanning most genres and time periods in past and recent history. For popular or new releases, the Pop Media section is still housed on the first floor.

Back to school, back to school…

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Welcome (back)!

Lila has some great news to cure the end-of-summer blues.

Bruin Grounds Café is open in the library! Café hours are 7am -10pm so stop by for delicious beverages and cuisine named with a literary theme. The grand opening celebration with live music and samples will be Wednesday, August 31st from 10am-12pm.

24/5 hours continue this semester in Bunch Library. That’s right! Hang out non-stop from 1pm on Sunday until 7pm on Friday. Saturday hours are from 9am – 7pm.

Loanable technology, specifically Flip cameras and audio recorders, are available for checkout from the Listening/Viewing Center on the 3rd floor.

Transitioning to be a learning commons where many services are housed in one place, Bunch Library is now the home of the Sophomore Transition Center, Teaching and Learning Center, and the General Education office.

MEDLINE access

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:37:00 +0000

Hey, all you medical researchers! If you want to access Medline this weekend, please use this link! The database platform was recently changed from Ovid to EBSCOhost, so it will look a little different. If you have any questions, please give us a call: 460-6521.

Potter prep

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Before heading to the theater for the final installment in the Harry Potter franchise (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2) you should stop by the library. Refresh you memory with the books and films:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Har 1998 / DVD: Pop DVD 21

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Haj 1999 / DVD: Pop DVD 22-23

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Ham 1999 / DVD: Pop DVD 24-25

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Hal 2002 / DVD: Pop DVD 26

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Halm 2003 / DVD: Pop DVD 141

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Halh 2005 / DVD: Pop DVD 27

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Book: Juv PZ7.R79835 Hak 2007

New and newsworthy resources!

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:56:00 +0000

Were you devastated when we lost full-text access to the Tennessean? If so, rejoice! Thanks to the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), we have access to the full text of the Tennessean back to 2002!

The Law Library has hooked us up with another awesome, new resource: ProQuest Congressional. All Belmont students, faculty and staff have access to ProQuest Congressional, which you might have previously encountered as LexisNexis Congressional.

A very big thanks to two of Lila's favorite friends, old (TEL) and new (Law Library).

Immortal & Beloved

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:09:00 +0000

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, is the 2011 First Year Seminar Common Book. You have all summer to track down a copy. Remember that the Common Book is not just for FYS students. Read it and then let Lila know what you thought in the library's guide!

Look it up, dear.

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:27:00 +0000

Remember when looking it up meant consulting a print reference book like a dictionary or encyclopedia? Now you can have the best of both worlds, the credibility of a published source and the convenience of online access!

The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) now offers access to the World Book Encyclopedia! Like all TEL resources, the World Book Encyclopedia is available free of charge to all residents of the state of Tennessee.

Don't even think about it...

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:16:00 +0000

Those of you hoping to stop by and check out our dueling construction projects will have to wait. Sorry to say that we are closed all. weekend. long. At 4:30pm today (Friday) our doors will be locked until 7am Tuesday morning.

Piqued your interest with my construction projects comment, didn't I? Library Cafe is underway as is the Sophomore Transitions Center and a few new study rooms. w00t!

Summertime, and the library's open

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Stop by anytime...if you're here between 7:30am and 4:30pm you'll even be able to get inside! We're closed weekends until the summer session begins on June 6. Here is the full schedule.

Summer Session I & II Regular Hours (June 6 - August 14)
Monday-Thursday: 7am - 9pm
Friday: 7am - 4:30pm
Saturday: Noon - 4:30pm
Sunday: 5pm - 9pm

a very Belmont summer

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:05:00 +0000

1. Read a book! We have new popular reading titles, ask for more info! Nashville Public has summer reading programs for young and old, sign up! Not sure what to read, find something good!

2. Eat (fresh) veggies! Beaman will become a drop-off point for Real Food Farm’s CSA program, giving students and faculty an opportunity to purchase a weekly supply of fresh organic vegetables at an affordable price.

3. Hit the gym and bring a friend! Summer Buddy Memberships are available for a bargain! Even freshly-graduated seniors won't be cut off!

4. Breathe some fresh air! Pack a picnic and head to Centennial, Sevier, Es Rose or any of Nashville's other parks or greenways.

5. Listen to the music! Bike to Bonnaroo, become a regular at your favorite venue, or enjoy free outdoor concerts like 12th South Concert Series in Sevier Park, Musician's Corner at Centennial, the Nashville Symphony's Regions Community Concerts, etc. Nashville for Free will give you a heads up on the freebies, right Emily?

pepsi on the run?

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:24:00 +0000

To those of you asking, "Hey, who ran away with the Pepsi vending machine?!?!" Lila has good news. It has been moved to the 2nd floor atrium and the snack vending machine will follow shortly. Why, you ask? Café construction will begin as early as next Monday, May 9th! Yipppeee!

Fruity? Fudgy?

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:25:00 +0000

Lila has both kinds. Stop by this afternoon (1-3pm) for a free popsicle!

Dead day? Not in Lila's house

noreply@blogger.com (Lila in the Library) — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:40:00 +0000

You already knew about our all-night study areas, right? If you haven't already spent the night in the library, now is your chance!
Get some culture! Looking at purdy pictures is a great study break. The Senior Art Exhibition is still up in LCVA 121 and in our gallery foyer. "Where we've been" is on display in Lila's main gallery.
Print final papers/projects/boarding passes. When the computers in the reference area are full, head to the MILC (the 1st floor computer lab near the entrance of the library).

Should you feel compelled to venture outside of the library on dead day...
Noon-5pm: Moovers and Shakers, Nashville's first mobile soda parlor and the brainchild of two Belmont Entrepreneurs, will be on the south lawn. Root beer float, anyone?
9-11pm: UM's Pancake Night in the Cafeteria / Student Center. Hot, fresh, and smothered in butter. Bring it.