Pulp and Pixels, a Kimbel Library Online Newsletter. http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels Subscribe to Pulp and Pixels, a Kimbel Library Online Newsletter, via RSS Notes from the Dean of Library Services http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/deanletter.html Here's my advice to make the end of semester a bit less stressful. Information literacy: a Herculean pursuit http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/infolit.html At Kimbel Library, our fundamental goal is to support our students on the path to attaining information literacy. Celebrate National Library Week with edible books, gaming, and more! http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/nlw.html April 10 - 16th is National Library Week. Help us celebrate by attending the these amazing events: Food for Fines event, Edible Book Festival, the Study Serenade, and Game Night! De-stress fest will provide food, activities and massages during finals week http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/destressfest.html Final exam week is stressful. We at Kimbel Library believe there is nothing better than free and nutritious snacks to make those stressful feeling go away. And maybe a free massage and stress ball will help too... Blackboard upgrade to roll out June 2011 http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/blackboard.html The much anticipated Blackboard upgrade is finally here. Starting in June 2011, Coastal Carolina University will be rolling out the latest version of Blackboard Learn. New location, website for university archives http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/archives.html The university archive of Coastal Carolina University acquires, identifies, preserves, and provides access to materials created by university faculty, staff, and students. National presentation highlights Kimbel Library / TEAL merger http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/acrl.html The presentation was a panel discussion focusing on how the Library and TEAL Center became one unit, affectionately called the Kimbel Bunch. Librarian Casey Schacher named 2011 Emerging Leader by the American Library Association http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/emergingleaders.html Casey Schacher, Kimbel Library's emerging technologies librarian, was selected to be a part of this year's fresh crop of emerging leaders for the American Library Association. John Watts, outreach librarian, named 2011 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/movershaker.html John Watts, Kimbel Library's outreach librarian, was named a 2011 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal. New equipment: iPADS and cutting-edge study spaces http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/newequipment.html The library continues to add to its impressive technology offerings with the addition of several iPADS and Media-scapes brand high-tech study spaces. New faces at the library http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/newstaff.html Learn more about the new staff and faculty members at Kimbel Library, including John Felts, Chance Alexander, Tina Henninger, and Melissa Krueger. Journal Finder co-founder, John Felts, joins Kimbel Library team http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/johnfelts.html Kimbel Library is pleased to welcome John Felts as head of library technology and systems. TEAL Center welcomes two new staff members http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/henningerkrueger.html Tina Henninger and Melissa Krueger join the TEAL Center. Chance Alexander provides technology expertise to students and faculty http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=articles/chancealexander.html Chance Alexander, the new equipment specialist, helps students and faculty access technology. Video: Squawk On The Street http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=pageContent/video1.html Squawk on the Street, Kimbel Library's very own student-created entertainment segment, tackles tough issues on campus. Video: Distance education and the library: A strategic partnership http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=pageContent/video2.html Watch this short video on how the library and distance education are teaming up. Kimbology Comic http://ww2.coastal.edu/pulpandpixels/Issue5/?page=pageContent/comic.html And who said libraries couldn't be funny?