De-Stress Fest

April 30 - May 2

It's official, we're stocked up and ready for finals week! Each evening our staff will be going around the library and giving away snacks. Stay happy and healthy this week by taking some time to De-Stress @ your library.

• Take a brain break by working on some puzzles
• Write on our Wall of Inspiration
• Let out your stress through Pinata Therapy on Monday, 4/30, @ 6pm
• Make a Stress-ball on Wednesday, 5/2, from 6-8pm

The food in the cart is taller than me!

Titanic Lives

If you've watched Titanic in 3D this week or want to mark the centenary of the disaster at 2:20 a.m. this  Sunday,  you might want to dive into the venerable Dictionary of National Biography.


The DNB 's Titanic Lives  available online through Kimbel Library, features the life stories of those central to the sinking, including:

• Captain Edward Smith, who was criticized for pushing the ship to excessive speed on the night of the disaster;

• Joseph Ismay, head of the White Star Line who " made his escape under controversial circumstances" and

• Wallace Hartely, orchestra leader, who played on deck as passengers evacuated.

• Passengers, performers and others peripheral to the Titanic event.

One bio you won't find here is Molly Brown; for that, jump into the American National Biography, also available through Kimbel Library.

24-Hour Weekend



24-Hour Weekend is Almost Here!

To help students prepare for midterms, Kimbel Library will be open 24 hours the weekend of March 2nd-4th. The library will not close all weekend long, so we encourage students to come in and study.

We look forward to seeing you on 24-hour weekend!

New and Improved SCIENCEDIRECT

     The library now has access to almost 600 additional journals through ScienceDirect, thanks to a consortial agreement between Elsevier and a group of South Carolina academic libraries. Added content includes new journals in nursing, sports management and medicine, public health, psychology, business, chemistry, and environmental studies.

     ScienceDirect is one of the library’s most popular databases with consistently high use. Don’t be misled by the name – in addition to strong science content, ScienceDirect has great coverage of education, business, psychology, and archaeology.

   

  

New Books on Japan

The Library is pleased to introduce several new books donated by the Nippon Foundation's Read Japan program.   Thanks to the foundation’s generosity, we now have additional titles in the collection that will strongly benefit the new Asian Studies minor.  These books on Japan will perfectly support existing courses in contemporary East Asian politics; East Asian history; Asian religions; pre-modern, modern, and post-World War II Japan; the Japanese language; and Asian drama, contemporary fiction, and cinema.

Express Check Out at Kimbel Library

Did you know you can check out, return and renew library items at the desk by the library entrance? It's the Kimbel Library express check-out! For your convenience, you can take your items to this desk and the staff member or student assistant will be happy to check out your items before you leave or take the items you are returning.







Welcome Back!

Welcome back students!

Classes start tomorrow and Kimbel Library is ready to assist you during the Spring 2012 semester.

Spring 2012 Regular Hours
Sunday 11:00am-Friday 9:00pm
Saturday 1:00pm-6:00pm

Regular hours for the Library are in effect from Sunday, January 1st, through Saturday, May 5th, except as noted below:

Sun-Mon, January 1st-2nd	Closed
Tues-Wed, January 3rd-4th	Closed to the Public
Thurs-Fri, January 5th-6th	8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, January 7th	Closed
Sunday, January 8th	11:00am-Midnight
Mon-Thurs, January 9th-12th	7:30am-Midnight
Friday, January 13th	7:30am-5:00pm
Sun-Mon, January 15th-16th	11:00am-9:00pm
Tuesday, January 17th	Open at 7:30am
Friday, January 20th	Close at 5:00pm
Fri-Sun, March 2nd-4th	Open 24 Hours
Friday, March 9th	Close at 5:00pm
Sunday, March 11th	11:00am-7:00pm
Mon-Fri, March 12th-16th	8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, April 8th	Open at 5:00pm
Fri-Sun, April 27th-29th	Open 24 Hours
Friday, May 4th	Close at 5:00pm
Saturday, May 5th	Closed

Summer hours begin Sunday, May 6th.
We look forward to seeing you this semester and helping you in your academic and research studies.