Archer Library will be closed Wednesday, December 22nd, through Wednesday, January 5th. A complete listing of our hours and updates, including the spring 2022 semester, is available on our web site.
We wish you a joyous holiday season.
Archer Library Hours Update • After Finals
Library hours after finals, and before holiday break, are detailed below. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our web site.
More information is available on the library event calendar.
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| Finals: Extended Hours Just in time for finals, Archer Library has extended weekend hours:
A complete list of Archer Library hours and updates is available on our website. |
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| 2 Hour Reservations! Just in time for final exams, we have updated our reservation limits from one to two hours. When making your reservation online, use the drop-down menu to choose your booking time from 15 minutes to 2 hours. Check in / Check out • With the updated time period, it is no longer necessary to make two reservations. Check in at the start of your reservation and check out when you leave. Make Your Reservation • Why? A reservation guarantees the study room is available to you at the scheduled time. Reservations take precedent over casual use. Patrons using a study room without making a reservation may be asked to vacate. If the room you have reserved is occupied, go to the circulation desk and report the problem. |
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| Hours Update: Thanksgiving Break Archer Library hours for Thanksgiving break are:
The fall hours schedule resumes on Monday, November 29th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website. |
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| Choose your Space • Need a place to take an online test? Does your study group need a quiet place to work? Archer Library's online study room reservation system provides opportunity for you to book a study room on the 2nd (201), 4th (401), or 5th (501 & 502) floor. Select a room & time • Why make a reservation? A reservation guarantees the study room is available to you at the scheduled time. Patrons using a study room withoug making a reservation may be asked to vacate. Study room occupied? If the room you have reserved is occupied, go to the circulation desk and report the problem. Online reservations take precendence; we can verify the space is available to you. Check in to your reserved space • Reservations are cancelled after fifteen minutes to open the room for use. Be sure to check in when you arrive, claiming your space. |
Issues Resolved • 8:00 p.m.
EBSCO reports "issues customers reported are now resolved."
Update • 4:00 p.m.
EBSCO indicates problem cause has been identified and they are continuing to work on a fix. At this time, individual databases seem to be more efficient than OneSearch.
We recommend selecting a research resource from the A to Z Database List and using the library catalog.
Update • 1:30 p.m.
EBSCO is continuing to investigate the problems. While databases and OneSearch no longer return error messages, searches continue to be slow and sporadic.
Original Post • 10:24 a.m.
We are currently experiencing access issues with OneSearch, EBSCO eBooks, full-text finder, and all EBSCO databases. Access, both on and off campus, is intermittent at best. EBSCO is continuing to work on the issue. Updates will be posted as we learn more. Thank you for your patience.
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| Choose your Space • Need a place to take an online test? Does your study group need a quiet place to work? Archer Library's online study room reservation system provides opportunity for you to book a study room on the 2nd (201), 4th (401), or 5th (501 & 502) floor. Select a room & time • Why make a reservation? A reservation guarantees the study room is available to you at the scheduled time. Patrons using the room without making a reservation may be asked to vacate. Check in to your reserved space • Reservations are cancelled after fifteen minutes to open the room for use. Be sure to check in when you arrive, claiming your space. |
Schedule Library Instruction
Need help with database searching, catalog use, or perhaps a general library information and resource overview for your students? It's not too late to schedule library instruction for November. Our active learning lab is equipped for in-person, hybrid, and online instruction.
Call the reference desk at ext. 5402 or send an email to library@ashland.edu with your instruction request. You may also contact your library liaison directly to discuss options.
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| Hours Update: Fall Break Archer Library hours for fall break are:
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Archer Library: Room 502
The treadmill desk purchased through the GEER Mental Health Grant is now at Archer Library! Students, faculty & staff are all welcome to use it. A treadmill desk provides benefits of: improving mental health, physical wellness and job performance.
Use the library's online reservation system to reserve the 5th floor study room - 502 and try the treadmill desk.
Special thanks to Jenna Moore, Archer library student worker, for suggesting and starring in the treadmill desk demonstration video.
The new Bernice Fauber Baker Active Learning Classroom located in the Robert M. and Janet L. Archer Library will host a brief public dedication ceremony on Homecoming Saturday, October 23rd, at 10:30 am. The dedication will be preceded by an RSVP-only brunch on the Archer Library main level from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The Active Learning Classroom, first of its kind at AU, is equipped with both collaborative spaces and high-tech features that make it the most innovative classroom environment on campus. The classroom was built through a generous gift from the Fauber family through the Bernice Fauber Baker Endowment with matching funds from the Bob and Jan Archer Fund. Classroom technology and furnishing were provided through a grant from the State Library of Ohio and the Institute for Museums and Libraries (IMLS).
But wait, there's more!
Help yourself to a coloring page, word search, button or bookmark. Learn more by exploring our Banned Books Week Library Guide.
"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular." -- ALA Banned Books Week
We are excited to announce a preview event for our new active learning lab. Drop by our open house and explore! We will have interactive challenges and displays to explore and a few light refreshments.
Library faculty and staff will be available to discuss active learning opportunities, answer questions, and schedule your next library instruction sessions.
When? September 22nd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
SAGE in Session is offering a series of three webinars introducing DataPlanet Basics, Integrating DataPlanet into Your Course, and Advanced Skills for DataPlanet. Here's an overview of each session provided by SAGE. Visit their site to learn more.
Data Planet Basics
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | Length: One-hour
Brand new to Data Planet and excited to learn more? This session is designed to give you an introduction to Data Planet’s interface, explaining how to select datasets of interest, limit your data using available criteria, and adjust your visualizations based on the data selected.
Integrate Data Into Your Courses
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | Length: One-hour
Curious about how you might use more data in your classroom? Interested in promoting data literacy amongst your students? This session is designed with faculty in mind, and we will explore the many ways Data Planet can be integrated into your courses and used for independent research. We will highlight methods for embedding data into course management systems, we will discuss ways for sharing and citing data, and we will also offer suggestions for potential course assignments.
“Advance” Your Skills in Data Planet!
Thursday, September 30, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | Length: One-hour
Looking to get more out of Data Planet? This session will guide you through more advanced options available to Data Planet users, including clever tools to allow you to manipulate data, exportation options for those using external software and in need of raw data, and even permissions around how to publish once you’ve concluded your research!
What's New? Our Event Calendar!
Interested in learning more about Archer Library events? Explore our new event calendar and see what we have planned. We will be featuring exhibits, events, displays, programs, library instruction, and more.
Currently, our September calendar includes:
Plans are in place for a Banned Books Week display and a grand opening of Archer Library's new Bernice Fauber Baker Active Learning Lab, on the main floor.
Planned Downtime
The following OhioLINK applications will be unavailable for up to an hour on Monday, September 13, 2021 between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Users will be redirected to a systems maintenance page during the downtime. Affected services include:
Electronic Journal Center,
Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center, and the
Electronic Book Center.
In case you missed yesterday's Archer Library event, or if you just want to relive the music and island breeze, we have three videos to share. Special thanks to Cleveland Music Group's Panorama Steel Drums for their performance and for granting us the rights to record and post these videos.
Archer Library follows Ashland University mandates and procedures for a safe return to campus. Visitors are required to wear masks indoors.
Interested in learning more? Visit AU's COVID Response page.
Join Us!
Archer Library faculty librarians are participating in two faculty college sessions on Wednesday, August 25th. Learn more about theses sessions on the Library Events page.
Sessions & Times
Can I use This? When? 2 - 2:50 p.m.
Just Databasing Around When? 4 - 4:50 p.m.
Planned Downtime
The OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Center will be unavailable today, Monday, August 2, 2021, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. while preparing for ETD 3.0.
The ETD 3.0 release includes a new user interface, performance updates, improved digital accessibility, a 'link to this search' feature, and full-text searching.
We can't help but wonder if there will be 76 Trombones and 110 cornets following soon (wink, wink). Starting this summer Monday morning on a musical note.
Have you seen Archer Library's Eagle? The newest Eagle on campus, it was unveiled at the naming ceremony in May. Honoring Bob and Jan Archer, our Eagle has not yet been named, but we thought it would be fun to share our new Eagle, along with pictures of past library Eagles from Ashland University Archives.
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Stay tuned to the Archer Library News blog. Jess Byers, curator and reference librarian, will be exploring AU Eagles history and locations on campus in the coming months.
Interested in learning more about the naming ceremony? Read Archer's are 'Eagles for Life' with Library Bearing their Name, available from the AU News Center.
OhioLINK has notified member libraries that the following applications will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Monday, July 12, 2021 between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. during maintenance:
Beginning Wednesday, July 7, all users will see the new Web of Science Platform.
Summer hours will resume on Tuesday, July 6th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website.
We have received reports and confirmed with AU IT that several applications are now down, including the library catalog and our proxy server. The proxy server controls access to online library resources, so users may not be able to use library resources at this time. We are sorry for any inconvenience, and will update this post when more information is available. Please reach out to library@ashland.edu for any questions or other access issues.
*This issue has been resolved as of 12:00pm and access to library services should be restored. Please reach out to library@ashland.edu for any additional issues.*
Due to infrastructure upgrades on campus by IT, online library services will be unavailable both on and off-campus on the evening of Sunday June 20, 2021. The outage should begin around 6pm and take approximately two hours to complete. If you have issue with connecting to library resources after this window, please email us at library@ashland.edu.
OhioLINK has announced all platforms and services will undergo planned extended maintenance on Monday, June 14th from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight.
Two periods of up to 45 minutes of downtime are expected during the projected maintenance window. The following resources will be affected:
Summer hours will resume on Tuesday, June 1st. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website.
Due to infrastructure upgrades on campus by IT, online library services will be unavailable both on and off-campus on the morning of Saturday May 29, 2021. The outage should begin around 7am and take approximately two hours to complete. If you have issue with connecting to library resources after this window, please email us at library@ashland.edu.
New Database
Feature Films for Education, part of the Infobase Films on Demand Collection, has been added to our list of database resources. A complete listing of Library database resources is available on the A to Z Database List.
About the Resource:
"Teach with the best Hollywood has to offer and harness the storytelling power of film as a tool for engaging and inspiring students. The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. Brought to you in partnership with Global Eagle, this outstanding collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more" (Infobase, 2021).
IBISWorld Database has been added back to the AU Library resources! We are happy to have this significant resource back for our faculty and students to use in their research. IBISWorld was a resource previously held by the Library, but was discontinued in Summer 2020 due to budget cuts.
IBISWorld offers users industry profiles with key data on more than 700 U.S. industries, arranged by NAICS code. It can be searched by NAICS code, industry, Company, and keyword. Each report is about 25- 30 pages and covers Industry definitions, Industry performance, Key statistics, Jargon and glossary, and other information.
It is live and ready to use for your research needs. The best place to find it is through the Library's A to Z Database guide. (https://libguides.ashland.
If you have any questions or want to learn more about library resources, you can always reach out to the Reference Librarians via chat, on the homepage, email at Library@ashand.edu, or call (419.289.5402).
New Recreational Reading
The following titles have been recognized as 2021 Alex Award winners; they have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.
"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002." - Alex Awards, YALSA
OhioLINK applications will have scheduled downtime for maintenance on February 18th, 23rd, and 24th.
Downtime is expected to last from 7-11pm on each of those days, and will affect access to the following:
Electronic Journal Center (journals.ohiolink.edu)
Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (etd.ohiolink.edu)
OhioLINK A-Z Database List (databases.ohiolink.edu)
We apologize for any inconvenience. If there are additional updates regarding these downtimes, we will update this post.
[UPDATE: The maintenance scheduled for February 25, 2021 from 7-11pm has been cancelled. All applications should be working normally. Please reach out to library@ashland.edu if you experience any access issues.]
Welcome to AU Library
AU Library's spring hours schedule begins Monday, January 25th. A complete listing of library hours and updates, including exceptions to regular operating hours, such as holidays and extended hours, is located on the library web site.
A complete listing of library hours, including updates and exceptions, is available on our web
Thanks to funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief funds from the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the OhioLINK Library Consortium, Ashland University Library is able to offer resources from 5 new platforms. These resources are multi-disciplinary and include a wide variety of ebooks, videos, classroom supplemental materials, and more. The platforms will be directly accessible through the library website on the AtoZ Database List and through the library catalog when available.
OhioLINK has provided a page to provide additional information and supplemental material for faculty https://www.ohiolink.edu/content/geer_resources_faculty Here faculty can find information on additional teaching resources available and training webinars. If you would like additional information on these platforms or to schedule classes for the Spring semester, please reach out to library@ashland.edu.
Ashland University Library hours for this week are:
A complete listing of library hours, updates, and scheduled exceptions are available on our web site. Please note that library hours are subject to change.
The library catalog is currently unavailable. AU Library holdings can still be viewed using the OneSearch searchbox and limiting your search to "AU Library Catalog". If you need to request materials or have an account question, please call 419-289-5400.
[Update- The library catalog has been restored and all functions should be available. Please email library@ashland.edu if you have any issues.]
Welcome back to campus! AU Library hours for this week are:
Wednesday, January 6 through Friday, January 8: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9: Closed
Sunday, January 10, Closed
A complete listing of library hours, updates, and scheduled exceptions are available on our web site. Please note that library hours are subject to change.
