Banned Books Week Display

Banned Books Week
Visit the Banned Books Week display, located on Archer Library's main floor. Featured are this years (2020) top ten most challenged books and a selection of challenged classics. Explore the display to learn more about why individual titles were challenged and review the infographics provided by ALA and the Office of Intellectual Freedom. 

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

Banned Books Week 2021

Library Spotlight: Open House

Active Learning Library Instruction Open House 

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. 

Where? Fauber Baker Active Learning Lab • Archer Library, Main Floor

SAGE DataPlanet Webinars

Are you interested in learning more about DataPlanet? 

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!

Come to the Archer Library this week and get a free copy of the U.S. Constitution. 

Library Spotlight: Events Calendar

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: 

• September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World: A Poster exhibit on the library main floor available through September 30th..
• Phonics Scavenger Hunt: An Instructional Resource Center activity with EDEC 140 scheduled September 8 - 15.
• Celebrating Constitution Day:  A display on the library main floor celebrating ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

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.  

OhioLINK: Scheduled Maintenance

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.

9/11/01: The Day That Changed the World

Poster Exhibit

Archer Library is hosting a poster exhibit, September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World, now through September 30th. The poster exhibit as curated by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and "reflects the core pillars of commemoration, education, and inspiration as we prepare to observe the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks" (9/11 Memorial & Museum, 2021).  

Visit Archer Library main floor to view the exhibit and explore collection selected to support the event.

Library Guide

A Library Guide has been developed to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001. In addition to supporting the poster exhibit, it provides additional resources including details about the exhibit,  a 9/11 Timeline & Memorials, Ohio newspaper accounts of 9/11, and selected titles on 9/11 available in the main and juvenile collections.

Archer Library Hours: Labor Day

Archer Library Hours and updates are available on our web site.