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Archer Library Extended Hours • December 6 - 11
Archer Library offers the following extended hours schedule beginning on Friday, December 6th and continuing through the end of finals week:
After Finals Hours:
A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and main hours calendar.
Follow Us on Instagram
Archer Library is now on Instagram. We are just getting started, follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/@ashlanduniversitylibrary
Books, Barks, and Brownies
Archer Library welcomes the CAB event, Books, Barks, & Brownies, on Friday, December 6th from 7-9 p.m., library main floor.
Therapy Dog Schedule
Stop in and de-stress, the therapy dogs will be here the following days:
Library Hours • Thanksgiving Break
Archer Library's fall hours schedule resumes on Monday, December 2nd. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and the full library hours calendar.
Full Tutorial: Mango Languages: "Take a tour of the Mango Languages’ award-winning language learning system. You’ll explore the content and features waiting for you on login, then a guided introduction through a lesson will familiarize you with the highly rated pronunciation features, retention-building activities, and support tools built to rapidly strengthen language skills."
Mango Vocabulary: "Introducing Mango's new vocabulary feature! Now you can review chapter vocabulary with flashcards and lists, study words by topic, and even create your own personalized vocabulary lists so that you can study what's most important for your language learning journey!"
Announcing Mango Reader: "With Mango Reader, you can go to any website on the internet and get translations for words you don’t know, in real time, while you’re reading. This feature is a Google Chrome extension currently available in 12 languages and it integrates with Mango's vocabulary feature."
Download the Mango Languages App
Mango Languages is also available to download on Google Play and the App Store.
"Mango adapts to your unique learning style, so you pick up on new vocabulary, intuit unfamiliar grammatical structure, and train your pronunciation, all while boosting your cultural IQ. Lessons involve a rich mix of listening and reading activities, so you can make sense of written and spoken contexts" (How Mango Works).
Author Mindy McGinnis
Award winning author Mindy McGinnis will share the environmental research behind her post-apocalyptic YA novel, Not a Drop to Drink, a Choose to Read Ohio title. Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy's books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.
Event Details
When: October 10, 2024 from 5 - 6 p.m.
Where: Archer Library Lecture Hall (Library Ground Floor)
Library Event Calendar: Download a flyer from our calendar
Event Registration
Seating is limited and registration is requested. Visit the Ashland Public Library's Event Registration page for more information. Registration for this event will close on October 10, 2024 @ 5:00pm.
In celebration of Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the Archer Library is pleased to share the Constitution Day LibGuide and an accompanying display on the main floor of the library. The LibGuide offers many classroom activities and e-resources and you are invited to pick up your own print copy of the U.S. Constitution from the display table.
Author Mindy McGinnis
Award winning author Mindy McGinnis will share the environmental research behind her post-apocalyptic YA novel, Not a Drop to Drink, a Choose to Read Ohio title. Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy's books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.
Event Details
When: October 10, 2024 from 5 - 6 p.m.
Where: Archer Library Lecture Hall (Library Ground Floor)
Library Event Calendar: Download a flyer from our calendar
Event Registration
Seating is limited and registration is requested. Visit the Ashland Public Library's Event Registration page for more information. Registration for this event will close on October 10, 2024 @ 5:00pm.
Archer Library information table staffed by librarians and representatives from the Writing and Communications Center and the Center for Academic Support (both departments found within the library) welcoming students to campus at the main entrance of the library from 9am-2pm August 26-28.
Print information such as brochures, campus map w/ QR code, and Q&A assistance will be provided.
At the Library
Students, parents, faculty, staff and visitors can now find the services they need "At the Library" from the handy brochure display now available between the Lyceum Cafe and the Writing and Communications Center on the main floor of Archer Library!
Archer Library is closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday. Our summer hours schedule will resume on Thursday, June 20th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website.
"On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day came to be known as #Juneteenth, now officially a federal holiday" (NMAACH.SI Juneteenth).
Archer Library Summer Hours
Archer Library's summer hours schedule begins on Monday, May 6th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and the library hours calendar.
Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Holiday closures will be observed for:
Library Hours After Finals
Archer Library hours after finals are detailed below. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and the main library hours calendar.
Archer Library's summer hours schedule begins on Monday, May 6th
Archer Library • Extended Hours
Don't forget, Archer Library's extended hours schedule continues this week, Monday, April 29 - Wednesday, May 1st..
The Instructional Resource Center does not participate in extended hours. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and main library hours calendar.
Therapy Dogs Schedule
Having a ruff time with finals? Tired of chewing over papers and presentations? Come to the Archer Library, sit down and stay to spend some quality time with our visiting Therapy Dogs! Students, faculty and staff are all welcome!
Good student! See you then!
Archer Library • Extended Hours
Archer Library offers the following extended hours schedule beginning on Friday, April 26, and continuing through Wednesday, May 1st.
The Instructional Resource Center does not participate in extended hours. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and main library hours calendar.
Stay Tuned! Archer Library will be announcing extended hours for finals next week.
Sexual Assault Trivia at the Library
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Test your knowledge about sexual assault myths and facts and about Title IX. Stop by the SAAM table on the main floor of the Archer Library, Tuesday, April 16th, from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Each participant may enter a raffle ticket, even if their answer is wrong! You’ll learn the answer. The raffle winner will receive a large snack basket.
Celebrating National Library Week
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books at the start of #NationalLibraryWeek. Find out more about the list and help raise awareness about the freedom to read.
2023 Top 10 Most Challenged Books
Viewing the Solar Eclipse
Location: Archer Library Front Patio
Time: 1p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ashland Public Library will be hosting its bookmobile RAV4 at Archer Library. There will be crafts and glasses available. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Contact Library Director Patricia Frank (pfrank1@ashland.edu) or Don Reams (drams2@ashland.edu) for more information.
A complete list of Archer Library hours and exceptions is located on the library website. Wishing you a joyous Easter Holiday break.
The Ashland University Faculty and Staff are active members of the research community, and The Archer Library is proud to share these research publications with the larger community and encourage their access. This guide is meant to be a comprehensive compilation of all published works of those employed by Ashland University while working at Ashland University.
Current categories of accepted works include: Books, Journal articles, Conference Papers, Music Scores/Compositions, and Book Reviews. URL links are provided to the full text or record of the publication wherever possible. The publications are organized by College and then by author chronologically.
About the Guide
Notice a publication of yours is missing? Check the policy to make sure it meets the requirements and then please submit any publications to library@ashland.edu
Questions about Faculty Publications? Contact Jessica Byers, jbyers7@ashland.edu
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Spring Break Hours
A complete list of Archer Library hours and exceptions is located on the library website. Have a safe and enjoyable spring break!
Guide Introduction
Welcome to the Generative AI Resources & Information library guide. "As champions of knowledge and innovation, we're delighted to present this comprehensive resource tailored specifically for faculty members like you." In this guide, you will "discover a wealth of information, tools, and resources designed to support your teaching and learning endeavors in the dynamic field of Generative Artificial Intelligence" (OpenAI, 2024).
Citation: OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT 3.5 [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com
Guide Overview
This guide is presents a collection of library resources and information, including books and eBooks, database articles and journals, open access resources, and internet resources introducing the topic of Generative AI. Item selection spans a variety of articles and media,from introductory videos and general definitions, to database articles and research studies.
The introductory welcome statement was generated using ChatGPT with a prompt asking it to write an introduction "welcoming users to a library guide dedicated to generative AI. Page is specific to faculty members and supports the teaching and learning mission of the library." Click here to view the full chat transcript.
Guide Topics
Library Guide topics include:
Library Instruction
Professors have requested an introduction to ChatGPT as a research resource and/or research starter during library instruction sessions. The library instruction tab presents a general introduction to this concept, including a selection of ACRL Framework for Information Literacy standards, learner knowledge practices and dispositions, that may be addressed during classes. Two library guide examples provided in the drop down menu.
Archer Library's new main floor furniture arrived late last week! Stop in, sit a spell, and try out the new chairs, coffee tables, foot stools. Conversation areas are set up throughout the area, centrally located between the circulation desk, writing center and IT help desk, and Lyceum Cafe.
If you look closely, you will see the newly relocated faculty publications area. Below is a glimpse of the new area. We look forward to seeing you here.
Archer Library is excited to announce the return of EBSCO's eBook Academic Collection to our eBook Collections. Access to this resource is currently featured in the New Databases section of the A to Z Database List.
About the Collection
This multidisciplinary collection includes more than 246,700 e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects such as business and economics, education, political science, religion, literary criticisms, medical, social science, philosophy, technology and engineering, and world history. It features e-books from leading publishers and university presses such as Cambridge, Elsevier, Sage, Oxford, and Wiley. These e-books are available with unlimited user access, and new titles are added regularly to the collection.
Welcome Back!
Archer Library hours prior to the start of the spring term are detailed below:
The Library's spring hours schedule begins on Monday, January 8th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our web site and the main library hours & updates calendar.
