Showing posts with label AU Library News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AU Library News. Show all posts

December 5, 2024

August 27, 2021

AU Campus Mask Requirement


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.
 

July 26, 2021

Hello, Marian!

 
Did you see?  Archer Library's Eagle has been named. 
Welcome, home Marian!

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.

August 11, 2020

Active Learning Lab Progress

library classroom
AU Library: Active Learning Lab
Progress on the Bernice Fauber Baker Active Learning Lab, located on the main floor of Ashland University Library, continues. Drywall is in place and glass doors are scheduled to be installed this week. 

We are excited to see the construction updates on our innovative library instruction lab.

Special thanks to Judi Humphrey, Head of Circulation, for sharing this photo.

May 11, 2020

Interlibrary Loan Update





Interlibrary loan article activity has resumed. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the library at this time will only be processing article requests. If you need a specific chapter from a book, please place your request as an article with specific page ranges. If you have any questions, please contact: 
Sarah Thomas
419.289.5417.

March 25, 2020

AU Library Faculty Resource Guide


AU Faculty ➤ Faculty Resource Guide 

Welcome to the faculty resource library guide. Ashland University library continues to offer online and digital services to the campus community during AU's online only spring 2020 semester.

AU classes are online, and so are we. 

This guide is a starting place for library information and resources available to AU faculty teaching online. Navigate this guide using the left menu. Included here is information concerning general library help, instruction and library guide details, directions for locating our Blackboard Learn organization sites, and a library guide request form. You will also find direct links to the library A to Z database list and our Library Guide portal.

Whether a seasoned pro or online novice, we are here to support you and your students. The guide infographic features an overview of ways AU Librarians can help. A printable version (PDF) is available. Bookmark the resource guide, we will be adding new resources throughout the term. Take a few minutes for yourself, explore our wellness resources; listen to a podcast (or two) or take a virtual tour.

March 24, 2020

Library Resources & Help

The AU Library building is closed to the public.
Classes are online, and so are we: M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Looking for Library Resources & Help? 
Start Here ➤ AU Library Online

AU Library faculty and staff are working remotely from home. Some staff members are assigned on a rotating schedule to report and manage daily in-office required responsibilities.
  • Online help, including email, chat, text, and phone, are available during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the library at 419.289.5400. 
  • Library databases and e-books remain available to the AU community 24/7, please contact us if you experience log in problems. 
  • Library guides, electronic reserves, and the AU Library FAQs knowledgebase are available 24/7. 
  • Contact our reference and instruction team by email, library@ashland.edu, to schedule online instruction sessions via Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate. 
  • Contact the Instructional Resource Center by email, irc-aulib@ashland.edu, to request a Library Guide for your course. 
  • AU Library Student Orientation and AU Library Faculty Resources in Blackboard Learn continue to be available to students, faculty, and staff. Access these resources from the Institution home page in Blackboard.

October 21, 2019

AU Library Survey

LibQUAL Survey
Today Ashland University students, faculty, and staff will receive an email containing information about and a link to our library service quality - or LibQUAL - survey. As we plan for Ashland University Library’s future, it is important that we understand perceptions and expectations of our campus community.

Your opinion counts! 
Take the survey and enter for chance to win 1 of 31 available prizes. Scan the code, go online, and let your voice be heard.  Already working online?  Use the survey link @ http://bit.ly/AU-LIBQUAL19 for access.


October 15, 2019

April 23, 2019

Therapy Dogs in the Library

VISIT WITH THE FINAL EXAM THERAPY DOGS!

AU Library- Main Floor

Saturday                          Monday                           Tuesday
April 27                           April 29                            April 30
11 AM  -  1 PM             10 AM  -  12 Noon              6 PM  -  8 PM

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Come to the Library for some fuzz therapy. Studies show that exposure to fuzzy, snuggly puppy dogs results in a 57% reduction* in stress levels among college students.



* Completely and utterly fabricated statistic.

August 25, 2016

Library Spotlight: Welcome Anita Slack

Please join Ashland University Library in welcoming Anita Slack to the AU Community. Anita is a reference and instruction librarian and will be the library liaison for Art, Communication Studies, English, Foreign Languages, Journalism and Digital Media, and Theatre.

Anita comes to us from Ursuline College, where she served as a Reference & Instruction librarian for three years. In addition to her Masters of Library and Information Science, she also possesses a Bachelor and Master of Arts in English with a concentration in literature and writing. Prior to Ursuline, Anita was an Information Services Librarian at Vincennes University.

Anita is active in the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) serving as an executive board member, communications editor, and the communications committee co-chair. She is a regular reviewer for Reference & User Services Quarterly. Her professional interests include information literacy instruction, information seeking behaviors, educational theory, and assessment of student learning. In her spare time, Anita is a voracious reader, sporadic writer, dabbler in music, and watcher of movies.

Anita’s office is located on the main floor of AU Library, stop in and say hello! Contact her via phone at 419-289-5427 (ext 5427 on campus) or email at aslack3@ashland.edu.

*This post was originally published June 27, 2016.

August 22, 2016

New First Floor Lounge Area

We have been busy over the summer creating a new lounge area on the main floor.  Our summer student assistants, Joel, Macy, Taylor and Zula put in long hours deconstructing and reconstructing shelves and moving the paper journals to the 6th floor.  Stop in and check out the new area, complete with comfortable seating, cafe tables, current-year periodicals, and plenty of electricity for your devices. 

June 27, 2016

Library Spotlight: Welcome Anita Slack

Please join Ashland University Library in welcoming Anita Slack to the AU Community. Anita is a reference and instruction librarian and will be the library liaison for Art, Communication Studies, English, Foreign Languages, Journalism and Digital Media, and Theatre.

Anita comes to us from Ursuline College, where she served as a Reference & Instruction librarian for three years. In addition to her Masters of Library and Information Science, she also possesses a Bachelor and Master of Arts in English with a concentration in literature and writing. Prior to Ursuline, Anita was an Information Services Librarian at Vincennes University.

Anita is active in the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) serving as an executive board member, communications editor, and the communications committee co-chair. She is a regular reviewer for Reference & User Services Quarterly. Her professional interests include information literacy instruction, information seeking behaviors, educational theory, and assessment of student learning. In her spare time, Anita is a voracious reader, sporadic writer, dabbler in music, and watcher of movies.

Anita’s office is located on the main floor of AU Library, stop in and say hello! Contact her via phone at 419-289-5427 (ext 5427 on campus) or email at aslack3@ashland.edu.

April 25, 2016

Coming Soon! Extended Library Hours


It's almost time! 

Sunday, May 1st, AU Library will begin its extended hour's schedule opening at the regular time and remaining open until 2:00 a.m. providing study and work space for students during the last week of classes and finals.




August 21, 2015

AU Library Hours: Fall 2015


The library fall 2015 hours schedule begins Monday, August 24th.  A complete listing of library hours updates including exceptions to regular operating hours (such as holidays and semester breaks) is located on the library web site.

  • Monday - Thursday:  7:45 am to 11:00 pm
  • Friday:  7:45 am to 5:00 pm
  • Saturday:  Noon to 4:00 pm
  • Sunday:  2:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Welcome!
We look forward to working with you.