Library Spotlight: C.G. Jung's Red Book

Ashland University Library has recently acquired a facsimile edition of the "Red Book" by C.G. Jung, who contributed to the Psycho-Analytic movement an exploration of symbols and the collective unconscious.  The 205-page original was carefully hand-lettered by Jung in the style of an illuminated medieval manuscript, including lavish illustrations by the author.  The facsimile is accompanied by an annotated English translation of the German and Latin original.

This summer the Library of Congress will exhibit the original work, with a public symposium on June 19th.

Library Spotlight: Ohio Resource Center

The Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading spotlight topic is investigating The Science of Oil Spills.

"Current events present us with unique learning opportunities. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico gives us a chance to connect what budding scientists are learning in the classroom to the world. We've pulled together a set of materials that can be used to examine the oil spill through a variety of lenses. - ORC*ON, The Ohio Resource Center

E-publications are presented by grade level, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, and detail a variety of resources including podcasts, lessons, and activities covering the oil spill, it's environmental impact, clean up, and response.

*Originally published on IRC News Blog.

Library Hours: Memorial Day

In observance of Memorial Day, Ashland University Library hours are as follows:

Friday, May 28th: Close at 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 29th: Library Closed
Sunday, May 30th: Library Closed
Monday, May 31st: Library Closed

Regular summer hours will resume on Tuesday, June 1st.

Library Resources Unavailable Wednesday after 9:00 pm

A scheduled power outage for several campus buildings Wednesday night, May 19th, is likely to take all library resources offline from about 9:00 p.m.to about 12:30 a.m.  This will affect both on-campus and off-campus access to the library catalog, databases, and the library website as a whole.  It will also prevent access to OhioLINK resources that require authentication and will make it impossible to order OhioLINK books as an AU student.



All resources should be fully functional by early Thursday morning.

Library Spotlight: New Books

AU library adds new books to it's collection throughout the academic year. When shelf ready, new books are featured on the book shelf located on the main floor near the new computer area. All titles have been selected by AU librarians and are subject to the library's collection development policy which includes professional reviews and recommendations by faculty members. Recent additions to the collection include:

• Civil Religion in Political Thought: Its Perennial Questions and Enduring Relevance in North America
  BL98.5.C58 2010
• Booth
  E457.5.C65 2010
• The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health -- and a Vision for Change
  GN406.L46 2010
• Sport and Public Policy: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives
  GV716.S584 2010
• Willie Mays: the Life, the Legend
  GV865.M38 H57 2010
• Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy is Undermining the Environmental Revolution
  HC79.E5 R6312 2010
• Spark: How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First Century Corporation: Lessons from Lincoln Electric's Unique Guaranteed Employment Program
  HD9697.W434 L565 2010
• The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education
  LA217.2.R38 2010
• Teaching Reading in Small Groups: Differentiated Instruction for Building Strategic, Independent Readers
  LB1573.S454 2010
• Theodor Seuss Geisel
  PS3513.E2 Z794 2010
• Virginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays, and Conversations
  PS3558.A444 Z46 2010
• Coming Climate Crisis? Consider the Past, Beware the Big FixQC981.8.C5 P377 2010

Interested in recommending a book for the collection? Contact your library liaison for more information or submit a suggestion via the library catalog.

OhioLINK: Facebook Status

Today, information from OhioLINK's Facebook wall:

OhioLINK Are you concerned about your privacy on Facebook? Why or why not? Check out this visual representation of the available
privacy settings: NYT Facebook Privacy

Interested? Consider the accompanying article, The Price of Facebook Privacy? Start Clicking , for additional information about privacy and the new 'opt out' settings recently instituted on Facebook.

"Pop quiz: Which is longer, the United States Constitution or Facebook’s Privacy Policy?"



"If you guessed the latter, you’re right. Facebook’s Privacy Policy is 5,830 words long; the United States Constitution, without any of its amendments, is a concise 4,543 words." -- Nick Bilton, The Price of Facebook Privacy, NYT, 5/12/10

Library Summer Hours 2010

Library summer hours begin Monday, May 10, 2010. Exceptions to regular summer operating hours, including holidays, are posted on the library web site.

May 10th to July 31st

Monday through Thursday - 8 am to 10 pm
Friday - 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday - Closed

Instructional Resource Center hours and updates are posted on the IRC web site.

Library Hours: End of term

AU Library hours for post-finals and graduation weekend:

Thursday, May 6th - Close 5 pm

Friday, May 7th - 8 am to 5 pm

Saturday, May 8th - Closed

Sunday, May 9th - Closed

Summer hours begin Monday, May 10th.

Congratulations to Ashland University's 2010 graduates!

Library Extended Hours

Extended Hours continue through Wednesday evening, May 5th. The library will open at our regular time and remaining open until 2:00 a.m. providing study and work space for interested students.

A complete extended hours calendar is available on the library web page.


Week of May 2ndSunday, May 2nd 1:00 pm - 2:00 am Monday, May 3rd - Wednesday, May 5th 7:45 am - 2:00 am

Extended hours do not apply to the Instructional Resource Center (IRC), library second floor. Color printing and IRC materials and supplies are not be available during extended hours. Ashland University Library wishes everyone success on the end of year studies and exams.