History of Cornhuskin' Student Research
May 29, 2008
The library is pleased to announce the presentation of A History of Cornhuskin' on the library web.
A History of Cornhuskin' is a project of Dr. Dan Fountain’s Spring 2008 Public History 300 Class.
Audiobooks for summer
May 8, 2008
Summer’s a good time to check out the library’s collection of audiobooks. You can see a list of all 1806 titles by searching for the word “audiobooks” on the main library catalog page. You can search for a particular author or title by combining the author or title with the word audiobooks in your search. For example, “King and audiobooks” will retrieve all audio by Stephen King. Our audiobooks are not on CD. To use them you download them from the link in the catalog and transfer them to an MP3 player. Sorry, iPods won’t work. Please see CCL library staff for tips for successful downloads.
PBS Video on Demand
January 14, 2008
The library is pleased to announce the availability of over 200 PBS videos online. When you do a keyword search for "pbs video nclive" you will get links to 223 PBS videos that can be streamed to your computer. No downloading or saving is required. You can choose from popular series like Frontline, American Masters, Empires, Scientific American Frontiers, the American Experience and more. Adding one of these titles to the basic search above will retrieve all available titles in a particular series.
Teachers may want to use these videos as an alternative to copies on reserve in the library. Others may want to use the videos for research or just see their favorite PBS series again. The quality and size of the videos are not ideal, but improvements are in the works.
Have a question? Ask a Librarian!
January 2, 2008
Have a question? IM a librarian!
This semester, Carlyle Campbell Library introduces a new online service—Ask a Librarian. From the library’s homepage or any page of the library website (look on the blue line above!) you can chat with Reference Department staff in real-time via instant messenger, simply by clicking a link. There’s no need to download software or have an existing IM account—just type your question and start your session! Beginning January 9th, Ask a Librarian will be available all hours the Reference Desk is staffed (M-Th 9am-10pm, Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 1pm-9pm). Click here for more information.
Alice In Wonderland
December
12, 2007
The
quadrennial performance of Alice in Wonderland is coming to
Meredith on January 31 and February 1, 2008. This greatly anticipated
event has been presented, acted and directed by Meredith faculty
and staff for the students once every four years since 1924.
Click here for
a glimpse at past performances.
At
the top is the Cheshire Cat mask worn 50 years ago. It is now
in the Meredith College
Archives.
Library Supporting Campus
Causes
November 27, 2007
The
Meredith library is looking for a few good fundraising projects
to support. Thanks to our users’ patronage of the ongoing
library book sale, the book sale fund is growing. All book sale
receipts are donated to campus fundraising projects. A wide
variety of projects are eligible, including:
• campaigns to raise money for student groups
• campaigns by students to raise money for non-Meredith
groups
• campaigns by Meredith groups to support Meredith or community
activities
• individuals who are raising money to engage in charitable
activities, such as mission trips or disaster relief trips
To benefit as many projects as possible, the grants are small,
usually $50-100. Since its inception, the library book sale
has provided over $3,000 to worthy causes at Meredith.
To apply for funds, send a summary of your project, timeline,
and amount requested to Ted Waller in the library at wallert@meredith.edu.
Please have a Meredith account number available if one is associated
with your project.
The faculty and staff of Carlyle Campbell Library are pleased
to be able to support Meredith in this way. We invite all members
of the College community to become part of this project by purchasing
and contributing books to the sale, which goes on year-round.
Contributions of books can be sent to Ted Waller in the library.
All books are only $1.00, and the sale shelf is next to the
library entrance.
New
Displays from Meredith Archives
September
10, 2007
Three
new displays from archives are on campus: one in the entrance
of Johnson Hall and two in Carlyle Campbell Library. The Johnson
Hall display features scrapbooks kept by Meredith students during
the early 1900s. Books written by Meredith alumnae are on display
on the first floor of the library, and on the second floor,
College traditions are highlighted: Alice in Wonderland, the
Crook, College publications, Cornhuskin’ and Class Day.
More archival displays are at http://www.meredith.edu/library/archives.
Athletics
at Meredith
June 1, 2007
A
new display in the foyer of Carlyle Campbell Library traces
the history of sports at Meredith College. Photographs and other
items from Meredith Archives show students through the years
engaged in a variety of athletic activities, including archery,
dance, horseback riding, and tennis in early twentieth-century
long dress and hat.
6445
Books for Kids Available
May 15, 2007
Did
you know that the Meredith library has 6445 books for children
in its collection? Located on the ground floor, this collection
is available to all library users, and provides countless hours
of reading enjoyment for kids. We have books for all ages, and
they are generally in better condition than the heavily used
ones you find at the public library. We invite you to come in
and take a look or check the library catalog for your favorite
titles. Anyone on the library staff will be happy to show you around the collection.
Library
Supporting Campus Causes
Feb. 12, 2007
The
Meredith library is looking for a few good fundraising projects
to support. Thanks to our users’ patronage of the ongoing
library book sale, the book sale fund is growing. All book sale
receipts are donated to campus fundraising projects. A wide
variety of projects are eligible, including:
• campaigns to raise money for student groups
• campaigns by students to raise money for non-Meredith
groups
• campaigns by Meredith groups to support Meredith or community
activities
• individuals who are raising money to engage in charitable
activities, such as mission trips or disaster relief trips
To
benefit as many projects as possible, the grants are small,
usually $50-100. Since its inception, the library book sale
has provided over $3,000 to worthy causes at Meredith.
To apply for funds, send a summary of your project, timeline,
and amount requested to Ted Waller in the library at wallert@meredith.edu.
Please have a Meredith account number available if one is associated
with your project.
The faculty and staff of Carlyle Campbell Library are pleased
to be able to support Meredith in this way. We invite all members
of the College community to become part of this project by purchasing
and contributing books to the sale, which goes on year-round.
Contributions of books can be sent to Ted Waller in the library.
All books are only $1.00, and the sale shelf is next to the
library entrance.
Let It Snow!
Jan. 08, 2007
A
new display in Carlyle Campbell Library celebrates winter at
Meredith.
Photographs from Meredith College Archives portray students
enjoying winter weather and snow at the original campus (1899-1925)
and at today’s campus.
The display is in Carlyle Campbell Library’s foyer, exit
side.
More archival displays are online at http://www.meredith.edu/library/archives.
Christmas Card Display
Nov. 30, 2006
Come
to Carlyle Campbell Library to see Christmas cards from five
Meredith Presidents: Dr. Vann, Dr. Brewer, Dr. Campbell, Dr.
Weems and Dr. Hartford. Also on display are Christmas cards
that Dr. Brewer received when he was president (1915-1939).
These vintage and modern cards, from the collection in Meredith
College Archives, are on display in Carlyle Campbell Library
foyer, exit side. You can find more archival treasures at http://www.meredith.edu/library/archives.
Site
Search is here!
Nov. 17, 2006
The
Library web has installed a new site search feature,
which enables you to search for any name or word in all the
Library web pages at once. Also included is a site map and a
complete index to every page.
Try it out by clicking on Site Search in the upper right corner
of any page, including this one.
Johnson Hall Exhibit
Oct. 09, 2006
A new Meredith College Archives display in Johnson Hall tell the
story of Meredith’s first campus, located from September
1899 until December 1925 in the block surrounded by Edenton,
Jones, Blount, and Person Streets in downtown Raleigh. Maps,
photographs, the architect’s sketch of Main Building,
and more are on display in Johnson Hall, first floor.
Main Building, Faircloth Hall, and private residences purchased by
the College provided space for dormitories, administrative offices,
living quarters for the president and his family, kitchen, dining
room, laboratories, classrooms, chapel, parlors, library, auditorium,
bedrooms for teachers, infirmary, and art studio. Overcrowding
prompted the trustees in 1923 to buy the 135-acre Tucker Farm
for a new campus, and in January 1926, the new Meredith opened.
See other displays at http://www.meredith.edu/library/archives.
Hot Drinks
Sept. 20, 2006
Hot drinks are back in the library!
In response to many requests, the library is again offering hot
drinks. This time we have a state-of-the-art machine which brews
each cup individually. For 75 cents you can choose from 4 kinds
of tea, chai, 2 kinds of hot chocolate, and 9 kinds of coffee.
For an additional 50 cents you can turn your coffee into cappuccino.
Italian roast, Columbian, Milky Way Swirl, Raspberry Tea...
why not try them all!
The Early Years
June 20, 2006
Meredith
College opened in downtown Raleigh in 1899 as the Baptist Female
University. Come to the library to see a collection of photographs
depicting life at B.F.U. in the early years. More historical
images can be seen in the College Archives section of the library
web site. We have photo
albums, old
movies, the Immortal
Ten, and much more.
Reference USA
March 20, 2006
At
first glance this is just an automated telephone directory for
the entire United States. It contains the addresses and telephone
number for more than 102 million U.S. residents, 12 million
businesses, nearly 700,000 health care providers and approximately
95,000 high tech companies. But that is just part of the function
of this database.
For each resident in the database there is information from
the Census Bureau on the median income of the area in which
this person lives and the median value of his home. The actual
location, i.e., latitude and longitude are also given for the
residence.
Business
information includes number of employees and estimated annual
sales. In addition to searching by name you may also do a custom
search by zip code, SIC or NAICS code or number of employees,
or a combination of these data elements. Similarly, heath care
professionals may be search for by name, location, medical school
attended, telephone number and type of practice. The high tech
companies may be search for by such criteria as geographic location,
sales range, industry code, or ticker symbol.
Click
here to try it out. If you have any questions,
please contact the Reference Department at 760-8095
HISTORICAL VALENTINES ON DISPLAY
February 7, 2006
Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2006 with a
look back at valentines sent to Meredith students between 1910
and 1931. One is even hand-drawn, with an original verse. These
charming cards, from scrapbooks in Meredith College Archives,
are on display in Carlyle Campbell Library foyer.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNSON HALL AND NEW
MEREDITH!
January 30, 2006
In January 1926 Meredith
College moved from its original Blount
Street location downtown to its present location. In
commemoration of the event, the College Archives is presenting
a display of photographs of the construction of the new campus.
You are invited to come by and see these rarely viewed photos,
located in the display cases inside the library entrance.
Meredith history is on display at the