Sunday, August 31, 2008

Get on track with Tarver Tours

Tarver Tours - Fall 2008

Join a library staff member for a thirty (30) minute walking tour of the Tarver Library on Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 during the month of September. No reservations required! Just show up at the Reference Desk on the main (2nd) floor in time for the 3pm departure.

Faculty requiring their students to attend a tour can ask the students to present their tour "ticket" as proof of their participation. Depending on participation, the tours may be extended into other months.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Orientation Sessions for Tarver

New to the Macon Campus? Want to learn more about Tarver Library and how to use it? Well don't fret and come by on one of these days to our Orientation Sessions

ThursdayAugust 21, 20081:00 - 1:50 PM
FridayAugust 22, 20082:00 - 2:50 PM
MondayAugust 25, 20089:00 - 9:50 AM
TuesdayAugust 26, 20087:00 - 7:50 PM
WednesdayAugust 27, 20081:00 - 1:50 PM
ThursdayAugust 28, 20089:30 - 10:20 AM
WednesdaySeptember 3, 20086:00 - 6:50 PM
ThursdaySeptember 4, 200812:30 - 1:20 PM

They are in the classroom located on the main floor of the library. Just ask at the Circulation or Reference Desk and our friendly staff will point you in the right direction. So come on by and find out more about what the Tarver Library has to offer!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Welcome Back!

We at Tarver Library just wanted to take a moment and say welcome to all students, returning and new!

The Tarver Library is here to help you with all of your research needs. Take a look at some of the resources below on how we can help you:

Need to come into the library? Take a look at the hours page to see when we're open!

Our library catalog. From here you can find out what books and media items the library owns. Make sure you notice which library the item is at, since there are five libraries in the catalog! You want it to say Macon.

Check out our DVD collection! That's right two, different DVD collections just for you. The bearDVD collection is provided by your Student Government Association. It contains some of the popular new releases and is located on the 2nd floor. You can check out up to one of these at a time for 3 days. Be careful though, as there are fines of a $1.00 a day. The second collection is located in the Media Center on the 1st floor. These DVD's you can check out for up to 7 days.

Have a question and need help? Take a look at the AskUs page. From here you can contact the reference librarian's by IM, e-mail, phone, or even in person!

As always just come on in and let us know what we can do to help you!

Monday, August 11, 2008

Hot Document in August

Digest of Education Statistics 2007

The 2007 edition of the Digest of Education Statistics is now available online. This edition is the 43rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. This book is published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).