Remodeling is progressing

The new compact shelving was installed during semester break and the staff is beginning the laborious process of shifting journals into this new area.

Starbucks now being served

Starting Monday, January 8th, Starbucks coffee is now being served at the Common Grounds Coffee Bar in Stoxen Library.

A new staff member for the new year

Mrs. Becky Needham has joined the staff as an Evening Supervisor. She comes to Stoxen Library with work experience at Grand Forks Public Library.

Tired of reading textbooks? Need some holiday reading? Check out the new books shelf adjacent to the main entrance.

Happy Holidays -- the Stoxen Library staff.

The Common Grounds coffee bar finally has its dry run!

The first cups, good to the last....! Pictured are Dr. Rich Brauhn, Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Shawna Egli, Educational Enhancement Services staff, enjoying the first pot of coffee on today's dry run of the Common Grounds Coffee Bar. The coffee bar, the first Dickinson location serving Starbucks coffee, will have a soft opening in early January. Watch this blog for announcements of the grand opening to come early in 2007!

The Library has thousands of e-books for your use

Stoxen Library provides access to over 12,000 e-books for your use!

A whole lot of checkouts

Stoxen Library checked out 22,057 items to students, 3,113 to faculty, 1,014 to staff, 999 to off-campus patrons, and 340 items as interlibrary loans.

Even more statistics

In fiscal year 2006, Stoxen Library staff answered 13,624 reference questions and circulated over 22,000 items. The online licensed databases received 112,737 searches!

More numbers

In fiscal year 06 Stoxen Library added 1,568 books to the collection and 4,897 issues of periodicals (journals and magazines).

Statistical Highlights

Statistical snapshots:

Stoxen Library's holdings includes 164,567 volumes, including 5,970 videos, DVDs, and music CDs. Additionally the library owns 12,238 e-books, and subscribes to 21,000 print and online journal titles. Patrons can access 77 licensed databases via the Library web page.

The halls are decked

The halls are decked at Stoxen Library. Stop in and pick out a few books for Christmas break reading. As finals approach, hours are extended by the library staff by opening on Saturdays, Dec. 2nd and 9th from 1-4 p.m.

Typical fall day at Stoxen Library

Typical fall day at Stoxen Library

Pass the turkey, please!

Displayed on the top of the new book shelving are books about Thanksgiving, pilgrims and turkeys. Enjoy!

To honor our veterans!

In observance of Veteran’s Day, there are books pertaining to military service located on the top of the New Book shelving. Many of them are narratives of personal experiences.

Biographies...we've got them!

What do Sandra Day O’Connor, John Lennon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ted Turner and Lance Armstrong all have in common? Their biographies and many others are the current feature on the special book display just inside the library doors. Stop by and see who you might want to read about!

Educator of the Year

Congratulations
Eileen!

Please join the library staff in celebrating Eileen, the Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year! Come to the library foyer at 1:00 today for cookies and lemonade. Way to go, Eileen. We are so proud of you!

Trick or Treat?

Check out the books and videos on witches, ghosts and goblins. The items are displayed on top of the New Book shelving.

Literary Reference Center

Looking for information on an author or their works? Check out the Literary Reference Center – a full text database featuring literature of all types, both classic and contemporary. You can access this database via a link on the Online Reference Resources page on the library’s website.

Content includes:
More than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
75,000 articles of literary criticism
130,000 author biographies
Full text of over 300 literary journals
500,000 book reviews
25,000 classic and contemporary poems
Over 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories
3,000 author interviews
Over 1,000 images of key literary figures

books by Symposium authors

Books by the visiting authors for the Roosevelt Symposium are now on display in the library. Patricia O'Toole, Douglas Brinkley, Candice Millard, and Tweed Roosevelt are all represented in this display. The Roosevelt Symposium begins today and runs through Saturday evening.

Library homepage overview

Need to do some research and don’t know where to begin?

The next session on using the Library homepage should be useful to you!

Wednesday, Oct. 11 – 3:00 pm

Please register by Wednesday, Oct. 11 by 2 pm. (call 483-2135 or stop at the Main Service Desk)

These sessions are for transfer students, international students, students returning to school after an absence and other DSU folks wanting to see a brief overview of the Library homepage. This does not substitute for the library instruction provided in Freshmen Seminar and Composition 120 classes.

Class sessions are 45 – 50 minutes in length and have a maximum enrollment of 30 students (minimum of 5). Topics covered include a general review of the Library’s webpage, ODIN, accessing one’s library account and Academic Search Premier.

Sessions begin at the Library Main Service desk with a 5 minute walk through the library.