Number 2 | December 2018
Gunter Library News
"Gunter Library News" is monthly e-newsletter highlighting current events and happenings at the Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi .
Annual Gunter Library Holiday Open House
Gunter Library hosted the annual Holiday Open House on December 10th. Due to the library still being out of its regular environs, the open house was held in the Dining Hall. As usual there was a bounty of good food and great conversation. Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and fellowship!
End of semester hours
Gunter Library closes for the semester break at 5 pm on December 20, 2018 and reopen at 8 am on January 2, 2019. On- line resources never take a holiday. Log into www.lib.usm.edu to use online resources including databases, e-journals, and e-books.
Resource of the month: Subject Guides
Are you stuck and need a place to get started with your library research? A great place to start is the coastal science subject guide http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/coastal_sciences . This guide will help you find books, e-journals, and articles. Other useful subject guides include marine science http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/marine_science and marine biology http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/bsc445 Do you need specific help with other topics such as citation analysis http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/citation_analysis or copyright basics http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/copyright or research data management http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/research_data_management / or external funding http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/external_funding ? The link is here for all guides http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/index.php?b=s
Articles published since mid-November
Gunter Library maintains a database of articles published by GCRL faculty, researchers, students, and staff. Print and digital copies of articles are available for most of the works in our GCRL Publications file. This database has over 1,890 entries. To ensure your work is included in this database, please send a pdf of your work to: guntergcrl@usm.edu Articles added to this archive for Fall semester 2018:
* Maggio, Teresa, Alessandro Allegra, Franco Andaloro, João Pedro Barreiros, Pietro Battaglia, Christopher M. Butler, Angela Cuttitta et al. 2018. "Historical separation and present-day structure of common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) populations in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea." ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy174
* Wilber, Dara H., Mark S. Peterson, and William T. Slack. 2019. "Cross-site comparisons of Gulf Sturgeon prey assemblages throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico reveal regional differences." Fisheries Research 211: 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.11.005
* Shaw, Joyce M. 2018. “2018 Science Boot Camp for Librarians Southeast.” Mississippi Libraries 81(3): 71-72 http://www.misslib.org/resources/Documents/MLarchive/ML2018Fall.pdf
* Brown-Peterson, N.J., C.R. Peterson and G.R. Fitzhugh. 2019. Multidecadal meta-analysis of reproductive parameters of Red Snapper ( Lutjanus campechanus ) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fishery Bulletin 117:37-49. Doi: 10.7755/FB.117.1.5

Property Audit Completed
Gunter Library had its state property audited on December 3, 2018. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory property manager Amanda Lane conducted the audit accompanied by the State Property Auditor. The audit was completed and all state property was accounted for with no losses.
Check out the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events.

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Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213