"Gunter Library News" is the monthly e-newsletter highlighting current events and happenings at the Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi .
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Discoverer of Titanic’s Remains, Robert Ballard, University Forum Speaker April 16
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Special IVN viewing at GCRL - Caylor Auditorium
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The man best known for discovering the famed and ill-fated British passenger liner RMS Titanic will be the guest presenter for the final University Forum of the spring 2019 semester at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).
Robert Ballard, an underwater archaeologist and oceanographer who discovered and explored the Titanic’s remains in 1985, will present “Finding the Titanic and Other Tales of the Sea” Tuesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mannoni Performing Arts Center on the USM Hattiesburg campus. Admission is free, and this event can also be viewed via IVN from Hardy Hall, room 316 at The USM Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach.
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Maryanne Anthony receives Outstanding Staff Award
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Maryanne Anthony, Gunter Library Coordinator has been selected as a recipient of the Outstanding Staff Award 2018-19 for USM-Gulf Coast. Maryanne will join other award recipients at the Awards Day Ceremony, Tuesday, April 23rd at 4:00 pm in the Fleming Education Center Auditorium on the Long Beach Campus.
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Resource of the month:
"Citation Help" Subject Guide
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Are you looking for an overview of reference/citation management programs? Check out the subject guide “Citation Help” created by USM librarian Tisha Zelner. “Citation Help” gives you an overview of Mendeley, Zotero and EndNote, provides information about how to create a bibliography using the standard formats: APA, MLA, and CBE, and has links to three online “citation generators.”
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University Libraries Spring User Survey
University Libraries wants to hear from you. Please take a moment to complete the
spring user survey
so we can continue to provide the best possible services and resources to the campus community.
We strive to deliver exemplary service while providing an environment that is conducive to student success and development. Your participation in the spring user survey helps to create a better University Libraries for faculty, staff and students.
The survey will be available from March 18 through May 3. We appreciate your feedback.
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Conflict Management Training
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May 7, 2019, 10:00 am
(will include lunch)
Caylor Classroom 104
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Science Communication: Conflict Management
Conflict management training for graduate students, early career scientists, and all others welcome!
No one ever said communication in a science arena was uncomplicated! Conflicts abound and can be intense, passionate, frustrating, stressful, and sometimes overwhelming! In the lab, in the field, at a meeting, at a conference, with lab-mates, co-workers, professors, administrators, the media, regulators, politicians, funders—the scientific landscape is fraught with potential conflict, but fertile ground for mediation and negotiation.
Conflict management and negotiation involves both one's head and heart. No matter how hard you try to stay rational, emotions often get in the way of effective resolutions. In the Science Communication: Conflict Management Workshop, Southern Miss Communications graduate students address how to deal with negative emotions and stimulate positive emotions to facilitate conflict management. This is a 2-hour interactive session where you learn about the 5 core concerns to remember in conflict management. The workshop includes short lectures, group activities, case study analyses, and mini-role playing. You will recognize how to move beyond reason and use positive emotions to help reach a wise agreement.
Refreshments and lunch included!
Please register by sending your name, email, and school to: guntergcrl@usm.edu
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Graduate Student Appreciation
Ice Cream Social
No fooling! On April 1, Gunter Library partnered with the Division of Coastal Sciences (COA) to host an ice cream social for COA graduate students. The event featured three flavors of ice cream, toppings, fruit, and fun! A scavenger hunt created by Library Coordinator Maryanne Anthony, challenged the 15+ people who attended. The grand prize, a beautiful basket made by Library Assistant Martha Brown and filled to the top with USM branded items, summer fun toys, and Easter candy was shared by the two winners Meg Oshima and Melissa Brock who are shown below.
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Seven Live Oaks Planted on GCRL Campus
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In March, seven live oak trees donated by the Rotary Club of Ocean Springs were planted along the emergency access road and in front of the Director’s House. These trees replace trees taken for the installation of the emergency access road in May 2018. Head Librarian Joyce Shaw worked with Rotary Club of Ocean Springs for this gift. The donation was part of Rotary International’s challenge to plant 1.2 million trees around the world. A crew of Southern Miss groundskeepers planted the trees.
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Friday, April 19 - Good Friday Holiday
Friday, April 26, 8:00 - Last Friday Breakfast in Cedar Point Lounge
Friday, April 26, 9:00 - Mental Health Group Session in Director's House
Friday, April 26, 4:00 - CoastWIS in Cedar Point Room A
Tuesday, April 30, 6:00 - Science Café at Cedar Point, MEC Conference Ctr.
Friday, May 3, 9:00 - Mental Health Group Session in Director's House
Tuesday, May 7, 10:00 - Conflict Management Workshop in Caylor 104
Friday, May 10, 9:00 - Mental Health Group Session in Director's House
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April Science Café - April 30th, 6:00 p.m.
This month we will be holding the Science Café at the Marine Education Center Conference Center at our Cedar Point Campus.
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"You and Your Genes: A deep dive into genetics with the leading geneticist for the Department of Defense"
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Dr. Mauricio De Castro
Associate Director
Air Force Medical Genetics Center
Keesler Air Force Base
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Amber Olsen
Mother of a child with a rare disease
President, United MSD Foundation
Owner, Nextaff Gulf Coast.
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Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms. Dr. De Castro, Associate Director of the Air Force Medical Genetics Center, is a physician and scientist. He was instrumental in diagnosing a local child, Willow Cannan, with a very rare fatal genetic disease called Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency (MSD). MSD leaves her body unable to get rid of the natural cellular waste our bodies produce each day. Dr. De Castro will be joined by Willow’s mother, Amber Olsen who has started the United MSD Foundation in order to raise funds to provide treatment options to children diagnosed with this disease. Come find out more about the role of genetics in diagnosing diseases such as Willow’s.
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Check out the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events.
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Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213
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