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LIBRARY NEWS
- Library Virtual Tour
- Live Reference Help
- Research Help Appointments
- Textbooks
- Featured Resources & Services
- Spring Semester Building Hours
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THINGS TO DO
- Library Workshops
- Valentine's Day Events
- Rare Book & Map Event
- 25th Anniversary Bash
- Coffee & Creative Writing Club
- Student Advisory Council
- Game Night
- Diverse Characters Book Club
- Graduate Student Opportunities
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New to ETSU?
Get to know your library by watching our virtual building tour.
e upcoming workshops are listed below.
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Live Reference at Sherrod
Need research help but don't want to make an appointment with a librarian?
Now you can get drop-in research help for those quick reference questions. Librarians are available 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Monday - Friday to help you find sources for your papers, cite your sources, and more.
Visit us on the 1st floor of the library behind the AskUs! Desk in the room we affectionately call the fishbowl...no appointment necessary.
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Need more than quick research help?
Watch the video below to learn how to schedule an appointment with a librarian.
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Schedule an in-depth individual appointment for research assistance with a librarian today.
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“I heard the library can get my textbook for free!
Where is it?!?!”
If Sherrod Library has your textbook for free, your professor should be able to share a link to the e-book or instructions on how to find the physical copy. You can also check the library’s eReserve page as well as OneSearch to see if the textbook is available through the library.
If Sherrod Library does not have your textbooks available, you will need to purchase or rent your textbooks elsewhere like the campus bookstore or another vendor.
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to borrow textbooks from other libraries through interlibrary loan. Most libraries do not buy or lend textbooks, especially the latest ones. Books requested through interlibrary loan take time to arrive, so you might fall behind in your studies waiting for a copy.
Feel free to encourage your professors to look into the Open and Affordable Course Material Initiatives that help instructors find free textbooks for their classes; Sherrod Library is always working to help provide training and incentives for instructors to reduce student textbook costs.
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Library Workshops
Sherrod Library offers Graduate Workshops on a variety of topics, from time and project management, to academic topic creation, resource searching, and literature review.
Here is a list of upcoming Workshops:
How to Search the Library Databases/Introduction to Databases - 2/7/24
- By Zoom 12pm-1pm
- Gain understanding of basic search strategies for navigating the library's online resources and databases.
- Register here!
Data Visualization and Management- 2/14/24
- By Zoom 12pm-1pm
- Pick up tips for data management and participate in a data visualization activity.
- Register here!
How to Give an Academic Presentation - 2/21/24
- By Zoom 12pm-1pm
- Learn how to create a solid presentation to promote and present your research, impress your professors, and influence future employers. We will discuss requirements, strategies, and tips for giving a memorable presentation at the Boland or ASRF events.
- Register here!
Intro to legal research - 2/28/24
- By Zoom 12pm-1pm
- This introduction to legal research includes online and database resources.
- Register here!
How to Make an Academic Poster - 3/6/24
- By Zoom 12ppm-1pm
- Learn basics and best practices for designing academic posters that stand out and showcase your research.
- Register here!
Tools and Strategies for Citation Management - 3/20/24
- By Zoom 12pm-1pm
- Come to know which tools for citation management align with your assignment, projects, thesis, or dissertation
- Register here!
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Sherrod Library 25th Anniversary Series
The library is hosting a Valentine's Day Bash, as part of the 25 Anniversary series. We'll be offering the following events: Blind Date with a Book, Rock Painting, Origami lessons, and DIY Valentine's Day Cards. Come out and celebrate with us on the first floor of the Library from 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
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Sherrod Library Rare Book & Map Event
Wednesday, March 6th 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Thursday, March 7th 10:00a.m. -3:00p.m.
Sherrod Library 4th Floor
A self-guided tour of Sherrod's 4th floor through an exhibit of rare Scottish books and regional maps.
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Save the date
Sherrod Library Building turns 25 this year Celebrate with us!
April 9th 10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m. Borchuck Plaza
Celebrate Sherrod Library's 25th anniversary with music, games, food trucks, cake, and giveaways!
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Featured Library Resources and Services | |
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Library Ambassadors are deployed in various academic buildings across campus and in the CFAA to help students with library research and to connect students requiring in-depth help to librarians.
Library Ambassadors can help you:
- Define your information needs, and show you how to find background information on your topic
- Assist you in determining the appropriateness of materials for use with academic assignments
- Show you how to use the library databases to complete academic assignments using
- Online databases
- OneSearch
- LibGuides
- Refer your information request to a librarian if needed
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Writing and Citation Style Guides
ETSU Library has many different citation tools and guides to help you finalize your papers and make sure your citations are correct and accurate. Check out the ETSU writing and citation guides and tools for help on citations and writing styles for many different layouts and formats.
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Featured Resource:
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Need to write an annotated bib for your ENGL 1020 class? Our “How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography” guide can help!
With tips, tricks, and plenty of examples, you'll learn how to format your document, cite, summarize, and evaluated your sources.
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Featured Database:
Literature Resource Center
Each newsletter the library is proud to feature one of our unique databases. This issue’s featured database is Literature Resource Center, a literature database perfect for finding literary criticism as well as primary sources such as poems, author interviews, and more.
Literature Resource Center contains full-text content from scholarly journals and literary magazines as well as critical essays, author biographies, overviews of literary movements and more.
For those interested in literature this database is your best bet!
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Coffee & Creative Writing
Join us for Coffee and Creative Writing at the Sherrod Library. This group meets on the second Thursday of every month and provides an opportunity for the entire ETSU community to come together to both share old creative works and to write new.
Spring 2024 Meeting Dates & Time.
Jan 25th - 5:00p.m.
Feb 8th - 5:00p.m.
March 7th* - 5:00p.m.
April 11th - 5:00p.m.
*All meetings except 3/7 occur in Sherrod 309. 3/7 will meet in Sherrod 312.
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Sherrod Library Student Advisory Council
The Sherrod Library Student Advisory Council was formed to provide student perspectives on library services, collections, and spaces. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students, and nominations are accepted.
Upcoming Meetings
- Feb 6th (5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.)
- Mar. 5th (5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.)
- April 3rd (5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.)
- May 1st (5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.)
Meetings are held in Quillen Conference Room, 4th Floor.
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Sherrod Library Game Night
Sponsored by "The Library Student Advisory Committee", Game Night will be held on the last Wednesday of every month in rooms 309 & 312 of the library.
6:30-9:00 P.M. Feb 28th, March 27th, and April 24th.
Games provided: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mario Cart, Nintendo Switch, along with various board games.
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Diverse Characters Book Club | | |
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Join the Sherrod Library Diverse Characters Book Club this Fall as we read Crying In H Mart by Michelle Zauner.
Although we've already held our first meeting, interested students can still register for the club and join us on April 10th from 5:00-6:00p.m. in Library Room 309 (or by Zoom).
Light refreshments will be served as we discuss this bestselling memoir.
The first 30 students to register will receive a free copy of the book!
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Graduate Student Opportunities
Are you looking to promote your research? Get an additional line on your c.v.? You can do both! Every spring, students have the opportunity to formally present their research on campus at the Appalachian Student Research Forum (graduates and undergraduates) or at the Boland Symposium (undergraduates only). This year both events will be held on the same day (Friday, April 5, 2024 in the Culp Center).
You can find out more details about each research opportunity here:
Appalachian Student Research Forum
Boland Symposium
Sherrod Library offers workshops to help with oral and visual presentations.
How to Give an Academic Presentation on February 21:
Register Here
How to Make an Academic Poster on March 6:
These workshops are synchronous sessions on Zoom from 12:00-1:00PM.
Register Here
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