Number 22| March 2021
Gunter Library News
"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.
Resource of the Month: E-Books
In response to online classes, remote learning, and bridging student needs over multiple campuses, University Libraries (UL) is purchasing more and more e-books. The UL Collection Advisory Committee is discussing making the e-book format the preferred format for future book purchases.
University Libraries owns a large collection of e-books and provides access to many e-books through several subscription services. E-books come from many different publishers, and each publisher has its own access rules and restrictions. Please note that subscription-based e-books can sometimes be available for limited time periods. If you find a helpful e-book, please save the citation information.
Some e-book providers have the option of reading the e-book online. Others have a feature that allows you to "check out" the book for a set amount of time - this varies from publisher to publisher - and download it to your computer or device. Some providers require that you install special software, such as Adobe Digital Editions, or create an account within their system before you can download their books.
The guide linked below provides an overview of the e-book features available from University Libraries primary e-book providers. 
 New Books at Gunter Library
Come celebrate safely
with an ice cream and free books!
The 2021 Susan A. Siltanen
Graduate Research Symposium

The Symposium will be held on Friday, April 9, 2021. 

The symposium provides graduate students with an opportunity to present their research to faculty, staff and students in a competitive environment through oral and poster presentations. The symposium is designed to enhance the scholarly environment for graduate students and highlight the innovative and scholarship being done by Southern Miss graduate students.
Mississippi Academy of Sciences
85th Annual Meeting

August 5-6, 2021

Mississippi Coast Convention Center
Biloxi, MS 39531

Abstract submission now open
Deadline: May 1, 2021
COA Virtual Seminar Series

The COA Seminar Committee is excited to announce the seminar schedule for the spring semester. Seminars are approximately every other Friday from 9:30-10:30 am. All seminars will be virtual, using Zoom.

The schedule is as follows:

March 26: Roxana Weil, Principal Scientific Advisor-Juul
April 16: Kristina Mojica, Division of Marine Science, USM
April 23: Pierre Boudry, IFREMER France


Meeting ID: 969 9013 8495
Passcode: 09690098
Upcoming Dates


April 2 (Friday) Good Friday (Gunter Library closed)
April 7 - Graduate Student Appreciation Day
Upcoming virtual GCRL Science Cafe
March 30, 2021 6 pm central
Dr. Jace Tunnell is the director of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, where he has been since 2014. Prior to the Reserve he was the director of research and planning at the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program from 2006 to 2014, directing large scale restoration and water quality projects. Tunnell was named Conservationist of the Year in 2017 by the Coastal Conservation Association, the 2020 Coastal Icon by Texas Sea Grant, and is the founder of Nurdle Patrol.
 
The presentation will talk about a citizen science project called Nurdle Patrol and dive into what nurdles are, how they get into the environment, what the impacts are, and what is being done about it.
 
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Passcode: 85285718
 
Special “Thanks” to the sponsor of the Science Café, MS-AL Sea Grant and to USM’s Marine Education Center for technical support.  
"Like" the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events.

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Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213