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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:03:35 +0000hourse-resourcespicture of the daywriters_studiocanned food driveexamsRandom_picturee-booksreferenceMeet the Staffbook_reviewe-resources mobilefinesjava hourskindlereimagine librariessummer_projectsLibrary infoPASCALlibrary services surveyliteracystudy_rooms2010April 1stBANNED BOOKSBook DriveBook TalkJournal FinderMarch 23OCLCSCLASpring 09 hoursStudent Research Symposium Poster ExhibitSummer 09 hoursarchivesbikesbingbookscareercloudcontestcookie_breakcool_stuffdropboxe-resources discusfreefriday_funmedianetlibraryoutageparkingpolicyrésumésciencedirectsearch_enginesshenanigansspring break hoursswine_flutaste_of_cokertextbook_reviewtutoringwild_webRead ON! Coker LITC Bloghttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Todd)Blogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-9199560397150949818Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:46:00 +00002016-04-18T11:46:00.144-04:00Coloring Evening - Tuesday, April 19th! http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/04/coloring-evening-tuesday-april-19th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-7770872524797892813Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:04:00 +00002016-04-14T12:04:22.440-04:00Moree Receives 2016 Library Prize for Undergraduate ResearchFrom the Office of Marketing and Communications: Hartsville, S.C. –  Coker College student Mollie Moree ’16 is the recipient of Coker College’s 2016 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research. With support from the Charles W. and Joan S. Coker Library and Information-Technology Center and the Coker College Undergraduate Research Program, the Library Prize was established to encourage thehttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/04/moree-receives-2016-library-prize-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-4355550166357563575Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:32:00 +00002016-03-21T11:32:20.909-04:00Website is down! But here are the links you need to know! Due to an issue with the main Coker.edu's website update, the library's website is unavailable. If you need library resources, here are some links: All Databases (including EasyBib, E-books, and other e-resources): http://libguides.coker.edu/AllDatabases Library Catalog: http://pailssc.org/search~S3 Interlibrary loan (article request): https://docs.google.com/a/coker.edu/http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/03/website-is-down-but-here-are-links-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-8401824181099953605Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:00:00 +00002016-01-15T11:00:03.854-05:00Proquest and Library catalog outages this weekend! Welcome back to Coker! We've got a couple of product outages that might affect some of our patrons. First, on 16 January (Saturday), ProQuest will be upgrading its services from 10:00 PM EST to around 6:00 AM EST on Sunday. Services that will affect Coker users: ProQuest database platform CultureGrams Secondly, our library catalog system will be undergoing server maintenance on Monday, http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/01/proquest-and-library-catalog-outages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-5288556549616886868Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:30:00 +00002015-10-13T08:30:01.320-04:00All Things Must P.A.S.S. The tutoring center is now called Peer Assisted Study Support, or PASS. PASS is located in the space directly above the computer alcove on the second floor - the former home of the Art collection. Current tutoring schedule: Biology  ........................   Mon through Thu    7 – 9pm Chemistry  ...................   Mon http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/10/all-things-must-pass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-243116821332756972Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:05:00 +00002015-09-08T11:05:09.924-04:00Tutoring Begins Tonight! From Robin Richardson, Director of Learning Support Services: Beginning tonight, peer drop-in tutoring will be available in LITC 228 for LASP classes in math, sciences, Spanish and Chinese. No appointment is needed and services are free for all Coker students. Occasionally changes to the schedule below occur, so keep an eye on your Coker email for announcements. And please remember to&nbsphttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/09/tutoring-begins-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-508089708415289887Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:47:00 +00002015-08-24T08:47:00.121-04:00Quick Tutorial on accessing the New York Times as a Coker student, faculty, or staff member Remember, if you have questions let us know at reference@coker.edu or chat with us here. http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/08/quick-tutorial-on-accessing-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-3075599335731311485Fri, 08 May 2015 12:52:00 +00002015-05-08T08:52:07.651-04:00Food for Fines It's that time of the semester!  Bring in a canned food item and get up to $2.50 per item in fines waived!  (Repair/replacement costs cannot be waived, however). All canned items will be donated to a local charity, the Harvest Hope Food Bank. Image courtesy of nyclovesnyc.blogspot.comhttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/05/food-for-fines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-4187971207188415366Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:13:00 +00002015-04-29T15:13:38.823-04:00Today in History: Rodney King Verdict On this day in 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, CA found three of the four arresting officers innocent of use of excessive force during the arrest of Rodney King. The trial brought to close a year-long investigation of King's arrest during a traffic stop. After the announcement of the verdict, rioting and looting broke out across Los Angeles, causing fifty-four deaths, thousands of injuries, http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/04/today-in-history-rodney-king-verdict.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-5018307513328402833Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:18:00 +00002015-04-27T09:18:35.318-04:00Happy Birthday, Samuel Morse! On this day in 1791, the inventor of the telegraph and the standardized code used to transmit messages (later called Morse code) was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. A Yale graduate, Morse was also a renown historical style and portrait painter. The burgeoning field of electricity became a hobby, and began working on the telegraph in 1830s. The first message, sent from Baltimore to http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/04/happy-birthday-samuel-morse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-2718211693110157676Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:20:00 +00002014-12-08T14:20:12.426-05:00Board Games and Pizza Tonight! Come join us from 6-9 tonight for classic board games, pizza, and free drinks! http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/12/board-games-and-pizza-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-4790642109739583060Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:59:00 +00002014-11-25T08:59:33.901-05:00Food for Fines 2014 It's that time of the semester!  Bring in a canned food item and get up to $2.50 per item in fines waived!  (Repair/replacement costs cannot be waived, however). All canned items will be donated to a local charity, the Harvest Hope Food Bank. Image courtesy of nyclovesnyc.blogspot.comhttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/11/food-for-fines-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-9077758197070538200Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:19:00 +00002014-11-12T10:19:51.483-05:00November is Native American Heritage Month November is Native American Heritage Month, created in 1990 and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.  From the National Congress of American Indian's Heritage Month website: November is Native American Heritage Month and it’s an important time to celebrate the current and historic role the Native American voice has played in the United States. It’s a time to http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/11/november-is-native-american-heritage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-3527977662987036340Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:03:00 +00002014-09-23T17:03:54.790-04:00Fall Tutoring Hours.nobrtable br { display: none } Greetings, Cokerites! Here are the Fall semester tutoring* hours: Subject DaysTime Accounting and Economics Mon. & Thu 8-9 PM Biology Tue & Thu 6-8 PM Chemistry Tue. & Thu 7-9 PM Chinese Mon. & Wed. 7-9 PM Math Mon.- Thu. 6-9 PM Spanish Mon. - Thu. 6-8 PM Technology Help Mon. & Thu. http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/09/fall-tutoring-hours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-1036355848391768768Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:12:00 +00002014-09-05T15:12:21.904-04:00Database Access Issues (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Charles W. and Joan S. Coker Library-Information Technology Center. http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/09/database-access-issues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-1978017807788554466Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-04-15T10:44:03.690-04:00Library Staff Day   Bruce Blackmon will present a lecture entitled "Tsars, Vain Men, Bad Women and the Myth of the Ragged Rebel" in conjunction with the Civil War 150 exhibition in the Charles W. Coker Auditorium on Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The Civil War in South Carolina boasted of several prominent women who would http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/04/bruce-blackmonwill-present-lecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-1708802206982001093Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:00:00 +00002014-03-31T14:04:09.824-04:00Confederates at the Keyboard: Southern Piano Music During the Civil War Era The Civil War 150 exhibition is now on display in the Library. We are excited to have Dr. David Thompson with us for our opening program. Dr. Thompson will present a lecture with recital on “Confederates at the Keyboard: Southern Piano Music during the Civil War Era” in the Hannah Lide Coker Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Thompson, http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-civil-war-150-exhibition-is-now-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-1454654803584886677Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:24:00 +00002014-03-31T12:28:01.672-04:00Civil War 150 exhibit now open! From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division The Library is hosting Civil War 150, a national traveling exhibition from March 31 to April 21. The Civil War is one of the most transformative periods in U.S. history. After long-simmering sectional tensions led to seven slaveholding states seceding, the ensuring political strife gave way to war in April 1861. Four years of http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/from-library-of-congress-prints-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-6971750621709880320Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:07:00 +00002014-03-31T09:11:50.866-04:00Winner of the 2014 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research  <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-9102166889590990285Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:32:00 +00002013-12-05T12:32:00.354-05:00examshours Yes, it's that time again!  We will have expanded hours for final exams, beginning tomorrow: .nobrtable br { display: none } tr {text-align: center;} tr.alt td {background-color: #eeeecc; color: black;} Day Open Close Friday, December 6 7:30 am 1:00 am (Saturday) Saturday, December 7 8:00 am 8:00 PM Sunday, December 8 1:00 PM 1:00 am (Monday) Monday, December 9 7:30 am 1:http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/yes-its-that-time-again-will-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-150278640731311273Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:12:00 +00002013-12-05T10:12:41.742-05:00Food for Fines Do you have library fines?  We can help!  Donate a non-perishable food item before the end of exams, and we will give you $2.50 per item towards your library fines (not replacement or repair costs, however). All collected goods will be donated to Coker Enactus' "Let's Can Hunger Food Drive" initiative. In turn, these goods will go the Harvest Hope Food Back here in the Pee Dee. http://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/food-for-fines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614584771012415870.post-8575223631544151560Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:47:00 +00002013-12-03T09:50:27.489-05:00Book your Media Study Rooms now! Please keep in mind that all of the study rooms are extremely busy this time of year. We have instituted a two-hour time limit this semester on all study rooms.  Of course, if no one is waiting for a room, you are welcome to renew the key for another two hours. You can check study room availability here: Study Room Availability Also, the three media rooms can be booked in advancehttp://cokerlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/book-your-media-study-rooms-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd)0