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Spooky Library

Celebrations

Water Exhibit

Resources for

Biology

New Group

Study Room

Projector

From the

Mouths of

Patrons

Your Liaison

Librarians

books right, they’ll win a week’s

worth of free coffee from the

Circulation desk. If you want to

instantly know if you win, try

pumpkin bowling instead.

If coloring is more your style,

we’ll have color-your-own picture

frames, complete with markers in

every color of the rainbow. We

won’t judge if you want to color

to take your mind off of assign-

ments—coloring is fun at any age.

We’ll also have selections from

Fright and delight at the library’s

annual Halloween Party.

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the sec-

ond floor will be transformed

with crafts, games, candy, and

storytelling. Anyone in the ECU

or Ada communities is welcome

to attend.

A coffin, made with care by a

local library lover, is the center-

piece of our photoshoot. Take

some selfies or use our photogra-

pher to get the best “living dead”

look. We’ll have a few spooky

books on hand to add to the

effect.

We also have a book graveyard,

where mysterious tomes are

wrapped up with only a descrip-

tion to help you figure out which

book it is. If someone gets all the

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” read

out loud by volunteers. The pure terror

of these stories is enough to seclude

them in another room. Make sure

you’re tough enough to handle them, if

you dare enter!

Food and prizes are being provided by

the Linscheid Library Academic Friends

(LLAF). Members of the sorority Zeta

Tau Alpha are generously giving their

time to help out with the activities.

For more information, check out the

Outreach page, or call Outreach at

580.559.5308.

Halloween Party

the EPA, talk about the Arbuckle-

Simpson Aquifer on Sept. 24.

The exhibit was presented in conjunc-

tion with the University of Oklahoma’s

Carl Albert Congression-

al Research and Studies

Center. To find out

more about this exhibit,

visit its website. For

more about ECU’s expe-

rience with the exhibit,

contact Patrick Baumann

at pbaumann@ecok.edu

or call 580.559.5373.

With over 70 attendees at lectures

and even more visitors to the display,

the exhibit “Water: Congressional Rep-

resentation to Protect a Precious Re-

source” made a big splash.

Several classrooms full of people

came to listen to Duane Smith, con-

sultant on a tribal comprehensive

water plan for the Chickasaw and

Choctaw Nations, the sustainability of

water resources and community rela-

tionships on Sept. 17. Though fewer

in number, a no-less-excited group of

20 people came to listen to Dr. Ran-

dall Ross, research hydrogeologist for

Left: Duane

Smith

Above: Dr.

Randall Ross

Though you’ll have as

good a time as these

folks, we promise that

our party will feature

people with internal

organs.

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Get an up-

close view of

the facts by

using the

library.

Beatrice Mintz (b. 1921) by the

Smithsonian Institution. Photo is in

public domain. Future Projections

Resources for Biology Dissect your biological topic of

choice more thor-

oughly by using the

library. Whether

you’re a Biology ma-

jor and need an extra

edge, or you’re just

fascinated by anything

from amoeba to zeb-

ra, you can find some-

thing relevant to you

through these re-

sources.

If you’re between

classes and just want a refresher on

the difference between plants and

people, head to the Reference

section on the main floor. Works

in biology reside in the Q section

of the call numbers, ranging from

QH to QR. Browse everything

from encyclopedias of evolution,

guidebooks of edible wild plants,

entomological dictionaries, anato-

my atlases, sleep encyclopedias, and

microorganism dictionaries.

When you want to dive deeper in a

given topic, or maybe just bring

something home from the library,

head down to the second floor. In

QH, items are more focused on

general natural history and biology

as a whole. Here you can find works

about life in space, evolution and

biodiversity, and genetics. QK is for

botany, so works about forensic

botany, the anatomy of flowers, and

the history of plants and alcohol are

here. Zoology works start with QL,

where you’ll find works on owls,

Oklahoma’s fish, or a history of

people fascinated by butterflies.

Human anatomy works start with

QM, including atlases of anatomy

and anatomy for sports therapists.

Physiology works reside in the QP

section, where you can find works

on brain functions, physics of the

body, and the biomechanics of

flight. Microbiology closes out

the biology call numbers with QR.

Here there are works on the

microbiology of the human body,

plant and microbe interactions,

and antibiotic effects.

Maybe you’re just wanting some

refreshers at home. In that case,

our databases have you covered.

For broad topics, try Science or

Nature, which cover a variety of

disciplines in the sciences and

biology. If you’re more focused,

try our specialized databases like

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Online, American Chemical Soci-

ety Journal Search, MEDLINE, or

Environment Complete.

For more information on your

favorite biological resources, visit

us in-person or go to the Biology

Resource Guide online.

connect to the projector, mak-

ing it easier than ever to get

your projects done.

If you want to use the improved

Group Study Room yourself,

you can reserve it online, call

580.559.5371, or just walk in

and ask.

Though we’ve had a lot of use of

our Group Study Room, one

comment we would consistently

hear was that people wanted an

easy way to do digital group

work.

Now, a projector has been per-

manently added to the room.

Any laptop with a VGA port can

L I B R A R Y N E W S

The librarians have always been

courteous to help me in the past

and today. They persevere to

find what is needed.

Students are already enjoying the

beauty of overhead projection

This space is reserved for what your peers—

students, faculty, staff, and the public alike—are

saying about our reference services. These are

actual quotes from library users.

Evaluate our reference for yourself—stop by the

library and talk to the person at the Reference

Desk, call 580.559.5371, or email

refdesk@ecok.edu for fast help.

What People are Saying About the Library

Nick Demetriades, Technical

Services Librarian

Chemistry

Computer Science

History

Mathematics

Music

Physics

Katherine Sleyko, Public

Services Librarian

Art

Biology

Communication

Political Science & Legal

Studies

Psychology

Contact your liaison librarian for

one-on-one help if you’re a

student. If you’re faculty, talk to

your liaison librarian about

classes and materials you’d like.

The librarians are your guide to

the best resources, so make

sure that you use them!

Did you know that all departments have a

librarian assigned to them? Liaison

librarians can help faculty and students find

information best suited to their area of

study. Find your librarian below, or go to

our student page for more.

Dana Belcher, Assistant Director &

Collection Services Librarian

Accounting

Business Administration

English & Languages

Human Resources

Nursing

Patrick Baumann, Media Services

Librarian

Cartography/Geography

Education

Environmental Health Science

Family & Consumer Sciences

Kinesiology

Sociology

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