Summer Undergraduate Research Experience 2015

Some of the posters from 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) are on display in the library main gallery from September 4th - 23rd. 

Shippensburg University offer the SURE program was as a way for students to work with faculty on research over the summer. The purpose of the SURE program is to support faculty/student research pairs during the summer. The goals are twofold: to nurture student researchers and to provide faculty members with paid student research assistants. Students selected for the program will receive a summer stipend for research tasks assigned by a faculty supervisor. By assisting faculty members in their research, students selected for the program will learn the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting advanced research in their field. For more details about SURE please visit Student Research page: http://www.ship.edu/Student_Research/SURE/SURE/

#TBT in the Archives 8/27/15

Have you ever wondered what college was like 100 years ago? It was a very different experience for students arriving on campus in 1915. The culture of the Cumberland Valley State Normal School (CVSNS) was much stricter and focused on maintaining a "high tone of morality." CVSNS prided itself on not having a saloon close to campus and students were required to attend church services every week. 

Academic coursework was geared toward the training of teachers, so students were expected to learn a variety of subjects. Think of it as being similar to the general education classes offered today to first year students. Here's an example of the classes students in their first and second years would be enrolled in, taken from the 1915 course catalog. It wasn't until much later in the school's history that the diversity of majors we see offered today developed. All students took the same classes.

Want to learn more about Ship's history? No need to wait for the next Throwback Thursday! Contact Archives & Special Collections via e-mail: specialcollections@ship.edu or phone: 717-477-1516.

Welcome Back, Students!

Welcome back, students! We know you're relaxed from your sumer and working hard to get ready for the fall semester. Below are several services the library can offer to you and your students.

Research Consultations
Librarians are available to meet with you individually for one-on-one research consultation appointments. If you want help broadening or narrowing a topic, finding appropriate sources, or citing sources correctly, please set up an appointment with a librarian. This service has been heavily used by your fellow students in upper level courses in previous semesters.

Course Reserves
Your professor(s) may make supplemental reading materials available to you through the course reserves system, Ares. If you have questions about library reserves, or have issues with Ares, use the Ask Us Anything service to get research help.

We hope you have a great semester, and we look forward to working with you!

We highlighted several other services in our welcome note to new students, if we missed one fo your faves, please tweet us @shiplibrary or tweet it yourself and tag #shiplibrary so we can connect!

Welcome New Students!

Wondering what the library can offer you this year? Check these out for starters!

Welcome Back, Faculty!

Welcome back, faculty members! We know you're working hard to get ready for the fall semester. Below are several services the library can offer to you and your students.

Instruction
If you'll be assigning a research project to your students, consider scheduling an instruction session with a librarian. Librarians can meet with your classes to discuss the research process, explain how to effectively use library databases and resources, review how to properly cite sources, and more. Christy Fic will be coordinating the scheduling of library instruction sessions for the 2015-2016 academic year. To set up a library instruction session, contact Christy (cmfic@ship.edu / 717-477-1516). Or click here to find the library liaison to your department, and reach out to her/him directly.

Research Consultations
Librarians are available to meet with your students individually for one-on-one research consultation appointments. If students need help broadening or narrowing a topic, finding appropriate sources, or citing sources correctly, you may encourage them to set up an appointment with a librarian. This service has been heavily used by students in upper level courses in previous semesters.

Course Reserves
You may want to make reading materials available to your students through our course reserves system, Ares. Click here to learn more about Ares. If you have questions about reserves, or experience issues with Ares, the Circulation staff will be able to assist you (libcirc@ship.edu / 717-477-1461).

Book Orders
To request materials for the library collection, use GOBI. The GOBI ordering process is outlined in the GOBI quick start guide. If you have a question regarding GOBI orders, contact Nicole Zinn (ndzinn@ship.edu) in Collection Management.

We hope you have a great semester, and we look forward to working with you!