Welcome Back, Returning Students!

Welcome back, students!

We know you're relaxed from your summer and working hard to get ready for the fall semester. Here are several services the library offers for you and your peers.

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 of 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!

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Welcome Back, Ship Faculty!

Welcome back, Ship Faculty! 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. Our newest librarian, Josefine Smith, will be coordinating the scheduling of library instruction sessions for the 2017-2018 academic year. To set up a library instruction session, contact Josefine (jmsmith@ship.edu). 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!

Welcome Week Hours - Aug 21 through Aug 27

Ship Welcome Week Library Hours are as follows:

Monday, August 21	7:30am – 4:00pm
Tuesday, August 22	7:30am – 4:00pm
Wednesday, August 23	7:30am – 8:00pm
Thursday, August 24	7:30am – 8:00pm
Friday, August 25	7:30am – 8:00pm
Saturday, August 26	10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, August 27	Noon – 10:00pm

Check the Library Calendar for other dates! 

Library Intersession Hours - Aug 12 through Aug 20

Welcome to Intersession, the library will be open as follows:

Saturday, August 12, 2016	Closed
Sunday, August 13, 2016	Closed
Monday, August 14, 2016	8:00-4:00
Tuesday, August 15, 2016	8:00-4:00
Wednesday, August 16, 2016	8:00-4:00
Thursday, August 17, 2016	8:00-4:00
Friday, August 18, 2016	8:00-4:00
Saturday, August 19, 2016	Closed
Sunday, August 20, 2016	Closed

Enjoy your time out of class!
Check the Library Calendar for other dates! 

Summer Session B Library Hours - July 3 to August 11

Welcome back for Ship Summer Session B!

Summer Session B Library Hours are as follows:

Monday	7:30am – 8:00pm
Tuesday	7:30am – 8:00pm
Wednesday	7:30am – 8:00pm
Thursday	7:30am – 8:00pm
Friday	7:30am – 4:00pm
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	4:00pm – 8:00pm

With one holiday exception:

Tuesday, July 4

Closed for Independence Day

Check the Library Calendar for other dates! 

Looking for a new book to read?

Have you recovered from all the reading you did during the spring semester? Ready to pick up a new book to read for fun, but don't have a particular book in mind? Check out recommendmeabook.com.

Recommendmeabook takes the old adage that 'you shouldn't judge a book by its cover' seriously. Each time you visit the site, you will be presented with the first page or two of a book. If you like what you read, you can click a button to reveal the title and author. If you're not interested, click 'next book' to keep searching for the perfect summer read.

Want to know if Lehman Library has a particular book? Search the Ship discovery service or library catalog for the title. Even though it's summer break, you can still borrow books from the library!

Still not convinced? I gave it a whirl. When I opened recommendmeabook I read the first couple pages of Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I've always been a big fan of King's horror novels. Looks like this is an autobiography he wrote in 2000. It could be neat to get a glimpse into his life and writing philosophy. I checked our Ship discovery service to see if we have On Writing, and just my luck - we do! Guess I know what I'll be reading next.