Newsletter of Montgomery Library Vol. 9, No. 1 Fall 2023
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Fresh CU Search Interface
Over the summer, you may have noticed that CU Search was updated and has a new look! The new library interface allows you to search digital and physical library resources simultaneously. To learn more about the new CU Search, visit our tutorial page that features all of our instructional videos. It's linked below!
Finding Books and Requesting Interlibrary Loan
Our new CU Search user interface requires some new processes for users. Please refer to our Library Guide called CU Search Help for some useful tips on using the interface.
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Courtney Has Arrived!
We are pleased to introduce a new library staff member, Courtney Hardin, who began working with us in July. Courtney is a CU alum and is currently a Master of Science in Library Science student at the University of Kentucky. She supervises the students who work at the Bright-Redmon Commons Desk and works on digitization projects for the library.
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Montgomery Library Guides
SUBJECT GUIDES
Montgomery Library guides, created by librarians with your discipline in mind, introduce your students to the resources they need for assignments. Rather than combing through our resources and seeking out additional online sources, your students can find hand-selected, discipline-specific resources all in one place. Guides feature databases, books, e-books, selected websites, and more. Take a look at a few of our newly created library guides below and see the complete list of subject guides here! If you know of additional resources we can add to the guide for your discipline, please contact the library.
New Library Subject Guides:
Topic Guides:
COURSE GUIDES
The perfect pairing...did you know that you can request a Course Guide to compliment library instruction? Course guides are constructed so your students can find all the resources they need for a course or assignment in one convenient place. Course guides can contain database links, article links, PDFs, images, web links, and much more. We will walk your students through the use of your course guide during their instruction session. You can request a library guide for your course independently of library instruction as well. Please give the Instruction Librarian a few weeks' notice to prepare your course guide.
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Montgomery Library Digital Repository
Montgomery Library's Digital Repository (MLDR) is an online platform hosting academic materials created by CU staff, faculty, and students. This repository collects, preserves, and distributes the academic and scholarly material from the CU community throughout an individual's educational journey. Please take a look at the library guide below to learn how to submit works to the repository.
Montgomery Library Digital Repository
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New to the Shelf
See some of the latest additions to the Montgomery Library book collection. Many of these titles were requested by the faculty who are serving on the Library Committee. Would you like to suggest a book or DVD for the Montgomery Library's collections? Use our online form to make a suggestion!
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Recently Added E-Books
Take a quick look at some of the e-books recently added to our online collections. These titles, along with many more, can be found by using the CU Search box on the library webpage and selecting the e-books tab.
Here is a pro tip! E-book titles can come and go from database collections, but JSTOR content is perpetual. When you provide a link in your Moodle course shell to an e-book in JSTOR, you should always be able to access that book. Let us know if we can provide assistance with using library links in Moodle.
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The Monty is published fall and spring semesters by Montgomery Library at Campbellsville University, Campbellsville Kentucky.
Kay Alston, Editor, Director of Library Services klalston@campbellsville.edu
Kaitlyn Von Bergen, Circulation Associate krvonbergen@campbellsville.edu
Courtney Hardin, Reference & Digital Collections Associate crhardin@campbellsville.edu
Kinzie Wells, Reference & Electronic Resource Librarian mlwells@campbellsville.edu
Regina Thompson, Interlibrary Loan & Cataloging Associate rthompson@campbellsville.edu
Monty's rendering is courtesy of Kaitlyn Von Bergen
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