2010 Student Survey Results

During weeks 6 and 7 Library on the Lexington campus conducted their 6^th annual survey of the student body to determine how well student needs are being met by the library. 326 students took a few minutes to provide the library with feedback and thoughts on ways to improve service.

According to this year’s survey results, 99% of students rated the library as "Good" or "Excellent" overall. The following areas were also rated very highly by student participants in the survey:

• 95% of respondents reported that the online library catalog provides clear and useful information.
• 100% of respondents said that the library's website provides them with useful information.
• 94% of respondents rated the quality of service provided by library personnel as "Usually helpful" or "Always helpful."
• 99% of respondents reported that the library "Usually" or "Always" provides a welcoming environment in which they are comfortable asking for assistance.
• 98% of respondents reported that the library is "Mostly adequate" or "Usually adequate" for meeting their research and information needs.

As well as ranking the library and its services, survey participants were invited to comment on their library experiences. Students added over 600 comments to their survey forms, emphasizing their opinions of the library:

• everyone always seems happy to be there - even if I'm not.
• Anytime there are problems w/computers or finding materials they are great!
• great help! - wonderful, clean, organized environment
• I like the library a lot. The people are really helpful to help me find the resources I need to get my research papers done
• They have never let me down.
• it's nice to know there is a database with the info I need organized somewhere

We appreciate each student that participated in the survey. During the upcoming year, constructive comments for improvement will be studied, with emphasis placed on:

1. Maintaining a studious, welcoming atmosphere.
2. Continuing to develop current, pertinent collections of both print and electronic resources.

Even though the survey is over, we always want to hear from the Sullivan community -- feel free to share your comments with the library by sending us an email at liblex@sullivan.edu.

Anybody Hungry for Chinese Food?

The most recent edition of the journal Flavor and Fortune has a list of the 100 Best Chinese Restaurants in the United States. Lo and behold, two of these restaurants are in the great state of Kentucky.

Without further adieu, the winners from Kentucky are:

8 China at 1850 Hurstbourne Parkway in Louisville
August Moon at 1550 Lowes Drive in Murray

To find out more information about the other winners look at pages 23-24 of the Summer issue of Flavor and Fortune. Just ask for it at the desk, and one of the librarians will be happy to let you read it.

By the way, the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center also has some terrific books on the subject of Chinese (and Asian for that matter) cooking. Here are just a few of the titles that can be found in the library. Please don't hesitate to ask one of the librarians if you need help finding any of these titles.

Asian Dumplings by Andrea Nguyen; 641.595 N576a
Chinese Cooking by Belinda Hulin and Kian Lam Kho; 641.5951 H912c
The Complete Asian Cooking Companion by Vicki Liley; 641.595 L728c
Haute Chinese Cuisine from the Kitchen of Wakiya by Yuji Wakiya; 641.5951 W149h
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eillen Yin-Fei Lo; 641.5951 L795m

Happy cooking and eating from your Sullivan Library and Learning Resource Center!

Annual Library Survey

Please take a few minutes over the next two weeks, May 3rd through 14th, to complete a library survey. In addition to questions about the library, this year’s survey includes questions about the Tutoring Center and Career Services. Surveys can be completed either online or stop by the library for a form. By completing the survey, you become eligible to win a $25.00 bookstore gift certificate.

Thank you for your help in improving your library!

READ Posters for National Library Week

Stop by the library this week and browse our gallery of READ posters featuring Sullivan University faculty and students.

National Library Week

Can we take your picture??

Each year during April the Library celebrates National Library Week with libraries across America. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and services.

For 2010 we would like to make READ posters using students and their favorite books. Stop by the library anytime during Week 1 or 2 to get your picture taken and help us commemorate National Library Week.

Library's Hours for Spring Break 2010

This week's new books--

These are just some of the new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, please stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• After modernity? : secularity, globalization, and the re-enchantment of the world, edited by James K.A. Smith. 261 A258
• Are we there yet? : the golden age of American family vacations, by Susan Sessions Rugh. 973.92 R932a
• The book of numbers : the secret of numbers and how they changed the world, by Peter J. Bentley. 510 B477b
• In Fed we trust : Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic, by David Wessel. 332.11 W515i
• Innovate the Pixar way : business lessons from the world's most creative corporate, by Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson. 658.4063 C245i
• The murder of Lehman Brothers : an insider's look at the global meltdown, by Joseph Tibman. 658.4 T553m
• Party shoes, by Noel Streatfeild. JF S
• The snow tourist : a search for the world's purest, deepest snowfall, by Charlie English. 910.4 E58s
• Switch : how to change things when change is hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. 303.4 H437s
• Worried sick : a prescription for health in an overtreated America / Nortin M. Hadler. 362.1 H131w

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.

Mmm, Comfort Food

During these cold, winter months it can be nice to have some hearty food to enjoy. In the February/March issue of Fine Cooking magazine, comfort food lovers will find recipes to warm their hearts and their stomachs.

There are two recipes for macaroni and cheese, one that is traditional and one that has pork and scallions. See page 8 of the magazine for the pork version and page 90 for the more conventional offering.

The Fine Cooking editors didn't neglect decadent desserts either. See pages 76-79 for two different takes on Devil's Food Cake.

For those who want to learn more about comfort food and try their hands at some other comfort food recipes, here are two titles that are available in the Sullivan Library and Learning Resource Center.

Elegant Comfort Food from the Dorset Inn by Jane and Michael Stern; 641.5974 S839e

Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, Queens of Comfort Food by Marilyn and Sheila Brass; 641.5973 B823h

The librarians will be glad to help anyone who needs assistance finding the magazine Fine Cooking or either of the titles mentioned here.

Enjoy!

Black History Month

The Sullivan Library and Learning Resource Center commemorates Black History Month with a book display featuring items from our collection. Please feel free to speak with one of the librarians if you want to check out one of the books on display, if you want more information about Black History Month, or if you want to find other books about African-Americans in our collection.

You may also want to check out the poster for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards that we have posted. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in honor of his wife Coretta Scott King, who continued his efforts after his death. The awards are given annually to books created by African-American authors and illustrators that celebrate the African-American experience. To find out more about the awards and the winners, check out this link about the Coretta Scott King Book Awards.

New books, Week 4

These are just some of the new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, please stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• America's natural places. The Midwest, by Jason Ney, Terri Nichols. 333.72 N569am
• ASP.NET 4.0 programming, by Joydip Kanjilal. 006.7882 K16a
• Born round : the secret history of a full-time eater, by Frank Bruni. 641.01 B896b
• Bringing it to the table : on farming and food, by Wendell Berry ; with an introduction by Michael Pollan. 630.973 B534b
• Eugenics, marriage and birth control, by William J. Robinson. 363.92 R666e
• How to use the Internet to get your next job, by Janet Nagle. 650.14 N149h
• Paper fortunes : modern Wall Street : where it's been and where it's going, by Roy C. Smith. 332.64 S658p
• Reckoning at Eagle Creek : the secret legacy of coal in the heartland, by Jeff Biggers. 305.9622 B592r
• The search for fulfillment : revolutionary new research that reveals the secret to long-term happiness, by Susan Krauss Whitbourne. 155.25 W579s

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.

Drumroll Please. . . Children's Book Award Winners Announced

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the American Library Association, announced the winners of the Caldecott and Newbery Awards, two famous children's book awards. The Newbery Medal is given for the writing and goes to the author of the book. The Caldecott Medal is given to the illustrator of a picture book. Now, without further adieu, here are the 2010 winners (and honor titles) for the Newbery and Caldecott books. For the titles that we have at the Sullivan Lexington Library and Learning Resource Center, a call number will be listed beside the title.

2010 Newbery Winner
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Honors
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

2010 Caldecott Winner
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney; JF P

Honors
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon; Illustrated by Marla Frazee; JF S
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman; Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski; JF S

While the Newbery and the Caldecott Medals are two well-known children's book awards, several other children's book awards were announced on Monday too. Winners of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, which celebrates books written by and featuring African-Americans, and the Pura Belpre Award, which is given to a Latino/Latina writer or illustrator for a work that celebrates Hispanic heritage, were also announced yesterday. The library has books that won those awards too.

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes; Illustrated by E.B. Lewis; JF H

Pura Belpre Illustrator Award
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos el Dia de los Ninos/el Dia de los libros by Pat Mora and Rafael Lopez.; JF M

For more information about these awards or the books that are available in the Sullivan Library-Lexington campus, please stop by the library and someone will be glad to assist you.

Tutoring Schedule, Winter 2010

Click on image below to see Tutoring Schedule for Winter Quarter.

If you need assistance in a subject that isn't listed, please see your instructor, the department chair, or other full-time instructor in the department during their office hours or on Plus Fridays for assistance. Office hours and Plus Friday hours are posted on the bulletin board in the faculty office suite near rm. 146.

The Tutoring Center is located in Rm. 133.

Follow us on Twitter!

How well do you know your library?

Starting January 1, 2010 the library will post a daily quote from a book in the collection to our Twitter account.

Follow us and see if you can guess what book we're quoting -- we give the answer the following day -- along with a new quote to guess.

To find us on Twitter :

http://twitter.com/WhatstheBook

New Books - Week 1

Welcome to Winter Quarter 2010! These are just some of the new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• Coco : 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs, by Ferran Adrià and friends. 641.5 A243c
• The collaborative habit : life lessons for working together, by Twyla Tharp. 650.13 T367c
• Essential Facebook development : build successful applications for the Facebook platform, by John Maver and Cappy Popp. 006.754 M461e
• Fractals : hunting the hidden dimension, a Quest Productions and Kikim Media production for Nova ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey. DVD 514.742 F798
• A moveable feast : with America's favorite chefs, a production of WGBH Boston in association with American Public Television ; featuring Julia Collin-Davison. DVD 641.59 M935
• The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander. 364.973 A377n
• The non-designer's presentation book : principles for effective presentation design, by Robin Williams. 006.6 W726n
• Priceless : the myth of fair value (and how to take advantage of it), by William Poundstone. 338.52 P876p
• Understanding Sam and Asperger syndrome, story by Clarabelle van Niekerk & Liezl Venter ; pictures by Clarabelle van Niekerk. JF N
• 10 steps to successful teams, by Renie McClay. 658.4022 M126t

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.