Get some library tips via YouTube

Did you know that Tarleton Libraries has a YouTube channel?

Screenshot of the library's YouTube channel.

It has a wide variety of videos.
Below are some of the topics you can learn about:

Understanding copyright and fair use
Renewing items online
Checking out items
Using the Discovery search tool

Our tutorial videos also have edited closed captions. Let us know in the comments below if there are any topics you think would be a good subject for a YouTube video.

A screenshot of our Transition Week 2015 video.

Keep Up With Us Through Our Social Media

Did you know that you can follow the library on a wide variety of social networks?

Blog

The blog that you're reading right now has hundreds of entries dating back to 2007.  

Subjects run the gamut from library resources to glimpses of Tarleton history.

Facebook

This is still the world's largest social network, with over a billion users worldwide.  

The Tarleton Libraries have been on it since 2009.  

Keep up with the latest news and events by liking our page.

A screenshot of the library's Facebook page.

Flickr

Flickr is a free photo sharing service.  

Though it may not be as popular as it once was,

 it's still a terrific destination for hobbyists and professional photographers alike.

You can also find sample pictures from various camera models. 

The Tarleton Libraries have over four thousand pictures on the site. 

Our account is filled with great pictures that we didn't have room for 

in our other social media posts. Our account is like a giant photo album.

The Tarleton Libraries' Flickr page.

Instagram

Instagram has over 77 million users.  Our Insta account has great pictures and videos 

that will give you a quick "snapshot" of what we're doing. 

For example, the three pictures below, from left to right, feature:

• a call to donate on Giving Day
• a picture of some of our great student workers, for Student Worker Appreciation Day
• some of our library employees wearing teal shirts for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

A screenshot of the library's Instagram account.

Twitter 

We have over 1800 followers on Twitter, the microblogging service. 

Following us on Twitter is a great way to get bite-sized library news, 

tips for succeeding at Tarleton, and maybe even a re-tweet if you 

mention the library (don't worry, we'll ask your permission first).

A screenshot of the Tarleton Libraries' Twitter account.

YouTube 

Our YouTube account is a great place to go for library tutorials.

A screenshot of our YouTube account.

Pinterest

If you've never tried Pinterest, think of it as a collection of online bulletin boards, organized by subject.  Some of our boards include:

• College Success
• Tarleton History & Traditions
• Featured Resources
• Audiobooks

....and lots more.

A screenshot of our Pinterest account.

We hope you'll join us by following one or more of our social media accounts.  By the way, the best place to get research help is still our Reference desk. You can also call  (254) 968-9249 for the Stephenville campus, or (817) 968-3315 for Texan Hall in Fort Worth. Lastly, you can email us at reference@tarleton.edu.

Color Yourself Into Library Fame

Wanna be library famous? In honor of Library Lovers Day, we are conducting a bookmark coloring contest. The contest began Monday, February 1st, and will end February 10th. The winner will be announced Friday, February 12. Forms can be found at the Circulation Desk in the Dick Smith Library (Stephenville) and at the Service Desk in Texan Hall (Fort Worth). There's going to be some pretty amazing swag to be won. Not to mention someone will be immortalized on a bookmark that will be shared all over the library and campus!

Don't forget to help us celebrate Library Lovers Day with a limited edition button; they will be available next week. Grab one quick, they'll go fast! Also, tweet us @TarletonLib what you love about the library using #WeLoveTarletonLib.

#NativismSyllabus - Guest post by Dr. Michael Landis, Assistant Professor of History

Introduction

On June 17, 2015, neo-Confederate white supremacist Dylan Roof entered the historic Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, SC and murdered nine black parishioners.  The event, though sadly not unusual in the history of the United States, sparked immediate and profound national outrage.  In the aftermath, symbols of the Confederacy began to be removed and Americans struggled to come to grips with centuries of white supremacy terrorism.  A product of that struggle was the #CharlestonSyllabus (http://aaihs.org/resources/charlestonsyllabus/), compiled by the African American Intellectual History Society.  Scholars from around the world contributed to the list of the most important primary and secondary sources to understand what had happened in Charleston and what it meant for American society.

Since the summer of 2015, other issues have arisen to anger Americans and ignite impassioned debate, namely the role of newly-arrived immigrants in American society.  Syrians fleeing devastation and civil war in their home country; Central Americans yearning for jobs, security, and a better life – their arrival in the United States triggered alarm and fear among many Americans.  Politicians stoked the flames of hate, anger, and hostility, eager to ride this issue into high office.  Some politicos grabbed headlines by making wild accusations about foreign-born Americans and the dangers of the Islamic faith, suggesting national religious registries, internet censorship, and racial quotas.

Nativism – the fear of immigrants and the desire to deny them rights – has long been part of United States history.  Manifesting most famously (and effectively) in the Know Nothings of the 1850s, Chinese Exclusionists of the 1880s, the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s, and Japanese Internment in the 1940s, nativism has proven a powerful force in American politics.  The books, essays, articles, and primary sources below provide a comprehensive road-map for understanding American nativism and immigration.

#NativismSyllabus was conceived and compiled by Dr. Michael Landis (@DrMichaelLandis), with the help of Margie Maxfield.  The hashtag started trending on December 8, 2015, in response to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's call to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.

Ms. Margie Maxfield, MSIS, is the Systems Librarian at Tarleton State University.

Dr. Michael Todd Landis is an Assistant Professor of History at Tarleton State University, board member of Historians Against Slavery (http://www.historiansagainstslavery.org/main/), and author of Northern Men with Southern Loyalties: The Democratic Party and the Sectional Crisis (http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100250560&fa=author&person_id=5105).

Books:

• Anbinder, Tyler. Five Points : the 19th-century New York City neighborhood that invented tap dance, stole elections, and became the world's most notorious slum. New York: Free Press, 2001. 

• Anbinder, Tyler. Nativism and slavery : the northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850's. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

• Baker, Jean H. Ambivalent Americans : the Know-Nothing Party in Maryland. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977.

• Baker, Kelly. Gospel according to the Klan : the KKK's appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2011.

• Baynton, Douglas C. Defectives in the land : disability and immigration in the age of eugenics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016.

• Bennett, David H. The party of fear : from nativist movements to the New Right in American history. 2nd ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.

• Billington, Ray A. The Protestant crusade 1800-1860 : a study of the origins of American nativism. 3th ed. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1964.

• Blee, Kathleen M. Women of the Klan : racism and gender in the 1920s. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.

• Canaday, Margot. The straight state : sexuality and citizenship in twentieth-century America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2009.

• Fairchild, Amy L. Science at the borders : immigrant medical inspection and the shaping of the modern industrial labor force. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

• Gerstle, Gary. American crucible : race and nation in the twentieth century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001.

• Gienapp, William E. The origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

• Hernandez, Kelly L. Migra ! : a history of the U.S. border patrol. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010.

• Higham, John. Strangers in the land : patterns of American nativism, 1860-1925. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008.

• Ignatiev, Noel. How the Irish became White. New York: Routledge, 1995.

• Kraut, Alan M. Silent travelers : germs, genes, and the "immigrant menace". Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

• Love, Eric Tyrone Lowery. Race over empire : racism and U.S. imperialism, 1865-1900. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.

• Motomura, Hiroshi. Americans in waiting : the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.

• Ngai, Mae M. Impossible subjects : illegal aliens and the making of modern America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004.

• O'Leary, Cecilia E. To die for : the paradox of American patriotism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.

• Rauchway, Eric. Murdering McKinley : the making of Theodore Roosevelt's America. New York: Hill and Wang, 2003.

• Salyer, Lucy E. Laws Harsh as Tigers : Chinese immigrants and the Shaping of Modern Immigration Law. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1995.

• Samito, Christian G. Becoming American under fire : Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009.

• Takaki, Ronald T. A different mirror : a history of multicultural America. Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1993.

• Takaki, Ronald T. Iron cages : race and culture in 19th-century America. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

• Tichenor, Daniel J. Dividing lines : the politics of immigration control in America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.

• Zimmer, Kenyon. Immigrants against the state : Yiddish and Italian anarchism in America. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2015.

Essays/ Articles:

• Alexander, Erik B. ""The democracy must prepare for battle": Know-Nothingism in Alabama and Southern politics, 1851-1859."Southern Historian 27 (April 2006): 23-37.

• Baker, David L. "The Joyce Family Murders: Justice and Politics in Know-Nothing Louisville." The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 103, no. 3 (Summer 2004): 357-82.

• Baynton, Douglas C. "Disability and the Justification of Inequality in American History." In The new disability history : American perspectives, edited by Paul K. Longmore and Lauri Umansky, 33-57. New York: New York University Press, 2001.

• Cheatham, Mark R. ""I shall persevere in the cause of truth": Andrew Jackson Donelson and the election of 1856." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 62, no. 3 (September 2003): 218-37.

• Curley, Augustine J. "The 1854 Attack on Saint Mary's Church, Newark: A Typical Know-nothing Incident." American Benedictine Review 61, no. 4 (December 2010): 387-406.

• Dash, Mark. "Notes and Documents: New Light on the Dark Lantern: The Initiation Rites and Ceremonies of a Know-Nothing Lodge in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 127, no. 1 (January 2003): 89-100.

• Endres, David J. "Know-Nothings, Nationhood, and the Nuncio: Reassessing the Visit of Archbishop Bedini." U.S. Catholic Historian 21, no. 4 (Fall 2003): 1-16.

• Frederick, Jeff. "Unintended Consequences: The Rise and Fall of the Know-Nothing Party in Alabama." Alabama Review 55, no. 1 (January 2002): 3-34.

• Gonzales, Phillip B. "Mexican party, American party, Democratic party: Establishing the American political party in New Mexico,1848-1853." New Mexico Historical Review 88, no. 3 (June 2013): 253-85.

• Harper, Leslie A. "Lethal Language: The Rhetoric of George Prentice and Louisville's Bloody Monday." Ohio Valley History11, no. 3 (2011): 24-43.

• Levine, Bruce. "Conservatism, Nativism, and Slavery: Thomas R. Whitney and the Origins of the Know-Nothing Party." The Journal of American History 88, no. 2 (September 2001): 455-88.

• Melton, Tracy M. "Research Notes & Maryland Miscellany The Case of the Catholic Know-Nothings." Maryland Historical Magazine 109, no. 3 (Fall 2014): 351-71.

• Muccino, Eileen. "Irish Filibusters and Know Nothings in Cincinnati." Ohio Valley History 10, no. 3 (2010): 3-26.

• Pinsker, Matthew. "Not Always Such a Whig: Abraham Lincoln's Partisan Realignment in the 1850s." Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 29, no. 2 (July 2008): 26-46.

• Ritter, Luke. "The St. Louis Know-Nothing Riot of 1854." Gateway 2012, no. 32 (2012): 26-35.

• Schiff, Stacy. "Anger: An American History." The New York Times, December 20, 2015, sec. SR, p. 5.

• Smith, Miles. "'Rode out of the Democratic party as a heretic': The political transformation of Sam Houston and the Southern Whig legacy, 1848-1861." East Texas Historical Journal 52, no. 1 (Spring 2014): 64-83.

• Tinkler, Robert. "Henry Wilson and the Coming of the Civil War." Journal of the Early Republic 28, no. 4 (Winter 2008): 663-69.

Primary Sources:

• Busey, Samuel C. Immigration: its evils and consequences. New York: Arno Press, 1969. (Originally published 1856)

• Whitney, Thomas R. A defence of the American policy, as opposed to the encroachments of foreign influence and especially to the interference of the papacy in the political interests and affairs of the United States. New York: De Witt & Davenport, 1856.

Most Interesting Man Asks A Librarian

Not sure how to cite your sources, where to find materials in the library, or how to use the databases? 

AskALibrarian!

Tarleton Libraries is always ready to help you with your research needs. You can also give us a call at 254-968-9249 or send questions via any of our social media outlets. We look forward to helping you.

http://www.tarleton.edu/library/index.html

I saved it...I think.

Summer sessions are in full swing and students are gearing up for the upcoming Fall semester. Remember to save your work to your T-drive, email, and/or flash drive. Being overly cautious, when it comes to your hard work, will pay off. Have questions on how to save to your T-drive or what your T-drive is? Please, feel free to email reference@tarleton.edu or call 254/968-9249.

www.tarleton.edu/library

Tarleton Libraries: Year(s) in Review

You may have heard about the Library Chronicles but do you know what it is?

Library Chronicles is a newsletter magazine published annually by the library's Marketing and Outreach Committee which spotlights events and happenings that have occurred within the library for the specific newsletter's year. Basically, if you've ever wondered what goes on at the library you can find the answer within the Library Chronicles' pages.

The newsletter contains interesting facts about the library and its staff members as well as fun images of events that happen on all the Tarleton campuses.

Check out the Library Chronicles' archive to review the last four years.
http://www.tarleton.edu/library/chronicles.html

Find out about our READ poster reveal, social media accounts, contributions to the campus and surrounding community, and more!

Want more information about the Library Chronicles?

Contact the library's 

Marketing and Outreach Co-Chairs:

Cathy Wilterding

wilterding@tarleton.edu

254-968-9456.

Kym Schow

schow@tarleton.edu

254-968-9871

Do you InstaLibrary? Follow or Tag Us on Instagram

Follow us @tarletonlib

You may have seen that Tarleton Libraries has a Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest (as well as other social media accounts)but did you know that we also have an Instagram?

Search for our username @tarletonlib to follow us.

We post Tarleton-related and Library-related photos. For example, we have posted a few renovation updates to keep our users current on what's happening in our building.

We also post images of interesting/visually pleasing things that we find around campus; for example the tulips that are blooming in front of the library.

We're always open for suggestions. Also, if you take a library-related image, you can tag us in the photo or use a hashtag such as #dsl, #tarletonlibrary, #dslibrary, #Tarleton.

Check us out!  



Photos Taken By: Tracy Holtman

Dick Smith Library on Pinterest? How Pinteresting!

February is just around the corner and if you’re like me, you’ve probably been flocking to Pinterest searching for gift ideas, special recipes, or decorating ideas. 

Well did you know that the Dick Smith Library has a Pinterest account?

You may be surprised to find that the library has 11 unique boards ranging in topics from library-specific to interesting Tarleton information.

For example, the “Purple Pen-Writing & Art” board showcases Tarleton faculty, staff, and student works, such as books or artwork.

There’s also a “Book Art” board which shows books that have been altered into works of art.

This may be a perfect gift idea for the book lover in your life or your local librarian ;)

Check us out and follow our boards if you’d like. We’re also open to any board or pin suggestions.

Happy Pinning!

Need Assistance?

Call (254)968-9249 or email reference@tarleton.edu

On Twitter? Tweet us @TarletonLib

Prefer Facebook? “Like” us. 

Midterm Mania

Want to contribute to the Midterm Mania conversation?
 Check out the hashtag: #TSUMidtermMania

Midterm Mania is happening NOW! 

Are you bogged down with midterms? Have a huge research paper due? 

Check out the library's Twitter account: @TarletonLib

During Midterm Mania, we have been tweeting helpful tips for students concerning Midterms.

Don't have a Twitter? That's okay. 

We've also been posting to Facebook. 

Check us out and Follow and/or Like us. 

Celebrate Banned Books Week

Starting today, Tarleton Libraries are celebrating Banned Books Week, 

September 22-28th. 

Wondering how you can celebrate your freedom to read this week? 

Check out a banned book and read to find out why it was banned. 

 Not sure which books are banned? 

Take a look at one of our newest social media accounts to find the answer:

We're on Pinterest; check us out this week! 

The library is on Pinterest, and we have a "Challenged Books" pin board. Our staff has been pinning examples of banned books so you can check them out. 

We also post other information, such as Tarleton History and Traditions, Library/Campus Events, Featured Resources, Art/Writing done by Tarleton Faculty, Staff, or Students, and much more. 

Follow Us!

If you have any questions concerning Banned Books Week or any other question, 

please feel free to contact us:

(254)968-9249 or reference@tarleton.edu 

Learning Commons

The library is hoping to start construction on a Learning Commons in August.  Preparations are already being made to move equipment, furniture, and staff to ensure library services remain available during the renovation.  We hope to have a web page out soon where you can see a rendering, floor plans, and featured photographs of the project.

You can view the progress of the project via pictures on Flickr. We will also be posting updates on our social media outlets, so be sure and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Tarleton Thursdays: Did you know?

As you know from a previous blog post done in January, the library has several outlets of social media. We have a Facebook page, Twitter, Pinterest, and Flickr, to name a few. You can find out when the library's upcoming events, hours, and resources that are available.

Did you know that we've had a Facebook page and Twitter since 2009, Flickr since 2007 and we just added Pinterest a few months ago. Makes you wonder how the library managed without social media before!




Tarleton Libraries Joined Facebook on October 16, 2009

@TarletonLib also began in 2009

Have any of our social media outlets ever helped you out? Let us know how we can better help you with your academic needs. As always, feel free to comment, like us, tweet or email us!

 

Call (254) 968-9249 or Email reference@tarleton.edu for help.
We love to help.

What's a Twit'stagram? 5 Days Until the Contest!

You've probably heard of Twitter and maybe even Instagram....but have you heard of Twit'stagram?

 

The Dick Smith Library is holding a contest starting Monday, April 15th which incorporates both Twitter and Instagram to participate.

The contest is simple:

1) Pick a category: "What I love about the Library" and/or "My Favorite Reading Material"

2) Take out your smart phone, iPad, or other device capable of Instagram and snap a photo to demonstrate the category.

3) Make sure you post it to Twitter with the hashtag #TSULibLovers or #TSUREAD and mention the Library's Twitter account, @TarletonLib

4) You're entered in the contest! But wait, be sure to keep an eye out on our Facebook page to see if your image was selected to be voted on for the winner. Recruit your friends to "Like" the Library's Facebook page and then "Like" your photo. The final vote is in YOUR hands!

5) We'll announce the winner on Friday, April 26th @ noon. If you're the winner, be sure to come photo op ready! :)

Have any questions?

We'd be happy to help with any questions you may have.

Contact the Reference Desk via phone (254)968-9249 or via email reference@tarleton.edu

Picture this!

John Paul

Coming to library to study?  Meeting a group to work on an assignment?  Look out!  You might get your picture taken. 

Alisha

We are trying to snap some photographs of people using the library.  If you are willing to be on camera let us know.  We need some new images to use on our social media sites, and on marketing brochures. 

We love the library - and we want to lets folks know about it.  We would love to see you all in the library. You are all models to us!

Twitter Contest

Guess what, Library Lovers?!? 

Tarleton Libraries is holding a Twitter Contest starting today until February 13th at noon. 

If you have a twitter account, start warming up your fingers for tweeting. The person who tweets the most wins. 

We're asking you to tell us why you love Tarleton Libraries! 

Be sure to use our Twitter handle, @TarletonLib, and the designated hash tag, #WeLoveTarletonLib

Winner to be announced February 14th on Library Lover's Day! 

We look forward to reading your tweets!

Twitter poetry

Here's something cool I stumbled across recently: Pentametron. It's a Twitter bot that crawls Twitter, finds tweets in iambic pentameter, and then arranges them into sonnets. The results can be strange, but it's amazing how well some lines work together.

Oh, and if you check and see one of the library's tweets in a sonnet, be sure and let us know - that would be awesome news!

Social Media Galore at the Library

Did you know that the Library has 7 different social media outlets? You can use these outlets to communicate with us, see what is new in the Library, and just tell us how AWESOME we are.

• Twitter- Tweet Us @TarletonLib
• Facebook- Like Us
• Pinterest- Checkout our boards
• Blogger- Read about Library events, new staff members, and helpful resources
• Flickr- Check out pics of Library events
• FourSquare- win a free flashdrive after your 10th check-in
• RSS Feed- see Library updates

Use one, use all! We love to see your tweets and comments. If you need assistance with anything, we are here to help you. You can also call the information desk at (254) 968- 9249 or email reference@tarleton.edu.

How very Pinteresting--the library is now on Pinterest

You may have heard about or even be on Pinterest, the visual social network whose popularity has skyrocketed in the last year and a half.

The library's Pinterest account.

The Dick Smith Library, in addition to being on Flickr, Foursquare, Twitter, Facebook, and of course Blogger, is now on Pinterest. Be sure to follow us.

By the way, the Texas Social Media Research Institute is having a Pinterest party in the Library Instruction Classroom (#139) on December 5 from 12:10-12:50.  Attendees are encouraged to bring food and crafts inspired by Pinterest.

Picture from the TSMRI Spring 2012 Pinterest party.

Check out how some other libraries are using Pinterest.

Did You Know?

The library blog isn't the only way you can keep up with library news and events.

Flickr, a terrific photo-sharing site, has the latest pictures of our events.  Check out our library poker pics!  By the way, if you use Instagram, you can tag library pictures with #DSL or #DickSmithLibrary.

That's right--(a form of) poker at the library during Transition Week. Because we're awesome.

Twitter is perfect for short bursts of information.  Feel free to tweet us questions--we love to help! If you use the hash tags #Tarleton  or #DickSmithLibrary you just might get re-tweeted.

The library's Twitter page.

Our Facebook account is the place to go for a little bit of everything--news, pictures, and more. "Like" us to stay in the know.

The library's Facebook page.

Check in at the library 10 times on Foursquare and get a free flash drive. You can also find out when your friends are here so you can meet up.

The library on Foursquare.

Are you interested in learning more about social media? Why not stop by the library the next time the Texas Social Media Research Institute (based here at Tarleton) has a Lessons @ Lunch session?

You can also search for social media articles or browse the library's collection of books and e-books on social media.

A Discovery or database search on the words "social media."

See you online!