Tarleton LibX toolbar

Download the Tarleton Libraries LibX toolbar (compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox) to search for articles, library books, and more from any page on the web.

Click on the T icon in the upper left corner of your screen to:

• Go to the library or university home page
• Search the catalog or look for e-journals
• Go to the A-Z database directory
• Email a librarian for help
• Renew items online

To the right of the T icon is a search box for e-journals, database articles, or library items.



TO FIND ARTICLES:

• Change drop down option on the right of the search box to "Search Google Scholar."
• Select one of the drop downs to the left of the box: keyword, author, journal title, or article title. Type in search terms and click on "Search Google Scholar."
  
• Narrow your search by adding boxes for more options (click arrow to the right of the box).

TO FIND E-JOURNALS:

• Change drop down option on the right of the search box to "SFX".
• Select one of the drop downs to the left of the box: journal title, author or ISBN/ISSN number.
• Add drop-down search boxes if necessary (click arrow to the right of the box).

TO SEARCH FOR ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY:

• Change the search option on the right to Search [e-Library OPAC] University Libraries.
• Search by keyword, title, ISBN, author, subject and/or call number.

Questions? Email us at reference@tarleton.edu or call (254) 968-9249.

Happy hunting!

Tarleton’s Women’s Gym

Tarleton’s female population received its own gymnasium and physical education facilities in 1951. The men and women students had shared the original gym since 1924. The finished building was endowed with a basketball court, four badminton courts, two tennis courts, and a volleyball court. It also contained dressing rooms, an equipment room, a classroom, and an office. A swimming pool was installed on the west side of the building for all students. The Girls Physical Education Gymnasium remained in active use until 1977. At that time, the department was moved into the new Wisdom Gym. The pool was filled in four years later, and a concrete basketball court now covers this space. (Guthrie 113-114).

It housed the Intramural Sports offices and various physical education classes were held inside for several years. After the Recreational Sports Center was built and the intramural sports offices moved, it housed Risk Management & Safety. Currently it is being renovated to accommodate, along with Risk Management, the Information Resources Help Desk and Telecommunications, with expected completion in early July.

Search techniques: Truncation.

Truncation is when you shorten a word (or search term) to its root--think of cutting all the branches of a tree until you're left with...well, the trunk.


Truncation works best when you are searching for different aspects of a topic. Let's use Academic Search Complete for this example, as it's a good general database. (When you're ready to get more subject-specific databases, try our Subject Guides).


For example, if you were looking for research on drunk drivers, you might type "drunk drivers" into the search box. (Use quotes to filter out results with only one word or the other in them).



If you shorten drivers to driv* and add an asterisk, you will pull in results with the words "drunk driving" and "drunk drivers". You can also limit your search by changing the drop down box options from Select A Field to Subject Terms, Title, Author, Journal Name and other options.

This should work for most EBSCO databases (you can find out if you're using an EBSCO database by checking out the logo in the upper right hand corner). Other databases may require a $ or other symbol in place of the asterisk. You can find out by checking the Help section.

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Summer Movies

I like to get out of the house, relax, and enjoy a good movie. Summer is the best time to see a movie because theaters are kept icy cold! Here is list of the proposed 10 best summer movies. If you watch them, post a comment and let me know if It is worth viewing.

• Brüno (Opens July 10)
  
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Opens July 15)
  
• Inglourious Basterds (Opens Aug. 21)
  
• Julie & Julia (Opens Aug. 7)
  
• Public Enemies (Opens July 1) –
  
• Star Trek
  
• Taking Woodstock (TBA)
  
• Terminator Salvation
  
• Up
  
• Whatever Works (TBA)
  

Not of their list, but movies I can't wait to see are Transformers: Revenge of the fallen which opens June 23, and The Proposal with Sandra Bullock opening June 19. I hope you enjoy the summer movies, but don't forget to visit the library! Having fun is great, but School work is important too.

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Reasons to attend Summer School

Summer Session I starts on Monday! Did you have some fun during the interim? Are you ready to start hitting the books again? Here is a list of 10 reasons to attend Summer School. We hope to see you in the Library soon!

• Shorter Semester
  
• More time in class means less time to forget what you learned
  
• It's too hot to be outside
  
• The sooner your done with school the sooner you can start making the REAL money
  
• Getting to take classes while visiting a foreign country can be great
  
• Jobs are hard to come by so what else it there do
  
• Always an open computer to be found in the library
  
• The pool is really crowded anyway…
  
• Impress friends and family with your determination to finish
  
• Have some fun with your other college friends in town
  

Good luck this semester. Remember the library is here to help! The reference desk of the Library is staffed with professional librarians who provide personalized service to assist with learning and research needs. You may get help and ask questions in person at the library, by phone at 254-968-9249, by email, or via the web at http://www.tarleton.edu/~library/askaref.html

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 fun (and cheap) things to do this summer

Summer School is about to start! Relax now before its time to hit the books again. I thought I would post 10 inexpensive ways to have fun and enjoy the Summer Season.

• Ride a bike
  
• Watch a baseball game
  
• Visit a Park
  
• Hit the water – go swimming
  
• Read a book
  
• Play Games
  
• Have a water balloon Fight
  
• Go for a walk
  
• BBQ – light the grill
  
• Hit the road – go for a drive
  

The BEST and CHEAPEST way to enjoy the summer is to visit the LIBRARY! Come see what we have to offer! Books, CDs, Videos, and internet access all for free! All available in our air conditioned environment!

Are there other things you like to do to enjoy the summer season? Any ways you stop and enjoy the warm weather? Post a comment and share!

...should've been a librarian

Anyone seen the new Star Trek movie?

Top Ten Tuesday – Summer Foods

What a great time of year. Hot days and warm nights with daylight until 9pm! Summers always include lots of family get-to-gathers, with great food and traditions. It's time to get the grill out! Here is a list of favorite Summer Foods. Do you have a favorite? Post a comment and share.

1. Anything on the grill – burgers, hotdogs, steaks. They just can't be beat.
   
2. Apple Pie – Nothing says America better.
   
3. Watermelon – ice cold with just a dash of salt…yum
   
4. Tomatoes - either homegrown, or the ones on the vine.
   
5. Ice-cream – Homemade Vanilla, a family tradition that cannot be beat.
   
6. Summer Squash – Yellow squash and zucchini- I hope the gardens come in soon.
   
7. Strawberry Shortcake – Its almost healthy...
   
8. Peaches – Texas peaches are the best
   
9. Avocados – buttery goodness
   
10. Grilled Chicken, ribs, etc. – I know it's also number one – but anything on a grill is worth mentioning twice!
    

I hope you have good times this summer! Enjoy.

Slideshow of pictures.

The library is proud to have Congressman Charlie Stenholm’s desk and papers in the library. There was a previous post about that here.

Follow this link to view a slide show of pictures from his recent visit to the library: http://s689.photobucket.com/albums/vv252/Tarleton_photo/Stenholm%20Archive/?albumview=slideshow

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Vacation Spots

The semester is over. We made it! Are you as ready for a vacation as I am? I thought I would share these picks for Top U.S. Vacation Spots (They do include some spots in Canada):

1. New York
2. San Francisco
3. Chicago
4. Santa Fe
5. Quebec City
6. Charleston, South Carolina
7. Vancouver
8. Montreal
9. Victoria, British Columbia
10. Seattle

I hope everyone gets to take a nice vacation this year!

The Trogdon House will be renovated!

How wonderful that our Tarleton president and his wife, the Dottavios, have elected to renovate the Trogdon House and live in it! It is a beautiful home and a Tarleton treasure. I was shocked to learn that there was serious consideration given to demolishing this home some years ago (thanks for the info, Thomas Schilb!) Do not tell Dallas, but new is not automatically better. And sometimes, saving and renovating is the very greenest option.

The United States is blessed with many significant historical sites, but we lose some every year. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has published its 22nd Annual List of Endangered Sites. You can help preserve them!

Spend your summer saving something wonderful! Tarleton is showing you how it is done.

Stenholm Visits Library

Former U.S. Congressman Charles Stenholm visited the Dick Smith Library on Monday, May 4. The Library recently received the desk Mr. Stenholm used while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas' then-District 17 from 1979 to 2005. Library staff put some of his memorabilia on display along with the desk in the Special Collections Suite on the lower level of the library. The photo shows Stenholm sitting in his former office chair at his desk in the library.

The Library also has Stenholm's legislative papers, which Collections Archivist Gary Spurr is working on indexing and describing.

Mr. Stenholm is a 1959 graduate of Tarleton, which at that time was a two-year college. He majored in Agricultural Education and served as his class vice-president. He was tied for #3 in Honor Points, and a member of the Barons. He was President of the Tarleton "T" Association (athletes who have earned a letter) and Sentinel of the Tarleton Collegiate FFA Chapter. He was an end on the Plowboys football team his second year, and a forward on the basketball team both years. He was a Captain in the Second Battle Group of the ROTC his second year, and a member of First Platoon Company G his first year. In his first year, he was also listed in "Who's Who in Grade Points," tied for first with six others.

(Photo courtesy Alyson Chapman, Communications Specialist, Media Relations office. Information about Stenholm's activities at Tarleton is from the 1958 and 1959 Grassburrs.)

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 ways to spend your Summer

It the final Tuesday of the semester! Can you believe it is already over, and that you made it! To help celebrate, here are 10 ways you can spend your summer!

• Catch up on sleep, family, and friends.
  
• Help save the planet – be green.
  
• Read a good book.
  
• Take a summer class.
  
• Study abroad.
  
• Take a great vacation.
  
• Lose 10 pounds.
  
• Develop your hobbies, or start a new one.
  
• De-clutter and organize your room, apartment or house.
  
• Work, work, work.
  

Do you have any ideas how you are going to spend your summer? Post a comment and share!

Frazzled By Finals?

Try some of the stress relief suggestions posted by TSU students during The Stress Free Zone event:

Run or workout
Eat a Butterfinger Sonic blast (yum yum)
Thinking A Happy Thought!
Music
Chillin' w/ friends

Madden
Prayer & reading my Bible
Scream!
COFFEE!!!
Play piano
Play on the Wii
Ride!
Take a walk"
Breathe deeply
Take a trip out of town
Tea
Ride my bicycle...
Pray
Cook
Work with my horsey!
Prayer (amen)!
Think childhood thoughts & dreams
Dr. House (cracks me up)!
Live it up/Drink it down/Study the next day!
Walk around the park (slowly)
Prayer -n- meditation
Read
Rock Climb!
Hot Bath and Tunes + Candles
Cigarettes + Diet Coke
Clean my car or play with my dog or GO SHOPPING
I [heart] on my horse + practice Brl Racing
Sleep
My pack a day habit
12 ounces @ a time!
Look on Facebook or Myspace
Marathon CSI
Yoga
Pilates
Work On Hot Rod
T.V.!
Dancing
Watch a funny movie
the BAR!
Bubble Baths!
Punch Something
Take a hot bath
listen to music
TECHNO!
CALL KT
Go fishin'
I Pray! Let Go & Let God
Blow Bubbles
PLAY Kittens
chocolate
SWIM
Talk 2 GOD
3 minute mini-vacation

Good luck on your finals!