Keep calm. The end of the semester approaches...

I'm sitting in my office right now, listening to librarian Amy Brinkley work with a student. If you haven't met or worked with Amy, you need to. She is one of the most helpful and articulate young women I have had the pleasure to work with, and I am *so* happy to have her on staff here at Jones. She knows her library stuff and her technology, and she loves sharing that knowledge. She's also hilarious. I love to laugh--it makes life and work so much more enjoyable.

Amy sent this message out to all students today:

We're heading into the final weeks of the semester -- crunch time!  Are you struggling to commit to a topic for a paper or unsure where to start with research for a group project?  Swing by the library and work with a librarian to make your search more effective and ease your stress level as we head into finals.

Swing by anytime for general help, or schedule an appointment with me to sit down and discuss your topic in more depth and develop a good search strategy.  Email me at amy.brinkley@brevard.edu to set up a time to meet.

Be sure to check out the Resources by Major pages to get started -- we've added some great features this semester!

Those "Resources by Major" pages are the kind of thing we'll be doing more of in the library. The goal is to make everything intuitive and user-friendly. Amy's been working hard to link very relevant resources on those pages and to make them as intuitive to navigate as possible. As an extra bonus, she has it worked out for everyone to be able to access databases off-campus without calling us for a password. Your username is your first and last name, with a space in between (ex.: Marie Jones). Your password is formed with the letters bv followed by your ID number (ex: bv123456).

Do call any of us with any questions or concerns you have! If you are a teaching faculty member at BC, we'd love to talk to your classes next semester to work with your students on finding the best possible information resources to use in your class. Email me or Amy to set that up.