12/20 - Library Hours - Winter Break

The Krueger Library will be open over winter break for limited hours.  Please visit our Hours page or review the information below.

Research assistance is available between 10:00am and 5:00pm most days.

December 2013
13	Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
14-15	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
16-20	Monday-Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
22-25	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
23	Monday	7:30am-5:00pm
24-25	Tuesday-Wednesday	Closed
26-27	Thursday - Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
28-29	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
30-31	Monday-Tuesday	7:30am-5:00pm
January 2014
1	Wednesday	Closed
2-3	Thursday-Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
4-5	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
6-10	Monday-Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
11	Saturday	Closed
12	Sunday	1:00pm-9:00pm

Library Hours: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html 

12/13 - Congratulations Graduates! - Commencement Info

Congratulations graduates!

Viewing information for commencement is available here:  http://www.winona.edu/registrar/commencementinfo.asp

Live streaming feed for the ceremony will be available here: live streaming feed

12/10 - Library Hours for Finals! - Extended

Krueger Library is open for extended hours the two weekends before finals.

Please see our Hours page for more information: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

Extended Weekend Hours 2013

December 6	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
December 7	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
December 8	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

Fall Finals Week 2013

December 9-11	Monday - Wednesday	7:30am - 2:00am
December 12	Thursday	7:30am - 7:00pm
December 13	Friday (Commencement)	7:30am - 5:00pm

12/2 and 12/9 - Paws for a Study Break with Winston - WSU's Therapy Dog

Paws for a study break with Winston, WSU's therapy dog.  Winston and Lynda Brzezinski, from Counseling Services, will be in the Library hanging out around the first floor.  Stop on by and relax a bit with Winston.

December 2nd from 11-12noon
December 9th from 2-3pm

12/1 - New Arrivals at Krueger Library: Books and more

Check out the latest books to arrive at Krueger Library.  These books can be found on our New Books shelf (first floor of the Library) or by checking the collection location in our WSU Catalog.

New Books List: http://www.winona.edu/library/accessions/index.html

WSU Catalog: https://mplus.mnpals.net/catalog/WSU

11/28 - Library Closed for Thanksgiving

The Krueger Library will closed for Thanksgiving and has different hours during this week.

Tuesday, November 26 7:30am-10:00pm
Wednesday, November 27 7:30am-5:00pm
Thursday, November 28 - Saturday, November 30 -  CLOSED

The Library will reopen for regular semester hours on Sunday, December 1.

Library Hours: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

10/27 - Books & DVDs to give you a chill

Halloween and winter are fast approaching. If you happen to be in the Krueger Library you may want to stop by the Halloween book display near the Information Gallery computer area.
There are DVDs which will definitely give you a jolt.  Also books such as The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson -considered to be one of the best literary ghost stories published during the 20th century and a finalist for the National Book Award. Edgar Allan Poe (of course), H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Ghosts on college campusus (and in Winona!), and film and literary criticism.

And lastly share with us who or what you are going as for Halloween. 

10/23 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Industry-Driven Research Projects for Students by Beckry Abdel-Magid

Join us this Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 1:00pm for our last Athenaeum of the fall semester.  We hope you will join us in learning about  Industry-Driven Research Projects for Students presented by Beckry Abdel-Magid, Professor, Composite Materials Engineering.

This presentation will discuss a number of research projects which were initiated through direct interaction with local and regional companies. The projects focused on research that will benefit an entire industry in the region rather than specific companies. A number of students in the engineering department were involved in these projects, and they shared their results with scientists and engineers from various companies in the region. The projects were funded by WSU Next Chapter Grant. The experience of developing such projects that allow students to work on practical problems, and put them in direct contact with professional in the field will be shared with faculty, staff and students.

Please encourage your students and come out to support a colleague!  The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Library, south side.

For more information please visit:  http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

10/16 - 3:45pm - Full text "Find it!" linking is back up and working.

Thank you for your patience.

10/02 - Athenaeum at 1pm -Super Bodies and Secret Skins by Scott Daniel Boras

Please join us this Wednesday, October 2 at 1:00pm for an Athenaeum titled Super Bodies and Secret Skins presented by Scott Daniel Boras, Communication Studies.

This presentation will examine the influential relationships between depictions of popular culture superheroes and the substantive, malleable, and real possibilities of human body transformation. Cultural discourses condition and constrain the ways in which bodies/identity are formed and expressed. This includes popular culture texts that, through their evocative narratives, provide guidance or solutions for dealing with real world problems. The presentation involves examining ways people project and perform fantastic future versions of humanity, but also examines how such projections are borne out of (and get expressed through) our everyday, less than super experiences. Is it possible that we are becoming superheroes?

We hope you will encourage your students and colleagues to attend this Wednesday.  The Athenaeum is located on the south end of the Library's second floor.

For the fall 2013 Athenaeum schedule, please visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

09/22 - Banned Books Week: Celebrating our Freedom to Read

This week is Banned Books week.  We are celebrating our freedom to read by highlighting books which have been banned or challenged.  Stop by the first floor of the Library to check out a few.  Learn why some books get challenged and share a banned book that you've read with us.
For more information check out the American Library Association's website:

http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek

http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/

09/03 - Library Hours for fall 2013

Krueger Library Hours for Fall and Spring 2013*

Monday-Thursday	7:30am-2:00am
Friday	7:30am-6:00pm
Saturday	10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday	1:00pm-2:00am

*Please visit the Library's hours page for the most up to date information and for holidays, breaks, and finals hours.

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

08/30 - Library Homepage - REFRESH

The Krueger Library is performing maintenance and a few changes to the Krueger Library homepage.  For example, if you happened to receive an error message when trying to access the WSU Periodical Titles List, please hit the "Refresh" button on your browser.  This will retrieve the most current links.  After refreshing the library homepage, click on the link again, to access the page.

Thank you for your patience as we update our website.

Refresh buttons may look something like this.

05/15 - Summer Hours for the Library

The WSU Krueger Library hours change during the summer.

May 11- August 25, 2013
Monday-Thursday	7:30am-9:00pm
Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	1:00pm-9:00pm

If you need research assistance this summer we have research Librarians available during the summer.  Please see our research consultation summer hours.

Summer Research Consultation Hours (starting May 16th)

Monday-Thursday
Librarian On-call	10:00am-5:00pm
No Librarian Available	5:00pm-6:00pm
Librarian On-call	6:00pm-8:00pm
Friday
Librarian On-call	10:00am-4:00pm

05/14 - New interface for WSU Library catalog

Starting May 13 you may notice a new look and feel to the Library’s catalog.  

To better serve WSU's students, faculty, and staff we are upgrading to a new version of MnPALS Plus .  The new version retains all functionality of the current interface, as well as adding new functionality such as:

• Mobile Interface
• Alphabetic browse of call numbers, titles, subjects, etc
• Enhanced advanced search functionality
• Patron Empowerment features with “Your Account”:
• Saving searches
• Ability to select records and store in favorite lists, then print or email those lists
• Options to maintain multiple “favorites” lists
• Ability to select and renew multiple loans
• Ability to select multiple Interlibrary loans to renew or cancel
• Ability to select and cancel multiple holds
• Ability to select multiple bookings to cancel
• Ability to link directly to a blank ILL request form
• Suggested topics (subjects) based on your original search
• Faster displays of facets

The upgrade also lays the groundwork for possible future enhancements such as improved authentication capabilities (using WSU ID/passwords) and amplified discovery systems.  

We think will enjoy using the new version and that it will help you effectively research the Library’s many local and external resources.

Note:  From the Library's homepage, please refresh your browser (using the circular arrow), this will ensure you have the most current version of the Library's homepage which includes all of the updated links to our catalog and other resources.  You may also need to clear your computer's cache.

05/09 - Congratulations Graduates!

The WSU Krueger Library would like to congratulate you on your graduation!  Good luck in your future endeavors.

05/09 - Commencement Information

Congratulations graduates!
Viewing options and information for the two commencement ceremonies is available here:
http://winonastatenews.com/3790/commencement-viewing-options/

05/01 - A Visit from Winston the Therapy Dog - Wednesday at 1pm

Next Wednesday (May 1st) Winston, WSU's registered therapy dog, will be in the library from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Winston along with Lynda Brzezinski, PhD, LP from Counseling & Wellness Services will be available to help students relieve the s...tress of finals and other end-of-year pressures (they may also return on Thursday from 2-3pm).

So if you need a break, stop by and say hello to Winston. They will hang out on the first floor of the Library.

For more information on Winston, the registered therapy dog, check out  http://www.winona.edu/counselingservices/meetourstaff.asp .

04/17 - Extended Library Hours start on April 26th

Preparing for your final papers and exams?  Check out the library's extended hours which start on Friday, April 26th.

April 26	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
April 27	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
April 28	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

May 3	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
May 4	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
May 5	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

04/11 - Research Help - Check Out Our Hours

The Library's Research Help/Reference Desk is located on the first floor of the Krueger Library.  Please see our Research Help hours here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/ref/

You can also set up an appointment with a librarian in your subject area.  You can find a librarian here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/liaisons/