03/08 - Spring Break Library Hours

Over spring break the WSU Krueger Library hours will change.  Please visit our hours webpage for full schedule:    http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#spring

Please note that we are closed the Saturday before and after spring break and our hours are:

March 2014
8	Saturday	Closed
9	Sunday	1:00pm-9:00pm
10-13	Monday-Thursday	7:30am-9:00pm
14	Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
15	Saturday	Closed
16	Sunday	Regular Hours: 1:00pm-2:00am

9/10 - Library Boot Camp for 1st Yr. Students - Chance to Win Prizes

First Year Students - 

The Library Boot Camp will not only help you learn more about the Krueger Library, but also, if you complete all of the challenges, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a $50, $25, or $15 iTunes gift card. 

Here's what you'll need to do:

1. Download two free apps: SCVNGR and a QR reader on your iPad mini. 
2. Then work through the Krueger Library Boot Camp challenges.   
3. Once all of the challenges are completed, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a $50, $25, or $15 iTunes gift card.
4. Complete all 9 challenges (at your own pace) by Oct. 15 to eligible for the drawing. 
5. For more information how to get started: http://libguides.winona.edu/bootcamp

  

04/15 - Extended library hours two weeks before finals

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

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

Spring Finals Week 2012

April 20, Friday - 7:30am - 10:00pm
April 21, Saturday - 7:30am -10:00pm
April 22, Sunday - 11:00am - 2:00am


April 27, Friday  - 7:30am - 10:00pm
April 28, Saturday - 10:00am - 10:00pm
April 29, Sunday - 11:00am - 2:00am
April 30 - May 2 - Monday - Wednesday 7:30am - 2:00am
May 3 Thursday -  7:30am - 7:00pm
May 4 Friday (Commencement) 7:30am - 5:00pm

12/15 - Migration to the New ProQuest Interface

Over the winter break the library will be switching several databases to a new ProQuest interface. The new ProQuest interface also merges the old CSA Illumina databases with the old ProQuest databases. The new interface offers additional features such as searching multiple databases more easily and selecting facets from the results.

Databases from ProQuest or Cambridge Scientific (CSA) that will migrate to the new ProQuest interface:

ProQuest Databases

Ethnic NewsWatch: A History (ENWH)
GenderWatch (GW)
Nursing & Allied Health Source
OxResearch
ProQuest Newspapers
Subset: ProQuest Newsstand
American Periodicals Series Online
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2007)

Illumina (CSA) Databases

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Database
ERIC
GeoRef
Materials Research Database with METADEX
PAIS Archive
PAIS International
Physical Education Index
PILOTS (Post-traumatic stress disorder)
Pollution Abstracts
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts

Please let us know if you have any questions about the new interface or problems accessing your library resources.

9/7 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Improving Assessment Efforts to Evaluate the Digital Life and Learning Program

Please join us on Wednesday, September 7, at 1pm for "Improving Assessment Efforts to Evaluate the Digital Life and Learning Program" presented by Kenneth Janz, Ken Graetz, and and James Reineke.

Since implementing its one-to-one laptop program in 1997, Winona State University has been a living, mobile computing laboratory; however, gaps in our assessment strategy emerged, requiring a more comprehensive approach. Working with students and faculty, a plan was developed and implemented in the fall of 2010. The plan has all ready resulted in improvements to student and faculty support as well as a better understanding of how technology facilitates teaching and learning. Data collected to date and lessons learned will be presented and discussed.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor, bluff side of the Darrell W. Krueger Library. For the complete Fall 2011 Library Athenaeum schedule, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

4/18 - Extended Library Weekend Hours

The Krueger library will be open extended hours during the next two weekends:

Friday, April 22 7:30am - 10:00pm
Saturday, April 23 10:00am - 10:00pm

Friday, April 29 7:30am - 10:00pm
Saturday, April 30 10:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday, May 1 11:00am - 2:00am

During Finals Week, May 2-May 6, the library hours will be:

Monday-Wednesday, May 2-May 4 7:30am - 2:00am
Thursday, May 5 7:30am - 7:00pm
Friday, May 6 [Commencement] 7:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday, May 7- 8 CLOSED

For additional information about the library's hours, please visit:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

4/18 - Word of the Week: draconian

draconian / drhu-koh-nee-uhn, drey-/ (adj.):

1. rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: Draconian forms of punishment.

2. of, relating, to, or characteristic of Draco, the Athenian law scribe; or the severe code of law held to have been framed by him.

4/13 - Athenaeum at 1pm - A History of Murder and Exile in a Poetry Format

Join us on Wednesday, April 13, at 1pm for the last Athenaeum of the Spring 2011 semester, "A History of Murder and Exile in a Poetry Format" presented by Nancy Kay Peterson

Nancy Kay Peterson will read her poetry as well as discuss the process of creating a poetry chapbook that tells a historical narrative. Nancy Kay Peterson's chapbook, published by Finishing Line Press, tells the story of her great-great uncle Arne Kulterstad (1825-1902) through the voices of different characters. He was convicted of murder in Valdres, Norway and sentenced to death. An editorial campaign by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson saved his life. He was imprisoned, eventually pardoned and exiled to America to settle near relatives in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. Ms. Peterson will describe how she discovered the story, conducted the research and created the chapbook.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public. For additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

4/11 - Word of the Week: pithy

pithy /pi-th-ee/ (adj.):

Brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning, terse; forcible: a pithy observation.

3/3 - Library Hours: Spring Break

The Library hours for the week of spring break are:

Saturday-Sunday, 5-6, CLOSED
Monday-Friday, 7-11, 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday, 12, CLOSED
Sunday, 13, Regular Hours: 1:00pm-2:00am

Please see the library's hours page for more information:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

8/28 - ScienceDirect Maintenance on Saturday, 6:30a-3:30p

ScienceDirect has announced that the database will be down for maintenance this Saturday, August 28, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thank you for your patience.

4/23 - Extended Weekend Hours

The library will have extended hours the last two weekends before finals: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

April 23, Friday: 7:30am-10:00pm
April 24, Saturday: 10:00am-10:00pm
April 30, Friday: 7:30am-10:00pm
May 1, Saturday: 10:00am-10:00pm
May 2 Sunday: 11:00am-2:00am

4/14 - Athenaeum - Beyond the Confines of This World: A Brief Journey to Antarctica by Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz

On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 1pm, Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz will present, "Beyond the Confines of This World: A Brief Journey to Antarctica."

Join travelers and authors Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz on an eco-tour to the tip of the seventh continent­-visit penguin colonies for sure, but also volcanoes, a Brazilian research base, an abandoned whaling station, and witness some really bad weather. What don't the nature documentaries show you? How is tourism affecting this place? What's it actually like to be there? How can you go?

This event is free and open to the public. The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

4/2 - Spring Break Day- Library open regular semester hours

The Krueger Library is open regular semester hours this Friday (April 2) and through the weekend (April 3-4).

3/31 - Athenaeum at 1pm- Seeing in Pictures by James Bowey

Please join us on Wednesday March 31, 2010 at 1pm for a presentation titled "Seeing in Pictures" by James Bowey, Assistant Professor, Mass Communication Department

Professor Bowey will explore the fascinating ways that photography and the visual arts affect the way we see and think. Drawing on his experience as a photojournalist, editor and teacher, Professor Bowey will explain the compelling power of images and image-making to give meaning to our lives and the world around us.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Darrell W. Krueger Library, bluff side.

3/24 -Athenaeum at 1pm- Isn’t it Romantic: An Introduction to Piano Music of the 19th Century by Deanne Mohr

On Wednesday March 24 at 1:00pm join us for a lecture performance by Deanne Mohr, Associate Professor-Music, titled Isn’t it Romantic: An Introduction to Piano Music of the 19th Century.

It's a lecture performance presenting an introduction to music of the Romantic period, highlighting piano works of Chopin in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.

This event free and open to the public. The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

3/17 - Athenaeum at 1pm - The Papers of John Kennedy Toole by Vernon Leighton

Join us on March 17, 2010 at 1pm for a presentation by Vernon Leighton titled "The Papers of John Kennedy Toole."

In the Summer of 2009, Vernon Leighton visited Tulane University and studied the papers of John Kennedy Toole, the author of A Confederacy of Dunces. While he is working on an academic paper on this topic, Professor Leighton would like to present some of the findings. The papers, about which no scholar has published a description, prove incorrect at least two claims made in the scholarly literature on Toole.

This event free and open to the public. The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

2/ 24 Athenaeum at 1pm - Micro Fiction Gets Big: Why “1,000 words or less” is all the rage - by Nicholas Ozment

Join us on Wednesday February 24 at 1pm for a presentation by Nicholas Ozment of the WSU English Department.

Nicholas Ozment will give a brief history/overview of micro fiction and define the various types —“flash,” “sudden,” “hint” etc. His presentation will conclude with possible explanations for why the form has become so popular in the last decade. The “performance” part of the presentation will be the actual reading of examples (for instance, Hemingway’s story that was six words long).

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

1/21 - Library Hours Spring Semester 2010

The Library's hours can be found at the Library's homepage (under "about"). For holidays and other special hours, please check this page.
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

12/14 - Library Hours over Winter Break

The Library is open over winter break. Please check our winter break hours or visit the Library's website for more information visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#winter

December
11	Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
12-13	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
14-18	Monday-Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
19-20	Saturday-Sunday	Closed
21-23	Monday-Wednesday	7:30am-5:00pm
24-27	Thursday-Sunday	Closed
28-31	Monday-Thursday	7:30am-5:00pm
January
1-3	Friday-Sunday	Closed
4-8	Monday-Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
9	Saturday	Closed
10	Sunday	1:00pm-9:00pm