Marvel Madness Bracket Challenge!

Play the FSU Libraries Marvel Madness Bracket Challenge and be entered to win a Smoothie King Gift Card!! Every Marvel fan has their all time favorite movie – will yours prevail? Participating is simple!

Fill out our “Marvel Madness” Bracket, submit to
lib-engagement@fsu.edu (or send a screenshot on IG), then vote everyday on our IG stories for your Mightiest Hero to prevail!

Follow along on IG @fsulibraries

For important dates, see below:

  1. Make sure to fill out your bracket & send it to us by email or DM us on Instagram before 11:59 pm EST Thursday, April 15th
  2. Vote Vote Vote! Everyday on our IG Stories starting at 12:00 pm EST Friday, April 16th – Tuesday, April 20th, with the best marvel movie being announced at 12:00pm EST!
  3. We’ll review our brackets & notify you if you’re a lucky winner 😎

How to fill out and submit your bracket (instructions are also below):

  • If you have a google account: Click the link – Marvel Madness Bracket Challenge! 
    • Select “Make a copy” 
    • Fill out your bracket 
    • Select “File” –  “Email” – “Email this File”
    • Send the email to lib-engagement@fsu.edu
    • Add to the subject line _(Your last name)
      • You can also take a screenshot and send the screenshot to @fsulibraries on Instagram
  • If you do NOT have a google account: Download the PDF file below & fill it out
    • Email your pdf document to lib-engagement@fsu.edu 
    • Make the subject line Marvel Madness Bracket_(Your last name)
      • You can also take a screenshot and send the screenshot to @fsulibraries on Instagram 
Copy-of-Marvel-Madness-Bracket-2021Download

FSU Libraries to Upgrade Catalog and Discovery Interface This Summer

In July 2021, FSU Libraries is introducing a next-generation catalog and discovery interface. This upgraded OneSearch system will optimize your ability to find and request items on our website, lib.fsu.edu. It will also provide a robust new search experience, allowing you to search across our collections and many databases from a single interface.

To learn more about this upgrade and what it means for you, visit https://www.lib.fsu.edu/catalog-and-discovery-upgrades.

More information about new search features and related services will be coming soon!

Questions? Our subject librarians, Ask-A-Librarian team, and implementation leaders Lindsey Wharton, Mason Hall, and Valerie Boulos are available to assist you and answer your questions.

Data Services Quest!

The Quest begins here: http://bit.ly/TheDataQuest

Think you know what data services are offered through the libraries? Finish the Data Services Quest to find out! Complete the quest and be one of our 3 prize winners! Play for the chance to win a Study Room for Finals Week or a Smoothie King Gift Card!

When?: Play Monday, March 29th – Midnight on Friday, April 2nd to be entered to win one of our 3 prizes!

Where?: http://bit.ly/TheDataQuest

How?: Complete the quest in its entirety to be entered to win – the winners must be in the Tallahassee area to receive their prize.

Any further questions? Email our STEM Outreach Associate, Emily McClellan (etmcclellan@fsu.edu), or our STEM Data & Research Librarian, Nick Ruhs (nruhs@fsu.edu).

Women’s History Month 2021 at FSU

As we celebrate Women’s History Month (WHM), let’s take a stroll down memory lane to reflect on Florida State University’s history—or should I say, the Florida State College for Women.

The Florida State College for Women is what we know as the predecessor institution of FSU today. Not only that, but FSCW was also one of the largest all-female centers of higher learning in the country. From the year of its establishment in 1905 to the year its name changed to FSU in 1947, thousands of young women attended and graduated from FSCW.

Although FSU is no longer an all-female university, there are still significant efforts made by many organizations on campus to place a main focus on celebrating women, especially during Women’s History Month. WHM is celebrated every March to commemorate and raise awareness of the significant contributions of women to our culture and society throughout history. To take part in this celebration, organizations including Women Wednesdays at FSU and the Women Student Union are either taking a closer look at this year’s WHM theme or holding relevant events throughout the month.

Women Wednesdays (WW), a social and mentoring organization that helps women with life during and after college through the promotion of campus resources, shared information about the theme for WHM on their Instagram. They mentioned how the 2021 theme “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced” captures the spirit of these challenging times. WW advocates for the need to remember those who fought for the rights we enjoy today by voting; they even went on to highlight what the National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA) had to say:

“We are determined that the important roles of multicultural suffragists and voting rights activists continue to be recognized and honored. We refuse to allow their voices to be silenced, even by a pandemic.”

The National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA)

NWHA is a national institution that promotes Women’s History with goals that revolve around education, empowerment, equality, and inclusion.

WW also used their Instagram platform to share 20 things people can do during this year’s Women’s History Month, which all fall under the categories of educating yourself, empowering and inspiring others, growing, and showing gratitude.

On top of the recognition WW is bringing to WHM, FSU’s Women Student Union is doing the same as well. WSU is an organization that serves to foster the growth of women on personal, professional, and political levels. Even though they are a little more than halfway through with the events they held during this month’s first couple of weeks, there are still many events that students can look forward to participating in with WSU throughout the rest of Women’s History Month.

One of the most recent events that students had the opportunity to attend was their Book Talk event on Friday, March 19th where they discussed The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, a young adult novel about intersectionality and the journey of life.

Here is a list of the remaining WSU events being held during the month of March:

  • March 22nd: Vagina Monologues
  • March 24th: Networking Mixer
  • March 25th: Cosponsored Drive-In Movie Night
  • March 29th: DIY Paint a Pot Party
  • March 31st: HerVoice Magazine Release Party

More information about these events can be found on WSU’s Instagram page!

Library Insiders: Loanable Materials & Resources

By: Breannah Brooks

The library was always a place that I was used to. Growing up, my dad and I would go to the library every week to check out new books, so that we could read together and learn new things. However, as I got older, reading just became something that did not interest me as much. We always tend to correlate the library with reading, but this is not always the case. Walking onto FSU’s campus, the first thing that caught my eye was the Starbucks logo inside of Strozier. This made me come to the library more and learn new things about what it had to offer, other than just books. 

My freshman year in college, I found myself using the library more than intended. Not only trying a new Starbucks drink from Tik Tok everytime I went, but being glued to the computers to complete my assignments. It was for my economics class, where we had to play “Second Life” for a grade. I had come to the library before, but it wasn’t for long periods of time; probably to just print and go. However, doing my assignments helped me realize what the library really was, and how much of a benefit it could really be. 

One of the most important and useful things for me was the materials that you could check out. Being that I was already in the library to use the computer for my Second Life assignment- it should already give some insight as to how broken my computer already was. Soon it broke completely, which was an essential item for a college student. I soon learned that the library had macbooks for checkout, which I used until I was able to get a new computer. You could also check out things like cameras, chargers and ever headphone pieces. While being in the library, I also noticed that there were big areas of study rooms that also contained white boards for dry erase. You could also check out those materials too if you needed! 

Everything that I needed was at the library. If I didn’t have something, or left it in my residence hall and did not want to walk all the way across campus to get it, I could find it there. The library became like a second home to me, not only because of the materials that were available, but the atmosphere itself. It became a place I could depend on for my studies and success as a first generation student here at Florida State. 

FSU’s Interlibrary Loan Department

Are you a patron in need of material that isn’t available at FSU Libraries? If so, their Interlibrary Loan Department has got you covered!

FSU Libraries Interlibrary Loan Department provides the service of giving patrons of the Libraries access to request articles, books and other materials owned by another library or from other outside sources. Through the FSU Libraries Interlibrary Loan services, there are three ways for patrons to get the material they need: using the FSU Catalog, UBorrow, or Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad). FSU Libraries asks for patrons to check the catalog before requesting material from outside sources to see if they have them or not. For a faster delivery of print books from colleges and universities in Florida, patrons can search through UBorrow, an unmediated interlibrary loan service. ILLiad is used to request material from libraries around the world.

Lindsey Eckert, an assistant professor in FSU’s English Department, was able to get access to a copy of Rowden’s A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times that she requested from Emory University. Although there were some issues encountered during the process, the endless support of the FSU ILL Department helped her tremendously.

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New Beginnings : Book List

Our new book display focuses on the journey of New Beginnings- whether it’s moving onto bigger and better things or simply overcoming a tragedy . This display includes books and Ted Talks to help you kickstart a healthier mindset and lifestyle, promoting fresh starts, and how to get through things that force a big change. Some of the content is educational material while others are fictional stories that you might relate to. Whatever you are going through and are hoping to achieve, our “New Beginnings” book display can hopefully provide you the supplements you need. 

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Library Insiders: Late-Night Tutoring

By: Bella Jaramillo

When I was in high school, I took an introductory chemistry class. The subject matter seemed easy enough and I knew that if I ever had to take science classes in college, I’d be more than okay. I was totally wrong.

I never anticipated how difficult some of my core classes would be. Fall semester of my sophomore year at FSU, I had to take chemistry. Though this was an introductory class, I felt like I had missed a plethora of information and needed some serious help understanding the basics. I began to ask around if anyone knew any tutors. I was constantly practicing and studying on my own, but to no avail. The information was just too complex for me to understand on my own. 

It was through a friend that I learned about the tutoring services that Strozier and Dirac libraries offer. I showed up one day with my textbook in hand and notebook in the other and found that there were a few students from my class taking advantage of the tutoring sessions offered too. During my first session, I was able to understand information I once believed to be too difficult to understand. I began making a habit out of attending tutoring once or twice a week (depending on the subject that week) and managed to succeed in what I consider to be one of the most difficult courses of my collegiate career. 

The library currently offers tutoring in chemistry, math, and physics, and we’re open five nights a week – Sunday through Thursday from 8pm to midnight. Specific classes we offer tutoring for are listed on the subject pages I linked in the previous sentence. FSU students can visit this page for the link to join the Zoom room, and TCC/FAMU students can email lib-tutoring@fsu.edu for a direct link to join the active sessions. No appointment is needed for any of the subjects.

FSU Author’s Day 2020

Every year, the FSU Libraries and the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement host FSU Author’s Day to celebrate the published accomplishments by FSU faculty and staff. This year, in lieu of a reception, we are honoring our authors digitally. 

“Every year since we began the FSU Authors Day celebration, people have asked ‘Why the book?’ It is true that FSU faculty publish many more articles than books and that they publish other things, too: films, podcast series, websites, datasets, concerts, and exhibits. However, the book is perhaps the longest-lived form of academic communication and idea exchange,” said Margaret Wright-Cleveland, Office of Faculty Development and Advancement’s director of faculty development. “Its physical presence has grown with the times (e-books and interactive books) while its cultural importance reaches back centuries. These books by FSU authors will bring ideas and beauty to colleagues, students, and the general public for years. We celebrate the effort, the accomplishment, and the conversation. Congratulations, FSU faculty authors.”

The published works displayed below represent endless hours of research and learning as well as sacrifice, dedication, and grit. They also showcase the diversity and variety of scholarship at Florida State University. We congratulate the authors on their hard work and significant contributions to scholarship!

“The Libraries are delighted to recognize and celebrate our FSU Authors. The creation of new knowledge and scholarship is an important achievement and it is especially appropriate for the Libraries to recognize and honor our faculty and preserve their scholarly works,” said Gale Etschmaier, dean of FSU Libraries.

RECOGNIZING THE PUBLISHED WORK OF 
FSU FACULTY AND STAFF

Spoiler Alert: A Critical Guide
Aaron Jaffe 
English Department
Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes: Performing the Wild in German Festivals
Alina Dana Weber
Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics
Assessing Spirituality in a Diversified World
Amy L. Ai (FSU), Paul Wink, Raymond Paloutzian, and Kevin A. Harris
College of Social Work
This Day in Florida History
Andrew Frank (FSU), J. Hendry Miller, and Tarah Luke
Department of History

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