tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36431019011108436392024-02-20T06:45:17.039-08:00Library as DestinationERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-88873981945178068422018-02-13T15:44:00.004-08:002018-02-13T15:44:35.650-08:00The new Library is the Place to BE!We formally dedicated the Christine and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library & Learning Center on Graduation Day, May 3rd, 2008 here in Prescott Arizona @ the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus.<br />
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Both Christine and Steven were here to make remarks during the dedication. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, President of International Lease Finance Corp., gave the Commencement address, talking about the responsibilities of students in this globally competitive world.<br />
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The new library will probably have it's new smell for a long time to come. Even now, interior construction has started to install European glass wall displays for our Guinness World Book of Records, world-renown Kalusa display of miniature wooden, hand-painted airplanes.<br />
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During the Dedication, over 1,600 people came and went for the food. Dedication ceremonies on a nearly picture-perfect, blue sky day in Prescott, Arizona featured food from on-site Chartwells dining room staff. Impeccably displayed and served: 2 meat carving stations for roast beef and turkey, a dessert station with little cheesecake tasty treats and chocolate-covered strawberries. Also champagne for all! Flower and table displays throughout the 2 floors of the new library. <br />
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The Library dedication will be the talk of campus and the place to BE forevermore.ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-9982742410211539172014-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:002014-06-11T11:27:31.416-07:00Wordle - Flipped Classroom<div id="savedverbiage" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Could our library have seen more changes the past year? From the addition of the new Scholar's coffee Cafe in the front of the <a href="http://library.pr.erau.edu/">Hazy Library & Learning Center </a>to the URI - Undergraduate Research Institute.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">It hasn't come without alot of hard work: This summer alone, a team of 6 helped take out more than a dozen shelves to consolidate the book collection and move the magazine racks on the way to enlarging the footprint and creating collaborative space for students and faculty. It's all good!</span></h4>
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<br />ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-27089581843520801102011-07-20T14:54:00.000-07:002011-07-20T14:57:56.912-07:00ASEE learnings in a Wordle<a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3860745/ASEE_Conference_learning_2011-_Vancouver">http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3860745/ASEE_Conference_learning_2011-_Vancouver</a>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-59313812086732931272011-07-11T12:22:00.000-07:002011-07-11T12:26:04.628-07:00QR Code<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvaxb-fd4LfX_ViqGP9hB8yuMgQA-C2Ty3h3Qg00csP0bQL9He0TfOoHFnG8iqn9GtRlvt8PQOqQmjJw67VemypcdSqFdPyxrmJ1pJS0u-kVjWOMWBf8_9F-bEODx3VsiLSIoCZBjXPog/s1600/qrcodePRHazylibrary.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628178019368469490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvaxb-fd4LfX_ViqGP9hB8yuMgQA-C2Ty3h3Qg00csP0bQL9He0TfOoHFnG8iqn9GtRlvt8PQOqQmjJw67VemypcdSqFdPyxrmJ1pJS0u-kVjWOMWBf8_9F-bEODx3VsiLSIoCZBjXPog/s320/qrcodePRHazylibrary.png" /></a><br /><br /><div>Could it have been easier? For the ERAU Prescott Hazy Library & Learning Center </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-5416680808053308712011-05-18T11:26:00.000-07:002011-05-18T11:28:12.721-07:00<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/watkinspatricia1/SpringGrandCanyon?feat=directlink">Spring Hike, 2011 into Grand Canyon</a>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-26181752624569004762010-06-30T14:33:00.000-07:002010-06-30T14:33:47.646-07:00Symphony Catalog promotion<a href="http://animoto.com/play/RZ4zhGTVefMg0rPROIjrqg">Symphony Catalog promotion</a> using Animoto.comERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-7443905427048193522010-05-20T16:10:00.000-07:002010-05-20T16:32:59.574-07:00Start of Summer?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNdtb9odANablTKjxtT_vFF0Paf_3XvKOoJ6dsuIRWP_bAIBB2oO9eLQssY2Ibb5661EUqCj7M56zC2v7KF5S96JjW1pmm_Wzu3XzAWvD6RuTfPiNijh4AWP6b8gGCPOEwn0hJybqPgNr/s1600/Diane&Sharon.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473498892480681282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNdtb9odANablTKjxtT_vFF0Paf_3XvKOoJ6dsuIRWP_bAIBB2oO9eLQssY2Ibb5661EUqCj7M56zC2v7KF5S96JjW1pmm_Wzu3XzAWvD6RuTfPiNijh4AWP6b8gGCPOEwn0hJybqPgNr/s320/Diane&Sharon.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Post graduation, Summer 2010 has arrived. Where did the year go?<br /><br />Here in the Hazy Library, we're busy setting ambitious goals for ourselves: Updating LibGuides, considering new 'active learning' instruction classes and Camtasia modules, and preparing for our offsite Retreat next week. </div><br /><div></div><div>The campus Women's Association gave away $1,500 in scholarship funds to 2 deserving female students: Sharon (left) and Kristen. This after a very successful fund-raising in Spring. Thanks to the local Texas Roadhouse for their help in this effort.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-47672668662370062802009-08-27T19:52:00.000-07:002009-08-27T19:54:49.554-07:00Videos can be produced quickly using AnimotoHere is a video I just made using Animoto and selecting photos and music. Couldn't be easier. Enjoy the Chihuly glass exhibit that was on display in Phoenix this spring @ the Desert Botanical Garden.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/4a9746deb30412b1/46928cc51133af17/6d2485e/-cpid/a8597bc65daa4fbd/-/-/-EMH/240/-EMW/432/widget.js"></script>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-246956670268880092008-07-08T16:35:00.000-07:002008-07-08T16:48:17.622-07:00ASEE/ELD ConferenceConferencing isn't all fun and games, but it can be managed. This year's ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) conference was held in Pittsburgh. The ELD (Engineering Librarian Division) is a close-knit group of librarians engaged in engineering and technical operations all over the U.S.<br /><br />There is someone who's project is to make sure the ELD group has a good time and meets each other. The day of my arrival, Sunday, a group of us headed to the National Aviary. The previous night, others had attended a Pirates baseball game @ the stadium not far from the David E. Lawrence Convention Center (LEED-certified, mind you -- GOLD!)<br /><br />From there it was all good: great conference proceedings to choose from, my moderating a session on information literacy tools for the ELD division, my co-presenting a session to the Ethics division, attending division planning meetings and dinner @ the Heinz Museum. We got to tour all 7 floors of this fabulous place after the meal and banquet awards.<br /><br />After the official end of the conference, I took 2 more days to visit and get acquainted with Pittsburgh: the Steel City diner, Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, the Mattress Factory (fabulous contemporary installation art) the oldest Carnegie Library, dinner with ELDers @ the famous Duquesne Incline and dessert and cocktails @ the top restaurant, Monterey Bay, drinks later @ the Church Brewery (real, de-commissioned Catholic Church!), Lunch @ the Frick Art and Historical Center with ERAU colleague Dick, and of course the fabulous Cathedral of Learning and Nationality Rooms on U Pitt's campus. Along the way, I had NO BAD meal, enjoyed using the bus transit system and saw a Corvette classic car show on display near the Doubletree.<br /><br />What was not to like @ the annual ASEE conference???? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6m82zOSbBVpijAcmEOiN7K3IXMYy6fXNpnw67eEzqx8EcIasxRgnQRmw8n_-zv0rz-Vm94A3CRNs1PQnVj0zc7jtS7ycMVGeMl1UR82ZCi9y1AsCu4y2wpVuUAScs4btf0hPsAZ-XxTq/s1600-h/PatDessertMontereyBay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220791212489910946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6m82zOSbBVpijAcmEOiN7K3IXMYy6fXNpnw67eEzqx8EcIasxRgnQRmw8n_-zv0rz-Vm94A3CRNs1PQnVj0zc7jtS7ycMVGeMl1UR82ZCi9y1AsCu4y2wpVuUAScs4btf0hPsAZ-XxTq/s320/PatDessertMontereyBay.jpg" border="0" /></a>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-2801708862848747802008-07-08T16:29:00.001-07:002008-07-08T16:35:19.562-07:00Summertime & the Living is Wakonse!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4VdJ7txn1mLwHgr-Ox4p2zBuwhy8QBhSIigdDkWr9yN7AiXjGTg0Qy-fK01dBt4Hyb7W9Kv-oSsOOje0mZq6jxWsEX_EJCyn6VvoG7fF8t-hnNQDN9fgdFkBvoNRMtO1KzL_BfpsGNJ8/s1600-h/HikerPatWakonse.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220789617626913042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4VdJ7txn1mLwHgr-Ox4p2zBuwhy8QBhSIigdDkWr9yN7AiXjGTg0Qy-fK01dBt4Hyb7W9Kv-oSsOOje0mZq6jxWsEX_EJCyn6VvoG7fF8t-hnNQDN9fgdFkBvoNRMtO1KzL_BfpsGNJ8/s320/HikerPatWakonse.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Was it just a couple of months ago that I was in Camp Tontozona in northern Arizona with Wakonse? Three days of celebration, creativity and learning. The motto for Wakonse is " Inspiration and support for college Teaching and Learning". </div><div> </div><div>On Saturday, after 3 days of meetings, dinners, hiking and sharing, we created Chataqua: An evening of poetry and music. Those of us who learned to play a new instrument (I learned to play harmonica, others learned the drums and guitar.) Together with Wiley, we put together a concert, played music, sang and danced. </div><div> </div><div>When it was all over, I made new friends, learned new academic tricks and came away ready to share with library colleagues. Every librarian should Wakonse! </div>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-31552268499048039792008-05-14T15:16:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:30:18.925-07:00The Christine & Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXPos6FN8sVrPSWuA2arCNM_Q5GTbZ6VoXZkPaXujHriWfIrMAClXbGkbedaGVQwDyh8qNygvElyOArQLOnnEx52AUmKjhMap_GYHlePM373Rcn_85W-2uziCePVn28ITqQFFJHYGnW-w/s1600-h/BookshelvesBalloons.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200364430916105874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXPos6FN8sVrPSWuA2arCNM_Q5GTbZ6VoXZkPaXujHriWfIrMAClXbGkbedaGVQwDyh8qNygvElyOArQLOnnEx52AUmKjhMap_GYHlePM373Rcn_85W-2uziCePVn28ITqQFFJHYGnW-w/s320/BookshelvesBalloons.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Is up and running! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Opening Day, March 26th, dawned cold and clear as students, faculty and the campus community wandered around the 35,000+ square foot facility, marveling at the blue stairwells, the glass walls with views of Granite Mountain, the self-checkout machine, the wide and inviting book shelves and the 40-computer Information Commons. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Barely two months later on May 3rd, 2008, a perfect Spring day -- warm and sunny, Dedication Day! Following graduation ceremonies on the Athletic field, we shuttled over to the new library to hear speeches by the Christine and Steven Udvar-Hazy, Sarah Thomas, Library Director and others, later stepping into the library for tours, celebratory champagne, roast turkey sandwiches and chocolate-covered strawberries. People raved!</div></div>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643101901110843639.post-44406920000493664892007-09-07T13:42:00.000-07:002007-09-07T13:46:45.191-07:00@ the Ref Desk<span style="font-family:verdana;">Just after noon, early September, the start of the Fall semester and I am struck by the sheer numbers of students in the library: Studying, checking e-mail or writing papers on the computer. Some are quietly chatting in groups, or working on projects before the start of afternoon classes. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Our library is a destination</strong>! No other building on campus has this number of people in one place @ one time except those academic buildings when classes change out.</span>ERAU Prescott Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538016732178686362noreply@blogger.com1