Written by Arthur “A.J.” Boston, (MLIS) Assistant Professor Vinyl records, print magazines, Moleskine notebooks, film photography and board games are all examples of analog “things” author David Sax describe as enjoying a relative resurgence of popularity. In his book, The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter, Sax makes a convincing case for Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer The Calloway County Library Board of Trustees passed a renovation project Monday to submit to the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 2017 construction grant for a new library. Ryan Alessi, acting president of the board, said the total estimated cost of the renovation is $6.4 million. The Board Read More
Story by Dylan Doyle, Contributing writer Students can come together and connect through a shared interest in gaming as Waterfield Library joins more than 2,000 libraries around the world in hosting International Games Day tomorrow from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. “We hope students can stop by to decompress and play games before finals,” Becky Richardson, co-chair Read More
Over the past several years, the University’s libraries have undergone a number of changes including the renovation of the third floor of Waterfield Library and the addition of new available technology such as iPads and dual monitor computers to the library system. At the end of this semester the library will be subjected to another Read More
Stocked full with various snacks and drinks, Waterfield Library’s Starbooks has been a popular pit stop for students to go any time of the day when in need of a snack. The busy store provides students with a wide selection of choices including candy bars, coffee, sodas, pastries and two soups that change daily. While Read More
There is a new way to study being introduced by Murray State Libraries that could make students educational experience more efficient and enjoyable. BrowZine is an information organizing application downloadable to iPads and Android Tablets. BrowZine was created in response to this generation’s students and the way they seem to prefer to consume information in Read More
Waterfield Library has experienced record-breaking numbers of visitors this year and as a result, resources such as laptops have been limited to students. Adam Murray, dean of University Libraries, said the demand of laptops and desktops stays high. He said laptops are checked out 25,000-30,000 times each academic year and are one of the library’s Read More
For the last four years, students have camped out in Waterfield Library for all-night study sessions during finals week. This year, the all-nighters in the library end at 3 a.m. While dealing with campus-wide budget cuts, the University library is shutting its doors from 3 to 7 a.m. during finals week. These hours are saving Read More