We Know We Belong to the Land Exhibit

Southeastern Oklahoma State University will host the traveling exhibit “We Know We Belong to the Land: A Hundred Years of Oklahoma and the Congress” from May 5 through June 6.
The exhibit was created in conjunction with Oklahoma’s statehood centennial. It charts important American historical and political milestones as they affected our state, such as the territorial government, both World Wars, the Great Depression, and the civil rights movement.
The exhibit features photos of each Oklahoman who represented our state in Congress from the late 1800s to our current delegation, more than 100 in all.
Southeastern Director of Library Services Sharon Morrison said, “This exhibit started in 2007 and has been on the road for more than a year and a half throughout our state. We’re very honored to be able to host this event.
“We are hosting the exhibit on the main floor of the Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library on campus. It was created in commemoration of our statehood and this is an excellent opportunity for our entire community, adults and students, to revisit our history.
“We will complement the exhibit with some books and other items from our library. There is no admission charge and we encourage everyone to come out and experience a great look at our past.”
This exhibit was created by the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma with support from the Oklahoma Humanities Council.
There is also an online version of the complete exhibit which features audio clips of campaign jingles, speeches, and a press conference. Also available online is a PDF teachers’ guide to the exhibit. To view the online exhibit, please visit http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/ .

Cinco de Mayo

CINCO DE MAYO!

This is a holiday that celebrates not Mexican Independence, which occurs on September 16, but the Mexican Victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Mexico was in a bad way after years of rule of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and in 1861, Benito Juarez, the president of Mexico, decided to suspend payments on the foreign debt for a couple of years. England, Spain, and France decided that they couldn't wait for payment and invaded Mexico to collect the debt owed them. Spain and England made seperate deals with Mexico, but France decided to stay and create an empire in Mexico. They marched from Vera Cruz and headed for Mexico City. But the Mexicans defeated them at the Battle of Puebla. See more about Cinco de Mayo at these sites:
http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm

May Day

Tommorrow is May Day. Here is a description of what May Day is from Infoplease.com:
"May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday." See more about May Day at the Infoplease site, at: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mayday.html.

Annual Library Faculty and Student Surveys

It is April and that means that it is time for the Annual Library Faculty and Student Satisfaction Surveys! You can be a part of making the library better! You can say what is good and what isn't good about the Library! You can help make the library serve you better! All you have to do is to read the following informed consent statement and then click on the appropriate link at the bottom of this post!

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
INFORMED CONSENT STATEMENT

Annual Faculty and Student Library Satisfaction Surveys

You are invited to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to find out what the faculty at SOSU feel about the SOSU Library in order to improve the services that we offer. It will be greatly appreciated if you can take this survey.

Information

If you choose to participate in this study, you will be presented with 13 questions which are all multiple choice, except the last one. We estimate that participation in this survey will take less than 10 minutes. We hope to recruit at least 100 people for participation in this survey. Your participation is greatly appreciated!

Risks

There are no foreseeable risks associated with this study.

Benefits

As a faculty member of SOSU, your Library needs are important to us. By taking this survey, you will assist us in providing you better Library services.

Confidentiality

No personally identifying information is maintained in connection with survey results. Your responses are not connected with you in any way. In other words, this is an anonymous survey.

Contact

If you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may contact the researcher, Dennis Miles, LIB 103, 580-745-2396, or by email at dmiles@se.edu. If you feel you have not been treated according to the descriptions in this form, or your rights as a participant in research have been violated during the course of this project, you may contact the chair of the office for the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Human Subjects Research Review Committee, at 580/745-2338, or by e-mail at bflippen@se.edu.

Participation

Your participation in this study is voluntary. If you decide to participate, you may withdraw from the study at anytime, and you may refuse to answer any question.

Consent

If you would like, please print this page for your records.

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE FACULTY SURVEY


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CwdfHm4LzKiEsBL31FpmXg_3d_3d

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE STUDENT SURVEY




http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TWNxT10qTUMwTAxIH0LEkQ_3d_3d

Titanic Sinks 96 Years ago

At 2:20 AM on April 15, 1912, the White Star Liner Titanic sank after hitting an iceburg. This has become the most well known sea disaster of all time. The Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library has several books on this disaster. For more information on the ship, see the Titanic Historical Society Website, at: http://www.titanic1.org/

New Display in Library

The Display Case in the Library now holds materials relating to Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States. Thomas Jefferson was born 265 years ago on April 13, 1743. Jefferson was one of our founding fathers and should be honored for his accomplishments. The display was expertly done by Brooke Reynolds. Come into the library to see this display. To find out more about Thomas Jefferson, the library has several books on him.

Welcome New Cataloging Librarian!

A new cataloging librarian has joined the staff of the Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library. Kathryn (Kate) Plunkett comes to SOSU from Austin College in Sherman, TX, where she was the cataloger and serials supervisor. Kate is an SOSU alumna graduating in 1993 with a BA in Psychology. Her MLS is from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX with an emphasis in Technical Services.
Kate lives in Denison with her husband Henry. They live in a geodesic dome which they built themselves. She has one daughter, Alexa, who is a Montessori teacher in Seattle, WA.

In her free time, Kate enjoys travel, fitness, meditation and communing with nature.
Kate has volunteered to be the SOSU contact person for anyone wishing to form a carpool. Just email her (kplunkett@se.edu) with your location and schedule and she will let you know if there is a possible match with someone else on campus.