The Library’s hours for Spring Quarter Finals are:
Sunday, June 6: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.;
Monday, June 7: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.;
Tuesday, June 8: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Good luck – you’ll do great!
Category: Library Announcements
OneSearch/MeLCat Unavailable and Library CLOSED Memorial Weekend
OneSearch and MeLCat Unavailable 5/29-5/30
Both Library OneSearch and MeLCat will be unavailable between 9pm on Saturday, May 29 and 9pm on Sunday, May 30 due to vendor maintenance.
If you need to use Library databases, you can still access them through our A-Z Databases page.
The Upjohn Library Commons building will be CLOSED:
Saturday, May 29
Sunday, May 30
Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, June 1. Enjoy the weekend!
Need Research Help? We are Here for You!
Librarians can help your with your research — wherever you are in the world!
You can sign up for a one-on-one appointment with a Librarian through Research Rescue. We have Librarians available in the evenings and weekends, Michigan time. Just click on Research Rescue to see what times and days are available. We can talk with you via email, or in real time with Teams or Zoom. Just let us know what works for you!
You can also ask us questions through this online form, or email reference@kzoo.edu.
Check out our videos on Microsoft Stream! They cover everything from databases to primary sources and how to use ebooks.
AntiRacism Reading Knook Discussion Event – May 2021
AntiRacism Reading Knook
ARRK May 2021 Discussion with Brittany Liu
Please join Brittany Liu on Tuesday, May 18th from 4 – 5 p.m. for a discussion of Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
For further details such as this month’s chapter of focus, time, and where to join the discussion, see the ARRK (AntiRacism Reading KnooK) – May 2021 Discussion post on the Inclusive Excellence website.
The AntiRacism Reading KnooK (ARRK) is a collaboration between the K College library staff and our Inclusive Excellence (KCIE) leadership team. This initiative is NOT a book club, but seeks to facilitate campus-wide engagement with the books in the KCIE Reading for Change book collection. This collection was created to encourage learning about and facilitate greater access to antiracism information to all members of the campus community.
ARRK aims to:
- reduce barrier to entry into reading antiracism books,
- identify and highlight campus facilitators with experience teaching and/or disciplinary expertise who can provide context and guide discussions of specific texts,
- foster broader relationships among faculty and staff, and thus
- build greater capacity for an inclusive campus through sustained and focused engagement with shared texts.
- help catalyze members of the campus to engage in small group discussions of entire books in the collection (self-organized book clubs, if you will).
For further information on #ARRK see the KCIE AntiRacism Reading Knook page. To volunteer to lead one of these sessions complete the ARRK Discussion Leader application.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Check out some resources highlighting AAPI heritage:
- Books in the K Library highlighting AAPI heritage
- Asian American Drama (database by Alexander Street)
Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. - Asian Art Photographic Distribution from the University of Michigan
- Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
New: Virtual Book Displays
Now you can see what the library has on display on the first floor — even months later!
We are keeping track of the books on our first floor display shelves and have created virtual displays so you can find these books later.
These virtual displays also include new books we’ve added to the collection.
Check out our ERACCE Resources, Native American Heritage Resources, Climate Change Resources, and more!
Resources: Sexual Assault Survivors Library
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Library has (virtually) gathered titles to help people who want to learn more about sexual assault survivorship. Check out our Virtual Book Display on Sexual Assault Survivors for some of our library’s resources and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center for more on Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Need more information? Reference Librarians are here to help you! Email reference@kzoo.edu or use the Ask a Librarian
online form to make an appointment.
Faster access to scholarly articles – LibKey Nomad
LibKey Nomad connects resources available from your K College Library to the scholarly articles you find in PubMed, Wikipedia, and hundreds of scholarly publisher websites! The LibKey Nomad browser extension embeds links within your browser to the access services made available through the library. The extension is available for Chrome, FireFox, Microsoft Edge, Brave and Vivaldi browsers.
For more information and instructions on how to install, please visit our LibKey page!
Spring 2021 Rare Book Room Exhibit Now Open
Interested in the history of books or printing? Or maybe you’re looking for something new to do in between classes? Come to the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room on the third floor of the library to view our Spring 2021 exhibit, Incunabula: An Exploration of Books from the Infancy of Printing.
The exhibit runs until June 11 and is available for viewing Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 PM, Friday 1:00-4:00 PM, or by appointment. We are open only to students, faculty, and staff who are participating in the college’s COVID-19 surveillance testing. Two people will be allowed to enter the room at a time. Masks are required.
Mallory Heslinger
Rare Book Room Curator
rarebookroom@kzoo.edu
(269) 337-5762
AntiRacism Reading Knook Discussion Event – April 2021
AntiRacism Reading Knook
ARRK April 2021 Discussion with Laura Furge
Please join Laura Furge on Tuesday, April 20th from 4 – 5 p.m. for a facilitated discussion about moving from theoretical antiracist discussions to strategies to disrupt white supremacy. During the discussion we’ll look at the recent case of the Georgetown Professor Fired for Statements About Black Students as well as the article Are You Supporting White Supremacy?
For further details such as this month’s chapter of focus, time, and where to join the discussion, see the ARRK (AntiRacism Reading KnooK) – April 2021 Discussion post on the Inclusive Excellence website.
The AntiRacism Reading KnooK (ARRK) is a collaboration between the K College library staff and our Inclusive Excellence (KCIE) leadership team. This initiative is NOT a book club, but seeks to facilitate campus-wide engagement with the books in the KCIE Reading for Change book collection. This collection was created to encourage learning about and facilitate greater access to antiracism information to all members of the campus community.
ARRK aims to:
- reduce barrier to entry into reading antiracism books,
- identify and highlight campus facilitators with experience teaching and/or disciplinary expertise who can provide context and guide discussions of specific texts,
- foster broader relationships among faculty and staff, and thus
- build greater capacity for an inclusive campus through sustained and focused engagement with shared texts.
- help catalyze members of the campus to engage in small group discussions of entire books in the collection (self-organized book clubs, if you will).
For further information on #ARRK see the KCIE AntiRacism Reading Knook page. To volunteer to lead one of these sessions complete the ARRK Discussion Leader application.