Friends of the UNCG Libraries

UNCG Business Librarian Steve Cramer has won the PrivCo Prize for Excellence in Business Librarianship.  The PrivCo Prize is awarded to the librarian deemed best to embody the core values of the profession, and the winner is selected by an independent committee of leading business librarians committed to the adoption of best practices in the community. In addition to giving careful consideration to the resourceful application of business librarianship and the anticipation of continued achievement in the field, the judging panel took into consideration effectiveness in the areas of:     innovation     impact     community outreach     capacity building     creativity     leadership "Especially notable was Steve's appointment as a UNCG Coleman Fellow for Entrepreneurship as well as being selected as an assistance director within the program. He has maximized his instructional impact ...

If you haven't done so, check out, purchase, or pull out a copy of Kwame Alexander's novel, The Crossover .  Alexander will visit UNC Greensboro and Bookmarks in September, and some of you will get to meet him.  You might think the book, which won the Newbery Award as the best in children's literature this past year, is a novel in verse for young people about basketball, but it's a lot more than that. As one observer writes, "You don't have to be a basketball fan to feel the exhilaration of a game well played in Kwame Alexander's novel.  You don't have to be a poetry fan either to appreciate the verve and variety of his verse, but chances are, after reading this book, you'll become one." As fellow author Ashley Bryan writes " The Crossover crosses over as gift to all ages." A sample of the poetry of The Crossover (click on the image to enlarge it) Don't miss the opportunity. Experience The Crossover and meet Kwame Ale...

Who: North Carolina Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson  When: 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 8 Where: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room in Jackson Library at UNCG.   The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the program. Shelby Stephenson, who was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2014, lives on the small farm where he was born near Benson, in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. “Most of my poems come out of that background,” he says, “where memory and imagination play on one another.” Perhaps Margaret Maron, Stephenson’s cousin, described him best when she wrote the following, included in the program for his induction into the NC Literary Hall of Fame: http://ncartseveryday.org/2015/02/my-cousin-shelby-stephenson/ . Educated at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is professor emeritus ...

Jenny Dale Kathy Crowe First Year Instruction Librarian Jenny Dale and Associate Dean Kathy Crowe led a webinar hosted by ACRL (the Association of College and Research Libraries) on Aug 26. In the webinar, they described their work supporting the development and implementation of High Impact Educational Practices on the UNCG campus.  This interactive webcast provided a review of research on how high impact practices foster student success nationally. Then, using learning communities (LCs) as a case study, it provided information on how LCs contribute to student retention and success, and recommended strategies for partnering with other campus units to promote high impact practices and then use the results to demonstrate the value and impact of the library on its campus.

Join us for an Open House at the newly renovated Digital Media Commons and the Digital ACT Studio on October 1 from 4-5:50 pm on the lower level of Jackson Library. You will be able to see demonstrations of our new services:     New consultation and instructional space for the Digital ACT Studio     New Video, Image and Audio Lab     Enhanced Gaming Lab     Enhanced Maker Space Snacks provided! 

Assistant Dean of University Libraries Michael Crumpton has recently authored Strategic Human Resource Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organizations ,   published by Chandos Publishing.

Elizabeth Hudson (’95) operates at the intersection of Energy Street and Enthusiasm Avenue.  When you meet her, she quickly informs you that she has the best job in the world, and she credits UNCG for preparing her to get it. Hudson began at Our State magazine answering telephones.  Now she’s the editor-in-chief, and she puts more than 2000 miles a month on her car visiting all around the state in order to better communicate the many great things she sees about North Carolina.  Each month, Our State magazine "celebrates the very best of North Carolina through authentic storytelling and stunning photography. Begun in 1933, Our State has long been the trusted resource for all things North Carolina.  It’s the perfect source of information for those who’ve lived in North Carolina all their lives, those just becoming acquainted with the state, or those looking to visit or relocate." She knows whereof she speaks.  Hudson is a native of North Carolina who gre...