Fifty years ago, on November 22, 1963, the nation and the world were shocked by the news that the president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. To mark this historic anniversary, we have highlighted some of the materials … [Continue reading]
If living in close proximity to a nuclear power plant has made you paranoid of atomic, mutated arthropods, you won’t want to miss Mike Bogue’s presentation entitled, “Atom Age Apocalypse: Mutants, Monsters, and Mushroom Clouds.” The presentation … [Continue reading]
This week, we're spotlighting the medical resource, OvidSP—a full-text database containing over 67 journals in the field of Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacology, Patient Education, Clinical Medicine, and more. You can find OvidSP though our … [Continue reading]
If you're looking for that perfect horror flick to turn on tonight, look no further than the Library's horror collections on DVD. The selection is rather frightening: Friday the 13th Alien Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Cabin in … [Continue reading]
Travel back in time 100 years to the very beginnings of Arkansas Tech University through the pages of the yearbook, Agricola—newly digitized and now available through the Library’s … [Continue reading]
If you are currently conducting research using government-provided statistics, reports, articles, images, or other information, you might hit some roadblocks due to the U.S. Government shutdown. Effective Oct. 1, many of the government websites and … [Continue reading]
Every year in the United States, books are challenged, banned, and removed from school and public libraries. Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. Since 1982, hundreds of libraries and … [Continue reading]
September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day, and to celebrate, we're highlighting our new language learning tool Mango Languages to help you brush up on your Pirate speech. Mango features five chapters on Pirate, including cultural notes, … [Continue reading]
Breaking news: we now have graphing calculators for check-out at the Ross Pendergraft Library! They are available at the Circulation Desk in three flavors: TI-82 , TI-83 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver. You can check them out for 2 hours at a time, but … [Continue reading]
If you're new to Tech or just new to the Ross Pendergraft Library, we want to invite you to our Library Resources Workshop on Friday, Sept. 6th. We are hosting two workshops that day: Student Workshop at 1:00 in room 334 Faculty Workshop … [Continue reading]