Holiday Hours

 

Library Holiday Hours
8:00 am-5:00 pm - Dec. 11-21
Closed - Dec. 24-Jan. 1

Library Hours During Exams

The library will be open 7:30am-10:00pm on December 3-6, 2012.  Come join us for free hot chocolate!

Chorus Perigrinus Performance

The “wandering choir” of Chorus Peregrinus returns to Dalton State College with a holiday program of sacred choral music in a free concert Thursday evening, Nov. 29.

The chorus of adult singers from Chattanooga, Dalton, and Chatsworth will sing in the Goodroe Auditorium of Gignilliat Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m.
 
Chorus Peregrinus was established in 1993 by Bert Landman who, at the time, was a Dalton organist/pianist, composer, vocal coach and choirmaster. Camilla Springfield of Chatsworth has been the conductor since 2005. Ms. Springfield, a lifelong Murray County resident, is retired from the Murray County School System where she taught chorus, English, and guitar. She currently serves as choirmaster for St. Mark’s and has sung since 1985 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Choir.

Repertoire for the choir ranges from chant and Renaissance music to 21st century choral music, including original works by chorus founder Bert Landman.

Muscadine Wine

Student actors gather around ‘Muscadine Wine’ Playwright Dalton State Assistant Professor Dr. Nancy Mason. The southern melodrama will premiere November 15 and play through November 17 at Dalton State. Pictured are, from left, seated, Tiffani Roberts, Dr. Mason, Laurie Raper; standing, Amanda Voyles, Alyssa Stromley, Lakota Griffis, Josh Beard, Jackie Daniels (director), Kayla Brogdon, Scott Reese, Josh Boling, Kristi Byrd, and Sean Self. Not pictured are Nikki Byrd and David Moss.

Mix a little intergenerational conflict with some northern-southern tension, add a dash of greed, deceit, and ghostly mischief and you have the recipe for ‘Muscadine Wine,’ an original play that will be produced at Dalton State College November 15 through 17.

The play was written by Dr. Nancy Mason, Assistant Professor of Spanish, based on a short story she penned years earlier. “I wrote ‘Muscadine Wine’ after hearing about an adventure three friends of mine had when they were journalism students at the University of Mississippi,” Mason said. “They visited a local writer in the Oxford area who lived in a house in the woods. While there, the cordial gentleman invited them to sample some of his homemade Muscadine wine.”

“Anyone who lives in Mississippi knows that the state claims many ghosts,” she continued. “The Delta has a lot of history and it’s easy to imagine the ghosts of the past coming to terms with the people of the present.”
The play is set near historical Vicksburg, site of a bloody Civil War battle “but it’s about more than history,” Mason says, explaining the complicated relationship between characters. “The name of the mansion, le Fleuve du Nuit, means River of Night and emphasizes the dark side of the War Between the States,” she added. “It also represents hope, since the river continues flowing and may bring renewal to a place that has been downtrodden and all but forgotten.”

For Director Jackie Daniels, the opportunity to work side-by-side with the playwright is a rare privilege. “It is rewarding and enlightening to have the playwright observe the rehearsals,” Daniels said. “Dr. Mason has a good sense of theatre and is available to students who want to talk about their characters.”
“She keeps us on track; there is no chance of misinterpreting the play,” she said. “I am deeply grateful and appreciative of her involvement.”


‘Muscadine Wine’ will be performed in Goodroe Auditorium of Gignilliat Memorial Hall at 7 pm November, 15, 16, and 17 and also at 2 pm on November 17. The play is free to Dalton State students, faculty, and staff; others pay $5.

Science Building Groundbreaking

EasyBib

Do you have a research paper, essay, presentation, or speech due soon? Want to be sure that you do not plagiarize? Try EasyBib!

EasyBib is an intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational. Easybib will also help you create outlines for papers and presentations.

You can access Easybib by logging in to GALILEO, selecting the Databases A-Z tab, and type in the word "Easybib" in the search box.

To learn more about EasyBib, watch this video:

Election 2012

How do I find voting information for my state?  

Georgia

Tennessee

How can I learn more about the candidates?  

Democratic Party Platform     

Republican Party Platform

FactCheck.org: A project organized by UPenn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, FactCheck.org is another resource to research and compare “the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.” 
 
Politifact: This Pulitzer Prize-winning website “examine[s] statements by members of Congress, state legislators, governors, mayors, the president, cabinet secretaries, lobbyists, people who testify before Congress and anyone else who speaks up in American politics.” 
 
Project Vote Smart 
Provides information about candidates in five areas:

• Biographical
• Campaign Finances
• Performance Evaluations
• Issue Positions
• Voting Records

 
Rock the Vote
The Millennial Generation is diverse and huge in number, making up nearly 1/4 of the entire electorate in 2012.  Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power of young people by engaging them in the electoral process, urging politicians to pay attention to issues that matter to young voters, and protecting their fundamental right to vote.  


      

What is the Electoral College? 

The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your state’s electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate’s electors.  Learn more at the National Archives website.  

Lunch and Learn

Dr. Ken Ellinger

Dr. Tom Veve

Just two weeks before the Presidential election, The Dalton State Foundation sponsors a pair of professors going head to head on national politics in a Lunch & Learn program on Wednesday, October 24, at 12 noon in the College’s James E. Brown Center.

Dr. Ken Ellinger, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Dr. Tom Veve, Associate Professor of History, will discuss presidential politics and the race for the White House in what promises to be a spirited debate.

Reservations and advance payment are required by Monday, October 22, and can be made by calling 706-272-4473. Cost is $10. Lunch is included. Those wishing to know more are invited to contact the Foundation office at 706-272-4473.

Open Access Week

 

 

Open Access Week -   

A global event now entering its sixth year, Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

What is Open Access? 
Free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need (free of most copyright and licensing restrictions).  It has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole.  To learn more about Open Access, go to:
http://www.openaccessweek.org/

 How Does Open Access Impact Me?  
Through Open Access, we are able to create The Roadrunner Scholar: Digital Repository of faculty and student research and campus publications.  You may search the Roadrunner Scholar for articles by your favorite professor, search through the college yearbooks, and read archived issues of campus publications such as Tributaries, eQuill, and The RoadRunner.

Constitution Day

Dr. Matt Hipps, Assistant Professor of Political Science will speak to the campus on Political Discourse at 6pm, September 17, 2012 in Goodroe Auditorium, Gignilliat Memorial Hall Building.  

 

This event is free and open to the public.  Seating is on a first come, first served basis.  For more information, call 706.635.1260.  

 

Dalton State Lunch & Learn

Dr. James Adams, Professor of Biology, will present “Butterflies and Moths: Not The Wimps They Appear To Be" at a Dalton State Lunch & Learn on Thursday, September 20, from 12 noon to 1:00 pm. The lunchtime program will be held at the College’s James E. Brown Center at the north end of the campus.
A world-renowned entomologist, Dr. Adams is the Dalton State Foundation's 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award honoree.

“I liked bugs from age two,” Adams says, “but I got serious about it at age nine or 10, when I started to take good care of the specimens. My mom started me collecting – it took big time. I didn’t collect baseball cards; I collected butterflies and moths.”

Adams completed his PhD at the University of Kansas, where he served as curatorial assistant for the university Lepidoptera collection, the first person to focus on it in almost a century. He came to Dalton State in 1990.

Reservations and advance payment are required by September 18, and may be made by calling 706-272-4473. Cost is $10 and includes lunch. Those with questions are invited to contact the Dalton State Foundation by calling 706-272-4473.

Labor Day Hours

Roberts Library will be OPEN 1:00pm-7:00pm on Sunday, Sept.2. 
The Library will be CLOSED on Monday, Sept.3 for the Labor Day Holiday.

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!!!

The library staff are ready and eager to help you find the information you need.  Good information literacy skills are crucial to academic success and we will teach you how to find information, how to analyze it, how to apply that information to your assignments, and how to document your sources.  Don’t hesitate to ask any staff for help, that is our main purpose—to help answer your questions. 

Library Hours This Week

Monday-Thursday
August 6-9, 2012
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

CLOSED
Friday-Sunday
August 10-12, 2012

Regular hours resume Monday, August 13th.

Library Hours During Semester Break

July 30, 2012-August 2, 2012
Open 8am-6pm

Aug. 3-5, 2012
Closed

August 6-9, 2012
Open 8am-6pm 

NoveList Database

 













NoveList helps you explore and discover the world of fiction. You can:

• find new books to read
• print a list of all the books in the series you are reading
• search for new books and authors similar to other books and authors you have enjoyed
• look for a book about a particular subject, relationship, geographic area, or period of time
• review award-winning books

To access the NoveList database, log in to GALILEO (if you are off-campus, you must use your MyDaltonState user name and password).  Select the Databases A-Z tab, then type "NoveList" in the search box, and click on the link.

For an online video tutorial, click HERE. 

July 4th Closing

The Derrell C. Roberts Library

will be closed on 

Wednesday, July 4th. 

New Academic Building Approved

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has signed into law the state’s 2013 budget which includes $15 million for Dalton State’s long-awaited 60,000 square foot academic building which will house general classrooms and lab space.

According to Vice President for Fiscal Affairs Scott Bailey, bonds could be sold this fall and ground could be broken as soon as January 2013 on the building which will be located near Sequoya Hall on the southwestern end of the campus. Construction is expected to take about 13 months, he said.

Dr. John Schwenn stated, “The addition of this science building will help us maintain the much-needed pipeline of chemistry graduates to supply our local industry.  Our modern science and research laboratories will help us attract more science students and will benefit the entire Northwest Georgia region.”

Dalton Junior College Yearbooks in DSC Digital Repository

 Roberts Library has updated the College's Digital Repository to include Dalton Junior College yearbooks dating back to 1968.  Each one is over 100 pages and includes a fascinating look at academics, sports, and student life.  The yearbooks are searchable, so if you were here then as a student or faculty member you can search for your name.  To access the yearbooks, go to the Digital Repository site:  http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daltonstate1 and type Yearbook in the search box, or click Browse All Titles to see all the items in our Digital Repository. 

Calling All Campus Artists

Artwork by Dr. Kent Harrelson

The Derrell C. Roberts Library is offering an opportunity for DSC campus artists to display their artwork through the Art in the Library project.  Students, staff and faculty members are encouraged to submit art for inclusion in this ongoing exhibit.   

Accepted Mediums:

Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolors

Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers

Computer-generated art

Photography: black and white, sepia, color

Collage

Mixed media

Textiles

  

For more information, contact Melissa Whitesell at 706.272.2503 or mwhitesell@daltonstate.edu

Library workshop cancelled

Due to technical problems with the GIL Express service, the ILL/GIL Express workshop scheduled for Thursday, May 31 at 12:15-12:45 pm has been cancelled.   We apologize for any inconvenience and will reschedule the workshop for later this summer.

Get Caught Reading @ Roberts Library

Director of Human Resources Faith Miller GOT CAUGHT READING @ THE ROBERTS LIBRARY.  Faith's favorite author is Anne Tyler.  She "owns everything Tyler has written", including her new book which is downloaded on Faith's Kindle.  Faith also recommends titles by Geraldine Brooks and Alice Hoffman's "The Dove Keepers". 

Get Caught Reading @ the Roberts Library

Library Director Lydia Knight and the DSC mascot Rage GOT CAUGHT READING @ THE ROBERTS LIBRARY.  Lydia's reading Safely Home by Randy Alcorn for her book club on her iPad.  She is also reading Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.  On her Kindle, she is reading The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

 Who else will GET CAUGHT READING?

Summer Science Camps at DSC

Biology Professor Dr. John Lugthart will introduce curious students to the wonders of stream ecosystems during the Creek Critters and Stream Stomp summer science camps.

Dalton State World of Science Camp - children ages 7-10

Monday through Friday, June 11 through June 22, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Session A (June 11-15) includes classes on the ocean, plants and soil, rocks and minerals, human anatomy, and mathematical puzzles. Cost for Session A is $110.

Session B (June 18-22) includes classes on chemistry, birds, fossils, motion and machines, and science mysteries. Cost for Session B is $110.

Cost for both sessions is $200. To register, call 706.272.4473.

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Creek Critters - children ages 5-6

Monday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 11, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Introduces children to biology and life in streams on the Dalton State campus.

Cost is $45. To register, call 706.272.4473.

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Stream Stomp - children ages 7-10

Tuesday, July 10, and Thursday, July 12, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Introduces children to biology and life in streams on the Dalton State campus, and takes them inside a biology lab.

Cost is $55. To register, call 706.272.4473.

Get Caught Reading @ the Roberts Library

 

Librarian Barbara Jones GOT CAUGHT READING @ THE ROBERTS LIBRARY.  

Barbara's favorite book is The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck. She also recommends The Princess Bride by William Golden, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer .

Who else will GET CAUGHT READING?  

Student Scholarship Showcase

 

 For a complete schedule of events, CLICK HERE

Slow Books Manifesto

Maura Kelly is the author of Much Ado About Loving: What Our Favorite Novels Can Teach You About Date Expectations, Not-So-Great Gatsbys and Love in the Time of Internet Personals, a hybrid of advice column and literary criticism. Her op-eds, essays, and other writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Daily, Slate, and Salon.   She has written a piece calling for a Slow Books Movement, and encourages people using the cadence of Michael Pollan to "Read books. As often as you can. Mostly classics". 

"Building the Beloved Community"

Roberts Library Book Festival

For the complete schedule, information about the guest authors, the online contest and more...click HERE.  

"Beep! Beep! The DJC Roadrunners, 1968-1978"

 

Roadrunner Article

Join us on Friday, March 16, 2012 for a Dalton State Foundation Lunch and Learn: Melvyn Ottinger presents "Beep! Beep! The DJC Roadrunners, 1968-1978".   The luncheon will be held from 12-1 pm in the James E. Brown Center, Room 105 on the Dalton State College campus.

The cost is $10.00 per person and includes lunch.  Reservations and advance payment are required no later than two (2) days prior to the event.  For more information or to register for the event, contact the Dalton State Foundation at 706.272.4473.

Reception for Congressional District Art Competition

Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Location: Derrell C. Roberts Library, 650 College Drive, Dalton, GA
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Sponsors:  Congressman Tom Graves, Dalton State College, Creative Art Guild

Each year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. Join the Honorable Congressman Tom Graves as he announces the top three winners for the 9th Congressional District at a reception in the Derrell C.Roberts Library.

After the reception, the winning entries will be displayed in the Congressman's office until June 1, 2012.   The first place winning entry will then be displayed for one year in United States Capitol.  The first-place artist and one family member will be flown to Washington, D.C. to attend the Congressional unveiling reception, courtesy of Southwest Airlines.

To view a campus map, go to: http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/campus-map.html
For more details, please call 706.272.4575

Music Recitals

Program: Chamber Players of the South perform Rhapsody in Blue and Appalachian Spring
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Creative Arts Guide, 520 W. Waugh Street, Dalton, GA
Admission: $10 for the general public; free to Dalton State students with advance tickets

Program: Martin Cochran, euphonium soloist
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Dalton State College, Gignilliat Memorial Hall, Goodroe Auditorium
Admission: free to public; seating available on first-come, first-served basis

For more information, contact Ellie Jenkins by phone (706.272.2528) or email (ejenkins@daltonstate.edu)

When Freedom of Speech Becomes the Freedom to Hate

 
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place: Dalton State College, Gignilliat Memorial Hall, Goodroe Auditorium

The public is invited to the free program which will be led by Mr. Matthew L. Hipps, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Dalton State.

“The first amendment right to free speech is one of our most precious and closely guarded rights, but it can also be the most easily abused,” said Hipps, who teaches Introduction to American Government for the College. “I think an open and honest conversation about what free speech actually means is a very good thing.

“As I teach political science –and wrote a dissertation on our perceptions of each other—I have always been interested in the Bill of Rights and how those things that protect us can become the very things that tear us apart,” Hipps said.  The program is recommended for mature audiences as it may contain strong language and adult themes.  It is sponsored by the Dalton State College Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Deadline Extended

 The deadline for the Congressional District Art Competition has been extended to Wednesday, February 8, 2012. High school or home school students (grades 9-12) within the Ninth Congressional may submit entries at the following location:

Derrell C. Roberts Library
Dalton State College
650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720

Works will be on exhibit in the Roberts library from February 13 to March 14, 2012. A panel of judges from the Creative Arts Guild and Dalton State faculty will select three award-winning artworks.
Dalton State College and Representative Graves will host a reception at the Roberts Library to announce the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 14,2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm.

The over-all winning entry of each congressional district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.
The first, second, and third place entries will be displayed in Congressman Tom Graves' Dalton office from March 14, 2012 to June 1, 2012.

Congressional District Art Competition

Each year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. The Derrell C. Roberts Library and the Creative Arts Guild of Dalton will host the competition for the Ninth Congressional District in honor of Representative Tom Graves, as an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in our area.

An Artistic Discovery: The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students. Each high school or home school in the Ninth District may submit one work to be considered for the national exhibit. Students submit entries to their school first and then the school submits its winning entry at one of the following locations by Wednesday, February 1,2012:

Roberts Library of Dalton State College, Dalton, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

Dalton State Gilmer County Center, Ellijay, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 8 am - 3 pm

Rep. Graves’ Gainesville office, Gainesville, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 9 am - 5 pm

A panel of judges from the Creative Arts Guild and Dalton State faculty will select three award-winning artworks. The first-place winner will have the honor of exhibiting in the United States Capitol. Dalton State College and Representative Graves will host a reception at the Roberts Library to announce the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm.

To view a campus map, go to: http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/campus-map.html

For more details, please go to: http://tomgraves.house.gov/ConstituentServices/ArtsCompetition.htm

From Tradition to Transition:  The History of Dalton State College

The Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia features an online exhibition demonstrating the past, present, and future of Dalton State College.   Photographs and text provide the history of the academic programs, student activities, and buildings.