Research is a Creative Process ...

Use of ARTstor Digital Library digital images for Presentations

2008-09-04T10:12:00.000-05:00

This may be of interest:

I'd like to save images to my computer, to use in PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.

How do I download images?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1H3ix4_GUw

Personnel, Services & Hours -- Library Update

2008-08-25T13:29:00.000-05:00

This semester we will be joined by two new student staff. Happily, Emily Bedard and Samantha Smith have been hired as our new Student Library Assistants. They will be covering the library's Saturday service hours and providing some assistance during the week.

We will start regular library services on Wednesday the 27th of August. It is the first day of our fall semester. The library will resume day and evening service hours starting on the 27th.

Further details on our service schedules are listed online at: http://www.lymeacademy.edu/The_Library/libhours.htm

Full week service hours will start on September 2nd. Please note that the library will be closed on Saturday, August 30 and Monday, September 1.

After Labor Day: Excluding holidays, breaks and emergency closing the library’s regular schedule will be:

M-Th 8am -9:30pm
Fri 8:30am – 5pm
Sat 1pm - 5pm

During the course of the first month of classes all students and faculty should come to the library to obtain or renew their college ID - library card. Any questions on this should be directed to the library's main office at 860 434-5232 x 130

2008-06-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

FYI from the desk of:

Loree Bourgoin
Librarian and Director of Krieble Library
Lyme Academy
College of Fine Arts

Did you know the library has films on exercise and other topics of health and wellness?
The list of films below are available for checkout to students, faculty and staff… Ask at the library circulation desk to borrow these films!
________________________________________________________________

#399
Dunn, Terrence. Yoga/Pilates workout. Stamina Products, Inc,
2002.

#400
Dunn, Terrence. Tai Chi for health : Yang short form with
Terence Dunn. Healing Arts, 1989.

#401
Adams, Steve. Yoga Journal's Yoga practice for beginners.
Healing Arts, 1990.

#402
Akam, Diane. Essential matwork stott pilates the contemporary
approach for beginners : the total body workout with master
instruction-trainer Moira Scott-Merrithew. 2nd. Merrithew
corporatiion, 2001.

#403
Healthy Shopping : a step-by-step natural foods store tour.
institute for integrative nutrition, 2004.

#404
Healthy cooking : whole foods recipes in under 20 minutes.
institute for integrative nutrition, 2004.

Here comes Spring...

2008-03-05T12:31:00.000-05:00

Well, Spring Break is next week! March 10-14, 2008 there will be no classes and the library will be closed evenings and offer a reduced service schedule the week of March 10 -14, during Spring Break 2008

Spring Beak Service Hours M-F 9am-5pm

Call 860 434-5232 x130 with service inquires

Addition of Computer Workstation

2008-02-28T13:53:00.000-05:00

Have you noticed that we have added another computer workstation in the back shelving area of the library?

Most of you know that the library has multiple Mac and PC workstations, right?

Please be aware that we have moved one of the G5 Macintosh workstations into the library stacks. This workstation was one of the Mac workstations that used to be in the reading room hub.

Currently, this station is set up to be used for Internet Access, online research, or word processing & presentation preparation.

As you walk into the library shelving area you'll find the new workstation at the end of the 700s (Art books) and by the start of the 800's (Literature books).

Just as the other reading room workstations, this workstation is available on a first come first serve basis... please remember to sign-in your use at the front desk.

As we are able, we hope to add more and continue to upgrade the computers that are accessible in the library.

Happy 2008!

2008-01-02T14:36:00.000-05:00

During winter break the library offers the following service schedule:

Starting on January 2nd through the 13th:

Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm, NOTE: we will be closed on Monday, January 7th
Closed weekends

All students that have registered and paid for the spring semester are eligible to pre-register for updated library ID cards. The library will be open for reference and circulation, call for further details.

Krieble Library 860.434.5232 x130

Regular Semester Services will resume on Monday January 14, 2008.

Last Classes--Schedule Changes in Library

2007-12-13T11:49:00.000-05:00

On Thursday December 13th we'll be open 8am - 1/2 past noon. We are closing early due to the inclement weather. Please drive safely.

Anticipated hours for Friday December 14 - 21st are as follows:

Friday, December 14 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday, December 15 1 - 5pm
Sundays CLOSED
Monday, December 17 8am - 9:30pm last day of regular classes
Tuesday and Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday hours t.b.a.
Friday CLOSED

The library will be closed December 21th - January 1. Enjoy the Holiday Break

Krieble Library joins del.icio.us -- to Share Useful Bookmarks -- Check it out!

2007-11-14T10:52:00.000-05:00

November Schedules & New Staff

2007-11-01T09:24:00.000-05:00

I am enormously pleased to announce that Joe Shea has accepted the Art Library & Technology Assistant position recently vacated by Stephanie Johnson. Starting on Monday, November 5 he will join Shawn Robinson, Jerry Montoya and I to provide service at the Krieble Library. Joe will primarily be working to support our evening service hours.

Joseph has most recently been employed as a Production Assistant, where he archived, digitized, designed and performed layout duties. He holds both a Masters in Art Education & a Bachelors in Fine Arts (Painting). He has additional work experience as a teacher and graphic artist. Currently he is enrolled in the Library Technical Assistant (LTA) Certificate program at Three Rivers Community College. Joe's solid skills and background should fit extremely well to meet our campus and library service needs.

Please join me in making him welcome to our staff and campus community.

Our service hours will be restored to our full schedule starting on Monday November 5, 2007.

They will be as follows:

Mondays – Thursdays 8am – 9:30pm
Fridays 8:30am – 5pm
Saturdays 1-5pm
We are closed on Sundays

Anticipated Holiday schedule change in November:
Wednesday, November 21 library will be open 8am - 4pm
Thursday, November 22 – Sunday, November 25 – library CLOSED
Check our schedule regularly for updates: http://www.lymeacademy.edu/The_Library/libhours.htm

Krieble Library's Desiderata

2007-10-26T10:07:00.000-05:00

We have set up a Wish List for the library. It lists books, magazines, dvds and a variety of other resources that it would be helpful to add to our collections & facility. If you would like to consider helping the library with our acquisitions and development goals please take a look at the resources that we would appreicate recieving for our library.

Now accessible at:

FYI--Opportunity to Serve on iCONN Advisory Board

2007-10-16T13:28:00.000-05:00

Many of you already know that iCONN (the Connecticut Digital Library) is important to our campus community as well as the larger state-wide community!

Their advisory board has a carefully comprised membership and the state is seeking applications for anyone who could fill the "business community or library user" category for the Advisory Board for the Connecticut Digital Library.

This could be you!

On our campus, iCONN’s academic and full-text databases have greatly increased and improved our online support of our full curriculum. It provides significant access to quality databases and has been of solid support for our general-personal & course related (studio & academic alike) research needs. Are you familiar with how it serves your local communities too?

As the campus librarian, I feel compelled to encourage you to consider serving on this board. The iCONN board advises on the electronic databases that we can access via this state funded network.

Application forms and details of specific requirements are available online at: http://www.iconn.org/DigitalLibraryAdvisoryBoard.aspx.

If you or someone you know may be interested in serving on the iCONN Digital Library Advisor Board, please consider applying ASAP. The applications will be reviewed and membership selected during December. If you have questions about the Connecticut Digital Library Advisory Board please contact Jonas Zdanys (Department of Higher Education) at 860/947-1822 or Sharon Brettschneider (Connecticut State Library) at 860/757-6665.

This is a wonderful opportunity to serve in support of our state-wide library resources! On this board you will be in a position to strongly support your public libraries, local school systems and our state academic institutions!

Best regards,

Loree Bourgoin,
Librarian and Director of Krieble Library
Lyme Academy
College of Fine Arts

Computer Resources @ The Krieble Library

2007-10-12T12:40:00.000-05:00

Our College's library currently serves at the "default" computer center for our campus.

Our public access workstations currently include several Dell PCs and two MacIntosh Power Mac G5 machines, plus several laptop computers. We're very please to announce that we will be adding a new MacIntosh iMac computer with the Intel Core 2 processor.

This growth in our computer resources was made possible with the generous support of the Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation. Look for this new workstation to be available the third week in October.

We are fortunate to receive the continued generous support of this foundation. Their aid in our college's technology growth greatly boost our ability to provide our academic community with the tools essential to access and use information resources; to produce quality academic achievements; and to facilitate meaningful connections with the outside world. Their support benefits all our library patrons immensely.

Look for more updates on our computer resources soon!

Columbus Day & Service Schedule for Week of October 8-14

2007-10-04T13:28:00.000-05:00

There are some slight changes in the service schedule for next week. Here's the anticipated schedule for the Week of October 8-14, 2007 :

Monday 8am - 9:30pm with a brief mid-day close to accomodate staff lunch
Tuesday 8am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 9:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm

Make note that with the current reduced staff, our hours may change on a daily basis. We hope to be at full staff again by the end of October. We'll resume our regular schedule as soon as we're able. When making plans to use the library, please continue to make a habit of checking the posted schedule for updates.

Mac G5 & Epson Scanner/Copier Set-up in Library

2007-10-04T11:49:00.000-05:00

Due to the steady increase in demands for the production of digital files & color copies we have set up another shared access workstation to meet the need of patrons with quick, "last minute" or otherwise unscheduled production needs.

This station is located inside the library, directly outside of our Visual Resources Center (VRC). We encourage you to stop by and acquaint yourself with this workstation.

Our VRC station will continue to be available for those patrons that want to guarantee computer time with an advance reservation. The availability of both stations should help better meet the needs during peak demand.

This new set-up is available on a first come, first serve basis. LACFA students, faculty and staff are welcome to make use of this additional workstation without an appointment.

The station is set up with a G5 MacIntosh computer, Epson RX700 scanner and software for image editing and production of digital presentations.

Among its many functions, the Epson RX700 can produce high resolution scans up to 48-bit, 3200 x 6400. It is outfitted with a flat bed scan surface that is standard letter size, slots for media cards, and a special carrier to allow users to scan 35mm slides and negatives to turn them into digital files. In addition the unit provides users with six-color printing and copying.

The Mac G5 computer can produce a variety of types of image file to best suit your needs. The most popular types have been .pdf and .jpg files. Additionally Internet, Apple & Microsoft Office software are accessible on this workstation. As this is a shared workstation, all users will need to save their work to their own portable storage. The library sells CDs for those that wish to save their files to disc.

ASK Proxima C310 - DLP Projector

2007-10-03T09:45:00.000-05:00

Excellent NEWS to share!
Just this week we have added a DLP projector to our to our campus AV equipment. Our new projector offers our campus users:

DLP™ Display Technology
3000 ANSI Lumens
1024 x 768 Native Resolution
4:3 Native Aspect Ratio
1000:1 Contrast Ratio

The support to purchase this new equipment came from the Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation. They are generous supporters of our continued growth. This equipment will benefit our entire campus by boosting our ability to support simultaneous & multiple classroom visual presentations. Now, we can provide projection in multiple rooms at the same time!

This is our second multi-media projector and there are future plans to install this projector with a ceiling mount in our academic center lecture hall.

The projector's 3000 Lumens provide for excellent illumination. The brightness and contrast ratio of this new projector will bring our campus' projection capabilities to a much improved level. Currently, this projector (and all other AV equipment) is avaiable for use only for on-campus use with advance reservations. Further details below:

Visual Resource Equipment Access & Policies

Our equipment is available to faculty, staff & students. The library provides lighting units for taking photos of student & faculty work, video cameras, VHS & DVD viewing equipment, multiple types of projectors (LCD, DLP, slide, overhead), laptops, and other slide viewing equipment, such as portable light boxes.

This library equipment is available for use by request at the library's main service desk. Registered students may use the lighting units, cameras, projectors, computers, slide & video viewing equipment and related facility resources on campus in rooms designated for equipment use.

Equipment needed for classroom or public presentations may be signed out by Faculty and Staff ONLY.

**It is strongly recommended that staff, faculty & students reserve equipment & space well in advance of the date equipment is needed **

To make a reservation stop by the library's main service desk and inquire with staff or call the library to discuss options by phone.

Krieble Library
860-434-5232 x130
library@lymeacademy.edu

Temporary Change in Service Hours

2007-09-26T07:39:00.000-05:00

Here's the anticipated schedule for the Weeks of September 24 - 30 & October 1-7 :

Monday &Tuesday 8 am - 9:30 pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 9:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday 1 - 5 pm
Closed Sunday

Due to reduced staff our hours may change on a daily basis. We hope to be at full staff by the end of October. We'll resume our regular schedule as soon as we're able. When making plans to use the library, please make a habit of checking the posted schedule for updates.

Job Opening @ Krieble Library

2007-09-14T12:30:00.000-05:00

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Immediate opening at our small fine arts college library in Old Lyme, CT.

Art Library & Technology Assistant

Rank: Paraprofessional staff

Remuneration: Mid 20’s - Low 30’s based upon experience, plus heath, retirement & vacation benefits.

Reports to: Librarian

Preferred Qualifications include: Undergraduate degree & work experience in an automated library, working knowledge of office, web authoring, and image editing software & equipment; experience with OCLC and DDC; strong communication skills & willingness to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings and weekends as library or campus activities necessitate.

Details:

Krieble Library seeks self-starter with well-honed organizational skills for full-time(37.5 hrs/wk) library generalist position. Position is to support Librarian and co-workers in operations of the library & the visual resources center.

Ideal candidate will work well with both technology and people. Staff focus is on patron access & service areas. The abilities to balance multiple duties, and to work well independently & as part of multiple teams are essential to succeeding in this position. Additionally, knowledge or background in studio arts or art history is helpful.

Responsibilities & duties include: internal & external loan services, AV support, assisting patrons in the selection & use of library materials & computer resources, processing materials, collections & stack maintenance, assisting in supervising department facilities, student assistants, volunteers and interns and other related duties as assigned.

Work schedule changes to adjust to library hours during the semester and designated breaks. Library is currently open 8am – 9:30pm most weekdays and on Saturdays from 1-5pm. Semester work schedule for this position is primarily Monday – Thursday second shift (mid-day to close) and Friday full day shift(open to close). Occasionally, some weekend shifts may be are required to ensure library coverage.

To apply: Please submit cover letter and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: Director, Krieble Library -- Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371, or email to: Lbourgoin@lymeacademy.edu for more information on the library and college, please check our site on the Internet at: http://www.lymeacademy.edu Search is open and will remain open until filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply ASAP. Vacancy effective: September 21, 2007 EOE

Announcing Joe Shea, Library Technology Intern

2007-09-12T10:23:00.000-05:00

You may think there is a new face at the library or you may recognize Joe Shea [photo below] as he has volunteered at the Krieble Library in the recent past. We are very pleased to continue working with him for the fall 2007 semester.

Library Technology Intern, Joseph Shea

This semester he will be working here on an internship. Joe comes to us from the Three Rivers Community College and will be working with us on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings starting this month on through December of this year. Joe is here to gain field experience by working with the regular library staff in our Library and Visual Resources Center. He will be on hand to assist students, faculty and all library patrons while he works through his supervised field placement course. He will be producing a formal report and blogging his experience as part of his semester's work. He is extemely enthusiastic about volunteering his time on our campus. Please extend a warm welcome to him as you work with him in our library.

A Fond Farewell To Stephanie Johnson

2007-09-10T09:30:00.000-05:00

To LACFA students, alumni, faculty, staff and board members:

Our Access Services Coordinator Stephanie Johnson has been a tremendous asset to our library staff since the spring of 2002. Stephanie has given notice that she is resigning from her position this month. She will be departing on September 21, 2007 to accept a new position at Mitchell College in New London, CT.

I am certain that many of you will want to bid her farewell!

Over the years, many of you have had the chance to work with Stephanie Johnson on library research and on digital or other technology projects. She has been an inspired and inspiring part our library staff. Her passion for the arts, working with students and faculty and our larger LACFA campus community will be greatly missed! Please join me in wishing her well in her library career as she seeks new inspirations and undertakes new endeavors at Mitchell College and beyond.

All best,
Loree Bourgoin

Librarian & Director of Krieble Library

College IDs - Library Cards UPDATE

2007-09-06T11:03:00.000-05:00

Friendly Reminder:
All current students & faculty should have college IDs. If you do not have an ID stop by the library to have your photo taken this month. We will be processing new IDs throughout the month of September.

For those returning to campus this semester with out-of-date IDs, update stickers are avaialble at the circulation desk in the library. Bring your ID to the library to have it updated for the new semster.

Your College ID doubles as your library card and it is essential for use of the library collections and databases. Please be sure to keep your ID current.

Staff have processed IDs for new students that had their photo's taken during Orientation. First year students may stop by the library's check-out desk to pick up their IDs.

Any questions about IDs should be directed to the library at 860 434-5232 x130

For Students in their First Year -- Library Instruction

2007-09-06T10:35:00.000-05:00

Mark your calendars
September 18, 2007

Freshmen Seminar Library Basics
12 - 1 in Library

with Loree Bourgoin

ALL incoming students with less than 30 transfer credits will be attending the Library 411 Freshman Seminar on the above listed date starting at noon.

Students required to take this seminar have been pre-registered. Any questions on this consult Patti Broedlin at x112 or the librarian at x132.

No advance preparation is required for this seminar. This seminar is assignment based.

Attendees should arrive on time for a 15 minute introduction. After 15 minutes each will be given an assignment sheet. Credit for this seminar is granted only upon completion of the assignment. The assignment covers basic foundation knowledge that LACFA faculty and the library have determined is essential to know about use of our college library.

The assignment is hands-on exploration of the library through search-discovery & use exercises. This hands-on mode of learning seems to be the most effective means of delivering the lesson objectives. The assignment is brief and should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

The assignment due date is September 25^th-- one week after the seminar! Student Services will be informed of each student that earns credit for the seminar upon completion of the assignment.

I look forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you for the opportunity to introduce the library and its use to you!

Loree Bourgoin, Librarian & Director of Krieble Library

Welcome Back!

2007-08-29T12:04:00.000-05:00

It is great to have everyone back! Today is our first full service day. This week we're open Wed. - Fri., with evening hours offered through Thursday. As follows:

Wed. 8am - 9:30pm
Thurs. 8am - 9:30pm
Fri. 8:30am - 5pm

We are closed this weekend and on Monday in observation of Labor Day - US National Holiday

Tues. September 4 we will start our six day a week service schedule.

Hours starting on the 4th are:

Mondays - Thursdays 8am-9:30pm
Fridays 8:30am-5pm
Saturdays 1pm-5pm

All returning students and faculty should update or obtain their college IDs. The Library staff will be making IDs throughout the month of September. Please call 860 434-5232 x 130 or stop by for more details.

Krieble Library· LACFA · 84 Lyme Street · Old Lyme, CT 06371· http:www.lymeacademy.edu

Library Closed until the 28th of August

2007-08-20T09:58:00.000-05:00

Library will be CLOSED - Aug. 16 - Aug. 27.

We will open Tuesday August 28th for new student orientation events.

Standard Service hours will resume on August 29th with the first day of class.
For a detailed schedule see: http://www.lymeacademy.edu/The_Library/libhours.htm

Visual Resources Center Activities FY 2006-07

2007-07-30T14:29:00.000-05:00

Demands for the use of digital images have grown sharply on our campus. These demands come with advances in digital technologies and our transitioning away from collecting and presenting images on 35mm film.

To this day, we still maintain a large collection of 35mm slides of art for presentations in the classroom. As digital images are becoming more readily available for use the 35mm film is becoming a less needed collection. On our campus, the overall use of the 35mm slide collection has been on a steady decline and we believe the collection will eventually fall into disuse.

Several times throughout the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 terms our Access Services Coordinator, Stephanie Johnson reported that, "…faculty members who wanted to learn how to create digital slide shows in lieu of using [35mm] slides & projectors,” were approaching her to learn the basics of using digital images on the computer and in the classroom.

At the Krieble Library, we have been taking strides towards making digital image resources available for teaching and learning on our campus for several years. Part of these efforts includes providing basic advisement and instruction on creating, selecting and using images. Each who endeavors to make use of these image resources needs to learn how to use digital cameras, computers, scanners and a number of different software programs. The past two semesters we have experienced a heavy increase in the demand for our related instructional services most pointedly from our teaching faculty.

On an individual appointment basis, several faculty members came into the Visual Resource Center at the Krieble Library for a series of lessons. We are set-up in the Visual Resources Center with digital cameras, scanners, and both PC & Macintosh computers for our faculty and students to utilize. They come in to learn the basics of uploading digital images from their cameras or scanner, saving the images to file, and cropping, rotating and enhancing their images in Photoshop. They also learn to use presentation software MS PowerPoint and about burning their finalized presentations to disc.

As an example, David Dewey signed up for instructional time with our Access Service Coordinator, Stephanie Johnson, in the VR Room for basic Photoshop & Powerpoint lessons. She reports that:

He wanted to use his camera to take digital images. Stephanie demonstrated to David how to create a folder on the PC desktop and save his images to that file from the flash card & instructed him in cropping, rotating and enhancing his photos in Photoshop. In Powerpoint, she showed David how to insert images, resize images to fit the slides, change backgrounds and rearrange the slide order. She demonstrated burning the Powerpoint presentation to CD. They did a test run of the presentation on a laptop hooked up to the LCD projector. Over the next several weeks, they would meet and go over the previous instruction – the presentations became more refined as David became more comfortable with the technology. David experimented on his own with his own PC using the Powerpoint tutorial she created to aid him in his self-learning."

You will find additional annual reviews in the July 2007 blog archive…

Respectfully posted,
By Loree Bourgoin
Director of the Krieble Library

Acquisitions and Cataloging Operations: Brief FY 2006-07

2007-07-30T13:46:00.000-05:00

For budgetary reasons, we continue to keep our collection growth and cataloging operations at very modest levels.

238 records were added to our library catalog between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Clickable connection to our full catalog is available online at: http://www.lymeacademy.edu/The_Library/libwebpac.htm

FY06-07 Paid Acquisitions include: 32 books, 25 visual resources, 75 periodical subscriptions, & 6 database subscriptions. Additionally, we added Donations: 428 titles (catalogues or books) 4 visual resources (DVDs) and we created 49 DVDs.