Provides updates in changes to library spaces and services. Also highlights resources available in the library.
We are open this week Tuesday-Thursday 8:00AM – 5:15PM following the holiday weekend!
Stop by and check out a book or two from our New Materials or Browsing Books, enjoy some sun on the terrace, or use the Record Player on the Ground Floor!
McCain Library’s access to the news resource from NewsBank is now accessible. Links have been added to GALILEO and the A to Z list and display of results in EDS and WorldCat is pending.
This resource has reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources.
Access World News Research Collection: https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=acct-asc1
For other news sources, see the AJC online with access through McCain Library for full-text coverage of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper back to 1985, with full color newspaper image coverage from 2017 to now. Also includes text content from AJC Blogs and web edition only articles.
Access Atlanta Journal-Constitution Collection (1985-current): https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=atnr-asc1
McCain Library will be closed on Friday, August 16, for the Academic Affairs Retreat.
The library will reopen at 8:30 AM on Monday, August 19.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Library student assistants Folasade, Isabelle, and Yasmine have curated a visual display for a common like that they (and possibly you!) share: webcomics. Here’s what they had to say regarding their inspiration and resources at the library:
“We created this display in hopes to raise interest in webcomics while also displaying some of our favorite works. We also chose books from the library that correspond to the subject or theme of the webcomics.”
To read more about their favorite webcomics, where to find them, and where to find webcomics in general, visit their display on the first floor of McCain Library! They also recommend HiveWorks and Webtoons as good websites for collections of webcomics.
First year student assistant Mia Iverson curated a display on the evolution of African dance and its influence in Black culture today. When you visit McCain Library, stop by to view her display on the first floor by the elevator and borrow some of the materials she pulled!
About Mia:
“My name is Mia Iverson, and I’m a first year student assistant here at McCain Library. I was inspired to create this display because I have participated in dance since I was five years old. Then, I also saw the “Many Steps” movie last semester in Africana Studies, which sparked my interest in the overall topic of African dancing and its origin.”
About the Display:
“This display focuses on the evolution of dance in Africa. The books, movies, and music that is provided below offer a small portion of how African dance has been developed and maintained over the past decades. Some African dance practices have become apart of the black dance culture and that is shown in a few of the resources [for the display].”
Don’t forget to check out student assistants Lauryn Ewens (’22) and Rachel Magana’s (’21) display on Mexican Muralists when you get the chance! Their display combines visuals and literature concerning not just some of the most influential Mexican muralists, but also Mexican artists such as, Frida Kahlo and Jose Guadalupe Posada. They were inspired to create this display because of our LDR 101 class “Mexican Muralism and the Rise of Public Art” (shameless plug) taught by Professor Korol. This course sparked an interest in the art of that time period and has found a cozy corner in McCain!
We can help.
Come decompress and study in our newly decorated stairwell nooks on the first and second floors of McCain Library. We hope these cozy window havens give you the quiet (and rest…) you need to focus and succeed!
Friday, Dec 7 Open late: 8 AM – 2 AM
Saturday, Dec 8 Open late: 11 AM – 2 AM
Sunday, Dec 9 Open: 1 PM – 2AM
Next weekend (Dec 14-16) will also have additional, but different, hours and services.
Good luck wrapping up this semester!
We’ve finally arrived to the end of November, so help us end our NaNoWriMo meetups with a bang! The final, culminating meetup will be in Group Study 132 on the first floor of McCain Library from 6-7pm, and we will be raffling gift cards!
Thank you for joining us to write!
Welcome Back Scotties!
Many of you submitted many hilarious Mad Libs, and there were too many funny ones to only post a few online. To fix the dilemma, we’ve posted them in the ground floor display by the elevator in McCain Library!
We will switch them out weekly, so check back every week for a good laugh as you prepare for finals :).
Agnes Scott College, McCain Library 