Welcome, Debbie Brown!
We are happy to welcome Debbie Brown to the library staff as Reference, Instruction, and Engagement Librarian.
You'll find Debbie at the Reference Desk, in the classroom, and spearheading all sorts of library activities. Debbie hails from Sharon and currently resides in New Castle with her husband, three children, and two dogs. She worked most recently as Circulation Librarian at Thiel College and also taught high school English for ten years.
Please stop by to introduce yourself to Debbie and give her a warm Grove City welcome!
Candy for Sale!
Are you stuck in the chocolate doldrums between Valentine’s Day and Easter? Stop by the library for Daffin’s Candy! The library is selling a variety of candy bars for $1 each in support of the Hopefield Children’s Complex in Grove City, helping local special needs children and their families.
Commentary Types
Do you find yourself getting confused about the different types of biblical commentaries? This explanation from Word by Word, the official Logos blog, may help!
Exegetical and critical commentaries are the ones most typically used for scholarship. Your assignments may require you to use particular kinds of commentaries, so be sure to choose correctly!
Searching Databases by Author Affiliation
We love to call out new books by faculty like the one above in the Newsletter. These are easy for library staff to spot because the books pass right across our desks, but articles by faculty are more difficult to track. Most of the library’s journal content is online, and new articles are posted in the databases all the time without our notice.
Here is a tip! Many databases, including the Discovery search tool, allow you to search by author affiliation. Databases like ACM Digital Library, Annual Reviews, Engineering Village, Science Direct, and Social Science Citation Index offer a search limit called “Affiliation” or “Author Affiliation”. In other databases, like ones from EBSCO and including Discovery, you can try using the Field Code AF, like this:
We recently queried Discovery for all of the GCC-affiliated peer-reviewed academic journal articles published in 2023. Here they are!
1954 Was a Good Year!
1954 saw the opening of Buhl Library. What else "was born" that year? We've got a list!
Want to Learn More?
Do you wonder what it was like being a student here back in 1954, or in any other era? Here are some sources to explore:
Check out our display on Grove City College History in the library's lower level as well!
This beautiful building was dedicated on January 23, 1954. Scroll to the bottom for more on the history of the library and join us on social media later this month to share some favorite Buhl memories!
If you loved these recent blockbusters in the theater, then you should check out the library books on which they were based!
Right Now on Social Media— #BuhlBookface
There’s something fun happening on the library’s social media this month: #BuhlBookface!
A picture will explain better than words. Do you get the idea?
So grab a library book (there is a selection on display on the library’s lower level) or choose a book of your own, and post your best shot to Instagram or Facebook using #BuhlBookface!
What's New?
Here is a sampling of new resources in Buhl Library. Be sure to also check out the new book display in the library lobby.
Hover over a book's title to view a summary.
Last month's newsletter poll asked what kind of whiteboard you prefer. Half of you preferred traditional whiteboards, and 40% of you had no preference. Only 10% preferred the digital whiteboards. We are surprised! But it does not matter because Buhl Library has many of both, so your whiteboarding needs are covered either way!
Contact Us
Email: refdesk@gcc.edu | Phone: 724-264-4729 | Website: hbl.gcc.edu