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Welcome, Debbie Brown!


We are happy to welcome Debbie Brown to the library staff as Reference, Instruction, and Engagement Librarian.

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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!

 


 

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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!

  1. Devotional/practical commentaries focus on applying the Bible to real life.
  2. Pastoral/homiletical commentaries were originally sermons and primarily provide models for other preachers.
  3. Exegetical commentaries go deep, but typically reserve Greek and Hebrew for footnotes.
  4. Critical commentaries go a bit deeper and assume knowledge of the original biblical languages. 

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! 

 


 

New Faculty Publication!

Getting Jefferson right : fact-checking claims about Thomas Jefferson /  by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter. Second edition. Grove City, PA : Salem Grove Press, [2023]

Now available in the library stacks at E322.2 .T54 2023.

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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:Search with Field code image


We recently queried Discovery for all of the GCC-affiliated peer-reviewed academic journal articles published in 2023. Here they are!

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Advising Christian Business Students in an Age of Corporate Social Activism

By: Kocur, Richard D. Christian Business Academy Review. Spring2023, p71-78.

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Low carbohydrate high fat ketogenic diets on the exercise crossover point and glucose homeostasis

By: Noakes TD; Prins PJ; Volek JS; D'Agostino DP; Koutnik AP, Frontiers in physiology, 2023 Mar 28; Vol. 14: 1150265.

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Positive Practices Instrument: An Examination of the Factor Structure & Criterion-Related Validity

By: Coyne, John M.; Arghode, Vishal; Bhattacharyya, Som Sekhar; Barker, David; Neupauer, Nicholas C. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations. 2023, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p142-159.

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Fatigue Effects on Peak Plantar Pressure and Bilateral Symmetry during Gait at Various Speeds

By: Buxton, Jeffrey; Shields, Kelly J.; Nhean, Holyna; Ramsey, Jared; Adams, Christopher; Richards, George A. Biomechanics (2673-7078). Sep2023, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p310-321.

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In vitro characterization of a novel murine model of cancerous progression

By Scahill, Steven D.; Sherman, Kelly Jean; Guidry, Jessie J.; Walkowski, Whitney; Nguyen, Theresa; Ray, Durwood B.; Jones, David H.; Gould, Harry J., III; Paul, Dennis. In Advances in Cancer Biology - Metastasis. July 2023 7.

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Metabolic and ruck performance effects of a novel, light‐weight, energy‐dense ketogenic bar

By: Buga, Alex; Crabtree, Chris D.; Stoner, Justen T.; Decker, Drew D.; Robinson, Bradley T.; Kackley, Madison L.; Sapper, Teryn N.; Buxton, Jeffrey D.; D'Agostino, Dominic P.; McClure, Tyler S.; Berardi, Anthony; Cline, Shawn; Fleck, Trevor; Krout, Jared; Newby, Doran; Koutnik, Andrew P.; Volek, Jeff S.; Prins, Philip J. Experimental Physiology. May 2023, Vol. 108 Issue 5, p715-727.

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Is the myth of left-wing authoritarianism itself a myth?

By: Conway III LG; Zubrod A; Chan L; McFarland JD; Van de Vliert E, Frontiers in psychology, ISSN: 1664-1078, 2023 Feb 08; Vol. 13: 1041391.

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High fat diet improves metabolic flexibility during progressive exercise to exhaustion (VO2max testing) and during 5 km running time trials

By: Prins, Philip J.; Noakes, Timothy D.; Buxton, Jeffrey D.; Welton, Gary L.; Raabe, Amy S.; Scott, Katie E.; Atwell, Adam D.; Haley, Sarah J.; Esbenshade, Noah J.; Abraham, Jacqueline. Biology of Sport. 2023, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p465-475.

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"The Spirit of Their Fathers Moves Within Them": The Radical Conservatism of the Virginia Populists

By: Harp, Gillis J. Canadian Review of American Studies. Apr2023, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p54-69.

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Longitudinal trajectories of adult sibling relationship quality and psychological well‐being: The effect of childhood maltreatment

By: Kong, Jooyoung; Homan, Kristin J.; Goldberg, Jaime. Family Relations. Sep2023, p1.

Predictive Analytics with a Transdisciplinary Framework in Promoting Patient-Centric Care of Polychronic Conditions: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

By: Wan, Thomas T. H.; Wan, Hunter S. AI. Sep2023, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p482-490.

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Low and high carbohydrate isocaloric diets on performance, fat oxidation, glucose and cardiometabolic health in middle age males

By: Prins PJ; Noakes TD; Buga A; D'Agostino DP; Volek JS; Buxton JD; Heckman K; Jones DW; Tobias NE; Grose HM; Jenkins AK; Jancay KT; Koutnik AP, Frontiers in nutrition, 2023 Feb 09; Vol. 10: 1084021.

Buhl Library's History in Pictures

Carnegie Library

The Early Days

In the beginning, the College's library collections were housed in Carnegie. Originally this was a shared college/township collection, but around 1905 the library became solely the College's.

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Growing Collections

In 1892, eight years after the College was officially founded, the library collections numbered 2,000 volumes. By the early 1950s the collection was climbing towards 50,000 volumes, necessitating a new space.

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Buhl Library

The new library was dedicated on Saturday, January 23rd, 1954, with a luncheon program presided over by J. Howard Pew, President of the Board of Trustees. The building was "open for inspection" to students, alumni, and townspeople later that day.

Library exterior 1954

The Building

The building was designed to harmonize with the Harbison Chapel and Crawford Hall and is of modified Gothic design with a shot-sawed sandstone exterior trimmed with Indiana limestone.

Overhead image from 1962

The Location

Buhl Library's location was selected by the Olmsted Brothers as part of their original campus plan. The site was considered desirable because of its proximity to the residential halls and educational buildings. This overhead image is from 1962.

Reading Room, 1958

Collection Growth

The new library was designed to hold as many as 200,000 volumes in its stacks and here in the Reading Room but moved in with only a quarter of that. Students even poked fun at the empty shelves in the Collegian that year. But President Harker (1956-1971) campaigned strongly for growth and by his retirement the library had 115,000 volumes.

Old image of the circulation desk and card catalogs

Technology Upgrades

Computer technologies began to impact the library in the 1980s. In 1988, the library began the conversion from a card catalog to a computerized catalog. And journal databases arrived, in the form of CD-ROMs. The library did not get internet access until 1998.

Book stacks

Goodbye, Dewey

In 2002 Buhl Library changed the collections from Dewey Decimal Classification to the Library of Congress Classification system. That meant pulling, relabeling, and reshelving (in a different order!) every single volume. But it was a necessary change to bring the college in line with other research institutions and better prepare students for the libraries they would encounter as graduate students.

The Modern Era

Student life in the library took a big turn for the better in 2007. That was the year that the library first offered extended hours during finals week AND went wireless!

Renovated Library

Today

Following major renovations in 2020-2022, Buhl Library is refreshed with new seating, technology, and collaborative workspaces, as well as a classroom and a café. It is ready for the students of today, tomorrow, and the next 70 years!

1954 Was a Good Year!


 

1954 saw the opening of Buhl Library. What else "was born" that year? We've got a list!

  • Godzilla : the first film premiered in Japan on 11/3/54.
  • The Lord of the Rings : the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring, was first published on 7/29/54.
  • The Tonight Show : the first episode of the first ever late night talk show broadcast on 9/27/54.
  • Sports Illustrated : the first issue was published on 8/16/54.
  • Burger King : the first restaurant opened on 12/4/54 in Miami.

Want to Learn More?  


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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:

  • The Collegian, the weekly College newspaper which has been in existence since 1876. Most issues have been digitized, and you can search by year. Read firsthand what students were experiencing and thinking back in the day!
  • The College yearbooks, The Ouija and The Bridge. The library has a full run in its local history collection, plus many issues have been digitized. See what students looked like and the fashion of the moment.
  • Salem Press's decades series, which explores all facets of what life was like in America during each decade. These are available in the Reference collection at E169.1.S3 or online.

Check out our display on Grove City College History in the library's lower level as well!

 

 

Happy 70th birthday, Buhl Library!

 

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!

 


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If you loved these recent blockbusters in the theater, then you should check out the library books on which they were based!

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Dune (2021)

Dune / Frank Herbert. New York : Ace Books, 1999.

Buhl - Open Stacks   PS3558.E63 D8 1999

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Oppenheimer (2023)

American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. New York : A.A. Knopf, 2005.

Buhl - Open Stacks   QC16.O62 B57 2005

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The Color Purple (2023)

The color purple / Alice Walker. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992.

Buhl - Open Stacks   PS3573.A425 C6 1992

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret / Judy Blume. New York : Antheum Books for Young Readers, 2001.

Curriculum Library - Juvenile   Juv. B625ar 2001

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Origin (2023)

Caste : the origins of our discontents / Isabel Wilkerson. New York : Random House, [2020]

Buhl - Open Stacks   HT725.U6 W55 2020

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The Boys in the Boat (2023)

The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown.  New York : Viking, [2013]

Buhl - Open Stacks   GV796 .B76 2013

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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI / David Grann.  New York : Doubleday, [2017]

Buhl - Open Stacks   E99.O8 G675 2017

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Death on the Nile (2022)

Death on the Nile : a Hercule Poirot mystery / Agatha Christie. New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.

Buhl - Open Stacks   PR6005.H66 D4 2011

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

The ballad of songbirds and snakes / Suzanne Collins. New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.

Curriculum Library - Young Ad.   Yng.Ad. C696ba 2020

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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Where the crawdads sing / Delia Owens. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018].

Buhl - Open Stacks   PS3615.W447 W48 2018

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White Noise (2022)

White noise / Don DeLillo. New York : Penguin Books, 2009. 

Buhl - Open Stacks   PS3554.E4425 W48 2009

Right Now on Social Media— #BuhlBookface  


 

There’s something fun happening on the library’s social media this month: #BuhlBookface!

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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.

Easter break hours: 3/27 -5pm, 3/28 8am-5pm, 3/29-31 closed, 4/1 8am-


 

You spoke!

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!

Tip on using Salem's Decades Series

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