Finals Week @ Buhl
Buhl Library welcomes you during Finals Week! Here's what we're doing to make this your favorite study spot on campus.
Extended hours
We have added extra long hours on Finals Weekend. Come on in!
Study Day activities
Need a break? We have you covered on Study Day! Stop by and pick up some puzzles. Relax with some crayons. Fold some origami. And the big one: Visit with the therapy dogs from 1pm to 4pm!
Throughout finals week, you may need ways to "destress". Visit our new guide for lots of great ideas for how to cope with the challenges of finals. Kitten cam and chair yoga, anyone?
Quiet study space
We're not being hush-hush on this-- during Finals Week the entire library is designated quiet study space. The whole library! This house is going to be full, and we want everyone to be able to get their work done. Please help maintain some peace.
Huddle Rooms
The Huddle Rooms are very popular on Finals Week-- reserve yours early! We're doing what we can to make this fair and give everyone a chance at them. During finals, we are limiting reservations to one slot per day. We'll also be watching for unoccupied rooms and releasing the reservation to open them up. Slots may open up, so keep checking.
Reminder on food
You need nourishment to get through finals, but we need to keep the library clean so that it is a place you want to be. Only small snacks are allowed in the library, and no food at all is allowed in the Huddle Rooms. Please do your big eating elsewhere and clean up after any snacks in the library. The next person at your table will thank you.
Does this sound like a great place to study or what! Of course, library staff is also here to help on regular library stuff if you are doing research or need any assistance on your final projects. You've got this!
Meet your Study Day therapy dogs!
These pups will be here in shifts on December 14th from 1pm to 4pm.
Chance is a Labrador retriever who enjoys attention and loves to pose for pictures.
This golden retriever loves peanuts and popcorn and especially belly rubs and chin scratches! Expect her to lean right up against you as you pet her.
This Labrador retriever loves her stuffed animals and won't go anywhere without carrying one!
This toy poodle loves to get up high so he can see everything, and he likes carrying a stuffed toy wherever he goes.
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
--Newt Gingrich, as quoted in The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations. 2nd ed., edited by Hugh Rawson and Margaret Miner. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Got a great idea for a product or service? Will the next great invention be yours? Unfortunately, even the best ideas can be a flop if there aren’t enough customers who need your solution. Market research can help. Using available data sources, you can learn more about:
Where can I start learning about my potential customers?
Buhl Library has access to lots of great resources, but one of the best for learning about your customers is Passport GMID. This versatile tool provides access to timely information about megatrends, consumer values, and consumer behavior. Wonder if your customers want free shipping? Need to know how much they use technology? Passport GMID can help.
To gather data on your consumers’ preferences, how many potential customers you have, and the competition, you can’t beat Statista. Offering millions of statistics on behaviors, attitudes, markets, companies, brands, and products, Statista provides access to quality data on topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to Ziplocs.
Who is my competition?
While both Passport GMID and Statista offer insight into the competition, you may also want to check out Business Source Premier and Mergent Intellect. Each of these databases provides reports detailing individual companies and whole industries to help you gauge who the competition is and the information that you need to know to compete.
Want to see that math in action? Check out this infographic on estimating statistics!
Statista is an amazing source for all kinds of statistical information! This site brings together data from over 22,500 sources across many topics and makes it easily usable. You can:
Getting started in Statista is easy! You can search by keyword and then browse results or utilize filters to focus on statistics, reports, or insights. You can also use the tabs at the top of the screen to jump right into different categories and options. For more information on using Statista, check out our video.
Fun with Statista!
Here are some fun seasonal statistics mined from Statista.
Thanksgiving is the most popular holiday in the US, beating out both Christmas and Memorial Day by the slimmest of margins.
The debate is perhaps resolved. Statista reports that real trees have lower greenhouse gas emissions than fake trees.
The Mayan calendar predicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012. Amazingly, in a survey earlier that year 12% of Americans believed this would be true.
Only 13% of Americans make music or sing together on Christmas Day. 19% play board games and 50% watch some TV.
1% of Americans hang their Christmas lights in September. Almost half do so before the beginning of December. How many lights are up in your neighborhood?
Home Alone is the most-watched Christmas film in the US, with 87% of people surveyed having seen it. How the Grinch Stole Christmas came in 2nd.
Here are some of your favorite holiday classics among the Buhl books and DVDs. And be sure to check out the seasonal displays coming in the next few weeks in the library!
This month's poll!
Will you be the next Thomas Edison or Steve Jobs? Keep reading to learn how library resources can help your invention find a market!
Don't forget! There is still time to contribute before the December 6th deadline.
Buhl Library is once again coordinating a Stockings for Veterans event on campus, in partnership with GCC Mortar Board and the local Rose and Black Funeral Home. Stockings filled with personal care items will be distributed to homeless veterans at area shelters at the holidays.
Please participate! You or your campus group can sign up to fill a whole stocking, or you can contribute travel-size toiletries and other items by bringing them to the library or to the bookstore (you can purchase items there too!).
Visit the event website for more details, including recommended items. December 6th is coming up fast!
Return your library books before you go
Thursday Dec. 14th is not only Study Day but also the day that all your library books are due! However, if you need some books for your finals, don’t fret. There is a grace period on fines, so as long as you return your books by 6pm on Tuesday Dec. 19th you will receive no fines. The books are due “early” so that you will get email reminders to help you remember to return your books as soon as you’re done with them. Just imagine the overdue fines if you leave campus for break without returning them!
Note that the grace period on fines only applies to regular Buhl book checkouts and not DVDs, audiobooks, DVD drives, or reserves. Be sure to return these on time to avoid fines.
Borrowing Over Break
Did you know that you can check books out over break if you are a returning student? This is your chance to get ahead on some reading for next semester or to finally read that fun book you’ve been meaning to! Checkouts for over break are available on request starting Wednesday Dec. 13th whenever a librarians is on duty.
Good luck, Parker!
Buhl Library bids a fond farewell to Parker Miller, a student worker since spring 2022, who is graduating this month. If you are a library night owl, you know Parker! He spends many late hours in the library either working the desk or studying, and he is also one of the library’s top book borrowers. After graduation Parker will be attending CROSS CON and then beginning a journalism internship at the Washington Examiner in DC, with graduate studies in Japanese history likely further down the road. Best of luck, Parker!
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.
The Good Life by 
Elon Musk by 
Earthquake Science and Engineering by 
Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by 
Getting Started with Middle School Chorus by 
American Presidents in Diplomacy and War by 
Sylvia Plath Day by Day, Volume 1 by 
The Second World War by 
The Oxford Handbook of W. B. Yeats by 
Hogarth's Britons by 
Political Expression in Sport : Transnational Challenges, Moral Defences by 
Research, Writing, and Creative Process in Open and Distance Education : Tales From the Field by
According to last month's newsletter poll, 62% of readers have used an eBook in the past 6 months. That's great! eBooks offer conveniences and an enormous selection of titles. Keep them in mind if you are looking for a read over break!
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