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Big Read: The Kickoff and the Calendar

Our months-long exploration of
The Bridge of San Luis Rey,
sponsored by a grant from The Big
Read, is off and running.
This months-long set of events
and activities, called One Book,
One Pontotoc, is aimed not only
at the ECU community, but at
middle and high school kids, as
well as people in Ada and the
surrounding areas.
It started off on Jan. 26. with an
opening of an exhibit about the
Spanish Golden Age of theater, a
free book giveaway, and a
presentation of a short play from
that era.

Four students and Dr. Richard

Groetzinger performed El Marin, a
Spanish play from the 1600s. This is a
tale of three suitors pursuing their
beloved. However, it turns the
traditional story on its head. The
beloved is actually a young man, and
three dashing women have a threesided swordfight over his affection.
Viewers could also pick up a free copy
of The Bridge of San Luis Rey from a
table near the performance.

The next few months are full of

events, including speakers from
ODOT, free film screenings, and
bridge-building contests. For a full
calendar of events, go to the
Outreach Page. For more
information, contact Errol King, Big
Read grant lead, at 580.559.5445 or
eking@ecok.edu.
The Big Read is a program of the
National Endowment for the Arts in
partnership with Arts Midwest.

After the play ended, people

could wander over to see the
exhibit in the library atrium. It
focuses on important
playwrights, early sound effects,
and how this history is
preserved. This exhibit is
available whenever the library is
open, and it will remain in the
library until March 10.
Jaime Aupperle, Miranda
McNabb, and JamieLee Beuchat fight for the affections of Spencer Coate (not
pictured), while Dr. Groetzinger cleverly hides behind a whiteboard, during El Marin.

New DatabaseIndigenous Peoples: North America

The newest addition to
our databases, Indigenous
Peoples: North America
can enlighten anyone interested in Native American
history.

just as in any database.

These sources are
pretty diverse, ranging
from prayers and recipes to official government documents and
handwritten
manuscripts. HowThis archive holds a wealth of primary
ever,
there
are
other cool fea-source documents from the U.S. and
tures
to
explore.
Canada. The layout is a little different
than you may be used to, but the
One unique tool is term fresearch box on the front page makes
quency. You can make a graph of
things easier.
how much a word was used
over time and compare it to
You can search through documents

other words usage. This might be interesting when trying to figure out things like
the spread of concepts, the origin of subgroups, or just what people have called
things throughout the years.
For more information, head to the History
guide, or go right to the database itself.
For help using it, go to the training session
on March 4. Though its aimed at History
faculty and students, anyone interested
can attend. Contact Nick Demetriades at
580.559.5229 for more information on this
session.

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Library Structure Revamp

The new semester

kicks off with a
whole new structure at the library.

Navigate the
new structure
of the library
successfully
Photo by Gabriel Thomas.
Used under Creative
Commons BY-SA license.

Amy Eckart-Gregg, Graduate School

Secretary.

Management of the library is now

headed by Dana Belcher, Library
Adrianna Lancaster, Director. Shes moved locations to
formerly the Dean
the fourth floor Directors Office.
of the Library, Dis- Her assistant, Brandi Schur, has also
tance Education, and moved locations and job descripGraduate Studies,
tions.
has moved into the The Collection Services office on the
Assistant Vice Presi- second floor might have been empty
dent for Academic
after Dana and Brandi left, since DaAffairs position.
na vacated the Collection Services
While shes still in charge of the
Librarian position due to her promolibraryas well as the Graduate
tion. However, the Interlibrary Loan
School and Distance Education
Assistant position moved from Cirher new responsibilities prevent
culation to this office.
her from overseeing the day-to-day
Many of the Distance Education facmanagement of it. Shes even
ulty who have been located in the
moved out of the fourth floor office in the library, and brought the Library Annex will also be moving to
better reflect changes. CETL will
Graduate School offices along.
Going with her to the second floor eventually move into the Administraof Administration are Jenny Camp- tion building after renovations are
bell, Graduate School Advisor, and done. ITV and Blackboard specialists

are now part of IT, and they will

be moving closer to this department.
Whew! Thats a lot of changes.
But what does this mean for you?
The campus, as a whole, shouldnt
be affected too greatly. Every
persons phone extension has
remained the same, so if you have
any of these folks on speed-dial,
theres no need to change it.
However, the physical moves
might be confusing. If you want
help with registering for graduate
courses, youll now want to head
to the Administration building. In
the library, the second floor now
is where to go for ILL questions,
and the Annex will soon only have
library personnel working there.
For more information (or just to
keep track of whos where), head
to the contact page or the ECU
directory.

New Face in the Library: Jake Caywood

The new Collection Services Assistant, Jake Caywood, isnt really a
new face, since hes been working
at the library as a student assistant
since 2014. He just graduated in December with a Bachelors of Science
in Exercise Science from ECU.

gym and trains in mixed martial arts. In

his spare time, he enjoys spending time
outdoors hiking, relaxing, and playing
with his dog.

Jake chose to work at the library to

stay close to the community at the
university, and were excited to keep
When hes not fulfilling Interlibrary
him here and welcome him in his new
Loans and organizing periodicals, Jake position.
works as a personal trainer at a local

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Nick Demetriades, Technical Services
Librarian
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