Follow Us On Social Media! @cedarvillelib Centennial Library Newsletter Highlights Notable News from the Centennial Library JAN/FEB 2025 VOLUME 32 NUMBER 3 SHELF LIFE Upcoming Schedule Changes and Events Online Calendar New Library Employees Scholarship Opportunity Publish Your Research Successful Fall Book Sale Digital Commons Gets a Makeover Spring Break Mar 1-2: CLOSED Mar 3-6: 9AM - 5PM Mar 7-9: CLOSED Do you know students interested in research, creative arts, presenting, or publication? Scholars Symposium 2025 is now open for new submissions via the Student Author Submission page! Cedarville students and faculty who are interested in presenting posters, podium presentations, performances, or art pieces are encouraged to submit a proposal by February 28. The symposium will be held on campus Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Chelsea Baker became the newest member of the library staff in January. Chelsea will be serving as Biblical and Theological Studies Librarian, working directly with students and faculty in the School of Biblical and Theological Studies as well as assisting students in Bible Minor courses. Chelsea knows Cedarville well, having completed a B.A. in Intercultural Studies/Missiology in 2021 and a Master of Divinity in 2024. In her role in the library, Chelsea will be providing classroom instruction on research skills and information literacy, meeting with students one-on-one to help them with their research and information needs, and working as part of the library’s Research Team. New Employees Join Staff! In December, Alayna Drollinger assumed the staff role of Digital Services Assistant at Centennial Library. This position in Digital Services works with the university’s digital repository (CedarCommons) and publishing services (Cedrus Press). Alayna completed a B.A. in English at Cedarville in Fall 2024 and previously worked in the library as a student assistant. While a student, she also served as Editor-in-Chief of The Cedarville Review and will now have the opportunity to work with the publishing side of that journal, among other publications. Library Book Sale Apr 7-11
Scan the QR code to visit the virtual exhibit Library Careers Program: Independent Study After gaining experience with academic library operations through the Centennial Library Internship last fall, Emma Bapst and Madison Kennedy are now exploring areas of personal interest through the Library's spring semester independent study course. The students selected a variety of activities which will go more in depth with Research & Instruction and Collection Development & Management. Due to their interest in archival studies, both chose to work with University Archivist Lynn Brock on their major project. Emma, an English major, is transcribing a literary journal compiled by Clara McMillan, from the Martha McMillan collection. She is also investigating the origins of the included works to determine if any are original compositions. Madi, a History major, is assisting with some sections of the literary journal but spending most of her time creating a content inventory of former Cedarville University president Dr. James T. Jeremiah's scrapbooks. The Library independent study course is offered in cooperation with the Department of English, Literature & Modern Languages. Biblical Heritage Gallery Each year, during the month of January, Cedarville University celebrates Charter Day to commemorate the issuing of Cedarville’s founding charter on January 26, 1887. But a few short years later, in 1890, the dream of a college established in Cedarville almost died. Revisit those fraught days from the charter to the first commencement with the Biblical Heritage Gallery’s current exhibit “From Dream to Reality: The Founding of Cedarville College, 1887-1897.” The early documents of Cedarville’s history tell the story of how God worked through individuals to enable the college to fulfill the vision of its founders. The exhibit is on display in the Library’s upper level from January 10 to March 9 and is also available online. Emma Bapst Madi Kennedy
Apply Today! Books 5013 Other Items 856 Funds Raised $2688 Cedarville faculty – have you considered publishing your research as open access? This can expand the reach of your work and lower barriers to access. Through OhioLINK, the library has Transformative Agreements with several publishers including Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, and Cambridge. These agreements allow faculty to publish hybrid or open access in some journals with these publishers at no cost to the author or the institution. A guide is available for more information or reach out to your liaison librarian with questions. The Centennial Library Scholarship in Library Science is now accepting qualified applicants. Learn more about this scholarship (including necessary prerequisites) online. “Open access without the cost! I would NEVER publish open access without this.” Dr. Aleda Chen, Pharmacy “The publication process was straightforward. Utilizing the Transformative Agreements... simplified the process by reducing the financial barriers and paperwork typically associated with publishing in open access journals” Dr. Chao Liu, Psychology Mark your calendars for our Spring book sale – currently scheduled for April 7-11! Open Access Publishing Fall Book Sale by the Numbers The Fall 2024 library book sale was our largest single-semester sale ever! All proceeds from the library’s book sales go toward two scholarships for Cedarville University students: the Centennial Library Scholarship in Library Science and the Don and Julie Deardorff English Scholarship.
DigitalCommons was the name of a software platform, a service, a staff team, and even a location in the library. In preparation for a 2025 software platform conversion, and to clarify our services, we are pleased to announce the following new names and associated logos. What remains unchanged is our commitment to serving faculty and students on campus. As our tagline says: “We share your work with the world.” DIGITAL COMMONS PUBLISHING CORNER Digital Commons is Transforming! Digital Services is the library team that updates and manages Cedarville’s institutional repository and digital archives content, maintains faculty scholarly profiles, and provides faculty publishing services. Digital Services also identifies the library 038 office suite. CedarScholar is the faculty scholarly profile platform, formerly known as “Scholarly Works” or “Expert Gallery Suite,” that will showcase faculty research interests, education, publications, presentations, and contributions to the popular press. CedarScholar will launch in early 2025. Cedrus Press offers a collection of book and textbook formatting and publishing services to Cedarville faculty. Cedrus Press is also the imprint for Cedarville journals and books. CedarCommons is the new institutional repository and digital archive of Cedarville University that will be fully available late 2025. Continued access to DigitalCommons@Cedarville is available through the end of 2025. Students interested in submitting upper-level research papers, creative writing, artwork and/or photography for publication in one of the university’s academic journals or the institutional repository should refer to the associated submission and publication dates listed on the submission site. Student Authors Scan Here
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