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University Libraries are thrilled to announce our new canned food drive initiative! As you tailgate drop off a food item as you access our restroom facilities. For more info: library.appstate.edu/news/cans-can-………… #GoApps #AppStateFootball #CansForTheCan #FoodInsecurity @LibraryDeck

The Video Recording Room at the Belk Library and Information Commons is a versatile and convenient resource for students, faculty, and staff at Appalachian State University in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. The room is a self-service one-stop shop where users of all skill levels create professional live videos of presentations and lectures. Offering a choice of stage settings that include green screen, flat panel display, or see-through writeable lightboard, the room configures and begins recording through an intuitive touchpanel interface and shuts down automatically when recording is done. Users walk in with an idea and walk out with their video stored on a USB flash drive. The facility was designed and built by the in-house AV Technology team. They turned to Extron to supply AV switching, distribution, control, and lecture capture equipment for the Video Recording Room. An IN1608 xi IPCP SA scaling presentation switcher with an integrated control processor is the main AV switcher and controller. Users pick recording modes via TouchLink® Pro touchpanels, automatically configuring everything - from the AV system to the on-stage curtains and lighting. Presenters, along with their presentation material shown on the display(s), are captured by the room’s two cameras, one at the stage, the other at the lightboard. Audio from mics on-stage or at the lightboard is embedded into the camera HDMI outputs, which are routed by an SW2 HD 4K HDMI switcher to an Extron StudioStation® lecture capture system. StudioStation saves the recording as an mp4 file to internal memory and to the user's flash drive for "capture and carry" portability. A tap on a TouchPanel "Reset Room" button turns everything off automatically. To read the full ASU Belk Library Video Recording Room case study and watch the associated demo video, click here: ow.ly/ci6n50PLEcr @AppLibraries #EdTech #ExtronTechnology #AVTweeps #ProAV

This large collage contains photographs of various indoor and outdoor activities at Camp Yonahlossee (Blowing Rock, N.C.) as well as group portraits and photographs of camp founders, Dr. Adam Perry and Margaret Kephart. One photograph is marked "1940."

Have you heard of vibrant green dyes used in 19th century book covers containing poisonous arsenic? Read our latest blog post about a recent analysis of @AppStateSCRC rare book holdings! bit.ly/3UqQQxx

Two images show @AppState head football coach Jerry Moore in action in the 1993 season. (Photos by Appalachian State University Communications photographer Mike Rominger)

Let's do it!!!!

#iBackAPP starts on Wednesday, April 5-6. Join us for our giving celebration! Share your Mountaineer spirit as we raise money for Library Student Scholarships! Stay tuned for opportunities to share why you back App and the University Libraries.

It may look like a washing machine, but the equipment captured in this circa 1970 image from @AppState is a computer's direct access storage subsystem. A staff member is loading a disk pack, which had a maximum capacity of 7.2 megabytes. #ThrowbackTech #ThrowbackThursday

Join App State in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King in 2023. Learn more today.appstate.edu/mlk

On the seventh day of #AppStateAdvent is a ride on Tweetsie! Tweetsie was the nickname given to the railroad that ran between Johnson City, TN and Boone, NC from 1918 to 1940. #Railroads#ETWNC#Tweetsie

On the fourth day of #AppStateAdvent we bring you the Appalachian State Ski team from 1987. The team was partially funded by the Alpine Ski Center and fundraising. It received no direct funding or endorsement from the University due to the risk of liability and injury…

Manuscripts inspire awe and wonder! Students in Dr. Alison Gulley's ENG 4825 medieval literature class learned how to interpret medieval manuscripts during their recent visit to Special Collections. #WisdomWednesday @EnglishAppState @AppLibraries

Final exams are just around the corner and the University Libraries will be here for you! We will close at 6pm on Wednesday, November 23, Closed November 24-26 We will reopen Sunday, November 27 at 10am We are thankful for you. Enjoy the break!

Join the #BigLibraryRead digital book club! Borrow the ebook or audiobook of ‘A Snake Falls to Earth’ by Darcie Little Badger from Libby with no waitlists or holds November 2-16. appstate.overdrive.com

The spectral figures were, in fact, staff members wearing Halloween masks in the Office of Public Affairs and Development at Appalachian State University in October 1980.

Make sure you come down to Walker Lawn on Friday, Oct 28th to Carve Pumpkins with the music library. Swag, Snacks and more will be provided.

Congratulations Dr. David Koppenhaver, recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity and Dr. Maggie Sugg, recipient of the Provost’s Award. These faculty and their superior contributions to their fields elevate our institution.

Medieval Pop-Up Exhibit today! @AppState Sanford Hall, Room 102, 12-2. See cool items from Special Collections! @AppLibraries

This circa 1978 photograph by art photographer Jack Jeffers captures a colorful autumn scene in West Virginia.

We're gearing up to celebrate International Open Access Week, October 24-30 with programming in the library, across campus and beyond. Please visit the website for information about activities: sites.google.com/appstate.edu/o…