SSU - Gordon Library

Welcome back, Tigers! 🐯📚💻 Gordon Library has been looking forward to this day all summer long. For more information about extended hours during midterms and finals, as well as holiday closures during the fall semester, check the library's website at tinyurl.com/ssulibraryhours

Join the Friends of the Library and African Diaspora Museology Institute on WEDNESDAY at 4 PM to remember Dr. Jerome W. Wright. Dr. Wright earned his PhD in Social Anthropology from Harvard. He served as a professor at Howard, Columbia, and Savannah State. #savannahstate

Did you know the library has a newsletter? We do! The second issue is available now. Hear from the University Librarian, look back at Spring 2024, and get updates from the librarians. Read the newsletter at savannahstate.libguides.com/events/news #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

TODAY at 4! Just in time for finals! Join the librarians again for an open reference session. Bring any and all questions, comments, and concerns you have about your finals projects, and we will do our very best to answer them. #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

Have you taken the annual Library Satisfaction Survey yet? Make sure your voice is heard so we can make our library serve YOU in 2024-25! #savannahstateuniversity #ssu #savannahstate

Come to the library for expert research help during finals! 4/21: 3 PM-9 PM 4/22: 8 AM-9 PM 4/23: 8 AM-9 PM 4/24: 8 AM-9 PM 4/25: 8 AM-9 PM 4/26: 8 AM-7 PM 4/27: CLOSED 4/28: 3 PM-9 PM 4/29: 8 AM-9 PM 4/30: 8 AM-9 PM 5/1: 8 AM-9 PM 5/2: 8 AM-9 PM 5/3: Commencement 5/4: CLOSED

Explore the ethics of using generative AI at SSU. Learn how to cite AI, about SSU's AI policy (hint: not all courses allow AI!), and how to avoid misinformation from AI. Join us in Room 207 or Teams! Register at tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

I had a blast today with my students as we took in the eclipse, although it took me a while to get a handle on how to use the glasses 🤣🤣. Thanks to @gordonlibrary Librarian Jennifer West for guiding all of us through this cool experience today. @savannahstate #SolarEclipse2024

Next week, join Dr. Kalantari for a discussion of the United States’ continued support of Israel. What historical ties, regional concerns, and political interests motivate this? How has the conflict in Palestine affected it? #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

✨Everyone deserves #LibraryJoy. We recommend visiting your library during #NationalLibraryWeek (April 7-13) to discover yours. Thank you, @ArthurPBS and @Mychal3ts!

THURSDAY at 4 PM! PowerNotes is a free tool that helps track citation information on websites and academic & legal databases. Learn how to make the most of this tool at the library! Join us in Room 207 or online. Register for the Teams livestream at tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop

Join the library to learn more about advanced search techniques with GALILEO tomorrow at 4 PM! Always hybrid. Join us in Room 207 at the library or register for the Teams livestream at tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

50 years later, survivors of an industrial explosion tell the story. The Day That Shook Georgia premieres: GPB: Mar 25 - 10pm; PBS Reel South - Apr 8 (check local listings); After Apr 8th stream - PBS app & website bit.ly/43gd9Kq #ThiokolExplosion #DayThatShookGeorgia

Wishing all of our Tigers a happy & safe spring break! Gordon Library's hours will be adjusted next week to account for the break. Sunday, March 17: CLOSED Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday, March 24: 3 PM to 7 PM #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

TOMORROW! Learn how to format papers in Word easily. If you have questions about using Microsoft Word or Excel, bring those to the workshop too! Always hybrid. Comes to Room 207 or register for the livestream at tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

THURSDAY! Once you've chosen a topic, found your sources, and evaluated your information, what next? Learn how to organize your research to make your project a cinch. STRIPES eligible! Join us in Room 207 or register for the livestream @ tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop #savannahstate

TOMORROW! Has an article ever seemed fishy? Learn how to evaluate information & stay on top of fake news, misleading articles, and sources that don't fit with college-level assignments. Join us in-person or register for the link to the livestream at tinyurl.com/SSULibWorkshop

Commemorate The Weeping Time's 165th anniversary this Thursday. This program remembers the largest slave sale in Georgia's history at Savannah's Ten Broeck Race Track and will be led by Dr. Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson and Servant Emanuel Branch. #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

Midterms are here, Tigers! 🐯📚💻 Gordon Library has extended hours this week: Stop by the library during our open hours for walk-in help with finding sources, crafting research questions, citation and paper formatting, and more! #savannahstate #savannahstateuniversity

TODAY at 4! How do you find scholarly sources? Learn how to search library databases, good databases to search, and tips & tricks to find articles & books for your lit review. Join us in Room 207 or register for the livestream at buff.ly/3I7hfL8 #savannahstateuniversity