Graduating, retiring, vacationing, finishing a semester, registering for the next semester... we can’t tell who is coming or going but it all feels like movement in the right direction. The UNM-Taos Spring 2012 semester has ended with so many success stories. There are those who earned their degrees and certificates, those who completed their core courses and can now explore, and those who learned how to build a planter bench, or install solar panels, or make a healthy meal.
Each time someone walks into the library or resource center it’s not just a matter of “can you help me attach my homework to an e-mail to my instructor” or “how do I add images to my presentation for class” or “where can I find journal articles for my research paper”. Oh, it’s so much more than that.
Each encounter brings amazing stories like the student who just brought in her 12-day old child and finished her course work amidst it all. And the one who came in yesterday and said, “I’m almost done but I needed a little bit of an extension because my son died two weeks ago.” The stories range from those who work all day and take courses at night, or travel all the way in from Amalia to take classes, to the father giving his all to education amidst a legal battle for his children.
The staff at YOUR college library and resource center are able to listen to these stories and provide what’s referred to in the library world as “information and referral”. We see our role as going beyond the homework help or the research help and helping one navigate the UNM-Taos system to find the advice they need or the tools needed, and beyond that to local and statewide resources for help with shelter, food, childcare, or even dealing with grief and loss.
Everyone walks into UNM-Taos for a different reason...just graduated, just retired, just on vacation, or just registered for classes. Our hope is that while you’re here you’ll stop in the library or resource center and tell us your story because by sharing our stories we can all expand our horizons and hopefully, move in the right direction.
Please note, also, that even though the Spring semester is over YOUR college library is still open. We will be here all summer, and look forward to hearing your story.
Each time someone walks into the library or resource center it’s not just a matter of “can you help me attach my homework to an e-mail to my instructor” or “how do I add images to my presentation for class” or “where can I find journal articles for my research paper”. Oh, it’s so much more than that.
Each encounter brings amazing stories like the student who just brought in her 12-day old child and finished her course work amidst it all. And the one who came in yesterday and said, “I’m almost done but I needed a little bit of an extension because my son died two weeks ago.” The stories range from those who work all day and take courses at night, or travel all the way in from Amalia to take classes, to the father giving his all to education amidst a legal battle for his children.
The staff at YOUR college library and resource center are able to listen to these stories and provide what’s referred to in the library world as “information and referral”. We see our role as going beyond the homework help or the research help and helping one navigate the UNM-Taos system to find the advice they need or the tools needed, and beyond that to local and statewide resources for help with shelter, food, childcare, or even dealing with grief and loss.
Everyone walks into UNM-Taos for a different reason...just graduated, just retired, just on vacation, or just registered for classes. Our hope is that while you’re here you’ll stop in the library or resource center and tell us your story because by sharing our stories we can all expand our horizons and hopefully, move in the right direction.
Please note, also, that even though the Spring semester is over YOUR college library is still open. We will be here all summer, and look forward to hearing your story.
Inside this Issue
- Moving in the Right Direction.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. American Historical Review.
- ARTFORUM. Art in America. WIRED.
- New Items at the Library.
