The Carl B. Library is looking to add a new member to its staff after a year with the position of curriculum librarian vacant. According to student worker Mia Stranberg, the curriculum librarian is the all-knowing person who is supposed to be able to help students find what books and resources will be most effective…
The Carl B. Ylvisaker Library was built in 1956, making it one of the oldest buildings on campus. Any aging building has its number of problems. For the library, one prevalent issue is its limited handicap accessibility. Laura Probst, library director, said the mezzanine and the third floor of south stack where the periodicals are shelved…
I would be wretchedly misguided were I not to begin my response with a wholehearted thank you to Ms. Hoverson for continuing what is an inarguably important conversation for this college with her response in last week’s issue. I now continue that conversation further in print, and offer thanks again for her open-door policy. I…
Thank you, Jacob, for contributing the article “Realizing an academic right” in the November 2, 2012 Concordian. Your concern for stronger support for the intellectual life of hard-working students is commendable and connecting that concern with the library is manna from heaven for library staff. Part of the library’s strategic plan is to provide a…
Concordia’s library keeps the hours typical of many college libraries, making it, tragically, perfectly average. For those students set on transcending average (or virtually any student majoring in Concordia’s reputably challenging sciences), the library’s early closing proves a nuisance. Worse, the hours ultimately manifest an allocation of resources that sets academics and intellectualism lower on…
This article was written by Kayla Culver, a contributing author for The Concordian. The Carl B. Ylvisaker Library got a facelift over the summer. New furniture was added to Serendipity, the asbestos was removed from the Fishbowl ceiling and the Fishbowl was wired, adding more computers. The changes have not stopped. Walking to class you…