Thursday, December 2, 2010

Closing for the Term

Attention Students and Staff:

The Instructional Resource Center will be closing December 9th at 7pm and re-opening Jan. 10th in the afternoon. You can still return books at the Main Office until Dec. 17th. The Main Office will re-open Jan. 3rd, otherwise you will have to renew your items online.


Have a great Holiday season and enjoy the Winter Break!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Juvenile Books: Folklore & Fairy Tales

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Juvenile Books: Stories in Rhyme

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.
* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Juvenile Books: Alphabet & Poetry

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.

* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following juvenile books have been added to the Columbus IRC circulating collection. Each of these titles will have a location of Columbus Juvenile, a call number pre-stamp indicating COL Juv, and is shelved with a LC call number.

The AU Columbus IRC juvenile collection circulates for a period of three weeks.


* Titles in posts labeled "Schnug Collection" were donated to the AU Columbus Center IRC juvenile collection by Dr. James Schnug.

Award Books: Boston Globe-Horn Book

"First presented in 1967 and customarily announced in June, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction." -- Boston-Globe Horn Book Awards


The Columbus Center IRC Boston-Globe Horn Book collection includes award and honor books from 2007 through 2010. These books have a call number beginning with COL Hornbook plus the year.

The note field for each book details the honor it recieved, Old Bear, by Kevin Henkes, is an honor book. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Boston-Globe Horn Book award winning titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

*Updated 11/15/10

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

IRC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Last week we celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the AU Columbus Center IRC. If you have not yet visited the center, stop in and talk to graduate assistants Esther Coley and Mike McMurtrey about the center and what it has to offer students, faculty, and staff.


“The new Instructional Resource Center was made possible by the close collaboration and coordinated effort among the Provost's Office, the Library, Schar College of Education and the Columbus Center,” said Dr. James Schnug, associate professor and assistant dean for academic programs at the Columbus Center. “It was truly a team effort.”

The event included a welcome by Provost Dr. Frank Pettigrew, who authorized the go-ahead for the center enhancement over a year ago. According to Schnug, budgets from the Columbus Center, Library, Provost’s Office, Schar College’s Dean’s Office and EC Bachelor’s Completion program were all tapped to get the center up and running.

Others recognized during the ceremony were Ed Krakora, head librarian at the University, who spearheaded the move to make the Columbus Center an official OhioLink drop-off point so that requested books and resources did not have to go through the main campus library circulation system; Diane Schrecker, curriculum librarian for the Instructional Resource Center at main campus, who spent countless hours both in Columbus and on main campus co-creating a purchase plan with Schnug, developing a web page presence, accumulating a start-up inventory of books, machines, and materials and advising on the physical layout; and Mike Russell, Columbus Center director, who worked with the IRC and the Bookstore transformation and worked with vendors to produce the areas in the IRC.

The event ended with a ribbon-cutting of the new facility. The Columbus Center now offers a wing devoted to student services and includes a remodeled bookstore as well as areas where students can find quick, one-stop access to technology, instructional resources, bookstore textbooks and products, copying, and even expanded vending machine offerings. -- AU News 11/2/10

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Activity Books: Math

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

IRC Spotlight: Sneak Peek

The new AU Columbus Center IRC will be opening soon. Here's a sneak peek at the IRC space and a few of the resources that will soon be available to students, faculty, and staff at the AU Columbus Center.







Special thanks to Dr. Jim Schnug for sharing his pictures!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Praxis Resources: Supplemental

Praxis resources, including Praxis I, Praxis II, and general review items, are part of the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection.

Praxis books have a call number beginning COL Praxis, part of the circulating collection they may be checked out for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following books are part of the IRC Columbus Center Praxis collection:

Dwight Schar College of Education provides students with extensive Praxis test preparation assistance. For more information regarding these services, contact:

Mitch Slater
Office: Schar 116
Phone: 419-207-6972
Email: mslater1@ashland.edu

Praxis Resources

Praxis resources, including Praxis I, Praxis II, and general review items, are part of the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection.

Praxis books have a call number beginning COL Praxis, part of the circulating collection they may be checked out for a period of three weeks with four renewals.


The following books are part of the IRC Columbus Center Praxis collection:

Dwight Schar College of Education provides students with extensive Praxis test preparation assistance. For more information regarding these services, contact:

Mitch Slater
Office: Schar 116
Phone: 419-207-6972
Email: mslater1@ashland.edu

Praxis Resources

Praxis resources, including Praxis I, Praxis II, and general review items, are part of the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection.

Praxis books have a call number beginning COL Praxis, part of the circulating collection they may be checked out for a period of three weeks with four renewals.


The following books are part of the IRC Columbus Center Praxis collection:

Dwight Schar College of Education provides students with extensive Praxis test preparation assistance. For more information regarding these services, contact:

Mitch Slater
Office: Schar 116
Phone: 419-207-6972
Email: mslater1@ashland.edu

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Materials Kits (51-54)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Activity Books: Art

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity books have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Language Arts

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity books have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Reading

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity books have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Physical Education

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Math

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: General

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Science

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity books have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Poetry

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Plays

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Holiday

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity book has been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Activity Books: Calendar

Activity books, also known as teacher resource books, are part of the IRC circulating collection. These titles cover a wide range of classroom subjects such as learning centers, ESL, file folder games, language arts, math, multicultural, science, and spanish.

Part of the circulating collection, activity book call numbers begin col activ and are shelved according to subject area in magazine files for easy browsing.

The following activity books have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Materials Kits (41-50)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Materials Kits (31-40)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Monday, July 12, 2010

Curriculum Textbooks: Language Arts

K-12 student and teacher edition curriculum textbooks are part of the IRC collection. These titles will cover a wide range of subject areas such as language arts, math, science, social studies, history, and health.

Part of the circulating collection, curriculum textbook call numbers begin with col and are followed by the subject prefix, publisher, year, and grade level when applicable.

The following language arts curriculum textbooks have been added to the Columbus IRC Circulating Collection:

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Materials Kits (21-30)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.


Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Materials Kits (11-20)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Materials Kits (1-10)

Materials kits, or kits, are part of the Columbus Center IRC collection; they cover a variety of curriculum subjects including math, science, reading, and language arts. Available in an assortment of sizes and types, puzzles to finger puppets and parachutes to foam models of the earth, kits are ready for classroom use.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest num ber. For example, Egg Carton Games (reading, language arts), has a call number COL Kit 019. Part of the IRC circulating collection, kits circulate for a period of one week with one renewal.

The following kits have been added to the Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Big Book Easels

Checking out a big book for shared reading?
Need help holding the book for proper presentation?

Big book stands, also known as big book easels, are part of the Columbus Center IRC's materials kits circulating collection. As with other IRC collection items, they circulate for a period of one week and have one renewal.

Materials kits have a call number beginning COL Kit and are cataloged numerically by accession with the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number.

For example, the big book easel pictured here have a call number of COL Kit 001.

Big Books: Juvenile

Juvenile big books are part of the Columbus IRC circulating collection; both fiction and non-fiction titles are included. Due to their size, big books are "shelved" and circulate in large, plastic hanging bags for protection (rain and snow).

Juvenile big books have a call number beginning COL BigBk and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Who is the Beast, by Keith Baker, has a call number COL BigBk 001.

It is possible to search the library catalog for big books using subject, entering the search term Big Book, and limiting your search by location, choosing Columbus Center Circulating.

Part of the IRC Columbus circulating collection, Big Books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals. The following big books have been added to the Columbus Center IRC Circulating Collection:

Big Books: Juvenile

Juvenile big books are part of the Columbus IRC circulating collection; both fiction and non-fiction titles are included. Due to their size, big books are "shelved" and circulate in large, plastic hanging bags for protection (rain and snow).

Juvenile big books have a call number beginning COL BigBk and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Who is the Beast, by Keith Baker, has a call number COL BigBk 001.

It is possible to search the library catalog for big books using subject, entering the search term Big Book, and limiting your search by location, choosing Columbus Center Circulating.

Part of the IRC Columbus circulating collection, Big Books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following big books have been added to the Columbus Center IRC Circulating Collection:

Big Books: Juvenile

Juvenile big books are part of the Columbus IRC circulating collection; both fiction and non-fiction titles are included. Due to their size, big books are "shelved" and circulate in large, plastic hanging bags for protection (rain and snow).

Juvenile big books have a call number beginning COL BigBk and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Who is the Beast, by Keith Baker, has a call number COL BigBk 001.

It is possible to search the library catalog for big books using subject, entering the search term Big Book, and limiting your search by location, choosing Columbus Center Circulating.

Part of the IRC Columbus circulating collection, Big Books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following big books have been added to the Columbus Center IRC Circulating Collection:

Big Books: Juvenile

Juvenile big books are part of the Columbus IRC circulating collection; both fiction and non-fiction titles are included. Due to their size, big books are "shelved" and circulate in large, plastic hanging bags for protection (rain and snow).

Juvenile big books have a call number beginning COL BigBk and are cataloged numerically by accession, the most recent entry to the collection having the highest number. For example, Who is the Beast, by Keith Baker, has a call number COL BigBk 001.

It is possible to search the library catalog for big books using subject, entering the search term Big Book, and limiting your search by location, choosing Columbus Center Circulating.

Part of the IRC Columbus circulating collection, Big Books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following big books have been added to the Columbus Center IRC Circulating Collection:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

LibGuide: AU Columbus Center IRC

Published this morning is the new AU Columbus Center IRC LibGuide. This information portal details resources available in the IRC circulating and reference collections and provides access to locating them on-line (via the AU library catalog) and in the AU Columbus Center.

Many library resources are available to off-campus students; on-line databases, electronic books, Inter-library Loan, and OhioLINK will support your educational endeavor at Ashland University. Take a few minutes and explore resources featured here and remember, the main campus library web site contains a wealth of information.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Ellison SureCut Dies

The following Ellison SureCut Die sets have been added to the Columbus IRC Collection. Users must bring their own construction paper to utilizes the resources.

A paper cutter is available in the IRC!


Holiday Set #2: 10 Dies
  • Turkey #3
  • Snowman #3
  • Pumpkin #2
  • Flower #4
  • Rabbit #8
  • Heart #4
  • Butterfly #4
  • Snowflake #4
  • Maple Leaf #2
  • Christmas Tree #3

Pet Set: 6 Dies

  • Dog, puppy #1
  • Iguana
  • Fish #3
  • Parakeet
  • Cat #3
  • Hamster

Celebrations: 6 Die Set

  • Gift & Ribbon
  • Confetti
  • Balloons #1
  • Party Noisemaker #2
  • Birthday Cake Slice
  • Party Hat

Block Alphabet, Number Set: 4 inch