New JSTOR Arts & Sciences Databases
JSTOR was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing “trusted digital archives for scholarship.” Axe Library has had the JSTOR Arts & Sciences I database for several years now. The Library has...
View ArticleReference USA Webinar
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18thTime: 3:00 p.m. Location: Axe Library Computer ClassroomDo you need to verify names and addresses? Do you ever have a need for a customized list of names and addresses for a...
View ArticleAxe Library now offers Document Delivery
The Axe Library will now offer a Document Delivery service to the PSU community using the Interlibrary Loan "ILLiad" system. This system will allow patrons to request journal articles owned by the Axe...
View ArticleJohn Edgar Tidwell presents the “Gordon Parks’ Learning Tree Experience”
“Gordon Parks’ Learning Tree Experience”To be presented by:John Edgar Tidwell, PhDProfessor of English, KUThursday, February 19, 2009, 4PMCrimson & Gold Ballroom, Overman Student Center,...
View ArticleAxe Digital Provides Online Access to Two Major Collections
Axe Library is digitizing many of its leading photograph and manuscript collections to form the Axe Library Digital Collections. At present there are two collections available for public view. The Ira...
View ArticleNew Economics Journals For 2009
Axe Library has for several years subscribed to the Journal of Economic Literature and American Economic Review, both published by the American Economic Association. Axe Library strives to subscribe to...
View ArticleIM comes to the Reference Desk at Axe Library
This semester the Axe librarians are experimenting with a new way to talk to their users: instant messaging via an embedded chat widget on the Library's homepage and help pages.People with questions...
View ArticlePress Release: Go Local Kansas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Amy RitterskampDykes LibraryThe University of Kansas Medical CenterPhone: (913) 588-7168Fax: (913) 588-8675aritterskamp@kumc.eduNew website makes it easier to find health...
View ArticleFriends of Axe Library Wins Internationalization Grant
The International Academic Affairs Committee has awarded an internationalization grant to the Friends of the Leonard H. Axe Library. The purpose of the grant is to purchase films in French, Spanish and...
View ArticleNow Available: American History in Video
History buffs, scholars, students or anyone interested in American history and life now have available over 1200 videos available covering the 16th century to the 20th century. This new collection,...
View ArticleNew Online Journals in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Axe Library is continually striving to expand its offerings in online journals to support the research and information needs of the Pittsburg State University community. The Library is now providing...
View Article12th Annual DeGruson Lecture features the music of Carson Robison
Mr. John Kendrick, Lecturer, Musician, Scholar and Recent Graduate of PSU With a Masters in Communication; and Mr. Alva McNeely, Talented Singer and Player of the Fiddle, Mandolin and Guitar, Will...
View ArticleOnline Database Tutorials in YouTube
Axe Library is proud to announce the creation of two online tutorials to be used by students, faculty, staff, and the general public in order to learn more about databases. Links to them may also be...
View ArticleThree from Osage Street
Three poets from Girard, Kansas look back to their childhoods, bringing them to life in a volume about growing up in 1950s Southeast KansasOn October 1st we are very proud to present a reading by three...
View ArticleStudents Asked – AXE Responded!
Last Wednesday evening, 9/20/2009, the reference desk was inundated with request for the ‘Methods of Research Manual’. This manual was developed for a particular class and very few copies remained...
View ArticleAxe Adds New Academic Database
Oxford University Press handbooks in the areas of Business and Management, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion are now available on-line through Axe Library. More than 65 titles containing...
View ArticleAxe Library Welcomes Alumni
Welcome to PSU Alumni, especially this year’s featured group, PSU Marching Band Alumni. Axe Library is the University’s third library, opening in 1979. The first library was in Russ Hall (1903-1927)....
View ArticleAxe Library Proudly Announces Its 26th Annual Faculty Author Reception
This reception, which Axe Library has held since 1984, is designed to honor the faculty members who have published books, chapters in books, journal articles and other publications during the previous...
View ArticleNursing Journal Changes Title
The popular nursing journal, RN, has changed title to Healthcare Traveler beginning with the October 2009 issue. The journal is indexed, and full text is available, in CINAHL Plus with Full Text...
View Article"Axe" Library's 30th Anniversary to be Celebrated
On November 18, Axe Library will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Although Pittsburg State University has had a library since its birth in 1903 as the Manual Training Normal School, it did not have a...
View ArticleAxe Library Holiday Schedule
Even though Pittsburg State University offices will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s, Axe Library will be open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of that week, December 28-30.During the...
View ArticleTax Time!
This year there is a strong emphasis at the state and federal levels for e-filing. Some paper IRS forms are available on the third floor. No photo copied forms should be used, as this will slow down...
View ArticleAxe Welcomes New Dean
The Axe Library would like to welcome the new Dean of Library Services, Dr. David P. Bunnell. Dr. Bunnell had been the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research for Griffin Technical College...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month
March is National Women’s History Month. Axe Library is celebrating Women’s History Month by creating a display about Amelia Earhart and the influence she has had on aviation and on women. Amelia...
View ArticleOpen Access Journals from the Royal Society of Chemistry
Axe Library is now providing access to open access journals from the Royal Society of Chemistry with access up to about 2 years ago for most titles. The journals are all indexed by databases such as...
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