That's a Shocker!

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Join the friendly members of the Wichita State University Libraries faculty and staff for this informative and entertaining podcast!

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  1. Episode 5: Genres

    16.12.2021

    Episode 5: Genres

    For the final episode of 2021, the That's a Shocker cast is joined by Sara Dixon of the Wichita Public Library to talk different literary genres - including a few that deserve a deep dive!

    50 мин.
  2. Episode 4: SPOOKtober

    28.10.2021

    Episode 4: SPOOKtober

    It's October, and that means it's spooky season! Join the faculty and staff of the University Libraries on a journey through research into the horror genre, a story about a book that just might be haunted, and some Halloween-worthy materials in Special Collections.  Links:  Women in Horror: A Film Index https://womeninhorrorfilmindexblog.wordpress.com/  Tinterow Collection of Mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, and Hypnotism https://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll174/search  International Games Week event https://wichita.libcal.com/event/8482267 Lightboard Studio booking (room 224) https://wichita.libcal.com/spaces

    47 мин.
  3. Episode 3: Library of Things

    01.10.2021

    Episode 3: Library of Things

    Our latest episode is about the “Library of Things” phenomenon! Join Clint and Ginger as they talk about what Libraries of Things are and what kinds of things you might find in a library. Stick around for some specific things you can look at or borrow from the University Libraries with Sara and Jessica. Spoiler alert: we have a CANNON. (No, it doesn’t circulate.) We have a lot more than is mentioned, even hammocks, so check out the links below.  Reserve items available from Circulation https://libraries.wichita.edu/c.php?g=120097&p=782937 Things at Wichita Public Libraries https://wichitalibrary.org/things What other things do you want the University Libraries to loan? Let us know! librarystaff@wichita.edu References https://www.jstor.org/stable/26380951 https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2013/12/03/toy-libraries-a-place-to-play/

    13 мин.

  4. 21.04.2021

    Episode 2: Unidentified Flying Objects

    Join Ginger, Clint, Jessica, and Sara for an "extra-terrestrial" episode of That's A Shocker! Stick around for an interview with Wichita State's Kerry Majher, Program Coordinator for NASA in Kansas. Listen until the end for Libraries news and events. Links: John Dean Collection - https://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll216  NASA collection with the logbook - http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/87-08/87-8-A.HTML Trying out SmartSearch is as easy as stopping by our website and using the main search box! https://libraries.wichita.edu/home You’ll find our event calendar and social media links there, too. UFO Encyclopedia - http://proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/title/ogiufo?institutionId=6025&tab=contents NASA in Kansas - https://nasainkansas.org/ Bronze Propeller Competition - https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/aerospace/The_Bronze_Propeller.php News articles via NewsBank: Via Manchester Evening News (and others):  One of the most recent news report on UFO sightings this year (April 14) - Pictures of 'UFOs' over US warships are real and taken by Navy, Pentagon confirms - Photos, Manchester Evening News: Web Edition Articles (England), April 13, 2021 (newsbank.com) Via Denver Post: Numbers of UFO sightings in 2020 - UFO reports surge during pandemic, Denver Post, The (CO), April 10, 2021, p12A (newsbank.com) Via CBS 17 – iPhone photos in broad daylight taken in 2019 by military personnel: Mystery Objects Remain Unidentified | CBS 17 Library event calendar at https://wichita.libcal.com/calendar/events Music: “On the Rocks” by Peter “Jazdout” Weis

    43 мин.

  5. 23.03.2021

    Episode 1: A look back at the University Libraries

    Join Ginger, Clint, Jessica, and Sara for the inaugural episode of That's A Shocker! Jessica and Sara go in-depth on the history of the University Libraries, including something you may not have known about Morison Hall's past! Listen until the end for Libraries news and events. Links: Transcript: https://wichitaedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/w584k455_wichita_edu/ET4IL0BrYkdFnvjqeH8uNOsBIFj5Ml8bQmOh9KSlcEHILg?e=lzHW7A Wichita State University Buildings digital collection: https://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll171  History of the Wichita State University Libraries digital collection: https://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15942coll168 Parnassus yearbook digital collection: https://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/12066 For information on the Edible Book Festival and to enter your own creation, visit https://libraries.wichita.edu/ediblebookfestival All about the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award: https://libraries.wichita.edu/undergraduate_research_award Find our library event calendar at https://wichita.libcal.com/calendar/events

    22 мин.
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