The committee will be led by Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Dean Robert Jones. Library faculty will be represented by Beth Royall and Hilary Fredette, while Library staff will be represented by Thea Browne.

Four faculty members were chosen at-large. They are: Lisa Weihman, associate professor in english; Robert Tallaksen, professor and vice chair, radiology; Rebecca Chory, professor, communication studies; and Richard Turton, professor in chemical engineering.

Two students will also serve. They are Paul Garton, an undergraduate student in the Honors College, and Juan Mundel, a graduate student in journalism.

Dr. John Stealey, a member of the Library Visiting Committee and the Capital Campaign Committee, has also agreed to serve.

The West Virginia University Libraries include the Downtown Campus Library; the Charles C. Wise Jr. Library; the Evansdale Library; the Health Sciences Library, located in the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center; and the Law Library, located in the Law School. The WVU Libraries provide access to electronic resources 24 hours a day at www.libraries.wvu.edu.

The WVU Libraries’ onsite collections include more than 2.1 million books and 48,000 current journal subscriptions. WVU Libraries offer students electronic access to more than 246 networked databases, more than 300,000 eBooks, and more than 45,700 online electronic journals.

Myra N. Lowe has been serving as interim dean since January, following the retirement of Frances O’Brien.

Archives like the West Virginia & Regional History Collection exist not just for the use of history scholars doing “serious research,” but also for high school students working on History Day papers, families researching the ownership of their land, and individuals writing their family histories.

Nearly half of the several thousand visitors to the WVRHC each year fall into the latter categories. The WVRHC is open to the public, and admission is free.

To help us celebrate American Archives Month, we invite you to pay us a visit, explore our facility, and examine our current exhibit which marks the 150^th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. The display contains a wide range of items, including Stonewall Jackson’s writing set, the diaries of First Lieutenant (later Major) Fabricius A. Cather, and sheet music from the Civil War.

You can also visit us online at www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection to find out more about the materials we have available.

For seasoned visitors, we also have many new collections to share. Included among them are West Virginia land records from 1865-1896 (A&M 3833), records regarding Kirtanananda Bhaktipada Swami who founded the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna community near Moundsville (A&M 3830), and photograph albums of student life at West Virginia University, ca. 1895-1900 (A&M 5164).

Don’t forget that June 20, 2013, will be the 150^th anniversary of West Virginia’s admission to the Union. The WVRHC will unveil a special West Virginia Day Statehood Exhibit and host a speaker or two to celebrate the occasion. Check back in June for more information about our 150^th Statehood Anniversary events.

Tutors for most subjects are here on all five days, except:

Math tutors are on hand Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Geology: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Psychology: Monday and Wednesday.

Arabic: Monday and Thursday.

Spanish: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

The Downtown Campus Library is home to an Academic Resource Center, an initiative from the Office of Retention and Research in Student Affairs. For more information on Academic Research Centers, visit this website: http://retention.wvu.edu/academic_resource_centers

Banned Books Week is an annual event, sponsored by the American Library Association to draw attention to the problem of censorship. Each year hundreds of books are challenged by groups that want the books removed from schools and libraries. Books that have been challenged in the past include such classics as The Grapes of Wrath, Catch 22, and Lord of the Flies.

To learn more, visit the Downtown Campus Library to see an exhibit featuring some of the classic titles that have been targeted by would-be censors.