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Troy’s library expands offerings, opens up study areas

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( Photo / Suraj Thapa Magar ) Rory Johnson Staff Writer Troy University’s library has had some recent updates this semester, which will help benefit all students. The library was able to collect new databases, such as Groove Music Online and Social Work Reference Center, through stimulus funds Troy University had available. One benefit of the new opportunities for students is the new databases are permanent, not subscription-based. Troy University only has to worry about maintenance fees, which aren’t as costly. The databases should also help reduction in textbook-related costs…

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Resources offered to students

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Bishal Niroula Staff Writer Troy University offers several helpful resources that not all students may know about. Many of these services are free.  The library, Eldridge Hall and John M. Long School of Music are a few places on campus that offer helpful resources to aid in students’ success. “The library provides access to many online academic databases that people aren’t aware of,” said Rachel Hooper, an assistant professor who is head of reference in the library. Students can log on to trojan.troy.edu/library to access hundreds of academic databases, including…

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Studying in groups vs. studying alone

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Lirona Joshi Staff Writer With only two weeks of classes remaining for the semester, students are putting everything into giving that one final push to save their grades. As deadlines for research papers and the pressure of exams loom over them, students look to get the most of out the little time they have left: to either cram the course or maybe just get a little extra credit for their class, And in this last-ditch effort, study groups seem to serve as a viable and an effective option for many.…

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Faculty take charge toward lowering textbook prices

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Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Bret Woods, an assistant professor of ethnomusicology, has used the library’s course reserve to provide textbook references for all his classes ever since he started teaching at Troy in 2012. When a textbook is put in reserve at the library, students can check it out for two hours to do their assignments. “I want to allow all students in my classes to have an equal platform for accessing the information in their reading assignments,” Woods said. “I don’t think that financial resources should play a role…

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Library installs coffee machine

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor With over 20,000 views and 218 shares on Facebook, the recently installed coffee vending machine in the Troy University campus library is a hot topic. “I guess the coffee machine is the biggest thing we have ever done apparently,” said Chris Shaffer, dean of library services. In comparison, roughly 7,300 people viewed the page announcing the installation of the exercise bicycles in the library, which allow students to both workout and study simultaneously. “Obviously there was a perceived need (for a coffee machine) as far as…

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