Network maintenance on Thursday and Friday of Fall Break '19

The library's website and online databases may be unavailable on Thursday, Oct. 17th and Friday, Oct. 18th. From SWOSU ITS Director Karen Klein: 

This Thursday and Friday, while the campus is closed for Fall Break, ITS will be performing maintenance to our network system. Work will be performed over the two-day period throughout both days. There will be service disruptions which will affect email, PX, Colleague UI, Self Service, phones, web site -- including Single Sign On and access to any applications there -- as well as any other services where network connectivity is required. While we will try to minimize the disruption, there will be outages so please be aware if you try to access any of these systems, you may experience service disruptions or no connectivity at all.

Thank you, and have a wonderful Fall Break!

Karen Klein
Director, Information Technology Services

Honey Bees

Honey bees and beekeeping have sparked considerable interest for years, but have recently gained renewed popularity among those individuals who want to have beehives in their backyards.  People take up beekeeping as a hobby for a variety of reasons, such as the pleasure of harvesting and eating the honey, an increased interest in eating foods high in antioxidants, a fascination with the social characteristics of bees, and as a means of adding to their income with profits from honey sales. 

Honey bees help plants grow by serving as important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. Bees transfer pollen between the male and female parts, allowing plants to grow seeds and fruit.  In the wild, bees build their own hives, usually in a hollow tree trunk or another sheltered place.   However, a backyard beekeeper will need to provide a beehive and do some work to maintain the bee colony and easily harvest the honey.

To learn more about bees, pollen, and beekeeping, come to the Al Harris Library and check out some of the books that we now have on display until the end of October.