A.S.博士柯克·科纳特荣获图书代币奖

特洛伊大学英语系教授兼系主任 Kirk Curnutt 博士因其对特洛伊图书馆的支持而荣获大学图书代币奖。

Kirk Curnutt, a professor in the English Department at Troy University, has been awarded the University’s Book Token Award for his support of the TROY Libraries.

特洛伊大学英语系教授 Kirk Curnutt 因其对特洛伊图书馆的支持而被授予该大学图书代币奖。

The award, which is presented periodically to faculty who provide service to and support of Troy University Libraries, was given during a presentation on Wednesday at the Troy Campus Library. The award was last presented in 2018.

该奖项定期颁发给为特洛伊大学图书馆提供服务和支持的教师，并于周三在特洛伊校园图书馆举行的颁奖典礼上颁发。该奖项上次颁发是在 2018 年。

“Dr. Curnutt is an example of someone who is the epitome of what a university professor should be,” said Dr. Chris Shaffer, Dean of the Troy University Libraries. “He is a scholar who is an expert on Hemingway, but he also writes his own fiction. He is brilliant, but he also finds it easy to relate to students and colleagues. He has been a tremendous asset to the University Libraries throughout his career, partnering on grants and projects. He also recommends additions to our collection such as books and databases, and then gives students assignments that ensure that they are used. We are grateful to him for all his support over the years.”

“博士。科纳特是大学教授应有的缩影的典范，”特洛伊大学图书馆馆长克里斯·谢弗博士说。 “他是一位研究海明威的专家，但他也写自己的小说。他很聪明，但他也发现很容易与学生和同事相处。在他的整个职业生涯中，他一直是大学图书馆的巨大财富，在赠款和项目方面进行合作。他还建议对我们的馆藏进行补充，例如书籍和数据库，然后给学生布置作业以确保它们得到使用。我们感谢他多年来的支持。”

Curnutt, who has been a TROY faculty member since starting at the Montgomery Campus in 1993, and in 2016 relocated to the Troy Campus to oversee English offerings throughout the entire university system, said he was honored to be recognized as both a friend and colleague of the library.

Curnutt 自 1993 年在蒙哥马利校区开始担任特洛伊大学教员，并于 2016 年搬到特洛伊校区，负责监督整个大学系统的英语课程。图书馆。

“It was a nice acknowledgment of both thirty-plus years of scholarly work and pedagogical effort,” he said. “I usually try not to be noticed when I slip into the library but in this case, it was great to have people know who I am.”

“这是对三十多年来学术工作和教学努力的良好认可，”他说。 “当我溜进图书馆时，我通常会尽量不被注意到，但在这种情况下，让人们知道我是谁真是太好了。”

He said that when he first began teaching at the TROY Montgomery Campus, it was before the internet and academics would spend entire days in the library. He was nervous about being able to do his research because of the then-modest library, but the staff went above and beyond to help him.

他说，当他第一次开始在特洛伊蒙哥马利校区教书时，当时还没有互联网，学者们还整天泡在图书馆里。由于当时的图书馆简陋，他对能否进行研究感到紧张，但工作人员竭尽全力为他提供帮助。

“I was fortunate to meet a staff devoted to helping faculty and students in any way they could,” he said. “For me that meant tons and tons of interlibrary loans, and of books not easy to find. A couple of years ago I needed a book that was held in exactly one library in South Carolina, and they initially didn’t want to lend it. It was Kelly Reeves who convinced them I wouldn’t tear the book up, I even had to wear white gloves to open it.”

他说：“我很幸运遇到了一位致力于尽其所能帮助教师和学生的工作人员。” “对我来说，这意味着大量的馆际互借，以及不容易找到的书籍。几年前，我需要一本在南卡罗来纳州的一个图书馆里藏着的书，他们最初不想借给我。是凯莉·里夫斯说服了他们我不会撕掉这本书，我什至必须戴上白手套才能打开它。”

Curnutt continues to see the library as a partnership in his work.

科纳特继续将图书馆视为他工作中的合作伙伴。

“As databases have become the norm, I’ve made suggestions that I thought students would find useful. More and more of us faculty have also had to accept that students don’t visit the library as a physical space much anymore, so we really press on them the need to use databases like Jstor, MLA, and newspapers.com. Students sometimes go wide-eyed when they realize how much information is at their fingertips, that’s the exciting part, seeing students discover access to knowledge.”

“随着数据库已成为常态，我提出了一些我认为学生会觉得有用的建议。我们越来越多的教师也不得不接受这样的事实：学生不再将图书馆作为物理空间来访问，因此我们确实敦促他们需要使用 Jstor、MLA 和 Newspapers.com 等数据库。当学生意识到有多少信息触手可及时，他们有时会睁大眼睛，这是令人兴奋的部分，看到学生发现获取知识的途径。”