Category Archives: around the library

Library service quality survey continues

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Barbara

If you receive an email about the LibQUAL+ survey, and you have not already completed it, please take a few minutes to do so! Many (not all) of you, are getting an email asking you to take the survey. LibQUAL … Continue reading →

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Pardon the 1st-floor dust & noise

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Barbara

You may notice for the next week or week and a half that there is some work being done on the Library’s first floor (the periodicals, media center, & compact shelving floor). One of the sets of restrooms on that … Continue reading →

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LibQUAL Survey: Help the Library Serve You Better

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Barbara

Many of you will be receiving an email asking you to complete the LibQUAL+ survey. This survey, developed by the Association of Research Libraries, is used by many libraries nationally to measure library users’ perceptions of the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Invest Now, Relax Later!

Posted on February 21, 2008 by kyle

6 March 2008 – 4 PM BI Lab (room 2211 in the University Library) Financial markets – they’re like roller coasters – rocketing up, plunging down, leveling out and any variation in between. For those involved, it can be a … Continue reading →

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Thinking about study abroad?

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Barbara

If you are looking into study abroad, there are resources in your University Library that can help, providing information about travel, customs and etiquette, social conditions, etc., in other countries. For example, search the Library Catalog for books. A “keyword” … Continue reading →

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Harvard opts in to publishing completed papers free online

Posted on February 18, 2008 by huangj

Harvard University’s arts and sciences faculty approved a plan on Tuesday that will post finished academic papers online free, unless scholars specifically decide to opt out of the open-access program, leading an important movement that academics are taking back control … Continue reading →

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The Resource (Library newsletter)-Spring 2008

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Barbara

In this issue of the Library’s newsletter, The Resource – Spring 2008: Assess That: Continuous Improvement Through Assessment (featuring the upcoming user survey LibQUAL+, the information literacy test iSkills, and collection analysis efforts) Picture Perfect Finish! What’s Up Doc? Just … Continue reading →

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Library Helps Reduce Global Warming

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Carol

You may have noticed something you took for granted before. Custodians used to clean the Library after hours, but now they’re here during the day and evening, tidying up after us. So how do the custodial shift changes help reduce global warming? The University … Continue reading →

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Library: Get a Fast Intro

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Barbara

OK , you’re a transfer student, a returning student, a student who never set foot in a library before (!), a new faculty, etc. Now you need to do research, use the library databases, and you’ve got some questions… Come … Continue reading →

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Library Closing at 10pm Wed 2/6/08

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Barbara

The University Library will close at 10 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 6, 2008 due to the weather conditions. Databases for articles, full-text legal research, etc.; ebooks; and the Library Catalog continue to be available during the evening The Ask a … Continue reading →

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