Due to inclement weather, all classes are canceled and the UConn Stamford Campus will be CLOSED today, Wednesday, February 10, 2010.

http://stamford.uconn.edu

The UConn Libraries now has available 50 documentary films in the humanities from FMG. http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/databases/1612
Faculty can access the FMG title directly or choose to have the links put in the Library Resources tool (HuskyCT) so students will see all library resources in one place.

This month, Rohrbach Library is dedicating its Voices and Choices Center to a celebration of Black History Month. From now until the end of February, there will be a different event each week to commemorate this month.

On Thursday, February 11, from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. come listen to Frank Gilyard speak about the history of the Underground Railroad in Berks County. Gilyard is a local historian and president of the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum (CPAAM).  CPAAM is located in the Old Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church on North 10^th Street in Reading. Gilyard will talk about the museum, about the Underground Railroad, and about the 177 years of African American history in Berks that he’s been studying.

The following week, on Thursday, February 18 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., local artist Ed Terrell will speak about African Art. This will be followed by a reception and question and answer session from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Terrell is a painter who was born in Philadelphia but grew up in Reading. He currently works in the ACOR Gallery in Reading’s Goggleworks.

The last Thursday of the month, February 25, brings two special events. First, from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m, listen to Dr. Ellesia Blaque, KU English professor, speak about African American writer Maria Stewart’s role in abolition in and feminism. Dr. Blaque’s area of expertise is in Africana and ethnic literatures. In addition to teaching, she runs her own website (http://www.ellesiablaque.com/) and her own publishing company, banned Books & Company, in Sinking Spring.

In addition to Dr. Blaque’s presentation, join us for a viewing of the short film “Out of Obscurity.” This film details an anti-discrimination sit in in Alexandria, Va., in 1939. The event took place when a small group of African American men went to a public library and asked for library cards. When they were denied based on their race, the men sat down at a table and began to read. These men were soon arrested. A discussion will follow the movie. There is no time or location set to view this movie yet, so listen for updates.

With the exception of the movie, all of these events take place in the library’s Voices and Choices Center; this is on the second floor. We hope you can join us as we celebrate Black History Month and honor an important part of our nation’s history.

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Ok- I know I could go on and on and on about our new website.

So, I will.

One of the coolest features (in my humble opinion), is the “I Want To…” tab.  You can do anything from viewing the catalog to requesting a book from Inter Library Loan.  But my absolute favorite, favorite part of the “I Want To…” tab is when you click on “Find A Good Book.”  This tab links you to several outside resources to assist in your search for your next favorite tome.   When you click on the “Find A Good Book” tab, here is what you will find:

The library will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10. 

The library is trying to keep the walkways and parking areas salted and as clear as possible. But please take extra care when walking.

Jitterbugs Music and Movement, due to begin February 10th, has been moved up a week. New dates are Wednesdays Feb.17-March 24 from 11-11:30 am.

STOP IN TODAY TO CHECKOUT SOME SNOWDAY ENTERTAINMENT!

From Ebrary, “ebrary will be performing site maintenance for two hours starting at 10:00 AM US Pacific Standard Time (UTC – on Saturday February 06, 2010. While we will attempt to minimize user impact, the ebrary service may be unavailable at times during this period.”

I used to think the answer to this question was simple – a primary source is something written or created during the actual time of something being studied by someone with direct knowledge of the events. Turns out that is not really the best definition partly because it depends more on how something is used rather than how it was created that makes it a primary source. Rather than try to explain this myself, I’ll leave it up to Yale University.

All About Primary Sources

The Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter invites its New York friends and neighbors to attend its 2010 Spring Conference. Registration is now open!

Visit the conference website for program and registration information.

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Embracing Our Electronic World: Challenges and Promises for Academic Libraries

Friday, May 14, 2010 @ College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

Spend a day discussing the impact of our shifting information landscape, the evolving roles of academic libraries and librarians in a networked world, and the opportunities for innovation that come with rapid change. The conference will feature speaker, Lisa Hinchliffe (Vice-President/President-elect of ACRL), presentations sponsored by our ACRL/NEC Special Interest Groups, and will offer opportunities to network with your colleagues and discuss the latest library products and services with our sponsoring vendors.

We’ve heard worries from a number of patrons lately about how fast cars zip down Mountain Boulevard outside the library. Please remember the nearby school, library and neighbors — and all the associated free-range kids — and obey the posted speed limits, don’t make u-turns over the double-yellow line, etc. And if you’re on foot make sure you look around carefully, especially when parking across the street from the library.

MSIC has identified this street as one of their pedestrian safety focus areas, and OPD is aware of the problem and has been stepping up enforcement when they can.

If you have further concerns about traffic safety near the library, please contact MSIC or the OPD’s Neighborhood Services Coordinator (NSC) for Beat 13Z, Jacqueline Long, at 238-7750/615-5912 or jlong@oaklandnet.com.

OPL is conducting an online patron survey to gather public opinion on branch schedules. Click on over to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SK87GV2 to make your voice heard.

OPL says: “In the current budget situation, increasing branch hours is not an option. Branches must remain open five days a week only. Currently, all branches are open Tuesday through Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday. The Library hopes to assess whether some branches can better serve the community by changing schedules without increasing the hours of operation.”

The Humanities & Social Sciences Library is now open until 12:45 am every night.

24 hour access will begin on March 29. (All of the libraries’ hours are posted online.)

If you haven’t checked it out yet, take a trip to www.lmpl.org and see our brand-new website.  Judy Poe, our Technical Processing manager and webpage designer spent hours researching other websites in order to ensure ours was the most user-friendly, informative site out there.

Here are some of the amazing things Judy has added to our new site (click on any of the following items to see them for yourself!):

• patrons  can search for books to borrow from other Colorado libraries
• several links have been provided to help patrons find a good book
• view our library calendar and get information about upcoming events
• calculate how valuable the library is to you

And there is so much more!  Aside from many of the new “bells and whistles,” the website will still have what our users have already been using, such as;

• check the cataloge
• see when we’re open
• access personal accounts
• browse our list of unique items available for checkout
• link to our Facebook fan page, Blog, and Twitter account

So, if you haven’t had the opportunity to see it yet, make sure you go to www.lmpl.org and see just how remarkable our website is!

Buck County Community College is a 3 campus institution like Erie Community College.  BCCC’s library was cited for its commitment to assessment, collaboration and development efforts.  Read the article here

Congratulations to Bucks County Community College Library!

Our latest selection of new titles for the Business collection is now available:

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