Carlson Library Roofing Project & Odor

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Thank you so much for your patience with the roofing project at Carlson Library this Fall semester. These roof repairs were necessary to ensure the safety of our building’s users and our collections. We know that the project with its associated smells and noise has disrupted your full enjoyment of the libraries as you study and work here. The odor, while unpleasant, is not hazardous or harmful; however, some people are more sensitive to it than others. The good news is that the project is anticipated being completed by Thanksgiving, giving you a more pleasant environment to study for finals and finish your end-of-term assignments.

More information about the project is available in this article from the Independent Collegian.

Thank you for your understanding!

Film Screenings on Global Citizenship & Sustainability

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Join us for two film screenings as part of International Education Week with a focus on global citizenship and sustainability.

Monday, November 15
7 p.m.  Carlson Library Room 2000

An Inconvenient Truth, the popular 2006 film about former United States Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show will be screened, followed by a discussion with Dr. Timothy Fischer, chair of the Environmental Sciences Dept.

Wednesday, November 17
4 p.m. Carlson Library Room 2000

Iron Ladies of Liberia, The intimate documentary that goes behind the scenes with Africa’s first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, will be shown. The film explores the challenges facing the new president and the extraordinary women surrounding her as they develop and implement policy to rebuild their ravaged country and prevent a descent back into civil war.

See this flier for other International Education Week events.

Using OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan: Faculty/Staff Workshop

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Faculty & staff are invited to join us for the third of our Connection Sessions this semester: Using OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan.   This 30 minute session will help you request items from other libraries in the state, across the country or around the world.   The session will be taught by faculty in the College of University Libraries and Academic Support.  Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack!

Using OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan

  • Wednesday, November 3, 2010– Carlson Library, room 1009, 12-12:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 4, 2010– Mulford Library, room 420, 12-12:30 p.m.

No reservation necessary, just stop in!

Welloween Health Fair this Friday, 10/29!

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Visit the University  Libraries table at the Welloween health fair to be held this Friday, 10/29, from 11:30am-1:30pm in the Student Rec Center on Main Campus.  At our table, you’ll learn about information resources for your health, and how to access articles and books on health-related topics.

Welloween is a free event open to students, faculty and staff, and their families.  The event features several  educational and interactive tables from a variety of campus departments and community organizations, as well as health screenings and more.  Not only will you be able to pick up fun freebies as you visit the different tables, but you can enter to win grand prizes.   We hope to see you there!

StatRef! has a new mobile interface

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Get access to major medical titles on the go… StatRef! has introduced a new interface optimized for your mobile device.   StatRef! includes major health titles such as

  • Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)
  • AHFS Drug Information
  • ACP PIER
  • Family Medicine Principles and Practices

Now you can get them on your web enabled device.  Use this web address while you’re on the UT wireless network:

http://online.statref.com/mobile/?grpalias=MCofO

(iPhone users: http://online.statref.com/mobile/)

Once you connect, you’ll be directed to the StatRef! site based on what capabilities your device supports.  For more information, see this FAQ.

UT Libraries are on Facebook & Twitter

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The UT Libraries have been on Facebook for quite a while now, but we’ve recently added Twitter to the social network sites we’re on.  By Like-ing us on Facebook or following us on Twitter, you can be kept up to date with the latest news about new services from the libraries, events at your library, or interesting things from around the web that our librarians find.  Best of all, you can create a connection with the libraries you use.

All of our Twitter and Facebook accounts can be found on our social media page on the website, or use these links for individual libraries:

Twitter:

Facebook:

Accessing Full-Text Articles: Faculty/Staff Workshop

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Faculty & staff are invited to join us for the second of our Connection Sessions this semester: Accessing Full Text Articles.   This 30 minute session will help you download articles from library research databases and online journal collections with the click of your mouse!  The session will be by taught by faculty in the College of University Libraries and Academic Support.  Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack!

Accessing Full-Text Articles

  • Wednesday, October 6, 2010– Carlson Library, room 1009, 12-12:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 7, 2010– Mulford Library, room 420, 12-12:30 p.m.

No reservation necessary, just stop in!

UT Banned Books Week Vigil

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Please join the UT Department of Communication for their 13th Annual Banned Books Week Vigil this Thursday, September 30th in Room 2030 Sullivan Hall.  This will be an all day event.  Speakers from UT and the community include:

Marcia Suter, David Tucker, Tom Barden, Paul Many, Michael Miller, Glenn Sheldon, Renee Herberle, Carter Wilson, Larry Wilcox, Ben Pryor, UT President Lloyd Jacobs, Hasan Dudar and Jason Mack, Elaine Reeves, Sharon Barnes, Warren Woodbury, Risa Beth Cohen.

Snacks and coffee will be available all day, finger food at 11:30 a.m. and pizza at 4 p.m.

More details available at:  http://tinyurl.com/utbbw2010

Make your research skills pay: QuizWhiz from LexisNexis

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If you can answer the questions in this online quiz, you can earn points that can be redeemed for gift certificates to Starbucks, Papa John’s, Target, or Amazon.   New questions come out twice a week, and each multiple choice question has a point value based on difficulty.   This contest is open to students only (sorry faculty & staff!) at institutions like UT that subscribe to Lexis Nexis databases.  See the official rules for details.  Contest runs through November 15th.

The UT Libraries subscribe to:

LexisNexis Academic for information from newspapers, business and legal publication.

LexisNexis Congressional for information on the U.S. Congress activities and legislation.

Designing Effective Library Assignments: Drop in workshop

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Faculty & staff are invited to join us for the first of our Connection Sessions this semester: Designing Effective Library Assignments.   This 30 minute session will help you create meaningful and interesting assignments using any of the resources provided by your libraries, and is taught by taught by faculty in the College of University Libraries and Academic Support.  Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack!

Designing Effective Library Assignments

  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010– Carlson Library, room 1009, 12-12:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 2, 2010– Mulford Library, room 420, 12-12:30 p.m.

No reservation necessary, just stop in!