OhioLINK will be doing some work on their computer systems tonight that may affect your ability to access OhioLINK-related services such as the OhioLINK Library Catalog (including requesting books from other libraries) and access to databases and electronic journals. The work is supposed to be done between 8 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. We apologize in advance for any loss of access during this time.
New offering: Playaway audio books
New from the Toledo-Lucas County Library – the next generation of audiobooks.
Playaways offer high definition audio in a pre-loaded all-in-one format. That’s right – you don’t need a separate player to listen to the latest best sellers, just provide your own headphones. They’re simple to use, so start today and check out one of the new titles:
Looking for other audiobooks? The Trial & the Death of Socrates, Beowulf, The Aeneid, Freakonomics, or even Andrew Weil’s Eating Well for Optimum Health (and many more!) can be found by seaching audiobooks as a Subject in the UT online catalog.
New Arrivals from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Check out the new books from TLCPL. These popular fiction and non-fiction titles are located near the Circulation Desk in Carlson Library and are available to check out using your Rocket ID Card. A full list of books is available in our catalog, or you can browse the shelves by author’s last name. Bestsellers, popular authors and much more are among these new items, including:
Also coming soon… Playaways (self-contained audiobooks)!
9/11 books to open up through September
To honor the memory of those affected by 9/11 and to keep the conversation alive, Ebrary is opening up for free-access viewing a small collection of 15 e-books on various aspects of 9/11. These books will be viewable throughout the month of September.
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Books you can read online IN FULL include those that look at how religion has been viewed differently since 9/11, writings that recount personal experiences of that fateful day, and texts on the continued effects on our liberties, the media, and legislation. These books have been published by a variety of academic presses over the last ten years. Please “check one out” today before they’re gone.
In addition to these electronic resources, the UT Libraries have many print resources on the September 11 Terrorist Attacks and the War on Terrorism. Click on the links to browse our library catalog.
Carlson welcomes New Faculty
New UT faculty began their New Faculty Orientation on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Carlson Library. The UT librarians welcomed the new faculty with a brief overview of library services and a tour of Carlson. Please contact Thomas A. Atwood 530-2833 for information regarding Information Literacy support and Laura Kinner 530-8532 for information regarding UT Libraries services and support.
Welcome!
Carlson 5th Floor re-opens as Quiet Study Space
The 5th floor of Carlson Library will re-open on Monday, August 22, as a quiet study area after being closed for the summer for renovations in the Canaday Center’s vault. Some work continues on the floor, which may be disruptive. Some collections of the Ward M. Canaday Center may continue to be inaccessible. Patrons wishing to use Canaday Center materials are advised to request these in advance to allow staff time to locate the materials.
University Archives remains unable to accept transfers of university records from campus offices until further notice.
Carlson Library Bound Journal Duplicates
During the moving of the older bound journals, numerous titles were identified as duplicate copies, that is, journals that are already at the Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository and journals available electronically from the UT Libraries catalog.
These duplicate journals were removed from the shelves, withdrawn from our catalog, and placed on separate shelving on the 3rd floor at the end of the Government Documents. Please note that signs are posted identifying the items.
We are inviting departments and faculty to review these duplicate journals. If you are interested in any of the journal volumes on the list for your personal or departmental collection, please take the item(s) from the 3rd floor to the circulation desk.
These volumes will be available for your perusal and removal until Thursday, September 15th. Any remaining items will be removed. Items will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Latest issue of the Libraries’ Newsletter is published
After a brief hiatus, the University Libraries’ newsletter, Collections & Connections, is back with a new issue. Check out the Summer 2011 issue for the latest on what’s been happening in the University Libraries. Back issues are also available.
Carlson Movies on the Move! (Our CDs, too!)
We’ve recently relocated our multimedia collections at Carlson Library from the third floor down to the Circulation Desk on the first floor. We have over 4,500 videos on DVD and VHS and 2,500 music CDs in our collection, and they’re available to be checked out for a week at a time: FREE!
You can browse our complete list of movies (by title) or CDs (by composer/artist), or find out more about searching our collection by genre and other ways in our Finding Videos and Finding Music LibGuides.
Canaday Center Service Interruptions
Effective May 23, 2011 and until further notice, the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections is open to researchers by appointment only due to renovations that are underway. Some collections may be inaccessible during this time. Telephone and email reference assistance may also not be possible. The Center’s offices may be closed periodically as well during this time.
The exhibit “Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry that Shaped the City” remains open, but visitors are encouraged to call ahead to make certain that it is accessible. Please call 419-530-4480 to check on open hours.
At this time, University Archives is unable to accept the transfer of any records from university offices. Please call the university archivist at 419-530-2170 to schedule a future date for record transfers.
We apologize for the inconvenience.