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Learning Commons Learning Commons AnnouncementsAnnouncements
Week of Week of December 1stDecember 1st
““Nobody ever graduated from a library.Nobody ever graduated from a library. Nobody ever graduated without one.”Nobody ever graduated without one.”
Stairwell Mural in Du Bois
The Library The Library will will again be open again be open 24/724/7 for Final for Final ExamsExamsContinuously from … Continuously from …
11:00 A.M. Sunday, December 711:00 A.M. Sunday, December 7thth
toto 9:00 P.M. Friday, December 199:00 P.M. Friday, December 19thth
Looking for a place to study during FINALS?Looking for a place to study during FINALS?
&&Saturday December 20Saturday December 20thth from 7:00 A.M from 7:00 A.M
to 4:00 P.Mto 4:00 P.M..
Need research or reference assistance? Our librarians offer satellite hours at various locations :
Afro-American Studies Isabel EspinalWed 10:30 am – 12 noon
307 New Africa House
Isenberg School of Management Mike DavisTues 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
213 ISOM
Landscape Arch. & Regional Planning
Madeleine CharneyWed 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lounge, Hills North
Physical and Bio Sciences General Questions
Maxine SchmidtWed 10:00 am – 12:00 noonBlue Wall, Campus Center
Social Sciences General Questions
Steve McGinty, Barbara MorganWed & Thurs11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Café, Thompson Hall
Too many databases? Not sure where to start?
Don’t be overwhelmed—use a Research Guide!
A team of 18 librarians has created over 80 new subject research guides for various topics. These are designed to be convenient and relevant to students and faculty doing research, and can be embedded in SPARK. You can find them at http://www.library.umass.edu/subject or just use the link on the homepage.
Are you an undergraduate? Are you great at using primary sources?
Enter your work for the
Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award
Your paper or project could win you $750!
To find out submission criteria, deadlines, or to apply, visit http://ncane.com/m2m
or call Danielle Kovacs at 413-545-2784 or [email protected]
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and The Department of Special Collections and University Archives
For more information, contact Rachel Lewellen, Assessment Librarian at 545-3343 or [email protected].
The UMass Amherst Libraries is conducting a brief survey to assess how electronic resources are used. The survey will run during randomly selected times from now until August 2009.
During the survey, users will be required to answer 5 short questions before accessing the electronic resources. This information will help us better understand how our resources support research, teaching, and coursework.
Exhibit: “UMass Football Memories”Exhibit: “UMass Football Memories”
Learning Commons, Lower Level, Du Bois Library, through Dec.19Learning Commons, Lower Level, Du Bois Library, through Dec.19
Photographs, brochures, artifacts, and other football related materials Photographs, brochures, artifacts, and other football related materials from the Special Collections & University Archives Department.from the Special Collections & University Archives Department.
Study Abroad Advising at
The Link
Mondays, 2:00-4:00 p.m.Tuesdays, 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m.Brought to you by the International Programs Office, 545-2710,
www.ipo.umass.edu, [email protected]
• Heavy Duty Headphones • TI-83 Graphing Calculators• USB Floppy Drives
Now Circulating from the LC Desk:
Available for use on 2 hour loan with a UCard
Check the availability of OIT computerstations in the Learning Commons and the Computer Classrooms:
http://classrooms-av.oit.umass.edu/view.php
Be sure to check the classroom hours and scheduled classes at the site before going to a classroom!
Park in the Campus Garage nearby:
• The first hour of Garage parking is FREE when your ticket is validated at the Learning Commons and Technical Support Desk
• Parking overnight is cheap (just $3 total) in the Garage between 5 p.m. - 5 a.m.
= you are here
Workstations in the LC
Public Terminals
• 58 computers• Open to everyone (incl. public)• No login• Windows XP• Web browsers, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Student• Print to public printers (along brick columns between staircases)
= public printers
= you are here
Workstations in the LC
OIT Terminals
• Around 125 computers located around edges of LC• Open to UMass faculty, staff, students (log in with NetID)• Windows XP AND Mac OSX• Lots and lots of software! (Office, Photoshop, Acrobat…) • Print to OIT printers
= OIT printers
OIT’s Remote Printing Service is here!
• Install a small plug-in on your own computer
• Send print jobs from your dorm room or the campus wireless network to Learning Commons printers
• You have 8 hours to come pick up your print job.
Want to learn more?Want to learn more?
•Ask at the Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk, orAsk at the Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk, or
•Visit the OIT website at http://www.oit.umass.edu/classrooms/printing/remote.htmlVisit the OIT website at http://www.oit.umass.edu/classrooms/printing/remote.html
Printing files from SPARK?
Avoid problems! Before you print,
SAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOPSAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOP
THEN, open it and print.
Reserve, Media & Microforms DepartmentServices: Reserve, Media & Microforms Department
3rd floor, Du Bois Library
•Get readings that your professors have assigned for class
•Borrow or view DVDs, audio recordings, and other media
•Explore the retrofuturistic world of Microforms
Borrow a laptop, projector, or video camera to use in the library
Get help with…• Hardware & software
questions• Accounts, passwords,
connections • Navigating the library
and Learning Commons• Stop by, call, or instant
message us
Learning Commons & Technical Support DeskServices: LC & Technical Support Desk
Reference & Research AssistanceServices: Reference & Research Assistance
Find the perfect sources for your papers and other research—work with a librarian!
•Stop by the Reference & Research Assistance Desk anytime it is open…
•Make an appointment to work with a subject specialist librarian…
•Or, ask a question via phone, email, or IM.
http://www.library.umass.edu/ask
Writing CenterServices: Writing Center
Stop in or make an appointment to get 30 minutes of assistance on your writing project from trained experts. All levels and disciplines are welcome!
Writing Center Fall Hours:Services: Writing Center
Sunday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Academic Advising LinkServices: Academic Advising Link
Academic advisors can connect you with the right academic programs and opportunities and support your journey to academic success.
•Advising resources •Campus-wide academic support •General Education Requirements •Registration rules & regulations •Special Learning Opportunities •Degree Progress Audit •SPIRE
Academic Advising Link Fall HoursServices: Academic Advising Link
Sunday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday – Wednesday 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Learning Resource CenterServices: Learning Resource Center
• Tutoring and supplemental instruction for many difficult first and second year courses.
• Drop-in help and weekly sessions
• Students helping students!
(10th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library)
Learning Resource Center Fall Hours
Services: Learning Resource Center
(10th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library)
Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday - Thursday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fall hours begin on Sunday September 14th.
Looking for quiet?
•Quiet study areas on 2nd and 3rd floors provide comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and wireless Internet access
•Drop-in carrels on 7th and 10th floors offer individual study space; day-use lockers also located on these floors.
•To report noise in quiet areas in the Library, call 1-2272 from a phone in any elevator lobby, or go to the Building Operations Desk on the entrance level.
Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz
What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)
• a. $0.99 per song
• b. $75.00 per song
• c. $100.00 per song
• d. $500.00 per song
• e. $750.00 per song
Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz
What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)
Inform yourself. Protect yourself.
Take the OIT Copyright Quiz:
http://www.oit.umass.edu/copyright/quiz.html
Can’t get all your research materials at the UMass Amherst Libraries?
We can get them for you!
Order books and articles through our FAST and FREE Interlibrary Loan service!
If you need a BOOK…
First try the Five Colleges Libraries, use the Request Item feature within the 5 College catalog.
Delivery is within 2 – 3 days. For Books not held in the 5 Colleges or for loans of other types of materials go to the Library’s Interlibrary Loan page http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ill/index.html. Log in and fill out the ‘Request a Loan' form and the Interlibrary Loan staff will do the rest.
Delivery is in 7 - 10 days
If you need an ARTICLE…
Go to the Library’s Interlibrary Loan page http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ill/index.html. Log in and fill out the ‘Request a Copy' form and the Interlibrary Loan staff will do the rest.
Electronic delivery is in 1-3 days.
http://www.library.umass.edu
30,000 online journals
300+ researchdatabases
Connect instantly to millions of dollars’ worth of quality, scholarly resources!
Start your academic research with the Libraries:
One-click access to FREE Interlibrary Loan & help
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http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons
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