Learning Commons Learning Commons AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Week of November Week of November 17th17th

““Nobody ever graduated from a library.Nobody ever graduated from a library. Nobody ever graduated without one.”Nobody ever graduated without one.”

coming soon…

To commemorate the recent election of America’s first African-

American president:

“Legacy: W.E.B. Du Bois As Political Pioneer”

through November 27, 2008

Special Collections Reading Room

Floor 25, Du Bois Library

Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 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 askanarc@library.umass.edu

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 rlewellen@library.umass.edu.

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” 

Learning Commons, Lower Level, Du Bois Library, through Dec.19

Photographs, brochures, artifacts, and other football related materials from the Special Collections & University Archives Department.

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UMass Amherst Libraries is pleased to announce a new branch

The Image Collection Library Dedicated to assisting the campus community (faculty, students, and staff)

in the use of images in the classroom and in research

The Image Collection Library

225 Bartlett Hall 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday 545-3314

Faculty members and teaching assistants are encouraged to contact the Image Collection Library to discuss needs for images in the classroom environment. For more information, contact Brian Shelburne, Head of the Image Collection Library at bps@library.umass.edu, 545-4061, or Stephen Folsom, Metadata Librarian, sfolsom@library.umass.edu, 545-4978.

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, abroad@ipo.umass.edu

• 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

Did a slide go by too quickly?

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http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons

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