Expanded Hours for Final Exams

Once again, the main lobby area of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library will be open overnight on several days during finals. The rest of the library (book stacks, etc.) will remain open until 2am but will be closed off for the overnight hours. Overnight access will be limited to current students from Notre Dame and Loyola; all students will be required to show their institutional ID to enter. For security reasons, at 2am the entire building will be cleared, and those who wish to stay will have to show their IDs. (Think of it as a chance to stretch your legs and pick out a new seat!)

On the following days, the Ferguson Gallery at LNDL will be open from 2am - 8am:

Sunday, 12/6 to Saturday, 12/12
Sunday, 12/13 to Friday, 12/18

This means that at least a portion of the building will be open continuously from:
10am on Sunday, 12/6 through 8pm on Saturday, 12/12
and again from
10am on Sunday, 12/13 through 2am on Saturday, 12/19

In addition, the library will be open from 8am - 10pm on Friday, 12/4 and and 8am - 8pm on Saturday, 12/5. (Please check the website for more information about library hours.)

Limited Hours for Library Guests

Beginning on Sunday, November 29, 2009, and continuing through Sunday, December 20, 2009, the Loyola/Notre Dame Library will be limiting access to the library. After 2:00 p.m. each day only students, faculty, and staff from the College of Notre Dame and Loyola University will be admitted. This will enable us to maximize the study space available to students of the two institutions during the final exam period.

Students from other institutions as well as the general public will be admitted only before 2:00 p.m. each day. In addition, priority use of library computers and study rooms will be given to students from Loyola University and College of Notre Dame.

These restrictions do not apply to students, faculty and staff of Loyola University and College of Notre Dame.

Currently on Exhibit: From Protest to Peace

Stop by the Ferguson Gallery at LNDL through Friday, December 4 to view “From Protest to Peace,” an exhibit of murals by the Derry Bogside Artists of Northern Ireland. From the exhibition statement:

"In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. The artists personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles' during their lifetimes and ultimately united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through public art. While the group continues the Ulster tradition of using the mural for social commentary, The Bogside Artists stand alone in their efforts to utilize this medium in cross-community workshops involving Protestants and Catholics to advance the peace and reconciliation process in Northern Ireland."

For more information on the exhibit and the artists, visit www.protesttopeace.org.

Thanksgiving Hours

Thanksgiving is coming up soon and we wanted to get the word out about our Thanksgiving hours:

Tuesday, Nov. 24: 8am - 5pm
Wednesday, Nov. 25 - Friday, Nov. 27: Closed

Saturday and Sunday we'll be open our regular hours. (That's 10:30am - 6:30pm on Saturday and noon - midnight on Sunday, with the Gallery staying open until 2am.)

Stay tuned for details about extended hours for final exams!

Contest!

We need your help to promote the Digital Media Lab. Submit a short video or a poster highlighting the software and resources available at the Lab, and fame* and fortune** could be yours!

Videos should be about 3-5 minutes long; posters should be about 24" x 36". One winner will be chosen in each category. In addition to meeting the criteria set out in the contest guidelines, judging will be based on aesthetics, creativity or humor, and technical proficiency. Two faculty members (one each from College of Notre Dame and Loyola University) will assist with judging.

Entrants must be students currently enrolled at College of Notre Dame or Loyola University. Solo entries only (no groups).

All entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, November 20. Winners will be announced on or around December 4th, at a reception and exhibit/screening of the entries.

For complete rules and guidelines, please stop by the lab or visit the Digital Media Lab's homepage.

* You will experience “fame” at an evening reception to view the submissions and fete the winners. Sorry, no red carpet.
** As for “fortune,” the winner in each category will receive a $50 gift certificate to their campus bookstore.

APA the easy way with RefWorks!

Q.: I have a ton of journal articles & books to keep track of for a big project. Is there something I can use that will help?

A.: Yes—RefWorks.

Come to the library for an introductory session on RefWorks, a citation manager that can pull information from research databases and the catalog, and help you create a bibliography. Sign up for an introductory session by contacting the Reference Desk. Each session lasts about 90 minutes.

Saturday, 6/20: 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 6/21: 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 6/23: 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 6/24: 5:00 p.m.

Testing a new full-text article finder

The library is testing LinkSource in some databases; LinkSource is a program for linking article citations in one database to the full text of the article in another. Wherever you see the icon appear in a list of search results, you’re looking at our trial of this software.

Give it a try, but if it doesn’t link to the full text, don’t forget to look for our other full-text linker, which will be designated by the button or just the text reading ‘link to full text.’ These links may connect to the full text if LinkSource doesn’t. Bear with us as we work out the kinks and, as always, call your reference librarians at 410-617-6802 if you have any questions!

Summer Schedule for Book Delivery

If you're taking a summer class, please make a note of this important information!

Starting on Monday, June 1, books ordered from the library catalog will only be delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please take this into consideration as you work on papers & projects this summer.

More details:

In the summer, the book delivery service provided by MIC -- the group of libraries with which we share our catalog (more here) -- is scaled back to three days a week. This affects books that you find in our library catalog and request using the "request" link in the blue banner at the top of the page -- books that are available at Baltimore International College, Columbia Union, Hood, Mount St. Mary's University, and Stevenson. Starting June 1, deliveries will be made every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (excluding Thursday, June 4 and Monday, July 6).

In addition, from May 19 - 29, deliveries will be made on Tuesdays and Thursdays (that's May 19, 21, 26 adn 28).

If you have questions about what day a request you have made will arrive at your requested pickup point, please call the LNDL circulation desk at (410) 617-6801.

If you find yourself in a jam, don't forget that you can always go directly to the college that holds the book you need. You can also check the catalogs of other area libraries that offer LNDL patrons the ability to borrow material (they're the starred ones). And don't forget that the Enoch Pratt Free Library has extensive holdings that might just include what you're looking for. Get in touch with the LNDL reference desk if you need help figuring this out.

The regular delivery schedule -- daily, Monday through Friday -- will resume in the fall. We'll keep you posted!

Did you miss the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship?

Did you miss the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship earlier this spring? Take a break from grading finals and spend a few minutes catching up. You can take a look at photos of this year's exhibit, and peruse the bibliography.

This year, you can also watch a video of faculty presentations. Four members of the faculty -- from the English and Education departments -- talked about the work that was highlighted in this year's celebration, which covered works published from July 2007 through June 2008. The speakers were:

Dr. Wendy Smith, Associate Professor, Education, Loyola College in Maryland
Dr. Debra Suarez, Associate Professor, Education, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Dr. Jeana DelRosso, Associate Professor, English, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Dr. Mark Osteen, Professor, English, Loyola College in Maryland

You can also view bibliographies for previous (and future!) celebrations on the faculty publications page of our website.

Please help us keep these lists up-to-date! You can send us information on your publications at any time, and if you notice an omission or correction for any of the existing bibliographies, let us know! Additions and corrections can be sent to Nancy Hanks: nhanks@loyola.edu.

Expanded hours for finals!

Once again, the main lobby area of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library will be open overnight on several days during finals. The rest of the library (book stacks, etc.) will remain open until 2am but will be closed off for the overnight hours. Overnight access will be limited to current students from Notre Dame and Loyola; all students will be required to show a college ID to enter. For security reasons, at 2am the entire building will be cleared, and those who wish to stay will have to show their IDs. (Think of it as a chance to stretch your legs and pick out a new seat!)

On the following days, the Ferguson Gallery at LNDL will be open from 2am - 8am:

Tuesday, 4/28 to Saturday, 5/2
Monday, 5/4 to Thursday, 5/7
Monday, 5/11 to Wednesday, 5/13

This means that at least a portion of the building will be open continuously from:
8am on Monday, 4/27 through 8pm on Saturday, 5/2
from
10am on Sunday, 5/3 through 2am on Friday, 5/8
and again from
10am on Sunday, 5/10 through 2am on Thursday, 5/14

In addition, the library will be open from 8am - 10pm on Friday, 5/8; 8am-8pm on Saturday, 5/9; and 8am-2am on Thursday, 5/14. (Please check the website for more information about library hours.)

Media Reserves Overnight Loans

The Library has begun an overnight check-out service for media (feature films) that are on course reserve. Normally these DVDs can be checked out for in-library use only, but after 11:30 PM (Sunday through Thursday) they can be checked out for overnight use. They must be returned by 12:00 noon the next day; there is a $5.00 per day fine for films not returned on time. Please call ahead (x6803) to make sure the film will be available at 11:30 PM. If you call by noon we will be sure to have it ready for you when you come in that night.

Limited Hours for Library Guests

Beginning on Monday, April 13, 2009, and continuing through Friday, May 15, 2009, the Loyola/Notre Dame Library will be limiting access to the library. After 2:00 p.m. each day only students, faculty, and staff from the College of Notre Dame and Loyola College will be admitted.

Students from other institutions as well as the general public will be admitted only before 2:00 p.m. each day. In addition, priority use of library computers and study rooms will be given to students from Loyola College and College of Notre Dame.

These restrictions do not apply to students, faculty and staff of Loyola College and College of Notre Dame.

Usage survey of current magazines & journals

Every so often, we like to get a handle on the usage of current copies of the popular magazines and scholarly journals to which we subscribe. We collect statistics that tell us which titles are read the most and the least, and this informs some of our subscription renewal decisions. (The "current copies" are the magazines and journals on the main level, near the copy room. The journals on the third level are not affected by this.)

You can help us with this project, without having to do anything special. We are asking that library patrons (and staff) do NOT re-shelve current print periodicals after reading them. After being used, they should be placed in the basket found on the table in the middle of the current periodical shelves.

Every afternoon, someone will empty the basket, make a note of what issues have been used, and then reshelve them. We'll be doing this until September, and have put some signs up to remind you.

Thanks in advance for your help with this project. Of course, if you have any questions about it, just ask!

Change to library hours

Since the library's hours were changed in January, we've continued to take a careful look at how the building is being used, especially in the evening. Our ongoing observations have shown us that library use remains high until midnight on most nights, and drops of significantly after that. As a result, we have decided to extend the operating hours of the full building until midnight Monday through Thursday, effective March 2. (The full Library was already open until midnight on Sundays.) The main level gallery space will still remain open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for study, computer access and wireless Internet capability.

During final exam periods, the full Library building will remain open until 2 a.m. and the main level gallery space will be open 24 hours a day. (Stay tuned for more information on exact dates.)

NEW LIBRARY HOURS (as of Monday, March 2, 2009)
Sunday: Noon to Midnight**
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. to Midnight**
Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

** The main level addition will remain open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Italian Week 2009

Loyola's Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will celebrate Italian language and culture during its 9th annual Italian Week, Feb. 19 – 26. Here at the library, you can peruse a selection of books on Italian culture, including cookbooks, travel books, art books and works of Italian literature. You'll find the exhibit on the main level, underneath the Italian flag.

In addition, the film “L’orchestra di Piazza Vittorio” will be screened in the Library auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 6 - 8 p.m. The film documents the creation of an orchestra that formed while the musicians were trying to find ways to save a theatre and concert hall. Read more about it in the New York Times.

Presidential Trivia

Can you name the first (and only) president who was sworn in by a woman? Or the first to be sworn in while wearing long pants?

If you can answer these questions, come take a crack at our Presidential Trivia Contest. Now through February 16, 2009, pick up a sheet of questions at the Research Assistance/Information Desk. The person with the highest score will win a $25 gift certificate to the bookstore.

Answer sheets are due at the Research Assistance/Information Desk by 11pm on Monday, February 16. (why that particular day? You tell us!) Should there be a tie, the winner will be chosen at random from the high scorers. This contest is open to current students at Loyola or Notre Dame.

Closing early on Wed. Jan. 28

Due to the continuing inclement weather, LNDL will be closing at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28.

New Library Hours

Those of you who are avid library-watchers will already know about this change. But in case you didn't see the announcements sent out to Loyola and Notre Dame, we wanted to post information about the change to library hours here, as well. We hope that the change to our hours will not prove to be too disruptive to anyone's schedule.

Over the last several months, the leadership of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library has been studying student and faculty usage of the Library to determine the best hours to be open. This analysis was performed to help determine how to conserve resources such as energy and personnel and subsequently reduce the Library’s carbon footprint.

Consequently, beginning on Monday, Jan. 26, the Loyola/Notre Dame Library changed its hours of operation during periods when it will have the smallest impact on students and faculty. Making these modest reductions in the Library’s weekend hours, when usage is low, will lower energy consumption and cut operating costs.

In addition to more limited weekend hours, the majority of the Library building will also close earlier during the week, while the main level addition will remain open until 2 a.m. for study, computer access and wireless Internet capability.

During exam periods, the full Library building will remain open until 2 a.m. and the main level addition will be open 24 hours a day.

NEW LIBRARY HOURS**
Sunday Noon to Midnight
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

** The main level addition will remain open until 2 a.m. Sunday - Thursday.

New music databases

LNDL recently purchased several new music databases. Some of these resources enable you to search for and stream full tracks. By creating an account, faculty and students can make and save playlists to share and listen to later. Some of the other new databases contain music reference materials. For now, these products are all separate; in the spring the provider will release a single landing page to search them all at once!

A list of all of our music databases is below. To learn more about them, visit the Music Subject Guide.

Recordings:

• African American Song
• American Song
• Contemporary World Music
• Smithsonian Global Sound
• Classical Music Library

Reference materials:

• African-American Music Reference
• Classical Music Reference Library
• Classical Scores Library
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
• Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online
  

New Software at LNDL: Office 2007

Over the holiday closing, LNDL's IT department installed Office 2007 on the library's public computers. This includes those in the instruction classrooms on the main level, and in the Digital Media Lab on the lower level. (Loyola's classroom & lab computers are also being upgraded in time for spring semester.)

Microsoft Office 2007 is different from previous versions of Office. If you need help, there are plenty of options in addition to the built-in help functions:

• Microsoft's Office Online Help & How-To pages
• Lynchburg College Office Tutorials
• Wilkes University MS Office 2007 Video Tutorials
• Customguides.com Microsoft Quick References: Separate PDF downloads to get started with each component of Office 2007 (as well as older versions).
  

Please note that if you are using an older edition of Office on another computer (such as Office XP, installed on campus computers at Notre Dame, Office 2000, 2002 or 2003) you may need to install a patch from Microsoft in order to open documents created in Office 2007.

Welcome back!

The library re-opened today, with a few limitations on hours for the next week:

Monday, Jan. 5 - Thursday, Jan. 8: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 11: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Regular library hours will resume on Monday, January 12.