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.

Holiday closing

Now that finals are just about over, LNDL is getting ready to close for the holidays. Over the next few days, our hours will be:

Saturday, 12/20: 8am - 1pm
Sunday, 12/21: closed
Monday, 12/22: 8am - 6pm
Tuesday, 12/23: 8am - noon

We'll remain closed from Tuesday at noon through January 4. We'll reopen on Monday, January 5 at 8am. Check the website for more info on the library's hours in January.

LNDL Open Overnight for Finals

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 be closed off during the overnight hours. Access will be limited to current students from Notre Dame and Loyola; all students will be required to show a college ID to enter overnight. 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, LNDL will be open from 2am - 8am:

Monday, 12/8 to Saturday, 12/13
Monday, 12/15 to Thursday, 12/18

This means that at least a portion of the building will be open continuously from:
10am on Sunday, 12/7 through 8pm on Saturday, 12/13
and again from
10am on Sunday, 12/14 through 2am on Friday, 12/19.

(The library will also be open from 8am - 2am on Friday, 12/19 and 8am - 1pm on Saturday, 12/20. Please check the website for more information about library hours.)

Don't forget that this Friday, 12/5, we will be open until 10pm!

Friday, 12/5: Open Late!

Racing to finish that last paper or get ready for a tough exam? We're here to help. LNDL is extending hours on Fridays this month! This Friday, LNDL will be open from 8am to 10pm. A librarian will be available at the Research & Instruction Desk until 9:30pm.

On Friday the 12th and Friday the 19th, we'll be open until 2am!

Get more info on the library's hours or on the Research & Instruction Desk hours.

Edited 12/3: LNDL will be open overnight for a portion of the final exam period!

Library Hacks: Text LNDL!

We're rolling out a new service on December 1 -- send your questions to the reference desk by text message! Here's how it works:

• Address your text message to 246246
• Start off the body of the message with send textlndl
  
• Add your message

We're providing this service by taking advantage of AOL's Mobile AIM Service. That means that the librarian at the reference desk will receive an IM with your text message. Our response back to you will still be sent to your phone like any other text. (We'll do our best to keep it under 160 characters!)

This service should work with most major carriers (we've tested it on Verizon and T-Mobile), but if you try it and find it doesn't work for you, please send us an email (askemail@loyola.edu) and let us know who your cell carrier is. That way we can update our information about the service. We'd also like to hear from you if you experience any problems using this service.

Please remember that your cell phone carrier may charge you for each text message sent and received. The library is not responsible for these charges.

EDIT 2/3: It has come to our attention that AOL has changed the process for sending IMs via text message. The instructions above have been updated to reflect this change. We apologize for any inconvenience.

FREE Film Screening: Outsourced

Join us for a free screening of "Outsourced," an award-winning film by John Jeffcoat. Films are open to students, faculty and staff of Loyola College and College of Notre Dame.

Thursday, December 4
7pm
LNDL Auditorium (Lower Level)
Enjoy FREE soda and popcorn, courtesy of Loyola's Student Activities office.

Thirty-two-year-old Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) manages the order filling call center of Western Novelty: "We sell kitsch to rednecks," he explains, with typical efficiency. Abruptly told by boss Dave (Matt Smith) that his entire department is being outsourced to India, the Seattlite finds himself persuaded to travel there and train his replacement.
--Cockrell, Eddie. "Outsourced." Variety, October 2, 2006.

Starring Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker and Asif Basra. View a trailer on Hollywood.com.