Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Winter Break Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the winter break:

* Monday, December 13th through Friday, December17th: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

* Monday, December 20th through Thursday, December 23rd: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

* Friday, December 24th through Sunday January 2nd: Closed

* Monday, January 3rd through January 7th: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

It's back to business as usual on Monday, January 10th.

Enjoy the holidays, everyone! The library staff wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the very best the new year has to offer!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Quiet week in the library

In order to help our students do their best on their final exams, the library will be offering a quiet place for study during exam week, Monday, December 6th, through Saturday, December 11th. Students, faculty, and staff are asked to remain quiet in the library during this week and turn off their cell phones before they enter the library. Headphones are available at the information desk for anyone wishing to listen to audio on their computers. Silence will be enforced in the study table area, community room, and library lab. Students wishing to use the group study rooms are also asked to refrain from loud discussions and to close the door when studying with groups.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Library Thanksgiving Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over Thanksgiving week:

Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd: 8:00 a. m. – 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 23rd : 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 24st through Sunday, November 28th: Closed

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Don't See the Point of Twitter?

Well, you're probably not alone...  Recently I was working with a group of students and they told me how they felt about Twitter.  Here's an approximation of how the conversation went:

Me: "Don't any of you guys use Twitter?"
Student 1: "Why?  What's the point?"
Student 2: "Yeah, if I want to tell someone I'm going to Taco Bell I'll post it on Facebook."

From this conversation (and other similar chats I've had with students recently) I see now that faculty and students don't see the potential of Twitter for receiving information.  They just can't get past the expectation that you're supposed to post micro updates on your life that they are probably already doing (without the 140 character limit) on Facebook.


Here are some things to consider about Twitter:
  • You can have a Twitter account without any intention of posting updates on your life.
  • You can follow Twitter updates of people, companies, and organizations that are of interest to you.  Many Twitter accounts offer updates on science, business, entertainment, and technology.  Choose what you're interested in and get regular updates on what you're interested in.
  • Instead of filling up your email and Facebook news feed with updates from companies, etc., you can keep these on Twitter instead.
  • Many companies offer discounts and coupons to their Twitter followers.
  • Twitter can help you find a job.  One of our library staff members found a fantastic job after seeing the opening listed on a Twitter post. (We miss you, Denise!!!)
  • If you have a smart phone you can download a Twitter app and read your updates anywhere.
In our effort to be life-long learners think about Twitter as a tool and a resource.  By now I think it's safe to say that Twitter is not a fad and doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon.  Take another look from this different perspective and I'm sure you'll see the potential.  And don't forget to follow Wayne College Library to get our updates, too! 

Friday, November 5, 2010

Food for Fines

The library’s Fall fine-forgiveness campaign begins November 1st and continues through December 4th. We will be collecting items such as dog food, cat food, dry kitten food, cat litter, paper towels, hand sanitizer, and lightly used blankets for the Wayne County Humane Society. Please consider donating items even if you do not have any fines. We will continue to collect items and cash donations until December 4th. Our furry friends thank you!

To see more items that are needed please visit the Wayne County Humane Society at http://www.wchs.org/

For questions please contact Stephanie Dsilva at sab24@uakron.edu

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

On December 6th the book group will meet to discuss The Good Soldiers by David Finkel. The book details the last-chance moments of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it "the surge." "Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences," he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.

Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? Was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. In telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale--not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.

The group meets at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served. Stay up to date with the new Web page for the Fireside Readers:

http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Library Workshops Deadline October 27th

The library workshop deadline is fast approaching. Please be sure to complete all library information literacy workshop tutorial content and quizzes plus any retakes by midnight Wednesday, October 27th. No extensions will be granted this semester, so please be sure to allow plenty of time to complete your quizzes. The library staff requires 3 days to grade your tests, so this also impacts how much time you might need to complete any retakes.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

On November 1st, the group will meet to discuss the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. The book details the true story of how a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. Skloot has fashioned in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a fascinating and moving story of medicine and family, and the intriguing details of how life is sustained in laboratories and in memory. Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five in Baltimore, a poor African American migrant from the tobacco farms of Virginia, who died from a cruelly aggressive cancer at the age of 30 in 1951. A sample of her cancerous tissue, taken without her knowledge or consent, as was the custom then, turned out to provide one of the holy grails of mid-century biology: human cells that could survive--even thrive--in the lab. Known as HeLa cells, their stunning potency gave scientists a building block for countless breakthroughs, beginning with the cure for polio.

Skloot tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, her family, and their fight to uncover the truth and the deception behind the use of Henrietta’s cells.

The group meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served. Stay up to date with the Fireside Readers by visiting our web page. http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

The book group will meet October 4th to discuss the book The Soloist by Steve Lopez. The following is a brief description of the book detailing the true-life story of Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers.

Scurrying back to his office one day, Lopez, a columnist for the L.A. Times, spots a homeless man coaxing beautiful sounds from a battered two-string violin. The man was Nathaniel Ayers, once a promising student at Julliard, forced to drop out when he developed schizophrenia.

Enlisting the help of doctors, mental health professionals and professional musicians, Lopez attempts to help Nathaniel move off Skid Row, regain his dignity, develop his musical talent and free himself of the demons induced by the schizophrenia. Throughout, Lopez endures disappointments and setbacks with Nathaniel's case, questions his own motives for helping his friend and acknowledges that Nathaniel has taught him about courage and humanity. With self-effacing humor, fast-paced yet elegant prose and unsparing honesty, Lopez tells an inspiring story of heartbreak and hope.

The group meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served. Stay up to date with the Fireside Readers by visiting our web page. http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Title: Week of Aug 16, 2010

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the week of August 16- Aug 21, 2010:

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 21h 20, 2010: CLOSED

It is back to Fall Hours on Monday, August 23, 2010.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

On September 13th the book group will meet to discuss the book The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser. The following is a brief description of the Boser’s story.

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, thieves posing as cops entered Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and left with a haul unrivaled in the art world, including three Rembrandts and a Vermeer, valued today at $600 million. Boser, a contributing editor at U.S. News and World Report, turned amateur sleuth after the death of a legendary independent fine arts claims adjuster, Harold Smith, who was haunted by the Gardner robbery. Boser carried on Smith’s work, pursuing leads as varied as the Boston mob and the IRA. Along the way, he visited felons—including the notorious art thief Myles Connor—and Bob Wittman, the FBI’s only art theft undercover agent. Boser’s rousing account of his years spent collecting clues large and small is entertaining enough to make readers almost forget that, after 18 years, the paintings have still not been found: the museum is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to their return.

The group meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served. Stay up to date with the Fireside Readers by visiting our web page. http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Monday, June 14, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

The Fireside Readers have chosen the following books to be discussed in Fall 2010:

August 2010
We will read two books to be discussed at the same time:
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen
September 2010
  • The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser
October 2010
  • The Soloist by Steve Lopez
November 2010
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
December 2010
  • The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

The Fireside Readers meet on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. As always new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served. Watch for further information on our selections in Common Currency and you can always stay up to date by visiting the web page for The Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group:

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Fireside Readers Book Discussion for June

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

On June 7th the book group will meet to discuss We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese. The book written by Elizabeth M. Norman offers the inspirational, little-known story of the "Angels of Bataan," the American nurses who worked on Bataan and who were captured along with American soldiers after the fall of Corregidor during World War II. This book celebrates the heroism of the Army and Navy nurses imprisoned for three years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.

The group meets at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served.

Stay up to date with the new Web page for the Fireside Readers:

http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Summer 2010 library Hours

May 10th - May 14th
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

May 17th - August 13th
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

August 16th - August 20th
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Quiet week for exam week

In order to help our students do their best on their final exams, the library will be offering a quiet place for study during exam week, Monday, May 3rd through Saturday, May 8th.

Students, faculty, and staff are asked to remain quiet in the library during this week and turn off their cell phones before they enter the library. Headphones are available at the information desk for anyone wishing to listen to audio on their computers. Silence will be enforced in the table area, community room, and library lab. Students wishing to use the group study rooms are also asked to refrain from loud discussions and to close the door when studying with groups.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Did you attend the Library Workshops this semester?

We would love to hear from you!

Please take some time to complete the surveys in the library's online Springboard classroom. The surveys will be available for each library workshop offered this semester until April 30, 2010.

Every semester we evaluate the responses on these surveys to determine how we can improve the workshop content, handouts, and quiz questions.

Thanks!
Maureen

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Food for Fines Thanks!

Many thanks to all who participated in the Library’s annual Food for Fines amnesty campaign. Our total collections included 401 items and $21.15 in cash. All proceeds were donated to People to People Ministries in Wooster. A special “Thank You” goes out to all of the folks who donated cash and items even though they didn’t have any library fines.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Fireside Readers Next Book Discussion - May 3rd

Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group

On May 3rd the book group will meet to discuss A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High by Carlotta Walls LaNeir. The book offers an insider's account of the nation's most famous school integration and recounts how the author made the decision to attend Arkansas's all-white Central High because of geographical practicality rather than a sense of heroism. The author describes the subsequent events and how they affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.

The group meets at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. As always, new members and guests are always welcome. Join us, even if you haven’t finished the book! Light refreshments will be served.

Stay up to date with the new Web page for the Fireside Readers:

http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/fi reside.php

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

OhioLINK Service Outage Planned

Most OhioLINK services and databases, including the main OhioLINK web server, remote authentication services, and FindIt link resolution, will be unavailable on 3/25 early Thursday morning for at least 15 minutes sometime between 12:01am and 8:00am.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Spring Break Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the Spring Break, March 15 – 21, 2010:

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 20, 2010: CLOSED

It is back to business as usual on Monday, March 22, 2010.Enjoy the Spring Break, everyone!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Easier Access to Library Resources From Home

As posted via UA Email Digest:

"University Libraries, in collaboration with Information Technology Services (ITS), has implemented remote access to e-resources using UAnet ID and password. ITS has provided a secure proxy server and University Libraries has re-configured the links for thousands of e-resources – databases, e-journals and e-books – to authenticate users via this secure proxy server.

Users are no longer required to select, download, install, configure and run a VPN (virtual private network) client on their computers to access these e-resources remotely. Whether starting from the catalog or from the web site, users are simply prompted for their UAnet ID and password. Users running VPN for other reasons, such as access to departmental H-drives, may still choose to access library resources via VPN.

University Libraries has also deployed new library system software that enables users to manage their library accounts, renew materials and request materials from the UA Libraries Catalog or the OhioLINK Central Catalog using their UAnet ID and password instead of a special barcode and PIN."

Many students have already noticed how much easier it is to access resources from home. If you have any questions, just ask the library staff.

Women's History Display

March is National Women’s History Month and we encourage you to stop in the library and view our display. On exhibit are various materials including books and videos representing the many women that have made major accomplishments throughout history in the fields of science, literature, arts, and social activism. We have biographies on famous women from Joan of Arc and Marie Curie to Grandma Moses and Nancy Pelosi. This is a great starting point for students or anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of the roles women have played in American and world history.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Workshop Deadlines are Fast Approaching...

If your instructors have required you to complete the library workshops:

Please be sure to complete all library information literacy workshop/ tutorial content, including all quizzes and retakes by Wednesday, March 17th.

No extensions will be granted this semester, so please be sure to allow plenty of time to complete your quizzes.

The library staff requires three days to grade your tests, so this also impacts how much time you might need to complete any retakes.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Canceled Workshops Have Been Rescheduled

Saturday's canceled workshops have been rescheduled for Saturday, February 13th:

Workshop 3: 10 - 11 a.m.
Workshop 4: 12 - 1 p.m.

Early next week we'll call those who were registered can make the new times.

What a Week!

Since we're all snowed in on this lovely Saturday morning (at least it's lovely where I'm at!), the two library workshops that were supposed to be held today will need to be rescheduled.

If you're working against a deadline, don't forget that all four workshops are available online via Springboard.

We will post updates to the Workshop schedule here, and we will contact people who were registered early next week.

In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me, I'm not going anywhere :-)

Maureen
mlerch@uakron.edu

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Today's Library Workshop Has Been Rescheduled

Today's workshop, Workshop 3, "Research Databases 102," that was cancelled due to the emergency evacuation of the college, has been rescheduled for:

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

If you were signed up for today's workshop, please call the library to confirm if you plan to attend the rescheduled session. There are still spaces left if you would like to be added to the list.

330-684-8789

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Did you miss last night's book club?

Last night the Fireside Readers met to discuss Teddy Kennedy's memoir, True Compass. As usual, it was a lively discussion centered on the Senator's early life, personal scandal, family tragedies, and political achievements.

If you read the book and would like to hear more, here are two links to videos available via CSPAN's website:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290428-1
A panel of guests, including presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, discuss the book. The discussion is moderated by host, Mike Barnicle.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288904-6
Jonathan Karp, editor and publisher, discusses working with the Senator on the writing of the book.