Winter Break Hours

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

• Monday, December 12th through Friday, December 16th: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, December 19th through Friday, December 23rd: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Monday December 26th through Monday January 2nd: Closed
• Tuesday, January 3rd through Friday, January 6th: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

It's back to business as usual on Monday, January 9th.

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.

Quiet Week in the Library for Exams

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 5th, through Saturday, December 10th.

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.

Check it out: Job & Career Accelerator

The library's subscription to Learning Express Library includes the "Job & Career Accelerator." This valuable resource integrates everything needed to conduct a successful job search. Features include:

• Search for a Job
• Write my Resume
• Write my Cover letter
• Learn a Computer Program
• Fill Out a Job Application
• Explore Careers

When you first use Learning Express Library you will need to set up a personal account that you can use to access all of the many facets of this valuable resource, including practice tests, skill-building tools, and software tutorials.  If you need any assistance using this resource, please contact the library staff.

Humane Society Fundraiser Thank You!

Many thanks to all who participated in the Library’s annual Fall fine forgiveness campaign. Our total collections included 71 cans of food, 62 pounds of dry food, 2 bags of treats and $135.66 in cash. All proceeds were donated to the Wayne County Humane Society. A special “Thank You” goes out to all of the folks who donated cash and items even though they did not have any library fines.

Library Workshop Deadline is Just Around the Corner...

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

Please be sure to complete all library workshop/ tutorial content, including all quizzes and retakes by midnight on Wednesday, October 26th.

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.

View Information on Three Statewide Ballot Issues

The Ohio Secretary of State website includes the 2011 State Issues Report, including the official ballot language, explanations, as well as the arguments for and against the issues.

Go to the 2011 State Issues Report.

Columbus Day, October 10, 2011

Wayne College Library is open on Columbus Day, Monday, October 10, 2011. We will be here and ready to help you during our normal operating hours: 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Got Fines?

Wayne College Library has a solution!

During the month of October the library will be collecting the following items for the Wayne County Humane Society in lieu of library fines:

• Dry kitten / cat food
• Dry dog / puppy food
• Canned cat / dog food
• Cat litter

One item donated will equal one dollar off accrued fines.  Bagged items will be given a one dollar credit for every pound.

When paying fines with cash, patrons will be given a 50% discount on the total fine owed.  Sorry, we cannot forgive charges associated with lost materials replacement as part of this fine forgiveness campaign.

If you do not have any library fines, the library will accept any contributions to help the Humane Society.  See a full list of the most urgent needs on their website.  

If you have any questions, please contact Tina Kilcullen at tkulcul@uakron.edu.

Welcome, Tina!

Please help the library staff welcome our newest staff member, Tina Kilcullen.  Tina joins the library staff as a Library Associate, Senior, with primary responsibilities including answering questions at the information desk, library acquisitions, and archives.

Tina is well-acquainted with working in a college library as she was previously employed as a student assistant as the Kent State Stark Campus Library.  Tina's previous experience also includes working as a Credit Assistant and Consumer Loan Office with KeyBank and a Sales Assistant with Regal Construction.

Tina's office is located in F-113 in the library and can be reached at x8789.

Week of August 15 - August 21, 2011 Library Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the week of August 15- Aug 21, 2011:

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

Saturday, August 20, 2011: CLOSED

Sunday, August 21, 2011: CLOSED

It is back to Fall Hours on Monday, August 22, 2011.

Fireside Readers Fall 2011 Selections

At last night's meeting of the Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group the following titles were chosen for Fall 2011:

• Monday, August 1, 2011: Unbroken: a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
• Monday, September 12, 2011: (One week late due to Labor Day Holiday) Wingnuts: how the lunatic fringe is hijacking America by John Avlon
• Monday, October 3, 2011: How Starbucks saved my life: a son of privilege learns to live like everyone else by Michael Gates Gill
• Monday, November 7, 2011: The ghost map: the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world by Steven Johnson
• Monday, December 5, 2011: The blue sweater: bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world by Jacqueline Novogratz

Open Position: Library Associate Senior

Wayne College Library currently has an open position for a full-time, 10-month (August-May) Library Associate Senior position.

Check out the full description at the University's job openings page at:
http://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/employment/job_openings/job_detail.dot?id=2002630&crumbTitle=Library+Associate+Senior

UA Website Interruption

The UA website will be down starting 5:00pm on 5/12. Most library resources will still be available. Details at: http://bit.ly/m9YTE4

Summer 2011 Library Hours

May 9th - May 13th
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

May 16th - August 12th
Monday - Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

August 15th - August 19th
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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, May 2nd through Saturday, May 7th.

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.

Thanks for Helping!

This year the library collected 518 items and $70 in cash as part of our annual “Food for Fines” fine-forgiveness campaign. These items were donated to Wooster’s People to People Ministries. Thank you to everyone who participated by taking care of their library fines throughout the month of March. A special thanks go to all of those people who contributed items even though they did not have any library fines. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to support this fantastic organization!

Plan Accordingly: Springboard will be down on Sunday

From Information Technology Services:

"Springboard, Exchange will be offline Sunday, March 13
On Sunday, March 13, from 1 to 9 p.m., Information Technology Services will perform an upgrade on one of UA's main storage systems. To perform this upgrade, some popular resources will be offline: Exchange, Springboard, Zipspace, Videomedia, departmental file (such as your H: drive) and printing.
This upgrade will enable us to keep up with the growing demands for storage space for things like online course content, streaming video content and providing new Web services."

Please keep in mind that this will reduce the time the library workshops are available to students before the deadline.  The deadline for all quizzes is Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

Spring Break Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the Spring Break, March 14 – 20, 2011:

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 2011: CLOSED

It is back to business as usual on Monday, March 21, 2011.Enjoy the Spring Break, everyone!

Problems Accessing Ebsco Databases from Home

We're continuing to experience problems access Ebsco databases off-campus this morning.  This includes Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Communication and Mass Media Complete, and many others.

One work-around is to access these databases remotely via OhioLINK authentication.  Go to:
http://www.ohiolink.edu/resources/dblist.php?by=alpha&search=ahttp://www.ohiolink.edu/resources/dblist.php?by=alpha&search=a

Locate your database by name, then click on the "Off-Campus URL."  You will be prompted to select your school,  and enter your name and barcode.  Remember to enter your barcode (you can leave off the leading zeros) rather than your UAnet ID.

Have any questions?  Contact the library staff.  We'd be happy to help!

Library Workshop Deadline Is Just Around the Corner

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

Please be sure to complete all library workshop/ tutorial content, including all quizzes and retakes by Wednesday, March 16th.

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.

Food for Fines

During the month of March, the library will be collecting non-perishable food, paper goods, and toiletries for our annual “Food for Fines” campaign. Please stop by the library later this month to view a list of most-requested items from People to People Ministries. As we’ve done in years past, we will waive fines on an item per dollar basis. Cash donations to this worthy cause will also be accepted.

Today's Library Workshop Has Been Cancelled

The workshop originally scheduled for today at 11 a.m. has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 2oth from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.