Happy New Year, everyone!\u00a0 I have a bunch of updates\u00a0about Homer Babbidge Library for\u00a0the\u00a0spring semester!\u00a0<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>New Hours for Babbidge Library\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Babbidge Library will now be open later on Fridays, and earlier on weekend mornings.\u00a0 The new hours are Monday-Thursday 7:30 am- 2 am; Friday 7:30 am- 10 pm; Saturday 10 am- 6 pm; Sunday 10 am- 2 am.\u00a0 The Dodd Center\u2019s spring semester hours remain Monday-Friday, 10 am- 4 pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Kindle Borrowing Pilot Program<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0During the spring semester, the library will be testing a pilot program for students and faculty to check out Amazon Kindles from the iDesk at Babbidge Library for a 2 week loan period.\u00a0 A list of FAQs about the project is available at http:\/\/lib.uconn.edu\/services\/circulation\/KindleFAQ.pdf<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Borrowing Laptops, Digital Cameras, Voice Recorders at the iDesk<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Laptops are currently available for loan at the iDesk, and the library will be expanding this service to include digital cameras, digital voice recorders and other items in the coming weeks.\u00a0 Please contact the iDesk for more information:\u00a0 860.486.2518.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a04.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Human Rights in the USA Film Series<\/strong><\/p>\n The Human Rights in the USA film series continues with three films in Spring 2010:\u00a0 Trouble the Water, <\/em>on February 9; Sicko<\/em> on March 16, and The Garden<\/em> on April 13.\u00a0 Descriptions of the films and the full schedule are available at http:\/\/doddcenter.uconn.edu\/events\/hr_usa_film_series.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a05.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>RefWorks and Google Maps Mash-up Workshops\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Sign up to attend an upcoming library workshop:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.lib.uconn.edu\/instruction\/workshop\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a06.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Streaming Media Services <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Did you know?\u00a0 You can request to have film or other media available to students through your HuskyCT course site.\u00a0 If there are films that you use frequently in your classes that you would like to stream, we can look into acquiring the streaming rights to those films. \u00a0Further\u00a0information and the streaming video request form are available at the library\u2019s streaming media guide at http:\/\/classguides.lib.uconn.edu\/streamingmedia<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a07.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>New resource guides for Media\/Video and Distance Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/classguides.lib.uconn.edu\/mediaresources<\/a> 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And finally, a new system for printing at Babbidge Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Details to come soon…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy New Year, everyone!\u00a0 I have a bunch of updates\u00a0about Homer Babbidge Library for\u00a0the\u00a0spring semester!\u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Hours for Babbidge Library\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Babbidge Library will now be open later on Fridays, and earlier on weekend mornings.\u00a0 The new hours are … Continue reading
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