UConn Library
Jeremy Richard Library, StamfordThe UConn Co-op now offers Textbooks to Go. View and order your books on-line for in-store pick up, but order by Tuesday 8/24.
Please go to: http://www.bookstore.uconn.edu/
Click on Textbooks to Go and make sure you select your appropriate campus and fill in your PeopleSoft number when prompted.
If you just need to f ind out what books are needed for your classess, you can search your Textbook by class list!
Read here for further instructions!
Thanks and have a great fall semester!
-UConn Co-op
The Connecticut State Library’s subscription to ReferenceUSA is now available to any resident of Connecticut with a State Library card.
ReferenceUSA: provides directory information for US businesses in all zip code areas and has really good coverage of small private, local companies. A mapping feature allows one to identify businesses within a certain radius by SIC and NAICS codes.
ReferenceUSA can be accessed at: http://www.cslib.org/eresourceshome.htm#R
Residents can apply for a State Library card in person or by mail using the procedure described here: http://www.cslib.org/borrow.htm#Librarycard
Questions can be directed to the State Library at: http://www.cslib.org/asklib.htm
Attention UConn Students, Faculty and Staff! Now you can use your own laptop to print directly to the Stamford Library B&W printer in the library when connected to UConn-Secure Network. Ask at the Library Services Desk for more information or go to print.lib.uconn.edu
PC Laptop User
Apple Laptop users, you’ll find instructions for MAC OS X at the print.lib.uconn.edu website.
It’s the closest thing we have to Google….for more information click.
UConn WorldCat is available directly from the Libraries’ Home Page. Use the single search window to find books, articles, DVDs, and more from UConn and libraries worldwide! For items that are not in Stamford, there is a link to request through Interlibrary Loan. To learn more, please stop by the library or contact us.
Course Reserve Kiosk
Course Reserve Kiosk-Select Your Campus
The University Libraries has implemented a new Course Reserve Kiosk that is accessible anywhere, anytime for all campuses. The Student course reserves can now be accessed from the Course Reserves link on the libraries home page–http://www.lib.uconn.edu. Log in with your NetID and Password.
Faculty can also submit their course reserve materials online from the same place. Select the Faculty link and complete the Reserve Request Online form. Once your items have been submitted and processed, your students will be able to view the books you have placed on Reserve (to pickup from the Ciruclation desk) and view articles online, available for reading from their HuskyCT site.
World eBook Fair Collection
Open Access to eBooks from 7/04/09 to 8/04/09.
Created by contributions from 100+ eLibraries from around the world, here are the largest collections.
Starting July 4th 2009 is the Fourth Annual World eBook Fair. Our goal is to provide Free access for a month to 2 Million eBooks.
..100,000+from Project Gutenberg
..500,000+from The World Public Library
..1,385,000+from The Internet Archive
..250,000+from eBooks About Everything
….17,000+from IMSLP
The UConn Stamford Writing Program presents: Faculty Development Workshop:
Working with ESL Writers
Monday, Oct. 29
Time: 12:30-1:30
Location: Thomson e-Classroom
All welcome! Any questions? Please send an email to serkan.gorkemli ‘at’ uconn.edu
Serkan Gorkemli
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Writing and Composition
Department of English
University of Connecticut, Stamford
One University Place
Stamford, CT 06901
Office 203-251-9585
Fax 203-251-9534
The UConn Stamford will host an Open House for prospective students on Saturday October 27th from 10:30 am to noon. Students, faculty and staff interested in volunteering to participate in this recruitment event would be most welcome.
Please call Kerrie Mills at 203 251 8541 or email e at Kerrie.mills ‘at’ uconn.edu.
Attention Faculty:
Please join us this afternoon at the library in the Thomson eclassroom.
We will be conducting an hour long workshop on “Creating Effective Research Assignments and Information Literacy.”
Effective assignments develop not only students’ research skills, but their critical thinking abilities and subject knowledge. Attend this workshop to discuss how faculty and librarian collaboration can work toward developing assignments that enhance course objectives and minimize frustration.
Congratulations to our Stamford Faculty, Professor Anne Farrell (HDFS) who has co-authored a new book publication entitled “Positive Strategies for Students with Problem Behaviors” Learn more about the book here
Check Availability from Library Catalog
Read the Stamford Advocate article
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.beheavior4jun25,0,3439237.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines