The UConn Libraries now has available 50 documentary films in the humanities from FMG. http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/databases/1612
Faculty can access the FMG title directly or choose to have the links put in the Library Resources tool (HuskyCT) so students will see all library resources in one place.
UConn Libraries Black History Month Guide
This guide provides an overview of library and archival resources for Black History Month at the University of Connecticut Libraries. http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/blackhistory
Black History Month Resources @ UConn Libraries
Got a Question for the library? Text it to (203) 807-TEXT
You can now text your questions for the library from anywhere. Want to know the hours, what software is available, what books are available, where the copy machine is located? Text 203-807-8398. Runs from January 22, 2010 to February 5, 2010 at the Jeremy Richard Library, UConn Stamford.
The Homer Babbidge Library -Storrs is texting too! (860) 515-TEXT
Runs from January 22, 2010 to February 5, 2010
Community Outreach -Haiti Earthquake 2010
The Office of Community Outreach has provided a link to receive more information on what you can do to help the relief efforts in Haiti. Should you have additional resources or supports that you may find useful please send them to Gina DeVivo Brassaw at gina.devivo.brassaw@uconn.edu this website will be updated as more information becomes available.
On January 12th, a fierce 7.0 Earthquake hit right outside the Capitol City (Port-au-Prince) of Haiti. Port-au-Prince has been devastated by this catastrophe and the extent of the damages, injuries and casualties is not yet known but thousands have been affected by the quake. For more information:
http://www.studentactivities.uconn.edu/co_haiti.html
Also, check out Haiti Earthquake 2010, from the University of Buffalo’s MCEER Information Services. This page is a clearinghouse of information and resources updated daily by a team of librarians/information specialists addressing:
earthquake facts, statistics and reports, aerial imagery, maps, remote sensing and GIS, news sources and photos, health care and medical information, disaster and emergency management and background of Haiti.
WorldCat Local Catalog – BETA
The library is experimenting with a new catalog that includes not only the holdings of the UConn Libraries, but also those of the OCLC WorldCat and select article databases. The Beta Catalog is offered in two versions: a single search box option (like Google) and an advanced search option that allows for customization of the search.
Watch a video of the WorldCat Local Features
Beta Catalog - UCONN WorldCat Local
New Database: Business Source Premier
The library now gets Business Source Premier (BSP)through EBSCOhost.
http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/databases/1607
This collection of popular business magazines, scholarly journals, and trade publications will help you to stay abreast of the latest global business developments.
Contains:
- Fulltext for more than 2150 journals- Search by Publications. (i.e. Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance and much more!!)
- Company Reports.
- Country Reports,
- Industry Reports,
- Market Research Reports
- Searchable cited reference dating back to 1998.
Library Hours-Finals Week 2009
From Monday to Thursday, December 14-17th only, the Library will be opened from 8:00am-9:00pm.
Finals begin December 14 and end December 19.
JRL Winter Intersession 2010 Hours
January 4 -18, 2010
Monday -Thursday 8am-4pm
Friday- 8:30-4pm
Saturday –10am-4pm
Sunday –Closed
Exceptions:
Mon-Weds – Dec. 21-23 -8am-4pm
Thurs-Sun – Dec. 24-27 -CLOSED
Thursday – Dec. 31 -CLOSED
Firday -Sun –January 1-3 -CLOSED
Monday – January 18 -8:00am -4:00pm
Regular Academic Hours resume on Tuesday,January 19, 2010. Spring Semester Begins.
Starting Nov. 14, Conn. Local Telephone Calls Require Area Code
Beginning November 14th, the new dialing procedure requires that when making a local call in Connecticut you dial the area code plus the 7 digit local number (for example: 860-455-5555). If you do not use the new dialing procedure your call will not be completed and you will receive a recording instructing you to hang up and dial again.
Cellphone calls are no exception. Calls outside the local calling area will still need a 1 before the area code, while local calls will require 10-digit dialing, without the 1.
For further information on 10-digit dialing and the new area codes, click on the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control’s “Get ready to change the way you dial in Connecticut” link.
ebook of the Month
Check out the NetLibrary ebook selection of the Month NetLibrary ebook selection of the Month for November:
Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands
by Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson
Chicago Review Press, 2009
In this eloquent and eye-opening adventure narrative, Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson, two Americans fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Uyghur, throw away the guidebook and bring a hitherto unexplored side of China to light. They journey over 14,000 miles by bus and train to the farthest reaches of the country to meet the minority peoples who dwell there, talking to farmers in their fields, monks in their monasteries, fishermen on their skiffs, and herders on the steppe.