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Centennial Quilt Raffle

January 29th, 2010 · Comments Off

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bowling Green State University, three staff members from the University Libraries have created eight unique wall-sized quilts using historical photos of the BGSU campus.  These quilts are one-of-a-kind creations perfect for any BGSU lover and are ideal to display at home or in the office.  For more information, click here.

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The Learning Commons at University Libraries

January 21st, 2010 · Comments Off

University Libraries is collaborating with the Office of Advising & Academic Success once again to offer several academic services to students at Jerome Library after regular business hours. The service is called “The Learning Commons.” The following services will be available every Sunday and Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. starting January 24 and continuing through May 4th.

  • Academic Advising – 1st floor (Reserve Room)
  • Research and Information Assistance – 1st floor
  • Tutoring for Mathematics – 1st floor (room 122) SUNDAY NIGHTS ONLY
  • Tutoring for Biology, Chemistry & Psychology – 7th floor
  • Writing Consultations – 1st floor (Reserve Room)

These are drop in services. No appointments are necessary.

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NEW Online Renewal for Graduate Students and Classified Staff

December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off

Beginning Fall 2009, graduate students and university staff will have online renewal available for the end of both Summer and Fall semesters.  The end of academic year renewals (Spring semester) will still require either returning or presenting materials for renewal.

As of Monday, December 14th, continuing graduate students and current university staff will have their library accounts updated to the end of Spring semester.  All eligible materials (not on hold, not recalled, etc.) may be renewed online at that time.

Once library materials are overdue, online renewal is no longer available. The window of opportunity for online renewal will run from December 14 through December 21, 2009.  After materials are overdue, items must be renewed: 

  • by phone  (419-372-2133) – articulating the barcode and brief title
  • via email to Circdesk@bgsu.edu – providing at minimum the barcode and brief title
  • in person with the material.

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Extended Hours Offered

November 20th, 2009 · Comments Off

The Jerome Library will be open for extended hours December 1-18 to help students and groups prepare for finals.  Please visit the library hours web page for a list of building and service times.

 

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Libraries test-driving two databases:

November 19th, 2009 · Comments Off

Oral History Online

Search indexed and full-text transcripts of English-language oral histories, some of which are also linked to digital audio or video files. Examples include Gerald Ford discussing the Cold War, Chicago architect Tadao Ando discussing his work, and Justice Thurgood Marshall discussing the Civil Rights Movement. For more information, and to access the resource, visit:

http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=e1000469~S0

Trial active until January 10, 2010

 Biography Reference Center

Full-text biographies for more than 450,000 people, from Confucius to Miley Cyrus. Many also include photographs. For more information, and to access the resource, visit:

http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=e1000468~S0

Trial active until March 31, 2010

We are also negotiating a license for the following new database:

HeinOnline: U.S. Department of the Interior Collection

HeinOnline provides full text access to primary source documents related to U.S. law and legislation. BGSU is subscribing to the U.S. Department of the Interior Collection, which contains reports, legislation, legal decisions, papers and policies published between 1789 and 1995 by this government agency. Particular emphasis is on U.S. government policy related to Native North Americans.

For more information about HeinOnline or to connect to the database, go to:

http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=e1000464~S0

 For an overview, watch the “Quick Start Guide to HeinOnline” video on the HeinOnline YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/HeinOnline08

 Please try all three of these resources and let us know what you think! Contact Linda Brown, Collections Coordinator, at lbrown@bgsu.edu with your feedback.

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Upcoming Workshops Sponsored by University Libraries!

November 5th, 2009 · Comments Off

University Libraries sponsors several different workshops throughout the year. Some of them take place in Jerome Library and some of them take place in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Workshop: How to Conduct a Literature Review
Date: November 9
Time/Location: 2:30 p.m. -4:00 p.m., 201, University Hall
Audience: Graduate Students
Registration Information: call  2-6898 or e-mail ctl@bgsu.edu
For more information, click here.

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Upcoming Workshops Sponsored by University Libraries!

November 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

University Libraries sponsors several different workshops throughout the year. Some of them take place in Jerome Library and some of them take place in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Workshop: RefWorks
Date: November 5
Time/Location: 10:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m., 142,  Jerome Library
Audience: Faculty, Instructors, Graduate Students
Registration Information: call  2-6898 or e-mail ctl@bgsu.edu
For more information, click here.

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Upcoming Workshops Sponsored by University Libraries!

November 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

University Libraries sponsors several different workshops throughout the year. Some of them take place in Jerome Library and some of them take place in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Workshop: Search for Other Sources
Date: November 5
Time/Location: 4:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m., Pallister Conference Room,  Jerome Library
Audience: Undergraduates
Registration Information: call  2-7901 or e-mail cboff@bgsu.edu
For more information, click here.

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Upcoming Workshops Sponsored by University Libraries!

October 29th, 2009 · Comments Off

University Libraries sponsors several different workshops throughout the year. Some of them take place in Jerome Library and some of them take place in the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Workshop: Credit for What You Know
Date: November 4
Time/Location: 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m., 122 Jerome Library
Audience: Nontraditional students
Registration Information: call  2-8181
For more information, click here.

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Try Grzimek’s Animal Life through November 20

October 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

In addition to our ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus trials, the library currently has a trial to Grzimek’s Animal Life – Online Knowledge Portal. This is the online version of the 17-volume scholarly encyclopedia of the same name, with additional images and interactive tools, audio and video.

 To connect to this resource, visit:

http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=e1000459

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