Change to summer hours

Beginning today, May 31st, we are now operating on Summer Hours.  That means we open a bit later, at 8:30 AM instead of 8:00 (we always find a few people standing around outside in the morning for about the first week of the summer!).

We close earlier during the summer, Monday through Friday.  Also, we are closed on Sundays.  Naturally, with reduced user traffic, it doesn't make sense for us to staff our usual hours when the Seminary is out of session.

Please check the Library website for this information before you come see us!

Paula

HOLIDAY CLOSING

The Library will be CLOSED for the Memorial Day weekend :  Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 28-30 May.

We will be open on Friday, 27 May, till 8:00 pm.  Remember that you must complete all transactions, including borrowing books or other items, 15 minutes before closing.

We will be open again on Tuesday, 31 May, on Summer Hours schedule.

Paula

End of Sunday open hours

Now that the May term is reaching an end, we are going to discontinue our Sunday open hours.  There may be special cases this summer when we need to open -- for example, when ECP students are in town -- but for the most part we don't believe there will be sufficient need for these hours.

Frankly, we have been disappointed in the usage numbers since we reinstated Sunday hours.  Lots of people tell us they want the Library open on Sundays, but then they don't use it.  It's not good stewardship for us to pay two workers to staff an empty building.

So far as I know, no decision has yet been made on whether to try Sunday hours again in the Fall term.

Paula

Featured articles by our faculty, available online

You sometimes hear about new books published by our faculty members -- but in fact, they are bringing out articles in scholarly journals all the time.  We have created a new display to call attention to these articles and encourage you to access them through our e-journals.

On the table near the for-sale books (alongside the Circ Desk, where the paper cutter and staplers are), you'll find this week's featured periodical article, plus some information about how you can easily find it in digital form through our E-Journals A-Z List.  There are even some little cards you can take with you as a reminder.

Irina Topping, our cataloging supervisor, created this display.  She intends to promote different articles every week, and she is selecting our faculty authors in alphabetical order.  So come and see this week's articles by Sam Balentine and Brian Blount !  And learn to use the easy and convenient A-Z list !

Paula

Printing from the computers in the Ref Room

Well folks, our brilliant and amazingly determined Systems Librarian, Leland Deeds, has figured out how to get all six of the computers in the Reference Room to print using the document server in the Microforms Room.  So, you should be able to print articles from the research databases and such.

We apologize for the delay, which was caused by many factors truly beyond our control.

I will mention that we have had continued problems printing some files saved from a Mac to a flash drive.  The file often will not open on the Ref Room machines (both Word files and PDFs).  You can almost always print these, however, in the Computer Lab downstairs or in Watts Hall.

Paula