Learning Commons Announcements

Opening Week

“Nobody ever graduated from a library. Nobody ever graduated without one.”

Spring 2010

Welcome Back to the New, Expanded Learning Commons!

Over wintersession, extensive renovations were completed. Some of the changes are:

• 5,000 additional sq. ft. of space

• 8 more study rooms, total = 26

• Seating space for 400, up from 250

• Over 200 computers, including more than 30 Macs

• New multimedia computers

HAITI

In response to the earthquake in Haiti, librarians have compiled a list of resources for the campus community and the public: http://guides.library.umass.edu/haiti.

You can also go to the Library home page and click on Subject Research Guides. Look for Hot Topics on right hand side.

 The web page includes links to local/international news coverage of this tragedy and organizations that are providing assistance, as well as library resources for background information.    This page will be updated frequently in the coming days and will reflect current efforts by the library and community organizations to serve residents affected by this event. 

Show Us Your Stuff!Enter to win the new

Book Collecting ContestYou could win $750!

Deadline: February 19, 2010

For submission criteria or to apply: http://bit.ly/contest_award

Or email askanarc@library.umass.edu

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Special Collections and University Archives

Be a winner in this year’s

Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research AwardYour paper or project could win you $750!

Deadline: February 19, 2010

For submission criteria or to apply: http://bit.ly/contest_award

Or email askanarc@library.umass.edu

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and The Department of Special Collections and University Archives

WRITING THE LANDSCAPE

Books from the Library ofAmerican Landscape History

February 1 to May 20

Opening receptionThursday, February 44:00-6:00 pm

Lower LevelDu Bois Library

The Libraries are gathering input for the upcoming redesign of our website.  Take a brief survey on our home page, let us know what new features you’d like to see, and have a chance to win a USB drive.  

Help us make the web site better for you

Go to: www.library.umass.edu and click on Help us improve our website

is a walk-in advising service providing declared and undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick

advising questions.

Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:

Finding General Education courses

Interpreting your Degree Progress Report

Navigating Spire

and much more!

The Academic Advising Link

Can’t get to the Library? You can still get help from your friendly UMass librarians!

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Renovations are underway in the Du Bois Library to replace the building’s HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) system and expand the Learning Commons on the Lower Level.

Please Excuse Our Appearance! The Du Bois Improvement Project

The project will take approximately two years and will add 5,000 square feet to the Learning Commons.

THIS IS BIG.

POSTER PRINTING NOW AVAILABLEAT THE LEARNING COMMONS

THIS IS BIG.• Print posters up to 42” wide• Premium satin-finish photo paper• Great for presentations• Printing by appointment only

Learn more:http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons/posters/

If you cannot return it within 4 hours:

Contact the Reserve Office at (413) 545-2358 or appealsrmm@library.umass.edu

If you follow these instructions, late fees will be waived.

IF YOU CANNOT CARRY IT:Leave the laptop where it is.

Once you are safe, call (413)545-2358

IF YOU CAN CARRY IT: Bring the laptop with you.

Return it within 4 hours of the Library reopening.

During a FIRE ALARMwhat do I do with a LIBRARY LAPTOP?

YOUR SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY Leave as quickly as possible

To access the network: 1. Connect to the ‘UMASS’ wireless network.2. Open a browser.3. Log in with your NetID (OIT Account user

name) and password.

For more information, see: www.oit.umass.edu/network/wireless

The UMass Amherst wireless network is now available on every floor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.

Coverage may vary depending upon location. Some areas on each floor (e.g., in the stacks) may have limited or no coverage.

 

Save your Work!!!

Remember to::

Save to an external source such as a USB drive or UDrive

to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

Too many databases? Not sure where to start? Don’t be overwhelmed—use a Research

Guide!

A team of 18 librarians has created over 80 new subject research guides for various topics. These are designed to be convenient and relevant to students and faculty doing research, and can be embedded in SPARK. You can find them at http://www.library.umass.edu/subject or just use the link on the homepage.

Check the availability of OIT computerstations in the Learning Commons and the Computer Classrooms:

http://classrooms-av.oit.umass.edu/view.php

Be sure to check the classroom hours and scheduled classes at the site before going to a classroom!

OIT’s Remote Printing Service is here!• Install a small plug-in on your own computer

• Send print jobs from your dorm room or the campus wireless network to Learning Commons printers

• You have 8 hours to come pick up your print job.

Want to learn more? • Ask at the Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk, or• Visit the OIT website at

http://www.oit.umass.edu/classrooms/printing/remote.html

Printing files from SPARK?

Avoid problems! Before you print,

SAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOP

THEN, open it and print.

Reserve, Media & Microforms DepartmentServices: Reserve, Media & Microforms Department

3rd floor, Du Bois Library

• Get readings that your professors have assigned for class

• Borrow or view DVDs, audio recordings, and other media

• Explore the retrofuturistic world of Microforms

Borrow a laptop, projector, or video camera to use in the library

 

Save your Work!!!

Remember to::

Save to an external source such as a USB drive or UDrive

to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

Get help with…• Hardware & software

questions• Accounts, passwords,

connections • Navigating the library

and Learning Commons• Stop by, call, or instant

message us

Learning Commons & Technical Support DeskServices: LC & Technical Support Desk

Open every hour the Library is!!!!

Reference & Research AssistanceServices: Reference & Research Assistance

Find the perfect sources for your papers and other research—work with a librarian!

• Stop by the Reference & Research Assistance Desk anytime it is open…

• Make an appointment to work with a subject specialist librarian…

• Or, ask a question via phone, email, or IM.

http://www.library.umass.edu/ask

Writing CenterServices: Writing Center

Stop in or make an appointment to get 30 minutes of assistance on your writing project from trained experts. All levels and disciplines are welcome!

Academic Advising LinkServices: Academic Advising Link

Academic advisors can connect you with the right academic programs and opportunities and support your journey to academic success.

• Advising resources • Campus-wide academic

support • General Education

Requirements • Registration rules & regulations • Special Learning Opportunities • Degree Progress Audit • SPIRE

is a walk-in advising service providing declared and undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick

advising questions.

Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:

Finding General Education courses

Interpreting your Degree Progress Report

Navigating Spire

and much more!

The Academic Advising Link

Learning Resource CenterServices: Learning Resource Center

• Tutoring and supplemental instruction for many difficult first and second year courses.

• Drop-in help and weekly sessions

• Students helping students!

(10th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library)

• Opening Monday, January 31, 2010 • Sunday 5 -10 P.M. • Monday - Thursday 1 - 10 P.M.

Looking for quiet?• Quiet study areas on 2nd and 3rd floors provide

comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and wireless Internet access

• Drop-in carrels on 7th and 10th floors offer individual study space; day-use lockers also located on these floors.

• To report noise in quiet areas in the Library, call 1-2272 from a phone in any elevator lobby, or go to the Building Operations Desk on the entrance level.

Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz

What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)

• a. $0.99 per song

• b. $75.00 per song

• c. $100.00 per song

• d. $500.00 per song

• e. $750.00 per song

• A federal jury today ordered a Boston University graduate student to pay four record labels $675,000 in damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online. Boston.com 7/31/09

• That is the equivalent of 115 years of in-state tuition at UMass

Visit oit.umass.edu/copyright/index.html for information.

Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz

What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can make you pay for infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)

Inform yourself. Protect yourself.

Take the OIT Copyright Quiz:

http://www.oit.umass.edu/copyright/quiz.html

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http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons

and click Weekly Announcements (under News)

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