Captain John Smith Library

Captain John Smith Library

The Lookout -
news & construction updates

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Extended Hours for Exams

The library hours during the exam period, November 27 - December 6 are:
LIBRARY SERVICES
Mon.-Thurs. 11/27 - 11/30, 8am - 2am
Fri. 12/1, 8am - 10 pm
Sat. 12/2, 9am-10pm
Sun. - Wed. 12/3-12/6,  8am - 2am

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH LIBRARY
Sun. 11/26 and 12/3, 6pm - 10pm
Mon-Fri., 9am - 4:30pm

Normal Hours resume 12/7.  See the library webpage for Winter Intersession hours.
// posted by Library Staff @3:00PM

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Thanksgiving Break Library Hours

The library hours for November 21 - November 26 are:
LIBRARY SERVICES
Tuesday 11/21, 8am - 7pm
Wed. - Sat. 11/22-11/25, CLOSED
Sunday 11/26, 6pm - midnight

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH LIBRARY
Tuesday 11/21, 9am - 4:30pm
Wed. - Sat. 11/22-11/25, CLOSED
Sunday 11/26, 6pm - 10pm


Grove Art Online Update

Grove Art Online has increased it's coverage of women artists and designers by adding nearly 120 new articles and essays, and over 120 new images of works by women, to include over 850 women artists. New entries include Kara Walker, Shahzia Sikander, Hildegard of Bingen, Valie Export, Guerrilla Girls, Destiny Deacon, Sheila de Bretteville, Paula Scher and more.  Grove Art Online can be accessed via the Databases A to Z link on the library home page.


Construction Update

The outside of the new library continues to be covered with brick.  The roof of the second floor of the original library is being taken apart for removal.

         
Visit "The Lookout" again for continuing updates on construction progress.
// posted by Library Staff @7:00PM

Monday, November 6, 2006

New Database - Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile is a very rich database, covering a wide range of topics.  It indexes more than 9,000 journal titles (more than twice the number in the Expanded Academic ASAP) , of which nearly 7,000 are refereed. More than 5,500 are full text and more than 2,300 are refereed full-text. The collection also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
Academic OneFile can be found under Databases A to Z on the library homepage.
// posted by Library Staff @4:00PM