Author: Paul Thompson

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Access Services Research & Learning Services

Booking Study Rooms

Booking study rooms in Bierce Library will soon be getting an upgrade!

We are initiating a LibCal study room booking pilot on June 8, 2015. The purpose of this pilot is to move all student booking of Bierce Library study rooms from the Sierra platform to the LibCal platform. We believe the LibCal platform will be more user-friendly and require less staff time to manage.

Paul, Stephanie, and the Access Department will be testing the new LibCal system during intersession, beginning May 11 and concluding June 5. During this time period, no booking of Bierce Library study rooms will be available to students. The Access folks will put a sign on each study room door noting that a new system will begin in June and that all study rooms are first come, first serve until June 8, 2015. The Bierce Library study room records in the catalog have been suppressed so that students cannot place a booking through Sierra. Paul has updated our webpages.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Melanie, Stephanie or Paul.

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Electronic Services

Website Update

UPDATE 3: The issues relating to Tuesday’s website failure have been determined to be hardware related. The university website was down for approximately 18 minutes (sure felt longer!). IT has put in place a solution and a plan to prevent this from happening in the future.

UPDATE 2: Everything seems back to normal.

UPDATE: The issue with the website seems to have reappeared. IT is working on it.

 

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Electronic Services

Website Visual Update

Library Faculty & Staff,

We are making slight updates to the look of the libraries website as part of the university’s switch to responsive design. A responsive design makes our website visually appealing and user-friendly across all devices and screen sizes.  This involves changing the background color of the top of the page to a flat blue instead of multi-colored blue. Also, we will be updating to a university approved logo. No other parts of the website, including navigation, will be affected by this change.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Paul Thompson.

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General Interest

Rethinking Race Event Rescheduled

Please note this update to the previous post about Rethinking Race events:

To Cross An Ocean Four Centuries Long, a recording of the play by Dr. Amanda Kamp, will be shown Wednesday, February 11th at 2pm in Bierce 154. Please consider joining us for this event, and be sure to check out the other Rethinking Race events scheduled throughout this month.

Rethinking Race

Join us for these can’t-miss events, part of a larger schedule of events during Rethinking Race:

Monday, February 2nd
The film, To cross An Ocean Four Centuries Long, will be shown at 2pm in room 154 Beirce Library. Join this mystical captain as she takes you on a journey through time with the assistance of beautifully arranged spirituals and African dance. Meet Phillis Wheatley, Hannah, servant to John Woolman, and John Jay’s Abby all enslaved but determined to be free.  Recording of a performance of the play, written by Dr. Amanda Kemp. View the film’s trailer.

Thursday, February 5th
Sister Friend:  Phillis Wheatley and Obour Tanner on Freedom, Love and the Divine.
7.30pm Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall.

This one-act play by Dr. Amanda Kemp explores Phillis Wheatley and Obour Tanner’s assertions of freedom, dignity and faith. The play blends narrative with African American spirituals, exquisitely rendered by tenor Deborah Billups and soprano Vanessa Ballard. You don’t want to miss this story that will make your toes tap and your heart soar.

For more information about the play visit Dr. Kemp’s website. Or view the play’s trailer.

Thursday, February 12th
The film, A Lot Like You, will be shown at 12 noon in room 154 of Bierce Library. A Lot Like You is a documentary film that explores the complex intersection between mixed race identity, culture and home. It follows Eliaichi Kimaro, who is a first generation American of Korean and Tanzanian ancestry back to Tanzania upon her parents’ retirement. After the film, stay for a discussion with Dr. Toja Okoh on the topics of race and identity. View the film’s trailer.

For questions about any of these events, please contact Lisa Lazar.

View more Rethinking Race events.