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Stress-Less Week at the UL (May 1-5)

The dogs are back and so much more next week at the library. Monday, May 1 through Friday, May 5, students will be able to enjoy some stress-reducing, free and fun activities.

  • WagTime Therapy Dogs will visit in Bierce Monday- Friday at lunch (11am-1pm). *NEW hours* More therapy dogs will be visiting from 5-6pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER
  • *NEW* Coffee with the Cops Wednesday morning 10am-noon- free coffee and cookies.
  • Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be first come first served in Bierce Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.
  • Late-night coffee will be offered nightly in Bierce and Science Libraries from 8-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
  • Other popular activities like PB&J deli, button and magnet making, coloring tables and more will be available throughout the week.

Bierce Library will also have extended hours during pre-finals and finals week- staying open until 1am Sunday through Thursday each week.

For more information and a schedule of events, please contact Stephanie

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Dean's Office General Interest

Travel Funds Frozen Through June 2016

Except for travel that has already been approved and regular business travel for OhioLINK, travel funds are now frozen through the end of the fiscal year (June).

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Dean's Office General Interest

Webinar: Reimagining the Academic Library April 21

We’ll be streaming the ACRL Choice webinar titled “REIMAGINING THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY” on April 21, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET in Bierce 274.  Mark your calendar if you are interested in attending- thanks!

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General Interest

Rethinking Race Events in Bierce

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Rethinking Race runs Jan 29- Feb 12. Check out all the campus events here: http://www.uakron.edu/race/index.dot 

Several events will be held in Bierce throughout the week, here’s the list: BierceRTREvents

Amy Freels’ Cover Wins Prize

veronicaA UA Press cover submitted by Amy Freels was selected as a winner in the 2016 Book, Jacket and Journal Show.

Judging for the show took place January 21-22 at the AAUP Central Office in New York City. This year, 258 books, 3 Journals, and 348 jacket and cover designs were submitted for a total of 609 unique entries. The jurors carefully selected 37 books and 40 jackets and covers as the very best examples from this pool of excellent design.

The 2016 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show will premiere at the AAUP Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, June 16-18, 2016. Afterward, the show will be exhibited at member presses around the country from September 2016 through May 2017.

Congrats, Amy!

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General Interest

PreFinals Week- The Dogs are Back!

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Whoa- PreFinals week is here already! Monday, December 7 through Friday, December, 11, students will be able to enjoy some stress-reducing, free and fun activities.
• WagTime Therapy Dogs will visit each day noon to 2pm.
• Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be first come first served Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.
• Late-night coffee will be offered nightly in Bierce and Science Libraries from 8-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Sign up for dog duty will be coming shortly.

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Science & Technology Library

Second Annual Ada Lovelace Day: Oct 13

University Libraries is hosting the second annual poster session in honor of Ada Lovelace Day. Posters showcase research by women in STEM fields at the University. The event is next Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Science and Technology Library. 

This event highlights the University of Akron as a place where women produce excellent research to serve as role models and inspirations to younger women who will hopefully stand beside their own research someday.The poster session is open to the public.

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Access Services Dean's Office Electronic Services General Interest

Easier than Ever to Book Rooms in Bierce

Booking study rooms and learning studios in Bierce Library got a much needed upgrade!

Over the summer, Paul and the Access Services staff moved all our 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.

At the beginning of this semester, we started moving our mediated booking (Learning Studios) bookings to LibCal as well. As of yesterday, Don will be approving all Learning Studio bookings via LibCal only (thanks Don!). The links on our website have been updated and hopefully you’ll find the experience to be seamless and much simpler.

This is the direct link for booking a learning studio: http://uakron.libcal.com/booking/learningstudios 

If you have questions about how the system works, please contact Paul x6986 or Stephanie x7224.

 

 

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Research & Learning Services

Lazar Uses IdeaExchange to Create Tribute to Jorgensen’s Career

To commemorate the 26-year career of Robert D. Jorgensen, Professor of Music Emeritus and Director of Bands Emeritus, the University of Akron Libraries has created a website featuring scans of over 30 programs from Mr. Jorgensen’s tenure at the University of Akron. Mr. Jorgensen passed away suddenly on July 4, 2015. Please contact Lisa Lazar (x8242, llazar@uakron.edu) with any questions regarding the project.

http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/band_ideas/

 

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General Interest

PreFinals Week Schedule

PreFinals Week is just around the corner. We’re looking forward to continuing the tradition of evening coffee and daily therapy dogs as well as the return of PB & J Deli and the popular Krispy Kreme donuts on M-W-F.

Look for the doggy volunteer sign up soon!