Fall issue of library newsletter--Off the Shelf

Meet the new people in the library, learn about new library resources, and find out about changes we have made.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/offTheShelf/upload/Fall10.pdf

Return of Rex

The library mascot, a small dinosaur named Reference Rex, was missing for 2 months and has finally been located. We missed Rex, as he's the guy who introduces library services and changes we make in the library.

Friend Rex on Facebook to see where he might have been while away from the reference desk.

Top 10 Reasons You'll Like Climbing the Library Stairs

10. The air is fresher
9. Saves electricity
8. Your ringtone echoes
7. You burn 16 calories per flight
6. Save on fitness center fees
5. Stair climbing relieves tension
4. No special workout gear needed
3. Stairwells are never "out of order"
2. It's quicker than waiting for the only working elevator
1. Lovely legs--isn't that enough?

Thank you for your patience during the elevator replacement project.

Be Part of the Natl Day on Writing Event in the Library 10-20-10

Attention All Readers and Writers,

On Wednesday (20 October 2010) our nation celebrates the National Day on Writing. This day commemorates and celebrates the power of prose—all prose. Everything from a profound e-mail sent to you by a friend, to the last paragraph of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Fiction, non-fiction, journalism, comic books, graphic novels—if it’s thoughtful and made an impact on you, come READ!

Here’s where you come in! If you have a short reading (under 2 pages of text) that you would like to share at McIntyre’s Collaborative Learning Center and the University Writing Center’s Breezeway Reading Series on the National Day of Writing, please email Blake Westerlund (westerbr@uwec.edu), Interim Coordinator of the UWC with your name and your chosen text. For more info on the National Day on Writing see http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting/about.

Come read! Come listen! Come enjoy the profound impact of writing!

3:00 p.m.
Breezeway (2nd floor McIntyre Library near the elevators)

Elevator replacement project-1 elevator available

Renovation of the library elevators has begun, and is expected to last into early spring.

One of the four elevators will be in operation, but delays will occur for those visitors unable to use the stairs.

Thank you for your patience.

New article search interface & survey

Try our new article search interface
We think you'll like it.

Please take a moment to fill out the brief survey linked from the page.

Students can reserve laptops, rooms, cameras online

Don't have time to stop at the library circulation desk? Make a reservation online for a room, camera, laptop, or other equipment.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/services/laptop.htm

Library Tours are held Monday-Thursday thru Oct 7

Does the library really have 5 floors plus a lower level?
Is there exercise equipment? A family-friendly study room? Beanbag chairs? Staff who like to help students?

Find the answers to these and other questions on a tour of the library.
Details at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/tours.htm

Fall tours begin Sept. 13 and end Oct. 7.
Mondays: 5:30 PM
Tuesdays: 3:00 PM
Wednesdays 10:00 AM
Thursdays: noon

Library homepage gets makeover

Check out the new look on the Library homepage. Designed to bring more search options to the forefront and better reflect current web standards, the page emphasizes a multi-featured search box that easily lets you search for articles, books, media and more. Have a look and please let us know if you have questions or comments about this redesign.

Thanks to all who made Last Call--games, mini-golf, a success

Reference Rex, the library's unofficial mascot, practices putting to prepare for mini-golf at the library's

LAST CALL.

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Day/time: Thursday, September 2, 9 p.m. to midnight.

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Event: Experience the library as you never have before. Free pizza and popcorn, a 9-hole mini golf course throughout the library, lots of games, and way more fun than you ever expected to have in the library. If you like poker, PS2, N64, board games, life-size Clue, and much more, show up for the food and fun.

Location: McIntyre Library.

Sponsors: McIntyre Library, Sodexho, Toppers Pizza, Action City.

Contact: Eric Jennings for more info. (jenninge)

Library Hours-Closed Labor Day

Library hours are listed at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/hours.htm

Fall semester hours will resume when classes begin on Thursday, September 2.
We will close at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 5.
We will be closed for Labor Day, September 6.

Library displays highlight the 20th anniversary of the ADA

Join us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The main exhibit case in the library showcases a 4-part exhibit featuring materials from Katherine Schneider and McIntyre Library. The exhibit includes materials on access, the lived experience, work, and resources.

An 11-minute video showing near the display features people from Wisconsin who helped in the movement to get the bill passed. We Came Together is also available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayu2xSZoK0A

The IMC display includes the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book awards for child and teen books about the disability experience, as well as a bibliography of recommended children's books.

The Government Publications display features documents that cover the regulations and history of the ADA, plus recommended government Websites, such as http://www.disabilities.gov/

McIntyre Library Seeks Head of Special Collections & Archives

McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Head, Special Collections and Archives with an anticipated start date of spring 2011. This is a 12-month position reporting to the Director of Libraries. For complete job announcement, see http://www.uwec.edu/Employment/faculty.htm .

Universal Borrowing update complete

Universal Borrowing is the fastest way to get books and materials from other UW libraries. Try to get your books from Universal Borrowing first before requesting them through Interlibrary Loan.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/services/borrowOther.htm

Interlibrary Loan is used to order journal articles. Books, DVDs, CDs, and materials that are not available through Universal Borrowing can be ordered using Interlibrary Loan.

McIntyre Library seeks Periodicals and Electronic Resources Librarian

McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Periodicals and Electronic Resources Librarian with an anticipated start date of winter 2010/11. This is a 12-month, position reporting to the Director of Libraries. For complete job announcement, see http://www.uwec.edu/Employment/faculty.htm .

Summer Session Hrs-Cool Off in the Library

Welcome, summer school students. We'll be here for you during the 8-week session. Check out our hours at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/hours.htm

The reference desk hours can be found at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/reference/index.htm

Google Scholar now links to McIntyre Library articles

In ongoing efforts to make your research easier, McIntyre Library now provides access to some of its resources through Google Scholar. Run a search in Google Scholar, and results that are available in McIntyre Library will display a link to library holdings. Searches run from computers on campus will provide the McIntyre Library availability link automatically. If you are searching from off campus, you must log into Google Scholar (this requires a Google account), click on "scholar preferences," and select up to three libraries for which you'd like availability information displayed. (Please note that this convenient search option will not provide access to all 200+ library databases)

Summer Entertainment

Check out the popular reading titles on display in the library. The new acquisitions shelf near the entrance is the place to look for your summer reading materials, new DVDs, etc.

Keep checking back for new items.

Toothpick Holders on Display in Library Entrance

Marvin Larson, a UW-Eau Claire alumni, has donated a collection of over 450 toothpick holders to the university. Check out the exhibit case in the library and enjoy examples of the many colors and glass designs, the animal-themed holders, and those collected while traveling.

McIntyre Library Honors Student Workers

McIntyre Library could not run without our student assistants. John Pollitz, library director, thanked the graduating students at a reception held in their honor. Books were donated to the library collection in recognition of the work each of the students does for us.