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April 27, 2007ProQuest Databases Unavailable
A ProQuest® platform enhancement release will be on April 28, 2007. A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will take place to install these exciting new enhancements. The window will begin Saturday, April 28, 2007, at 22:00 EDT to Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 10:00 EDT.
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Extended Hours for Finals Week
The Library will extend its open hours the weekend before finals and during finals week. Our open hours during this time will be:
Friday, April 27: 7:30 a.m.-midnight
Saturday, April 28: 9:00 a.m.-midnight
Sunday, April 29: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Monday, April 30-Tuesday, May 1: 7:30 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 2: 7:30 a.m.-midnight
Thursday, May 3: 7:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday, May 4: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Good luck on your final exams!
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April 25, 2007Which Wireless Network?
Users who bring their laptops to the library are sometimes confused by the fact that their network cards sense three networks. Consequently they often ask which wireless network they should use. Here is some guidance.
Personally owned computers which have been registered with ITS should select the SSID "WiFi-UNI."
University owned computers should select the SSID "UNI-Wireless."
Sponsored university guests should select the SSID "Guest-Portal."
For more detail check out the library's page on Wireless and Hardwired Networking.
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April 24, 2007Good News about Iowa Readers
"The April 9th issue of Publisher's Weekly has an article about book stores in Iowa. In it, the author notes that Iowa leads the nation in adult literacy with a 99.2% literacy rate. She reports that Iowans read more books per capita than do residents of any other state." -- Reported by KM
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April 20, 2007New Rod Library Digital Collections
The site currently consists of four main sections.
1. "UNI Historical Collections" contains information related to our university history, including some audio streaming provided by Art/Music, a set of architectural plans for Central Hall from the 1800s, and the first eleven years of UNI's yearbook.
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Don't fence me in!
You may have noticed some fencing going up around the library the past few days. This is in preparation for some walkway reconstruction that will begin next week. When demolition of the current walkway is ready to begin, the gates on the fencing will close and visitors to the library will need to use the pedestrian access point at the south side of our entrance.
A map of the construction project may be found on the Facilities Services web site. This project will disrupt foot traffic in this part of campus for awhile but patrons will still be able to enter the library from our front doors.
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April 18, 2007Visiting Russian Librarians
Rod Library welcomes two visiting librarians from Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Juliya Lapina (on the left in the photos) and Lyubov' Pavlovskaya are visiting UNI from April 13 - 27, 2007.  |
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April 16, 2007Poetry Reading
Thursday, April 26, 4 p.m.
Rod Library Browsing Room
Need a quick study break the week before finals?
UNI creative writing graduate and former instructor Myrna Sandvik will read from her new book R.F.D. Iowa, a collection of poetry.
Refreshments will be served.
Praise for R.F.D. Iowa:
"... poems postmarked from our past, but speaking to our lives today" -- Barbara Lounsberry.
"... defines what it truly meant, yesterday, as well as what it means, today, to be a Midwestern woman" -- Vince Gotera, North American Review.
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April Displays at Rod Library
April exhibits at Rod Library include the following displays:
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Rod Library Staff's Favorite Books - Sponsored by: Rod Library - Main Floor Display Case located in the Library Lobby. |
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Explore the World with UNI - Sponsored by: Study Abroad Center - First Floor Display Case located across from the MultiService Center near the main staircase. |
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National Poetry Month - Sponsored by: Rod Library - Flat Display Case located in the Reference Area. |
For more information about exhibits at Rod Library see our exhibits web page.
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April 11, 2007National Library Week, April 15-21
Rod Library celebrates National Library Week, April 15-21 with National Library Workers Day on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. First observed in 1958, the national observance is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country.
The Library Public Relations Committee is showcasing favorite books of library faculty, staff, and student workers in the main display case for the month of April.
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April 10, 2007LexisNexis Academic Redesign 2007
LexisNexis Academic is undergoing a redesign; Rod Library will move to the new interface later in the year. If you want to take a look now at the redesign, click this link http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.
There also is a link to this beta version at the top of the page of the current version. Some new content is being added as well.
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April 6, 2007Cell Phone and Noise Policy
At the end of March, Library Dean Marilyn Mercado instituted a cell phone and noise policy in Rod Library. This policy was written to encourage a quiet (or semi-quiet for group study areas) environment in the building for those who are doing research, studying, or working in small groups. For the complete policy go to http://www.library.uni.edu/pubpol/cellphone.pdf.
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April 5, 2007Panther Prowler User Guide
A new guide summarizes how to use Panther Prowler, the tool for searching several databases simultaneously and finding databases in which to search: http://www.library.uni.edu/gateway/pantherguide.shtml.
You also can get a link to the guide by clicking the question mark to the right of the "Journal and Magazine Articles (Panther Prowler)" heading in the middle of the Rod Library home page.
Call 273-2838, stop by the Rod Library reference desk, or Ask Us! online with questions about Panther Prowler, arrange for someone to demonstrate the product in your office, or to schedule a presentation for your department or other group.
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April 3, 2007Sidewalk Reconstruction Between Library and ITTC
UNIOnline reported today that the walkway between Rod Library and the ITTC, formerly the East Gym, will be closed for reconstruction beginning around April 7. The walkway between Maucker Union's northeast entrance and the ITTC will also be closed. Foot traffic will be routed around the south and west sides of the library and probably the east side of the Union.
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