Multipurpose Room Now Available
The library has a new Multipurpose Room available for groups or individuals affiliated with the university who need a presentation practice area or a larger space for group work. The room is located on the 3rd floor and has a computer with all Microsoft Office products, a projector and a stereo receiver with speakers. The room has 12 tables and will seat 30.
The room can be booked or reserved in advance for up to a 3 hour session. If the room is not booked it is available on demand for a 2 hour check out with one 1 hour renewal option. Online booking form can be found here: Multipurpose Room Booking. Please note that the online booking form requires a 24 hour processing period. If immediate booking is needed please call the Circulation desk at 273-2462.
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Preview the New & Improved Panther Prowler
The Library's Panther Prowler will be getting a makeover this summer. The
new interface features a cleaner more intuitive look and feel,
easier how-to-cite functionality, and a shorter click path to the articles and books
you have found in your research. Please try it out at the following URLs:
On-Campus Users
http://www.library.uni.edu/gateway/xerxes/ui/
Off-Campus Users
http://0-web1.lib.uni.edu.unistar.uni.edu/gateway/xerxes/ui/
Comments: If you would like to comment on what you see, please use the following comment form:
http://www.uni.edu/caswell/web/comment/
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Update on the Rod Library Recurring Materials Budget
As you may be aware, the Rod Library recurring materials budget has been protected, and will not be reduced as part of the University's budget reduction measures being implemented in FY 09-10. This is good news for the entire University community. However, the materials budget has been static for the last seven years. This situation already has led us to substantially reduce periodical and other serial subscriptions as well as one-time expenditures for monographs and other resources, such as cds and DVDs.
In preparation for the coming year, bibliographers in the Library’s Collection Management and Special Services Department have begun to consider how they will balance ongoing commitments with one-time purchases. We have been able to stretch the budget to some degree through the use of Student Computer Fee allocations, Fines money, and gift and grant funds administered through Foundation accounts. However, given ongoing inflation, a static budget means that we will continue to be short of funds. Thus, we are reviewing existing periodical, serial, and electronic resource commitments to identify cancellations to implement in FY 09-10. In this process, we will do our best to minimize the impact on study, teaching, and research across the disciplines.
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Need a Good Book for Spring Break?
Looking for some leisure reading to occupy your time over Spring Break? Has it been too long since you’ve read a book just for pleasure? If so, check out the Rod Library Browsing Collection and the CFPL@UNI Collection, both of which are located in the Browsing Room on the main level of the Library, to the immediate right as you enter the building. Both collections include a variety of recently published fiction and non-fiction suitable for recreational reading. For more information, see http://www.library.uni.edu/libinfo/browsing.shtml and http://www.library.uni.edu/libinfo/cfpl_collection.shtml
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