In The Stacks http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog Wed, 23 May 2012 18:19:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Library Closed for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrownLibrary/~3/ZPKKw_ISSAI/ http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/index.php/2012/05/23/library-closed-for-memorial-day-holiday-weekend/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 18:19:32 +0000 Brown Library Blogger http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/?p=1985 The Brown Library has modified its hours of operation during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

  • Friday, May 25th: 8am-5pm
  • Saturday, May 26th—Monday, May 28th: Closed
  • Tuesday, May 29th: Regular hours resume

Remember, our regular hours are posted in the left sidebar and in all of these places.

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]]> The Brown Library has modified its hours of operation during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

  • Friday, May 25th: 8am-5pm
  • Saturday, May 26th—Monday, May 28th: Closed
  • Tuesday, May 29th: Regular hours resume

Remember, our regular hours are posted in the left sidebar and in all of these places.

Even when the library is closed, you can still access professional assistance, online library resources, and computers for doing class work or research. Check out these alternatives:

Computer Labs on Campus

Off-Campus Access to Research Databases and the Library Catalog

Ask a Librarian Chat Service

Local Public and College Libraries

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  • M: 8am-5pm
  • T: 10am-5pm

SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN

]]> Brown Library will open at 10am this Tuesday, May 15th, because of a staff meeting. Please note our irregular hours this week:

  • M: 8am-5pm
  • T: 10am-5pm

SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN

  • W-Th: 8am-8pm
  • F: 8am-5pm
  • Sa: 9am-1pm
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Summer classes begin on Wednesday, May 16, so we will be open on Saturdays again starting May 19, 9am-1pm.

Have a great break!


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]]> During the semester break, May 7 through May 15, Brown Library will be open 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday.  We will not have Saturday hours on May 12, 2012.

Summer classes begin on Wednesday, May 16, so we will be open on Saturdays again starting May 19, 9am-1pm.

Have a great break!


]]> http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/index.php/2012/05/08/hours-this-week-at-the-library/feed/ 0 http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/index.php/2012/05/08/hours-this-week-at-the-library/ Saturday Hours http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrownLibrary/~3/YqTAbF1gymE/ http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/index.php/2012/04/25/saturday-hours/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:34:25 +0000 Brown Library Blogger http://www.virginiawestern.edu/library/blog/?p=1963 Saturday hours at Brown Library are extended during the last three weeks of classes. The schedule is as follows:

  • Saturdays: 9am-4pm (4/14, 4/21, 4/28)
  • Saturday: 9am-1pm (5/5)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The hours for the Learning Technology Center will not be changing.

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]]> Saturday hours at Brown Library are extended during the last three weeks of classes. The schedule is as follows:

  • Saturdays: 9am-4pm (4/14, 4/21, 4/28)
  • Saturday: 9am-1pm (5/5)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The hours for the Learning Technology Center will not be changing.

Remember, even when the library is closed, you can still access professional assistance, online library resources, and computers for doing class work or research. Check out these alternatives:

Computer Labs on Campus

Off-Campus Access to Research Databases and the Library Catalog

Ask a Librarian Chat Service

Local Public and College Libraries

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TIP #7 – We have bright and cheerful reading areas where you can chill-lax and read the newspaper or a popular magazine:

Brown Library currently subscribes to 94 newspaper, magazine and journal titles in print format.   Students can sit down and read these items between classes, and college employees can come relax during lunch breaks.  And if

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TIP #7 – We have bright and cheerful reading areas where you can chill-lax and read the newspaper or a popular magazine:

Brown Library currently subscribes to 94 newspaper, magazine and journal titles in print format.   Students can sit down and read these items between classes, and college employees can come relax during lunch breaks.  And if you can sleep sitting up straight without closing your eyes or snoring, well, you’re welcome to do that, too.

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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TIP #6 – We have a coffee shop on the main floor, study rooms on both floors, Ebooks, audiobooks, iPads, handheld GPS units, laptops, beautiful views of the mountains, and so many other wonderful things that we can’t tell you all of it:

The library is a happening place!  Go to our web site and see for

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TIP #6 – We have a coffee shop on the main floor, study rooms on both floors, Ebooks, audiobooks, iPads, handheld GPS units, laptops, beautiful views of the mountains, and so many other wonderful things that we can’t tell you all of it:

The library is a happening place!  Go to our web site and see for yourself: http://virginiawestern.edu/library/index.php

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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TIP #5 – You can get research help 24/7 through LRC Live Reference Service:

LRC Live is a great service for online research and search strategy assistance.  This service enables you and a library reference staff member to chat online and share online content in real-time, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!  So, if you

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TIP #5 – You can get research help 24/7 through LRC Live Reference Service:

LRC Live is a great service for online research and search strategy assistance.  This service enables you and a library reference staff member to chat online and share online content in real-time, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!  So, if you wake up in the middle of the night and need to chat with a librarian (it could happen), someone will be available to assist you.  Read more about LRC Live: http://virginiawestern.edu/library/askalibrarian/index.php

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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TIP #4 – Help is always available for you in the library:

The library has friendly, knowledgeable staff members who are happy to help you in person and by phone.  Feel free to go up to our Reference Desk on the main floor and our Circulation Desk on the top floor to get help with your research

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TIP #4 – Help is always available for you in the library:

The library has friendly, knowledgeable staff members who are happy to help you in person and by phone.  Feel free to go up to our Reference Desk on the main floor and our Circulation Desk on the top floor to get help with your research needs or to get general college information.  If we don’t know the answer, we will keep looking until we find it.  Hey, it’s what we do.

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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TIP #3 – If we don’t have the item you need, we can request it from another library that owns it (Librarians are good at sharing):

Our Interlibrary Loan service allows you to obtain books, journal articles and other materials that are not available in Brown Library.  Student requests are honored for materials needed to fulfill the

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TIP #3 – If we don’t have the item you need, we can request it from another library that owns it (Librarians are good at sharing):

Our Interlibrary Loan service allows you to obtain books, journal articles and other materials that are not available in Brown Library.  Student requests are honored for materials needed to fulfill the reading and research requirements of the College’s course offerings.  Faculty and staff requests are honored for materials used for work-related inquiry or to support the mission of the college.  Get more information here: http://virginiawestern.edu/library/ill/index.php

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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TIP #2 – You can access the library’s databases from home:

Our library databases contain thousands of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles (Information that you can trust!).  You can access this information while using a computer in the library or in another location on campus.  You can also access this information from home by entering your user

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TIP #2 – You can access the library’s databases from home:

Our library databases contain thousands of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles (Information that you can trust!).  You can access this information while using a computer in the library or in another location on campus.  You can also access this information from home by entering your user name and password — the same user name and password that you use for My VWCC.  Check out the databases that are available to you: http://virginiawestern.edu/library/databases.php

It’s National Library Week! Brown Library has a few things cooked up in order to celebrate.

  • Six Word Memoirs: Write your life in six words, and be eligible to win a “Writer’s Gift Basket!” Examples can be found here: Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled on NPR. Enter to win online, or pick up a paper entry form in the library (one student and one faculty/staff winner).
  • Library Find-a-Word, main floor
  • Special Displays on the Writing Life, top floor
  • Library Tip of the Day, direct to you by email!

We’ll also have a table at Spring Fling on Friday, April 20th, where you’ll be able to create your own Newspaper Poems as well!

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