What's New in the Library http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php Highlights of new and wonderful things happening and available in the UC Berkeley Library. en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Thanksgiving holiday http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-holiday-3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:01:27 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3583@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Many of the Cal libraries will close early on Wednesday, November 25. </p><p>All will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27. </p><p>All except the Law Library will be closed on Saturday, &#160;and some will also be closed on Sunday.</p><p>For current schedules, see <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/AboutLibrary/hours.html">Library Hours</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-holiday-3">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Many of the Cal libraries will close early on Wednesday, November 25.

All will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27.

All except the Law Library will be closed on Saturday,  and some will also be closed on Sunday.

For current schedules, see Library Hours.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-holiday-3#comments Multiple closures Friday Nov. 20 http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/20/multiple-closures-friday-nov-20 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:53 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3579@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>As of 12:30pm on Friday November 20, many libraries on the UC Berkeley campus are closed because of fire alarm activation in their buildings.</p><p>The Doe Library, Moffitt Library, and Gardner (Main)&#160;Stacks will be closed for the remainder of Friday.&#160; The Moffitt Library and the Stacks are planning to reopen as scheduled on Saturday, November 21. </p><p>We are not able to post up-to-the-minute information on which other libraries are open and which are not, so it may be a good idea to call in advance if you need to visit a library today.&#160; See <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/AboutLibrary/libraries_collections.html">Libraries and Collections A-Z</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, our website, catalogs, and databases are all available.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/20/multiple-closures-friday-nov-20">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> As of 12:30pm on Friday November 20, many libraries on the UC Berkeley campus are closed because of fire alarm activation in their buildings.

The Doe Library, Moffitt Library, and Gardner (Main) Stacks will be closed for the remainder of Friday.  The Moffitt Library and the Stacks are planning to reopen as scheduled on Saturday, November 21.

We are not able to post up-to-the-minute information on which other libraries are open and which are not, so it may be a good idea to call in advance if you need to visit a library today.  See Libraries and Collections A-Z.

Meanwhile, our website, catalogs, and databases are all available.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/20/multiple-closures-friday-nov-20#comments Agricultural Economics Library "by appointment only" http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/17/agricultural-economics-library-by-appoin-24 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:08:55 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3556@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Due to a staff layoff, the <a href="http://are.berkeley.edu/library/">Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Library</a> no longer has regular hours for those not in the Department of Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics. </p><p>Staff are available by appointment via phone (510-642-7121) or e-mail (<a href="mailto:gflibrary@are.berkeley.edu">gflibrary@are.berkeley.edu</a>). </p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/17/agricultural-economics-library-by-appoin-24">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Due to a staff layoff, the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Library no longer has regular hours for those not in the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics.

Staff are available by appointment via phone (510-642-7121) or e-mail (gflibrary@are.berkeley.edu).

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/17/agricultural-economics-library-by-appoin-24#comments City Arts & Lectures online archive http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/15/city-arts-aamp-lectures-online-archive Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:27:45 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3540@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>What do Steve Martin, Barbara Boxer, Rosemary Clooney, Stephen King, Salman Rushdie, Linda Ronstadt, and Maurice Sendak have in common? &#160;Along with hundreds of other writers, artists, and thinkers, they have been featured on the <a href="http://www.cityarts.net/">City Arts &amp; Lectures</a>&#160;radio program. &#160;</p><p>As mentioned in the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/12/DDO41AEMK7.DTL">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, the UC Berkeley Library has created an online archive of these interviews. &#160;</p><p>These are available to the general public on computers in our libraries (we suggest bringing your own headphones). &#160; Under the terms of our license agreement, only current Cal students, faculty, and staff members can also access them online as described below.</p><p>To call up a list of the programs, go to our <a href="http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/">OskiCat library catalog</a> and search: <em>city arts and lectures</em>. Click on the title of a program, then look for the link labeled &quot;Restricted to UCB&quot;. &#160;Clicking on this link should start the program using RealPlayer software.</p><p>Copies of these programs (in audio or transcript form) are not available for sale.&#160;</p><p>ONLINE ACCESS</p><p>Cal students, faculty, and staff wishing to listen to these programs using off-campus computers should have either the Virtual Private Network (VPN) software or the proxy server setting active. For more information on these options, see <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/connecting_off_campus.html">Connecting from Off Campus</a>.</p><p>Some users have reported problems accessing these files. Here is some information that may help.</p><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/15/city-arts-aamp-lectures-online-archive#more3540">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/15/city-arts-aamp-lectures-online-archive">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> What do Steve Martin, Barbara Boxer, Rosemary Clooney, Stephen King, Salman Rushdie, Linda Ronstadt, and Maurice Sendak have in common?  Along with hundreds of other writers, artists, and thinkers, they have been featured on the City Arts & Lectures radio program.  

As mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle, the UC Berkeley Library has created an online archive of these interviews.  

These are available to the general public on computers in our libraries (we suggest bringing your own headphones).   Under the terms of our license agreement, only current Cal students, faculty, and staff members can also access them online as described below.

To call up a list of the programs, go to our OskiCat library catalog and search: city arts and lectures. Click on the title of a program, then look for the link labeled "Restricted to UCB".  Clicking on this link should start the program using RealPlayer software.

Copies of these programs (in audio or transcript form) are not available for sale. 

ONLINE ACCESS

Cal students, faculty, and staff wishing to listen to these programs using off-campus computers should have either the Virtual Private Network (VPN) software or the proxy server setting active. For more information on these options, see Connecting from Off Campus.

Some users have reported problems accessing these files. Here is some information that may help.

Read more »

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/15/city-arts-aamp-lectures-online-archive#comments Plan ahead for a research prize http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/12/plan-ahead-for-a-research-prize-1 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:45:32 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3531@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Have a great research project from this past summer, or something great in mind for fall or spring of this academic year? Submit it for a chance to win up to $1,000!</p><p>The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research rewards excellence in undergraduate research projects that use library resources and demonstrate sophisticated library research skills on the part of undergraduate researchers.</p><p>Submissions will be accepted from December 10, 2009 through April 19, 2010. </p><p>Questions? Visit the <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/researchprize/" title="Library Prize for Undergraduate Research">Library Prize website</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/12/plan-ahead-for-a-research-prize-1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Have a great research project from this past summer, or something great in mind for fall or spring of this academic year? Submit it for a chance to win up to $1,000!

The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research rewards excellence in undergraduate research projects that use library resources and demonstrate sophisticated library research skills on the part of undergraduate researchers.

Submissions will be accepted from December 10, 2009 through April 19, 2010.

Questions? Visit the Library Prize website.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/12/plan-ahead-for-a-research-prize-1#comments Computer downtime November 6-7 http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/05/computer-downtime-november-6-7 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000 admin Library News 3486@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>The following services will be unavailable from 10pm Friday, November 6 until 6am Saturday, November 7:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/">Library website</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/AboutLibrary/hours.html">Library hours/locations</a></li><li><a href="http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/">Berkeley Digital Library SunSite</a></li><li>Streaming videos from our website</li><li>Library blogs (including this one) and wikis</li><li><a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/electronic_resources.html">Electronic Resources Finder</a></li><li><a href="http://galc.lib.berkeley.edu/galc.html">Graphic Arts Loan Collection</a> (GALC) database</li></ul><p>The <a href="http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/">OskiCat</a> and <a href="http://berkeley.worldcat.org/search?scope=1&amp;oldscope=1">NextGen Melvyl Pilot</a> catalogs will not be affected.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/05/computer-downtime-november-6-7">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> The following services will be unavailable from 10pm Friday, November 6 until 6am Saturday, November 7:

 

The OskiCat and NextGen Melvyl Pilot catalogs will not be affected.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/11/05/computer-downtime-november-6-7#comments BAKER button returning to OskiCat http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/10/27/baker-button-returning-to-oskicat Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:16:20 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3450@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Beginning Monday November 2, the button for the <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ILS/baker.html">Baker document delivery service</a> will once again be available to users who are logged in to &quot;My OskiCat&quot;.</p><p>&#187;&#160; <a href="http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/">Use OskiCat now</a> </p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/10/27/baker-button-returning-to-oskicat">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Beginning Monday November 2, the button for the Baker document delivery service will once again be available to users who are logged in to "My OskiCat".

»  Use OskiCat now

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/10/27/baker-button-returning-to-oskicat#comments More libraries to be open Saturdays http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/10/27/more-libraries-to-be-open-saturdays Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:27 +0000 jkupersm Library News 3449@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.dailycal.org/article/107083/uc_berkeley_libraries_to_reopen_on_saturdays">funding provided by the Chancellor and Provost</a>, several more libraries are regaining Saturday hours.</p><p>Beginning:</p><p>October 17 &#160; Ed/Psych &#160; noon-5<br /><br />October 24 &#160;Public Health &#160; noon-5<br />October 24 &#160; Environmental Design &#160;noon-5<br /><br />October 31 &#160; Engineering &#160;10 - 5<br />October 31 &#160; Social Welfare &#160; 1 - 5<br /><br />November 7 &#160; Business &#160;1-5<br />November 7 &#160; &#160;Chemistry 1-5<br />November 7 &#160; Anthropology &#160;1-5<br /><br />November 14 &#160;Biosciences &#160;1-5<br />November 14 &#160;Music &#160;1-5 &#160;</p><p>November 21 &#160;East Asian Library &#160;10 - 5</p><p>For more information, see our <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/AboutLibrary/hours.html">Library Hours page</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/whats-new.php/2009/10/27/more-libraries-to-be-open-saturdays">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Thanks to funding provided by the Chancellor and Provost, several more libraries are regaining Saturday hours.

Beginning:

October 17   Ed/Psych   noon-5

October 24  Public Health   noon-5
October 24   Environmental Design  noon-5

October 31   Engineering  10 - 5
October 31   Social Welfare   1 - 5

November 7   Business  1-5
November 7    Chemistry 1-5
November 7   Anthropology  1-5

November 14  Biosciences  1-5
November 14  Music  1-5  

November 21  East Asian Library  10 - 5

For more information, see our Library Hours page.

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