Library Closed for Homecoming
The library will be CLOSED Saturday, Nov. 1 due to Homecoming related events and activities.
New Database: STAT!Ref
STAT!Ref is a full-text, cross-searchable collection of nursing reference resources. Titles include Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses.
The database is optimized for all mobile devices and offers a free mobile app.
Research Databases can be accessed using your ULID and password.
Questions? Ask a Librarian.
Database Trials: SAGE Stats and US Political Stats
Two statistics databases:
SAGE Stats provides data from private and public sources for social science students and researchers, and includes visualization and data compare features.
U.S. Political Stats is a data visualization and research tool designed to provide data on Congress, the Supreme Court and the Presidency. Users can analyze, compare, and export data in maps, tables, line graphs, bar charts, and pie charts.
Trials last through Dec. 21.
Reading by Ernest Gaines
Join us for a reading by author Ernest Gaines on the campus of UL Lafayette next Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in Moody Hall 103. The reading is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of his first novel, Catherine Carmier. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Dr. Matthew Teutsch, Director of the Gaines Center, at 482-1848.
ILLiad Maintenance Scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24
There will be maintenance on the Interlibrary Loan server starting tonight at 11 p.m. and lasting until 3 a.m. tomorrow. Access to the Interlibrary Loan web pages may be unavailable at that time.
Event: Jeffery Renard Allen Reading
Join us Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ernest J. Gaines Center to hear a reading from the 2009 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence recipient Jeffery Renard Allen. His recent book, Song of the Shank, received a front page review in The New York Times Book Review this past summer.
This is event is part of the celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ernest J. Gaines' first novel publication.
Database Trial: Nursing Reference Center Plus
Nursing Reference Center Plus provides nurses with evidence-based resources that they can access for quick reference at the point-of-care including:
Adobe Digital Editions 4 Security Issues
Recently libraries were made aware of some privacy and security concerns around the newly released Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) 4 Reader. ADE Reader is the most commonly used desktop application for accessing eBooks that contain Adobe’s DRM (Digital Rights Management) software.
The information is not being passed from the eBook lending service but rather from the client software (ADE 4 Reader) used to open the protected eBook.
New Collaboration Stations in the Library
These have moved to the 1st floor. Inquire at the Circulation Desk.
Wed, 10/08/2014 – 7:35 a.m.
Check out the 3 student Collaboration Stations on the 2nd floor across the hall from the STEP Lab. Large screen monitors and whiteboards allow groups to view information, work together on projects and create group presentations.
Fall Break Library Hours
Oct. 8 – 12, 2014
Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct.10 | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 11 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12 | 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Special Collections | Oct. 11 & Oct. 12 | CLOSED
All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.
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