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Europeana, presented by the EDL Foundation, is a new digital library of over 2 million objects - image, text, sound, and video - from many of Europe's libraries, research institutions, archives, and museums, including, but not limited to, the Rijksmuseum, the British Library, and the Louvre.
Europeana is full of prime resources on some of our (my) favorite Europeans and many obscure ones as well.
For instance, a search for Shakespeare turned up 1,356 items and Picasso over 17,000, and a search for John Smith, 899.
It's in beta testing right now but is still accessible. If you're curious or bored or needing inspiration on a project, I'd suggest checking it out.

The libraries have begun their winter break hours which are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday. 
 
Exceptions include:

• Wednesday, December 24th- Sunday, December 28th: CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
  Wednesday, December 31st: 8 a.m.-noon (open only half day) 
• Thursday,  January 1st  CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY

Filled with over 1,000 titles added during the month of November, the new books lists are available by call number and subject. 54 new videos ranging from documentaries to feature films have also been processed during November.

Courtesy of the Center for Learning, Teaching, and Research, we are providing you with a comprehensive listing of spaces available to students at the end of the semester.  If you have any questions, please contact Renée Chapin at rchapin@mail.colgate.edu.

Study Spaces at Colgate
Fall 2008

Primary Uses Key

 S = Individual quiet study

 G = Group study/discussion

 C = Computers available

Spaces with Greatest Numbers of Seats
 
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology (S,G,C)
Mon–Thu 8 AM–2 AM     •     Fri 8 AM–10 PM     •     Sat 10 AM–10 PM     •     Sun 10 AM–2 AM
24/7 Access:  Level 5 Hieber Café and Theriot Flexible Work Room 565 are available 24/7. Access with Colgate University key card at Level 5 and Level 3 East entrances. A map of after hour’s access to Case–Geyer is available at http://exlibris.colgate.edu/about/after_hours_access.html. Hours for the main and branch libraries are available at http://exlibris.colgate.edu/about/hours.html.
 
Cooley Science Library (S,C) (Open 24/7 December 7 through 5:00 PM on December 19)
 
Commons (S)
Mon–Thu Open 24 hours for study
 
Frank Dining Hall (December 12 through December 18)
Sun–Thu 10 PM–2 AM
 
Lawrence Hall
Humanities Lounge (G)
Mon–Thu 6 PM–2 AM     •     Sat & Sun 10 AM–2 AM
 
O’Connor Campus Center (Open 24/7 December 14 through December 18)
Fireplace lounge and TV lounge (S,G)
Mon–Fri 8 AM–2:30 AM     •     Sat & Sun 11 AM–2:30 AM
 
Computer Lab (C) (December 7 through December 18)
Mon – Sun 12 PM–10 PM

Additional Spaces
 
ALANA Cultural Center (G,C) – Lounge, Computer/Study Room
(Seminar Room and Multipurpose Room are available when not in use for ALANA functions.)
Mon–Wed 8 AM–12 Midnight     •     Thu 8 AM–8 PM     •     Fri 8 AM–5 PM     •     Sun 1 PM–12 Midnight
***Extended hours December 14 – December 18 from 8 AM–12 Midnight (when not in use for ALANA functions)
 
Center for Learning, Teaching, and Research (S,G,C)
Mon–Fri 8 AM–11 PM     •     Sat 3:30 PM–9 PM     •     Sun 11 AM–11 PM
***Extended hours December 13 – December 18 open until 12 Midnight
 
East Hall, COVE (S)
Mon–Thu 9 AM–12 Midnight     •     Fri 9 AM–5 PM     •     Sat 10 AM–5 PM     •     Sun 10 AM–12 Midnight
“When not in use for COVE–related meetings and events”
 
Ho Science Center (S,G)
Public access study spaces and the atrium area, including the small end-of-hallway study areas.
Mon–Fri 7 AM–12 Midnight    •    Sat & Sun 10 AM–11 PM
 
Lathrop Hall
Classroom(s) 212, 303 (S,G)
Mon–Fri 3 PM–11 PM     •     Sat & Sun 10 AM–11 PM
 
Lawrence Hall
Classroom(s) 101, 109, 110, 118 (S,G)
Mon–Thu 6 PM–2 AM     •     Sat & Sun 10 AM–2 AM
 
Classroom(s) 203, 209, 210, 220, 304, 305, 310, 320 (S,G)
Mon–Thu 6 PM–2 AM     •     Sat & Sun 10 AM–2 AM
 
Keck Humanities Resource Center (C)
Mon–Thu 8:30 AM–11 PM     •     Fri 8:30 AM–6 PM     •     Sat 11 AM–6 PM     •     Sun 11 AM–11 PM
 
McGregory Hall B-4 (Study Lounge)
Open 24/7 December 14 through December 18
 
Memorial Chapel Garden Level (S)
Mon–Sun 8 AM–12 Midnight (when not in use for Chapel functions)
 
Persson Hall
Bridge (S)
Mon–Sun 8 AM–1 AM
 
Classroom 209 (S,C)
Mon–Fri 3 PM–1 AM     •     Sat (December 6) 12 PM–6 PM     •     Sun 1 PM–1 AM
 
Saperstein Center (S)
Mon–Thu 4 PM–10 PM     •     Fri 12:30 PM–4 PM     •     Sun 12 PM–10 PM
 
Wynn Hall, lobbies 1st and 2nd floors (S)
Sun–Thu 8 AM–11 PM     •     Fri–Sat 8 AM–7 PM

I am pleased to announce that the Libraries will be able to fund and hire additional, qualified staff to keep Cooley Science Library in McGregory Hall open 24:7 starting this Sunday, December 7. Cooley has 29 computers, two printers and 125 seats plus four private carrels.
Equipment and study space in Cooley are shared resources so please note the following:

• Keep food in McGregory B4.
• Take your possessions with you when you leave so that another student may use the study or computing space.
• Turn off cell phones as sound carries easily in this smaller library.
• Leave sleeping bags, tents, coolers, and similar items at home.
• Report any concern to the staff at the service desk.

Both Cooley and Case-Geyer will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 19, after which they will re-open according to the Winter Break Hours schedule which is available at
 

http://exlibris.colgate.edu/about/hours.html
 
 

Update on SGA Request to the Faculty Academic Affairs Board (AAB) for Case-Geyer 24:7
 
 
The Academic Affairs Board – composed of faculty, students, and administrators -- recently considered a request from SGA for Case-Geyer to be open 24:7 the last two weeks of the semester. The difficult issue that prevents Case-Geyer from staying open 24:7 is the need to find three times the staffing required for Cooley to cover all three entrances. Despite efforts by the Libraries, it was not possible to find sufficient staffing to keep Case-Geyer open.
Case-Geyer will close at normally scheduled times. Please leave peacefully at closing time and remember that you may relocate to the Hieber Café and the Flexible Room 565 which will be open 24:7 as usual.
 
Be a Responsible Citizen
 
As you work, remember that library materials are shared resources; keep them free of highlighting or ink or pencil marks so that it’s easy for the next student to read them.

And lastly, be "green" in Case-Geyer and Cooley. Follow the "Leave No Trace" program begun by the Center for Environmental Ethics and adapted by students to academic library settings. See

 
 
 http://gustavus.edu/academics/library/about/FoodGuidelines.htm.
 
Program principles are:

• Observe the policies of the space you are using especially regarding food and beverages
• Minimize waste
• Use waste receptacles
• Be considerate of those who will use the space after you.

Help prevent the custodians from being overwhelmed by food debris.
 

Questions?
 
Contact us through one of the Libraries' Ask a Librarian services at

 
http://exlibris.colgate.edu/services/reference.html
 
 

With best wishes for your research and study,
Joanne

Joanne A. Schneider

 
 
 
 
 
 
University Librarian and Professor
Colgate University Libraries
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
315-228-7362 voice
315-228-7934 fax
jschneider@mail.colgate.edu

It's a librarian's worst nightmare that just walked by the reference desk in Case-Geyer: three students, eager to watch a film that their professor has set up for them in room 340, complete with hot pizzas. Here I sit, with my sensible shoes (at the insistence of my podiatrist), my glasses (courtesy of my father's genetics), and old enough (fuddy-duddy enough?) to be the students' parents (at least!). But, you got to do what you got to do, and in this case, I had to call a halt to the entire affair. In Case-Geyer, food is allowed only in the cafe, the flexible room, and the Batza meeting room, all on the 5th floor.
 
So why are librarians/libraries so insistent on a no-food policy? Have you ever seen what a tuna salad sandwich looks like when squished between the pages of a library book, or perhaps more importantly what the book looks like? I have, and it ain't pretty. But almost anyone could mush a tuna sandwich on a book that they've taken out of the library (or could they?), so that's not the entire reason. Have you ever sat down to work at table, only to find that it’s covered in crumbs (or worse)? Now it’s all over the books you put down (yours and/or ours), or your computer, or leather jacket, or …
 
I could list so many reasons, that you’d stop reading, so let’s cut to the chase: we don’t permit food in the building, except for selected rooms, to preserve the collection. Not just against stray tuna sandwiches (we know that most of you are neat eaters), but against insects and rodents. Library buildings and IT centers are full of materials that insects and rodents like to chew on: paper, glue in bindings, & wires. The best way to keep them out is to keep the easily consumed food out. Once they’ve finished up the crumbs left over from your dinner, they start on the books and wiring. It’s as simple as that.
 
So, “big deal”, you say? “Just replace the books”? We would if we could, but we usually can’t, and not because of the current economic climate. Many books go “out of print” in a very short period of time (goes back to a change in the tax code during the Reagan presidency - a long story). So, that critical book that everyone in POSC150 needs that’s been chewed to shreds isn’t available for purchase again, and, because it’s still under copyright protection, it’s not even available from Google Books. Besides, pests don’t discriminate between a text book and the Shakespeare First Folio.
 
So help us help you and the long line of Colgate students still to arrive. Keep your drink cups covered, and keep your food in the café, the flexible room, or room 560 (Batza). Do your part to preserve our collection for future generations. As we used to say “we thank you for your support”. See, I am old, and suddenly very hungry. Guess I'll head to the cafe when my shift is over.
 

Join us at a reception acknowledging the generous gift of Ivo and Beatrice Malan in support of the Libraries' collections.
 
The reception will be held on:
Friday, December 5, 2008 at 4pm
Batza Meeting Room on Level Five
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology

The New York Public Library has partnered with Grace Bonney of design sponge to create a series of 5 short videos showcasing New York City artists and how they are inspired by materials from the library. It's true, some people find the library inspiring.
This series might be interesting to you because it's essentially mini interviews with 5 working artists discussing their work and how they find their inspiration.
While we here at Colgate might not have breadth of unique or rare materials that the New York Public Library does, we do have some interesting Special Collections ourselves. For instance, did you know that we own a collection of posters from WWI and II? or how about this, a complete set of the Edward S. Curtis Indian photographs?
So next time you are looking for a little inspiration, why not try the library?

The Burney Collection has been added to the primary sources available for student and faculty research.
The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media. The present digital collection, that helps chart the development of the concept of news and newspapers and the free press, totals almost 1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles. Many of the Burney newspapers are well known, but many pamphlets and broadsides also included have remained largely hidden. The earliest publication is dated 1604 and the latest 1800.

New online reference books from ABC-Clio

• Abortion in the United States
• Campaign and Election Reform: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
• Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture
• Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture
• Mexico: A Global Studies Handbook
• Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview
• Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook
• Utopias in American History
• Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present

New online reference books from Sage

• Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media
• Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior