Campus Network Maintenance and the 24 hr study room

On Friday October 24 at 11PM thru Saturday October 25 at 2AM Campus IT will be doing network maintenance. This will affect, among other things, the BearCard readers. As a result you may not be able to access the Tarver Library 24 hour study room during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Grove Music Online

Jack Tarver Library has added Grove Music Online to its E-Resource repertoire.

Published by Oxford University Press, this multi-award winning resource includes the full text of the 29-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), the 4-volume New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and the 3-volume New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd edition). Grove Music Online also includes 50,000 articles, sophisticated search and browse capabilities, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, and extensive links to musical sites on the Internet.

Library Systems Maintenance - Service Interruption

Access to the Internet, Databases, and Printing will be unavailable in Tarver Library on Wednesday, October 22, from 5pm until late due to a system upgrade.

The library catalog will also be unavailable, regardless of user location, during this time.

Access to Microsoft Office products will be available on library computer work stations while the system upgrade is being performed.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced while we upgrade our system in order to serve you better.

Library Dean's Forum

What: Library Dean's Forum

Where: Tarver Library Thigpen-Parsons Seminar Room (2nd floor)

When: 5:30 pm October 15, 2008

Do you want the library to be a better place to study and/or socialize? Then take advantage of this opportunity to share your ideas and suggestions with Beth Hammond, Dean of University Libraries. This is your chance to let the Dean know what's on YOUR mind about the library and how we can improve our work.

Come to the Thigpen-Parsons Seminar Room at 5:30 pm October 15 for an honest, open conversation! We are eager to find out what you think about us!

Refreshments provided.

Grand Reopening: 24-Hour Study Room

What: 24-Hour Study Room Reopening

Where: Jack Tarver Library, 1st floor

When: 4:00 pm October 15, 2008

Looking for a safe and comfortable place to study all night? We now have the answer. You are cordially invited to the Tarver Library

24-Hour Study Room Reopening!

Stop by the library at 4:00 pm, October 15th, 2008 and see the renovations funded by the Class of 2008 and the Student Government Association. Also, check out these before and after pictures.

You won't want to miss an exiting event like this!

Refreshments and door prizes provided.

Hot Document in October

Guide to House and Senate Members

U. S. Government Printing Office published the online Guide to House and Senate Members 110th United States Congress on its website GPO Access.

"This online Guide to the House and Senate Members of the 110th Congress is intended to be a single point of access for Member information from several different official sources. Both congressional offices and the public will be able to:

• Access data concerning House and Senate Members from various publications including: the Congressional Pictorial Directory, Congressional Biographical Directory, and the Congressional Directory.

• Search for and retrieve individual Members by Name, Hometown, State/Territory, District, Term Count, Bio Data, Birth Date, Place Of Birth, WebSite, Zip Code, Counties/Parishes, Office Building or groups of Members by state, party affiliation, or number of terms.

• Link to individual Member's corresponding information in the Biographical Directory maintained by the House and Senate and link to individual member web pages."

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