Need a quick citation for that last reference for your Works Cited page? Now it’s easy with the new citation feature in the catalog. Simply find your book in the online catalog, then click the link beneath the title that says “Cite this item (from WorldCat).” A new window should appear with your citation in several popular formats! It’s that easy.
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New library homepage!
Yes! We decided it was time for a fresh look and some new features for the library homepage. So we sat down with some students, looked at some surveys, and came up with a new homepage which includes:
- Today’s library hours
- Most of the old links in a menu on the left
- A news feed from the new library blog
- A search widget so you can search the catalog, reserves, and databases right from the homepage as well as access your library account to see what you have checked out
- A research guides widget for quick access to research help and database links
We hope the new homepage is easier to use, easier on the eyes, and makes it easier to find the library resources.
Do you love it? Hate it? Leave us a comment below :).
Look for online journals in Journal Finder
In order to make locating journals easier and more accurate for our patrons, all print and online journal holdings are now consolidated in Journal Finder. If you want to know if the Library has a specific journal, magazine or newspaper, go to Journal Finder and enter the title, ISSN or title words. Here is an example of the results for American Secondary Education.
If the Library has print or microform holdings, Journal Finder will direct you to the appropriate catalog record when you click the “Longwood University Print Holdings” link. If you have questions, please go to the Information Desk or ask a librarian for assistance.
Fall 2007 Library in the Afternoon Series
This year the Janet D. Greenwood Library will offer a monthly series, “What is the Library doing for me?” to inform faculty, staff, and students about library services and new products. To R.S.V.P. or comment, please contact Liz Kocevar-Weidinger at x2445 or kocevarweidingerea@longwood.edu.
| Session | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| What is LibX? | Wednesday, September 26th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| What is the Learning Center? | Wednesday, October 17th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| What is RefWorks? | Wednesday, November 14th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
LibX – What is LibX?
What can it do for me? What can it do for students?
| When: | Wednesday, September 26th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| Where: | Library Computing Center, 2nd Floor Children’s Collection |
| Presenter: | Mark Lenker, Assistant Instruction/Reference Services Librarian, Janet D. Greenwood Library |
LibX modifies your Internet browser to provide direct access to the Library’s resources from most locations on the web. For example, if you see an interesting book at Amazon.com or the New York Times Review of Books, or an article in Google Scholar, you can check to see if the Library owns it with a single mouse click. It also allows you to search directly from the references page of online documents – even PDFs!
Learning Services – What is the Learning Center?
What can it do for me? What can it do for students?
| When: | Wednesday, October 17th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| Where: | Library, Room 147B |
| Presenter: | Rebecca Sturgill, Learning Center Director, Janet D. Greenwood Library |
Topics for discussion will include the following: what is the role of our Learning Center; what services does the Learning Center offer and to whom; does learning assistance make a difference in students’ success; how critical is faculty support; and what can faculty do to support student use of the Learning Center? Come and discuss strategies faculty, campus administration, learning support center personnel, and students can use to optimize learning and success.
RefWorks – What is RefWorks?
What can it do for me? What can it do for students?
| When: | Wednesday, November 14th, 3 – 4 p.m. |
| Where: | Library Computing Center, 2nd Floor in the Children’s Collection |
| Presenter: | Liz Kocevar-Weidinger, Instruction/Reference Services Librarian, Janet D. Greenwood Library |
RefWorks allows you to generate your personal bibliographic database by importing references from online databases into your own web-based account. These references can then be integrated into papers and can also be used to format bibliographies.
During this session, you will create a personal Refworks account on the web, create a database of cited literature by importing references from online databases, and learn how to organize references and generate bibliographies.
Visit the Library’s Special Collections Room
The Janet D. Greenwood Library now has a Special Collections Room which is filled with a variety of unique book collections. The collections include Longwood faculty publications, the Virginia Authors Collection, the Virginiana Collection, the Edward Gorey Collection, the Droessler Collection, and a collection of rare books. This room holds treasurers that are priceless—some because they are inscribed by the author, some because of the illustrative matter, some because they are first edition classics and some because they are no longer available in print but have an enduring value.
The room is a warm and inviting place to visit; it is a place where you can sit and read from one of the many books housed on its shelves. Books may be used in the room during the open hours. The room is open during the academic sessions on Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; it is open on Friday from 10:00 am. to 12:00 p.m. The room is closed during fall and spring breaks. Special Collections Usage Policies and Procedures has more information about hours and using the materials.
The Special Collections Room is located on the west end of the second floor of the library. You are invited to visit the room and enjoy browsing through some of the treasures that make this room so special.
Check Out Your Own Books
No need to wait in long lines to check out books, simply walk up to the self checkout kiosk and check them out yourself. Instructions on the screen make the process easy. If any problems arise, a staff member will always be available at the Circulation/Reserve Desk to assist you. If you have questions or comments on this new service, please contact Tammy Hines by email at hinestm@longwood.edu.
Currently, only books may be checked out at the self checkout kiosk. Audiovisual materials such as CDs and DVDs should still be checked out at the Circulation Desk.
Virginia Authors Collection
The Greenwood Library’s "Virginia Authors Collection," developed through generous donations of autographed copies of authors’ work(s), now consists of over 225 items and continues to grow. For more information about the collection, as well as access to a list of Virginia author titles, click here.
Where Are the DVDs and CDs?
We’ve moved all of the Library’s DVDs, CDs and video sleeves to the back wall of the Reference/Periodicals Room!
They are arranged in call number order and will soon have genre signage to indicate various music genres and types of DVDs (American feature film, foreign films, television shows). Simply take the CDs and DVDs you want to check out to the Circulation/Reserve Desk. As in the past, take video sleeves to the Circulation Desk for check out.
Any comments about our move? Please click on Suggestion Box and let us know.
Information Commons + Learning Center = The Learning Commons!
The Learning Center (formerly the Academic Support Center) is moving into Greenwood Library on Thursday, September 29.
The Learning Center offices are on the east side of the Information Commons. Lisa Burns, the Tutoring Coordinator, is in the Alcove facing Brock Commons, and Rebecca Sturgill, the Director, is in Room 153. Between them is the Writing Center, in the space that it has occupied for a year.
At the Alcove, students can get information about Math Lab, Writing Lab, or Foreign Language Lab sessions. There is no charge for these open labs, and students do not have to sign up in advance. Students can also arrange for tutoring in other subjects at a nominal fee.
Like the Library, the Learning Center is a place where all students can participate in collaborative learning, academic inquiry, and individual consultation. The addition of the Learning Center to the Information Commons area will create a comprehensive Learning Commons, providing a variety of learning opportunities for students in one central location.
Please call 2393 for further information.
Java City Comes to the Library!
Beginning Monday, August 29, the STOA student lounge off the Greenwood Library entry foyer will have a Java City kiosk offering hot and cold gourmet coffees, salads, sandwiches and pastries. A valid Longwood ID card is required for access to the student lounge. The STOA Java City will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. until midnight Monday through Friday. It will be closed on Saturday and open from 5:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday.