Mar 24 2014
Databases

New trial database: ARTstor

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Especially exciting for those faculty and students in the Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences department, we are excited to offer a trial of ARTstor until April 20th 2014. Please try it out and give us your feedback!

ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. While we have the trial, you are encouraged to register for an account so you can access the digital library from off-site, create and save image groups and add personal notes. To register, click the “Register” link in the “Welcome to Artstor” box in the upper right corner of the Digital Library. A user must provide an email address and password of their choice.

 
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Mar 10 2014
Alerts, Services, Technology

New Chat and Text

Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope you had a nice time off — while you were away, we’ve been busy!

We’re in the process of adopting some new technologies on our end, and this includes a new chat service. Most users will be unaffected, but we wanted to let you know of some of the changes:

  • It looks a little different! 
    Put your name in (if you want) and type your question. Someone will answer your question as soon as possible. If it is after hours and nobody is staffing The Desk, you will be able to search our Knowledge Base to see if anybody has ever asked your question before.
    You’ll also see “Ask Us” buttons in our guides and on our website; this will also launch the chat.

You’ll be able to rate your chat experience and email yourself a transcript when you are finished.
  • There’s a new text number: (434) 406-4957 
    You can text us any questions — when we’re available for chat, we will respond.
  • We no longer support outside chat clients
    So if you’re using AIM, GTalk, Yahoo or any other client, we apologize for the inconvenience. You are always welcome to email us at refdesk@longwood.edu if you do not like using our chat widget.

 

This new service has a lot of features on our end that will help us provide you with the best service possible. We welcome your feedback!

Feb 26 2014
Alerts, Databases

Database Downtime

Several databases will be down for maintenance March 1st and 2nd; users may experience slow connections or be unable to connect at all during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you need help, please feel free to contact us and someone will get back to you in one or two business days.

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Feb 23 2014
Events

“The Desk” Open House

Join us on Thursday, February 27, from 3-5pm as we celebrate the launch of the Library’s new single service point, which we are calling “The Desk.”  Stop by the Atrium for snacks, make a button with our new button maker, and learn more about how you can “ask us” in the Library.

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Feb 12 2014
Alerts

Weather – UPDATED

Edit: 1pm February 13:

  • Tomorrow (2/14) we will be open from 10am to 5pm.

Edit: 10am February 13:

  • The Library will be open 10am to 10pm today. If weather conditions worsen later in the day, we will post an update.

 

EDIT: As of 6pm on February 12, this is the information we have:

  • The Library will remain open until 8pm tonight.
  • The Library will be open from 10am tomorrow to 10pm, weather permitting.
  • FAB announced that the Campus Main line will suspend operation at 4:30pm today and will not be operating Thursday February 13.

For any announcements regarding the Library closing or shortened hours, please visit our homepage or our facebook. We will update these if anything changes.

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Jan 16 2014
Miscellaneous

Database updates: LexisNexis Academic and Literature Online

The new year brings interface updates to LexisNexis Academic and Literature Online (LION).  LexisNexis Academic now features a single, prominent red search box that defaults to a combined search of news, business, and legal content.  Advanced search options are now available on the homepage, in addition to the three most popular single search forms from the previous interface — Search the News, Look up a Legal Case, and Get Company Info.  For a video introduction to the new interface, click here.

Literature Online (LION) is now on the ProQuest platform.  Through the Quick Search box on the homepage, you can find resources related to a particular author, title of a work, or subject.  You can also search Authors, Texts, Criticism, and Reference separately.  For more guidance on searching LION, check out Proquest’s product guide by clicking here.

In addition, three resources that are available through LION have now been added as individual databases on our Databases A-Z page to help you find them more readily.  These include:  Bibliography of American Literature, Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare, and the The W.B. Yeats Collection.

 

 

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Jan 14 2014
Events

Join us for “Travels in Muslim Lands”

Please join us on January 29, 2014 at 7:00pm in the Greenwood Library Atrium for a presentation by Shaykh Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee, a leader in the Sufi tradition of Islam. Shaykh Nooruddeen is a scholar and translator has written over ninety books, including a prominent transliteration and translation of the Qur’an. Shaykh Nooruddeen also runs the Islamic Study Center in Charlottesville. His talk, entitled “Travels in Muslim Lands,” will describe the important encounters, experiences and studies in America, India, Makkah, Jerusalem and Cairo that led him from teacher to teacher and place to place, as well as his returns to the US, where he has over time established and built four communities, three schools, and several masajid (mosques).

Greenwood Library was recently awarded a Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Grant by the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The books, DVDs, and electronic resources provided in the grant are intended to provide our users with trustworthy and accessible resources about Muslim beliefs and practices as well as the cultural heritage associated with Islamic civilizations.

 

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Jan 14 2014
Services

The Desk

The Desk

Visit The Desk!

As of January 2014, Greenwood Library is moving to a single service point model. This means that instead of having to know where to go to get the help you need, you simply need to ask at The Desk located in the Atrium nearest the doors.

Our goal is to make our help easier to get by making us easier to find. No matter if you need to check out a book or equipment or need help with research, you start at the same place – The Desk. Many of you may not notice a difference, but we wanted to let you know of the change.

Some highlights of what this means for you:

  • Everything gets checked out and returned to one place – The Desk. This includes all equipment such as: digital cameras, video cameras, projectors, iPads, and all laptops.
  • The Multimedia Lab will be open the same as before, but will no longer be staffed by student assistants, so please visit The Desk at the entrance to the library for any Multimedia questions or needs.
  • Librarians will have their doors open if they’re available, and you might see them wandering around from time to time if you need them. The desk in the Learning Commons will be vacant unless an RTA or ITC is available, so if you need help, you can chat with us or come to The Desk.
  • You don’t need to know if The Desk staff will be able to answer your question – if they can’t help you immediately, they can find out who can help you and refer you to that person.
  • Librarians will still be available to help you, and you can always still make a research appointment.
Jan 10 2014
Miscellaneous

New e-book collection for STEM subject areas

Through our relationship with the Virtual Library of Virginia, we now have access to the EBL e-book collection which contains almost 3,000 books in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health.  Publishers included in EBL include Wiley, Oxford University Press, Sage, McGraw-Hill, and Jossey-Bass.  E-books from this collection can be read online or checked out to a tablet or e-reader for seven-day loans.  If you are using this collection on or off campus, you will need to use your LU username and password to access, and choose Longwood University as your affiliated institution.

Jan 10 2014
Miscellaneous

Technology help in the Library

While you are spending some, or all, of your evening with us, keep in mind that Instructional Technology Collaborators (ITC’s) and Resident Technology Associates (RTA’s) are available in the Library each evening throughout the week.  ITC’s are available Sundays from 5-9pm, and Monday-Thursday from 6-8pm.  RTA’s are available Sunday-Thursday from 7-9pm.

What can an RTA or ITC do for you?  Click on the chart below to determine who you should meet with:

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