This is a friendly reminder that materials due at the end of the Fall Semester (1/20/2012) must be renewed or returned to the library. You may renew items in any of the following ways:

• on line at http://iii.lib.odu.edu/patroninfo
• by contacting us via phone at 683-4154
• through email at circ1@libstaff.lib.odu.edu
• in person at the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of Perry Library

If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

In observance of the Martin Luther King holiday, the University Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 16.

The Perry Library and Learning Commons will close at midnight on Sunday, January 15 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 17 at 8am.

Library hours are available from the Hours and Information link on the library web site.

However.... because of continued construction and clean-up work on the 4th floor of Perry Library, books with call numbers from TL through Z remain inaccessible.

Until the clean-up is completed, you may consider one of the following options:

» Use Interlibrary Loan to request these materials. Arrival time usually ranges from 3-10 days.
» Find out if the book you need is available through a Virginia Tidewater Consortium (VTC) library. If it is, you can obtain a Consortium card at the 2nd floor Circulation Desk which allows you to check materials out from these local area libraries (faster than using interlibrary loan).

Please contact staff at the Learning Commons Help Desk or Circulation Desk for assistance.

The water main is repaired, and the library is now open regular hours.

Regular Hours:

Learning Commons@Perry Library: open 24 hours from Sunday 9am through Friday 7:30pm; Saturday 9am-6pm.

Diehn Composers Room and Hofheimer Art Library: Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm; Friday 8am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday 1-5pm.

In observance of the Martin Luther King holiday, the Perry Library will close at midnight on Sunday, January 15 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 17 at 8am. The Diehn Composers Room and Hofheimer Art Library will be closed on Monday, January 16.

Library hours are available from the Hours and Information link on the library web site.

Because of construction and clean-up work that is underway on the 4th floor of Perry Library, books with call numbers from SH-Z are currently inaccessible.

Until the clean-up is completed, you may consider one of the following options:

• Use Interlibrary Loan to request these materials. Arrival time usually ranges from 3-10 days.
• Find out if the book you need is available through a Virginia Tidewater Consortium (VTC) library. If it is, you can obtain a Consortium card at the 2nd floor Circulation Desk which allows you to check materials out from these local area libraries (faster than using interlibrary loan).

Please contact staff at the Learning Commons Help Desk or Circulation Desk for assistance.

We'll see you in January!

The University Libraries wish you happy and relaxing holidays!!

Holiday hours are:

    Friday, 12/16: Close at 7:30pm

    Saturday, 12/17 - Sunday, 12/18: CLOSED

    Monday, 12/19 - Thursday, 12/22: 8am - 5pm

    Friday, 12/23 - Monday, 1/2/2012: CLOSED

    Tuesday, 1/3 - Friday, 1/6: 8am - 5pm

Regular hours resume on Saturday, January 7 -- (See Library Hours.).

If you have equipment (Ipads, etc) checked out from the Learning Commons, please note that the DUE DATE is DECEMBER 16.

After the holidays, equipment will be available for loan on January 7, 2012.

Try using a Subject Guide!! On the library's web site, click on the link to "Subject Guides" (under Research Assistance). Here you'll find research guides created by subject-specialist librarians that will get you quickly to the best resources for your subject area.

Categories of resources vary depending on the subject area, but may include “Find Articles Using Databases,” “Find Books and Dissertations,” “Statistics and Data,” “General Reference Sources.” Another useful feature is the chat service on each guide – if the subject specialist is online, you’ll be able to chat immediately.

http://www.lib.odu.edu/researchassistance/subjectguides.htm

Group study rooms in the Learning Commons are in high demand. Consider planning ahead and making your reservation in advance: http://apps.odu.edu/openroom/reservation_view.php

Here are some of the guidelines:
   --> Collaboration rooms (for 2 or more students) can be reserved up to 7 days in advance.
   --> Reservations may be made for a minimum of 30 minutes or a maximum of two (2) hours. Only one reservation per day.
   --> Reservations will be held for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, reservations will be cancelled by staff at the Learning Commons Help Desk.