The Library has just added two new database subscriptions:

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985

Contains full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page from The Times (London). The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

Contains books, pamphlets, serials and other documents about the Americas that provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more. Based on Joseph Sabin's landmark bibliography, this collection is a cornerstone in the study of the western hemisphere.

Access these databases from the library's "Find Databases A-Z" link by title or subject.

Construction activity for the coming Learning Commons is picking up. For you, our patrons, this means changes in where services and resources will be.

The OCCS computer lab located in the Perry Library will be open this weekend but will close on Monday, June 14th. The lab equipment and services will be relocated to the rear of the 2nd floor in the Perry Library and will once again be available for use on Wednesday, June 16th.

The Mini Learning Commons will close on Wednesday, June 16th, be relocated to the 2nd floor, and re-open on Friday, June 18th.

We will provide signs around the library for your assistance.

Thank you for your patience during this development.

Administrators and staff are invited to attend an overview of the new Learning Commons. This, the third Learning Commons Forum, is designed for staff who often interact with students, parents, and visitors and may be asked the question “What’s going on at the Library?”

Once completed, the Commons will impact the lives of many of our students:

• - the facility will be open long hours for their convenience
• - students will have collaborative spaces and technology
• - multi-media and production technologies will be available to enhance student work both inside and outside the classroom
• ... and much more

Please join us for one of the following sessions:

• - Monday, June 7- Virginia Rice Webb Room (Webb Center); 10–11am
• - Tuesday, June 8 - Portsmouth/Virginia Beach Room (Webb Center); 3–4pm

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

If you have questions, call or email: Ann Pettingill, Learning Commons Governance Team, apetting @ odu.edu, 757-683-4159

Learning Commons Construction:

--Work on the front of the library continues: parking lot closed.
--Construction of Student Success Center at the back of library continues
--2nd floor renovation continues: use the back elevators or central stairwell for access to stacks.

"Projected" timeline:
June 21: Computer lab moves to back of 2nd floor
June 28: West side entrance to library opens; front entrance closes
July 1: Circulation Desk opens on 2nd floor
July 5: 2nd floor staff office construction begins (completion: Aug 16)
August 25: 1st floor renovation begins; Reference Desk and computers move to back of 3rd floor (completion: July 2011)

Other work in Perry Library:

--lights are being replaced throughout the library; to be completed June 30
--work on replacing the roof to begin soon

Be sure to visit two exhibits in the Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building.

The Diehn Composers Room features “From Pen to Page to Stage: Tune Tones: Music in Animation.” Learn about the importance of music in animation... from award-winning animated features to transitional works that enjoyed success both in film and on Broadway to television animation that relied heavily on music. (fmi, Jessica Mirasol jmirasol @ odu.edu)

The Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library presents “Art in Motion,” an exhibit celebrating animation in its various forms and providing an overview of its history. This exhibit is available in the atrium of the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. (fmi, Jessica Ritchie jhritchi @ odu.edu)

Both exhibits will be available through November.

Summer hours for Perry Library:

Monday - Thursday, 8 am - 10 pm
Friday, 8 am - 7:30 pm
Saturday, 9 am 5 pm
Sunday, 9 am - 10 pm

Summer hours for Diehn Composers Room and Hofheimer Art Library:

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday, CLOSED

For information on OCCS computer lab locations and hours including the one located in the Perry Library building, click here.

The University Libraries will be closed on Memorial Day May 31, 2010. Summer hours will resume Tuesday, June 1st.

Come visit the lobby of the Perry Library to view the interesting array of books selected by our student assistants. Student assistants are an integral part of the library staff. The library's Student Appreciation Month is April-May. In addition to a special luncheon, student assistants are also given the opportunity to select a book from our general collection and have a bookplate with their name placed permanently inside the front cover. The chosen books are on display in the lobby of Perry Library through the end of May. A special thank-you to each and every one of them.

Construction for the library's Learning Commons has begun. The parking lot directly in front of the Perry Library has been closed. An interim library entrance is being created on the west side of the library.

2nd floor renovation work has begun:
* Access to 2nd floor stacks from the atrium area is no longer available; use the back elevators or central stairwell.
* The microforms unit is still open and accessible.
* Access to the library administration office suite via the 2nd floor atrium is available.

If you have questions relating to 2nd floor access, contact Stuart Frazer sfrazer@odu.edu

A friendly reminder! Books and other items on loan from the library over the Spring Semester are due on May 20, 2010. These materials must be physically returned to the library for renewal or check-in. You may bring materials to Perry Library or the art and music libraries in the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building. Questions? Call 683-4154.