The library's annual used booksale is going on now!

Wednesday, October 31: 9am - 7pm
Thursday, November 1: 9am - 7pm
Friday, November 2: 9am - 7pm
Saturday, November 3: 9am - 4pm

Come to the Learning Commons Conference Room 1310 and get some good deals.

According to the campus Weather Alert Update, all Old Dominion University offices and facilities will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 30. This includes the libraries.

View university details at: http://www.odu.edu/alert and be safe!!

Due to the anticipated impact of Hurricane Sandy, Old Dominion University will be closed Monday, Oct. 29. All classes are cancelled and administrative offices will be closed.

This includes the University Libraries.

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Because of university closures due to Hurricane Sandy, the libraries will also be closed on Sunday. Stay tuned to the ODU website, local televesion and radio stations to find out about further closings.

View university details at: http://www.odu.edu/alert

The library's annual used booksale starts next week.

Wednesday, October 31: 9am - 7pm
Thursday, November 1: 9am - 7pm
Friday, November 2: 9am - 7pm
Saturday, November 3: 9am - 4pm

It will be held in the Learning Commons Conference Room 1310.

If you have books, CDs, and/or DVDs that you would like to donate, please bring them to the Circulation Desk and let staff know that your donation is specifically for the booksale.

Note: A Preview Sale for the Friends of the Libraries will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Another good reason to join the Friends of the ODU Libraries!!

ODU TechKnow Series: “iPad Apps for Note Taking and Time Management"

Learn about the top iPad apps for taking notes and managing time. Apps highlighted will include Evernote, Penultimate, and more. BYOD(evice), if possible.

Tuesday, Oct. 30
12:30-1:20 pm (Activity Hour)
Multimedia Room in the Learning Commons @ Perry Library

Contact Marissa Jimenez mjimenez@odu.edu for more information

Come to the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306 on Thursday, October 25, 10-11am and learn how to use EndNote Web to collect references from the library's databases, share references with your colleagues, and transfer references to your EndNote desktop program.

It will help if you have already used the desktop version of EndNote and if you create an EndNote Web account before the workshop. Information about creating an account is at: http://guides.lib.odu.edu/content.php?pid=329616&sid=2696023

Contact Karen Vaughan kvaughan@odu.edu to register.

The annual used booksale is right around the corner:

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - Sat, Nov 3, 2012

Mark your calendars! It will be held in the Learning Commons Conference Room 1310.

If you have books, CDs, and/or DVDs that you would like to donate, please bring them to the Circulation Desk and let staff know that your donation is specifically for the booksale.

Note: A Preview Sale for the Friends of the Libraries will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Another good reason to join the Friends of the ODU Libraries!!

Open Access Week is October 22-28, 2012. The University Libraries is presenting “Extending Access to the Scholarship on JSTOR,” by Jason Phillips, Director of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships for ITHAKA, on Wednesday, October 24th. There will be a reception at 6:00 p.m. in rooms 1310-1311, followed by the program at 6:30 p.m.

Jason leads JSTOR and Portico's library relationships, working with the global library community to provide archival, managed preservation, strategic research, and access services to JSTOR, Portico, and ITHAKA S+R.

He speaks at conferences on issues related to scholarly publishing, extending access to content important to scholarly work, and the effect of technology on teaching and learning. Jason holds an MBA from American University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Library Science degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

This event is free, but seating is limited. Please make a reservation before October 19th by calling Fern McDougal at 683-4146, or email to fmcdouga@odu.edu

Come to Room 1306, Learning Commons at Perry Library, on Saturday, October 20, 10:30am - noon for a workshop on "Using Google Scholar and Google Books for Your Academic Research." Learn advanced techniques in Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books to find sources appropriate for academic research. Soon you'll be "Googling to the Max!"

Contact Karen Vaughan at kvaughan@odu.edu to register.