On Monday, March 5, 2012, from 12:30pm to approximately 3pm, the interlibrary loan system ILLiad will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. The Interlibrary Loan office will remain open for pick up and drop off of materials, but users will be unable to place requests for new materials or check the status of existing requests. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ILL office at 757-683-4170 or libill@odu.edu.

Come to the Learning Commons Conference Room 1 (1310) for an instructional training session on how to remove viruses and malware from your computer using McAfee Anti-Virus and Malwarebytes Anti-malware. You'll also learn how to perform your Operating System updates.

OCCS (Office of Computing and Communications Services) is providing this training at the following times:

    Wednesday 02/29 @ 11am
    Thursday 03/01 @ 3pm 2pm
Mark your calendar!!

"Get to Know the Databases" at one of the workshops we're offering just for you! Get a quick introduction to our research databases and some of the techniques you can use to get the best results.

Meet in the Library Instruction Room (1306) of the Learning Commons for any of these sessions:

   Tuesday, February 28: 8:30-9:15am 9:30 - 10:15am
   Wednesday, February 29: 3:00-3:45pm
   Thursday, March 1: 12:45-1:30pm

Note: Undergraduate workshops are intended for individuals, not full classes.

Great News! EndNote X5 (for PC and MAC) is now available on the OCCS Downloads page. Go to the library's "Tutorials & How-tos" page for information on how to install and use EndNote: http://www.lib.odu.edu/researchassistance/endnote.htm

The library's next EndNote workshops for graduate students and faculty are scheduled for:

   Thursday, March 1, 2:30 pm - 4 pm
   Saturday, April 7, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Learn how to collect citations from the library’s database and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have Endnote downloaded.

Contact Miriam Bridges at mbridges@odu.edu or 683-4169 to register.

The Virtual Computer Lab is a software system that provides 7 X 24 X 365 computer access to applications and systems for anyone that has access to a basic computer. Topics to be covered include making a reservation and connecting with the remote client.

Monday 02/20 @ 11am
Tuesday 02/21 @ 2pm

Learning Commons Conference Room 1 (1310)

The University Libraries are celebrating Black History Month 2012 with an exhibit in the Learning Commons. The exhibit features a background depicting "the labors, struggles, organization, and sacrifices of common women" that have made possible the "prominence of heralded individuals" we know today. "Black Women in American Culture and History" will be available through the month of February 2011.

The exhibit was created by Edison Simmons and Marissa Jimenez. Contact Edison esimmons@odu.edu with questions or comments.

Having Gmail as your student email also allows you to access several other Google Applications. We will discuss some of the more uncommon features of these applications as well as using these applications for collaboration.

Tuesday 02/14 @ 9am
Wednesday 02/15 @ 1pm

Learning Commons @ Perry Library Conference Room 1 (1310)

Learning Commons Services and Technologies

On Tuesday, February 7, from 10-11am, faculty are invited to attend a workshop about Learning Commons Services and Technologies.Discover all the resources and services you and your students can use in the Learning Commons. Meet at the Learning Commons Help Desk. Contact Nancy Schafer at nschafer@odu.edu or 683-4183 for details.

What's New in Information Literacy

On Friday, February 10, from 2-3pm, come to the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306 and find out What's New in Information Literacy. If you've taught or are planning to teach information literacy & research as a general education requirement, please come to this informative session and hear what's new with the modules, quizzes, and assignments. We'd also like to know what more the library can do for you. Contact Joleen Westerdale at jwesterd@odu.edu or 683-4141 for details.

Attend a Cyber Security Information training session to help educate you on how to stay safe online. Topics include safe browsing tips and how to recognize phishing emails.

    Monday 2/6 @ 2pm
    Thursday 2/9 @ 11 am

Come to the Learning Commons Conference Room 1 (1310).

“Celebrating the History of Virginia Opera” is now on display in the Library Art Gallery on the first floor of Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library.

The exhibit contains posters, programs, costume and wig designs, photographs and fliers from the Virginia Opera Papers, housed in Special Collections and University Archives of the University Libraries. A chronological listing, from 1975 to the present day, of the Virginia Opera’s repertoire is also on display. The exhibit will be on display until February 13th, when it will move to the Harrison Opera House.

For additional information, please contact Sonia Yaco, Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at 757-683-4483 or via e-mail at syaco@odu.edu.