Thanks to all who participated in our Snapshot Day on Tuesday, April 20. We received many good comments, some interesting video interviews, and great photos. Stay tuned for the results.

Library Snapshot day is an initiative of ALA that, “provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries." How many books are checked out? How many people receive help with research? How do users feel about the library?

If you missed the Copyright & Copywrong seminar, you can get information from the library Website under "Tutorials & "How-to"s." Click here.

From the "Visit the Libraries" page, you will find our most recent floor plans.

Construction changes will be monitored and updated to make it easier for us to direct you to resources and services.

The new TENTATIVE dates for learning commons construction in the Perry Library are:

• April 1, 2010: Contract signed
• May 10, 2010: Parking lot captured
• May 10, 2010: Renovation starts
• June 10, 2010: New entry
• June-July, 2010: Pile driving
• November-December, 2010: Renovate 1st floor
• October, 2011: Completion

Stay tuned.....

On Tuesday, April 20, the ODU Libraries will be participating in “VA Libraries Snapshot Day.” We will be collecting statistics, taking photos, and videotaping user opinions.

Our goal is to paint a complete picture of all of the services our library provides on any given day… in our case, on Tuesday, April 20th.

Library Snapshot day is an initiative of ALA that, “provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries." How many books are checked out? How many people receive help with research? How do users feel about the library?

Please participate with us!!!

Are you interested in joining the outstanding staff of the Old Dominion University Libraries? Are you an experienced cataloging and metadata librarian looking for a place to share your talents and expertise? Perhaps this is the place for you.

Click here for a full position ad and instructions on how to apply.

The Perry Library will open 1pm - midnight on Sunday April 4.

The University Libraries recently acquired 4 new databases:

• New York Times (1851-2006)
• Washington Post (1877-1993)
• Dance in Video
• Film & Television Literature Index

Access these databases from the library's Web site under "Find Databases A-Z" and then by alphabet or subject.

On Saturday, March 27, from 10-11:30am, the library will be presenting a graduate workshop on "Using EndNote with Library Databases to Save You Time!"

Learn how to collect citations from the library's databases and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. Both desktop and Web versions will be included. Bringing your own laptop would be very helpful. If you do bring a laptop, we ask that you have EndNote downloaded to it already.

Registration is required. Click here to Register. For more information, contact Miriam Bridges at mbridges@odu.edu.

Saturday, April 10- Doing a Literature Review in the Health Sciences
10:00-11:30 AM, Perry Library 163
For more information, contact Charity Karcher at ckarcher@odu.edu.

Hundreds of thousands of journal articles, dissertations, government publications and other resources can be found online through various library online subscription services. Learn how to do a thorough literature review in your field, using the library's research information databases. Registration is required.