Come to the Perry Library to enjoy A LEGO Winterland!! Our new exhibit will be up through the end of January. It features a fun winter display and information about LEGO Mindstorms. Contact Valentina Neblitt-Jones vneblitt@odu.edu for more information.

The PERRY LIBRARY and LEARNING COMMONS hours for the holidays are:

December 21 (Fri): 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    (ODU ID required; services limited to Learning Commons, 1st floor & 2nd floor loft; upper floors closed)
December 22-25 (Sat-Tues): CLOSED
December 26-28 (Wed-Fri): 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    (ODU ID required; services limited to Learning Commons, 1st floor & 2nd floor loft; upper floors closed)
December 29-January 1 (Sat-Tues): CLOSED

January 2-4 (Wed-Fri): 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
January 5-6 (Sat-Sun): Closed
January 7-11 (Mon-Fri): 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

The DIEHN COMPOSERS ROOM & HOFHEIMER ART LIBRARY holiday hours are:

December 21-January 1: CLOSED
January 2-4 (Wed-Fri): 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
January 5-6 (Sat-Sun): Closed
January 7-11 (Mon-Fri): 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Regular hours resume on Saturday, January 12 (See Library Hours)

The PERRY LIBRARY and LEARNING COMMONS hours for the holidays are:

     December 14 (Fri): close at 7:30 pm
     December 15-16 (Sat-Sun): CLOSED

     December 17-20 (Mon-Thurs): 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
     December 21 (Fri): 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (ODU ID required; services limited to Learning Commons, 1st floor & 2nd floor loft; upper floors closed)
     December 22-25 (Sat-Tues): CLOSED

     December 26-28 (Wed-Fri): 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (ODU ID required; services limited to Learning Commons, 1st floor & 2nd floor loft; upper floors closed)
     December 29-January 1 (Sat-Tues): CLOSED

     January 2-4 (Wed-Fri): 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
     January 5-6 (Sat-Sun): Closed
     January 7-11 (Mon-Fri): 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

The DIEHN COMPOSERS ROOM & HOFHEIMER ART LIBRARY holiday hours are:
     December 15-16 (Sat-Sun): CLOSED
     December 17-20 (Mon-Thu): 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
     December 21-January 1: CLOSED
     January 2-4 (Wed-Fri): 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
     January 5-6 (Sat-Sun): Closed
     January 7-11 (Mon-Fri): 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Regular hours resume on Saturday, January 12 (See Library Hours)

EndNote Users: You can now update your EndNote program to X6. Go to the library's How-To Guide for Using EndNote for installation instructions.

Some of the new features are:

    * Direct export from PubMed into EndNote
    * Easily change capitalization errors in references
    * Change layout options to match your monitor and preferences
    * Apply a rating to each of your references
    * Apply a Read or Unread tag to your references in order to track which references you have reviewed during your research
    * E-mail a selected reference with or without file attachments to your colleagues
    * Update and synchronize your references in EndNote desktop and EndNote Web
    * Improved pdf imports to create references

Watch this video for more information...

If you've watched "The Big Bang Theory" on television, you're probably wondering what our real physicists do.

Come to the Learning Commons @ Perry Library to view an exhibit of the current research of ODU Physics faculty as part of our Spotlight on Scholarship series. Their research programs are diverse and include theoretical and experimental work in nuclear and particle physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics, materials science, solid state physics, plasma physics, accelerator physics, and geophysics. ODU physicists work in labs on and around the Norfolk campus in addition to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) and the NASA Langley Research Center on the peninsula.

In addition to the scholarship exhibit, two display cases feature demonstrations of lasers and magnets. The exhitit will be available through December 15. More information at: http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/spotlight/fall2012/index.htm

The Learning Commons @ Perry Library is

OPEN 24 HOURS* through Friday, December 14!!!

*University ID required after Circulation closes (Sun-Thurs midnight; Fri Nov. 30, 7:30pm; Sat Dec.1, 6pm; Fri Dec. 7 and Sat Dec. 8, open until 9:30pm)

We close at 7:30pm Friday December 14 and will be closed through the weekend for commencement.
See Hours and Information on the library Web site.

The Diehn Composers Room (DCR) and Hofheimer Art Library will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a special event taking place in the Fine and Performing Arts Building.

ODU TechKnow Series: “Finding Multimedia for Your Presentations”

Learn how to find and cite multimedia (audio, video, and images) for use in your presentations. Presented by Perry Library.

Tuesday, November 27, 12:30 – 1:20 pm
Learning Commons, Room 1306
Contact Nancy Schafer nschafer@odu.edu for more information

For the fall 2012 semester, the old Dominion University Libraries will shine a spotlight on the research of the Department of Physics. Their research programs are diverse and include theoretical and experimental work in nuclear and particle physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics, materials science, solid state physics, plasma physics, accelerator physics, and geophysics. Old Dominion University physicists work in labs on and around the Norfolk campus in addition to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) and the NASA Langley Research Center on the peninsula.

An exhibit in the Learning Commons @ Perry Library from November 5 through December 14 will feature statements of current research as well as selected journal articles and books.

At a reception on Thursday, November 15 from 3:00-5:00pm in the Learning Commons Conference Room, Room 1310, faculty will discuss some of their recent work. If you'd like to come, contact Fern McDougal fmcdouga@odu.edu More information at: http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/spotlight/fall2012/index.htm

For more information, contact Karen Vaughan kvaughan@odu.edu

The University Libraries and Learning Commons will be closed Wednesday, November 21 at noon through Friday, November 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Regular hours resume on Saturday, November 24.

See Hours and Information on the library Web site.