Old Dominion University Library

Library Update

Volume 19, Issue 1, January 1997

Special-focus workshops for faculty

On January 9 and 10, from 11 a.m. to noon, two World Wide Web workshops for faculty will be held in the University Library, room 211.

Keeping Current with Web Resources, led by Systems Librarian Jeff Barry and Electronic Resources Librarian Karen Vaughan on January 9, will show you some valuable new resources and ways of keeping up with the explosion of information on the Web.

Using Government Sources on the Web, led by Government Information Reference Librarian Janet Justis and Social Sciences Librarian Stuart Frazer on January 10, will focus on finding and downloading government information from Virginia, the U.S., and intragovernmental organizations.

Both of the workshops will feature hands-on experience as well as demonstrations. To register, please telephone the University Library Reference and Research Services Department at 683-4178.

Expansion and renovation of the Main Library is on schedule. The target completion date is January 4, 1998.

WWW workshops for students

Introductions to searching the World Wide Web will be offered to students from 12:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, January 28 and February 4, and from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29.

Students will learn to navigate the Web using Netscape at these workshops.

Students must register on the day of the workshop they wish to attend by phoning 683-4178 or by signing up at the reference desk of the library.

Electronic Information Update Service

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To see past announcements, click on LIBNEWS-L under Library Information and Services on the library's homepage at http://www.lib.odu.edu.

Introductions to the Library

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend one of the library introductions to be held January 16 and 23 from 12:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the library lobby.

This service is for interested individuals--not whole classes--and will focus on the online catalog and other important resources.

Library Update: Electronic Version

This issue and earlier issues of Library Update are available from our homepage on the web at http://www.lib.odu.edu under Library Information and Services.

We are planning to publish this newsletter exclusively as an electronic version beginning next fall. You are reading the penultimate hard copy version.

If you are not yet on the World Wide Web and wish to continue receiving a hard copy, please forward your request to the editor at cws200f@lib.odu.edu.

What's new on the Library Home Page?

Check us out at http://www.lib.odu.edu to explore some of these excellent resources.

Databases:

Electronic Journals: Reference Materials on the Internet: * Note: Those resources with an asterisk are currently restricted to on-campus users in Norfolk.

Calendar
January 2-12 --- Hours are 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday
January 9 --- Faculty workshop, 11 am - noon (see article)
January 10 --- Faculty workshop, 11 am - noon (see article)
January 13 --- Regular hours begin
January 20 --- Library closed for holiday
January 28 --- Student WWW workshop, 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
January 29 --- Student WWW workshop, 6 pm - 6:30 pm
February 4 --- Student workshop, 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Note: Friday hours have been extended to 7:30 pm to accomodate students enrolled in the Weekend College program.

Library Update is published four times a year by the library for the Old Dominion University community. Its purpose is to inform users of new and existing services, policies and procedures. Editor: Cynthia Wright Swaine