Learning Commons Announcements

“Nobody ever graduated from a library.

Nobody ever graduated without one.”

September 13th 2010

Check out the new and expanded

Circulation/Reserves Service Desk!

• Check books in/out

• Find Materials on Reserve

• Borrow a Laptop

• Pickup Inter-Library Loan Materials

• Library Account Services

• Study Carrel Questions

THIS WAY TO CIRC/RESERVES

Streaming Video Collections are Here!

More then 6,400 Programs. Unlimited access.

• Humanities & Social Sciences

• Business & Economics

• Science & Mathematics

• Health & Medicine

• Archival Films & Newsreels

Look for “Films on Demand” in the list of Databases at

www.library.umass.edu

Interested in a Library

student job? Accepting applications

ONLINE only at

www.library.umass.edu/student-jobs

Exhibit: “Glimpses of the Pre-Quabbin Swift River Valley

and the Quabbin Reservoir of Today”

Science and Engineering Library

Lederle Lowrise

Floor 2

Through January 6, 2010

Exhibit: “10 Years of

Massachusetts Book Awards”

Lower Level,

Learning Commons Du Bois Library

through September 30

The Learning Commons welcomes the Office

of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

(OURS) as the newest service provider in the

Lower Level

OURS will be staffing the Advising Link to

answer questions about research and

scholarship opportunities, as well as

application support for these opportunities.

For more info, visit

www.umass.edu/OURS

www.twitter.com/umassLC

Leave something behind in the library?

Check the Library’s Lost and Found at the

new Circulation/Reserves Desk on this level.

is a walk-in advising service providing declared and

undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick advising

questions.

Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:

Finding General Education courses

Interpreting your Degree Progress Report

Navigating Spire

and much more!

The Academic Advising Link

Can’t get to the

Library? You can still

get help from your

friendly UMass

librarians!

THIS IS BIG.

POSTER PRINTING NOW AVAILABLE

AT THE LEARNING COMMONS

THIS IS BIG. • Print posters up to 42” wide

• Premium satin-finish photo paper

• Great for presentations

• Printing by appointment only

Learn more:

http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons/posters/

If you cannot return it within 4 hours:

Contact the Reserve Office at (413) 545-2358 or appealsrmm@library.umass.edu

If you follow these instructions, late fees will be waived.

IF YOU CANNOT CARRY IT: Leave the laptop where it is.

Once you are safe, call (413)545-2358

IF YOU CAN CARRY IT: Bring the laptop with you.

Return it w ithin 4 hours of the Library

reopening.

During a FIRE ALARM what do I do with a LIBRARY LAPTOP?

YOUR SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY

Leave as quickly as possible

To access the network: 1. Connect to the ‘UMASS’ wireless network. 2. Open a browser. 3. Log in with your NetID (OIT Account user

name) and password. For more information, see: www.oit.umass.edu/network/wireless

The UMass Amherst wireless network is now available on every floor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.

Coverage may vary depending upon location. Some areas on each floor (e.g., in the stacks) may have limited or no coverage.

Remember to::

Save to an external source such as a USB drive or UDrive

to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

Too many databases? N ot sure where to start?

Don’t be overwhelmed—use a Research Guide!

A team of 18 librarians has created over 80 new

subject research guides for various topics. These are

designed to be convenient and relevant to students and

faculty doing research, and can be embedded in

SPARK. You can find them at

http:/ /guides.library.umass.edu/subjectguides or just

use the link on the homepage.

OIT’s Remote Printing Service is here!

• Install a small plug-in on your own computer

• Send print jobs from your dorm room or the campus

wireless network to Learning Commons printers

• You have 8 hours to come pick up your print job.

Want to learn more?

•Ask at the Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk, or

•Google “UMass Remote Printing”

Printing files from SPARK?

Avoid problems! Before you print,

SAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOP

THEN, open it and print.

Remember to::

Save to an external source such as a USB drive or UDrive

to avoid data loss if the computer is shut down!!!

Get help with…

• Hardware & software questions

• Accounts, passwords, connections

• Navigating the library and Learning Commons

• Stop by, call, or instant message us

Learning Commons & Technical Support Desk

Services: LC & Technical Support Desk

Open every hour the Library is!!!!

Reference & Research Assistance Services: Reference & Research Assistance

Find the perfect sources for your papers and

other research—work with a librarian!

•Stop by the Reference & Research

Assistance Desk anytime it is open…

•Make an appointment to work with a

subject specialist librarian…

•Or, ask a question via phone, email,

IM or text message…

http://www.library.umass.edu/services/ask-a-librarian

Writing Center Opens 9/14

Services: Writing Center

Stop in or make an appointment to get 30 minutes of

assistance on your writing project from trained experts.

All levels and disciplines are welcome!

Check out umass.edu/writingcenter for details and appointments

Academic Advising Link Services: Academic Advising Link

Academic advisors can connect you with the right academic programs

and opportunities and support your journey to academic success.

•Advising resources

•Campus-wide academic support

•General Education

Requirements

•Registration rules & regulations

•Special Learning Opportunities

•Degree Progress Audit

•SPIRE

is a walk-in advising service providing declared and

undeclared undergraduates with answers to quick advising

questions.

Experienced Peer Advisors are on hand to assist you with:

Finding General Education courses

Interpreting your Degree Progress Report

Navigating Spire

and much more!

The Academic Advising Link

Learning Resource Center Services: Learning Resource Center

• Tutoring and supplemental instruction

for many difficult first and second year

courses.

• Drop-in help and weekly sessions

• Students helping students!

(10th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library)

Check umass.edu/LRC for details…

OPENS ON 9/26

Looking for quiet?

•Quiet study areas on 2nd and 3rd floors provide

comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and wireless

Internet access

•Drop-in carrels on 7th and 10th floors offer individual

study space; day-use lockers also located on these floors.

•To report noise in quiet areas in the Library, call 1-2272

from a phone in any elevator lobby, or go to the Building

Operations Desk on the entrance level.

Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz

What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry

Association of America) can make you pay for

infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)

• a. $0.99 per song

• b. $75.00 per song

• c. $100.00 per song

• d. $500.00 per song

• e. $750.00 per song

• A federal jury today ordered a Boston University

graduate student to pay four record labels $675,000 in

damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing

them online. Boston.com 7/31/09

•That is the equivalent of 115 years of in-state tuition at UMass

Visit oit.umass.edu/copyright/index.html for information.

Sample question from OIT Copyright Quiz

What is the minimum the RIAA (Recording Industry

Association of America) can make you pay for

infringing copyright on just one song?(Choose one)

Inform yourself. Protect yourself.

Take the OIT Copyright Quiz:

http://www.oit.umass.edu/copyright/quiz.html

www.twitter.com/umassLC

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http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons

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