Volunteers Needed to test library tool usability

The CCSU Library is seeking volunteers for a usability test of its online “CentralSearch” tool. This is a study of the ease-of-use of the library’s primary “catalog” / “search engine”. Participants sign up for a 15-20 minute session during which they conduct searches using “CentralSearch” to answer several questions and explain their thoughts and feelings about the product while they use it. The test sessions will be conducted at the library.

Sad panda says volunteer for library search usability testing March 20-27!
Volunteer for library tool usability testing March 20-27!

The results of this work will be used as feedback for the CSCU

consortial library system to optimize the interface and/or report to the system’s vendor about issues that are found by our students.

We will offer “gift bags” for our test participants as a token of our gratitude for their time and willingness to help us improve our online offerings!

To sign up for a time, get a “ticket” through Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/libraryusability or contact Sharon Clapp, Digital Resources Librarian, at sclapp@ccsu.edu or 860-832-2059.  

Spring Semester Hours

Regular semester hours

  • Monday               8am-10:45pm
  • Tuesday               8am-10:45pm
  • Wednesday        8am-10:45pm
  • Thursday             8am-10:45pm
  • Friday                    8am-4:45pm
  • Saturday              9am-3:45pm
  • Sunday                 2pm-9:45pm

Spring Break hours

  • Saturday, March 10:        Closed
  • Sunday:  March 11:          Closed
  • Monday, March 12:         8am-4:45pm
  • Tuesday, March 13:         8am-4:45pm
  • Wednesday, March 14:  8am-4:45pm
  • Thursday, March 15:       8am-4:45pm
  • Friday, March 16:             8am-4:45pm
  • Saturday,  March 17        Closed
  • Sunday , March 18:          Closed

Easter Weekend

  • Friday, March 30:             Closed
  • Saturday,  March 31:       Closed
  • Sunday , April 1:                Closed

Final Weeks of Spring Semester – Extended Hours

  • Monday through Wednesday, April 30-May 2: 8am-11:45pm
  • Thurs, Fri, Sat, May3-May5: regular hours (see above)
  • Sun, May 6:  3pm-10:45pm
  • Monday through Wednesday, May 7-May 9:  8am-11:45pm
  • Thurs, May 10: regular hours – 8am-10:45pm
  • Fri, May 11: regular hours – 8am-4:45pm
  • Sat.,  May 12: (open!) – 9am-3:45pm

 

“What Italy has given to the world” a Spring Lecture

The Italian Resource Center and Friends of the Library

invites you to a special presentation:

“What Italy has given to the world”

by Prof. Gaetano Cipolla (St. John’s Univ.) 

Thursday, April 5th 2018, at 3:00 pm,

Rare Books Room, 2nd fl, Elihu Burritt Library

Refreshments will be served.

Please  bring your friends and relatives.  

For more information you may contact Gwenn: (860) 832- 2875 or write to:  gregorygw@ccsu.edu.