*We will be closed Monday, May 28; Saturday, June 30; & Wednesday, July 4
LIBRARY AMNESTY DAY IS BACK!!!!
Monday, May 7, 2018
Overdue fines for materials that have not been previously billed are forgiven when returned
all day long!!
Take a study break!
With free coffee, tea, hot chocolate & cookies (while they last)
Need to relax more? Try our 3D puzzles, coloring, books, or a board game!
Friday, April 27, noon
Elihu Burritt Library
3rd Floor – Center for Teaching & Faculty Development Classroom (#316)
Lunch will be provided!
Join Professors Barry Westcott & Sourav Chakraborty who will be discussing their deployment of OpenStax textbooks for Chemistry! Learn from their experience of converting to openly licensed (low to no cost) curricular materials. Are you exploring, trying to figure out where to go with your courses, what’s possible, and what challenges you might run into? This is your chance to ask colleagues who have already been through the process!
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching & Faculty Development through the Open Educational Resources (OERs) Learning Community Group, coordinated by Digital Resources Librarian, Sharon Clapp, sclapp@ccsu.edu (860-832-2059).
Relax and take a break before finals get here! Come visit Jesse the black lab on Wednesday, April 25 from 4:30-5:30 pm on the first floor or Elihu Burritt Library.
What’s happening with Open Educational Resources initiatives in Connecticut? Have an informal discussion with Kevin Corcoran this afternoon at 3pm at the CTFD classroom on the 3rd floor of the Elihu Burritt Library. Join us and bring your questions.
(Refreshments will be available!)
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.
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.
Regular semester hours
Spring Break hours
Easter Weekend
Final Weeks of Spring Semester – Extended Hours
https://library.ccsu.edu/newsletter/fall17-newsletter.pdf
In this issue, you’ll learn about Burritt Library’s EXCITE-ing new project, experience the “Best of Italy,” and relive the opening reception for our World War I exhibit, “Cross-Culture Courage: Connecticut’s Response to WWI.”
If you’re a student, you might want to submit a research paper or project to be considered for the 2018 Elihu Burritt Research Awards! Meanwhile, faculty might be interested to learn more about our Library Liaison Program.
We offer our congratulations to Stephen Arel, who won the Burritt Family Scholarship, and our boundless gratitude to our supportive, generous donors!
Did you know? This semester, Library Director Dr. Carl Antonucci and librarian Sharon Clapp presented on their new book, The LITA Leadership Guide: The Librarian as Entrepreneur, Leader, and Technologist. On a sillier note, at this year’s Trick-or-Treat e-resources event, we turned a Munchkin into a computer mouse – see how we did it!
https://library.ccsu.edu/newsletter/fall17-newsletter.pdf
— submitted on behalf of newsletter editor Briana McGuckin, who can be contacted at bmcguckin@ccsu.edu