Five students from Ceramics IV class thaught by Vicente G. Garcia present their capstone project pieces. You can admire works by Lindsey Halliwell, Kelly Richnavsky, Brittany Baranoski, Paola Evangelista and Heather Allen in exhibit cases on 2nd floor of the Elihu Burritt Library till the end of December.
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Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
The Library will be closing at 3pm on Wednesday, November 21 for the Thanksgiving Break. We will be closed, Thursday thru Sunday, November 22 through November 25. Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 27, 8am to 10:45pm.
The staff of Burritt Library wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and hope that you enjoy the break!
Thanksgiving Week Hours
During the week of Nov. 19th, we will be OPEN Mon. and Tues., 8am-10:45pm. On Wed., we will be OPEN at 8am but possibly CLOSE EARLY; please call 860-832-3404 to check hours . We will be CLOSED Thurs., Nov. 22-Sun., Nov. 25, and RE-OPEN Mon., Nov. 26, 8am-10:45pm. Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break!
RESOLVED: Access to Databases/E-Journals
The issue concerning off-campus access to research databases and e-journals has been resolved. The cause has been determined to be a network failure at the hosting site. Thanks for your patience!
BookCrossing Comes to Burritt Library!
FREE BOOKS! What could be better than that?
Looking for something to read? Do you have a great book that you want to pass around? Come to the 2nd floor of the Burritt Library and check out the new Bookcrossing area. Comfy seating and a relaxed atmosphere for browsing titles is provided, and if you find a book you’d like to read, go ahead and take it with you! And if you have a book you’d like to donate, go ahead and leave it for someone else.
Each book is tagged with a number so that you can track that books journey. Simply go to Bookcrossing.com and enter the number to see where each book has traveled.
Library Open on Veterans Day
The library will be open 8am-10:45pm on Veteran’s Day, Monday, Nov. 12.
Lost in Translation, Found in Translations
Dr. Maria Frank, of the University of Hartford will deliver a lecture on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 6:15 – 7:45 PM in the Special Collections reading room, 2nd floor of the library. The lecture Lost in Translation, Found in Translations is organized by Student Club Central’s Italian American Organization and the Italian Resource Center.
Maria Esposito Frank will present a selection of 20th and 21st-century short poems by Umberto Saba, Eugenio Montale, Margherita Guidacci, and Maria Luisa Spaziani. Each original Italian text will be accompanied by various English translations, that will be individually discussed in order to examine obstacles and challenges of linguistic, formal and cultural nature – each translator encountered in his/her rendition of the poems.
Refreshments will be provided
For information, contact Prof. Carmela Pesca (860) 832-2882, pescac@ccsu.edu
CREDO Reference – Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Reference Books, etc.
Need an idea for a paper or background information on a topic and your professor says you can’t use Wikipedia? Try the CREDO Reference database on the library’s website. (Click on the Articles & Databases tab, then C for Credo Reference, then page down and click on the Credo Reference link). Over 500 hundred reliable reference sources (including many general and subject specific encyclopedias) are available. Topic ideas and concept maps are also included. Check it out!
Library Closed Mon., Oct. 29, and Tues., Oct. 30
Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Library will be CLOSED Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. For the latest updates of delays and cancellations, please go to the Cancellation/Delay page on the CCSU website, www.ccsu.edu, or call the Storm Weather Line (860) 832-3333. Thank you, and be safe!
Graduate Workshop Postponed
Due to the possible bad weather on Monday, October 29, the graduate thesis and special projects workshop has been postponed to November 5 in the Constitution Room at 7:15 pm. (Refreshments will be served at 7:00 pm).