TRICK OR TREAT @ THE BURRITT LIBRARY

Join us on Tuesday, October 31st from 1-3 pm for candy, food, and prizes, while we take the FRIGHT! out of Electronic Resources.

The library will hold an E-Resources fair, in which we will do short demonstrations of some of the library’s great tools for research.  And here is the greatest part!  For every demo that you attend, you will receive a raffle ticket.  Attend all 5 demos and get 2 bonus tickets for 7 chances to win great prizes, including a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab!

Learn more at https://library.ccsu.edu/wp/trickortreat/

We are excited to announce that the library’s Maker Space, which has been closed since the COVID-19 campus shutdown, is once again open to the CCSU Community.

The Maker Space has been completely revamped with all new equipment!

The Maker Space now includes:

• Two brand new MakerBot Sketch Large 3D Printers, that we have named Elie and Hugh. These printers are more reliable, faster, and larger than the 3D printers they are replacing.  We’re really excited about them.
• A Cricut Maker 3 Cutting Machine.
• An Ellison Prestige Pro Die Cutting Machine for cutting out premade shapes.  This manual machine is great for tri-fold presentation boards, scrapbooking, posters, and more.
• COMING SOON: A Brother XR9550 Computerized Sewing Machine
• COMING SOON: LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor Kit and bulk LEGO

Location and Access

The Maker Space is in Room 209 of Elihu Burritt Library.  As this is an office space, use of the Maker Space is limited to normal business hours.  We recommend that you book an appointment to make sure that a staff member will be available to assist you.

• 3D printing jobs are managed by library staff and can be submitted through a form found on the Maker Space webpage.
• Users creating projects using the Cricut Maker 3 must provide their own materials.

Collaboration

We would love to work with you on integrating these tools into class projects.  Please contact Steven Bernstein at bernsteinstj@ccsu.edu or X2-2079 to get the ball rolling.

More Information

All this information and more can be found on the Library Maker Space’s Web page: https://libguides.ccsu.edu/makerspace

The Elihu Burritt Library presents Research on the Run for CCSU Students – Quick-Paced (30-minute) Learning Opportunities on Topics You Need to Succeed

Runs are held simultaneously in the Library (EB 30201) & online.
Attend either way. You will be sent a link when you register at https://tinyurl.com/rotrregister

Each Run attended = an entry into a grand prize drawing for an Amazon gift card!

• Ready – Set – Research! (Wednesday, Sept. 13, 3:05 pm, Joy Hansen) An intro to the library’s website, resources and services – get up to speed quickly in finding reliable info for papers and other assignments. Quick-Paced (30-minute) Learning Opportunities on Topics You Need to Succeed ~ Fall 2023 ~
• Getting Real about Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Wednesday, Sept. 20, 3:05 pm, Sharon Clapp) A framework for evaluating when and how to use artificial intelligence as part of your learning & research process.
• Tech Tips for Student Researchers (Wednesday, Sept. 27, 3:05 pm, Martha Kruy) Learn a few simple technology tips to minimize stress as you work on research and other course assignments.
• All about Open: OER, Open Access, & Library Databases (Wednesday, Oct. 4, 3:05 pm, Jillian Maynard) A look at how the process of creating and sharing information is changing in academia and what it means for you.
• Seeking the Truth: It’s More than Face Value (Wednesday, Oct. 11, 3:05 pm, Susan Slaga-Metivier) How to evaluate online information beyond using a checklist shown through examples incorporating lateral reading.
• “Trust Me”: Evaluating Claims in News & Political Speech (Wednesday, Oct. 25, 3:05 pm, Brian Matzke) How to evaluate claims in popular news media, political speeches, and advertisements.
• Pain Relief: Using Zotero to Create Citations & Bibliographies (Wednesday, Nov. 1, 3:05 pm, Ann Crawford) Set up and use this free tool for tracking research sources and creating properly-formatted citations and bibliographies.
• Becoming Privacy Literate (Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3:05 pm, Joy Hansen) A discussion about how private information is stored, used, and distributed and ways we all can do more to safeguard it.
• Who Wrote That? Equity & Diversity in Scholarly Publishing (Wednesday, Nov. 29 *(rescheduled from 11/8), 3:05 pm, Susan Slaga-Metivier) A review of the scholarly publishing ecosystem and how it affects minoritized scholars, including tips on generating more inclusive searches.

Details about this and previous year’s workshops (including recordings of prior sessions) are available at: https://libguides.ccsu.edu/researchontherun

Welcome (or welcome back) to CCSU from the Elihu Burritt Library! If you’re new to the library, you might want to review the guide we designed for First Year students or our New to the Library? brochure.

Fall hours are: Monday-Thursday 8am-10:45pm; Friday 8am-4:45pm; Saturday 9am-3:45pm; Sunday 2-9:45pm. We are closed for the Labor Day holiday (9/2-9/4) & the Thanksgiving break (11/23-11/26).

A list of library services and changes to those services for the 2023-24 academic year are highlighted at https://libguides.ccsu.edu/2023-24. (Note: Stack 1 will be closed throughout the construction project. Staff will be happy to retrieve materials from this section at your request.)

The staff at the Elihu Burritt Library are here to support you in any way that we can, answering questions, helping you find books, and offering great places to study, in groups or individually. We even have dedicated quiet spaces on the 4th floor and Stack 7 for those times you really need to focus!

Be resourceful (& save money)

We can help you access course and research materials at no cost to you.

• course textbooks for free in-library use through reserves (request from our staff at the 1st floor desk, they’ll want your professor’s name and course number).
• some readings are digitized and will be available online through course reserves via CentralSearch (you may need your Bluenet ID to login)
• we offer subscription databases that allow you to get access to high-quality scholarly journals and primary resources, avoiding paywalls by authenticating with your Bluenet ID.
• get materials from other libraries with the help of our interlibrary loan department.

Get help (& research better)

Librarians are here to help you with your research assignments.

• service desks on the first and second floors are staffed during the library’s open hours.
• research librarians are also available by phone, text, or through our online help (“Ask a Librarian“) application.
• consult with a librarian to get in-depth help on your research projects through “Book a Librarian.”

Learn at the library (& have fun)

This fall at the library, you can look forward to:

• “Research on the Run” workshops to help you be more successful as a CCSU student.
• a “Trick or Treat” event that will offer a fun (& delicious) way to learn about the online resources that the library offers.
• Coming Soon – use our newly refurbished MakerSpace with 3d printers and other equipment that any CCSU student can use.

Good luck (& see you soon!)

Good luck this semester & we look forward to seeing you here at the Elihu Burritt Library!

Fall semester library hours are: Monday-Thursday 8am-10:45pm; Friday 8am-4:45pm; Saturday 9am-3:45pm; Sunday 2-9:45pm. We are closed for the Labor Day holiday (9/2-9/4) & the Thanksgiving break (11/23-11/26).

A list of library services and changes to those services for the 2023-24 academic year are highlighted at https://libguides.ccsu.edu/2023-24. (Stack 1 is closed during the construction project. Staff will be happy to retrieve materials for you upon request.)