Learning Commons Learning Commons AnnouncementsAnnouncements

““Nobody ever graduated from a library.Nobody ever graduated from a library. Nobody ever graduated without one.”Nobody ever graduated without one.”

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Be a winner in this year’s

Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award

Your paper or project could win you $750!

Deadline Extended to Tuesday, March 1, 2011

For submission criteria or to apply: bit.ly/contest_award

Questions: askanarc@library.umass.edu

Prizes are made possible thanks to generous donations from Friends of the Libraries.

Show Us Your Stuff!Enter to win the 2nd Annual

Book Collecting ContestYou could win $750 and a gift certificate for $250 to

Brattle Book Shop in Boston!

Deadline Extended to Tuesday, March 1, 2011

For submission criteria or to apply: bit.ly/contest_award

Questions: askanarc@library.umass.edu

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

Study Abroad Advising at

The LinkMonday – Thursday

4:00-8:00 p.m.

Brought to you by the International Programs Office, 545-2710, www.ipo.umass.edu, abroad@ipo.umass.edu

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 atwww.library.umass.edu

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

Don’t get a ticket! Avoid parking fines by parking in

designated areas!

Get your parking garage

ticket stamped in the

LC for an hour off parking!

UMass Amherst Libraries On Facebook! http://on.fb.me/d2746E

Leave something behind in the library?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!

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POSTER PRINTINGAT 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/

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.

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 within 4 hours of the Library reopening.

During a FIRE ALARMwhat do I do with a LIBRARY LAPTOP?

YOUR SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY Leave as quickly as possible

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?Want to learn more?

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

•Google “UMass Remote Printing”Google “UMass Remote Printing”

Printing files from SPARK?

Avoid problems! Before you print,

SAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOPSAVE YOUR FILE TO THE DESKTOP

THEN, open it and print.

Too many databases? Not sure where to start?

Use a Research Guide!

Research Guides http://www.library.umass.edu/subject are convenient and relevant to students and faculty doing research, and can be embedded in SPARK.

Click on the link for subject research guides on the library homepage.

 

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 DeskServices: LC & Technical Support Desk

Open every hour the Library is!!!!

Reference & Research AssistanceServices: 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 CenterWriting CenterServices: 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 LinkAcademic Advising LinkServices: 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 CenterLearning Resource CenterServices: 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…

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

• In a hurry to get to class? Use the Quick Print stations in the LC. Pick up your jobs just behind the poster printer!

Did a slide go by too quickly?

Visit the Learning Commons website:

http://www.umass.edu/learningcommons

and click Weekly Announcements (under News)

View these announcements on the Web!