Archive for June, 2008

SelfCheck service added to Library West

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Library West initiated a pilot SelfCheck service on June 30. The SelfCheck service enables students, faculty and staff to check out most regularly circulating library materials by themselves, making for a more efficient and streamlined service. Library patrons swipe their UF ID cards at the SelfCheck machine, then follow simple on-screen instructions to check out [...]

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Online Journals From Blackwell and Wiley Will Be Unavailable June 27th – June 30th.

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On Monday, June 30, 2008, Blackwell journal content—including full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. During the change-over period, June 27th to June 30th, online journals from both Wiley and Blackwell will be unavailable.
For more information see Wiley’s notice.

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Summer B Library Orientations

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Come to an orientation to learn which of the libraries is best for you to use and what library services are available, and to try out using some of the services in a hands-on environment. Learn how you can use the Libraries from home. Take a library tour to learn about how it’s all arranged. [...]

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Libraries introduce new lost book replacement policy

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To ensure that items displayed in the online catalog are available to patrons, the Smathers Libraries will attempt to quickly replace each item lost by patrons with an exact copy, an updated edition of the title, or a similar title. Effective July 1, 2008, the libraries will no longer refund replacement costs [...]

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Introduction to Refworks Citation Manager (Summer B, 2008)

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Interested in learning how to compose footnotes, in-text citations, and bibliographies for your papers in correct bibliographic style? Better still, interested in learning an easy application that does the work of forming footnotes, in-text citations, and bibliographies for you? No longer do you need to consult complicated citation style manuals (Turabian, APA, [...]

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The Passing Parade: A Baby Boomer Collects

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The exhibit “The Passing Parade: A Baby Boomer Collects: The Jim Liversidge Collection” is open on the second floor gallery of Smathers Library (East) Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. The exhibit will run until August 28, 2008.
The exhibit touches upon highlights from politics, television, theatre, film, music, sports and day-to-day current events of the [...]

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Library West will close June 20-29 for repairs

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Library West will close Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 29 for replacement of the cork flooring. The building will open on Monday, June 30 with regular hours.
Marston Science Library and other branches will be open with intersession hours.
An information booth will be set up during that week to the left of the Library West [...]

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Refworks Workshop, May June 9th.

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Introduction to Refworks Citation Manager (Summer A, 2008)
Interested in learning how to compose footnotes, in-text citations, and bibliographies for your papers in correct bibliographic style? Better still, interested in learning an easy application that does the work of forming footnotes, in-text citations, and bibliographies for you? No longer do you need to [...]

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