Archive for July, 2010

Design a Thanksgiving Card Contest

The George A. Smathers Libraries is accepting entries for a Thanksgiving greeting card that will be sent to library friends and donors. UF students, faculty, staff and alumni are eligible to enter. The prize for the winning entry is an iPod Touch. The design must relate to libraries. Entry deadline: Friday, October 22, 2010 at [...]

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Zombie Sockpocalypse

Libraries are places to store resources, exchange information, and mobilize your community. During this summer’s zombie outbreak, which will reach its peak July 28-31, you can use your library as a zombie-hunting ammo arsenal! Bring donations of socks to the Marston Science Library next to the Computer Science & Engineering Building. We challenge you to build [...]

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Library Orientations, RefWorks and EndNote

General Library Orientations General library orientations are open to anyone on campus who wants to learn about the UF Library system.  General library orientations take place in Library West, room 211. Wednesday, September 15, 1:00-2:00 pm Thursday, September 16, 1:30-2:30 pm Tuesday, September 28, 11:30-12:30 pm Wednesday, September 29, 10:00-11:00 am Tuesday, October 5, 2:00-3:00 pm [...]

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The Digital Military Newspaper Library

The Digital Military Newspaper Library is a newly created project at the libraries which focuses on organizing and making freely available military newspapers and periodicals from Florida, southern Georgia, the Panama Canal Zone and Cuba. This project was recently recognized as the American Library Association’s June 18, 2010 Digital Library of the Week: http://www.ilovelibraries.ala.org/diglibweekly/. The [...]

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