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Sarasota Modern Architecture exhibit open in Smathers Library
The exhibit “Sarasota Modern: The Sarasota School of Architecture, 1941-1966” is open in the Smathers Library 2nd floor exhibition gallery through December 24, 2009 featuring items from the Architecture Archives in the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
The opening reception will be November 18 [...]
GIS Day 2009
Wednesday, November 18, the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida will host an all-day event to showcase the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to the academic community and the public. GIS Day is a global event that celebrates GIS. The Smathers Libraries will provide this opportunity for those curious about GIS [...]
Read More..>>National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) “Write-In” at Library West
Have you ever wanted to write a novel? November is the perfect chance to do it, as people world-wide participate in National Novel Writing Month – aka NaNoWriMo — (http://www.nanowrimo.org). Come to the Library West third floor InfoCommons on Tuesday, November 17 from 5:00 p.m. –10 :00 p.m. You will have the opportunity to get [...]
Read More..>>Open Access Week – October 19-23, 2009
Greater Reach for Gator Research
The George A. Smathers Libraries are planning a week of activities in support of Open Access.
What is Open Access? Open Access (OA) is free, permanent web-based access to scholarly articles for everyone. For further information see www.uflib.ufl.edu/oa
All programs are free and open to the public.
Open Access: Is it the [...]
Read More..>>Book Talk & Signing
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Smathers Library, Room 1A
Robert H. Hughes, author of Ahorca Lagarto: An historical novel about life and love in Panama during the construction of the Panama Railroad, 1851-1856, and the events that unfolded on the banks of the Chagres River in a tiny town called Hang the Lizard will discuss his [...]
Design a Card Contest
The George A. Smathers Libraries is accepting entries for a Thanksgiving greeting card that will be sent to library friends and donors.
All UF students are eligible to enter. The prize for the winning entry is $100. The design must relate to libraries.
Entry deadline: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. E-mail entries to bhood@ufl.edu or [...]
Digital Literacy Contest at UF Libraries
The George A. Smathers Libraries will host the Digital Literacy Contest, a competition that tests Internet literacy and cognitive agility, on Thursday, October 8 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Library West InfoCommons on the third floor. The contest is free and open to all students. Contestants will be given 30 minutes, 20 questions and Internet [...]
Read More..>>Banned and Challenged Children’s Books exhibit
Banned and Challenged Children’s Books, 1990-2008
September 16 – November 4, 2009
Smathers Library second floor gallery
Open Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Presented by Rita Smith, curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Nominations open for 2009 Carnegie Corporation Of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
NEW YORK – Nominations are open for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm
The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will run [...]
Library Showcase
UF Libraries Showcase
InfoCommons @ West (3rd floor of Library West)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 11am – 1pm
Please join us for the UF Libraries Showcase that will feature various library technologies, services and resources available to patrons. The Alachua County Public Library will also be there to share what they have to offer the UF community as well. There [...]