News, Events, & Updates

Libraries’ new lost item replacement policy effective August 17

bhood — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:19:22 +0000

To ensure that items owned by the libraries are available to patrons, the George A. 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. The libraries no longer refund replacement costs for items that are returned after replacement copies are ordered. Overdue fines related to lost items are not increasing and are not refundable if the book is subsequently returned. Specific fines and fees are delineated at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ps/Circ/lost.htm

Summer Library Orientations

bhood — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:06:43 +0000

Come to an orientation to learn about the nine campus libraries, to discover the great resources available for you, and to try out some of the services hands-on. Learn how you can use the libraries from home. Take a tour of Library West to learn your way around. Find out how to get help when you need it.

All orientations take place in Library West 211– you’ll find it to the left of the circulation desk

July 14, 2-3 p.m.

July 16, 1-2 p.m.

July 21, 10-11 a.m.

July 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

July 28, 10-11 a.m.

July 30, 3-4 p.m.

For more information please contact Missy Shoop at shoop@ufl.edu

Conversations in Children’s Literature

Tom Minton — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:32:33 +0000

On June 16th, Linda Martin, Library Media Specialist and 2009 Bechtel Fellow at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, will present “Storytelling in the Content Areas.”

Drawing from her research in the Baldwin Library, Ms. Martin will discuss specific ways in which stories can be used as a framework for teaching a variety of subjects in science, math and the language arts and enhancing students’ comprehension of these subjects, particularly in elementary grades. She is developing lists of topic areas and relevant, grade-appropriate books and stories based on national standards, and she is eager to get these lists-and storytelling-into the classrooms. Please join us to hear about her exciting endeavors.

Conversations in Children’s Literature is a new series of presentations and discussions about various aspects of children’s literature and culture. The series is aimed at teachers, librarians, academics, writers, and all adults who value the books and cultural materials that are produced for children. Reflecting our desire for an inclusive, multidisciplinary look at children’s literature, the series approaches the creation, distribution, and uses of children’s books from a multitude of perspectives.

A talk, followed by discussion and refreshments, will take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Goerings Book Store (1717 NW First Avenue). Parking is available for a fee in the St. Augustine lot facing the book store or for free on the street or on campus.

Conversations in Children’s Literature is sponsored by the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture and the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature. For more information about any of the talks or to be added to the Conversations listserv, which will provide information about future speakers, please contact Ramona Caponegro at ramonac@ufl.edu or at (352) 392-6650, ext. 290.

Baldwin Library of Historical Childrens’ Literature
Center for Children’s Literature and Culture

Chinese artifacts on display in Smathers Library

bhood — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:46:30 +0000

“Smathers Libraries Chinese Artifacts – Literary and Otherwise” will be on display in the Smathers Library second floor gallery June 4 through July 30, 2009. The opening reception will be held Thursday, June 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the gallery.

Over the last decade the Smathers Libraries has been actively building the Chinese Studies Collection in print as well as electronic, film and other non-book formats, to meet the curricular, research and informal reading/viewing needs of the UF community. This exhibit of artifacts, many coming to the library courtesy of a recent generous donation, features art that may or may not contain literary components, but that illustrates the refined aesthetic and literate sensibilities that underlie traditional Chinese cultural production, as it played out in such works as scroll paintings that include calligraphic word puzzles and ancestral portraits that honor the family names through history. The magnificent 13th-century Head of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and Protector of Children, who was highly revered and often portrayed in Chinese literature influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, forms the centerpiece of this exhibit.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Chapter One newsletter

bhood — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:59:41 +0000

Please view the latest issue of Chapter One, the Smathers Libraries’ newsletter for friends and donors at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/giving/chap_one/ChapOneSpring2009.pdf

John D. MacDonald Collection Open for Research

Tom Minton — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:46:45 +0000

The John D. MacDonald Collection has been re-processed and is now open to researchers. John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) was a prolific Florida author of mystery and suspense novels, including the popular Travis McGee series. The collection is comprised of his manuscripts and other writings, personal and professional correspondence, screenplays and adaptations, reviews, family papers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, ephemera, financial records and business correspondence.

John D. MacDonald Collection

RefWorks Workshops

Tom Minton — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:14:37 +0000

Confused about how to compose footnotes, in-text citations, and bibliographies 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 without consulting complicated style manuals? With Refworks, you can export search results from the library’s subscription databases, store and organize them on the internet in your personal folders, and add them as needed to your papers in correct bibliographic form—all with the push of a button. Come to one of the library’s Refworks workshops to find out how.

Education Library
Contact Marilyn Ochoa (273-2627, email:mochoa@uflib.ufl.edu) for more information.

Using RefWorks: The Basics
Tuesday, June 9, 12PM
Wednesday, July 8, 12PM

Getting more out of RefWorks: RefGrab-It, Write-N-Cite, and RefShare
Tuesday, June 16, 12PM
Wednesday, July 22, 12PM

Library West, Room 211
Contact Blake Landor (273-2644, email:landor@ufl.edu) for more information.

Introduction to RefWorks Citation Manager
Wednesday, May 27, 1-2:30 pm
Tuesday, June 9, 3-4:30 pm
Tuesday, July 7, 10-11:30 am
Thursday, July 16, 10-11:30 am

Conversations in Children’s Literature

Tom Minton — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:24:14 +0000

“Let the Story Speak: On the Importance of Sharing Stories with Young People”

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 p.m. Goerings Book Store (1717 NW First Avenue)

Speaker: Meredith Ann Pierce, Alachua County Librarian-Supervisor and Fantasy Fiction Writer

Conversations in Children’s Literature is a monthly series of presentations and discussions about various aspects of children’s literature and culture open to all. A talk, followed by discussion and refreshments, takes place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Goerings Book Store and is sponsored by the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture and the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature. To be added to the Conversations listserv, which will provide information about future speakers, please contact Ramona Caponegro at ramonac@ufl.edu or at (352) 392-6650, ext. 290.

Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Center for Children’s Literature and Culture

Electronic Reserves Training and Submissions for Summer and Fall 2009

Tom Minton — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:23:52 +0000

Electronic Reserves is offering training for new Ares users at the following times and location:

Library West, Room 211

May 7th - 3PM-4PM
May 12th - 10AM-11AM
May 14th - 3PM-4PM
August 11th - 10AM-11AM
August 13th - 3PM-4PM
August 18th - 10AM-11AM
August 20th - 3PM-4PM
August 25th - 10AM-11AM
August 27th - 3PM-4PM
September 1st - 10AM-11AM
September 3rd - 3PM-4PM

We are also accepting submissions from faculty for reserves for the Summer and Fall 2009 Semesters.

Course Reserves web site

Interlibrary Loan Unavailable May 6th

Tom Minton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:27:03 +0000

Interlibrary loan will be unavailable on May 6th due to a server upgrade. During the system upgrade to the ILLIAD server, library patrons will be unable to make interlibrary requests. Please schedule your requests accordingly.