Library's Thanksgiving Hours

Heads up, everyone! The library will have altered hours this week for the Thanksgiving holiday:

Monday, Nov. 24: 8am-1am (normal)
Tuesday, Nov. 25: 8am-10pm
Wednesday, Nov. 26: CLOSED
Thursday, Nov. 27: CLOSED--THANKSGIVING
Friday, Nov. 28: CLOSED
Saturday, Nov. 29: CLOSED
Sunday, Nov. 30: 2pm-12am (resume normal hours)

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

A Friendly Reminder

Students, mark your calendars! All books that have been requested through Interlibrary Loan will be due back by Friday, December 5! The library will not fill any more ILL book requests between then and January 5th, so make sure you plan ahead! (ILL article requests will still be filled.)

If you have any questions about Interlibrary Loan, feel free to contact the ILL department (226-4748)!

New color copier in the library!

Printing has changed (again) in the Library, but this time we think it will be a great change for everyone! The old laser printers have all gone away and have been replaced by three copier/printers instead, one on each floor:

LIBCOLOR -- on the main floor, by the reference offices (don't worry, it prints in black & white, too!);
LIBDOWN -- on the ground floor, just outside the ARC Lab; and
LIBTOP -- on the top floor, by the main staircase.

You can print to any of the three copier/printers from any computer in the building, but each computer will print by default to the copier/printer on the same floor (main floor computers default to main floor copier, etc.). Wireless printing will continue to be available, so if you're comfortably settled at a table on the top floor, you can grab your printouts without having to walk downstairs.

Color printing is now more convenient than before, with greater access and larger print sizes available. You may now print in color from any computer in the building. Just (1) choose LIBCOLOR as the printer, (2) open the printer properties, and (3) change the color mode from black & white to color, then (4) collect your pages at the main floor copier. Note that steps 2 & 3 may vary slightly from one program to another. You can also print in color via wireless printing.

We hope you'll find the new system faster and more convenient, and as always, don't hesitate to ask our staff and student assistants if you need help!

Movie suggestions needed!

Harpo and Chico Marx in "The Incredible Jewel Robbery"

It's that time of year again! The library needs your suggestions for our SGA Movie Collection! If it's a recent movie that has just hit the shelves, or something older and more obscure that you're sad we don't already have, or anything in between, we want to know about it. We've placed our Suggestion Box on the Circulation Desk, so please drop by to toss in your ideas, or send them to us at libcirc@bsc.edu.

A HUGE thank you to SGA for providing the funds to expand our collection!

Digging In

Mid-Terms are over and already the student energy is up in the Library. Now is the time to make sure that your grades will be what you want them to be.

One proven method of improving your GPA is to take advantage of such support services as tutoring. The Academic Resource Center provides peer-supported assistance through the Writing Center and the Math Lab. The ARC also provides drop-in and individualized tutoring in biology, accounting, psychology, and other subjects. 

Find out more about these and other tutoring opportunities from the ARC webpage.  Contact Stacey Thornberry at arc@bsc.edu or 226-4750 with any questions.

Fall Break Hours

Fall Break is just around the corner, which means the library will have altered hours:

Tuesday: normal schedule (open until 1am)
Wednesday: 8am-10pm
Thursday: 8am-10pm
Friday: 8am-5pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: resume normal schedule

We hope everyone has a wonderful (and safe) break!

Check out the library's database trials!

October is Database Trial month! Heavily sponsored through the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL), the trials offer free access to new and emerging databases, or sometimes older databases, to which we don't currently subscribe (you may find some good full-text articles that we'd usually have to get through Interlibrary Loan!). Most trials run through the end of the month, so be sure to check them out while you're doing your research!

To get to the Database Trial page: http://ezproxy.bsc.edu/login?url=http://library.bsc.edu/databasetrials.html  (You'll need to login with your BSC email information.)