Boatwright Library Needs Student Opinions!

Let your voice be heard on the issues listed below at an open library forum for students in Adams Auditorium on the second floor of Boatwright. Please attend Monday February 28 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. OR Tuesday March 1 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

• How to prevent parking belongings at an idle computer so other students won’t use it
• How to accommodate the need for both quiet study and group work spaces in the library
• Cell phone use in the library
• Ideas for renovations on B1 and B2 levels

Quiet Study & Group Study in Boatwright Library

Please note that QUIET STUDY is designated for the 2nd floor in Boatwright. If study groups need to talk, they should meet on the first floor or ask for a group study room at the Main Service Desk. Librarians cannot “police” all conversations, so we encourage students to alert library staff at the Main Service Desk if students are talking on the second floor and we will remind them to remain quiet. We also hope students will encourage one another to respect quiet space in the library. Cell phone conversations should take place in front of the coffee shop or on the patio outside the library. Thank you for your cooperation!

Student Message Board in Boatwright

Use the new message board in Boatwright Library to communicate with your study groups or study partner. The message kiosk is located next the elevator on the first floor of the library. You can use magnets to post paper notes or use the whiteboard. Please do not stand in the Main Service Desk area to meet other students. Thanks for your cooperation!

Black History Month Resources

With the start of Black History Month, the Libraries invite you to enjoy free Black History Month resources from Thomson Gale Publishers. Highlights include biographies of famous African Americans and a Black History Month quiz. Many of the featured resources are available in the University of Richmond Libraries.

Library Exhibit: "Movers and Shakers" African-American Writers and Artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the 1980's"

In celebration of National Black History Month, Boatwright Library's Special Collections presents the exhibit "Movers and Shakers: African-American Writers and Artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the 1980's." The exhibition of autographed, first edition books, many with dust jackets, by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, Ishmael Reed, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison is on display on the second floor of Boatwright Library through March 4.

Search Engine Users are Unaware and Naïve

The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that adults online in the U.S. are generally naive when it comes to how search engines work. The study found that only one in six users of Internet search engines could tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements.

Tsunami Information Web Page

The University of Richmond Libraries have created a link to federal government information resources about the recent tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean rim. You can also connect to this web page from the Libraries' Government Information Page.

Media Resource Center Extends Evening Hours

The Media Resource Center (MRC) in Boatwright Memorial Library has extended its hours open this semester until midnight, Sunday through Thursday. Please note that the MRC will continue to close at 5 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

New Library Web Site

The library’s new web site debuted on January 3, 2005. The new web page address is: http://library.richmond.edu/, so you will need to change bookmark and link addresses for the library’s resources. Users will find the same content on the site, but we hope the new layout will make it easier to find our sources and services. If you have any further questions on how to navigate the site, please contact Lucretia McCulley, Head, Outreach and Instruction Services.

"IM" a Librarian

Boatwright Library reference librarians are offering a new way for students, staff and faculty to ask library research questions. Just add "boatwrightinfo" to your AIM buddy list. The service is available during reference desk hours. For more information, connect to Ask a Librarian on the library's web site.

Ahmanson Foundation Awards Grant to Parsons Music Library

Parsons Music Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Ahmanson Foundation for the purchase of audio and video recordings of opera, as well as books that explore the multiple layers of meaning resulting from opera’s hybrid nature. Although the inspiration for this grant is a new music course, "Opera and the History of Collaboration," which will be taught by Dr. Ruth Longobardi in spring 2005, we hope that other faculty will find ways to incorporate these new library materials into their teaching and research, particularly as they stimulate creativity in areas with less obvious connections to music.

Library 101 Registration Information for First Year Students

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS: Now that you have completed Library 100, you need to register for LIBRARY 101 for spring semester. There are 42 sections of Library 101 listed on BANNERWEB. Please register for one of the sections that fits with your schedule. Then make a note in your calendar of the Library 101 meeting time.

Treasures of Boatwright Library

Stop by and view the "Treasures of Boatwright Restored", an exhibit of books from the Boatwright Library Special Collections on the second floor of the library. The exhibit includes rare and unique items that have been restored, conserved and preserved over the course of some thirty years with the generous support and funding of the Friends of the Boatwright Memorial Library. The exhibit includes a rare copy of Virgil's Publii Virgilii Maronis, published in London in 1658 and presented by the U.S. Consul of Naples to Dr. J.L.M. Curry for the Richmond College Library in 1890; and a copy of The Addisonian Miscellany, with writings by the English essayist Joseph Addison, published in Boston in 1801 and beautifully restored by Master Hand Bookbinder John Field. The exhibit extends through December 2004.

Students Flock to Boatwright Library!

Recent gate count statistics reveal that student use of the library in September 2004 has increased 57.5% over September 2003. Over 69,000 entries into the library were recorded from September 1 - 30.

Laptop Checkout in Boatwright Library

18 laptops are available for student use in the library at the Main Service Desk. Students may present their university ID and check out the laptop for 4 hours. Due to heavy use, laptops may not be renewed. Students are also encouraged to bring in their own laptops and connect to the wireless network in the library. The Main Service Desk can also check out wireless network cards for laptops that are not wireless ready.

International Film Series Begins 16th Season

The International Film Series begins its 16th season this week with the showing of film Osama, winner of the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Writer/director Siddiq Barmak makes his film debut with Osama which was the first all-Afghan feature released since the end of the Taliban rule. The film is not only a vital social document, but also an intense, moving film centering on a girl who must disguise herself as a boy so her family can survive. The show times are Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m., Jepson Hall 118; Friday, September 24, 3:00 p.m., Adams Auditorium (Boatwright Library/MRC); and Sunday, September 26, 7:00 p.m., Jepson Hall 118.

Election 2004 Resources

Check out the University of Richmond Libraries' resource guide on Election 2004. Useful links to information on polling, candidates, campaign funding, etc. are provided. Be a knowledgeable voter!

Josephine Nunnally Gift Benefits Boatwright Library

Boatwright Library has received a significant gift from the estate of alumna Josephine Nunnally. Her bequest of $100,000 has been placed in the Book-a-Year fund where it will grow in perpetuity. The Book a Year fund was established in 2003 as a restricted endowment fund; its income will be used to purchase books, journals, and other materials for the libraries. Miss Nunnally, a Richmond native, graduated from Westhampton College in 1931. After earning a master’s degree in library science, she returned to the University and served as a cataloger from 1938 until her retirement in 1975. For more information, connect to Book-a-Year fund to find out how to contribute to its growth.

New Interlibrary Loan System Beginning Fall 2004!

UR Libraries recently introduced a new system for requesting books and articles via interlibrary loan. The interlibrary loan webpage has also been redesigned in order to communicate this new method! The new system will automatically add your personal information (name, etc.) to your request, which leaves just the information about the item to be entered. Users will now also be emailed when their books arrive and articles will automatically be emailed directly to the requestor! For further information visit:

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/is/library/access/ill.html

Early American Newspapers, Digital

Through a generous gift by Edwin S. Snead, III, the Libraries now have access to the digital collection of the Early American Newspapers. This collection provides access to newspaper articles on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, politics, etc. from the Colonial period through the Civil War. Date coverage includes 1690 – 1876. The database will eventually include more than 1 million pages from newspapers. Early American Newspapers is available under "Online Databases" and through the UR Library Catalog on the Libraries’ web site.