Aloha and Welcome to Spring Semester 2010!

I hope you all had a relaxing break and you're ready to start this decade off strong! The library was hard at work over break but we're definitely excited to open the reference desks and get back into the swing of things. To help you get oriented, here are some important pieces of library info:

• Library hours for Spring Semester are: Monday - Thursday, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Closed Saturday; Sunday 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

• The SciTech reference desk will resume our regular 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday schedule today, January 11.

• As always, you can find your lovely SciTech librarians here. Phone numbers, email addresses, office hours - they're all there.

• If you need to meet with Eileen (or take her out to lunch) be sure to grab her before her sabbatical begins on February 1.

Registration is open now for some new workshops for science & technology students. Visit the calendar to learn more about the upcoming Online Collaboration Tools Series, Eileen's popular session on staying current in your field and, of course, EndNote workshops. These are just the beginning though, so stay tuned!


That's the news for now!

Get your ILL requests in by Dec. 4!

From our Interlibrary Loan Librarian:

ILL Office Winter Interim Preparation and Schedule

Due to the upcoming Winter Interim Closure and reduced staffing related to Library and University budget cuts, please note the following:

UHM patrons should submit their ILL requests by December 4^th

To assure processing and receipt before winter interim closure.

Closed to the public

Dec. 19, 2009 – Jan. 10, 2010

Reopen to the public on Jan. 11, 2010

Online ILL system will be unavailable

Dec. 18^th 5 p.m. to Jan. 3, 2010

Requests cannot be submitted; electronic articles cannot be accessed.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Where In The Library Is That Book?

Finding a book in the library just got a little bit easier.

Late last week, the folks behind the UH Voyager catalog added the floor where the book is shelved to the location information in the records for all Hamilton Library materials. Now, when you look for the call number of a book, you'll also find where in the building it lives as well as a map of the floor.

Here's a screenshot (click to enlarge):















Now you won't need to divine what floor or what side of Hamilton to head to! Note that this location information does not appear for journals - this is because new issues are found on the first floor of the Addition, while older issues are on the upper floors, according to their call number. If you need to know the location of an older journal (or just want to memorize all the call number locations) you can always consult this diagram of the SciTech Wing.

Also, if you haven't tried the "Text me this call number" feature yet, you can read all about it in this post I wrote for Eileen's blog this summer.