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!

Other SciTech Workshops

We're getting going on offering workshops beyond the standard EndNote fare!

This month, Carol Kellett from the Systems Office in Hamilton Library will be giving a hands-on demonstration of the UH Voyager catalog. She'll go over search strategies as well as a number of tricks and tips to optimize your search and keep up-to-date on library holdings.

In November, Elieen Herring from SciTech will be giving her popular workshop on staying current in your subject area. Geared specifically for students in the sciences, Elieen will show you how to receive alerts on your topic and utilize blogs and RSS feeds to stay on top of things.

As always you can view the schedule and sign up for workshops using our handy SciTech Workshop calender, linked right here or over on the right sidebar. Space is limited so sign up today!

New Fall 2009 EndNote Workshop Dates

I just added some more dates in October and November for both EndNote Basics and Advanced EndNote.

In looking at the preliminary results from the Graduate Student Needs Assessment Survey that went out earlier this semester, I noticed quite a few people mentioned workshop attendance was difficult due to busy schedules. With this in mind, I decided to add a few evening and weekend workshop dates.

You can view the workshop calendar and sign up here.