Maymester Hours

Our Maymester hours are now posted on our website.

We will be open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, noon-5pm on Saturdays, and we will be closed on Sundays through the end of May. We will also be closed on Memorial Day, May 26th, and the last Saturday of the term, May 31st.

Late Night Study

Looking for a place to study tonight before finals tomorrow? We are open until 11pm, but Norlin will be open until 2am.

Good luck!

Safari is here!

The University Libraries has made a purchase that may be of interest to computer science, computer engineering, and telecommunications faculty and students:

Safari is an online library of several hundred full-text e-books covering topics such as computer programming languages, databases, software and hardware, human-computer interaction, markup languages, networking, and more.

It can be accessed here: http://libraries.colorado.edu/record=e1000767~S3

Norlin Revitalization

The University Libraries is in preparation for a $5.1 Million renovation of the first and second floors of Norlin Library. Construction will begin this summer, and we hope it is completed in the spring semester of 2009. This construction will provide more study space for individuals and groups, longer hours, and improved technological services. We are very excited about this project, as it is the first major renovation of Norlin since the 1970s, and is a response to what the campus has been telling us in our various assessment projects, including our LibQUAL+ surveys.

Part of these preparations have included moving over 50% of Norlin's periodicals collections to PASCAL, our off-site storage facility, where articles can be retrieved electronically. During construction in Norlin, however, most of the rest of the collection will be in storage, and patrons will be able to request these materials electronically, too. While this should not affect Engineering and Computer Science faculty and students as much as other members of the campus community, we wanted you to be aware of it nonetheless.

We hope you will join us in celebrating this revitalization of Norlin Library! The architectural record of Norlin reflects the history of our wonderful campus, and we truly believe a vibrant library is at the heart of any vibrant campus.

Have your holds and PASCAL requests sent to Engineering!

University Libraries Announces a "Pilot" Project Beginning March 24, Patrons May Now Select New Pick Up Locations for Holds and Off-Site Material Requests

Responding to requests from many students and faculty on campus, beginning Monday, March 24, patrons are now able to specify the library location where they would like to pick up hold/recalls, PASCAL materials and new acquisition rushes.

When placing a request in Chinook on an eligible item, a drop down menu of pick up location choices appears at the point of authentication. A pickup location must be selected, otherwise a message appears asking that a choice be made before the request can be placed.

The choices for new pick up locations are any of the branch libraries: Business, Earth Sciences/Maps, Engineering, Math/Physics and Music, as well as the current Norlin circulation desk.

Deliveries of these materials will be each afternoon, so in many cases if you choose to pick up a PASCAL item at a branch rather than Norlin, there will be a delay of one extra business day. Note that this service does not apply to Prospector books at this time, though it may at some future date if all goes well.

Also note that only materials which are eligible to be requested in Chinook can be requested for pick up, books that are currently on the shelf must still be retrieved from their respective locations.

We anticipate that this new service will be very popular, so please have patience with us during this initial trial phase.

Chinook in iGoogle!

Do you have your own personal Google page, known as iGoogle? If so, consider adding a Chinook gadget to it!

You can also add this gadget to your own webpage!

Knovel Access Restored

Our access to Knovel appears to be fully restored. Please let us know if you experience any troubles.