Due to popular demand, the operating hours of the Blakley Research & Information Center (a.k.a. the BRIC) have been extended!

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday
1:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Sunday

A University Network Account is required for computer access. Printouts are $0.10 per page, payable at the Circulation Desk. Reminder - no food or drink items allowed, and cell phones must be on silent.

Happy studying!

Melissa Randall
Catalog/Reference Librarian

Exhibit: Historical language and literary works

Special works are on display in the library, which include: an original volume of the first historical and critical dictionary from the eighteenth century by Bayle; selections from the first encyclopedia in the first century by Pliny; and to reflect the early twentieth century, lectures by Stein. In addition, some illustrated publications embellish language and literature bringing the two to life. Stop by the library, 1st floor, and get a glimpse of our past heritage.

Carolyn Mauzy, Reference Librarian

Library Celebrates Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.

The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections.

The top banned or challenged books of all time are:

Candide
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Brave New World
1984
The Catcher in the Rye
Lolita
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Anarchist Cookbook
The Satanic Verses
Harry Potter Series

ARTstor Demo

There will be a demo of ARTstor today from 1pm-2pm in the Blakley Research and Information Center, aka the BRIC, 1st floor of the William A. Blakley Library. This database encompasses over 100 thousand images from institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, scholars, and special collection in libraries. It will be useful for many disciplines. Please join us for this interesting presentation.

Carolyn Mauzy, Reference Librarian

New and Returning Faculty

Join us for an Open-House event of the library from 3:30pm-6:30pm on Thursday Aug. 27'09. The librarians look forward to seeing you and will provide demos of the databases for your classes and give tours of the library buildings.

Best wishes,
Carolyn Mauzy
Reference Librarian

Attention Francophones

The Grand Larousse en Cinq Volumes is now available online and for free. Be sure to check it out.

Non-francophones beware: the entire site is in French, so soyez prêts de faire vos recherches en français.

Bonnes continuations,
Melissa Randall
Reference & Catalog Librarian

Cirulating Collection Inventory

During the summer, the Blakley Library will be doing an inventory of the entire circulating collection. This process helps us locate lost materials, find any items that have been mishelved, and ensure that materials are easily located.

If you're in the circulating stacks this summer and see a card indicating that the inventory is being done in that area, please be mindful not to move the card from that location. Otherwise, our statistics will not be accurate.

If you have questions, please ask at the circulating desk.

Thanks!
Cherie Hohertz
Access Services Librarian