Poetry & Story Contests - Deadlines July 19/July 31

Congratulations Study Room VIP Winner

Congratulations to Matt Williams!!!

Our Study Room VIP Raffle winner and his approved VIPs will enjoy a private study room for Finals Week. Thanks again to everyone who participated in this contest. And, good luck on all your finals this week!

National Library Week

The College Library will celebrate National Library Week April 15th - 19th. The schedule and event information is below.

Monday 

• Study Room VIP Raffle Begins at 8:00 AM, $1 tickets

Tuesday

• 8:30 AM, Library Commons - Donuts & Coffee. FREE EVENT
• National Library Workers Day - Please stop by and let our staff know that you appreciate them.

Wednesday  

• 11:00 - 2:00, Library Commons -Hot Dogs & Snowballs. The Library will provide 350 hot dogs and unlimited snowballs from All Star Catering! FREE EVENT

Thursday  

• 11:00, Library Commons - Trivial Pursuit Challenge. To register your 2-man team: REGISTER YOUR TEAM. Winning team will receive 2 $50 Amazon gift cards.

Friday  

• Study Room VIP Raffle ends at 11:00 AM , winner announced at noon!

All Week

• Fine-free returns! 
• SALE in the college supply vending machine.
• NEW fiction books, as well as some new non-fiction, on display in the Main Library lobby.

Study Room VIP RaffleWant to have your own reserved study room during finals week? Enter the Study Room VIP Raffle! Tickets are $1/each, no limit on entries. The winner will win their very own, reserved study room with 5 VIP passes for you and your friends, for May 6th - 10th. All proceeds from the raffle will be used to purchase coffee cream & sugar. To purchase a ticket, visit the Library Commons desk starting Monday, April 15th at 8:00 AM until Friday, April 19th at 11:00 AM. Winner announced Friday at noon.

What is the Trivial Pursuit ChallengeThe College Library will be hosting a Trivial Pursuit Challenge. Teams of 2 will answer a series of questions, recording their answers on an answer sheet. Answer sheets will be collected, scores tallied, and the winning team will be announced.

When: Thursday, April 18th, 11:00 AM
Where: College Library Commons
Prizes will be awarded to the winning team...runners up may receive a consolation prize. Grand prize will be 2 $50 gift cards.

*NO CELL PHONES, IPADS, or other ELECTRONIC DEVICES will be allowed. If this contraband is used for any reason during the competition, your team will be disqualified.

RULES:
Teams must have 2 members.
Please include contact information for each team member.
There must be a minimum of 4 teams registered by the deadline, Tuesday, April 16th at 4:00, for the contest to move forward.
If the minimum number of teams is not met, all entrants will be emailed.

REGISTER YOUR TRIVIAL PURSUIT CHALLENGE TEAM

Could the Supreme Court outlaw your library's right to lend?...not this time.

The Supreme Court has been examining the first sale doctrine in regard to Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The ruling is detailed here. Let's hope the first sale doctrine is always upheld, as it was this time. Your libraries' right to lend depends on it.

To learn more:
District Dispatch Article
Supreme Court of the United States Blog - Kirtsgeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Or, watch this video for a summary of what the case is about:

Useful Information from the College Library

What is EBSCO A-Z?

It's a powerful tool for searching our online, full-text journal
collection. 

You can use it to:

• Browse or search for full-text electronic journals by title.
• Search for a specific title to see whether we have electronic full-text access.

If we do have access, there will be a list of 1 or more links to the database(s) that carries
it. Click the database title, and it will take you to that journal in the database. You can then search the entire resource or navigate to a specific article.

VERY CONVENIENT!

Something to Keep in Mind...
Many journals are not available online for a period of time after publication date (6 months, 12 months, etc...). This is called an embargo, and the embargo period will be listed, if applicable. You can also check the list of print journals (found under Library Resources on the library’s
website or Portal) to see whether the Library has a title on the shelves. If there is an article that isn't in our
online or print collection, don't worry. We can obtain most articles through our interlibrary
loan service.
To request an article(s) through iterlibrary loan, just bring your request to the library or email it to
library@ololcollege.edu. For Interlibrary Loan information, including FAQs and more details on submitting a request, check our Library Services page.

Want to Use A-Z?
To get to EBSCO A-Z, first log in to the College Portal. Click the "Connect to Library Databases" icon in the Launch Pad (it looks like a blue cylinder). This will take you to the "Library Resources" page. From here, just click on "EBSCO A-Z" and begin your search.

A Great Free Resource
When searching for articles, check out www.freemedicaljournals.com. This site has links to quality medical journals that provide free articles (most on this site are free after one year).

Finals & Holiday Hours

Library Hours for Finals

The Main Library building will have extended hours this Monday - Wednesday, December 3rd - 5th. 

Main Library

M - W 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

TH 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

FRI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

SAT-SUN 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Library Commons will maintain regular hours.

Library Commons

M - TH 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

FRI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

SAT-SUN CLOSED

Library & Commons Holiday Hours
December 17th - January 13th 

Main Library

M - TH 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

FRI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

SAT-SUN 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Library Commons

M - TH 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

FRI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

SAT-SUN CLOSED

BOTH BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY (DEC 24, 25, 31 & JAN 1).

If you have any questions, please call the circulation desk at 768-1730.

Welcome to the Fall 2012 Semester

Welcome Students!

The Library is happy to announce a new college supply vending machine. Students will be able to purchase packs of scantron test sheets from this machine, located in the Library Commons. Other items that will be available in the machine include:  a variety of pens & pencils, erasers, remedies, wite out, headphones, batteries, hi-liters, and more...



Lunch at the Library returns this semester with a great line-up of trucks. This service is provied to give students an on-campus lunch option. Check the Library webpage twitter widget or twitter page (LibraryLunch) for up to the minute updates. Trucks scheduled for this semester include: Taco de Paco, Curbside, Bon Repas, Garcia's Taco & Grill, Dolce Vita Pizza, Chicken Shack Express and possibly others. Come support this great service!

The wonderful SGA is providing free coffee for students (2 boxes/month). The coffee is located in the back break room of the Library Commons. Condiments are not provided.

Don't miss out on all the FREE welcome week activities, August 20 - 24th! Free food & games will be at the Library Commons & Main Library parking lots. Also, come check out the display in the Main Library lobby!

Wishing you a great semester,

Your Library Staff