Odum Library Blog

Odum Library has many comfortable, quiet study spaces suitable for working alone or in groups. The construction noise from the first floor renovation cannot be heard from the other side of the library.

There are cushy chairs, tables, and carrels around the atrium in the addition.

The second floor has comfy chairs near the GALILEO computer area.

There are study tables behind the oversized book shelves.

On the third floor, at the top of the stairs, you will find study tables…

and around the corner is a nice reading and study area.

We apologize for the unavoidable construction noise generated by the first floor renovation. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Need SPSS?

Computers with SPSS are located in the Third Floor Computer Lab, Room 3250. The Third Floor Computer Lab is located near the stairs in the addition.

Computers with SPSS are clearly labeled (even though my photo is out of focus). Not all the computers in the lab have SPSS.

Rachel Wayne, a Spring 2010 graduate with a major in Anthropology and

minor in Theater is the winner of the jump drive, as selected at random

from the over 100 entrants that completed the library web site survey.

The Library would like to say a big thank you to everyone who completed

the survey.  The survey results let us know what visitors like and

dislike about the library’s web site.  On the positive side, it appears

that the web site changes made over the past couple of years as informed

by the previous survey, usability studies, and focus groups, have been

well received.  On the other hand, there are still areas that need to be

improved.

In meeting with Rachel to present the jump drive, she was asked what she

liked about the library. (Remember the web site survey was anonymous.)

Rachel responded that she thought the building was ‘beautiful’.   She

did use the bound journals and “JSTOR” was her favorite electronic

resource. With graduation day just around the corner, we wish Rachel the

best of success in finding a job, preferably in ‘film production’.

Relax with a good book! Browsing books are located on the second floor, on the wall outside the copy room. We have lots of fun, popular reading titles.

ETA: The problem has been fixed and the Journals Tab is working again.

The Journals Tab on the library home page is broken. We will repair it as soon as possible.

In the meantime, you can access our online journals through GALILEO.

1. Go to the library home page
2. Login to Anywhere Access if you are off Campus
3. Click the big blue GALILEO button on the library home page
4. Click on Journals A-Z (in the yellow bar)
5. Type the journal title you are looking for into the search box
6. Click on the title of the journal

Odum Library will be open regular hours on Tuesday, May 4th.

Our Reference Desk will be staffed from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Author Ken Auletta‘s New Yorker article Publish or Perish: Can the iPad Topple the Kindle, and Save the Book Business? looks at publishers’ hopes for the iPad and other potential platforms for electronic books.

In this interview Auletta talks about the impact e-books might have on retailers and publishers.

You may have noticed the construction noise on the original side of the library. Half of the first floor is undergoing a renovation and this week the construction noise is a lot louder than usual. The louder than usual construction work is unavoidable, but it should be over late next week.

There are still many quiet areas to study in the library. The further you move away from the front stairwell, the less you hear the noise.

April 24th is the 12th Annual National Day of Puppetry.

We have hand puppets to die for, available to check out from Odum, including many realistic-looking animal puppets from Folkmanis. Ask at the front Circulation Desk if you’d like to see the puppets.

This summer the Port City Puppet Festival, July 15th-18th in Wilmington, NC, will offer a Professional Day for the Teaching Artist & Therapist with presentations by puppeteers, educators and therapists.

Or, this summer you could visit Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts. The Center has many historic puppets on exhibit, and presents unforgettable performances.

Donkey Hand Puppet from Folkmanis

It’s a beautiful day on a great campus.