November 16, 2009

Library Hours & Policies for Thanksgiving and Finals

Here is an update of the hours for the Library and the After Hours Reading Room until the end of the term, plus some important Finals policies information.

Hours for Thankgiving Weekend are as follows:

Date Library Hours After Hours Reading Room
Wednesday, 11/26   8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  CLOSED
Thursday, 11/27 CLOSED CLOSED
Friday, 11/28 CLOSED CLOSED
Saturday 11/29 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CLOSED
Sunday, 11/30  1 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 8:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Monday

There will be no access to the After Hours Reading Room when the Library is closed from Wednesday evening to Sunday at 9 a.m. 

Extended Library and After Hours Reading Room Hours for Final Exams begin Friday, December 4 and are listed on the Intranet

Limited Access Policy

As usual, we are also instituting a more restrictive access policy for the exam study period.  From 11/30 – 12/18 we will not make any UC user access tickets available, and UC users will have to establish that they have specific need of Law Library materials (by showing us a course assignment or a letter from a professor) before they will be allowed in the Library. 
  
Conference Rooms

In anticipation of the conference rooms being even more heavily used this time of year—with a number of “first-timers” joining in—I wanted to remind everyone that conference room reservations are handled online by going to http://rooms.law.ucla.edu.  You will need to login with your LawNet credentials as follows:  LAWNET\username. If you need assistance with the login, please don’t hesitate to ask for help at the circulation desk.  I’d also like to remind you that your M70 key will get you into the rooms.  Remember that you can only make one reservation per day for a maximum of three hours and reservations can only be made the same day.  More information about the Conference Rooms is available on the web at: http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/index.asp?page=2567

PLEASE NOTE:  You will not be able to delete your conference room reservations during the reading/examination period (beginning November 30).

October 12, 2009

The Best Sources for Finding out about Events at UCLA

Want to know the latest happenings on campus? Here are some excellent sources:

  1. UCLA Happenings: This website lists events across campus in a variety of formats and is also searchable. They offer a customizable list of RSS feeds for 10 different categories of events for 5 different time periods. They also have options for Google and Yahoo! Calendar live feed. UCLA Happenings is also on Twitter.
  2. Campus Events Commission: CEC organizes numerous campus events (many of them free or very low cost), which are primarily geared towards students. They are responsible for the "Free Sneaks" (often followed by Q&As with someone involved in the film) and the free noontime concerts. You can subscribe to their weekly email newsletter, join them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.
  3. School of Theater, Film & Television: A great source for film screenings and student plays on campus, with many free events.. You can subscribe to email or RSS calendar updates. I highly recommend subscribing to their mailing list: http://www2.tft.ucla.edu/mailing_list/. You will receive periodic emails for free tickets to events both on and off campus for which there is normally a charge.

October 8, 2009

The Law Library is now on Facebook!

The Law Library is now on Facebook: www.facebook.com/uclalawlibrary. Become a Fan!

October 6, 2009

TubeDay Tuesday: Celebrate New Music!

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The mysterious ?????? band came to L.A. this weekend. Were you there? We were! Learn more after the jump.

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September 30, 2009

Google Scholar: Bad for Scholars, OK for Everyone Else?

With major developments in the Google Scholar settlement, I thought this post from the Law Librarian Blog would be a timely item. Be sure to follow the link to Geoffrey Nunberg's article--it does make you wonder if one day a few hundred years from now, people might think Stephen King wrote Christine in 1899...

September 29, 2009

"TubeDay" Video - The Kindle v. The Book, Round 4

The debate continues (and love the inclusion of the "Saddle Club" clip--too funny).

September 22, 2009

"TubeDay" Video - Colbert Report Nailed 'Em Series Features Library Criminal

Well, it's not YouTube, but here's your weekly video (this week from Comedy Central). Makes me grateful that California residents can use any public library in the state (and let's hope it stays that way)!

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Nailed 'Em - Library Crime
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Protests

September 15, 2009

TubeDay Tuesday: The Kindle v. The Book, Round 3

Does the growing popularity of electronic readers like Amazon's Kindle portend the demise of the paper book? You be the judge: TubeDay Tuesday continues this week with Round 3 of the humorous ten-part series of video shorts produced by San Francisco's Green Apple Books, in which the store's video crew debate the pros and cons of paper books and Amazon's Kindle. Enjoy!

September 8, 2009

TubeDay Tuesday: There's a New Hustler in Town

. . . and he has four legs and a tail! We hope you enjoy this week's video offering as much as we do.

September 1, 2009

"TubeDay" Video - Social Media Revolution