Open House for Visual Arts Collection (Love Library): 9/25

You are invited to the Visual Arts Collection Open House in Love Library’s Link on Thursday, September 25 at 4:00 pm. Art Librarians will be on hand to discuss the new area. Tours will be given and refreshments served.

The Love Library Link is the new home to the Visual Arts Collection, which includes heavily-used and classic materials in the Fine Arts (Ns) and Photography (TRs). The Visual Arts Collection has wide aisles between book stacks for easy access, large tables where faculty and students can lay out materials, scanners, and a light table. Lighting has also been improved. Computers are dispersed throughout this area, and the Libraries’ expert help service, ASKUS, is located next to the collection.

Combining the TRs and the Ns and adding all of the features listed above to the collection allow art students in any medium to gather in one location and work for an extended period of time in a comfortable space. Over the coming months, the Libraries will continue to furnish this space to better meet the needs of Art and Art History faculty and students.

Additional, lesser-used materials in the Fine Arts and Photography are located in Love North Lower Level and can be easily requested through a Delivery/Interlibrary Loan account or by asking at the main help desk in the Love South Lobby. Books will be delivered directly to Woods Halls. 

Researchers will have access to this area with permission.

We consider your input vital and we will make continuous improvements based on your feedback.

If you are unable to join us for the Open House event on 9/25 at 4:00 pm, we would be happy to give individual tours at other times.  Contact either Richie Graham (472-5410 or rgraham7@unl.edu) or Kay Logan-Peters (472-1195 or klogan-peters1@unl.edu) to set up an appointment.

Genealogy over Lunch: Using the Libraries Resources

The UNL Libraries has many online resources and sometimes they are complicated to navigate.  There are always new things to discover in the Libraries online and print collections.

That’s why the next Genealogy over Lunch will discuss resources that the UNL Libraries provide that you can use to search for your ancestors. 

This discussion over library resources is on June 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 110, Love South.  Bring any library resources you have personally used and don’t forget to bring your own lunch!

Genealogy over Lunch: 5/15

Have you hit a brick wall in your genealogy research? We can help you break through the brick wall. Bring those tough questions to the next meeting of Genealogy over Lunch on May 15. Love Library, Room 110. Don't forget to bring your own lunch!

Panel with Veterans and Health professionals on "Life and Limbs After War" -- 5/15

The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, “Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War,” is on display now until May 24, 2014. The exhibit illustrates the brutality of the Civil War and the resilience of those who survived with serious disabilities. The exhibit is free and open to the public during the hours Love Library is open (http://libraries.unl.edu/).

The next event for this traveling exhibit will feature a round table discussion with veterans from the wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan and providers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, called “Life and Limbs After War.” This program will take place on Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 pm in Love Library, Room 222 with a reception to follow.

Panelists will discuss and answer questions focusing on changes in medicine, soldiering, and war since the Civil War as well as the similarities and connections between them.  The panelists include:

·          Moderator, A. Christine Emler, MD, Associate Chief of Medicine, Lincoln VA

·         Todd Fleischer, PhD, Chief of Psychology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

·         Adam Jacobsen, CPO, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System-Prosthetics

·         Terry Gillespie, Veteran, and Veterans Advisory Council president

·         David Ossian, Marine Corps League

This programs is funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Lectureship at UNL & UNMC, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, History Department, and the University Libraries.

Civil War Suffering: Making Sense of the Civil War -- presentation & reception, 4/17

Dr. Susan Lawrence, Historian of Medicine at The Ohio State University, will be presenting “Civil War Suffering: Making Sense of the Civil War,” on Thursday, April 17, 5:30 pm in Love Library, Room 222.

Lawrence will discuss why the Office of the Surgeon General was so determined to document the casualties not only in words, but also in drawings and photographs, in order to make sense of the medical experience of the war.

 A reception will follow her presentation.

This program coincides with the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, “Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War,” will be displayed in Love Library from April 14-May 24, 2014. The exhibit illustrates the brutality of the Civil War and the resilience of those who survived with serious disabilities.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during the hours Love Library is open (http://libraries.unl.edu/hours).

These programs are funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Lectureship at UNL & UNMC, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, History Department, and the University Libraries.

Genealogy over Lunch, discussion group, 4/17

What is your favorite online resource to use to search for your family history?

The next meeting of the Genealogy over Lunch group is Thursday, April 17, 11:30-12:30 in Love Library, Room 110 will address this topic.

Bring a list of favorite online resources to share in the discussion.

Genealogy over Lunch is a group of people on campus who are interested in genealogy. We will meet monthly on every third Thursday from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm in Love Library. Future discussion topics will include how to find ancestors on another continent, "Crossing the Ocean" and a Brick Walls Roundtable Conversation.

Bring your list and your lunch!

#SciPopTalks -- Game Theory and Breaking Bad, 4/16, 7 pm

Game Theory and Breaking Bad

Using Game theory, the mathematical study of strategic decision making, we will examine some of Walter White's decisions. Could he have made choices that resulted in better lives for those around him?

Prof. Kristopher Williams, Doane College will present on April 16, at 7:00 pm, in Love Library, Talk Zone (222 LS).

Free & Open to the public. Part of the “Sci Pop Talks!  Where Science Intersects Pop Culture” talk series sponsored by University Libraries, Chemistry Department and Doane College.

Funder Requirements for Research Sharing -- 4/22, Libraries Visiting Scholar Lecture

UNL Libraries 2014 Visiting Scholar 

On April 22, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries invites members of the campus to attend its 2014 Visiting Scholar lecture on the current trends and developments in the evolving environment for research sharing.  The lecture will be given by Karla Strieb, librarian and faculty member at the University Libraries at Ohio State University and will take place at 10:00 am, in the Gaughan Center, Unity Room (202). 

Strieb will explore the implications and options for research libraries to advance research sharing as funder requirements for sharing research findings and even research data continue to increase, especially when taxpayers are footing the bill.

In the afternoon at 2:00 pm, Strieb will be joined by a panel of UNL faculty and administrators to discuss efforts at UNL to comply with the mandate.  Both the lecture and panel discussion will take place in the Unity Room (202) of the Gaughan Center.

Strieb has been a member of the senior leadership team at the Ohio State University Libraries (OSUL) since April 2011. Before joining OSUL, she worked for the Association of Research Libraries where she was responsible for the development of ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries strategic direction, which focuses on new and expanding roles for ARL libraries. Strieb has a Ph.D from the University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, an M.L.S. from Syracuse University, an M.S. from the University of Chicago, and a B.S. from Wittenberg University. Her writings include the book, Electronic Ecology: A Case Study of Electronic Journals in Context and numerous articles on issues relating to digital communication and library services.

Both events are open and free to the public. For more information: http://libraries.unl.edu.

Traveling Exhibit on Civil War Medicine at Love Library, April 14 – May 24, 2014

The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, “Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War,” will be displayed in Love Library from April 14-May 24, 2014. The exhibit illustrates the brutality of the Civil War and the resilience of those who survived with serious disabilities. The exhibit is free and open to the public during the hours Love Library is open (http://libraries.unl.edu/).

Two programs will be given to support the exhibit.  Dr. Susan Lawrence, Historian of Medicine at The Ohio State University, will be presenting “Civil War Suffering: Making Sense of the Civil War,” on Thursday, April 17, 5:30 pm in Love Library, Room 222. Lawrence will discuss why the Office of the Surgeon General was so determined to document the casualties not only in words, but also in drawings and photographs, in order to make sense of the medical experience of the war.  A reception will follow her presentation.

The second event will feature a round table discussion with veterans from the wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan  and providers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, called “Life and Limbs After War.” This program will take place on Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 pm in Love Library, Room 222 with a reception to follow.

Panelists will discuss and answer questions focusing on changes in medicine, soldiering, and war since the Civil War as well as the similarities and connections between them.  The panelists include:

·          Moderator, A. Christine Emler, MD, Associate Chief of Medicine, Lincoln VA

·         Todd Fleischer, PhD, Chief of Psychology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

·         Adam Jacobsen, CPO, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System-Prosthetics

·         Terry Gillespie, Veteran, and Veterans Advisory Council president

·         David Ossian, Marine Corps League

 

These programs are funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Charles and Linda Wilson Humanities in Medicine Lectureship at UNL & UNMC, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, History Department, and the University Libraries.

 

 

 

Next SciPopTalk! Harry Potter and the Magic of Science, 4/9

Book 8: Harry Potter and the Magic of Science

J. K. Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books has captured the imaginations of millions of readers of all ages, including many engineers and scientists. Although J.K. Rowling did not major in chemistry in college, she has substantial knowledge of alchemy and has incorporated many chemistry concepts into her books, in particular, the first book titled “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. This lecture aims at introducing both Harry Potter fans and avid chemists to the magic of Hogwarts that exist in our own world (aka chemistry). Specifically, I will address the alchemical concepts used in the books, as well as their relation to modern chemistry. The main topics to be covered in the presentation include the chemistry of gold, the sorcerer’s stone and the elixir of life.  Other topics such as invisible ink and food chemistry will also be discussed. 

Prof. Rebecca Y Lai, UNL, will present on April 9, at 7:00 pm, in Love Library, Talk Zone (222 LS).

Free & Open to the public. Part of the “Sci Pop Talks! Where Science Intersects Pop Culture” talk series sponsored by University Libraries, Chemistry Department and Doane College.

Favorite Genealogy Resources -- Genealogy over Lunch, 4/17

Wish you could confer with other genealogical researchers? 

 

Genealogy over Lunch is a group of people on campus who are interested in genealogy.  We will meet monthly on every 3^rd Thursday from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm in Love Library. 

 
Our next meeting is Thursday, April 17, 11:30-12:30 in Love Library, Room 110.  The discussion will be about favorite online sources that go beyond Ancestry.com.  Please come with a list of your favorite or different online sources.  If you are new to this, no worries, you do not have to bring a list. 
 
The next topics that will be discussed in future meetings will be about how to find ancestors on another continent, "Crossing the Ocean" and a Brick Walls Roundtable Conversation.

Don’t forget to bring your ideas and to bring your own lunch!

Discovering the Hidden Truth: Forensics

Making 'Inception' Real -- Sci PoP Talk! March 19, 7:00 pm

Making 'Inception' Real  

The natural world is full of examples of mind-control.  Could humans do what other organisms do?  Can we implant an idea into the brain of another human being?  Could we use mind-control? Should we?

Prof. Ramesh Laungani, Doane College, will present on March 19, at 7:00 pm, in Love Library, Talk Zone (222 LS).

Free & Open to the public. Part of the “Sci Pop Talks! Where Science Intersects Pop Culture” talk series sponsored by University Libraries, Chemistry Department and Doane College.