Lincoln Comic Book Artist’s Work Featured in new Library Display

University Libraries is excited to announce the exhibition of comic book artist Bob Hall’s educational graphic novel, “Carnival of Contagion.” Created to raise awareness about the measles virus, a leading cause of death among children around the globe, Hall’s book is available nationwide through Nebraska Press.

Hall earned his bachelor’s degree in theatre, as well as his master’s degree at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Hall has illustrated many influential comic book series, including Batman and House of Mystery Tales for DC Comics, and The Avengers, Daredevil and The Amazing Spiderman for Marvel. Additionally, Hall served as the director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, as well as New Rude Mechanicals, a New York City-based off-Broadway and theatre company.

This Fall Semester, check out the Lincoln native’s display on the second floor of Love Library South!

Here is a small portion of Carnival of Contagion exhibit!

 Much of Hall's other work is on display as well.

What dance was very popular in 1776?… Indepen-dance!

Whether you’re the most legally conscious person in your friend group or the state of the country inspires you to brush up on your rights, there’s not a better time than Constitution Week! During September 11-18^th Nebraska Libraries invites you to celebrate with us.

We will have interactive constitution displays set up in the Love South Link and the CY Thompson library featuring pocket constitutions that will be free.

You can also check out the interactive constitution here: https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution

If you want to test you constitutional knowledge, take this quiz: https://my.uscis.gov/prep/test/civics/new

Save the Date: Make Some Noise for Big Red Ruckus!

Can you believe summer is almost over? That’s right, in less than three weeks, Fall Semester will be finally be underway. 

The first few weeks of the school year can be an overwhelming time for new students transitioning into a college environment. A great way for freshmen or transfer students to get to know Love Library, a place they will likely be spending a lot of their time, is the Big Red Ruckus. Hosted in the Adele Hall Learning Commons the Sunday after the first week of classes, the event will feature free Valentino’s Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts Coffee, educational games, and the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff. Basically, it’s the perfect time to ask any questions, and even meet other new students.

If you’re a new student interested in attending, save the date for August 27, 5-7 p.m. You won’t want to miss it! 

iThenticate - Evaluate Software that Helps Authors Avoid Copyright Infringement

The University Libraries, in partnership with the Office of Research & Economic Development, are offering the opportunity to evaluate iThenticate, beginning June 26, 2017. iThenticate is software created by iParadigms, also the creator of the student focused Turnitin plagiarism detection software. While Turnitin was created primarily to detect potential plagiarism in student papers, the value of iThenticate is meant to assist academic authors in avoiding plagiarism and copyright infringement when preparing items for publication.

•        Submitted documents are compared to content found on the Internet, and to more than 40 million published research articles from 590+ global scientific, technical and medical publishers
•        Examples of documents best served by iThenticate are articles for scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and other publications; research documents; proposals (for grants, government or non-profit); manuscripts; business reports & financial analyses
•        Uploaded documents remain the proprietary property of the individual who submitted them for analysis and are not added to any other database.

Members of the University community wishing to participate in this pilot must agree to a confidential, mediated review of their submission with Library Faculty. Please fill out the iThenticate Request Form. Once the form is submitted, a Library Faculty member will contact you and work with you through the iThenticate evaluation process. Contact the University Libraries at ask-a-question@unl.edu for additional information or questions. 

Checkout a Free Omnicharge Charger!

Every college student knows the feeling: your phone is at 1%, you’re about to head to class and you don’t have time to run back to your room to grab your charger. The only thing worse than your phone dying in the middle of the day is when your laptop dies in the middle of a lecture. What if we told you that you could ease that subliminal fear from your mind forever? Meet OmniCharge: the first premium portable charger with an AC outlet.

You may have already seen our awesome Oomf chargers in the library, but what makes OmniCharge even better is the fact you can plug any 2 or 3-pronged device in and charge away! That’s right, just pair it with a charger available for checkout from Huskertech and never worry about your laptop dying again!

Stop by the Adele Hall Learning Commons today and check out an Oomf or Omnicharge for free!