Hours during Dead Week & Finals (Love & C.Y. Thompson Libraries)

Hours during Dead Week & Finals

Love Library
Monday - Thursday from 7:30 am to 1:00 am
On Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, Love Library will extend its hours until 10:00 pm

C.Y. Thompson Library
Extends its hours to 1:00 am on May 4, 5, and 6.

For all other libraries, check here: http://libraries.unl.edu/hours

My link doesn't work…now what? A Workshop: 4/29

My link doesn't work…now what?

Join Dee Ann Allison, Professor/Director, Computer Operations and Research Services for her Learn at the Library workshop on quick fixes for when your library links aren’t working.

April 29, 2014

10:30 a.m. - 11: 30 a.m.

Love Library South, Room 111

No need to register. Just drop in.

Campaign Finance and Election Spending: Workshop, 5/1

Campaign Finance and Election Spending

William Dooling, Research Desk Associate, will teach attendees how to research and track big spenders influencing elections near you. Topics will include a brief overview of election law and how it has changed due to recent supreme court decisions, a look at how nonprofits and donors can influence an election, and an introduction to the best resources for tracking both disclosed and undisclosed spending by political campaigns and “outside spending groups” that influence campaigns on behalf of particular politicians.

May 1, 2014

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Love Library South, Room 110

UNL Libraries Celebrates Preservation Week (4/29 – 5/3)

UNL Libraries Celebrates Preservation Week (4/29 – 5/3)

 UNL Libraries will sponsor several events in Love Library to celebrate Preservation Week (4/29-5/3) including two free webinars and a sewing demonstration. 

On April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Robin McClanahan will be giving a book sewing demonstration.  The demonstration will be held in the Mezzanine Room (221).  At the demonstration table, she will also have handouts with preservation tips and information.  A temporary exhibit about Preservation Week will also be displayed in the display case near the Love South elevator on second floor. 

Two free webinars, open to the public, will be offered during that week.   The webinars will each last about one hour.

The two free webinars are:

Low-Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives

April 29, 2014 at 1 p.m. CDT

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/042914

April 29, 2014 at 1 p.m.

Presented by Karen E. K. Brown, preservation librarian for the University at Albany, SUNY University Libraries. What can we do to protect our collectables from damage even if we don't think we have a perfect place to keep them? Learn about possible risks from handling and the environment, and practical, inexpensive ideas to keep collections safe to help ensure what you have can be shared for many years to come. ALCTS thanks Archival Products for sponsoring this webinar and supporting Preservation Week.

 

Preserving Scrapbooks

May 1, 2014 at 1 p.m. CDT

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/050114

Presented by Melissa Tedone, conservator at Iowa State University Library. Scrapbooks can be challenging to preserve since they often contain a diversity of materials. Learn about common problems with long-term preservation of scrapbooks and identify the most stable materials and bindings for new scrapbooks. ALCTS thanks Gaylord for sponsoring this webinar and supporting Preservation Week.

UNL Libraries sponsors snacks & really quiet room for Dead Week

Finals Week and Dead Week can be stressful.  The UNL Libraries have planned a few things to relieve your stress and make dead week easier.

1. Tuesday through Thursday of Dead Week (4/29-5/1) beverages and snacks will be served twice daily (morning and afternoon).  This will take place in Love Library, C.Y. Thompson Library, Architecture, Engineering, Geology and Music Libraries (times of service may vary).

2. Love Library will open The REALLY Quiet Room in 224 Love South.  This room will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (4/30- 5/2)  of dead week.  Yoga mats and bean bags will be provided for you to rest between your study sessions.

So let us take a small load off your shoulders during Dead Week while you enjoy snacks and a quiet place to rest your mind.