Information technologies and the resources of the University Libraries

all posts from March 2009


The Knowledge Center wants your photos

Though we have lived in the Knowledge Center for some time, we still can’t quite get enough of looking at pictures of our building. Oddly, however, though we have managed to stockpile a plethora of photos documenting the construction of the KC, we are short on photographs documenting its post-opening life.
Where that life is concerned, [...]

Making Research Simpler with SFX Find It @ UNR

If you’ve done research and searched for journal articles, our ‘Find It’ button may look familiar to you:

Behind the scenes library staff members constantly coordinate, to create a seamless transition from searching in an article database to getting the full text article that you need:

Since this service was first initiated, the use has been significant [...]

Reading Room Closure: March 30th - April 3rd

Acoustical retrofitting will require the Special Collections Reading Room to be closed to users during the week of March 30th. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will be remain open 1-5 on Saturdays, March 28th and April 4th, and we will attempt during the intervening week to accommodate the pressing research needs of those who [...]

Competition-winning concrete canoe on display in KC lobby

Earlier this week saw the installation of a new display in the front lobby of the Knowledge Center, just by the Southern entrance, across from the Book Nook.
I am talking, of course, about the concrete canoe that last June scored our UNR team, Argentum, a first-place showing in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 21st [...]

Nevada Hall of Fame writer signs his latest book

James W. Hulse is a member of our Nevada Writers Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997. Visit our James Hulse write-up for a more extensive bio. The following is a press release regarding an upcoming signing at Sundance Bookstore in Reno.
FREE EVENT: Book signing with author James W. Hulse
DATE & TIME: Thursday, March 19, 2009 [...]