The first floor of Mullen Library will remain open until 2:00 am from Saturday, May 3rd to Thursday, May 8th.
Mullen Library hours May 3 – 10
| May 3 – 4 | Saturday – Sunday | 9am – 12am (First floor open until 2am) |
| May 5 – 8 | Monday – Thursday | 8am – 12am (First floor open until 2am) |
| May 9 | Friday | 8am – 12am |
| May 10 | Saturday | 9am – 5pm |
“”You’ve scored tickets to a big show on the Las Vegas Strip. A Cirque du Soleil show, say. Or “Phantom of the Opera.” And something happens up there onstage.
A body sinks slowly to the bottom of the sea, trailing a swirl of iridescent bubbles as it descends. An enormous stage slowly tilts 90 degrees on its axis, spilling what had been a sandy beach over the abyss like an amber waterfall. A glittering chandelier plummets from the ceiling, halting mere feet above your head.
And you sit there stunned, wondering: How did they do that?
Someone has to figure out the technological trickery that creates the sort of staggering stage magic for which Vegas is famous. And UNLV is taking the lead, inaugurating a multidisciplinary program merging engineering technical expertise with the creative instincts of the fine arts — with the priceless advantage of access to the largest laboratory in the world, the Las Vegas Strip.”
Keeping track of citations and managing that ever expanding bibliography can be a pain. Before you buy an expensive program consider Zotero, a free, open-source citation manager that lives in your web browser.
With one click you can download citation information from the ALADIN catalog, Amazon, JSTOR, Google Books, and many other library catalogs and journal databases. You can also download and store PDFs from article databases, take a snap-shot of the web page, and apply tags to your “library” of citations to keep them organized. When you’re ready to print that bibliography for your well researched paper, select your sources, select the citation format (APA, MLA, and others), and voilà! You have a nicely formatted bibliography ready to be printed or placed at the end of you research paper. (Of course no machine is perfect, so be sure to proofread before you turn it in!)
To get started down the path of citation management bliss you will need the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Sorry, Zotero doesn’t work with Internet Explorer or Safari – although it is perfectly happy on Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Next head over to http://www.zotero.org/ and click the big, red, download button. (If you get a message that says Firefox prevented this site from installing software, go ahead and allow it. It’s okay.) When the window pops up click “Install now”, then when it is finished “Restart Firefox” and you’re good to go.
Be sure to check out the video tutorials to help you get started.
Need help with that final research paper? You know librarians are available in the Libraries. You know you can call, email, or IM for help. Did you know that librarians are “out there”, too? Librarians have been taking their expertise on the road all semester. As you start the final push, watch for us:
Ask us!
Here’s a story from the New York times about the Newseum opening today April 11 in DC. The story is all about the architecture of the building and comparing it to several other famous architectural landmarks in Washington.
Today (Friday, 4/11) only, entry is free. Every other time, you will have to pay $20 to get in. Check it out!
Mullen Library and the campus libraries will be closed Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17 in honor of the visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Libraries will resume their regular hours on Friday.
Please see the Mullen Library hours or the campus libraries hours for more information.
The Roving Librarians may be in a building near you.
Because the University will be closed April 16 and 17 for the Pope’s visit, we’ll have only one “shift” that week, but we’ll be back to 3 times the week of April 21.
Ask us!
Conde Nast Traveler’s April Issue has published the New 7 wonders of the architectural world. One of the seven is here in Washington D.C.! The Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum has been named one of the seven wonders because of it’s curved ceiling of glass and steel over the courtyard connecting the building to itself. This is a worthwhile place in the District to visit, not only for history and art, but for the courtyard’s architecture. The courtyard officially opened this past year and is open when the museum is.
After the long Easter break, it’s time to start seriously working on that research paper. The librarians are here to help you – not only in the Library buildings (don’t forget there are libraries in Gowan, Pangborn and Ward as well as Mullen) but in other buildings on campus.
Here’s the schedule for the Roaming Librarians for the next couple of weeks:
Ask us!
CUA will be on Easter Break March 19-24. Mullen Library hours are as follow:
| Wednesday, 3/19 | 8am – 5pm |
| Thursday, 3/20 – Saturday, 3/22 | 9am – 5pm |
| Sunday, 3/23 | CLOSED |
| Monday, 3/24 | 11am – 11:30pm |
For more information, please see Mullen Library Hours. You can also download a PDF of the 2007-08 schedule.
The campus libraries post their hours and holiday schedule separately at Campus Library Hours.