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Vol. 3, Issue 1
July, 2011

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Staff in the News

We are pleased to report that we have two new staff members joining our overnight crew. If you are at the Undergrad late at night, you might be assisted by these friendly Library Specialists:

Jessica LeCrone

Billing/Overnight Library Specialist

Sarah Isaacs

Overnight Library Specialist/Loanable Technology

Craig

This summer, we also bid farewell to another overnight staff member,Craig Kurjanski. Craig was with the UGL staff for a year, and prior to that as a student assistant. He will be missed. We wish him good luck.

July 2011 Undergraduate Edge Newsletter

A Newsletter about the UGL

After a two year hiatus, we are pleased to announce that the Undergraduate Edge is back to provide glimpses into new events here at the UGL as well as updates to our existing facilities and services. The Undergrad Edge is published quarterly. Look for issues in July, September, February and May.

Undergrad--Bird's Eye View

This Issue

New Web Page Design

After a series of usability studies the UGL has launched a redesigned web page to include elements students requested. Kudos to David Ward, Robert Slater and Josh Bishoff for their behind the scenes work on this: <http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/>.

Videos and Rap Songs about the UGL

See the videos created at the UGL to help students learn about what the UGL offers: <http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/videos.html>.

Video Rap Collage image

Collaboration Room Improvements

Thanks to donations from the 1867 Society and the IT Student Fee money all of the collaboration rooms now have a large flatscreen monitor that can be plugged into laptops to allow for group viewing. Additionally, two of the rooms provide equipment to support gaming research and class projects related to gaming. It is also now possible to reserve the rooms ahead of time for group work and TA office hours. Additionally, 4 new larger rooms with tables have been installed. The Undergraduate Library is also getting new wired computer tables. Our printers will be placed on some of these tables for your convenience. We will have more news on this in our September issue.

Collaboration Rooms

Exhibits

The library now provides monthly exhibits related to services and collections of the Undergraduate Library. If your group is interested in hosting an exhibit please contact us. An archive of the exhibits is available at: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/exhibits/index.html

This month, our exhibit downstairs features America's pastime, baseball. If you enjoy reading up on the history of the game, want to know more about famous players or want to find out more about memorable games, then check out this exhibit.

Voldemort--Duel Harry Potter--Duel

Upstairs, our exhibit cases feature the World of Harry Potter, coinciding with the last Harry potter film in theaters this July. The covers within these cases have Call numbers for J.K. Rowling's famous series, as well as the films based upon them.

Media Enclosure Downstairs

You will notice that all of our downstairs media is now partitioned off from the rest of the downstairs collection. Patrons are free to check out materials from this area as long as it is open. Please be aware of our newly installed Emergency exits in this area. Beginning August 22, this area will be closed between 12AM-6AM. Watch for a new check-out desk downstairs too.

Dewey to LC Conversion

If you have visted the Undergraduate Library during the summer, you may have noticed our books downstairs being reorganized. Our staff and student assistants have been hard at work converting our books' Dewey Call Numbers to Library of Congress Call Numbers. Eventually, this conversion will affect virtually our entire collection. As always, if you need assistance finding something, please ask at the Circulation Desk. We will be happy to help you find what you need!

Donor Thanks

The UGL is grateful to the following donors who have provided needed technology, funds and furniture to the UGL in the past year:
Robert David, an alum of UIUC donated a Book Scan Station. This stand alone station provides touch screen ease to quickly scan documents to a jump drive. The popularity of this has prompted the library to add another.
The 1867 Society donated funds towards the purchase of large Flat Screen Panels for the Collaboration Rooms, and to assist in the installation of Push Door Technology (automatic door openers).

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