Bring Your Mug

 The DiPietro Library now comes with coffee!  A Keurig machine has been installed in the kitchenette on the lower level of the library.  Because we are so excited the library is offering our patrons a  FREE K-Cup on Monday morning, February 6th from 8am to 10am!

K-Cups are available for .75 at the Circulation Desk.  Available:  coffee, flavored coffee (variety pack), Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, and Celestial Seasonings Tea (variety pack).  The library is supporting the University's green initiative so you will have to bring your own mug or travel mug. Cream and sugar are also available at the Circulation Desk.  You can bring and use your own K-cups in the machine for free.  

Let us know in the comments what you think!

Have a seat!

If you've been in the library recently you may have noticed a new seating area located just beyond the Reference Desk.  Over the winter break we removed some shelving, consolidated the books that were on it, and moved the chairs and study table that were between the Reference shelves up to the front of the library.

People have asked if we've gotten rid of anything, and the answer is 'no' (well, except for the atlas stand - atlases are now shelved at the beginning of the Reference collection.)  We are planning to add some shelving for newspapers and magazines in this area.  Hope you enjoy this new seating area!

P.S.  Thanks for all the participation on the coffee poll - we'll let you know as soon as it's available!

Tuesday Tech Tips For Students

Starting on Tuesday, September 14, and continuing throughout the semester, DiPietro Library and The Center for Academic Excellence will be sponsoring a series of workshops for students interested in learning how to use online research tools and apps for classroom projects and papers. These will be alternated with research help drop-ins for students working on course assignments.

All sessions will take place 7-8pm in the Library Instruction Room (stop by the main desk of the library if you need directions). See below for the weekly schedule.

September 14th – TOP TEN APPS for Students! Way cool FREE and mostly free technology to help students.

September 21st – Drop-in and talk with us*

September 28th – Search Smarter, Not Harder: How to really use Google and other search engines.

October 5th – Drop-in and talk with us* October 12th – Take a break! We’ll be back next week!

October 19th – You Want me to Work with WHO? Group projects made easier using FREE Web applications.

October 26th – Drop-in and talk with us*

November 2nd – PowerPoint is for Suckers! How to use Cloud Computing for slideshow presentations (we’ll give you tips on maximizing your use of PowerPoint too!)

November 9th – Drop-in and talk with us*

November 16th – Drop-in and talk with us*

November 23rd – Take a break! We’ll be back next week!

November 30th – Who Gives An APA? Son of Citation Machine, Easy Bib and more web and old-school tools for citing your work

December 7th - Drop-in and talk with us*

* Faculty/Staff from both the Library and the Center will be available on drop-in nights to work with students around any of these topics OR anything related to research and writing (and probably most other academic topics you can think of). Come by and see us!