@ Olin & Uris Libraries

Summer Workshops at Olin and Uris Libraries

The summer workshop series at Olin and Uris Libraries kicks off on June 25th with a session on Zotero,  a free, popular citation management tool.

To sign up for Zotero, or any other session please click on the appropriate link from the list below.

You can contact olinurisworkshops@cornell.edu with any questions.

iPhone 5 is Now Supported at Uris Library Cell Phone Charger

The free cell phone charger in Uris Library now has the ability to charge the  iPhone 5.

Located in the Austen Room (on the gallery level, outside the entrance to the cocktail lounge), the charger is accessible whenever Uris Library is open.

The hours for the summer, June 7th through August 27th:

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 12 noon – 5:00 pm
Sunday CLOSED

It is recommended that you stay with your phone while it charges for security reasons.

Welcome to Alumni Weekend, June 6th – 9th 2013

Greetings Alumni, welcome back to the East Hill.  Cornell University Library has set up a number of events for the weekend.  Please stop by a Reference Desk with any questions you may have.

Thursday, June 6

• 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.: Focus on Fungus exhibition, Mann Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
• 8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Pioneers: The early women scientists of Cornell exhibition, Mann Library, lobby
• 8:00a.m.–9:00p.m.: Europe in the World: Student Scholars and their Perspectives on European Identities exhibition, Olin Library, Level 1 and B1
• 9:00a.m.–6:30p.m.: Now Scream: The Cornell Hip Hop Collection exhibition, Kroch Library, Level 2B, Hirshland Gallery
• 4:30p.m.–5:30p.m.: Library Reunion Lecture: Now Scream: The Cornell Hip Hop Collection by Professor Steven F. Pond, DJ Rich Medina ’92, and Assistant Curator Ben Ortiz, Lincoln Hall, B20
• 5:30p.m.–6:30p.m.: Reception for Now Scream: The Cornell Hip Hop Collection exhibition, Kroch Library, Level 2B, Hirshland Gallery

Friday, June 7

• 8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Focus on Fungus exhibition, Mann Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
• 8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Pioneers: The early women scientists of Cornell exhibition, Mann Library, lobby
• 8:00a.m.–6:00p.m.: Europe in the World: Student Scholars and their Perspectives on European Identities exhibition, Olin Library, Level 1 and B1
• 8:30a.m.–9:30a.m.: Rare and Manuscripts/Asia Collections Tour for the Cornell Asian Alumni Association, Kroch Library, Level 2B **private event**
• 9:00a.m.–10:00a.m.: Genealogy: Finding Your Ancestors Online, Uris Library, Gallery Level, Classroom
• 9:00a.m.–10:45a.m.: Effective Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low Cost Resources, Continuing Legal Education Program, Myron Taylor Hall, G85
• 9:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Mathematics Library Open House and exhibition Crocheted Hyperbolic Planes, Malott Hall, Mathematics Library, 420
• 9:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Mathematics Library Film Festival: A Brilliant Madness, (repeats every hour), Malott Hall, Mathematics Library, 420
• 10:00a.m.–11:00a.m.: Mann Library Exhibition lecture: More Mushroom Alumni, by Dr. Kathie Hodge, Mann Library, 160
• 10:00a.m.–11:00a.m.: Rare and Manuscript Collections Tour for the Class of 1953, Kroch Library, Level 2B **private event**
• 9:00a.m.–5:00p.m.: Now Scream: The Cornell Hip Hop Collection exhibition, Kroch Library, Level 2B, Hirshland Gallery
• 10:30a.m.–11:30a.m.: Building Better Business Plans: Research for Entrepreneurs, Johnson Graduate School of Management Library, Sage Hall, B11
• 11:00a.m.–12:00p.m.: Law School Open House and Rare Book Display, Myron Taylor Hall, Law Library, Gould Reading Room
• 1:30p.m.–2:30p.m.: Genealogy: Finding Your Ancestors Online, Uris Library, Gallery Level, Classroom
• 2:00p.m.–3:00p.m.: Historic Walking Tour of Uris, Olin, and Kroch Libraries, meet at the plaza in front of Uris Library
• 5:00p.m.–6:00p.m.: Cocktails in the Cocktail Lounge for Classes of 1998, 2003, 2008, Uris Library, Cocktail Lounge **private event**

Saturday, June 8

• 9:00a.m.–6:00p.m.: Europe in the World: Student Scholars and their Perspectives on European Identities exhibition, Olin Library, Level 1 and B1
• 9:30a.m.–12:30p.m.: Alumni Reception and Mann Library Open House, Ashley Atrium, Mann Library — including guided tours of the Blaschka Sea Life sculpture display at 9:30a.m. and 11:30a.m.
• 9:30a.m.–5:00p.m.: Focus on Fungus exhibition, Mann Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
• 9:30a.m.–5:00p.m.: Pioneers: The early women scientists of Cornell exhibition, Mann Library, lobby
• 10:30a.m.–5:00p.m.: Rare Books, Manuscripts, and University Archives Open House, Kroch Library, Level 2B
• 10:30a.m.–5:00p.m.: Now Scream: The Cornell Hip Hop Collection exhibition, guided tours throughout the day with Ben Ortiz, Kroch Library, Level 2B, Hirshland Gallery
• 1:30p.m.–2:30p.m.: Genealogy: Finding Your Ancestors Online, Uris Library, Gallery Level, Classroom
• 2:00p.m.–4:00p.m.: A.D. White Library Tours, (every 20 minutes) Uris Library, A.D. White Library
• 2:00p.m.–3:30p.m.: Cornell’s Human Sexuality Collection Discussion with Brenda Marston, curator, Kroch Library, Level 2B

Olin Library Book Move Starts June 3rd

For more information on the move please visit: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/olinbookmoves.

Summer exhibits @ Olin & Uris Libraries

Visit our summer exhibitions!

In Uris:

• The Olin and Uris Book Talks
  Uris Library, gallery level, through mid-August

• History of the University Library
  Uris Library, lobby & gallery level, through mid-August

In Olin:

• Europe in the World: Perspectives on Communities A Competition for Student Scholars
  Olin Library, level B1 and first floor, through September

Upcoming:

• When the Emperor Was Divine
  Uris Library, gallery level
  mid-August through December 2013
• Science Fiction
  Olin Library
  October through December 2013

Extra Study Hours May 10th and 11th at Olin and Uris Libraries

“Uris Library at Night” From IthacaBarbie’s Flickr Account

Olin and Uris Libraries have answered the call for more late night hours during study week.  From today through May 16th, Uris Library will have study space available 24 hours a day.

This Friday and Saturday, May 10th and 11th, Uris Library will be open 24 hours to provide a late-night, weekend option for studying on the Arts Quad.  Circulation will close at midnight.  Students will have access to both computer labs, and any study space below the main level (Dean Room) from 12 am to 10 am. The circulation desk will open on its normal schedule at 10 am on Saturday the 11th, and Sunday the 12th.

Olin Library will close at midnight on the 10th and 11th, rather than the normal 10 pm Friday/Saturday closing time.

Good luck with your work, and if you need help with anything: Ask a Librarian.

Slope Day 2013 At Olin/Kroch/Uris Libraries

 

Uris Library will close after the overnight study hours at 8 AM on May ^3rd.

Olin and Kroch will open at 8 am, and will be open for study until 5 pm. However, the Amit Bhatia Libe Café will close at 12 pm.

The front doors of Olin will close for the day at 12:30 pm. You’ll just need to use a different entrance/exit that is usually closed to the public.

After 12:30pm all patrons must enter and exit Olin through Stimson Hall.

If you’re already in the library, the Stimson exit is located in Kroch Library, across from the main staircase.  If you’re outside, use the Arts Quad entrance to Stimson and follow signs to Kroch. All patrons entering and exiting the building through Stimson will be subject to their bags being searched.  This is a necessary security measure.

In addition, several services will be discontinued for this day only. There will be no Big Red Bikes and no day lockers.

If you need a book from Uris on Slope Day (either from the Uris stacks or on Reserve), please see the staff at Olin Circulation Desk.  They will be more than happy to have the book paged for you while you wait. As a bonus: you’ll find out what those numbers above the circulation desk really mean!

Special Event April 27th at RMC

On Saturday, April 27th, Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections will host an open house with a curator-led tour of  the exhibition: Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation at 150.

Cornell’s unique, and original manuscript copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln will be on public display for the last time before the exhibition closes on April 30th.

While in Carl A. Kroch Library you can also view the newly installed Now Scream! the Hip Hop Collection exhibition.

The guided tour of the Emancipation Proclamation Exhibit is at 2 pm, and a guided tour of Now Scream! by the curator of the exhibit will start at 3pm.

For more information please visit: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ 

 

Citation and Citation Management Resources

With academic workloads reaching a crescendo, you may not have the time (or timing) to stop by a Reference Desk with your citation and citation management questions.  If you find yourself in the Cocktail Lounge in Uris at 1 am stuck on MLA formatting, or are having issues using Write N Cite to format your paper in Word, there are a few help options available to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Ask a Librarian. You can email library staff directly, or if you need an answer right away: use the 24/7 chat service.
• The Cornell University Library website has a page with guides for citing items in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles, as well as FAQ’s on Refworks and Endnote.
• There are online guides on bibliographic citations, Zotero, and choosing the right citation manager.  Most online library guides created for courses have a  page on citations and citation management.

While it is always best to plan ahead, Cornell Library is there to help you with your citation, or citation management questions; regardless of the time of day, or proximity to deadline.

 

“Now Scream!” at RMC

 

“Now Scream!” is the first comprehensive exhibition from the Cornell Hip Hop Collection (CHHC). On view are rare and classic vinyl records, photographs, event flyers, live performance and interview recordings, artwork, ephemera, and more, along with many unique Hip Hop artifacts on loan from artists, supporters, and friends.

The exhibition will be on display from April 4, 2013 through February 4, 2014 in the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery.  The gallery is located within Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC) on floor 2B in Kroch Library. Check here for hours, they will differ depending on the time of year.

More information on the CHHC is available at: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/hiphop/index.html

 

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