News & Announcements for February, 2012
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Posted 2/16/2012 ReportLinker
ReportLinker retrieves 450,000 company profiles, 1.2 million industry reports, 800,000 market briefings, and 40,000 country guides from 200,000 official public sources. You can search by country, company, or industry, and limit to date, type of report, and more. Try it now!
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Posted 2/13/2012 Downloadable ebooks
Do you have a Nook, Kindle, or other ereader? You can now download books from EBSCOHost's eBook Collection using Adobe Digital Editions. If you have borrowed e-books from the public library, this is a similar process. If not, read our instructions and begin enjoying ebooks on your reader.
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Posted 2/12/2012 Campus weather information
Any warning, delay, or closing due to severe weather will be posted on the library website. However, be sure to check the official announcement on the UCO weather web page, the Closing Information Line (405-974-2002), or your text message on the Central Alert weather notification.
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Posted 2/10/2012 Materials ordering deadline
Faculty members: orders for library materials for this fiscal year are due by February 29. Please contact your departmental liaison to submit your requests. See the list of library liaisons. Read the materials policy and procedures, see the budget, or see what has already been ordered.
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Posted 2/9/2012 ODL reviews EBSCO databases
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries provides partial funding for some of our EBSCOHost databases. None of the library's databases are in immediate danger of being defunded, but our feedback will help them decide which databases are most important to fund. Please help us by taking the survey.
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Posted 2/7/2012 African-Americans in military history
Strength for the Fight examines race relations in the U.S. armed forces over 200 years. You can read this book or see others on this reading list of African-American Military History. Expore the topic on Central Search.
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Posted 2/6/2012 Rescued tables from original library
Three tables that were in the original library building (Old South, no longer standing) have been rescued from the basement of Howell Hall, beautifully refinished, and are now on first floor in the Reference area. This photo from 1904 may show a glimpse of one of the tabletops. See original photo.
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Posted 1/6/2012 UCO Service Desk opens
The UCO Service Desk (IT support) has moved from the Computer Science building to the library's first floor. They are open 7:30am-9pm on Monday - Thursday, 7:30am-6pm on Friday, and 10am-6pm on Saturday. You may phone (974-2255) from 7am-9pm, Monday-Thursday and 8am-6pm on Friday and Saturday.
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Posted 1/3/2012 Spring Semester hours
Welcome to Spring 2012! We're open 7:30am - 2:00am Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-6pm on Friday, 10am-6pm on Saturday, and noon to 2am on Sunday. Our daily hours are posted on our home page and our calendar has all our hours. See our hours on the library calendar.
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Posted 12/15/2011 Changes for Opposing Viewpoints
Gale Publishing has changed the content arrangement for Opposing Viewpoints, a database for pro/con information on 14,000+ current issues. You can limit to primary sources, academic journals, statistics, or formats such as video, right from their start page. It also has court cases, radio programs, and more. Try it now!
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Posted 10/11/2011 Check out an iPad
We have ten iPads ready for checkout at the Circulation Desk, preloaded with lots of apps. The iPads check out for 4 hours with one 2-hour extension if we don't have a waiting list. They must stay in the library and return on time to avoid hefty fines. Find out more.
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Posted 2/3/2011 New tour with panoramics
Familiarize yourself with the resources, services, and floorplans of the library with our improved virtual tour. In addition to floor maps with tips, videos, and a description of each area, the new tours also have 360 degree panoramic views. Take a tour!
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