Ohio University Libraries News and Events

Due to scheduled maintenance on the server, the ALICE Online Catalog will not be available between 5 am and 9 am on Saturday, August 29. Our holdings information will be available via the OhioLINK Library Catalog during those hours.

Over the past several months a committee of librarians has worked to give a new look and new features to the ALICE Online Catalog. These are summarized below:

• ALICE’s front page has a completely new design, featuring a tabbed box for the most popular types of searches.
• Other types of searches are available by clicking links in sidebar the on the right.
• A Meebo widget on all Help screens for initiating a Chat with a Librarian session.
• Ability to send call number and location information as a text message.
• The ability to limit search results to only those items “AVAILABLE” for checkout.
• On the right side of search results screens, there is now a set of inks out for searching additional resources, e.g., Academic Search Complete and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.
• A new color scheme for results lists and individual records, including color highlighting for location information.
• Addition of icons in the search results list that indicate the format of an item, e.g., book, video, etc.
• Spellcheck for unsuccessful Keyword searches.
• Direct Export to RefWorks for individual records; if you save multiple items to a folder, you will still need to do the old two-step method of getting them into RefWorks.
• There is a toggle for Advanced Keyword search options and for all Help info.
• A new set of navigation buttons.

Alden Library will be open during Summer Session from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The Learning Commons on the second floor will be open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and from noon to midnight Sunday. These hours will start with the beginning of Summer Session on Monday, June 22, 2009 and run until Friday, August 28, 2009.

Library patrons may request that books be retrieved from closed areas in Alden Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, from 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday; and from 12 to 9 p.m. Sunday. These requests can be made at the Library Services Desk in the Learning Commons. During the same hours, faculty and graduate students may request a pass for access to the rest of the building.

For more information on the library’s summer hours and for hours between the end of Summer Session and the beginning of Fall Quarter, visit our Hours page.

Herman Leonard, a 1947 BFA graduate and world-renowned photographer whose images captured the history and movement of jazz, will speak at Ohio University’s two undergraduate commencement ceremonies this year.

As an undergrad, Mr. Leonard was a photographer, and eventually photo editor for the Athena Yearbook.

His yearbooks and a selection of period photography equipment are on view in the Fine Arts Library, Alden, 3rd floor, through the summer.

A new exhibit celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Alden Library debuts Friday, May 15, 2009 on the 5th floor of Alden Library. Learn about campus life in 1969, the year Alden Library opened its doors, as well as the history of the Libraries back to 1814! This exhibit was created by University Archivist Bill Kimok and includes a variety of photos and memorabilia from the University Archives in the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections