Archive for the ‘Library Notes’ Category

Russell Library Crowdsources Stories of 1973

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 - Richard B. Russell Library

In May the Russell Library opened our latest feature exhibit, Now and Then: 1973. The exhibit looks back at a pivotal year in modern American history and considers the impact of events that filled the public mind for a moment in time. 1973 was the year of the Roe ...

Memorial Day Weekend Hours – Main and Science Libraries

Friday, May 24th, 2013 - maryp

The Memorial Day weekend hours for the Main and Science Libraries are as follows: Saturday, May 25 - 10:00 am to 6:00pm Sunday, May 26 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm Monday, May 27 - Libraries are closed in observance of Memorial Day Normal Maymester hours resume on Tuesday, May 28.    

Full-service back at Special Collections

Friday, May 24th, 2013 - Jean Cleveland

  The Special Collections Libraries building is fully operational this morning. Retrieval of materials has resumed.   TGIF!    

CML Holiday Hours

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 - cbuss

The Curriculum Materials Library will be closed this Sunday, May 26th.

Pardon Our Progress: Reading Rooms Closing at 3:45 on Thursday, May 23

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Renna Tuten

Due to a software upgrade, the Montgomery and Russell Reading Rooms at the UGA Special Collections Libraries will be closing at 3:45 on Thursday, May 23. They will be open at 8AM on Friday, May 24. For more information on the UGA Special Collections Libraries, please visit www.libs.uga.edu/scl

Hargrett Library Opens New Civil War Collections

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 - Renna Tuten

The Hargrett Library is pleased to announce several newly accessioned collections that document the Civil War: Charles B. La Hatt family papers, ms 3778 Charles Burdge La Hatt (1839-1908) was born in Muscogee County, Georgia, son of Charles Henry La Hatt (1796-1872) and Elizabeth Windham (1824-1906). He was a teacher and Methodist ...

Main Library Parking Lot Closed 5/18-19

Friday, May 17th, 2013 - Viki Timian

There will be no parking available in the Libraries' parking lot all day Saturday (5/18) and most of the day Sunday (5/19). The North Deck will be open.

New Fiction at the Main Library – May 16

Thursday, May 16th, 2013 - nadine

The Hot Country : a Christopher Marlowe Cobb thriller by Robert Olen Butler PS3552.U8278 H68 2012  Christopher Marlowe Cobb, the swashbuckling early 20th century American newspaper war correspondent, travels to Mexico in April and May of 1914, during that country’s civil war, the American invasion of Vera Cruz and the controversial presidency ...

Bulldog Bucks still down 5/13

Monday, May 13th, 2013 - Kristin Nielsen

The campus-wide Bulldog Bucks outage is still in effect Monday, May 13. This means the Libraries and the MLC cannot accept Bulldog Bucks or VTS (visitor) cards for printing or copying. Printing may only be done using a credit or debit card on the WEPA kiosks. No photocopying is available. As an ...

Dr. Kenneth Crews, Columbia University, to speak on copyright at UGA Libraries

Friday, May 10th, 2013 - mariann

The University of Georgia Libraries present The 2013 Lecture on Scholarly Communication Dr. Kenneth D. Crews, Director, Columbia University Copyright Advisory Office "Copyright and the Academy: The Battle turns to the Courts" For many years, universities and some copyright owners have sparred over interpretations of fair use and other critical provisions of the ...