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COOKIE NIGHT – DECEMBER 8TH

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COOKIE NIGHT

DECEMBER 8TH

 

Once again, the library will be open 24 hours a day during Final Exams. It has become a long standing LIS tradition to provide yummy home-baked cookies for our hard working students during exams.   We are happy to say “Cookie Night” will be held again this year on December 8th.  

 

The students are always so grateful for this cookie break each year, relieving stress and reminding them of the home-baked goodies they grew up with.    Our staff has decreased,  but our spirit has not!    Some of our busiest bakers will not be contributing to the event this year,  so in order to  continue in the LIS tradition, we really need new contributors to help fill the gap (or table).  To everyone who contributes, old and new,  we  extend a hearty thank you in advance. Your kindness and generosity are very much appreciated. 

 

Cookies can be left outside of Library 250E during the day on Tuesday.    

 – Mary Backus

Educause LIVE Web Seminar: The Tower and the Cloud—Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing

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LIS has registered for the Educause Live, “The Tower and the Cloud—Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing”, web seminar scheduled for November 13 at 1:00 pm.  This event will be held in Library 145.  For those of you who are interested in this topic, you are welcome to attend. 

Description:

Education in the Age of Cloud Computing:  Universities have served important functions in society for more than a thousand years. They have done so in part by creating places that promote reflection, discussion, discovery, and learning. For many people, the university-as-place is central to the purposes of the university. The university is also an idea and, increasingly, ideas—in the Internet—have enormous power to stimulate learning and discovery. Indeed, what many now describe as “Web 2.0” is a view that the web is evolving into a social environment that has the potential to extend the influence and reach of institutions and individuals. This talk will address the co-evolution of higher education and the Internet and will explore the roles of place, expertise, and even truth—in a world of abundant information and changing academic expectations.

Explore Related EDUCAUSE Resources:  Follow the link(s) below for articles, conference materials, blog postings, and more in the EDUCAUSE Resource Center. Wherever you see the icon in the upper right of a page (make sure you’re logged in to see it), click on it to receive e-mail alerts when related resources are added.

Throwing Open the Doors: Strategies and Implications for Open Access

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Middlebury will be participating in the EDUCAUSE Live! online
seminar with special guests Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy, Cornell
University, and Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing
and Academic Resources Commission, on October 23, 2009.  For those interested in attending, the seminar begins at 1:00 p.m. in Library 145. 

For more information, please visit http://net.educause.edu/live for event
details, including program and speaker.

Library Hours During October Break

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Please note the reduction in library hours for the upcoming midterm break.   Music and Armstrong Libraries will be closed during the break, reopening on Tuesday, 10/13 from 9:00am-5:00 pm.  Also, on October 12th the libraries will be closed for an all LIS staff in-service day. 
 
Friday, 10/9 – close at 8 pm
Saturday,  10/10 – open 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday, 10/11 – open 9 am – 5 pm
Monday,  10/12 – CLOSED for in-service day
Tuesday,  10/13 – open regular hours day prior to classes resuming 7:30 am – 1 am
 
To view a calendar indicating recess hours for each library, click on the link to the library webpage below and select “Exceptions to Normal Summer Hours”.