Monday, January 7, 2013

News From Around the Libraries

e-Learning Survey
As the Libraries continue to increase their focus on e-Learning, the Libraries have formed a group to formulate best practices in the digital environment, make more consistent presentation of tools, educate staff, and combine and share resources.  The first step of the group is to inquire what software Libraries staff are currently using to make tutorials.  Please consider taking a few moments to fill out a quick survey about your current practices at: http://z.umn.edu/tutorials .
- Amy Neeser

Upcoming Events

Presentation: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Room 101, Walter Library
RSVP at: http://z.umn.edu/arlfairusecode

Join Pat Aufderheide, co-director of the Center for Social Media at American University, and our own Copyright Librarian, Nancy Sims, for a presentation and question and answer session on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.  All staff members with an interest in fair use issues in our library work are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Please invite colleagues at other local academic and research libraries as well.
- Nancy Sims

Exhibits at the Libraries

Celebrating Venice: On Land and Sea
Through Tuesday, January 15, 2013
T. R. Anderson Gallery, James Ford Bell Library, O. Meredith Wilson Library
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lib-web/events/university-libraries-exhibits/celebrating-venice-on-land-and-1.html

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine
Through Saturday, January 26, 2013
Second floor tunnel entrance, Bio-Medical Library, Diehl Hall
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/index.html

Seeing Symmetry
Through Friday, March 8, 2013
Great Hall, Second Floor, Walter Library
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lib-web/events/seeing-symmetry-math-has-never.html

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