J. Paul Leonard Library Spotlight

Lost? Use a Libguide!

pjackson67 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:13 +0000

Need library help during the week of Thanksgiving furloughs? Use a research guide custom created by librarians for SF State students.

Complete list of guides on your topic, course or question

Or, browse by subject on the research guides list

Books not Retrieved Thanksgiving Week

thoreaul — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:12:12 +0000

Request books for next week now.

The Library will not be paging materials during Thanksgiving week when the campus is closed. Beginning Monday, November 30, items requested during Thanksgiving week will be filled in the order they were received.

Because there will be a backlog of requests, turn around time may be more than 24 hours.

One Laptop per Child Lending Library

thoreaul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:22:48 +0000

The Library is now lending One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Laptops, the cutest little laptops on the planet!

If you’re not familiar with the OLPC project, this excerpt from their mission statement provides some background:

“Mission Statement: To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.”

The XO laptops, as they are called, run open source software designed for children.

The OLPC Lending Library is a collaboration between the OLPC-San Francisco Bay Area Group and Leonard Library. Students can checkout an XO laptop from Library Media Services, HSS 127, for 48 hours, while staff and faculty can get one for 2 weeks.

Thanksgiving Week Hours

pjackson67 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:57:21 +0000

Library Annex I
Nov. 22	Sun.	Closes at 10PM
Nov. 23 – 27	Mon. – Fri.	Closed
Nov. 28	Sat.	Opens 24 hours at 10AM

Library @ HSS
Nov. 21	Sat.	Closes at 5PM
Nov. 22 – 27	Sun. – Fri.	Closed
Nov. 28	Sat.	Opens at Noon

Labor Archives Closed Nov. 21 – 29

Library hours

Veterans Day Holiday Hours

pjackson67 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:32:47 +0000

Library Annex I
Nov. 10	Tues.	Closes at Midnight
Nov. 11	Wed.	Closed
Nov. 12	Thurs.	Opens 24 hours at 8AM

Library @ HSS
Nov. 10	Tues.	Services close at 7PM Study room closes at 10PM
Nov. 11	Wed.	Closed
Nov. 12	Thurs.	Opens at 8AM

Labor Archives Closed Wed., Nov. 11

Library hours

Library Retrieval System – Sneak Peak

thoreaul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:58:05 +0000

The Library Retrieval System (LRS) component of the Library expansion and renovation project is nearing completion between the old Library and Creative Arts. If you’re curious about what an LRS looks like and how it works, take a look at this video from Long Beach State. It’s a tongue-in-cheek dramatization. A high gloss romance of books, steel and robotics. Watch the Video

An LRS holds 10 times the books per square foot compared to open shelves. To attain this level of efficiency the books are stored in large metal bins stacked 40 feet high and the bins are retrieved by high speed robotic cranes. We’ve been told that once the LRS is fully operational and the new Library building is open requested books should be ready to pick up in about 5 minutes!

LexisNexis Scheduled Downtime

thoreaul — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:19:09 +0000

All LexisNexis online products will be unavailable during a scheduled maintenance outage related to the end of Daylight Savings Time. Products affected include LexisNexis Academic, Congressional, and Statistical.

LexisNexis online products will be unavailable to users from October 31, 9:00 p.m. through November 01, 2009, 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Library Closed on Friday, Reduced Hours

pjackson67 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:51:40 +0000

Library Annex I
Oct. 22	Thurs.	Closes at 2AM (Fri. morning)
Oct. 23	Fri.	Closed
Oct. 24	Sat.	Opens 24 hours at 10AM
Oct. 25	Sun.	Open 24 hours
Oct. 26	Mon.	Open 24 hours (No Research Assistance)
Oct. 27	Tues.	Services resume at 8AM

Library @ HSS
Oct. 22	Thurs.	Distribution HSS 102	Closes at 7PM
		Media Services HSS 127	Closes at 7PM
		Comp. & Copiers HSS 107	Closes at 10PM
Oct. 23	Fri.	Closed
Oct. 24	Sat.	Opens at Noon; Closes at 5PM
Oct. 25 -26	Sun. – Mon.	Closed
Oct. 27	Tues.	Reopens regular hours at 8AM

Labor Archives Closed Friday, Oct. 23 through Monday, Oct. 26

Full Library Hours

Book Retrieval Delayed due to Storm

thoreaul — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:06:54 +0000

The big storm that started Monday morning is making it difficult for us to get into the Library to retrieve books. Depending on how bad the weather gets, it may take a little longer than usual before requested books are ready to pick up in HSS 102.

Big Golf Tournament and Library Parking

pjackson67 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:59:10 +0000

The PGA Golf Tour will be held at Harding Park (across the street from Library Annex I) on October 6-11, 2009. San Francisco State University will provide some reserved parking spaces for the attendees in Lots 20 and 25. In an effort to maintain parking spaces for the campus community during this large and very popular event, SF State identification will be checked at the entrances to the parking areas. Your cooperation in having your SF State identification readily available will facilitate entrance into the parking areas. Thank you for your attention to this message.

For details, call Parking and Transportation at ext. 8-1441.

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