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Howdy Undergrads! This is a blog devoted to you! Check back often to get useful information and add your comments! Thanks and Gig 'Em!

Monday, June 25, 2007

Overdue! Help Redesign the Library Website & Win an ITunes Gift Card!


Howdy Ags! Texas A&M Libraries needs your feedback and opinions about the library website. We want you to tell us what you think about the website (what's awful, what works, what new things we should do) by contributing to our new discussion board: http://librarytalk.tamu.edu/

We encourage you to log in with your Net ID and Password when posting to the forums; each time you log in and post, you will be entered in a drawing for a $25 ITunes gift card. However, you are not required to log in, and can choose to post anonymously.
You can also enter to win by completing our survey! Go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=phWjEfzEnf8j5vRDZ4SyuQ_3d_3d

This is not the time to be silent! Talking about our website is way Overdue!

posted by TAMU Librarians at 4:02 PM 0 comments  

Friday, June 15, 2007

Traveling This Summer?

Go see the Evans Library Map Room! They have a great collection of travel books and guides that you can check out and plan your trip.

The Map Room is located on the 2nd Floor of Evans Library, and there are really friendly people to help. You can browse the travel books and atlases, or you can search for them in the online catalog, Libcat, http://libcat.tamu.edu/

Or, browse this list of travel books in Libcat before you go to the Map Room.

Bon Voyage!

posted by TAMU Librarians at 2:05 PM 0 comments  

Monday, May 07, 2007

New Student Lounge


This place is seriously cool! If you haven't been to the new student lounge in Evans Library yet, you must come by and visit. It is really popular now, so you may be vying for seating space, the TV remote, or the other cool things we have in here for you.



Thanks to the Aggie Mother's Club Library Endowment, we were able to create this space in the Instructional Services area.

posted by TAMU Librarians at 9:58 AM 0 comments  

TAMU Reference Blog

Howdy! Help us improve the ways we help you in the library! Contribute to our TAMU Reference blog, or send us suggestions on things you would like us to change, keep, etc.

Link to TAMU Reference Blog http://tamureference.blogspot.com/ (I also added as a link on the right :)

We are here to help you and want to provide the best quality service.

Gig 'Em! Christina

posted by TAMU Librarians at 9:53 AM 0 comments  

Friday, May 04, 2007

Tax Free Textbooks???

According to an article in The Battalion today, the Texas Legislator will be voting on Senate Bill 49, that will allow students to buy textbooks tax-free during a 10 day period in August and January.

This is great news...read more about the potential vote on this Bill in the Batt.

posted by TAMU Librarians at 9:33 AM 0 comments  

Finals Time!

As usual, the libraries will extend hours during finals and offer free coffee and beverages in the lobby of the Evans & Annex, and WCL libraries. Good luck on your finals, be safe, and study hard!

posted by TAMU Librarians at 9:31 AM 0 comments  

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Let Us Find Books For You!

Do hate trying to find books in the library stacks, or just don't have the time. You can now easily request that the library Find and Hold books for you to pick up at the Circulation desk.

It is really easy:
1. Go to http://library.tamu.edu/forms
2. Look under the Library Materials List of Forms
3. At the bottom click on "Find & Hold a Book"

Cheers!

posted by TAMU Librarians at 11:04 AM 0 comments  

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Textbooks at the Library

Did you know the library purchases textbooks for you to check out at the library? Evans and WCL both have a large collection of textbooks on reserve for you to check out. Search the library catalog, LibCat to see if we have your course books. Check LibCat before next semester to see if we have any new books for your classes or make a request.

If you have questions or requests, don't forget to email me!

posted by TAMU Librarians at 2:33 PM 0 comments  

Find Scholarly Articles Fast


Another helpful hint to getting scholarly articles fast...for your research paper!


Use the library search engine called Academic Search Premier. You can find scholarly articles and news articles on almost any topic! When you get results from your search look for the HTML or PDF full text. If you don't see one of those links, click on the Find Text @ TAMU link to find the full text of the article.


If you have questions or need more help, email Christina at chgola@tamu.edu or use

Ask Now and chat live with a librarian.

posted by TAMU Librarians at 2:26 PM 0 comments  

Spring Time Research Help

Just a helpful Research tool if you are starting on/working on a research paper that might be due soon! Check out the Library Subject Guide Pages...browse the list for your major and use the resources listed on the Subject Guide to getting started finding scholarly articles for your paper.

Library Subject Guides

posted by TAMU Librarians at 2:23 PM 0 comments  

Friday, February 09, 2007

Impress Your Valentine!

The Writing Center will host a Valentine's Day Project on Feb. 13th and 14th in the Evans Library Lobby. Come by and design and write your sweetie a Valentine!

This was so fun last year! You should really come by and try it, and I am sure your Valentine will think it's cute ;)

posted by TAMU Librarians at 3:49 PM 0 comments