3/30/08 -- System Upgrade Completed

CARLI announced the system upgrade process was completed by 12:30pm Sunday afternoon, March 30.

Online searches and requests from both I-Share and the online catalog should be working normally. If you experience any problems connecting to library resources, please contact the library at (630)620-2104.

3/25/08 -- Library System Upgrade

The CARLI system will be upgrading the I-Share server this weekend starting at 5pm on Friday, 3/28. This will also affect the library's online catalog:

While you will still be able to search for books in I-Share and the online catalog, you will not be able to place requests for items. The upgrade process may also interrupt off-campus connections to library databases. The upgrade is expected to be finished by Monday morning, 3/31.

3/11/08 -- Your Library on Facebook

In an experiment to learn more about Web 2.0 and social media technologies, I have created a group page for Brimson Grow Library in Facebook.

If you haven't tried Facebook yet, you will find that there already are a lot of Northern Seminary people active on Facebook. I have heard rumors of even more Northern Seminary Facebook pages to come in the future.

I'm still trying to decide on the best ways to use a library page on Facebook. If you have the time, please drop by the Brimson Grow Library group page, join the group, and share your feedback on how this could grow into a useful site for members of the Northern Seminary community.

3/5/08 -- Sunday Hours Starting Spring Quarter

Thanks to everyone's feedback on our library hours survey, we will begin offering Sunday hours starting with this spring quarter. After March 24, the library hours will be:

     Mon - Thurs   8:30am - 11pm
     Fridays   8:30am - 10pm
     Saturdays   1pm - 5pm
     Sundays   6pm - 10pm

Note that the library will no longer be open on Saturday mornings.

Due to a limited budget this year, we could not increase the number of hours that the library is open. We hope that providing Sunday night hours instead will be more convenient for as many people as possible.

Please feel free to post your comments below or contact us at the library at (630)620-2104 or library@seminary.edu.

3/3/08 -- 4 New Online Resources

Four new resources have been added to the library's Virtual Reference Library:

Baptists in America, by Bill Leonard (2005)
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism (2008)
Protestantism in America, by R. Balmer & L. Winner (2002)
The Religious Right (2007)

You can connect to the Virtual Reference Library by going to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sout60148.

You will need a password in order to connect from off campus. Please contact the library at (630)620-2104 for more information.

3/3/08 -- Late Nights in the Library

Once again, during the week of March 3, the Library will have extended hours:

Mon - Thurs (3/3 - 3/6) -- 8:30am - 12am
Fri (3/7) -- 8:30am - 10pm
Sat (3/8) -- 9am - 10pm
Sun (3/9) -- CLOSED

Starting at 6pm each evening, beverages and study snacks will be served. Come in to study or just stop by and pick up something during a class break. Everyone is welcome!