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December 2011 Archives

Simmons Students -- We Heard You!! Restricted Access During Finals

By Library on December 15, 2011 12:57 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
In response to your voices, we've instituted this policy:

During this busy time of the semester, due to space constraints, the Library is only accessible to current Simmons students, faculty, staff, and alumnae  A Simmons ID is required for access to the Library.  


If you require special research access but do not have a Simmons ID, please fill out the form here. 

Brain Candy for Winter Break!

By Library on December 14, 2011 2:35 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Borrow a book from the Library's Diversions collection before December 22 -- and keep it for six weeks! 

The Diversions collection includes recently-published popular fiction and nonfiction perfect for post-finals de-stressing.

Take a Snickers Study Break with the Library, Tuesday, 12/13

By Library on December 8, 2011 3:21 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Join us to make (or just eat!) homemade Snickers bars on Tuesday, December 12 from 7 - 8 pm in Mesick Hall 1st floor kitchen.  Library and Writing Center staff will be there to answer any last minute reference or writing questions.  Fun DVDs and books will be available for check out, too.  Hope to see you there!

SciFinder: Got Chemistry?

By Library on December 8, 2011 9:41 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
SciFinder is the premier resource to go to for in-depth articles on chemistry topic and patents.  You can also quickly and easily get cited and citing references for an article, detailed molecular structure information and the steps & stages of chemical reactions. 

Start exploring SciFinder as soon as you create your unique log-in.  You'll be able to export articles to RefWorks, save them in SciFinder and check the Simmons Library for the full-text!  There's also a structure/reaction editor where you can draw chemical structures or import from other editors.  For more information on SciFinder, contact a librarian!

The Writing Center can help with those final papers!

By Library on December 7, 2011 3:01 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks

The Writing Center has expanded the number of available appointments until the end of the semester.  Let us help you with your papers!  Make an appointment online at:  http://my.simmons.edu/offices/writing-center.

 

Writing Center hours are:

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm

Friday: 9am - 4pm

Saturday: 11am - 3pm

Sunday: 1pm - 5pm

 

The Writing Center will be closing on Friday, December 14, and will reopen January 23. Hope to see you!

Computers in the Library during finals!

By Library on December 7, 2011 3:00 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
At the end of the semester, computers in the library can fill up fast. Did you know that there are some "hidden" computers you can use? There are often open computers in the Media Viewing/Listening Room on Level G. Please feel free to use the computers in the Library Classroom on Level 2 (LIB-225)--as long as there isn't a class in session (class hours are posted outside the door). Additionally, there are several computers and a campus print station you can use at the Career Education Center, M-106; these rooms are open when the CEC is open (check their hours here: http://my.simmons.edu/services/cec/index.shtml). You can also borrow a laptop from the Technology Desk in the Library.

Quiet Places to Study in the Library

By Library on December 7, 2011 2:57 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Beatley Library isn't a silent library--but there are areas that are quieter than others. Level 2 and Level G are generally the quieter floors, and both have individual study carrels. The Media Viewing/Listening Room on Level G is a great place to find some quiet. All Simmons students, individuals or groups, can also reserve study rooms at the School of Management: http://somstudyrooms.simmons.edu.

Need help finding those extra sources? Let Library Thing help you!

By Library on December 2, 2011 4:25 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
As you search through our catalog for sources for your paper, check out Library Thing to help you find more.  It's the Similar Books and Tags that are underneath every catalog entry:


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Library's Extended Hours!!

By Library on December 2, 2011 10:22 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Have papers to finish and exams to study for? Then come to the Library!! We are open until MIDNIGHT 4 nights in December: 12/2, 12/3, 12/9, and 12/10.

Faculty Members can submit Spring Course Reserves Requests!

By Library on December 2, 2011 10:17 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks

Teaching this spring? You can now view and copy your previously-taught courses, or create new courses that don't yet exist in our reserves system. Access your reserves account, at libfs3.simmons.edu/ares/. Please email our reserves staff with your questions, at reserves@simmons.edu, or call 617-521-2796.

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