Rose City Coffee Will Be Back for Finals Week

red-coffee-cup-mugGive your brain a break and get a caffeine boost in the library lobby during Finals Week.

Rose City Coffee is back in the David Allan Hubbard Library from Monday, June 8, through Thursday, June 11. Hours: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. They will be selling hot coffee, tea, espresso drinks, and iced drinks including cold brew coffee and iced black-rose tea. Their specialty drinks this quarter include a Smokey Chai Latte, a Guatemalan Pour-Over, and a Brown Sugar Vanilla Latte. See you there!

New Equipment Available for Checkout at D.A. Hubbard Library

headphones_monitorThe David Allan Hubbard Library is happy to announce that the Information Access Services desk now offers headphones and USB drives for checkout.

If you want to listen to a video or music quietly but you forgot or don’t have your own headphones, the IAS desk has four (4) over-the-ear headphones for checkout. The checkout time period is two (2) hours, but we can adjust the loan period as necessary (not to go past closing hours).headphones

These headphones may not leave the library, and we will hold onto your Student ID card or other photo ID while you are borrowing the equipment.

Also now available are three (3) USB drives (8GB). These are useful when you want to backup your documents while scanning, if you want to transfer documents from your laptop to a library desktop computer, or if you want to transfer your documents from your computer to your friend’s computer.

usb_closeupLike the headphones, the checkout time period is two (2) hours, but we can adjust the loan period as necessary (not to go past closing hours). When checking out, staff will hold onto your Student ID card or other photo ID while you are borrowing the USB drive.

These USB drives may not leave the library. Each USB drive will be wiped clean upon return. To be sure that sensitive information is kept private, we recommend that users remove their documents from the USB drive prior to returning it to the IAS desk.

If you have any suggestions for additional library- or technology-related services you’d like us to provide, please drop us a note at [email protected].

Explore and evaluate The Weimar Edition of Luthers Werke

Luther's_WerkeThe Fuller community is invited to explore and evaluate The Weimar Edition of Luthers Werke published in electronic format by ProQuest with the cooperation and support of the publishers Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger Weimar GmbH & Co.

This trial ends on May 15, 2015.

Luthers Werke, the complete collection of Luther’s writings, is one of the largest editions of any individual author ever created. This monumental work, of which the first volume was published in 1883, consists of over 117 quarto volumes and is now published in full. The database provides an indispensable historical-critical material for theologians, historians, linguists and literary critics researching  Luther’s life and work. (Chadwyck.com)

Your feedback is valuable to us! Please visit the trial databases page for more information and to share your comments:  http://infoguides.fuller.edu/lutherswerke

Department Spotlight: Information Access Services

Happy New Year!  We hope that the winter quarter is off to a good start for you.  The Information Access Services team is here to help with your library-related needs.  For those who don’t know who the IAS Department is and what they do, we asked Information Access Service Manager, Nathan Yearian, to fill us in.

What is the Information Access Services department and where is it located?

IAS is the public-facing department responsible for interacting with patrons, maintaining the publicly accessible collections, and retrieving requested material from the closed stacks. We are located on the first floor of the David Allan Hubbard Library, just inside the main entrance. You may also find us in the stacks shelving books or walking around, straightening up. Feel free to ask us for help around the building if you are having trouble locating a book or need help navigating the library.

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The Information Access Services desk at D.A. Hubbard Library

What services are offered by the IAS department?

At the IAS desk, we assist patrons with borrowing, renewing, and returning books. The IAS desk is also where you can check out Reserve books, request books from Storage or Special Collections, and get basic research help and (very) basic tech support. For in-depth research help, we refer users to our Reference Department.

The IAS team can teach you how to search the library catalog, help you book a group study room, and set up your library computer and printing account. We will do our best to answer any question you have, and if we can’t directly help, we can guide you to the right person or department.

Who is on the IAS staff?

The IAS staff consists of a combination of current Fuller students and alumni representing all three schools (SOT, SOP, and SIS), as well as degreed and career library professionals. Our diverse backgrounds and varied experiences make us a well-rounded team able to assist users with their myriad library needs.

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Books waiting to be shelved.

How can users get help from an IAS staff member?

You may contact us in person at the IAS desk (our regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.), by e-mail ([email protected]), or by phone (626.584.5618).

What do you want people to know about the IAS Department that most people don’t know?

When asked why they work at the library, the single most common response from the IAS team members is, “I enjoy helping people.” We are here to assist you, so please feel free to stop by the desk, and good luck with your studies!

New Wireless Presentation System in Library Group Study Rooms

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Three of David Allan Hubbard Library’s group study rooms (Rooms 308, 314, and 315) are now equipped with a wireless presentation system.  See more information on The Quad to get started: http://quad.fuller.edu/2014/12/wireless/

The program will allow up to four people to simultaneously display their laptops’ content on the large flat screen TV that is in each of the above study rooms.  This is particularly useful if:

  • a user wants to practice a presentation that includes visuals; you can connect your computer easily and stand wherever you want in the room, rather than merely within the length of the cable.
  • several students are collaborating on a project and need to display and share information, like deciding which images to put in their PowerPoint, without having to e-mail different suggestions.
  • your group is studying for a test in a language class. Users can easily display sentences or phrases on the TV so that everyone can have a go at reading or translating what is displayed.
  • a group of psychology students wants to compare data from a series of tests that had been performed; everyone is able to display his/her data.

The system works for PC or Mac laptops. It is not compatible with tablets or smartphones.

The Library’s group study rooms are for groups of two or more Fuller students and members of our staff and faculty.  Click here to book a room reservation.

Christmas and New Year Library Closures

The David Allan Hubbard Library will close early on Tuesday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m.  We will be closed for Christmas and the New Year holiday from Wednesday, December 17, through Sunday, January 4.  The Library will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.

The outdoor book drop will be open if you would like to return your books during the break.

Enjoy your break and we’ll see you in the New Year!

Digitalia Film Library: 30-Day Trial

We are pleased to announce that a 30-day trial for accessing the Digitalia Film Library is available now through November 16, 2014.

Digitalia presents its Multilingual Film Library of streaming video with some of the best cinema and documentary collections available. The collection contains hundreds of Spanish and Latin American feature films and documentaries available to stream on- or off-campus.

Selected thematic portals are available to help users browse content, including collections of Argentine and European cinema and current events documentaries. Selected North American classic films are also included in dubbed Spanish as well as the original English.

Please enjoy the Digitalia Film Library and provide us with feedback. Your feedback is very important to us, as our collection development decisions are driven by feedback from faculty, students, and staff.