Pardon our dust!

The SLIS Laboratory Library computer lab is being upgraded! The lab will be closed the rest of the summer. Apologies to those of you for whom this may be a surprise. The good news is we'll have more seats and much updated equipment for the fall.

Thanks in advance for your patience. It will be rewarded! Besides the improved lab, the upgrade allows us to shift furniture from the lab into the library and -- when we can get a circuitry upgrade and some wires pulled -- we'll have improved laptop space in the library.

Remember that until our lab is back online, there is a large computer lab on the second floor of College Library.

Library Associations Pages Online

It's the end of the semester and all the work is done - what's to be done with all that newly found free time? Spend some of that time looking at our new LIS Associations pages! Check out various LIS associations and organizations by location, library type, and by topic. See what's really out there for professional organizations - there's a lot more out there than just ALA. Happy browsing!

Extended hours this weekend!

It's that time again - the end of the semester where everything is due all at once. And, typically, the weekend is the time to get those assignments done. The SLIS Library will be extending its hours this weekend (5/3-5/4) for those that need those extra hours to finish those final projects! We will be open from 12pm to 9pm both Saturday and Sunday. Good luck with the semester's end!

Image: "Making History" by NRGthedude via Flickr

Celebrate National Library Week by bidding and filling out a survey!

It's that time of year again - time to celebrate National Library Week April 13-19! The SLIS Library has two ways you can celebrate:

1. Bid at the annual Silent Auction! We have everything from books to bags to bottles to printers (wait- that didn't start with a "B"...) and everything in between. Bidding starts after setup on Friday the 11th and goes until 5:30 pm on April 17th. All proceeds go the the SLIS Library.

2. Take our biannual survey! Tell the library staff what you think about us by taking our short survey at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227M5RC4FQN . The survey closes on April 25th, so don't delay. Your feedback helps us (the library) better serve you!

Have a happy National Library Week!

Son of Workshop Saturday - April 5th

Here is the schedule for Son of Workshop Saturday:

Cat Lab:
11 am- "Storytime Bag of Tricks" Activities to focus the group
12 pm- Resume Swap
1 pm- Easy Hardware - Computer Basics
2 pm - 2:20 pm- Mini-workshop - Jing

Computer Lab:
11 am- Readers' Advisory Tools
12 pm - Searching Boot Camp Part 1 - How to Find (SLIS) Stuff: MadCat and More
1 pm- Searching Boot Camp Part 2- ProQuest ABI/Inform

See you all Saturday!

How do you find stuff?

UW-Madison libraries want to know! Take the short survey (5-10 minutes long) and tell the campus library staff how you find information. The survey ends April 1st.

Spring Break and more!

Spring Break is almost here! Library hours for Spring Break:

Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday, March 15 - Sunday, March 16: Closed
Saturday, March 22 - Sunday, March 23: Closed

Also, keep Saturday April 5th clear for Son of Workshop Saturday! Workshops planned for this round include:

Readers' Advisory,
Searching MadCat and more,
Computer hardware,
Mini-workshop - Jing, and
The popular resume swap!

Stay tuned for more details. Have a good Spring Break everyone!