Wonder what we've been up to this summer?

Here are a few photos of work in progress ...

In order to make room for additional shelving units, we're removing some lesser used study carrels on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Mudd

Student circulation staff members Erika Rohrs, Ian Wood and Jay Barone assemble shelves.

The cushions on the second floor have been dismantled and sent out for some seriously needed reupholstering and this shot shows the sun from the sky light hitting the carpet for the first time in 30-odd years.

June Book-Bug

Take a look at the books, scores, recordings, and films (oh my!) that we added in June.

We'll be taking a small break, and the next New in Our Collections list will be posted in early September (with July and August acquisitions).

What came in May?

See New in Our Collections to find out.

OBIS/ILIAD Down for Maintenance Friday Evening

In conjuction with the planned power shutdown to Mudd Center, all library systems, including OBIS, Iliad, and the Digital Collections servers will be unavailable beginning at 9pm on Friday, June 13th. Our systems are scheduled to be back up at 10am on Saturday, June 14th. During this downtime, you will also generally be unable to gain authorized access to remote databases licensed by Oberlin and OhioLINK.

All is quiet on the Mudd front

We're busy re-shelving the bazillion books that were returned at the end of May, gearing up for work on summer projects.

If you're in town, drop in for some free air conditioning. If you're out and about and still need to do research be sure to take note of our instructions for getting off campus access to our online resources.

Welcome Alumni, Parents, and Families!

You are warmly invited to attend the following library events during Commencement Weekend. Refer to the Commencement Schedule for more information.

Saturday, May 24th
4:00pm-6:00pm
Friends of the Library Reception
Goodrich Room, Mudd Center (4th floor)

9:30pm
The Resourcerer's Apprentice, a special screening of the film directed by Lela Hull '09
shown on the front wall of Mudd Center

Sunday, May 25th
1:00pm-3:00pm
Exhibition and Open House, Clarence Ward Art Library, Allen Art addition

3:00pm-4:00pm
Science on the Web: Where's the Good Stuff?
Science Library, Science Center

Ongoing Exhibits
100 Years in the Life of Oberlin Shansi
Academic Commons, Main Level, Mudd Center

Spotlight on the Collection: Books on Translation & Books related to Oberlin Shansi
Academic Commons, Main Level, Mudd Center

Treasures from Special Collections
Goodrich Room, 4th floor, Mudd Center

Envelope Art: Poster and Artistamps from 1890-1990
Clarence Ward Art Library,

Are you persistently punctual?

If so, you may not want to rely on the clocks in campus buildings this week, as B&G reports that they aren't keeping pace:


"As many of you have noticed, the clocks in the academic and office spaces are off by at least 15 minutes through out campus. These building clocks are all run off of one central system. We have isolated the problem and found that it is only accessible through the manhole in the Finney parking. This manhole also has a major steam leak. We will make the repairs to the clock system once the steam has been shut off. We are hoping to be able to access this manhole between May 26-29 or the first week of June."