Meet with the architects of the Mudd Academic Commons project

DesignGroup of Columbus, Ohio, planning architects for the Mudd Center Academic Commons project, will hold an open meeting for faculty and students from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in Mudd 443 on Tuesday, September 5th.

Please join us if you are interested in the Academic Commons project and would like to meet and share your ideas with the architects.

Live! from Oberlin, Ohio it's the new library web site!

Check us out! If you would like to contribute your photos of our library spaces to our rotating line-up, send an email message to the library dot webmaster at oberlin.edu.

Welcome Class of 2010!

We're rolling out the red carpet for you on Friday, September 1. Come to the Main Library between 11am and 5:00pm for a quick introduction to our friendly staff and to learn the secret library handshake. Okay, there won't be a red carpet (you'll have to find out about the handshake on your own), but there will be free stuff and snacks, so don't miss this chance to get a jump start on research revelry.

Extreme Makeover - Library Web Site Edition!

Take a sneak peak at the new library web site ... we'll "go live" with the new look next week. Be sure to notice the ubiquitousness of OBIS, and check out those Quick Links! We're still tinkering under the hood, but we'd love to hear what you think ...

More Reference Books Online at OhioLINK

OhioLINK's Electronic Reference Books Collection now includes 490 titles. Check out these recent additions:

Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook
Hip Hop Culture
History in the Media: Film and Television
Human Rights Worldwide: A Reference Handbook
The Rehnquist Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
Revolutionary Movements: From 1750 to the Present
Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present
World Population: A Reference Handbook

Join the few, the proud ...

the library student assistants! We're starting to post student jobs in the Oberlin Online Classifieds. Get a jump on the crowd and print out the application form (PDF) now! The posting will tell you to whom the completed form should be submitted and if there are additional requirements.

More books on the move

Check out Speaking of Science, the blog of the Oberlin College Science Library, to get the scoop on the latest shift of materials designed to make space in Mudd for the Academic Commons.