Thanksgiving library hours

All campus libraries are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thur. Nov. 26.  There are reduced hours across the library system, and for individual service points within the libraries, between Wed. Nov. 25 and Sun. Nov. 29.  If you're on campus, check before heading over to make sure we're open!  If you're off campus over the break but want to use the library's digital resources, learn how authentication for remote access works.

In case you missed Robert Darnton at the Friends dinner

You can watch the video of Robert Darnton's talk, 'Censors at Work.' 

Which is also the title of his most recent book!

The Amusement Park, Spotlight on the Collections

November’s “Spotlight on the Collections” display in Mudd explores the idea of the ambitions, imagination, business, and culture surrounding the recreational institution of the Amusement Park through the resources available at the Oberlin College Library.  In all of its different manifestations, this dynamic pastime is a genre-defying subject that provides thought-provoking materials in the subjects of philosophy, economics, art, physics, and music.

Robert Darnton to Speak on Sat Nov 14th

The Friends of the Library are delighted to welcome Robert Darnton back to campus to speak their at annual dinner.  Darnton, who recently retired as University Librarian at Harvard, is hailed as a leader in the open access movement and also noted historian of 18th century France.

His talk is free and open to the public at 8pm in the Root Room of the Carnegie Building.

Illiad webpages restored

The problem with Illiad, our interlibrary loan service, appears to be solved for now.  We have confirmed that the website http://illiad.oberlin.edu/illiad/logon.html is currently accepting logins.  Please let us know (dill@oberlin.edu) if you experience any problems.

ILLiad server misbehaving - Thu. Nov. 5

The server for ILLiad, the program used to request and process interlibrary loan requests, has been acting up this week.  When you try to connect to the login page, more than likely you'll experience a long wait before finally seeing a "web page not found" or "can't open page" message.  We're working on getting it back up and running reliably, but it could take a few more days.  We apologize for the inconvenience.